Opinion
Ruta Mave: Empowering women to reclaim their dignity
Monday 4 March 2024 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Opinion
Twenty years ago, Alan Rickman’s character in Love Actually bought his secretary a gold necklace, his wife Emma Thompson discovers this fact. Her emotions of grief and betrayal played out on film as she struggles to compose herself so she can pretend nothing is wrong, has reduced many a wife to tears as the stark and awful reality for women whose husband cheats. Most wives choose to stay, writes Ruta Mave.
Letter: Health referral cost
Monday 4 March 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Who paid for what? Now, it’s how much was paid for what?
Letter: Recycling in Rarotonga
Monday 4 March 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, Recently back from holidays in Rarotonga we enjoyed a month of chilling out in Vaimaanga amongst other things reading the Cook Islands News each day.
Thomas Wynne: A man of mana - A tribute to Fa’anānā Efeso Collins
Saturday 2 March 2024 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials, Opinion
What is mana? At a funeral this week in Auckland where thousands attended, including many from our Cook Islands community, a man with mana, who loved God, his family and our community was honoured and laid to rest., writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.
Virtues of Paradise: The Gethsemane Secret: Trusting God during difficult times
Saturday 2 March 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Opinion, Virtues in Paradise
The Lenten period is here now. A perfect time to reflect on our lives. The world’s sacred texts contain great wisdom on the virtues, which are the very purpose of our lives. By Linda Kavelin-Popov, co-founder of The Virtues Project.
Kata: Pacific Arts
Saturday 2 March 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion
Kata: Immigration
Friday 1 March 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion
Kata: EMCI vs CI Disability Council
Wednesday 28 February 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion
Pet Talk: Five freedoms- the foundation of animal welfare
Wednesday 28 February 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Opinion, Pet Talk
Justice Potter Stewart, in a famous US Supreme Court ruling, said, roughly, “I can’t define it, but I know it when I see it”. He wasn’t talking about animal welfare, but he could easily have been.
Letter: Rethinking ‘village politics’
Wednesday 28 February 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, It’s been a few years since I have had to deal with someone having a go at me for my opinion and making it personal (Letter: Village voters, February 20).
Letter: Food for thought
Tuesday 27 February 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Brilliant idea from our Prime Minister that we common folk grow much of our own tucker. Perfect for the young family with a couple of toddlers and both parents working two minimum wage jobs each just to get through the week.
Letter: Reconsider land law sub-committee
Tuesday 27 February 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, I read with interest the appointment of the special sub-committee regarding two private member’s bills currently before the house. (Cook Islands News, Friday 23 February).
Ruta Mave: The price of deception: Love, lies and power plays
Monday 26 February 2024 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
There is no difference between a mistress and a prostitute, because the base of beneficial rewards lies solely on the delivery of sex, writes Ruta Mave.
Thomas Wynne: From simply surviving to thriving
Saturday 24 February 2024 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Cook Islanders in New Zealand have built strong communities and faced challenges, but the question remains whether their dreams of prosperity have been met and whether they should reconnect with their island homes. By Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.
Kata: Air NZ Tyre Issue
Saturday 24 February 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion
Kata: $1.3m charter
Friday 23 February 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion
Kata: Mangoes
Thursday 22 February 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion
Kata: Inflation
Wednesday 21 February 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion
Letter: Use of weed
Wednesday 21 February 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, There was an anonymous letter writer in your paper, who wrote in disdain about my "endless letters or propaganda to have the use of weed decriminalised in the Cook Islands".
Letter: Keeping a check on the dollars and sense
Wednesday 21 February 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
The Prime Minister in Parliament yesterday (February 19) continued to dodge the issue of cost of living that is too high for us Cook Islanders.