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Opinion
Church Talk: The 2024 festive season and what it truly means
The festive season is a time of celebration, family gatherings, and joy. For many in the Cook Islands, this period is about reconnecting with loved ones, sharing meals, and participating in cultural and spiritual traditions, writes Pastor Eric Toleafoa from the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
Pet Talk: Keeping your pets cool and comfortable this summer Christmas
The holiday season is a time of joy, family, and festivity, but for pet owners, it can bring unique challenges, writes Dr Rose Hasegawa, medical director Te Are Manu Vet Clinic.
PET TALK: A Day in the Life of a Vet
Most of us don’t know much about what goes on behind-the-scenes at a veterinary clinic. We see puppies and kittens, old pets on their last legs, and everything in between - all on a daily basis. Dr Ellen McBryde takes you through a day in the life of a veterinarian in Rarotonga.
OPINION: The benefits of investing in human resources
The government departments, who have the mandate for managing legislation relating to private and public sector employment, always struggle to provide a level of professional service commensurate with the letter of the law, writes Te Tuhi Kelly, the leader of the Progressive Party of the Cook Islands.
LETTERS: Returnees to pay for quarantine
Letters for Tuesday November 9, 2021
LETTERS: The health versus wealth trade-off
Letters for Monday November 8, 2021
OPINION: Understanding the beauty of the full blooming rose
The misconception of strong women is not that they have attitudes, it’s because they have standards – just like a teabag, the best way to find out how strong a woman really is, is by dropping her into hot water.
LETTERS: ‘A circus of double dipping’
Letter for Saturday November 6, 2021
Check your attitude
Its not often Tata Crocombe (resort owner) and I have agreed but I found his latest opinion piece in the Cook Islands News sobering and thoughtful with some clear statements on where our country is at and what we need to do now, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.
Aitutaki dredging ‘a complete shamble’
Letters for Friday November 5, 2021
‘MPs must be held accountable to the people’
I have been having a go at MPs recently and I think it’s fair to say that many people are not happy with what we are having to put up with, writes Te Tuhi Kelly, the leader of the Progressive Party of the Cook Islands.
LETTERS: Opposing current marijuana laws
Letters for Thursday October 4, 2021
LETTERS: ‘Be a work horse, not a show pony’
Letters for Wednesday November 3, 2021
PM: ‘We are the ones with the most to lose if agreements are not reached and firm action is not decided upon’
You may remember that several columns back I took the opportunity to talk to you all about climate change, its potential impacts here in the Cook Islands, and why it is something we all need to be thinking about, writes Prime Minister Mark Brown.
LETTERS: Alleged drug dealer denied bail by court
Letters for Tuesday November 2, 2021
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