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Dress to impress

Sunday 27 October 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local

Papas are eligible to join the Mamas reef fishing competition today – but only if they are brave enough to frock up.

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Tiara will be bittersweet

Sunday 27 October 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Entertainment

Miss Cook Islands contestant Memory Richard, has mixed feelings about the pageant finale tonight at the National Auditorium.

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Fuel company defends delay to locate harbour diesel spill

Friday 25 October 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Environment

Pacific Energy insists it has the right technology to located pipeline leaks, after criticism over how long it has taken to dig up a stretch of the main road near the harbour.

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Taiki returns with man of the match award

Friday 25 October 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in League

Tupapa Maraerenga Panthers Masters League player Ioana Taiki returned home with the Man of the Match Award from the Masters of Rugby League International Tournament Gold Coast 2019.

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Hit and run accused on bail

Friday 25 October 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Crime

Interim name suppression was not granted to a young man alleged to have caused injuries to a male victim who was driving a motorcycle last Saturday morning.


Gospel like sweet nectar of ngatae

Thursday 24 October 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local

Five hundred people are expected at the annual Gospel or Nuku day commemorations on Monday, observed as a public holiday by the nation.

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'The thrill of it'

Wednesday 23 October 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local

Cory Rakich couldn’t stop grinning, stoked with his “heaviest catch ever” – a 203kg blue marlin.

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Big … and bigger! The bright days of blue marlin

Wednesday 23 October 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local

After pulling in the country’s biggest marlin in months, game fisherman Gary Pearce is ecstatic: ‘What’s not to love?’ he asks Melina Etches.

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Limited AM broadcasts ahead of cyclone season

Wednesday 23 October 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Technology

Normal transmission has resumed to Rarotonga on the old AM frequency – well, almost normal, at least.


Kiwi cash keeps kids and tourists safe

Wednesday 23 October 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Education

St Joseph’s school kids aren’t going anywhere, thanks to a new fence paid for by the New Zealand High Commissioner – and more to the point, it’s keep unruly dogs and unwelcome guests out.

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Giant trevally being caught inside the reef

Tuesday 22 October 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local

They call them the piranha of the Pacific. Except, Cook Islands’ predator giant trevally are 20 times bigger than any piranha.

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Beauty pageant contestants put on a spectacular show

Monday 21 October 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Weekend

Sand art, pole dancing, singing, a guitar performance, line dancing and the evergreen spirited Cook Islands culture, added flair and diversity to the Miss Cook Islands talent category.

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Guiding the way for 91 years

Saturday 19 October 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Weekend

When Ngara Katuke was a girl, there were no mattresses for Girl Guides camps. They slept on mats on the floor and nobody whinged, she laughs.

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Kids page: Weaving a spell at Korero o te Orau

Saturday 19 October 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Education

The past two weeks have been school holidays – so what on earth does it take to get the kids up and excited and ready for the bus at 7am?

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Highest dengue risk is in Avarua

Friday 18 October 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Health

Seventy per cent of the Cook Islands’ rising number of dengue fever cases have come from the northern part of Rarotonga.


Government has decided pearl industry is 'failing' – farmer

Friday 18 October 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Economy

Government decided the pearl industry was failing on the basis of a flawed official report, a well-known pearl farmer says.

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Strap in, it's going to be an arty ride

Thursday 17 October 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local

A Cook Islands mama and her friends are raiding the New Zealand Governor-General’s gardens as they prepare their most prestigious art installation yet.

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$500k fine or jail for oil spill

Thursday 17 October 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Environment

Fuel company Pacific Energy has built concrete casings around the exposed fuel pipeline by Avatiu harbour, to lessen the risk of another leak.

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A catwalk of confidence

Wednesday 16 October 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Weekend

Sashaying the runway in the Miss Cook Islands (MCIA) Tropicana Parade was a new experience for beauty pageant contestant Tajiya Sahay.

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'Kuki' off to robotic Olympics

Wednesday 16 October 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Education

Five students will depart on Monday headed for Dubai, with their robot named “Kuki” in their luggage.

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