Opinion

Back to basics in offshore fisheries management

Tuesday 25 June 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Opinion

I have read with great interest the debate on offshore tuna fisheries in the Cook Islands News, and like any topic discussed in any newspaper, the discussion is limited by print space, writes Barbara Hanchard.

Opinion

Letter: To Tatou Vai concerns

Monday 24 June 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Dear Editor, To Tatou Vai (TTV)’s latest public notice is, “Let Your Voice Shape Our Water Supply”.

Letters to the Editor

Letter: Leadership, not money, the answer

Monday 24 June 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Dear Editor, I was interested to read about the education debate in Parliament last week. Leader of the Opposition, Tina Browne, shared her concern about the low academic achievements of Tereora College students.

Letters to the Editor

Preserving culture: Finding the balance between tradition and progress

Monday 24 June 2024 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Opinion

Where does culture start? When does the culture of our bygone days or our more recent culture be decided as to what matters now? The discussion on this topic arose with regards to female carvers in Hawaii at the festival held to celebrate all our Pacific cultures together, writes Ruta Mave.

Opinion

Kata: Minister for Police

Saturday 22 June 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion

Kata

Virtues in Paradise: A little child shall lead them

Saturday 22 June 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Opinion, Virtues in Paradise

Do you ever look into a child’s eyes and wonder, “Who is this person? What are the gifts they have, waiting to shine? How can I help?, writes Linda Kavelin-Popov.

Opinion

Thomas Wynne: Punching well above our weight?

Saturday 22 June 2024 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials, Opinion

I often think, when I have said, and when we say of ourselves that we are ‘punching well above our weight’, what is the measure of that success and why is it us who sing our own song about ourselves? Thomas Tarurongo Wynne writes.

Editorials

Kata: TTV funding

Friday 21 June 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion

Kata

Letter: ‘Fiddling the books while Rome burns’

Friday 21 June 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Dear Editor, Scrutiny of the Cook Islands Government bookwork is normally a job for the Public Accounts Committee (PAC). By withdrawing from deliberations, the Opposition MPs have left the public without a defender.

Letters to the Editor

Kata: Prison

Thursday 20 June 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion

Kata

Letter: Getting a straight answer …

Thursday 20 June 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Dear Editor, Getting a straight answer from the water authority is like pulling teeth.

Letters to the Editor

Kata: Appropriation Bill

Wednesday 19 June 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion

Kata

Pet Talk: Caring for newborn pets

Wednesday 19 June 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Opinion, Pet Talk

Bringing a newborn pet into your home or farm is a rewarding experience that comes with its own set of challenges and responsibilities, writes Dr Rose Hasegawa, medical director Te Are Manu Vet Clinic.

Opinion

Letter: Constitutional rights of Cook Islanders

Tuesday 18 June 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Any adult who has been charged and/or convicted, now or in the past, for consuming marijuana for personal use in the privacy of their own home has had their constitutional right to privacy violated by the Cook Islands Government.

Letters to the Editor

Ruta Mave: Embracing moments before they’re gone

Monday 17 June 2024 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion

Time is money tick tock. We spend time, take time, give time, time and time again. If we invest time, do we get more time back later than invested? Ruta Mave writes.

Editorials

Tapu versus Noa: Finding balance between tradition and progress

Saturday 15 June 2024 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials, Opinion

What is Tapu, sacred or restricted in use and by whom, and what is Noa or free to be utilised by anyone, be they male or female? How do we make something Tapu and then lift that Tapu to make it Noa or free again? Thomas Tarurongo Wynne writes.

Editorials