Opinion

Kata: Island CEO

Ruta Mave: Cherish your mother, she created you

Motherhood is not easy, if it were, then fathers would do it, writes Ruta Mave.

Letter: Medicinal cannabis plan

Dear Editor, I have some very good news. This good news was right there in front of me all this time but I overlooked it.

Thomas Wynne: Public money must be treated with respect and accountability

Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States, famously said, “A nation's budget is a reflection of its priorities and values.” He emphasised that government spending reveals the true intentions and concerns of a nation’s government.

Letter: Call for dialogue on ‘water issues’

Dear Editor I hope this letter finds you well, this missive presents an opportunity for an open dialogue regarding a matter of significant community concern.

Appreciating our mothers

Do we know how powerful we are? We mothers? With one gentle touch, we can soothe an injury or with a harsh hand, we can injure a heart. With one word, we can crush a dream or inspire hope in our child, whether at three or fifty-three, writes Linda Kavelin-Popov.

Tata Crocombe: Enhancing visitor accommodation services with artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming the tourism industry, and the Cook Islands’ visitor accommodation services can benefit from the cutting-edge AI technology of Large Language Models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT, writes hotelier Tata Crocombe.

Letter: Medicinal cannabis plan for Ministry of Health

The following is a proposal to allow for the individual cultivation of medicinal cannabis by patients who qualify under a clinical trial supervised by the Ministry of Health.

Letter: Preventing drink driving

Dear Editor, The never ending headlines and stories of drink driving, and “nearly nine times” over the limit will not stop until two things occur.

Kata: Revenue gathering

Working together for the animals of the Cook Islands

As you read this I will be in Mauke, thanks to Air Rarotonga and the New Zealand High Commission, both of whom have supported our work in the pa enua.

Letter: Traffic infringement notice

Dear Editor, The Cook Islands Government can boast a unique traffic regulation that is unparalleled in the Pacific region, if not in the entire Western world.

Ruta Mave : Allegiance to the Crown versus financial donations

Long live the King. By default, we have sworn allegiance to the Crown but what are we going to do when all our handshakes and financial donations are called into play?

Letter: Cannabis law review: How much longer?

Dear Editor, On August 1st 2022, an overwhelming 62 per cent of the voters said yes to reviewing laws to allow for the research and medical use of cannabis.

What is the price of citizenship?

As we mark the coronation of a new King and the solemn Anzac services held across the Pacific, in Rarotonga and in Aotearoa, it is important to revisit the poignant question posed by Sir Apirana Ngata in his 1943 treatise, ‘The Price of Citizenship’, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.

Letter: Old makes way for the new

The anonymous letter writer under “Old makes way for the new” failed to appreciate that we are fortunate in having probably the largest parking area in Rarotonga almost straight across the road directly behind the market, about 120 metres away.

Letter: Best by date’ sale

Dear Editor, How is that most retailers will put on sale any perishable goods nearing their ‘Best by date’ while others continue to sell the product at top price.

Letters: Road works

Editor, I note in your paper yesterday, the farmers of Titikaveka are not happy with the road works going on in their area for the reasons they give.

Letters: Old makes way for new

Your story of old makes way for new, and the planned closed to $1 million on a 360 square metre site on the main road is somewhat perplexing.

Letters: The role of free media . . .

Editor, What a load of hogwash and hypocrisy coming out of Henry Puna’s mouth.