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11 November 2022

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Letters to the Editor

Letter: Responsible ownership, not bans!

Dear Editor, I am struggling to comprehend the rationale behind the recent list of prohibited dog breeds released to the public by the Police department.

Letters to the Editor

Letter: Church setup- Mamae e ngakau

Dear Editor, Last Sunday I went to Church, the Avarua Christian Church, a usual practice that I’ve done over many years growing up as a child from the village of Tupapa. As I approached the front steps of the Church, I noticed that the front had been upgraded and looked good. There were the usual men greeting arrivals and we exchanged pleasantries warmly.

OPINION: The winding paths to victory

This column is part of a few which I have entitled “Oversimplifications”.

Opinion


LETTERS: 'Respect must be earned'

Dear Editor, we should still respect our arikis but I am just amazed at how we humans seem to be more concerned about our own laws than God’s.

Opinion


OPINION: Parliament representation should be based on population size

Remove the party politics that limits people to do what the party wants. If everyone stood as an independent representing their people, then as a group they can vote for a leader, similar to the papal voting in Rome to decide the next pope, writes Ruta Mave.

Editorials

Kata


LETTERS: Sparking a challenging Kuki's team

Dear Editor, we need to sell the vision to those Cook Islanders playing in the Kiwis and Kangaroos about potentially sparking a challenging Kukis team similar to what Tonga has done with MMT in international footy.

Opinion


Kata


OPINION: Barriers to tourism

Having wrecked cars on your land should be illegal. They need collecting, crushing and shipping off as scrap. Containers should be moved or perhaps decorated in structured school art projects. I would sponsor that, writes Dr John Dunn.

Editorials


LETTERS: Gazette Notice ‘marred by mistakes’

Dear Editor, can we not do anything correctly?

Opinion


Kata


Kata


LETTERS: Samoa vs Cook Islands test match

Dear Editor, hats off to the brave men who soldiered on for our little nation.

Opinion


Opinion


LETTERS: What about our environment?

Dear Editor, interesting to read about Lord Howe Island and how they have gone down a completely different road than the Cook Islands in terms of attracting tourists.

Opinion


Kata


LETTERS: Cannabis a health issue

Dear Editor, I want to praise and congratulate the two distinguished defence lawyers, Norman George and Mark Short, along with Cook Islands Law Society president Ben Marshall and the Executive Director of the New Zealand Drug Foundation, Sarah Helm.

Opinion


Kata


The importance of non-government organisations

A non-government organisation, also referred to as an NGO is an organisation that operates independently from the government, working to promote the well-being of everyone in the community and promoting citizen participation.

Opinion


OPINION: What’s right and wrong about tourism in the Cook Islands

Over five weeks I will outline what I see as the main problems which serve as barriers to tourism – from dogs to rubbish to mynahs to service to human rights.

Opinion


OPINION: ‘They are just barking up the same tree with populist political policies’

Well, I am enjoying our visit to Aitutaki and I have also been talking up a storm with other opposition party supporters who are interested in what I have to say.

Opinion


Kata


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