Opinion

Letter: Cannabis laws vs public opinion

Monday 8 April 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Dear Editor, It was reported in the Cook Islands News on 9-12-23, a jury of nine women and two men found an Aitutaki man guilty of supplying cannabis following a two-day trial on Rarotonga.

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.

Kata: Penrhyn milk fish

Friday 5 April 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion

Letter: Cook Islands voices matter

Friday 5 April 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Dear Editor, A question to the Editor about the column published by Thomas Wynne. No discredit to his column at all. It can be a great read and it is an Opinion column and he does that and you have published it for many years.

Kata: Internal Audits

Thursday 4 April 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion

Letter: The real cost of their crimes

Thursday 4 April 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Dear Editor, I raise questions on the sentencing of former Cook Islands deputy prime minister Robert Tapaitau and two other former high-ranking Government officials (Nga Puna and Diane Charlie-Puna), handed jail terms for fraud and corruption charges.

Kata: Fraud

Wednesday 3 April 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion

Kata: Cannabis utensil

Tuesday 2 April 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion

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.

Letter: Marijuana a cure for costly pig feed?

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.

Kata: Medical Marijuana

Saturday 30 March 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion

Virtues in Paradise: Reviving what matters most

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.

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.

Letter: Responsible ownership, not bans!

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.

Kata: Dog attack

Thursday 28 March 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion

Kata: Petrol

Wednesday 27 March 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion

Letter: Church setup- Mamae e ngakau

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.

Pet Talk: A delicious danger for dogs

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.

Kata: Dogs

Tuesday 26 March 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion

Letter: Promoting sustainable and organic farming

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).