Opinion

Guns and roads in southwest Rarotonga

The old deserted and controversial Sheraton Hotel in Vaimaanga is getting a new lease of life after Rarotonga businessman Chris Vaile took on the challenge to redevelop the site into a high-end apartment property complete with other amenities.

Thomas Tarurongo Wynne: A division fueled by soundbites, and not reason

I joined the (New Zealand) Labour Party when I was 18 and have been involved with the politics and policies of Labour ever since, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.

Kata: Voice

Letter: NZ election voting issues

Dear Editor, My wife did not vote in this (New Zealand) election. She tried. Three times she tried.

Kata: Middle East

Kata: Queens

Pet Talk: Aitutaki – A parting gift for Te Are Manu veterinarian

November 17 will be Te Are Manu’s final visit to Aitutaki for the year. It will also be my last visit to Aitutaki, for the monthly clinic, and my final day working for Te Are Manu, writes Dr Michael Baer.

Letter: Public interest or not?

Dear Editor, Perhaps Mrs Tina Browne would care to comment publicly, now as leader of the Opposition, but way back appearing for the landowner in the December, 1989 confirmation of alienation hearing concerning the “Sheraton Hotel” lease, with Justice Dillon presiding. When asked by Justice Dillon “…do you consider the arrangement now proposed to be in the public interest”. Mrs. Browne replied “…I do.”

Kata: Luxon

Kata: Vaimaanga project

Ruth Mave: We do have the freedom of speech and ability to vote

Big changes don’t just happen by large referendums. Large changes occur by the accumulation of small actions, attitudes and voices. The voice has started.

Letter: Medicinal cannabis

Dear Editor, Here's the deal.

Letter: The principle of democracy

Dear Editor, The Prime Minister is quoted in the Cook Islands New on October 12 as saying he and the government have ”no issue“ with the proposed ring road diversion behind the old Vaimaanga Hotel site.

Kata: Israel-Hamas war

Kata: Sydney to Raro

Virtues in Paradise: Seeing through a lens of virtues

The way we see others has a deep impact on them and also on us., writes Linda Kavelin-Popov.

Thomas Wynne: What’s in a vote?

By the time this editorial goes to print, we will know the outcome of the New Zealand General Election, and that outcome will have been determined by hundreds, if not thousands of voters, who also live and reside in the Cook Islands and overseas, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.

Letter: Australian Indigenous Voice referendum

Kia Orana! My husband and I left Cook Islands just yesterday (Tuesday) after a 10-day vacation on Rarotonga. The weather was not kind during our stay but the friendliness of the local people more than made up for that, on this our fifth visit.

Letter: Marijuana doctor

Dear Editor, I think you are biased. You print the same stuff from Steve Boggs regularly but not from other people.

Letter: Govt needs to reassess ‘no issues’ stance

Dear Editor, In reference to Government’s “no issues” statement regarding the road closure (‘No issues’: Government on Sheraton road closure, Cook Islands News, October 12). There are a couple of important issues that I can think of that need to be addressed.