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Articles by Melina Etches
My mother Tashi Tutai: 'E vaine aruaru'
Thursday 7 May 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Weekend
Rima Browne tells how her mother Tashi Tutai shared different traits with each of her five ‘children of God’.
Giving back to the community
Wednesday 6 May 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local
Lisa Iro has offered her time to Red Cross Cook Islands in a bid to give back to the community during the Covid-19 crisis.
Bar reopening to be decided at month's end
Wednesday 6 May 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local
Clubs and bars will remain closed for at least another month.
Red Cross delivers
Tuesday 5 May 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local
Old-age pensioners, the destitute, the disabled, and theological students are among the beneficiaries of home-delivered care parcels.
Market mamas' moving moment
Monday 4 May 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local
Stallholders and customers have been gradually returning to Rarotonga’s world-famous market.
Police Commissioner 'makes history' as Tetava Ariki
Saturday 2 May 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Culture
Police paid tribute to Commissioner Maara Tetava Ariki yesterday, carrying him on a pa’ata to honour his investiture as Ariki.
Less money sent home hurts children
Friday 1 May 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local
Overseas workers will send home 13 per cent less to their Pacific island families this year, the World Bank warns.
Cook Islanders serving abroad in the pandemic
Wednesday 29 April 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Weekend
Cook Islanders around the world have been essential workers as the countries they live in go into lockdown. Melina Etches tells the story of her sister Ngaoa Etches in Western Australia, Moira Guinea-Beal in Queensland and Katherine Henry in Oregon, USA.
Tighter rules for bars and licensed clubs
Wednesday 29 April 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local
Bars and clubs hope for a decision this afternoon to allow them to reopen.
We are the Cook Islands goes gold
Tuesday 28 April 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local
Nearly 10 times more people have listened to a new ensemble single than there are people in Cook Islands.
NFL star wants 'to do better than his dad'
Tuesday 28 April 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Other Sports
Shouts of joy came from the Anae homestead in Hawaii at the weekend as Bradlee Anae was drafted to the prestigious National Football League in the USA.
Richness of harvests from land and sea
Monday 27 April 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Outer Islands
Southern group island celebrate annual food festival.
Bars await permission to reopen
Friday 24 April 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local
Licenced clubs ask for level playing field with restaurants.
Few in Aitutaki resist curfew
Thursday 23 April 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Outer Islands
Curfews on Aitutaki are being renewed despite Cook Islands being declared free of Covid-19.
Mysterious bites
Wednesday 22 April 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local
Blissfulness turns to sharp pain, as woman gets attacked by mysterious fish.
Pride in the family: Marae claims prize
Tuesday 21 April 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local
$1000 Vaka Pride prize will help kopu restore marae.
Avana is abuzz as the ature arrive
Saturday 18 April 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local
Ngatangiia is blessed with schools of ature bait fish swarming into its harbour to escape predatory bigger fish such as tuna – only to find themselves at the mercy of delighted locals.
Working together beneficial for everyone
Tuesday 14 April 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local
Fijian and Indonesian nationals who have found themselves out of work due to the Covid-19 pandemic, volunteered and assisted with the Operation Namu clean up in their Ruatonga, Avatiu, Panama, Atupa constituency.
Church family's escape was an Easter miracle
Saturday 11 April 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Outer Islands
Easter Weekend will be a sombre affair on the island of Omoka, in Penrhyn.
Aitutaki households complete 14-day Covid-19 isolation
Wednesday 8 April 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Outer Islands
Three households in the village of Tautu on Aitutaki has completed their 14 days of isolation without any issues.
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