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Opinion
Virtues in Paradise: Virtues retreat for helpers
Are you a community leader, a counsellor, police or probation officer, teacher, orametua, physician or nurse? Are you one of the frontline folks who help paddle the vaka of social services in our Cook Islands community? writes Linda Kavelin-Popov.
Thomas Tarurongo Wynne: Honouring the unsung heroes of home
For the many at home who keep the fires burning, who keep the economy going, and who maintain the family homes and land – clean, trimmed, and functioning – I just want to say meitaki maata, meitaki ranuinui, atupaka, korereka, ngao, and atawai wolo, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.
Here's how to change your life for the better
HERE’S A tip that will magically change your life for the better. It will lift your spirits and bring joy to everyone around you.
Fiji school visit food for thought
DRIVING along dusty roads, through a development project that we are told has been going on for three years, I struggled to see many workers working on the road as we scuttled past in our taxi.
Talking can help save lives
This article, written for CI News by the head counsellor of Punanga Tauturu Inc, Nga Teinangaro, should be required reading for anyone suffering from depression or worry and other issues.
Scene analysis pays off in outer island homicide case
This is the final episode in Rarotonga lawyer Norman George’s account of a murder case, in which he represented the defendant.
Prayer should be a two-way conversation
THE SACRED texts of many faiths tell us that prayer is conversation with God. This implies that it goes both ways.
Twists and turns of a murder case
This week’s column by Rarotonga lawyer Norman George takes up the story of how he successfully defended the accused in a high profile murder case on Mangaia in December, 2004.
Envy cooks a stew of nasty self-pity
THERE WAS such appreciative feedback about last week’s column on “The Green Eyed Monster” of jealousy, that I decided to write about its ugly step sister, envy, which is being jealous of what other people have.
The case of the turina tree murder – Norman George
THIS WEEK’S column is about a murder trial in which I acted for the accused.
How to deal with the 'green-eyed monster'
HAVE YOU ever heard of “the green eyed monster”?
Te Maeva Nui shows the true spirit of unity
THIS IS a very special week here in the Cook Islands. Te Maeva Nui (meaning in English, The Big Celebration) is a time to honor the Constitution created 51 years ago preserving the rights and freedoms of the people of these islands.
Defence counsel's work goes beyond court – By Norman George
THIS SERIES will cover major criminal trials that I have conducted as a defence counsel before a judge and jury in the High Court of the Cook Islands over the years....
Moana Ioane next on list to prosecute
TO BE consistent, the next MP that the Cook Islands Police Service should prosecute is Moana Ioane.
Power for change lies within us all
THE OTHER day, a local islander said to me about the American presidential election, “I thought it was a joke. Now it’s serious.”
Why are we a divided nation?
WE ARE polite, kindly, refined, affable, polished and courteous, yet capable of unleashing ruthless cruelty and savagery beyond measure!
Where to for Demos after Teina Bishop?
RIGHT NOW, I am in extreme anguish over the guilty finding the jury returned for my dear friend Teina Bishop.
More to decluttering than meets the eye...
Can you imagine becoming a millionaire by teaching people how to fold their underwear in a new way?
Working together on suicide issue
Guest columnist Thomas Wynne takes a look at a conference on suicide prevention, held in Japan in May this year, and the contribution made by Cook Islander Eliza Puna, who gave a presentation on her Phd on Suicide Prevention amongst Cook Islands Youth in New Zealand; Eliza Puna. The conference was attended by a number of service providers in the Pacific.
Demos seem bent on self-destruction
Occasional columnist Mata-Atua McNair casts her eye over the current political situation in the Cook Islands and tries to make sense of some strange and bewildering events.
A warning every parent should read
ONE DAY, when I was helping my 13-year-old son pack to visit family for the summer, I took a break and sat back on the bed.
Political deadlock - the winners and losers
SOME PEOPLE are treating the current political impasse as the agony without end.