Opinion

Letter: Vaimaanga ‘horseshoe’ road plan

Dear Editor, I have read with interest the recent articles and smoke signals in your paper relating to the proposed and scary horseshoe road plan for the old Sheraton site.

Kata: Medical Marijuana Law

Kata: Winston Peters

Letter: Boggs takes a slog

Ruth Mave's article about me in your Monday paper was filled with ignorance regarding medicinal cannabis.

Kata: Cabinet

Kata: Trump

RUTA MAVE: Cook Islands should invest in agriculture, not marijuana and seabed mining

If the question is “What are the Crook Islands good for?”, the shameful answer is that they are good at begging for money, but shameful at giving it to help others, writes Ruta Mave.

Kata: Ministry of Justice

Kata: International Law

Letter: Leave us alone already

Dear Editor, A large majority of Cook Islanders favour legalising medicinal cannabis, as of 2022, 64 per cent of the formal votes cast in the last election support legislation.

Kata: Cannabis

Pet Talk: ‘Don’t eat reef fish, or feed it to your pets’

Ciguatera poisoning, or as we know it, fish poisoning, occurs all over the world in animals and people. We can’t cure it in animals, all we can do is make them comfortable, writes Dr Michael Baer, Te Are Manu Vet Clinic medical director.

Letter: New Vaimaanga development

I refer to the letter regarding public concerns over the ring road (more of a horseshoe road really) which is being promoted as part of the development of the old Sheraton site.

Letter: Noisy motorbikes a menace

Dear Editor, It was with great delight that I read in Monday’s Cook Islands News (2/10/23), that there are at least two other persons on Rarotonga who share my frustration at the number of “noisy and illegal” motorbikes yahooing around various parts of Rarotonga.

Letter: Why fix something that isn’t broken?

Dear Editor, Please can somebody tell me, why we are fixing something at a huge expense, that isn’t broken?

Kata: Crown Minister

Ruth Mave: Take every opportunity, who knows where it will lead

Wood Allen said 80 per cent of success is turning up.

Letter: ‘Sky high’ air ticket prices

The letter writer Kuki Airani, Starlink Users, thinks that Air New Zealand ticket prices from Auckland to Rarotonga are justified on the grounds that they need to make a profit.

Letter: Their vehicles are not only illegal, but just plain awful

Mr Editor, A recent reader's comment about a motorcyclist driving constantly through the middle of Avarua town requires some support.

Virtues in Paradise: The Virtues effect – Making a difference

I have a friend who makes a profound difference in my life. She’s one of my greatest blessings. I’ve been reflecting on what it is about her that causes me to leave her presence more hopeful, happy, and confident -- ready to tackle life with fresh optimism, writes Linda Kavelin-Popov.