Opinion

Letter: ‘It’s time we listened to the science’

I write with a heavy heart, disappointed by the narrow-mindedness I see in some of my fellow Cook Islanders when it comes to seabed minerals exploration.

Letter: SBMA ‘losing control’

I would like to speak as an environmentally concerned Cook Islander, hearing concerns raised by Dr Teina Rongo on Temu Okotai’s radio show yesterday morning (Monday).

Letter: Deep sea treasure or trouble?

Dear Editor, Ocean Ancestors is a home-grown collective deeply rooted in our communities. We’re NGOs, businesses and individuals united by a shared passion for protecting the ocean ... together raising the concerns of our people as the demand for resources, including deep sea minerals, overwhelms.

Letter: ‘Trust in God, not money’

Dear Editor, I see in various forms of media, including Letters to the Editor and the Ocean Ancestors Facebook page, discussions and arguments that refer to the Bible.

Kata: Seabed minerals conference

Letter: Nodules: ‘Our underwater Amazon’

I thank Ms Alex (Herman) for her reply to my previous letter regarding DSM (Deep Sea Mining) or SBM (Sea Bed Mining) which is what some are hoping to do in our EEZ.

Letter: Water reform: One bite at a time

Dear Editor, Changing the To Tatou Vai Act 2021 must be a priority for our MPs.

Ruta Mave: ‘You can only help those who want to help themselves’

If you love something, set it free. If it comes back, it is yours. If it doesn’t come back, it never was. The narcissist version is if it comes back, it is yours, if it doesn’t then go out and hunt it down because if you can’t have it then no one else can either, writes Ruta Mave.

Virtues in Paradise: Virtues retreat for helpers

Are you a community leader, a counsellor, police or probation officer, teacher, orametua, physician or nurse? Are you one of the frontline folks who help paddle the vaka of social services in our Cook Islands community? writes Linda Kavelin-Popov.

Thomas Tarurongo Wynne: Honouring the unsung heroes of home

For the many at home who keep the fires burning, who keep the economy going, and who maintain the family homes and land – clean, trimmed, and functioning – I just want to say meitaki maata, meitaki ranuinui, atupaka, korereka, ngao, and atawai wolo, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.

Letter: Paruru i to tatou moana

E tika rai, na te Atua te’ia au mea katoatoa i anga. Te vaira ta te Atua i tuku mai kia ta anga’anga tatou.

Letter: Muffin eaters

Diane Charlie-Puna’s carefree insult to the idea that no one is above the law brings to mind the persistent story that the National Environment Service, under husband Ngatokorua, ran up a tab at a certain popular Arorangi café in the tens of thousands of dollars.

Letter: Vodafone ‘seize the opportunity’

Dear Editor, Starlink is here officially, YAY! And of course it is the most expensive in the Pacific, yet still better than Vodafone Cook Islands. Not yay!

Letter: Vote buying and corruption

Dear Editor, I am deeply moved by a letter to the editor and an opinion column by two brothers, Te Tuhi Kelly in the CI News on 9 September and Steve Boggs in the Cook Islands Herald on 4 September.

Kata: Corrective Services

Pet Talk: Helping your pet stay calm during stormy weather

Stormy weather can be a terrifying experience for many pets. The loud noises, bright flashes, and changes in atmospheric pressure can trigger anxiety, leaving you cat or dog feeling stressed and scared, writes Dr Rose Hasegawa, medical director Te Are Manu Vet Clinic.

Letter: Deep sea mining consultation

Dear Editor, I recall a public consultation in Mauke. There were two motions for consideration.

Michael Tavioni: The high cost of unhealthy choices

Some years ago, I was admitted to hospital because my right leg was swollen and painful. I was made comfortable and Dr Deacon came to assess my condition. Before he left, the doctor took a black marker pen and made a line across my thigh just above where it had turned red, writes Michael Tavioni.

Letter: Alcohol is the problem

Helmets – The problem is not the helmet. Statistically helmets save only 40 per cent of lives and that counts those left in wheelchairs or worse.

Letter: Misplaced priorities

The test of any government is how it deals with day-to-day issues that affect all of a population.