Opinion

Letter: Te Akaepaepa anga o te 60 Mataiti  

Dear Editor, Kia Orana e te iti tangata Kuki Airani I te aroa maata o to tatou Atu ko Iesu Mesia. Te karanga nei te aposetolo Paulo “E rekareka rai” Philipi 4:4.

Kata: Value of education

Pet Talk: Teaching kids to care for cats and dogs

Introducing children to the joys and responsibilities of caring for a pet can be a rewarding experience for the entire family, writes Dr Rose Hasegawa, medical director Te Are Manu Vet Clinic.

Letter: Honouring our young heroes

Dear Editor, May I request through your column for Government to consider and approve the recommendation for an award MBEs, OBEs or something of that nature or higher to be granted, bestowed or given to the team of young Cook Islanders who won the world competition for some robotic or similar thing that was in the newspaper some months ago.

Letter: Officials ‘dragging the chain’

Dear Editor, I wish to correct a statement made by the CEO of Cook Islands Airport Authority regarding comments I made over lighting issues for Aitutaki’s Airport. (Cook Islands News, Saturday, January 11, 2025).

Kata: Police

Ruta Mave: American drama of the wild wildfires

Los Angeles, the entertainment capital of the world and home to many of the celebrity elite, is currently starring in an unfolding American drama of the wild wildfires of the west, writes Ruta Mave.

Letter: Vacancy for new Police Commissioner

Dear Editor, I write to the Minister of Police and to the public, for the position of Commissioner of Police. This application is out of despair, sadness and desperation to help.

Thomas Wynne: Stay home and get to work, MPs

Every day spent out of the country is a day not working. Members of Parliament are elected to be in Parliament, not in the Koru Club or frequent flyer club, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.

Te Ipukarea Society: How removing rats can protect Cook Islands native vegetation and wildlife

From birds to plants, invasive rats have wreaked havoc on island ecosystems worldwide, and the Cook Islands are no exception.

Kata: Rain

Kata: Cook Islands passport

Te Tuhi Kelly: Passport referendum

This focus on a Cook Islands passport should be mandated by us the people through a referendum.

Letter: Gullible public, empty promises

Dear Editor, The Muri Night Market was chocker on Monday, with tourism booming.

Kata: Swimming

Kata: Church

Te Tuhi Kelly: Cook Islands deserve a legacy of substance, not symbolism

As we are all aware, we will be celebrating 60 years of independence from our colonial masters New Zealand this year. This push by Prime Minister Mark Brown for a “symbolic representation of national pride and identity” through a separate Cook Islands passport has not been well thought out, writes Te Tuhi Kelly, leader of the Progressive Party.

Letter: Papa’anga, not akapapa

Someone’s got to say it. Much as I enjoy reading your regular opinion pieces by Thomas Wynn, he unfortunately uses the wrong word for genealogy/family tree quite frequently in his writing.

Letter: Science, ideology and politicking

Dear Editor, In reply to PM Mark Brown’s comment that he takes a scientific approach as opposed to our ideological approach.

Kata: Parliament Sitting