Opinion

LETTERS: Tuna catches on the slide

Letters for Saturday July 24

KATA: Lots of pork, no fish

KATA: Secret agent

KATA: A different kind of tourist

Rarotonga Sailing Club to host barbecue bash

A barbecue pitmasters competition is set to raise money for the Rarotonga Sailing Club and celebrate barbecuing.

KATA: Herd immunity

OPINION: The Five Freedoms - addressing animal welfare

The ‘Five Freedoms’ have formed the basis for animal welfare standards the world over since the 1960s. So what are the ‘Five Freedoms’? And how can they help us to have a positive impact on the animals in our care? Dr Ellen McBryde explains.

KATA: Fish shortage

RUTA MAVE: Monkey see, monkey do

The more we plead poverty the more we sit with our hands in our laps looking mournful like a Labrador dog, the more we lose our self-drive, pride, mana and self-identity.

Connecting with our culture

It’s hard to describe in words but yesterday’s investiture of Ngamaru Tupuna Ariki on Enuamanu signifies a time of transition, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.

OPINION: Deep sea mining discussions – what’s the rush?

There appears to be strong community support for building the capacity of locals to better prepare them to make decisions regarding deep sea mining, writes Te Ipukarea Society.

KATA: Race to the finish

LETTERS: Police deserve better recognition

Letters for July 17, 2021

LETTER: Albizia versus native forest

Dear Editor, Re: Letter to the Editor (July 15) stating that Albizia has replaced acres and acres of native forest. It went on to suggest that eventually the only native trees on Rarotonga will be those in our backyards.

LETTERS: Where are the alarm bells?

Letters for July 15, 2021

KATA: Health advice

KATA: Computer gear for police

LETTER: Worship of money impacts all human societies

Letters for July 14, 2021

KATA: Beating a dead horse?

Building and maintaining legacy for all Cook Islanders

We are the only country in the Pacific that reveres our culture so strongly that we established a standalone ministry dedicated to the nurturing and preservation of our culture – our peu Maori, writes Prime Minister Mark Brown.