Editorials
As you sow so shall you reap
Saturday 6 March 2021 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Unless someone like you care a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better.
Who blew up the Forum?
Friday 5 March 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Editorials, Opinion
In all the analysis following the decision of the five Micronesian countries to exit the Pacific Islands Forum after their candidate failed to become the next Secretary General, one question remains unanswered: who is responsible for this body-blow to Pacific regionalism? By Stephen Howes and Sadhana Sen.
Pacific regionalism on trial: A way forward
Tuesday 2 March 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Editorials
For the sake of future generations, regional unity, equity, and respect for each other must form the cornerstone of our pan-Pacific mana as we engage with the complex challenges of our time. Pacific Cooperation Foundation board members Dr Steven Ratuva and Dr Katerina Teaiwa offer their unique insights to the political crisis facing the region.
Black lives matter
Monday 1 March 2021 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
"Blacks, who have their own unique culture and language that was born and derived in their DNA of rhythm and skin pigment to Africa, but is solely Made in America," writes Ruta Mave.
Defining moments
Saturday 27 February 2021 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials, Opinion
We should know by now that life is defined by moments and especially those we didn’t see coming.
Anonymous criticism by Te Ipukarea Society ‘misguided’
Wednesday 24 February 2021 | Written by Gerald McCormack | Published in Editorials, Opinion
I would like to comment on the various Te Ipukarea Society (TIS) criticisms (Cook Islands News, February 20) of my article about the possible impacts of seabed mining on nodule-associated benthic megafauna (Cook Islands News, February 11), writes Gerald McCormack of Natural Heritage Trust.
OPINION: Opposition wants Parliament sitting days to increase to 60
Tuesday 23 February 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Taxpayers of this country who pay the salaries of all MPs should feel outraged about government’s failure to deliver a reasonable number of sitting/working days in Parliament, writes Opposition leader Tina Pupuke Browne.
OPINION: Remembering the Christchurch earthquake
Monday 22 February 2021 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Columnist Ruta Mave had just dropped her children at school when the 6.3-magnitude earthquake shook New Zealand to its core, killing 185 people.
Call for ‘independent’ deep sea research
Saturday 20 February 2021 | Written by Te Ipukarea Society | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Te Ipukarea Society’s response to the article by Gerald McCormack published in Cook Islands News on Thursday, February 11, 2021 on the impact of six mines on benthic megafauna.
‘Our greatest export shouldn’t be our people’
Saturday 20 February 2021 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Our people should not be our greatest export and a government that wants to change this will have to address minimum wage and the rights of employees.
OPINION: The taxpayer's dilemma
Wednesday 17 February 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Editorials, Opinion
It cannot be stressed enough that it is the job of government to build infrastructure for our communities, writes Opposition Democratic Party leader Tina Pupuke Browne.
OPINION: Solidarity in numbers: Fighting for workers’ rights
Tuesday 16 February 2021 | Written by Te Tuhi Kelly | Published in Editorials, Opinion
There are some people interested in starting up a new workers union to provide support for workers faced with employment relations issues, writes Te Tuhi Kelly, Leader of the Progressive Party.
OPINION: Love is a word but marriage is a sentence – for life
Monday 15 February 2021 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Keeping love alive takes more than one day, writes Ruta Mave, reflecting on Valentine’s Day which was celebrated on Sunday.
United we stand, divided we fall
Saturday 13 February 2021 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials, Opinion
The tools of unity are not leverage or self-interest, nor are they arrogance and pride, because all of these will split a country, a family, a region into parts they may never heal again or come together.
OPINION: ‘New Zealand Maori owe their heritage to us’
Monday 8 February 2021 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
There's a reason why a lot of New Zealand Maori say they fell like they're at home when in Rarotonga - because they are. Ruta Tangiiau Mave writes.
Silence in the face of evil
Saturday 6 February 2021 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Do we have a stomach for horrific crimes committed by someone in leadership, be it civil society, government or the church, asks Thomas Wynne in his weekly column.
With freedom comes responsibility
Tuesday 2 February 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Dear Editor, Tina Browne’s attack on the well-known journalistic protagonist of goings-on, George Pitt, certainly does come across as very personal and shows some deep-seated unresolved issues betwixt the Demos and Pitt. Love him or hate him, it is of no consequence in the greater scheme of things, the truth will always out, whether one wants it to or not.
Reaching our destinations
Saturday 30 January 2021 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials, Opinion
With now a month of sailing into 2021 behind us, we can look back at 2020 with differing eyes as it fades across the horizon of life’s experiences, slowly slipping out of view but its experiences challenges and memories we take with us.
OPINION: ‘Without integrity and honour, having everything means nothing’
Wednesday 27 January 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Editorials, Opinion
When the Cook Islands Investment Corporation (CIIC), a powerful government entity breaks its own laws, this must be brought to the attention of the public, writes Tupou Faireka, Co-president of Democratic Party.
Celebrating bond between Australia and Cook Islands
Tuesday 26 January 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Editorials, Opinion
This Australia Day, as Australian High Commissioner to Cook Islands Dr Chris Watkins gathers with ‘Cozzies’ for a sausage at Vaiana’s, and to sing the national anthem’s new words, he will be celebrating the mateship between Australia and the Cook Islands.