Opinion
Letter: Show them the door
Tuesday 8 August 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
We are one year removed from the general election where 64 per cent of the formal votes cast were in favour of legalising medicinal cannabis.
Letter: Award winning plan ‘ridiculous’
Tuesday 8 August 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, I just came across an article which I had kept and put aside, from Cook Islands News, September 13, 2022, titled “20+ years timeframe for award winning town plan”.
Kata: Emergency services
Monday 7 August 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion
Ruta Mave: The weather apps can’t seem to get it right
Monday 7 August 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Editorials, Opinion
There are places in the world who need rain – you should be grateful, you should feel blessed, writes Ruta Mave.
Kata: Public money
Saturday 5 August 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion
Thomas Wynne: Free association with New Zealand has never been free
Saturday 5 August 2023 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials, Opinion
As we celebrated 58 years as a country, on the 4th of August 1965, we, like so many other countries reflect on that journey to statehood and the challenges ahead for our country today, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.
Virtues in Paradise: Atirai’s story of determination and success
Saturday 5 August 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Opinion, Virtues in Paradise
Everyday heroes exist all around us, yet only when we pause to listen to their stories can we be inspired by their courage or learn from their wisdom, writes Linda Kavelin-Popov.
Kata: Pacific Mini Games
Thursday 3 August 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion
Letter: Government loans to businesses
Thursday 3 August 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Dear Editor, The $7 million loaned out during the Covid pandemic by the Government for business start-ups and development needs to be fully accounted for to ensure all loans have been spent for the purpose intended (Cook Islands businesses receive $7 million in Government loans, Cook Islands News, July 27).
Pet talk: Kitten season is on the way
Wednesday 2 August 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Opinion, Pet Talk
I really love this time of year. The whales are here and put on a show for anyone who wants to see them. They jump, roll, slap their tails; generally, they just seem to be having fun, writes Dr Michael Baer, Te Are Manu Vet Clinic medical director.
Kata: Price Tribunal
Tuesday 1 August 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion
Ruta Mave: Rarotonga roosters: ‘Proud by day loud by night’
Monday 31 July 2023 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Roosters are bold and beautiful during the day, strutting around in their fancy plumage of sun kissed orange, yellow sandy creams, rich emerald greens and poignant dark ebony. Proud by day loud by night, what is the point of them? Ruta Mave explains.
Letter: Loss of sand and Motu Toa
Monday 31 July 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, With regards to Des Eggelton’s response to the Te Ipukarea Society article last Saturday (22 July 2023), “We can’t go back but we can look back and learn”, we appreciate his first-hand knowledge in correcting the incorrect statement that sand for the airport had come from Muri.
Kata: Cold, wet and rainy
Monday 31 July 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion
Kata: Turtle Tour wars
Saturday 29 July 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion
Thomas Tarurongo Wynne: The prophecy of Uia- Who are the heathens?
Saturday 29 July 2023 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials, Opinion
The word heathen is a word which conjures up thoughts of darkness and savagery, people living and interacting in a way that is primitive, without science, philosophy, understanding or self-worth, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.
Letters: ‘Faction versus facts’
Saturday 29 July 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, We, the Mamas of the Arorangi Cook Islands Christian Church Ekalesia, who hosted our volunteers during the Church improvements are saddened and upset by the Letter to the Editor dated the 25th July 2023 titled “Factions in the Gospel Celebrations” and signed off by Tepure Ki Au.
Kata: Climate change
Friday 28 July 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion
Kata: Catching fish
Thursday 27 July 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion
Letter: FIFA boss visit ‘a waste of money’
Thursday 27 July 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
It was good to read in your paper yesterday that the FIFA President will pay a visit to the Cook Islands and other Pacific countries.