Opinion

Letter: Comments racist and arrogant?

Dear Editor, I refer to the CI News article on NZ Minister Shane Jones (June 17th) where he is quoted as saying. “Some of the doctors on Aitutaki were of Burmese (sic) extraction.

Letter: Playing catch-up again, PM?

Dear Editor, Must be something wrong with the way I read the news … I am sure that in Cook Islands News, Monday, June 24th, the PM is quoted as saying in FUTURE tense – “I’ll make sure that we put in place what needs to be done with the Police, etc, etc…”

Kata: PM Police Portfolio

Back to basics in offshore fisheries management

I have read with great interest the debate on offshore tuna fisheries in the Cook Islands News, and like any topic discussed in any newspaper, the discussion is limited by print space, writes Barbara Hanchard.

Letter: To Tatou Vai concerns

Dear Editor, To Tatou Vai (TTV)’s latest public notice is, “Let Your Voice Shape Our Water Supply”.

Letter: Leadership, not money, the answer

Dear Editor, I was interested to read about the education debate in Parliament last week. Leader of the Opposition, Tina Browne, shared her concern about the low academic achievements of Tereora College students.

Preserving culture: Finding the balance between tradition and progress

Where does culture start? When does the culture of our bygone days or our more recent culture be decided as to what matters now? The discussion on this topic arose with regards to female carvers in Hawaii at the festival held to celebrate all our Pacific cultures together, writes Ruta Mave.

Kata: Minister for Police

Virtues in Paradise: A little child shall lead them

Do you ever look into a child’s eyes and wonder, “Who is this person? What are the gifts they have, waiting to shine? How can I help?, writes Linda Kavelin-Popov.

Thomas Wynne: Punching well above our weight?

I often think, when I have said, and when we say of ourselves that we are ‘punching well above our weight’, what is the measure of that success and why is it us who sing our own song about ourselves? Thomas Tarurongo Wynne writes.

Kata: TTV funding

Letter: ‘Fiddling the books while Rome burns’

Dear Editor, Scrutiny of the Cook Islands Government bookwork is normally a job for the Public Accounts Committee (PAC). By withdrawing from deliberations, the Opposition MPs have left the public without a defender.

Kata: Prison

Letter: Getting a straight answer …

Dear Editor, Getting a straight answer from the water authority is like pulling teeth.

Kata: Appropriation Bill

Pet Talk: Caring for newborn pets

Bringing a newborn pet into your home or farm is a rewarding experience that comes with its own set of challenges and responsibilities, writes Dr Rose Hasegawa, medical director Te Are Manu Vet Clinic.

Letter: Constitutional rights of Cook Islanders

Any adult who has been charged and/or convicted, now or in the past, for consuming marijuana for personal use in the privacy of their own home has had their constitutional right to privacy violated by the Cook Islands Government.

Ruta Mave: Embracing moments before they’re gone

Time is money tick tock. We spend time, take time, give time, time and time again. If we invest time, do we get more time back later than invested? Ruta Mave writes.

Tapu versus Noa: Finding balance between tradition and progress

What is Tapu, sacred or restricted in use and by whom, and what is Noa or free to be utilised by anyone, be they male or female? How do we make something Tapu and then lift that Tapu to make it Noa or free again? Thomas Tarurongo Wynne writes.

Kata: Parliament rules