Opinion
Our disaster management needs to do more for diverse voices
Wednesday 1 November 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Editorials, Opinion
After watching the fast-developing Cyclone Lola over Vanuatu before the cyclone season starts, whether we are prepared as a nation to protect our most vulnerable in a disaster has been on my mind, writes Merita Tuari’i.
Letter: Water meters are essential for saving water and protecting our communities
Wednesday 1 November 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
All meter systems have a sole and singular reason and purpose whether in an air, sea, rail and road automobiles; electrical, electronic, solar, wind, hydro, oil, petrol, battery driven and so forth. Even our personal mobiles, computers, satellites and so forth all measure speed, safety levels, balance and all needed control for security and lifesaving precautionary measures. Without them, all equipment or machineries will head for disaster.
Letter: Giving credit where it’s due
Wednesday 1 November 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, As one of the original complainants about noisy bike mufflers, and dangerous/stunch riders, let me publicly commend the Akava for their very strong response to closing down the noisy/dangerous bike riding hoons who have been terrorising our roads for far too long.
Pet Talk: Fur-ever grateful for the support
Wednesday 1 November 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Opinion, Pet Talk
Less than three weeks until I finish at Te Are Manu (TAM) and as always when something is about to end, my mind drifts to what has happened, what was then, and what is now. And how lucky I have been, writes Dr Michael Baer, the outgoing Te Are Manu Vet Clinic medical director.
Kata: Electric car
Wednesday 1 November 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion
Kata: Tapaitau
Tuesday 31 October 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion
Letter: ‘Times have changed, so should you’
Tuesday 31 October 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, Tina (Browne) and Selena (Napa), if you think what was said or done 30 years ago is relevant now, back then the Demos were against the road proposal so you should be too.
Letter: MPs travel details
Monday 30 October 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, I read with interest the travel details of our Government MPs. Would it be possible to ask that the powers that be, not lump all the expenditure into one pot. If some of this travel is by invitation i.e. sponsorship for the fares and accommodation, it is not very transparent when its treated as a tiopu.
Letters: What’s up with the water?
Monday 30 October 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, To Tatou Vai Board Chair Brian Mason claims that using taxation revenues to pay for the operation of the water authority "...would mean the Pa Enua would subsidise those residing on Rarotonga" ('Water Meters are on their way to homes', Aug 25).
Kata: Medical minerals
Monday 30 October 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion
Letter: Confirming our cannabis status
Monday 30 October 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, With reference to recent opinions penned and stories published in Cook Islands News. I want to confirm that it is against the law to bring any form of cannabis product into the Cook Islands including CBD – cannabidiol – which is an ingredient in cannabis and has some therapeutic uses, without providing the ‘high’ that some cannabis users seek.
Ruta Mave: Friends and family sharing what we should remember
Monday 30 October 2023 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Opinion
Happy Day of the Dead tomorrow, it is Halloween, the time when the veil between those living and those departed souls is the thinnest, so communication can be made with loved ones, or as the movies tell it, with those in the past who have a grudge against you.
Kata: Public Expense
Saturday 28 October 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion
Thomas Wynne: Beyond disagreement: A plea for peace and justice
Saturday 28 October 2023 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials, Opinion
How do we disagree, without becoming disagreeable, or when our disagreement is as James Baldwin said, rooted in another’s oppression or the denial of another’s humanity or right to exist, even find a place to agree? Thomas Tarurongo Wynne writes.
Letter: A matter of life and death …
Saturday 28 October 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
The writer’s home is located close enough by the Sheraton that most errands or travel requires driving past the hotel on the way, and again on the way back.
Letter: Old Sheraton – family or title land?
Saturday 28 October 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, I have been following the news regarding the Main Road diversion being insisted upon by Pa Ariki and her lawyers, as well as her latest developer. It has been heartwarming to see the public of Rarotonga rise up and oppose a road diversion that is not in the public interest.
Kata: Gaza
Friday 27 October 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion
Letter: Government not seeking a loan
Friday 27 October 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Your article of Monday 23rd October entitled – Cook Islands seeks US loan to develop seabed mineral sector – reports that the Cook Islands is seeking a loan from the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), the implication being that government is seeking a loan to develop the seabed mineral sector.
Letter: Cook Islands is ‘not independent’
Friday 27 October 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, Prime Minister Mark Brown’s overseas travel busy visiting various countries and signing agreements is bridging international relations as head of the Pacific Islands Forum countries and the Cook Islands. At the same time the PM is trying to tap into foreign aid funds for development.
Kata: Water meter
Wednesday 25 October 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion
