Editorials
OPINION: Underwater wizardry from Rakahanga
Saturday 28 August 2021 | Written by Te Ipukarea Society | Published in Editorials, Opinion
A special part of the recent Northern group vaka tour was being able to experience the local foods, traditions and even some examples of local fishing practices carried out on each of the islands, writes Alanna Smith of Te Ipukarea Society.
OPINION: Keeping Cook Islands Covid-free is a team effort
Tuesday 24 August 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Editorials, Opinion
There is a common saying that goes – when the going gets tough, the tough get going! And this week was a good example of that saying, writes Prime Minister Mark Brown.
OPINION: Be the change you want to see in the world
Monday 23 August 2021 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Count your blessings, stop your bickering, there are people suffering who need your prayers, and your mindfulness to make the world a better place. We can think globally but we need to act locally, writes Ruta Mave.
OPINION: The three-legged stool
Saturday 21 August 2021 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials, Opinion
The strength of our three pillars – our government, our Church and our traditional leaders – and how they interact with our lives affects everyone who calls themselves a Cook Islands Maori, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.
OPINION: Learning about ‘fearlesss’ Lulu
Saturday 21 August 2021 | Written by Te Ipukarea Society | Published in Editorials, Opinion
In our recent vaka voyage to the Northern Group we were fortunate to see the native seabird Lulu (Masked Booby/ Sula dactylatra) nesting on a couple of the islets along the Seven Sisters in Suwarrow. By Te Ipukarea Society.
PETTALK: Age is just a number
Wednesday 18 August 2021 | Written by Dr. Ellen McBryde | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Just like people, our pets require special care and attention as they enter their twilight years.
OPINION: Education system – the proof is in the pudding
Tuesday 17 August 2021 | Written by Te Tuhi Kelly | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Something is not right with our education system and the teachers are fed up and have had enough, writes Te Tuhi Kelly, Leader of the Progressive Party of the Cook Islands.
OPINION: Pay teachers well before they leave
Monday 16 August 2021 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Our long serving and long suffering teachers held the helm during the Covid disruptions last year, when times and circumstances added more strain for them to get our children through their necessary curriculum for their NCEA exams, writes Ruta Mave.
OPINION: Our children deserve better
Saturday 14 August 2021 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials, Opinion
We are asking our teachers to give from the very little they have left, and simply, they deserve better wages and working conditions because our children deserve better, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.
OPINION: Pukapukans live with nature, not against it
Saturday 14 August 2021 | Written by Te Ipukarea Society | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Pukapuka is certainly one of the islands that has maintained respect for the traditional ra’ui system, writes Te Ipukarea Society.
OPINION: There is strength in our diversity
Tuesday 10 August 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Cook Islanders are not leaving our shores, rather they are extending the borders of our people to include the borders of NZ and Australia because that is where Cook Islanders have made their home, writes Prime Minister Mark Brown.
OPINION: Underselling our precious resources
Monday 9 August 2021 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure, writes Ruta Mavé.
OPINION: Cook Islands benefitting from Covid-free status
Tuesday 27 July 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Like me, you can’t have helped but notice that we are back in the visitor business again. No, we’re not back up to the sort of numbers we were getting pre-Covid, but they have been steadily growing, writes Prime Minister Mark Brown.
Cook Islands News is transitioning to a pay website
Monday 26 July 2021 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Editorials, Opinion
After over a year and a half of offering our readers free access, cookislandsnews.com is going back to a subscription-based website this week.
OPINION: Fashion at the Olympic Games
Monday 26 July 2021 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
In the Cook Islands before the missionaries came, we used local plants and rauti to cover our heads, necks, shoulders and hips. It was the missionaries who covered us from neck to toe with colonial clothes especially the muumuu, which was more like a nightdress formless and plain, writes Ruta Mave.
Discovering your life’s purpose
Friday 23 July 2021 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials, Opinion
The fruit of purpose is a fruit we can all eat from, unlike the fruit of self service and self-promotion which is bitter and rotten to the core, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.
OPINION: Sharing culture brings people together
Friday 23 July 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Editorials, Opinion
When Wes Tikiariki Roberts, the ‘Atiu Rocket’, led the Cook Islands team into the stadium in Tokyo during the Olympic Games official opening ceremony, Cook Islander hearts swelled with pride, and Australia was cheering him on as well, writes Dr Christopher Watkins, the Australian High Commissioner to Cook Islands.
OPINION: Trawling for ocean plastics on Marumaru Atua enroute to Suwarrow
Friday 23 July 2021 | Written by Te Ipukarea Society | Published in Editorials, Opinion
The Marumaru Atua vaka is enroute to Suwarrow now, after visiting four northern group islands and Aitutaki so far. It carries with it a message of ocean health. One area the vaka is focusing on is oceans plastics, writes Te Ipukarea Society.
OPINION: The Five Freedoms - addressing animal welfare
Wednesday 21 July 2021 | Written by Dr. Ellen McBryde | Published in Editorials, Opinion
The ‘Five Freedoms’ have formed the basis for animal welfare standards the world over since the 1960s. So what are the ‘Five Freedoms’? And how can they help us to have a positive impact on the animals in our care? Dr Ellen McBryde explains.
Connecting with our culture
Friday 16 July 2021 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials, Opinion
It’s hard to describe in words but yesterday’s investiture of Ngamaru Tupuna Ariki on Enuamanu signifies a time of transition, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.
