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Singer enlists Atiu teens to monitor climate crisis

Sunday 19 January 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Outer Islands

Students learn to survey outer island’s environmental changes with smart devices and drones.

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$27,000 raised for Australia

Sunday 19 January 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local

Cook Islanders have contributed a “staggering” amount to the fight against the Australian bushfires.

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Maori-speaking Pa Enua skippers can get certified

Sunday 19 January 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Education

Airport Authority fire officer Christiano George is thrilled the boat masters certificate course is now conducted by a tutor fluent in Maori and English.

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A tyre, attire and tiring

Saturday 18 January 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Weekend

Twenty-seven exhausted scouts have returned from jamboree with new skills and new stories.

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Short family builds tall cross on Mapere Hill

Friday 17 January 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local

A new white cross can be seen from Matavera and Ngatangiia, piquing public interest.

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Cook Islanders shed tears with bushfire victims

Friday 17 January 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Environment

The support of Cook Islanders – from Rarotonga to some of the communities most devastated by this summer’s bushfires – has brought tears to Australian eyes.

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Don't be blue, telco in the red

Thursday 16 January 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Technology

It was Telecom. Then it was Bluesky. Now it’s Vodafone. Confused? Don’t be – the company that once was blue is now working very hard to sell it’s new red brand.

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Veteran nurse remembered for her illustrious community service

Wednesday 15 January 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local

The late Mama Tu was the first local trained nurse to serve as sister in charge at Rarotonga Hospital.

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Stool sample 'not quite necessary'

Wednesday 15 January 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Health

Chefs association wants food vendors to be educated and possibly certified in a graded system.


Thorp & Thorp do it again

Tuesday 14 January 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local

The Thorp brothers have got the fishing year off to a weighty start by landing a massive 400kg marlin.

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Police feel the burn

Tuesday 14 January 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local

Police patrol boat Te Kukupa officers Murray Wilson (left) and Apike Kata, with receptionist Susan Keu Arataura, cooked up a sausage sizzles and chicken mushroom rolls to kickstart the fundraising week for casualties of the Australian bushfires.

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Local students get pleasing NCEA results

Tuesday 14 January 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Education

Nearly 500 students’ hard work in the classroom pays off with good school results.

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Miss Oceania: 'My mind was just a huge whirlwind'

Monday 13 January 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in National

Tajiya Sahay is happy to be home to the sun and the beach, after two months away participating in the Miss World pageant in London.

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Family gather for investiture at palace in Puaikura

Saturday 11 January 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Culture

Takave Manea has been invested with the Tamaiva Rangatira title at the Tinomana Ariki palace grounds, nominated by the Tamaiva kopu tangata.

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Government to review poop tax

Saturday 11 January 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Health

Food stallholders reacted with expressions of colourful profanity at the new stool culture requirement required by health officials to get a food handling licence.


Auckland to Amuri

Friday 10 January 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Outer Islands

The island of Aitutaki supported its annual Koni Raoni fesitive season event with a massive fundraising effort.

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Food workers must provide faeces sample

Friday 10 January 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Health

Fury at health department’s ‘pointless’ demand for sample – as well as a $120 fee.

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Ships' safety issues reported too late for little Lapana

Thursday 9 January 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local

New Zealand agency took two months to deliver report identifying safety deficiencies in Taio ships – and meanwhile, a little boy was lost overboard.

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Local junior tennis players to compete in Auckland tourney

Tuesday 7 January 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Other Sports

Cook Islands tennis junior representatives will compete in the upcoming Regional Tier Two tournament of the Tennis Auckland Championships 2020.

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Repairs to tugboat Toa get underway

Tuesday 7 January 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local

Engineers are working to fix the engine of the Toa, which overheated and broke down trying to rescue a fishing boat on the reef.

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