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Articles by Katrina Lintonbon
Drivers ignore safety
Saturday 28 December 2019 | Written by Katrina Lintonbon | Published in Crime
Message not getting through to those who drink and drive.
Swire partnership puts extra vessel on Cook Islands route
Friday 27 December 2019 | Written by Katrina Lintonbon | Published in Economy
Swire Shipping is entering a new vessel sharing partnership from New Zealand to the Cook Islands, adding an extra ship to the route.
Sighs of relief as cargo ship docks
Tuesday 24 December 2019 | Written by Katrina Lintonbon | Published in Economy
Prime Foods managing director Daniel Forsyth was one local retailer who breathed a sigh of relief when cargo vessel Olomana finally docked on Sunday morning.
Ringing tills bring cheer for retailers
Tuesday 24 December 2019 | Written by Katrina Lintonbon | Published in Local
The tills have been ringing and local retailers and shoppers singing in the lead-up to Christmas.
Safety campaign starts badly
Tuesday 24 December 2019 | Written by Katrina Lintonbon | Published in Crime
Drink-driving and crashes on first night of annual safety push.
Driving under influence becomes even more costly
Tuesday 24 December 2019 | Written by Katrina Lintonbon | Published in Crime
Police were called out to several drink-driving incidents and motor vehicle crashes overnight on Friday, in a busy start to their annual festive season road safety campaign.
Police hit organised crime
Saturday 21 December 2019 | Written by Katrina Lintonbon | Published in Crime
Success of a combined operation strengthens resolve to target drugs. Six people in the Cook Islands and New Zealand have been charged with offences involving drugs and a gun.
Tessa Temata's life celebrated
Friday 20 December 2019 | Written by Katrina Lintonbon | Published in Local
As the wind blew and the rain fell on a sombre Thursday morning, the extraordinary life of Tessa Temata was celebrated and honoured by those gathered at Ngatipa, the official residence of the New Zealand High Commissioner in Rarotonga.
Fatal crash reinforces safety plea
Thursday 19 December 2019 | Written by Katrina Lintonbon | Published in Crime
Police have been hit hard by this week’s tragedy.
One dead, one critical following fatal road crash
Wednesday 18 December 2019 | Written by Katrina Lintonbon | Published in Crime
A young woman has died and another is in critical condition in hospital after a road crash in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
Cook Islands stars in Paris contest to name 'exoplanets'
Wednesday 18 December 2019 | Written by Katrina Lintonbon | Published in Weather
The names of more than 110 sets of “exoplanets and host stars” named in the IAU100 NameExoWorlds campaigns were announced at a press conference in Paris on Monday – with a Cook Islands star and planet among them.
Rules hit northern transport
Wednesday 18 December 2019 | Written by Katrina Lintonbon | Published in Outer Islands
Shipping service unable to provide mass transport to the northern pa enua. Cook Islanders travelling from Rarotonga to Pa Enua in the Northern Group for the Christmas holidays will have limited options for getting there.
Human rights campaigner speaks out on same-sex ban
Tuesday 17 December 2019 | Written by Katrina Lintonbon | Published in Local
Louisa Wall returns to bolster campaign against controversial law.
More than just a gang member – the story of Eugene Ryder
Sunday 15 December 2019 | Written by Katrina Lintonbon | Published in Weekend
Eugene Ryder is under no illusion that some people look at him and see ‘just another scary, violent gang member’ – but he refuses to live down to the stereotype.
'You have to be able to lead from the front' – Puna's spokesman quits
Saturday 14 December 2019 | Written by Katrina Lintonbon | Published in Local
When Thomas Wynne was a young boy growing up in Auckland, his grandmother used to sit down with him and the other children in his anau and say: “right one of you is going to be a doctor and one of you a lawyer…”
Homecoming to get recognition for his tupuna
Friday 13 December 2019 | Written by Katrina Lintonbon | Published in Weekend
William Kainana Anguna arrived in Rarotonga yesterday with his family and a film crew. It is a homecoming of self-discovery and reclaiming his identity – but most importantly, he’s on a mission to get acknowledgement for his Cook Islands tupuna and other indigenous men of the Pacific who served as radio operators in World War Two.
Taking food inspiration, from the air, land and sea
Thursday 12 December 2019 | Written by Katrina Lintonbon | Published in Local
They look different, they cook different, they took different paths to get where they are today – but new food-writers for Cook Islands News agree on one thing: they want people to think about the food they’re serving their families.
Movie premiere postponed
Wednesday 11 December 2019 | Written by Katrina Lintonbon | Published in Entertainment
A flight delay has forced the postponement of the Cook Islands premiere of movie The Islands – Based on a True Story, starring Rarotonga’s very own Teuira Napa.
Secretary picks up the call
Wednesday 11 December 2019 | Written by Katrina Lintonbon | Published in Local
Secretary of Justice Tamatoa Jonassen has answered the call of Cook Islanders frustrated by issues with the Ministry of Justice’s phone lines.
Ring, ring ... locals call for answers
Tuesday 10 December 2019 | Written by Katrina Lintonbon | Published in Local
Kia orana, is there anybody home at the Cook Islands Ministry of Justice?
