Opinion

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

Letter: Tereora College dinner fundraiser

I am writing on behalf of the Former Tereora College Students to launch our dinner fundraiser to be held next month.

Kata: Power bill

Kata: International fishers

Opinion: Time to rethink fisheries management for local benefit

Last week, former lawyer and columnist Reuben Tylor analysed catch figures for purse seining and longline fishing to investigate the low yellowfin catch in the South. In his concluding article of the three-part series, he examines Vaine Wichman’s 2012 report and argues for increased government support to develop the local fishing industry, following the model of Tahiti (French Polynesia).

Kata: Tapu in Hawaii

Letter: Open letter demanding transparency

Dear Editor, Subject: Open letter to Honourable Albert Nicholas, Minister for Cook Islands Investment Corporation. I bring to your attention, To Tatou Vai (TTV) have yet to acknowledge an information request dating back to February 2023.

Kata: Stolen bike

Letter: Cook Islands justice system

Dear Editor, “When you expect the worst, you will never be disappointed!”

Ruta Mave: Race walking teaches perseverance and understanding

If at first you don’t succeed, then try, try, try again. Then if you don’t succeed read the instructions. This has been the answer to my latest attempt at trying race walking, writes Ruta Mave.

Letter: Cook Islands deserve NZ Defence Force inclusion

Dear Editor, I am writing to express my disappointment and concern regarding recent developments that may have implications for the Cook Islands and its people.

Kata: Super slam

Thomas Wynne: Pacific voyaging, more than metaphor

Two thousand four hundred (2400) miles of excellence, 2400 miles of precision and 2400 miles of discipline and strength, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.

Virtues in Paradise: Seven virtues of happiness

“Don’t worry, be happy,” sings Bob Marley. There is profound truth in this. Even in the midst of a deeply troubled world, we have more power than we know to sustain our wellbeing and happiness, writes Linda Kavelin-Popov.

Kata: Overpaid per diems