Opinion

Kata: Vodafone power failure

Letter: The perils of Cryptocurrency Bill

Kia orana e te tama Etita, Me ka tika I toou ngateitei - tuku atu I toku manako ariki-kore I te ture tamanako “Tainted Cryptocurrency Recovery Bill 2023” Kia tika kia akakite atu au I toku manako na roto I to tatou reo maori Kuki Airani, kia marama ia mai e to tatou iti tangata rikiriki.

Letter: Is religion relevant today?

Dear Editor, Our modern society likes to proclaim itself to be multicultural and secular, and the direction seems to be a future without old-fashioned religious ballast where science is the tool for constant progress and prosperity, happiness for everything and everyone.

Ruta Mave: Broken promise- Government reneges on free water pledge

Residential water meters are not to measure what we use, it is how we will pay for government’s monumental blunders and excuses, writes Ruta Mave.

Kata: Foreign interests

Thomas Wynne: Crypto Bill- A deep dive into murky waters?

It is reasonable that today so many Cook Islanders are asking questions around the process that got the Tainted Cryptocurrency Recovery Bill into Parliament and currently before a Select Committee, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.

Kata: Intoxicated tourist

Letter: Due process claim ‘disingenuous’

Dear Editor, I read Tim Arnold’s comments in the paper on Wednesday with much interest and disbelief (Arnold denies Crown Law exclusion in drafting controversial crypto bill, Cook Islands News, April 17).

Kata: Investigations

Letter: Hello Government, are you home?

Dear Editor, Re-Cryptocurrency Recovery Bill.

Kata: Cryptocurrency Bill

Letter: ‘We need to hear the truth’

Dear Editor, Good on Minister Mokoroa for coming out straight and saying he wasn’t consulted on the Crypto Bill (‘I was not consulted’: Minister blindsided by crypto bill drafted by private firm, April 16, 2024).

‘Hard Talks’ explore empowerment for Cook Islands LGBTQ+ community

The empowering “Kai Vananga – Hard Talks” panel discussions, exploring empowerment for the Anuanua (LGBTQ+) community, were held yesterday at the Muri Beach Club Hotel in celebration of the Anuanua festival week.

Letter: Treat our Pa Metua with respect and dignity!

I am appalled and annoyed at the treatment, lack of respect and dignity towards our Pa metua who are applying for their NZ pension especially those living in the Pa Enua.

Letter: Questions cloud Cryptocurrency Bill

Dear Editor, Excellent reporting by 1News over the weekend and coverage by your paper (yesterday) on spy type crypto bill the CIP government is trying to pass in Parliament.

Opinion: Decriminalisation of same-sex relations in Cook Islands

Cook Islands decriminalised same-sex relations a year ago, following a long and arduous journey that began around 2010. Valery Wichman and Hilary Gorman examine the origins of the criminalisation and its impact on the Cook Islands Ānuanua community.

Letter: Future of netball at stake

I just found out at the weekend that the Rarotonga club netball season for grades below premier will run for one round.

Letter: Taxpayers already pay, why meters?

Dear Editor, According to Cook Islands News report (12th April, 2024), the consultant Dan Jackson has stated that our entire population is already paying for water through taxes. Indeed, to quote Mr. Jackson “… the reason domestic taxes are higher today is because part of them goes towards funding water services.”

Ruta Mave: Are we ready for the UN high chair?

The American president JF Kennedy said “Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what can you do for your country.” Our Prime Minister’s motto appears to be “Ask every country you meet what can they do for our country”, writes Ruta Mave.

Virtues in Paradise: Finding strength through shared stories

One of the most life-changing, nurturing, and delightful women’s gatherings I’ve ever experienced occurred in Rarotonga on April 4th and 5th at The Edgewater Hotel. Piri’anga O’onu Women’s Empowerment Retreat (POWER!) featuring the divine, profane, and inspiring social media celebrity, Nicola “Nix” Adams, who shared her guiding virtues of CWK – Courage, Wisdom, and Knowledge, writes Linda Kavelin-Popov.