Melina Etches
Cooks’ biggest cultural event cancelled
Thursday May 21, 2020
The decision has been made to call off Te Maeva Nui – but in some good news, dance contest Te Mire Ura will go ahead in July.
Ngapoko Ben Goldie: a trustworthy friend
Tuesday May 19, 2020
Ngapoko Ben Goldie’s life will be celebrated at the Game Fishing Club this afternoon.
‘Island Boy’ celebrated on UN World Book Day
Monday May 18, 2020
There’s that saying, you can take the boy out of the island, but you can’t take the island out of the boy.
Covid couldn’t kill Ray’s dream
Saturday May 16, 2020
When Ray Taylor Roumanu learned to cook, he was the only boy in the class.
Singing strings
Saturday May 16, 2020
Steven Kavana reckons he was born into island music, “I’m an islander, I love it, it makes me feel like home, I’m back here, my home land.”
Pukapuka workers get their jobs back
Friday May 15, 2020
The Pukapuka 6 have been reinstated in their jobs.
Anger from forgotten Cook Islanders in NZ
Friday May 15, 2020
Cook Islanders left off the repatriation list are distraught at being left stranded in New Zealand.
Cash support to 10 puna to keep communities safe
Thursday May 14, 2020
Village water stations will be upgraded, buildings improved and puna teams decked out in security gear.
Musicians band together for injured singer Ephraim
Thursday May 14, 2020
Friends and family are rallying to support the family of a well-known Cook Islands singer, hurt in a truck accident.
Successful film-maker Maria Tanner: ‘I missed the phonecall’
Wednesday May 13, 2020
When New Zealand went into lockdown, Cook Islands film-maker Maria Tanner’s dreams were locked down too.
