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Opinion
Ruta Mave: Celebrating mums every day
Let’s not wait another year to remember mothers, let’s do it more often during the year and say Happy Mother’s Day every day, writes Ruta Mave.
Letter: ‘Unfair coverage’
It’s absurd how the Cook Islands News can take such a significant milestone, like a female national athlete becoming the secretary general of our National Sports Organisation, and twist it to include irrelevant personal jabs. Kez earned her position on her own merits, regardless of who her father is.
Welcoming the Gospel message
I was privileged to be part of the bicentennial Gospel celebrations held in Aitutaki recently. Watching the re-enactment of the event (the arrival of the Gospel to Aitutaki 200 years ago) was indeed a humbling experience, writes Pastor Eric Toleafoa of the Seventh-day Adventists Church.
Online Comments
Online comments for Friday November 12, 2021
OPINION: Abusing government’s wage subsidy scheme
Once the borders re-open, it would not surprise me if more Cook Islanders vote with their feet and move offshore to greener pastures and better – and less exploitative – working conditions, writes Moana Moeka’a.
PET TALK: A Day in the Life of a Vet
Most of us don’t know much about what goes on behind-the-scenes at a veterinary clinic. We see puppies and kittens, old pets on their last legs, and everything in between - all on a daily basis. Dr Ellen McBryde takes you through a day in the life of a veterinarian in Rarotonga.
OPINION: The benefits of investing in human resources
The government departments, who have the mandate for managing legislation relating to private and public sector employment, always struggle to provide a level of professional service commensurate with the letter of the law, writes Te Tuhi Kelly, the leader of the Progressive Party of the Cook Islands.
LETTERS: Returnees to pay for quarantine
Letters for Tuesday November 9, 2021
LETTERS: The health versus wealth trade-off
Letters for Monday November 8, 2021
OPINION: Understanding the beauty of the full blooming rose
The misconception of strong women is not that they have attitudes, it’s because they have standards – just like a teabag, the best way to find out how strong a woman really is, is by dropping her into hot water.
LETTERS: ‘A circus of double dipping’
Letter for Saturday November 6, 2021
Check your attitude
Its not often Tata Crocombe (resort owner) and I have agreed but I found his latest opinion piece in the Cook Islands News sobering and thoughtful with some clear statements on where our country is at and what we need to do now, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.
Aitutaki dredging ‘a complete shamble’
Letters for Friday November 5, 2021
‘MPs must be held accountable to the people’
I have been having a go at MPs recently and I think it’s fair to say that many people are not happy with what we are having to put up with, writes Te Tuhi Kelly, the leader of the Progressive Party of the Cook Islands.
LETTERS: Opposing current marijuana laws
Letters for Thursday October 4, 2021
LETTERS: ‘Be a work horse, not a show pony’
Letters for Wednesday November 3, 2021