Wednesday 3 April 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion
Tuesday 2 April 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion
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.
Tuesday 2 April 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, There is a special provision in the Narcotics and Misuse of Drugs Act 2004, number 33, that allows you to grow as many marijuana plants as you want, as long as you don’t use it for a pharmacological effect.
Saturday 30 March 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion
Saturday 30 March 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Opinion, Virtues in Paradise
Easter is a holy season – honouring the sacrifice Jesus made by giving his life for humanity and celebrating that he rose from the dead, writes Linda Kavelin-Popov.
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.
Thursday 28 March 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, I am struggling to comprehend the rationale behind the recent list of prohibited dog breeds released to the public by the Police department.
Thursday 28 March 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion
Wednesday 27 March 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion
Wednesday 27 March 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, Last Sunday I went to Church, the Avarua Christian Church, a usual practice that I’ve done over many years growing up as a child from the village of Tupapa. As I approached the front steps of the Church, I noticed that the front had been upgraded and looked good. There were the usual men greeting arrivals and we exchanged pleasantries warmly.
Wednesday 27 March 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Opinion, Pet Talk
Dogs eat some funny things. Along with the more normal weird things like whole bones and baited fish hooks, I have seen sticks, kilograms of grass, stones, earrings, mango and peach seeds and corn cobs inside dogs, writes Dr Rose Hasegawa, medical director Te Are Manu Vet Clinic.
Tuesday 26 March 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion
Tuesday 26 March 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, Kiriau Turepu used to be the minister for agriculture and environment and had at the time the unique opportunity to turn the islands into an organic self-sustaining producer (Fertiliser shortage threatens crops, says former Agriculture minister, March 22).
Monday 25 March 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion
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.
Monday 25 March 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Myself (Chrissy) and my daughter were first on the scene at this accident as we were driving right behind the young girl and her friends and I witnessed the whole accident.
Monday 25 March 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, The Police department’s response to the problem of fake German hats worn as crash helmets is pathetic and inexcusable (Teen injured in Nikao motorcycle collision, March 23).
Saturday 23 March 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion
Saturday 23 March 2024 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Guilty as charged, and now the sentence has been handed down and jail terms will commence. Not just for the three defendants that appeared in Court yesterday but for us all, our country’s good reputation and a withdrawal made from the public bank of trust and goodwill, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.