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Articles by Losirene Lacanivalu
Heroes try in vain to save man
Tuesday 3 September 2019 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Crime
Witnesses have expressed concern about how long it took emergency services to get to a car crash in which a man died this weekend.
One-way traffic for the Eels and Cowboys
Monday 2 September 2019 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Rugby Union
One-way rugby games were played in round four of the club rugby season with the Avatiu Eels and Arorangi Cowboys outplaying their opponents at the weekend.
Two teens charged but thefts still rising
Monday 2 September 2019 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Crime
Police believe they have made a breakthrough in solving a series of beachside smash-and-grabs thefts that created all the wrong headlines for Rarotonga.
Pestilential kinds of herbs
Sunday 1 September 2019 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Environment
For 60-year-old Simo Simo, his watermelon farm is his livelihood. He says it takes him nearly every month to ensure the creeping plants on its boundaries don’t affect his plantation.
Calls for health care – not prison
Saturday 31 August 2019 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Crime
A young man who faces seven court charges has been remanded in custody amid fears his head injury might drive him to commit further crimes.
Warning: Babies at measles risk
Saturday 31 August 2019 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Health
Parents are urged to isolate small babies from anyone who could be carrying measles. As Auckland-based Cook Islanders fall victim to New Zealand’s major measles outbreak, people here are urged to stay calm – and cautious.
Dads must step up
Friday 30 August 2019 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Church Talk
Give your children a present on Father’s Day, a church leader tells the country’s dads, by taking responsibility as parents.
Keira beats Aussie boys
Friday 30 August 2019 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in League
Three young Cook Islanders in the U12 Queensland Rugby League side have just won the Rugby League National Championships in Brisbane.
'Maori should be first language'
Friday 30 August 2019 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Education
Cook Islands Maori language is alive in the Pa Enua and this is being observed in the number of entries submitted for the Ministry of Education’s writing competition.
Father's Day in custody for dad
Friday 30 August 2019 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Crime
Defence counsel Mark Short has withdrawn a number of times from handling a young father’s court matter.
Rasmussen to handle couples case
Friday 30 August 2019 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Crime
Young Teametua Araipu was all smiles yesterday as Justice of Peace John Whitta granted her bail.
Prison: No place for the sick
Friday 30 August 2019 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Crime
A mentally ill man held for months in “appalling conditions” in a maximum security cell at Arorangi prison is to finally go home today.
Getting Cooks hospitality up to scratch
Thursday 29 August 2019 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Economy
Tourists have become more demanding, an industry veteran warns, and the Cook Islands have to sharpen up or pay the price.
Dr Aumea on island rescue mission
Thursday 29 August 2019 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Health
The Secretary of Health is flying to Mangaia to investigate concerns – as news emerges of an injured papa who had to pay for his own medical evacuation.
Tourism warning: Cooks could get too expensive for locals to live in
Wednesday 28 August 2019 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Economy
Young couple Bernard and Melody Tararo took a month to find a home. They just feel blessed to have a home owner who rented them a flat, long-term.
Young woman bailed to boyfriend's home, not parents' house
Monday 26 August 2019 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Crime
Not new to the court system, nor the court room, young Teametua Araipu has been remanded in custody to appear again later this week.
Avana arson 'out of character'
Monday 26 August 2019 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Crime
Millionaire’s mansion land development row heads for court injunction and criminal hearing.
Sisters turn Muri into a mecca
Saturday 24 August 2019 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Hot on the Rock
People call it the City of Muri – but they might soon have to rename it the Mecca of Muri.
Bluesky to bankroll $1000 per household fibre cost
Saturday 24 August 2019 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Technology
The companies in charge of connecting up Rarotonga and Aitutaki’s homes to the world have moved to reassure the public the new fibre network won’t crash under pressure.
Boyfriend to confirm place of stay for Araipu
Saturday 24 August 2019 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Crime
Not new to the court system, nor the court room, young Teametua Araipu has been remanded in custody for another week. Her lawyer Wilkie Rasmussen asked the court to bail her under the condition that she would stay with her boyfriend and not her parents.
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