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Opinion
Ruta Mave: Rarotonga’s water treatment system – a costly unnecessary mess?
The water quality didn’t need fixing, the pressure did. The water isn’t tainted, the Government is, writes Ruta Mave.
Letter: Anzac Day Dawn Parade
Kia orana, sincere congratulations must go out to the organisers of this year’s Anzac Day Dawn Parade. Extremely well attended by local veterans, ex-servicemen and women, their families, children and grandchildren, as well as many visiting from overseas, including Victor #4 … fantastic to see the great turnout!
OPINION: The debate surrounding cannabis use
Nothing provides such a division in the community as discussion about gay rights and cannabis reform. The debate regarding cannabis or marijuana and laws relating to its decriminalisation has been going on for decades worldwide.
OPINION: Attitude of gratitude is the way forward to a peaceful world
Taking a gift of help from another can make some people feel overburdened on how are they going to pay it back in kind, but not all help is given for repayment, sometimes it’s to be paid forward.
OPINION: Wisdom is the only tonic for foolishness
Wisdom and foolishness are often found at the end of one’s tongue, and often though not always found in the actions that follow these words.
Questions on seabed exploration applications
For those of us who wish to dive a little deeper into the seabed exploration applications looking for answers to some obvious questions, it appears this will not be possible. We are currently not able to access the entire application from each company, for reasons of commercial sensitivity.
LETTERS: Deep sea exploration and mining
Letters for Saturday November 20, 2021
LETTERS: It’s better to be safe than sorry
Letters for Friday November 19, 2021
Between a rock and a hard place
There are no bad employees, just bad employers, because if there were bad employees or potentially bad employees, they should have been filtered out with a proper pre-employment process and would not have been considered for employment.
Covid-19 modelling ‘frightening’
Letters for Thursday November 18, 2021
Where is the medicinal cannabis?
Letters for Wednesday November 17, 2021
OPINION: ‘Do what is possible and let God do the impossible’
Like we have done as a nation for the past 200 years, we gather together in prayer and we offer up our faith in return for the safety, security and prosperity promised to us by Our Saviour the Lord Jesus Christ. But is our faith alone enough? Prime Minister Mark Brown writes.
LETTERS: Wage subsidy scheme explained
Letters for Tuesday November 16, 2021
OPINION: Setting goals like making the bed
Pre-Covid it was work, work, work, lockdown has allowed us to live a well-rounded interesting life outside work. Covid has given us a chance to reconnect with family, children, nature and most importantly ourselves.
