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Thomas Wynne: Where were our leaders while children suffered?

Let’s break the silence and protect those who most desperately need our protection, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.

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Te rua teretereanga o te Pupu CINAT

Kia Orana e te Etita, Tetai au mea tei tupu I rotopu I te mataiti 1965-2025.

Thomas Wynne: Leave the ancient mountain where it is

For this current government to potentially threaten our ability to hold a New Zealand passport is a concern not just to those at home but to all of us who hold this passport and have akapapa or genealogical ties back to our beautiful Ipukarea, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.

Opinion


TIS: Deep sea mining threatens our ocean and our way of life

Today’s article is contributed by Te Ipukarea Society president, and Ocean Ancestors advocate, June Hosking, currently living in Mauke.

Opinion


Letter: Passport and stamp

Dear Editor, If the passport is primarily about identity, here’s an idea that avoids political and emotional upheaval: run a competition to design a new Cook Islands heritage immigration stamp.

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Letter: Cultural and sports passport?

Dear Editor, Do we really need to be insulted any further? I am now sick and tired of Prime Minister Mark Brown’s continuous arrogance. (New Zealand rejects Cook Islands passport plan, Cook Islands News, December 23, 2024)

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PM Mark Brown’s Christmas message: A time for reflection and joy

Kia Orana tatou katoatoa e te iti tangata tapu na Te Atua.

Opinion


Christmas message from Opposition leader Tina Browne: Unity and hope

Kia orana tatou katoatoa ite aroa rahi e te humaria o to tatou Atu. Koia i akatae mai ia tatou ki teia openga mataiti.

Opinion


Ruta Mave: A call for peace and justice this Christmas

It is the eve of Christmas eve, where shopping for last minute Santa presents, food and drinks intensity is creeping to stratospheric proportions, writes Ruta Mave.

Opinion


Letter: Passport proposal

Dear Editor, It was with disbelief that most New Zealanders watched on the evening Television 1 News, Sunday night (NZ time), the story about your Prime Minister, Mark Brown, intention to make a break from New Zealand.

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Letter: Cook Islands passport - personal ambition or national interest?

Dear Editor, Here’s my observation of this focus on the Cook Islands Passport, designed I might add, to draw attention away from seabed mining.

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Virtues in Paradise: The best present you can give

Christmas is nearly here, and there is so much to do – preparing for visiting family, finding gifts for the children, serving the church, writes Linda Kavelin-Popov.

Opinion


Coconut trees, too much of a good thing

Coconut trees are often called the ‘Tree of Life’ in the Cook Islands and other Pacific islands because every part of the tree is useful. But too many coconut trees can be a problem.

Opinion


Thomas Wynne: Recognising the signs of spiritual manipulation

Should any religion be free to travel like a vine as it pleases? Or should we learn to discern between something that bears good fruit and something that chokes, kills, and destroys? Thomas Tarurongo Wynne writes.

Opinion


Church Talk: The 2024 festive season and what it truly means

The festive season is a time of celebration, family gatherings, and joy. For many in the Cook Islands, this period is about reconnecting with loved ones, sharing meals, and participating in cultural and spiritual traditions, writes Pastor Eric Toleafoa from the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

Opinion


Pet Talk: Keeping your pets cool and comfortable this summer Christmas

The holiday season is a time of joy, family, and festivity, but for pet owners, it can bring unique challenges, writes Dr Rose Hasegawa, medical director Te Are Manu Vet Clinic.

Opinion


Te Tuhi Kelly: Religion raises its ugly side again

As we are all aware, the Government has set up a select committee and have asked for public submissions on a proposal to make the Cook Islands an exclusive Christian nation, writes Te Tuhi Kelly, leader of the Progressive Party.

Opinion


Ruta Mave: The ‘hypocrisy’ of a Christian state

Hypocrisy is alive and well in the unofficial Christian state of Crook Islands, writes Ruta Mave.

Opinion


Thomas Wynne: A history of faith in the Cook Islands

The journey of faith and religion in the Cook Islands – from Tangaroa to Rongo, from Christianity to Pentecostalism – has always been marked by resistance, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.

Editorials


Te Ipukarea Society: Composting workshop teaches sustainable living

Te Ipukarea Society participated in a hands-on composting workshop hosted by New Zealand consultant Chris Purchas at the Papaaroa Mission House last Friday.

Editorials


Letter: Embrace religious diversity

Dear Editor, I am a local hard-core atheist. I have lived in fear many years here for speaking out against Christianly for fear of persecution but I think it’s time to face my fears and speak out about my concerns, with this potential religious restrictions reform. I will not give up and take this message where ever it has to go.

Letters to the Editor


Letter: ‘The Church of Us’

Charles Carlson’s thoughtful letter of 3rd December on what he calls, “ … harmful ideologies that threaten personal rights, national security, and the well-being of our people”, cites for example, “some teachings condone child marriages, with girls as young as six being married off under religious justification.

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