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Articles by Ruta Tangiiau Mave
Ruta Mave: A costly leak in government trust
Tuesday 6 August 2024 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Government’s inadequacy to collect and store water is costing shareholders millions in lost returns, but these costs are now being passed on to them as water tax. Are we paying for infrastructure or directors $100,000 plus salaries? Ruta Mave writes.
Ruta Mave: Can you trust your government?
Monday 22 July 2024 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Constant lying by governments is not aimed at making the people believe a lie, but at ensuring that no one believes anything anymore. When the people can no longer distinguish between truth and a lie they then cannot distinguish between right and wrong. With such people, you can do whatever you want. It is how you sell it – ‘Water will be Free.’
Ruta Mave: Water tariff public consultations a tick-box exercise?
Monday 15 July 2024 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
The Rarotongan public has short memories because they are once again attending these meetings as with other government led consultations with a false expectation of being listened to, writes Ruta Mave.
Ruta Mave: ‘When we don’t receive, we feel deceived’
Monday 8 July 2024 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
We believe that after they are voted in, we will receive. When we don’t receive, we feel deceived, writes Ruta Mave.
Ruta Mave: Power outages: Where are the experts?
Monday 1 July 2024 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Did TAU (Te Aponga Uira) have to wait until the expert caught a plane to Rarotonga to assess the situation? Ruta Mave writes.
Preserving culture: Finding the balance between tradition and progress
Monday 24 June 2024 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Opinion
Where does culture start? When does the culture of our bygone days or our more recent culture be decided as to what matters now? The discussion on this topic arose with regards to female carvers in Hawaii at the festival held to celebrate all our Pacific cultures together, writes Ruta Mave.
Ruta Mave: Embracing moments before they’re gone
Monday 17 June 2024 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Time is money tick tock. We spend time, take time, give time, time and time again. If we invest time, do we get more time back later than invested? Ruta Mave writes.
Ruta Mave: Race walking teaches perseverance and understanding
Monday 10 June 2024 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Opinion
If at first you don’t succeed, then try, try, try again. Then if you don’t succeed read the instructions. This has been the answer to my latest attempt at trying race walking, writes Ruta Mave.
Ruta Mave: ‘We need checks and balances made regularly’
Tuesday 4 June 2024 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
The definition of stress is doing the same thing year after year but expecting a different result, writes Ruta Mave.
Ruta Mave: Standing up for what’s right in sports and politics
Monday 27 May 2024 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Having a good moral compass in life and standing by ethics that guide you on what is right and wrong is often seen as cutting off your nose to spite your face, writes Ruta Mave.
Ruta Mave: Is CISNOC a breeding ground for nepotism and cronyism?
Monday 20 May 2024 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Opinion
Father and son, mother and daughter, brothers in arms and soul sisters, there is something about family. The bonds of blood are thicker than the resumes of other worthy candidates. Questioning the presence of nepotism in CISNOC (Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee) is like asking if the Pope is Catholic?
Ruta Mave: Celebrating mums every day
Monday 13 May 2024 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
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.
Ruta Mave: Rarotonga’s water treatment system – a costly unnecessary mess?
Monday 29 April 2024 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
The water quality didn’t need fixing, the pressure did. The water isn’t tainted, the Government is, writes Ruta Mave.
Ruta Mave: Are we ready for the UN high chair?
Monday 15 April 2024 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
The American president JF Kennedy said “Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what can you do for your country.” Our Prime Minister’s motto appears to be “Ask every country you meet what can they do for our country”, writes Ruta Mave.
Ruta mave: Beyond the partial eclipse- A total cover-up of corruption?
Monday 8 April 2024 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
The trial may be only a partial eclipse of the theft by the three convicted but although we are not able to see it, there probably lies a total cover up of, corruption beyond our comprehension that we are kept completely in the dark about, writes Ruta Mave.
Ruta Mave: Egg-cellent adventure- Why Easter Egg Hunts are a tradition worth keeping
Tuesday 2 April 2024 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
April first was also Easter Monday and the idea of a rabbit distributing colourful chocolate eggs seems like a plausible April fool prank, writes Ruta Mave.
Ruta Mave: Zero tolerance for corruption- CJ Keane sends powerful message
Monday 25 March 2024 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
The happy family photo in the paper taken outside the court after the sentencing before descending the steps into the police vehicles waiting to take the three convicts to jail totally bemused me, writes Ruta Mave.
Ruta Mave: Are we eating ourselves to death?
Monday 18 March 2024 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
In the Pacific, large people denoted wealth to eat and store fat for times of famine from cyclones. In European societies poor women were fat while, husbands were thin. But rich men were fat and rich wives thin. Now rich or poor everyone is fat, writes Ruta Mave.
Ruta Mave: The unspoken realities of strong women
Monday 11 March 2024 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Women’s day was celebrated with shared food and drink involving conversation, discussion and sharing of platitudes to being a unique, diverse, all-encompassing woman. Women waved flags of unity and sisterhood holding their heads high. Then, later that day, they would return to their roles as wife, mother, other at the beck and call of men. By Ruta Mave.
Ruta Mave: Empowering women to reclaim their dignity
Monday 4 March 2024 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Opinion
Twenty years ago, Alan Rickman’s character in Love Actually bought his secretary a gold necklace, his wife Emma Thompson discovers this fact. Her emotions of grief and betrayal played out on film as she struggles to compose herself so she can pretend nothing is wrong, has reduced many a wife to tears as the stark and awful reality for women whose husband cheats. Most wives choose to stay, writes Ruta Mave.