Opinion

Ruta Mave: Questioning the legality of another’s belief

Everyone just wants to live a life of mundane tasks and group socialisation. They want to wake up and interact with family and pets. Go to work or school, complete tasks of growth challenge or wage earning, writes Ruta Mave.

Letter: 7s disappointment

My name is Maia Samuela, and I am the President of Cook Islands Rugby New Zealand (CIRNZ). I am writing in response to the article published on November 15, 2024, regarding the upcoming Oceania 7s tournament.

Kata: Cocktail order

Kata: Fire

Kata: Deep sea mining

Thomas Wynne: Who wrote our founding document?

This is part one of three articles on the writing and founding of our Cook Islands Constitution. By Thomas Wynne.

Kata: Stress hormone

Te Ipukarea Society: Hawksbill health needs close monitoring

Turtle tracking through the use of photos to identify individual turtle movements around Rarotonga has continued for a second consecutive year.

Kata: RAC

Kata: PERCA

Legalise pakalolo, fight hard drugs

The flow of heroin,cocaine,fentanyl and methamphetamines into Rarotonga is unmatched and these hard core drugs are taking a real foothold in the demise of many Cook Islanders and our society as a whole.

Pet talk: Pets impact on mental health

Pets have long been considered beloved members of the family, offering unconditional love and companionship. In recent years, scientific research has validated what pet owners have always felt: the positive impact of pets on mental health is profound.

Letter: What is this RAC?

The article in your Tuesday, 19 November edition (RAC to address mosque legality) raises a number of interesting issues.

Letter: Lopsided misleading consultation

E-communications between us and attendees at Monday night's government lead SBMA presentation to the Auckland Cook Islands community describes yet another, lop sided consultation, which also included misleading information.

Te Tuhi Kelly: We did not cede sovereignty

Britain colonised my other country Aotearoa in the early 1840's. At that time Maori held sovereignty over land, sea and air. We are known by our tribal names and the area that we have sovereignty over.

Kata: Police short staffed

Ruta Mave: Modern pentathlon, a way to add a cross training aspect

Salam Alaykum which means peace be upon you all the way from Saudia Arabia. After 35 hours of flights travel and transit times I made it to my destination of Riyadh the site of the original capital city of the first state of Saudia Arabia over three hundred years ago, writes Ruta Mave.

Tina Browne: Police Service

I share Norman George’s concerns about the deeply troubling state of our Police Services under the current government, writes Tina Browne.