Editorials
Ruta Mave: Standing up for what’s right in sports and politics
Monday 27 May 2024 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Having a good moral compass in life and standing by ethics that guide you on what is right and wrong is often seen as cutting off your nose to spite your face, writes Ruta Mave.
Thomas Wynne: He who holds the pen holds the power
Saturday 25 May 2024 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Across the globe, people have had enough of corruption, enough of nepotism, enough of the rule of might by certain families, certain names and political economic and cultural privilege above all others, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.
Thomas Wynne: The price of leadership
Saturday 18 May 2024 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Anyone who has worked with leaders has, at some stage, met head on the challenge of conflicting values, voice, or worldview with their own, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.
Ruta Mave: Celebrating mums every day
Monday 13 May 2024 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Let’s not wait another year to remember mothers, let’s do it more often during the year and say Happy Mother’s Day every day, writes Ruta Mave.
Thomas Wynne: Protecting our digital taro patch
Saturday 11 May 2024 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Our digital taro patches, our everyday phones and devices, which we use to share photos, communicate with each other, and establish an online presence, are like sitting in the window of CITC in Avarua or a shop, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.
Ruta Mave: Sugar – the real threat to Cook Islands children’s health
Monday 6 May 2024 | Written by ruthmave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Behind every cloud is a silver lining but in the Cook Islands it will soon be known that behind every cloud is a million dollars fine if you import and sell vapes in the Cook Islands, writes Ruta Mave.
Thomas Wynne: Tradition versus equality
Saturday 4 May 2024 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials, Opinion
The issue of whether women should remain silent in church, or in traditional settings regarding leading Pe’e, and the Bible’s stance on slavery are contentious topics that have sparked debates for centuries including our own community this week, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.
Ruta Mave: Rarotonga’s water treatment system – a costly unnecessary mess?
Monday 29 April 2024 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
The water quality didn’t need fixing, the pressure did. The water isn’t tainted, the Government is, writes Ruta Mave.
Thomas Wynne: Remembering the price of our freedom
Saturday 27 April 2024 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials, Opinion
As we gathered like many did around commonwealth countries, in squares and parade grounds, memorials to the dead and wounded, we remember also that freedom is paid by someone, somewhere and sometime – it is never for free, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.
Ruta Mave: Broken promise- Government reneges on free water pledge
Monday 22 April 2024 | Written by ruthmave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Residential water meters are not to measure what we use, it is how we will pay for government’s monumental blunders and excuses, writes Ruta Mave.
Thomas Wynne: Crypto Bill- A deep dive into murky waters?
Saturday 20 April 2024 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials, Opinion
It is reasonable that today so many Cook Islanders are asking questions around the process that got the Tainted Cryptocurrency Recovery Bill into Parliament and currently before a Select Committee, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.
‘Hard Talks’ explore empowerment for Cook Islands LGBTQ+ community
Tuesday 16 April 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Editorials, Opinion
The empowering “Kai Vananga – Hard Talks” panel discussions, exploring empowerment for the Anuanua (LGBTQ+) community, were held yesterday at the Muri Beach Club Hotel in celebration of the Anuanua festival week.
Opinion: Decriminalisation of same-sex relations in Cook Islands
Tuesday 16 April 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Cook Islands decriminalised same-sex relations a year ago, following a long and arduous journey that began around 2010. Valery Wichman and Hilary Gorman examine the origins of the criminalisation and its impact on the Cook Islands Ānuanua community.
Ruta Mave: Are we ready for the UN high chair?
Monday 15 April 2024 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
The American president JF Kennedy said “Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what can you do for your country.” Our Prime Minister’s motto appears to be “Ask every country you meet what can they do for our country”, writes Ruta Mave.
Thomas Wynne: Responding to my call home
Saturday 13 April 2024 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Shaming others who can’t speak the language, who are trying to learn, by maligning them in person or online with cruel and crippling words like ‘plastic’ is wrong, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.
Ruta mave: Beyond the partial eclipse- A total cover-up of corruption?
Monday 8 April 2024 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
The trial may be only a partial eclipse of the theft by the three convicted but although we are not able to see it, there probably lies a total cover up of, corruption beyond our comprehension that we are kept completely in the dark about, writes Ruta Mave.
Thomas Wynne: Charting our course in a shifting world
Saturday 6 April 2024 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials, Opinion
There is always plenty of room at the table to eat. This is something my grandmother and mother have always said, and more importantly, they practiced what they preached, which is how we have lived our lives, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.
Ruta Mave: Egg-cellent adventure- Why Easter Egg Hunts are a tradition worth keeping
Tuesday 2 April 2024 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
April first was also Easter Monday and the idea of a rabbit distributing colourful chocolate eggs seems like a plausible April fool prank, writes Ruta Mave.
Thomas Wynne: Amazing Grace: How a hymn was born from a life redeemed
Saturday 30 March 2024 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Amazing Grace, that saved a wretch like me – such an amazing grace to us all, is captured so beautifully in a song so many of us would have sung at one time in our lives, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.
Ruta Mave: Zero tolerance for corruption- CJ Keane sends powerful message
Monday 25 March 2024 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
The happy family photo in the paper taken outside the court after the sentencing before descending the steps into the police vehicles waiting to take the three convicts to jail totally bemused me, writes Ruta Mave.
