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Opinion
Letter: 53rd AGM of the Are Ariki
Dear Editor, I am writing in response to the article published on Tuesday, 15th October 2024, titled “PM Proposes Cook Islands Passport at the Ariki Meeting”.
Letter: A plea for a warmer welcome
Dear Editor, I am a small accommodation business operator, and I feel compelled to write in response to a wave of recent complaints from guests.
Demos seem bent on self-destruction
Occasional columnist Mata-Atua McNair casts her eye over the current political situation in the Cook Islands and tries to make sense of some strange and bewildering events.
A warning every parent should read
ONE DAY, when I was helping my 13-year-old son pack to visit family for the summer, I took a break and sat back on the bed.
Political deadlock - the winners and losers
SOME PEOPLE are treating the current political impasse as the agony without end.
Rule of law should govern the nation
The RULE of law is more than just some quaint phrase that is trotted out from time to time to sound impressive.
Mindfulness makes all the difference...
I WAS amazed while eating a salad at a restaurant in Rarotonga, when the owner stopped by and asked, “Is your salad a little dry?”
A festival of mistakes and bad habits
The LAST few days have brought to a climax all the bad decision-making by the Speaker and Clerk of Parliament.
Big on promises, short on delivery
DESPITE THE last minute flurry as to whether parliament was correctly adjourned, (which, with the doors firmly locked, provided camera opportunities but not much more), the June sitting of parliament came and went with an opposition promising much, but delivering little.
Freebies take priority over parliament
TIME AND time again, the self-serving needs of the prime minister and his cabinet have brought the Appropriation Bill to a sudden halt.
The reluctant Solicitor General
READERS will recall that in April this year, I sent for publication the copy of a letter I forwarded to the Solicitor General, David James, asking him to review the decision of the Cook Islands Police Force not to prosecute Henry Puna for careless driving causing injury after an accident on October 4, 2014.
Handicraft export made much easier
COMPREHENSIVE information about biosecurity regulations for transporting handicrafts across borders in the Pacific region is now more accessible following the launch of a manual at the recently-completed 12th Festival of Pacific Arts in Hagatna, Guam.
A tribute to Muhammad Ali, 1942-2016
MUHAMMAD Ali was a great athlete, civil rights leader, linguist, showman, philanthropist, world citizen – and a man who left some memorable quotes:
Family unity fulfills a divine convenant
I WALKED into the large carpeted meeting room of an apartment complex where our family reunion was being held. Gradually the room filled, with five generations of Kavelins, my dad’s relatives.
Cook Islands devoid of critical thinking
Last week, a Tongan academic claimed that the Pacific is at a critical stage where there is a noticeable lack of “critical thinking.”
Can't wait for 'Aoteoroazhou'
I would like to live long enough to see the day when people of Chinese or Asian descent are in the majority in New Zealand, and I would like Mike Hosking and the racist citizenary of New Plymouth to be around then too.
The language of love important one to learn
Araura College Counsellor Thomas Wynne and I were recently talking about the needs of youth, and he shared some fascinating information. Thomas discovered what students at Araura are craving as ways to feel loved.
Chance to appreciate the women in our lives
We set aside one day a year to celebrate mothers. My husband and I send roses to his mother, now nearly 90.
Achievement list sadly short
Pretend to be a CIP Member of Parliament or a cabinet minister. Ask yourself this question, “What accomplishments have we achieved in two terms of governance?”
Traditional leaders 'way out of line'
I may be treading on eggshells here.
Our sacred trust to care for the islands
One way to think of the place where one lives is that it is a sacred trust.
Tongareva gold rush an illusion
I have a confession to make.