Editorials
Ten years of abuse and no one knew?
Saturday 25 March 2023 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Do our young women and sometimes men need to show courage, as they do, when confronting sexual assault and rape in our communities, or is it us that need the courage? By Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.
Ruta Mave: The silence is deafening
Monday 30 January 2023 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
The Silence of the Lambs is a horror thriller movie from 1991 about a serial killer psychologist Hannibal Lecter helping FBI agent Clarice Starling to track down another serial killer, writes Ruta Mave.
Ruta Mave: Why does corruption continue?
Monday 23 January 2023 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
The Transparency International report indicates bribes and sexual favours are part of getting anything done in the ‘Crook Islands’. The mothers fighting for sport funding might need to address their skill set and try again.
RUTA MAVE: Deaths, taxes and sabbaticals
Monday 16 January 2023 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
We may not wish to lose our close ones but we less wish to hold onto them if it means a living death.
RUTA MAVE: A promise to love and to hold until death do us part
Monday 9 January 2023 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
With the statistics of marriage these days saying only 55 per cent remain married, the average length of time for a marriage is around 20 years.
Too much of a good thing?
Friday 25 November 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Editorials, Opinion
One in five people treat their own infections instead of seeing a doctor or nurse practitioner to get it checked and get an appropriate antibiotic prescribed if one is needed, says Te Marae Ora chief pharmacist.
LETTERS: Lost in the mountains
Thursday 25 August 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Dear Editor, glad to read that the two persons who got lost up in the highlands did indeed get out safely the next day and without too much drama for the Police, and Search and Rescue.
OPINION: Combining disease surveillance and climate modelling to pre-empt future pandemics
Tuesday 23 August 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Within less than three years, the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared two public health emergencies of international concern: Covid-19 in February 2020 and monkeypox in July 2022. At the same time, extreme weather events are being reported continuously across the world and are expected to become more frequent and intense, writes Arindam Basu, Associate Professor, Epidemiology and Environmental Health, University of Canterbury.
OPINION: Everything whale be alright
Saturday 20 August 2022 | Written by Te Ipukarea Society | Published in Editorials, Opinion
The death of a baby whale in Aitutaki lagoon this week, despite the concerted efforts of locals to save it, reminds us all of just how vulnerable these gentle giants are.
LETTERS: Tourism and direct flights
Saturday 20 August 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Dear Editor, with no direct flights, unfortunately tourists will just go to other destinations which is a shame as the Cook Islands are such a beautiful place.
OPINION: Predicting the impacts of deep seabed mining
Saturday 13 August 2022 | Written by Te Ipukarea Society | Published in Editorials, Opinion
This article comprises the conclusion from a report entitled ‘Prediction the Impact of Mining Deep Sea Polymetallic Nodules in the Pacific Ocean’.
LETTERS: Pending court cases and VBD’s
Saturday 13 August 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Dear Editor, now with the final election results completed and petitions likely to come, can the Secretary of Justice inform the general public when is the criminal case for DPM Robert Tapaitau going to Court?
LETTERS: ‘It’s time to come clean’
Wednesday 10 August 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Dear Editor, Cook Islands News’ page 1 story on Monday, August 8 was on “call from To Tatou Vai to conserve water…”
‘People accept politicians lie but they still vote in hope’
Monday 8 August 2022 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Politics 101 – people don’t care how much you know, they want to know how much you care, even if it’s all lies – people expect, accept politicians lie but they still vote in hope.
Celebrating 30 years of raising awareness of Polynesian voyaging
Saturday 6 August 2022 | Written by Te Ipukarea Society | Published in Editorials, Opinion
2022 marks the 30th anniversary of a great friend of Te Ipukarea Society, the Cook Islands Voyaging Society (CIVS).
OPINION: An autopsy of the Democratic Party
Saturday 6 August 2022 | Written by Petero Okotai | Published in Editorials, Opinion
"This column is part of a few which I have entitled " Oversimplifications". The reason for this is that almost every subject, and indeed everything that I write, almost always merits something significantly longer, if not a book, to explain the complexity and nuances, analyse the pros, cons, and counter arguments... most of which I have considered, having dwelled on many of these issues for years. However, if I did include all of these thoughts, 1) I'd never finish any of these and; 2) there's not enough room in the paper. So remember, below is an oversimplification of a slightly more complex ideas and thoughts."
OPINION: Crunching the numbers of 2022 Cook Islands General Election
Wednesday 3 August 2022 | Written by Te Tuhi Kelly | Published in Editorials, Opinion
If a Party can command the Pa Enua seats, then they will become the next Government. This has been a constant for several elections, writes Te Tuhi Kelly, leader of the Progressive Party of the Cook Islands.
OPINION: 'Land issues'
Monday 1 August 2022 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
This land is your land this land is my land from the deep blue ocean to the high green mountains, from the taro swamp lands to the outer islands, this land was made for you and me.
OPINION: The greenwashing of deep sea mining
Saturday 30 July 2022 | Written by Te Ipukarea Society | Published in Editorials, Opinion
The opinion piece in last Saturday’s paper by Mike Tavioni raises a number of important issues for the 2022 election, writes Te Ipukarea Society.
OPINION: The science of how power corrupts
Saturday 30 July 2022 | Written by Petero Okotai | Published in Editorials, Opinion
"This column is part of a few which I have entitled " Oversimplifications". The reason for this is that almost every subject, and indeed everything that I write, almost always merits something significantly longer, if not a book, to explain the complexity and nuances, analyse the pros, cons, and counter arguments... most of which I have considered, having dwelled on many of these issues for years. However, if I did include all of these thoughts, 1) I'd never finish any of these and; 2) there's not enough room in the paper. So remember, below is an oversimplification of a slightly more complex ideas and thoughts."
