Editorials
Thomas Wynne: What’s in a vote?
Saturday 14 October 2023 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials, Opinion
By the time this editorial goes to print, we will know the outcome of the New Zealand General Election, and that outcome will have been determined by hundreds, if not thousands of voters, who also live and reside in the Cook Islands and overseas, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.
Ruth Mave: Take every opportunity, who knows where it will lead
Monday 2 October 2023 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Wood Allen said 80 per cent of success is turning up.
Te Maeva Nui NZ: A showcase and celebration of our uniqueness
Saturday 30 September 2023 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials, Opinion
More than 1400 performers participated in the world’s largest Cook Islands event in Auckland this weekend as tens of thousands made their way through the gates of the Trust Arena to celebrate who we are, our culture, our Reo and each other, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.
Ruta Mave: Reduce stress: Lower your expectations
Monday 25 September 2023 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
One way I find to reduce stress levels is to reduce my levels of expectation. For the most part people don’t know or see the difference between very good and perfection in the production of goods and services, writes Ruta Mave.
Thomas Wynne: Head of State Residence - A building that speaks of who we are
Sunday 24 September 2023 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Tarai, is to build or to carve, to use a chisel to carve out something especially, but not exclusively, when we build vaka, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.
Ruta Mave: ‘You are who you associate with’
Monday 18 September 2023 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Step right up, step right up ladies and gentleman, welcome to the greatest show on earth. The circus is here where everything is an illusion and people are notably con-artists turning tricks looking for the next score. Welcome to our government.
Thomas Wynne: A wolf in sheep’s clothing
Saturday 16 September 2023 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials, Opinion
We should not dismiss the fact that a South Korean religious cult, who have embedded themselves into the Fijian community and business sector are on the ground, speaking to people of influence and in the Cook Islands.
Te Tuhi Kelly: ‘It’s a when, not an if’
Tuesday 12 September 2023 | Written by Te Tuhi Kelly | Published in Editorials, Opinion
I went to the morning session on the second day of the Pacific Medical Association’s conference here in Rarotonga, I was particularly interested in the role of traditional health and wellness models that countries with native populations ringing the Pacific had developed, writes Te Tuhi Kelly.
Letter: Where’s the money?
Tuesday 12 September 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Dear Editor, By letter of August 3, 2023 Covid Bank said “the taxpayers look forward to a full public report on these loans given out during Covid and before the election”. A totally reasonable request.
Ruta Mave: The sun has set and the day has started with the sun rise
Monday 11 September 2023 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
She came to us from Esther Honey. A white long haired fluffy puppy with a toffee brown patch on her floppy ears. We called her Roxy, Aunty called her Rosie Rocky Richie or Racey - like mothers do when they are trying to remember which child until they hit the right name – Roxy.
Thomas Wynne: The darkest and longest shadow . . .
Saturday 9 September 2023 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Watch a movie like Moana Roa, or any movie prior to the 1960s in the Cook Islands, and what a stark contrast it is, of our people before the proliferation of a western diet, and just how fit, lean and active we were.
Ruth Mave: It’s a Tupperware party
Monday 4 September 2023 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
We are now opting to live a life of hand outs with no drive or inclination to give ourselves a hand up. We win the beggars award because we have so many hands out to so many countries
Thomas Wynne: E toto, e kiko e ivi, the blood that runs in our veins, our heart, and in our bones
Saturday 2 September 2023 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Shame, on you, those are the words I heard across the table, when I missed a conversation in Māori, that generally I can do ok in. Thomas Wynne writes.
Much more than lip service, leaving no one behind
Thursday 31 August 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Editorials, Opinion
As I sit in the Cook Islands’ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration at the government’s consultations on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and National Wellbeing in preparation for the 2023 SDGs Summit in September, I am filled with immense hope for the future that truly leaves no one behind, writes United Nations Resident Coordinator (UNRCO) Themba Kalua.
Ruta Mave: Be real, be authentic, be transparent
Monday 28 August 2023 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
They can debate climate change and how everyone else in the world needs to tighten their carbon emission belts while sitting smugly in new electric cars, that ticks some sustainability box.
Thomas Wynne: We thank you
Saturday 26 August 2023 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials, Opinion
On the 29th of January 2014, newly elected Member of Parliament for Christchurch East, the Honourable Munokoa Poto Williams, daughter of Nahora and Maryan Williams (nee Masters) stood up in Parliament delivering her maiden speech. By Thomas Wynne
Thomas Wynne: The vaka of language revitalisation
Saturday 19 August 2023 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Ei’ia to matou Tu Oe? Where are our navigators? Because, kare o te Vaka to'ie'ie Tu Oe – A drifting Vaka has no navigator, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.
Virtues of paradise: What is love? The greatest virtue of all
Saturday 19 August 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Love isn’t just a feeling. It’s much more. Love is a virtue, a state of being, a practice. Love is a choice. Of all the virtues named in the sacred scriptures of the world’s religions, love is at the heart of them all.
A region committed to peace: 38 years of the Treaty of Rarotonga
Saturday 12 August 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Nearly four decades since the Treaty of Rarotonga was signed, which established the South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone, it is more important than ever before, writes Australian High Commissioner to the Cook Islands Phoebe Smith.
PM Brown meets with Troika Leaders to discuss Forum priorities
Saturday 12 August 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Prime Minister Mark Brown, who is the Pacific Islands Forum chair, had the first formal meeting of the Troika Leaders at the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) in Suva, Fiji, this week.
