Education
Tieni’anga i te apii i te reo Maori / Changing the way we teach Maori
Friday January 24, 2020There is debate and new solutions about the use of Maori words.
‘For my family, for my island'
Friday January 24, 2020Akarere Taka was just 15 when she left her home island of Tongareva (Penrhyn) in 2017, dreaming of becoming a teacher.
High-powered backing for student loans
Friday January 24, 2020The dream of getting financial support to study at home in Cook Islands is a step closer to reality.
Keeping it Reo
Thursday January 23, 2020Te Kopapa Reo Maori Commissioners received their warrants for 2020-2013 at the opening of the written language workshop this week.
Written Maori secures future
Tuesday January 21, 2020When a language dies, a culture dies, they say. And that’s why Te Kopapa Reo Maori is doing everything possible to keep our one alive.
Teachers fly in for school year from home and afar
Tuesday January 21, 2020Some will to go Tereora and Titikaveka colleges. Some will go further afield – one to Atiu. Monica Tafale among the Cook Islanders returning home to address the teacher shortage.
Kids to be taught to grow food
Tuesday January 21, 2020The agriculture ministry has created a pilot school garden programme in partnership with the Korero O te Orau, to teach about agriculture and its importance for livelihoods.
Kids page: Kids helping kids
Saturday January 18, 2020Australian children are some of the hardest-hit by the Australian bushfires. And so it was Cook Islands children who were at the forefront of this community’s drive to raise money to support those left homeless by the fires.
Maori-speaking Pa Enua skippers can get certified
Saturday January 18, 2020Airport Authority fire officer Christiano George is thrilled the boat masters certificate course is now conducted by a tutor fluent in Maori and English.
