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Opinion
Thomas Wynee: Two faces of power
I was fortunate to sit on two paepae this week – one for the funeral of the Māori King, Tūheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII, whose daughter, Ngā Wai Hono i te Pō, was crowned with a Bible soon afterward, and another for those who were abused by another crown, where the Bible was sometimes used not to bless but to curse, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.
Editorial: How the grapes of wrath are sown
OPINION: Over the past months, I’ve heard a few stories of people patiently working their way through the courts to win their corner of paradise.
Editorial: Cooks need new friends in climate fight
The Cook Islands is set to become a developed nation. And in so doing, this collection of 15 islands spread over two million square kilometres of ocean will become the first in the region to gain this status.
Editorial: The young will come home to help
My trainer at the gym reckons my health should be my priority. And so he should. But I reckon I have other priorities, like my family.
Editorial: Raro's dog days are over
Whatever happened to the happy-go-lucky Raro dog?
Editorial: Community must seek drug abuse solutions
In our hospital, young men critically injured when they drink too much booze, once too often, and crash their bikes. In our prison, meth-addicted criminals in a spiral of drug abuse and mental illness. In our homes, addicts taking the food from their children’s mouths.
Norman George: The shakedown of self-governance
At the beginning of self-government the New Zealand High Commissioner was the acting Head of State. He assented to all Acts of the Legislature Assembly when passed. He was privy to all Cabinet papers and chaired all the Executive Council meetings.
Opinion: Success means quality of life Scorecard for Cook Islands
We cannot fool ourselves into thinking full prisons, full hospitals, and empty homes because the parents are both working two jobs is somehow sustainable.
Editorial: The tourism operators who care too much
It was a beautiful winter’s day on Sunday, when I visited Kaireva Beach House to talk with Susanna and Robert Wigmore.
Norman George: Roller-coaster ride to Cooks' modern self-reliant economy
In 1978 when Sir Thomas Davis’ Democratic Party took over government, there were some odd government structures that remained under New Zealand government control. The hairy hands of colonialism had to be amputated.
TIS: Feeding fish can harm them
Fish viewing is a popular component of tourism in many locations around the world. It increases interaction and interest between people and marine life, can increase visitor numbers to local areas and can be an enjoyable experience for.
Editorial: The canary in the Pacific mine
The idea of placing a canary in a mine to detect carbon monoxide was first proposed by oxygen specialist John Scott Haldane, about 1913.
Editorial: Welcoming our visitors at 2am
I flew back in on a Jetstar flight from Auckland, early yesterday morning. There was a light drizzle, and I had my raincoat ready as I made my way down the steps and across the tarmac to the arrivals terminal.
TNorman George: The early pains of self-governance
The easiest thing in the world is to accept what we have now without reference to how we got here. It is so easy and cozy to ignore the rough beginnings. I will make commentary about the three phases of self-government right up to now.
Editorial: The richness of our culture
The deputy prime minister Mark Brown aptly said, “each year Te Maeva Nui is impressive,” at the closing ceremony of the nations most celebrated event.
Thomas Wynne: Ma te inangaro One in love
Relevance, this was the question discussed at the Te Koutu Nui Conference this week with regard to our leaders and a question maybe, we can ask also of ourselves.
Editorial: Standing barefoot on your own ground
Talking to Taungaroa Emile yesterday, I don’t think his tears were those of sadness.
Editorial: Bluesky prepares for a rainy day
BLUESKY this week announced that it would be cutting the price of internet data. Strangely coincidental that the Manatua Cable project is just around the corner from being completed isn’t it?
Editorial: Different water streams woven together
Few things in recent year have divided this country as much as the word “chlorine’, people tell me.
Editorial: Te Maeva Nui is history in the making
When Puaikura’s warriors with blackened eyes stepped to the front of the stage, a hush fell over the crowd.
Norman George: Top 10: Long life for PM, life in prison for drug dealers
“Last but not least, I believe we have a birthday boy today: Henry Puna celebrates his 70th birthday. Happy Birthday Prime Minister!”
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