Editorials
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.
Ruta Mave: The silent struggle for morality in the Cook Islands
Monday 8 January 2024 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
The silent acceptance of constant abuses of power by those in leadership roles from corruption, theft, fraud, assault on women and drink driving is frankly despicable, writes Ruta Mave.
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.
Ruta Mave: Beyond midnight: Embracing a new year with meaning, not mandates
Wednesday 3 January 2024 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
We need to protect our culture from becoming boring, beige bromeliads and insist on remaining bright colourful Cook Islanders, writes Ruta Mave.
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.
Ruta Mave: A tribute to the mums who make Christmas magical
Wednesday 27 December 2023 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Your mum does everything for your family, this year make sure she gets more than one present, writes Ruta Mave.
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.
Beyond the tinsel: A time to remember the true gift
Saturday 23 December 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Editorials, Opinion
We live in a highly commercialised, materialistic world, even here in Paradise. What do our children think Christmas is all about when they attend Christmas in the Park, only to see Minnie Mouse, Hello Kitty and Spider Man tossing candies and handing out gifts.
‘Remember the teachings of Jesus’
Saturday 23 December 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Editorials, Local, National, Opinion
Kia orana tatou katoatoa, on behalf of my family and our Cook Islands government, I would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and very best wishes for the holiday season.
Ruta Mave: Where’s the Opposition we deserve?
Monday 18 December 2023 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
I object – I am an objector. I oppose because I don’t agree. No, I oppose because I am the opposition, writes Ruta Mave.
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.
Ruta Mave: Israel’s retaliation greater than the Hamas crime?
Monday 27 November 2023 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
On Thursday, November 24, the whole of America stopped to celebrate Thanksgiving, and thankfully, missiles of mass destruction stopped falling on the Gaza strip as part of a 4-day ceasefire with negotiations to release Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners, writes Ruta Mave.
Letter: ‘Pontificating without knowledge’
Monday 27 November 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Editorials, Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, I too have been dismayed and concerned about Thomas Wynne’s scurrilous article “The last of the pooh-bahs” in the Cook Islands News (Saturday, November 18) attacking Sir Gavin Donne and others of the Albert Henry saga.
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.
Ruta Mave: Cook Islands: Lost in identity, lost in translation
Monday 20 November 2023 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Who are we? Sitting in the middle of the Pacific Ocean open and swaying to all manner of whims and calls from whom we think we are going to get our next meal ticket from, writes Ruta Mave.
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.
Opinion: Working together for a successful Pacific Games
Friday 17 November 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Editorials, Opinion, Pacific Games, Sports
Over the coming weeks, the Pacific will be coming together to celebrate a love of sport at the Pacific Games – the most significant sports event on the Oceania calendar. This year’s theme is ‘Challenge, Celebrate, Unite’, writes Australia’s High Commissioner to the Cook Islands Phoebe Smith.
Opinion: PIF leaders fail to get meaningful action on nukes
Monday 13 November 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Over the past week at the 52nd Pacific Island Leaders Forum Meeting, many issues concerning the region’s historical struggle for a Nuclear Free Pacific were discussed, writes Talei Luscia Mangioni.
