Opinion
Letter: Gullible public, empty promises
Thursday 9 January 2025 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, The Muri Night Market was chocker on Monday, with tourism booming.
Te Tuhi Kelly: Cook Islands deserve a legacy of substance, not symbolism
Tuesday 7 January 2025 | Written by Te Tuhi Kelly | Published in Editorials, Opinion
As we are all aware, we will be celebrating 60 years of independence from our colonial masters New Zealand this year. This push by Prime Minister Mark Brown for a “symbolic representation of national pride and identity” through a separate Cook Islands passport has not been well thought out, writes Te Tuhi Kelly, leader of the Progressive Party.
Letter: Papa’anga, not akapapa
Tuesday 7 January 2025 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Someone’s got to say it. Much as I enjoy reading your regular opinion pieces by Thomas Wynn, he unfortunately uses the wrong word for genealogy/family tree quite frequently in his writing.
Letter: Science, ideology and politicking
Tuesday 7 January 2025 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, In reply to PM Mark Brown’s comment that he takes a scientific approach as opposed to our ideological approach.
Ruta Mave: Passport proposal- A dangerous game of independence or a distraction?
Monday 6 January 2025 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
I do not know about you but I am asking myself what is going on? Is Prime Minister Mark Brown’s family being held hostage? Does he have a gun against his head? Why else would he persist against mounting public pressure to push for a passport for the Cook Islands? Ruta Mave writes.
Cook Islands passport proposal
Monday 6 January 2025 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, Kia Orana e te Iti tangata Kuki Airani ite aroa maata o to tatou Atua ko Iesu Mesia, no te mataiti ou 2025.
Thomas Wynne: Re-examining Cook Islands’ path forward
Saturday 4 January 2025 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Opinion
Unlike in 1965, when Free Association was a decision made by the few, our path forward must be a decision made by the people – or not at all, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.
TIS: A snail’s tale of sustainability
Saturday 4 January 2025 | Written by Te Ipukarea Society | Published in Opinion
This week we have another article from Mauke from Te Ipukarea Society president June Hosking.
Virtues: A New Year change of heart
Saturday 4 January 2025 | Written by Supplied | Published in Opinion, Virtues in Paradise
It’s only the first week of January, and already I have a confession to make about my New Year’s resolutions, writes Linda Kavelin-Popov.
Letter: Can seabed mining fund a better future?
Friday 3 January 2025 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, More detail is required on where the marine mining windfall money will be spent.
Pet Talk: Recognising the mental health of veterinary teams
Friday 3 January 2025 | Written by Supplied | Published in Opinion, Pet Talk
The veterinary profession is one of deep compassion, requiring a blend of medical expertise, emotional resilience and a profound commitment to animal welfare, writes Dr Rose Hasegawa, medical director Te Are Manu Vet Clinic.
Letter: What are we celebrating?
Tuesday 31 December 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, In January 2024, a year ago now, on a beach at Mauke, two older teenaged girls kicked and bashed a younger teenaged girl with intellectual disabilities, while the third girl (friend of the other two) filmed it and put it on the internet.
Ruta Mave: Passport plan leaves Cook Islands vulnerable and isolated
Monday 30 December 2024 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Opinion
Prime Minister Mark Brown’s passport proposal presents as more personal than from the people. He sounds like a spoilt teenager who has graduated from his ‘L’ plate to a full driver’s licence, declaring to his parents that he is all grown up now, and wants to be independent, writes Ruta Mave.
Letter: Leave the Blackrock Preschool where it is!
Monday 30 December 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Opinion
Dear Editor, Kia Orana. Why is CIIC (Cook Islands Investment Corporation) evicting Apii Potiki from their really fit for purpose premises where they have been for so long, and moving them to House #52 on the corner of the main road?
Letter: Focusing on ‘growth’ in 2025
Monday 30 December 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor Good on the Prime Minister for focusing on “growth” in 2025. May this writer humbly suggest that the government begins with truly aggressive growth in the number of vehicles on our uncrowded and under-utilised roads?
Thomas Wynne: Leave the ancient mountain where it is
Saturday 28 December 2024 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Opinion
For this current government to potentially threaten our ability to hold a New Zealand passport is a concern not just to those at home but to all of us who hold this passport and have akapapa or genealogical ties back to our beautiful Ipukarea, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.
TIS: Deep sea mining threatens our ocean and our way of life
Saturday 28 December 2024 | Written by Te Ipukarea Society | Published in Opinion
Today’s article is contributed by Te Ipukarea Society president, and Ocean Ancestors advocate, June Hosking, currently living in Mauke.
Letter: Passport and stamp
Tuesday 24 December 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, If the passport is primarily about identity, here’s an idea that avoids political and emotional upheaval: run a competition to design a new Cook Islands heritage immigration stamp.
Letter: Cultural and sports passport?
Tuesday 24 December 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, Do we really need to be insulted any further? I am now sick and tired of Prime Minister Mark Brown’s continuous arrogance. (New Zealand rejects Cook Islands passport plan, Cook Islands News, December 23, 2024)
PM Mark Brown’s Christmas message: A time for reflection and joy
Tuesday 24 December 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Opinion
Kia Orana tatou katoatoa e te iti tangata tapu na Te Atua.
