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Letter: Praise for PM Brown

Dear Editor, As far as I see it, the PM Mark Brown is doing more work than anyone else in government, and I don’t mean blowing rubbish and cutting hedges on the side of the road.

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Letter: Stopping domestic violence

Dear Editor, I was appalled and disgusted by the op-ed by Ruta Mave that shamed and held women in-part accountable for the ongoing domestic violence against them. The views expressed were harsh and totally naive to the realities of domestic violence.

Making order out of chaos

At this season of my life, I have a longing for order and simplicity.

Opinion

What I know about being a unionist

People have asked me what I know about being a unionist.

Opinion

Counting the cost of 'free association'

I had the privilege of voting today as a New Zealand citizen, because I was born in New Zealand and have a New Zealand passport.

Opinion

Issues come with 'developed' status

I found Mark Brown’s article in CI News on September 21 quite interesting.

Opinion

MOP confident it can meet lending criteria

It seems I overestimated expected objections to the Merchant of Paradise (MOP) Paradise Prosperity Plan (PPP).

Opinion


Conflicts of interest must be dealt with

In most governments, Cabinet ministers are strictly forbidden to have conflicts of interest.

Opinion

'Selective justice' cause for concern

Prime minister Henry Puna last week referred to my column, written two weeks earlier, as “a pathetic attempt to discredit this government”.

Opinion

When is a union not a union?

If you have been reading a number of my articles over the last few months, you will note that I have raised a number of issues regarding the treatment of foreign workers by Cook Islands employers.

Opinion

Virtue of Peacefulness brings great blessings

International Peace Day is being proclaimed by the United Nations on September 21.

Opinion

Crying foul over our poultry

It was interesting reading in CI News yesterday comments made by a tourist from New Zealand complaining about the chickens and chicken poo everywhere on Rarotonga.

Opinion

Plan private enterprise: Tepaki

Merchant of Paradise director Tim Tepaki has delivered a broadside to critics of his plan to create new developments on the outer islands and resurrect the Sheraton hotel project. Here he outlines why he believes the critics have got it all wrong.

Opinion


Inquiry into death called for

A lady relative of mine died last Thursday morning.

Opinion


Connections, and thoughts on NCD stats

Sitting on a large craggy rock next to me she began to quietly sing, a soft gentle waiata, an imene that called us all standing there to a place without time.

Opinion

Land court makes history in the north

When I first became aware the Ministry of Justice was planning a hearing in the Northern Group at the end of August primarily to determine ownership of the lands taken by warrant for the solar projects in the northern islands, I was quite concerned.

Opinion

Family at core of Cook Islands culture

Love of family is a core virtue in Cook Islands Maori culture.

Opinion

Peoples' resilience shines through

The Northern Group islands of Tongareva (Penrhyn), Manihiki and Rakahanga received a rare visit from the Land Court last week.

Opinion


Browne claims 'pathetic,' says Puna

Recent inflammatory comments by the leader of the Democratic Party, Tina Browne, claiming that the Cook Islands Party government is misrepresenting the money it is spending to fund projects as being CIP money, are lacking in fact.

Opinion

You too, can make your dreams come true

This week, 20 people from the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the Cook Islands gathered at Tamanu Beach Resort for a retreat Dan and I gave on, “Living the Dream: Spiritual Practices for a Grace-filled Life”.

Opinion

What can we do to save our language?

I remember sitting with the crew of Fa’afaite Vaka in 2015 who had sailed from Tahiti and as we sat together talking I could hear them all speaking French to each other and hardly any Maohi and I was saddened by the fact that colonisation had created this dilemma.

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Mental health issues loom large

Rarotonga resident John Scott describes the frustrating battle he has had dealing with health authorities in New Zealand over care for his wife Tara, who suffers from severe dementia. Scott’s frank account also highlights the lack of appropriate facilities in the Cook Islands for those who suffer from mental conditions.

Opinion

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