Opinion
Letter: Questions cloud Cryptocurrency Bill
Tuesday 16 April 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, Excellent reporting by 1News over the weekend and coverage by your paper (yesterday) on spy type crypto bill the CIP government is trying to pass in Parliament.
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.
Letter: Future of netball at stake
Monday 15 April 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
I just found out at the weekend that the Rarotonga club netball season for grades below premier will run for one round.
Letter: Taxpayers already pay, why meters?
Monday 15 April 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, According to Cook Islands News report (12th April, 2024), the consultant Dan Jackson has stated that our entire population is already paying for water through taxes. Indeed, to quote Mr. Jackson “… the reason domestic taxes are higher today is because part of them goes towards funding water services.”
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.
Virtues in Paradise: Finding strength through shared stories
Saturday 13 April 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Opinion, Virtues in Paradise
One of the most life-changing, nurturing, and delightful women’s gatherings I’ve ever experienced occurred in Rarotonga on April 4th and 5th at The Edgewater Hotel. Piri’anga O’onu Women’s Empowerment Retreat (POWER!) featuring the divine, profane, and inspiring social media celebrity, Nicola “Nix” Adams, who shared her guiding virtues of CWK – Courage, Wisdom, and Knowledge, writes Linda Kavelin-Popov.
Letter: CIFA credibility
Saturday 13 April 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
As a parent of two young children playing soccer, I was appalled at what I saw on Facebook written by a CIFA staff by the name of Sammy Mataroa.
Letter: Brawl erupts in netball match
Saturday 13 April 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, Re: Ngatangiia versus Titikaveka premier grade incident involving players. Last weekend netball games started and what an exciting season it promises for all the clubs.
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.
Kata: Water tariffs
Friday 12 April 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion
Letter: Is UN seat worth the risk?
Friday 12 April 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, We like to think that we march to the beat of our own drums when it comes to our lives but do we?
Kata: Water tariff
Thursday 11 April 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion
Letter: Don’t touch our New Zealand ties!
Thursday 11 April 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, I write with palpable gloom and deep concern about this subject matter (Referendum needed to decide UN membership, says Elikana, Cook Islands News, April 6). We need to sift through the issues carefully and be able to anticipate the full consequences.
Kata: Water tariff
Wednesday 10 April 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion
Pet Talk: Making the difficult decision - when euthanasia is the right choice for your pet
Wednesday 10 April 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Opinion, Pet Talk
For pet owners, the decision to euthanise a beloved companion animal is undoubtedly one of the most agonising choices they may face, writes Te Are Manu’s medical director Dr Rose Hasegawa.
Letter: ‘No to paying for my water’
Wednesday 10 April 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, Well, aren’t we busy bees on this island coming up with all sorts of ideas and ways to make money. Way to go whoever you are that comes up with these brain waves and of course, always including the people in the decision making as you go. Now it’s water.
Kata: $1.3M charter boat
Tuesday 9 April 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion
Letter: Water charges ‘poverty to the people’
Tuesday 9 April 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, This week To Tatou Vai is hosting vaka consultations on water charges. The imposition of user-pays is the authority following through on neocolonial development policy.
Kata: Chickens
Monday 8 April 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion
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.
