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Opinion
Pet Talk: Remembering the animals who went to war
This Thursday we take time to remember those who bravely sacrificed in the efforts of war, writes Dr Rose Hasegawa, medical director Te Are Manu Vet Clinic.
Letter: The perils of Cryptocurrency Bill
Kia orana e te tama Etita, Me ka tika I toou ngateitei - tuku atu I toku manako ariki-kore I te ture tamanako “Tainted Cryptocurrency Recovery Bill 2023” Kia tika kia akakite atu au I toku manako na roto I to tatou reo maori Kuki Airani, kia marama ia mai e to tatou iti tangata rikiriki.
Celebrating bond between Australia and Cook Islands
This Australia Day, as Australian High Commissioner to Cook Islands Dr Chris Watkins gathers with ‘Cozzies’ for a sausage at Vaiana’s, and to sing the national anthem’s new words, he will be celebrating the mateship between Australia and the Cook Islands.
OPINION: It’s not what you know, it’s who you know
Is government’s financial assistance and funding going to the right people? Ruta Tangiiau Mave writes.
LETTER: Aboriginals don't mark January 26
"The arrival of large numbers of people from Britain started a catastrophic change for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nations that had lived on the land for over 60,000 years; the oldest living culture on planet Earth. "
"It’s a new dawn, it’s a new day"
Local letter writer welcomes the inauguration of Joe Biden as US President.
OPINION: ‘Women are like butterflies … they can fly through a hurricane’
We’re in tough times, but we’re in the best of places. The irony is, now’s not the time to be ‘positive’, because you must test ‘negative’ to travel and survive, writes Ruta Mave.
Quarantine free travel into NZ welcomed
"The news that entry into NZ from Raro no longer requires quarantine has come just at the right time."
‘Our reliance on New Zealand’
It is a watershed moment for both New Zealand and the Cook Islands that one-way quarantine free travel will begin, writes Thomas Wynne.
Uprooting and destruction of toa trees
"The uprooting and destruction of the toa trees on Monday and Tuesday will indeed go down as dark days in the history of Rangiatea."
Environmental photography project captures Aitutaki
Over the course of three days in Aitutaki, Te Ipukarea Society carried out an environmental photography project with 16 members of “Aitutaki Youth With a Vision”. By Te Ipukarea Society intern, Jade Tierney
Prayer warriors take spiritual warfare walks
Letter writer Bishop Tutai Pere offers thanks to those who participated in the recent 'Spiritual Warfare' walks for drought-stricken Penrhyn island and for the rehabilitation of Muri lagoon.
Letter writer takes issue with columnist over critique of Trump presidency
"The fact that President Trump has been banned on many Social Media Platforms speak volumes," a resident writes in response to a CI News opinion column by Ruta Mave.
The state of Cook Islands democracy
"It seems it takes an American insurrection for us to focus on the state of our Cook Islands democracy."
OPINION: The power of words
Individuals must take responsibility for the words they choose to use, because seditious words turn to violent actions. By Ruta Tangiiau Mave.
LETTERS: Pure Epetoma – the prayer week & NZ Quarantine diary
Letters - Monday January 11.
OPINION: ‘It takes courage to disagree with the government’
There is a moving scene from 2020 that struck me deeply. I will carry it with me for a long time, writes Opposition leader Tina Browne.
OPINION: Silence in unhealthy democracies
Public scrutiny of public decisions that involve the public’s wellbeing and are paid for by the public purse should be welcomed and not defended as if the scrutiny of this decision was a personal attack, Thomas Wynne writes.
OPINION: Looking back, 2020 hindsight for Te Ipukarea Society
Local environment NGO Te Ipukarea Society has put together a list of highlights from 2020.
"Democracy is a fragile commodity"
Letter writer John Scott says we can take some lessons from recent events in the USA.
LETTERS: Covid-free Cooks travellers at ‘risk’ & the health of Muri lagoon
Letter writers and online comments weigh in on covid-19 travel between Cook Islands and NZ, and Muri Lagoon - one of the "crown jewels" of Rarotonga.
OPINION: Life doesn’t have to be perfect to be wonderful
Looking forward to 2021, the Cook Islands could be so much more than we are, because we are smarter than we give ourselves or are given credit for, Ruta Tangiiau Mave writes.
