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Articles by Melina Etches
Fundraiser for 7yo Lapana's family
Tuesday 24 September 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local
Junior Tupou, father of missing 7-year-old boy Lapana, will return to New Zealand this week to reunite with his wife and family.
'Heartbreaking' The islands mourn
Sunday 22 September 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in National
Support and sympathy is flowing in for the family of the small boy missing overboard from the interisland vessel Lady Moana.
Apii Nikao gala sproutsentrepreneurs
Saturday 21 September 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Education
Eleven-year-old Naomi Tereora from Apii Nikao sewed dresses for the first time that sold at the school’s gala day.
Sea search for 7-yr-old ends
Saturday 21 September 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in National
The search for seven-year old Rakahanga boy Lapana Tupou who disappeared from the Lady Moana vessel on Wednesday has ended.
All the colour of the carnival
Friday 20 September 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Other Sports
Hula girls, Mario the cartoon character and men in wigs featured in last night’s 4km Fun Run to kick start the annual Round Rarotonga Road Race weekend.
Medallist is back – and he's in a hurry
Thursday 19 September 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Other Sports
Look out for the Cook Islands Olympian golden boy Alex Beddoes: he’s pumped up and ready to race the annual 10km in this year’s Round Raro festival.
Round Raro: Do the maths: RRRR = 4 X medals
Thursday 19 September 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Other Sports
This is what the Round Rarotonga Road Race means: it gives athletes like these four young men a chance to realise their dreams.
Round Raro: No wheels this time, for Dan
Thursday 19 September 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Other Sports
Richard Vinsen first competed in the round the island race in 1998, and has attempted to take part every year – but thanks to a motorbike injury, the Island Car director has had to take some time off.
Offshore trust company 'credible and reliable'
Wednesday 18 September 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Economy
The lawyer for a Rarotonga company named in a $1 million assets freezing order has spoken out to defend the company’s integrity.
Miss Cook Islands will equip me 'to serve my people better'
Tuesday 17 September 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Entertainment
As a McConnell Dowell site engineer, Maruia Willie isn’t entering Miss Cook Islands for endorsement of her beauty. It’s a chance to build networks to better serve her people. Maruia Willie felt blessed to have both her grandmothers Mereana Tangata and Tepaeru Willie stand alongside her on stage for 2019 Miss Cook Islands reveal night on Saturday.
'Just cherish them'
Tuesday 17 September 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Weekend
Nine-year-old Scorpfield Wichman Anthony was killed by his grandfather. He has never before been named. At the request of his mother, we now give him a voice. This is how she wants her boy to be remembered.
Never a chance to say goodbye
Tuesday 17 September 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local
Scorpfield Wichman Anthony’s great-grandparents remember the boy they never had the chance to say goodbye to.
From dust to digital
Monday 16 September 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Entertainment
Sixty-two years, and nobody ever told him. Dr Ranginui Fariu was genuinely surprised to learn he had featured in a Tereora College school photo published in the first existing edition of Cook Islands News, in 1957 shortly after the paper first launched.
Cooks cyber-attack is 'not if but when'
Monday 16 September 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Technology
More than 200 jobs pressure-testing businesses’ vulnerability to cyber-attack have revealed a brutal truth: the greatest weakness in companies’ IT systems is not the computers, but the people.
'Stunning': The faces of the Cooks
Monday 16 September 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local
Best wishes to the brave, stunning and enchanting young women named to contest Miss Cook Islands Association pageant this year.
Silver lining in wintry New Zealand cloud
Saturday 14 September 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Other Sports
Nukutere College claimed a second medal in the last hours of the AIMS Game: this time, it was doubles pair Tereapii Akavi and Tehani Matapo.
Getting a fix of Love
Saturday 14 September 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Hot on the Rock
Coffee, for most of us, is the first thing we think of in the morning. And for some, that means Love Cafe. “Good coffee, good service, and I love the personalised messages written on the cups – a great way to start your day,” says regular customer Tairi Herrmann.
First Aiders are go!
Saturday 14 September 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Health
Yesterday was Clean Up the Cook Islands Day; today is World First Aid day. So tomorrow may have to be the day of rest!
Nukutere College wins AIMS bronze
Thursday 12 September 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Other Sports
Nukutere College students Tereapii Akavi and Te Pa O Te Rangi Tupa have won the bronze medal in the teams badminton at the AIMS Games in New Zealand.
'Business is my baby' says young hospo star
Thursday 12 September 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Economy
The day Vaiana Dance opened her new business was her 23rd birthday.
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