Editorials
OPINION: Electric Vehicle rally celebrates green tech
Saturday 22 May 2021 | Written by Te Ipukarea Society | Published in Editorials, Opinion
The first ever Rarotonga Electric Car (EV) Rally is being held Sunday starting from the new Constitution Park in Avarua township at 3pm, writes Te Ipukarea Society.
OPINION: Vaccination ‘should not be a difficult choice’
Tuesday 18 May 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Get vaccinated. Protect yourself, your family and all those around you. You know it’s the right thing to do, writes Prime Minister Mark Brown.
OPINION: Our holiday is over, their holiday begins
Monday 17 May 2021 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
More bikes and cars driving on once deserted roads; it’s back to life, back to reality – the tourists are coming, writes Ruta Mave.
OPINION: Looking beyond the smoke and mirrors
Saturday 15 May 2021 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials, Opinion
In a time when there is so much information, sometimes it is difficult to decide what is true and what is not, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.
OPINION: Permaculture means ‘Less fires, more composting and a chemical free garden’
Saturday 15 May 2021 | Written by Te Ipukarea Society | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Rarotonga’s first ever permaculture classes have been running since the beginning of March, at the Permaculture Centre in Nikao. By Te Ipukarea Society.
OPINION: Covid-19 vaccination: Get the facts before jabs
Thursday 13 May 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Editorials, Opinion
As a Cook Islander I expect robust explanatory or educational efforts by Te Marae Ora and the Cook Islands Government to the people of the Cook Islands about the Pfizer vaccine, writes Wilkie Rasmussen.
OPINION: When dogs bite
Wednesday 12 May 2021 | Written by Dr. Ellen McBryde | Published in Editorials, Opinion
No surprises here – dog bite wounds are one of the most common reasons pet owners contact the vet clinic. But why do dogs bite? And what can we do about it? By Dr Ellen McBryde of Te Are Manu Vet Clinic.
OPINION: Journey to recovery ‘may be a road short lived’
Tuesday 11 May 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Te Marae Ora’s response to this dengue outbreak must be challenged with serious questions, writes Opposition leader Tina Pupuke Browne.
OPINION: Work with TIS ignited a passion to protect environment
Saturday 8 May 2021 | Written by Te Ipukarea Society | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Former Te Ipukarea Society staff member, Liam Kokaua, shares his experience working for the Society, and his current work in Aotearoa
OPINION: Facing the world with vigilance, diligence and safety
Tuesday 4 May 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Editorials, Opinion
The opening of our border with New Zealand will see much-needed tourism dollars flow to every one of our islands, both directly and indirectly through government projects and economic support, writes Prime Minister Mark Brown.
OPINION: Saluting our workers on May Day
Monday 3 May 2021 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Good people with good hearts are being run by incompetence and nepotism up high. They work for the man or the ministry, and the man and the ministry work them to death, writes Ruta Tangiiau Mave.
OPINION: We are living in the ‘next normal’
Saturday 1 May 2021 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials, Opinion
It’s hard for this current generation to believe that there was a time in the world when you hopped on a plane and they asked you whether you wanted to sit in the smoking section or the non-smoking section, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.
OPINION: Seabed mining sector confronts technical difficulties
Saturday 1 May 2021 | Written by Te Ipukarea Society | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Apart from the very real concern about the environmental impacts of deep-sea mining on our ocean ecosystem, there remains many serious technological difficulties to overcome, writes Te Ipukarea Society.
PET TALK: To spay or not to spay
Wednesday 28 April 2021 | Written by Dr. Ellen McBryde | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Desexing (a.k.a. spaying, neutering, fixing, sterilising, castrating) has the obvious benefit of population control by reducing unwanted or unnecessary pregnancies, but there is more to it than meets the eye. Dr Ellen McBryde of Te Are Manu Veterinary Clinic discusses why we desex our dogs and cats.
OPINION: We cannot be silent on corruption
Tuesday 27 April 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Editorials, Opinion
As a lawyer, a wife, mother and grandmother, too often I have seen the unpleasant side to our culture where we have quietly or silently given permission to or allowed behaviour to simply go unchecked and unchallenged, writes Opposition leader Tina Pupuke Browne.
OPINION: In the boots of a valiant Anzac soldier
Monday 26 April 2021 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Anzac Day, resplendent in its red poppies, marks the anniversary of the first key military action fought by Australia and New Zealand forces during the First World War. In 1915 The Anzac soldiers formed part of the allied expedition which set out to capture Constantinople, now named Istanbul, in Turkey. They landed at Gallipoli on April 25 and met fierce resistance.
OPINION: Listen twice as much as you need to speak
Saturday 24 April 2021 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Perspective is shaped not only by what you see but also by where you are looking from, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.
PET TALK: An itch to scratch
Wednesday 14 April 2021 | Written by Dr. Ellen McBryde | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Has your pet got an itch to scratch? Dr Ellen McBryde, the lead veterinarian at Te Are Manu Charity Vet Clinic, has the answers to your problem.
OPINION: Demos keeping it slow and steady on seabed mining
Tuesday 13 April 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Editorials, Opinion
"Keeping our position fluid certainly does not translate to a full-blown agreement with how the government is proceeding with its seabed mining exploration and potential mining," writes Democratic Party Opposition Leader Tina Pupuke Browne.
OPINION: ‘Any day above ground is a good one’
Monday 12 April 2021 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
They say time waits for no man, but it stands still for a woman of 40. By Ruta Mave.
