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Articles by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne
Thomas Wynne: Proxy voting- Is MP travel more important than Parliament?
Sunday 17 March 2024 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials, Opinion
To proxy or not to proxy is the question being discussed at vaka meetings as Government has decided on a course where proxy votes, or votes counted when absent, will be included when Parliament sits, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.
Thomas Wynne: Reclaiming our reo Māori
Saturday 9 March 2024 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Who grew up thinking of themselves as half caste, quarter caste or part this part that but never the total sum of all of who we are, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.
Thomas Wynne: A man of mana - A tribute to Fa’anānā Efeso Collins
Saturday 2 March 2024 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials, Opinion
What is mana? At a funeral this week in Auckland where thousands attended, including many from our Cook Islands community, a man with mana, who loved God, his family and our community was honoured and laid to rest., writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.
Thomas Wynne: From simply surviving to thriving
Saturday 24 February 2024 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Cook Islanders in New Zealand have built strong communities and faced challenges, but the question remains whether their dreams of prosperity have been met and whether they should reconnect with their island homes. By Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.
Thomas Wynne: A call for solidarity
Saturday 17 February 2024 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Am I my brother’s keeper, is a question that funnels down the halls of time, and as Tuakana to our Maori brothers in Aotearoa, what are our responsibilities, if any, towards our teina especially during this critical time for them, asks Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.
Thomas Wynne: Voters hold the key to combating corruption
Saturday 10 February 2024 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials, Opinion
The misuse of public money and abuse of power stems from our collective failure to hold officials accountable and demand transparency, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.
Thomas Wynne: Our land, our people
Saturday 27 January 2024 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Nothing brings us together or tears us apart like our connection to land, especially when that land is divided, shared, allotted, or occupied by different members of our family, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.
Thomas Wynne: Consultation with those we elect is critical
Saturday 20 January 2024 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials, Opinion
I watched with great interest as our genealogical, vaka and blood links to the Māori peoples in Aotearoa meet and consult at Tūrangawaewae marae, at the request of the Māori King Tuheitia, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.
Thomas Wynne: Aitutaki’s runway to prosperity
Saturday 13 January 2024 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Dawn is yet to break, but I can hear the waves gently lapping the distant reef. Breaking over into the lagoon, the pearl that is the jewel of Araura Enua, Aitutaki, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.
Thomas Tarurongo Wynne: 2024: Ditch the ‘same old, same old’ and spark a real growth
Saturday 6 January 2024 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials, Opinion
It’s now six days into the new year and little has changed since the festivities of almost a week ago. Apart from a few sore heads and way too much food to eat, for most of us, 2024 will continue much like 2023 and 2022, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.
Thomas Wynne : Beyond the reef: Living, breathing and contributing to the enua we love
Saturday 30 December 2023 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Nestled against the backdrop of an aqua blue lagoon, gleaming from the noon day sun, as clear blue radiant skies stream across the horizon and the summer breeze billows across the Islands, so many of us will be enjoy the coming together of families and friends, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.
Thomas Wynne: Peace in paradise, war in the world
Sunday 24 December 2023 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Christmas is now nearly upon us, and as the world reels from conflicts and wars raging across the planet, from Gaza and Israel, Africa to Eastern Europe, we will have peace in Rarotonga and the Cook Islands, and never be subjected to the cataclysm that is war, conflict and genocide, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.
Thomas Wynne: Unwrapping the narrative of Christmas
Saturday 16 December 2023 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials, Opinion
With Christmas approaching and the world celebrating Jesus’ birth, our nation’s Christian heritage, enshrined in the Ekalesia as one of our three tama Ua pillars, cannot be ignored or overestimated in its impact on our lives as Cook Islanders, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.
Thomas Wynne: Power reveals, not corrupts
Saturday 9 December 2023 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials, Opinion
People often say that power corrupts and to this I disagree. Power does not corrupt a person, it merely exposes what lies in all our hearts, and simply gives it room, opportunity and permission, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.
Thomas Wynne: Shaking the tree- A reexamination of the Albert Henry case
Saturday 25 November 2023 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Me ruru koe i te pu rakau, matakite eaa te ka pururu mai, if you shake the tree, be careful what falls out, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.
Thomas Wynne: The last of the pooh-bahs
Saturday 18 November 2023 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Who is Sir Gaven Donne, who upon his passing was referred to by the Sydney Morning Herald as ‘The Judge who toppled a government,’ the man who brought down our first political leader and father of our nation, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.
Thomas Wynne: The greatest limit is the one we place on ourselves
Saturday 11 November 2023 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Anyone who has sailed the ocean like our tupuna and ancestors knows the ocean is many things, but passive is not one of them, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.
Pardon for Papa Arapati - We now begin to unravel the many layers of guilt
Saturday 4 November 2023 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Forgiveness does not change what was done, or alter the deeds of the past, rather, forgiveness or a pardon alters the future and makes it larger than what it was before, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.
Thomas Wynne: Beyond disagreement: A plea for peace and justice
Saturday 28 October 2023 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials, Opinion
How do we disagree, without becoming disagreeable, or when our disagreement is as James Baldwin said, rooted in another’s oppression or the denial of another’s humanity or right to exist, even find a place to agree? Thomas Tarurongo Wynne writes.
Thomas Tarurongo Wynne: A division fueled by soundbites, and not reason
Saturday 21 October 2023 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials, Opinion
I joined the (New Zealand) Labour Party when I was 18 and have been involved with the politics and policies of Labour ever since, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.