Opinion

Ruta Mave: Open and honest transparency in sport and government

Knowing corruption happens and saying nothing, means you accept it and allow them to be voted in again, writes Ruta Mave.

Letter: State of Christianity

The Saturday issue of Cook Islands News offers a timely capsule of the state of Christianity in the Cook Islands.

Letter: Endangering our health and wealth

Dear Editor, Last week in Bangkok, Thailand, Prime Minister Mark Brown rightfully criticised rich countries for not doing enough to control climate change and encouraged a shift towards grants (a gift that does not have to be paid back) to help ease the financial burden of poorer countries.

Kata: Chickens dropping dead

Thomas Tarurongo Wynne : No place like home

Good advice and good counsel, along with lines of accountability, are critical if we are to have good management and good governance – be it our spiritual life, our government or our own lives and families, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.

Kata: CI National security policy

Letter: Our PM on the CNA TV channel

I was watching the CNA channel on TV yesterday and they showed an interview with our PM Mark Brown.

Letter: Disparity in road conditions?

Dear Editor, Being a tourist to this beautiful island nation, we couldn’t help but notice the difference in the maintenance of the road on the eastern compared to the western side.

Kata: France

Kata: Island CEO

Ruta Mave: Cherish your mother, she created you

Motherhood is not easy, if it were, then fathers would do it, writes Ruta Mave.

Letter: Medicinal cannabis plan

Dear Editor, I have some very good news. This good news was right there in front of me all this time but I overlooked it.

Thomas Wynne: Public money must be treated with respect and accountability

Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States, famously said, “A nation's budget is a reflection of its priorities and values.” He emphasised that government spending reveals the true intentions and concerns of a nation’s government.

Letter: Call for dialogue on ‘water issues’

Dear Editor I hope this letter finds you well, this missive presents an opportunity for an open dialogue regarding a matter of significant community concern.

Appreciating our mothers

Do we know how powerful we are? We mothers? With one gentle touch, we can soothe an injury or with a harsh hand, we can injure a heart. With one word, we can crush a dream or inspire hope in our child, whether at three or fifty-three, writes Linda Kavelin-Popov.

Tata Crocombe: Enhancing visitor accommodation services with artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming the tourism industry, and the Cook Islands’ visitor accommodation services can benefit from the cutting-edge AI technology of Large Language Models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT, writes hotelier Tata Crocombe.

Letter: Medicinal cannabis plan for Ministry of Health

The following is a proposal to allow for the individual cultivation of medicinal cannabis by patients who qualify under a clinical trial supervised by the Ministry of Health.

Letter: Preventing drink driving

Dear Editor, The never ending headlines and stories of drink driving, and “nearly nine times” over the limit will not stop until two things occur.

Kata: Revenue gathering

Working together for the animals of the Cook Islands

As you read this I will be in Mauke, thanks to Air Rarotonga and the New Zealand High Commission, both of whom have supported our work in the pa enua.