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Articles by Melina Etches
KidsPage: Cutting new life from old wood
Saturday 13 July 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Education
On Aitutaki, the students of Araura College are creating incisive artworks from blocks of wood.
'Feeling Te Maeva Nui vibe'
Saturday 13 July 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Culture
Young dancers are rehearsing late into night as excitement builds ahead of the country’s biggest annual cultural event, Te Maeva Nui festival.
Revival of Reo Maori – not Kuki
Saturday 13 July 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Culture
Language renaissance would feature Maori name to replace “Kuki Airani”.
From tropical Raro to icy US lakes 'the old-fashioned way'
Friday 12 July 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local
The difference could barely be more stark: from the tropical atolls of the Cook Islands, to the Great Lakes on the border of Canada and the US, that ice over in winter.
'We will forever remember you Raro'
Thursday 11 July 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local
The two-masted Marconi rigged schooner Argo has stopped by in Rarotonga with 17 students from the US and a crew of seven.
The final straw
Thursday 11 July 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Economy
Trader Jack’s was the first bar on the island to ban plastic straws, two years ago.
Safety fears: Islands lose AM radio
Thursday 11 July 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in National
Radio Cook Islands has criticised the decision to demolish the 107-metre Matavera AM radio mast, leaving the outer islands with no secure communications with the outside world.
Take 'emotion' out of water row
Wednesday 10 July 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local
Chlorination is the “only way” to keep Rarotonga’s water pipes safe and clean, say two experts.
Air Force medal: 'It was earnt by my family'
Wednesday 10 July 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Education
Andrea McNabb was the first Royal New Zealand Air Force recruit to pass every phase test with 100 per cent – a record she still holds today.
Thirteen years of pay rises hard to justify
Tuesday 9 July 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The 45 per cent pay raise? I agree with the 2.5 per cent per year – from the year an MP was elected.
Nearly a thousand people gather for opening of the new house for Palmerston
Tuesday 9 July 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Culture
Martha Soatini had dreams of a castle for the construction of a Palmerston house.
New Kiwis 'honoured'
Monday 8 July 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local
After 17 years of living in the Cook Islands, Halatoa Fua has taken the oath of allegiance to New Zealand alongside a handful of others to receive his citizenship this month.
Painter having a whale of a time
Saturday 6 July 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Education
When visiting painter Gonzales Aladana saw a whale breaching off the Rarotonga reef, he was inspired.
Unique plantain varieties protected in overseas bunker
Saturday 6 July 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Health
Banana crops around the world are facing collapse because of a devastating disease – so the Cooks have taken a step to safeguard the country’s colourful range of fruit.
New life for age-old leadership traditions
Saturday 6 July 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Culture
Cook Islanders braved a bitterly cold morning to pay their respects to the national’s Ariki on yesterday’s public holiday.
Ui Ariki Day to 'bring out grievances'
Thursday 4 July 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Culture
Locals and guests alike will be welcomed to tomorrow’s Ui Ariki Day celebrations, honour the Cook Islands’ Ariki, the Aronga Mana, and their ancestors and traditions and influence on today’s modern nation.
Team Cook Islands visit marae
Wednesday 3 July 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Other Sports
A powerful chant was recited by national sportsman Romani Katoa to show respect for traditional leaders who welcomed the Pacific Games team onto the Atupure Marae.
New coat of paint brightens centre
Wednesday 3 July 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local
A team of Bluesky employees have committed to helping to brighten up the Are Pa Metua to support the elderly in their community.
Kingston – it's about the energy
Wednesday 3 July 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Entertainment
Sean Kingston’s first impression of Rarotonga is that it feels ‘amazing’.
Animal welfare notice offends former manager
Wednesday 3 July 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local
The former manager of the local animal welfare organisation has called a public notice from them “suggestive” and “short-sighted”.
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