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2 September 2024

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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”.

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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.

Mindfulness key to savouring life

Last night, instead of accompanying my husband Dan to the beach where he takes his nightly sunset photos, I opted to stay home and watch a video, one I had seen before.

Opinion

Obsolete offences a fascinating read

There are some quite interesting offences left over from old times whose useful purposes have long gone. I will highlight both useful and obsolete examples.

Opinion


How the criminal law system works

Our criminal law system works around the police who enforce the law.

Opinion


Outdates laws urgently need change

I will briefly highlight Cook Islands laws that are out of date, then recommend some changes.

Opinion

There surely is a state of flux in our political game

The Government has depressed CIP loyal supporters. It has also angered voters by its arrogance and “who cares” attitude.

Opinion

Time to reinvent our legal system

Due to the lack of progress in attending to the modernisation of our laws, the shadow of crisis is never far away. We are 40 years behind New Zealand with most of our laws.

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What policemen do when they retire

Judge Justice Dame Judith Potter returned to New Zealand last week.

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Easter a potent symbol of hope

Easter is coming, a holy season for many faiths.

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Election results and what they mean

I must take my hat off to the Prime Minister.

Opinion


Make sure you're playing the right game

What if you had a dream of being a great athlete – the strongest and fastest rugby player, the most successful netball player -- a true champion of the game?

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US elections and our flying leader

The Republican candidates in the US presidential election have demonstrated in the last six months that these campaigns are certainly not for the weak and faint-hearted.

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Traditional lore reduced to low status

With all the recent discussions over the Mato Vai water project I thought it timely to write about the low status given to Cook Islands traditional lore.

Opinion


The joy of whole-hearted excellence

When we think about a business, whether a shop, a hospital, or a service we hire someone to do, what stands out in our minds is the rare individual who brings his or her whole heart and soul to work.

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When politicians fail to meet expectations

Politics is a game for gentlemen and ladies.

Opinion

Names pose dilemma for officialdom

We find that the dilemma facing officialdom is in the recording of our tupuna names.

Opinion


When is a Cook Islander not a Cook Islander?

Te Tuhi Kelly says the answer to his question is when he/she is NZ Maori. This is the first of a two-part opinion piece.

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Are we a failed democracy?

Norman George - lawyer Critical matters of State not to be messed with

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Sunday flights referendum:

Wilkie Rasmussen – Cook Isands News columnist A necessary abuse of democracy Banning Sunday flights has been on the calling cards of some Aitutaki people.

Opinion

Mollycoddling of children

I was reading an article recently regarding how we are not bringing up our children to have ‘resilience’. It reminded me of a number of references I have made on how parents in the Cook Islands are raising their children. One of those articles dealt with child abuse and the risk that this poses for us going forward.

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Why has the law changed in respect of occupation rights?

The concept of occupation rights (simply a right to occupy a designated area of a block of land) was first introduced in the Cook Islands when the Land Court, just after the turn of the 20th century, established the “house sites” that line both sides of the main road in Avarua and in Arorangi.

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