Opinion

Letter: Cook Islands Christian Movement

Dear Editor, William Framhein is the interim secretary of Cook Islands Christian Movement Inc (CICMI) that wants to undo the legislation that decriminalised homosexuality.

Kata: Relationship with NZ

Letter: Praise for PM Brown

Dear Editor, As far as I see it, the PM Mark Brown is doing more work than anyone else in government, and I don’t mean blowing rubbish and cutting hedges on the side of the road.

Letter: Stopping domestic violence

Dear Editor, I was appalled and disgusted by the op-ed by Ruta Mave that shamed and held women in-part accountable for the ongoing domestic violence against them. The views expressed were harsh and totally naive to the realities of domestic violence.

Pet Talk: A day in the life of a vet at Te Are Manu Vet Clinic

For the dedicated team at Te Are Manu Vet Clinic, every day is a balance of skill, compassion and unpredictability, writes Dr Rose Hasegawa.

Kata: National debt

Letter: Travel budget

Not one dollar, not one cent better be spent on these MPs in the supplementary budget for travel. Not another dollar Mr Brown, not another cent of our hard-earned taxpayers’ money to be spent on your travel.

Letter: Protecting our women and children

Dear Editor, The recent sentencing of Yawea Teophilo to 14 years in prison for 47 charges of rape (and other charges) has shocked our community. Learning about what these young girls had to go through is heart breaking and reminds us of the urgent need to protect our women and children, and support survivors of gender-based violence (GBV).

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Ruta Mave: It must end today

Fairytales tell our children to fear the wicked stepmother. Reality says they should fear the stepfather, uncles, grandfathers and friends of the family. Not all men are rapists and paedophile’s but most rapists and paedophiles are men. It must end today, with the women, writes Ruta Mave.

SMOKIES

Reading the CIN article, (Jan 20, 2025) about the government arranging a Supplementary budget in the next Parliamentary sitting in February… for important works …made me laugh ... .and cry! . … Where are the priorities? Of course we need roads and bridges, but we need a well-protected and safe environment more.

Kata: Cook Islands residency stamp

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.

Kata: Nu price

Te rua teretereanga o te Pupu CINAT

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

Letter: Prison ‘break’

This writer would appreciate a follow up story from CINews as to whether any heads rolled after the revelations that convicted fraudsters were released from prison to sit with ‘family’ in a certain Arorangi café and to clean the gardens at their Airbnb income property instead of “doing time” for the crime within the prison itself.

Letter: Immigration stance questioned

Dear Editor, Unless there are legal grounds for detaining or preventing a person from departing the Cook Islands, one would expect the departure processing by CI immigration to be straight forward if the standard requirements are met.

Kata: Church petition

Letter: Topcopz sarcasm

Although Topcopz tried to be funny, he ended up being sarcastic, so here is to set the record straight;

Kata: Medical marijuana