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Articles by Melina Etches
Special day marked with song and dance
Wednesday 5 December 2018 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Health
Song and dance featured significantly in the International Day of Persons with Disabilities commemoration on Monday.
PM's partner makes 'fishy' visit to Raro
Friday 30 November 2018 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Politics
Clarke Gayford, who hosts TV series Fish of the Day and is also the partner of New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern, has made a brief visit to our shores to film fishing in the Cook Islands.
Marlin takes top prize for the heaviest fish
Thursday 29 November 2018 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local
Angler Sheafer Richards reeled in a 74.1kg marlin and took out the CITC Liquor and Cook Islands Game Fishing Club competition on Saturday.
Confirmation shows real commitment
Thursday 29 November 2018 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local
Families and friends gathered at the St Joseph’s Catholic Cathedral in Avarua to witness 25 young adult candidates receive the Sacrament of Confirmation.
Schools say it with flowers
Thursday 29 November 2018 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Education
Nine schools took part in the final day of judging for the Te Mire Tiare festival yesterday.
New ukulele festival gets a $20,000 boost
Wednesday 28 November 2018 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Culture
A $20,000 donation from Bluesky has helped Rarotonga’s first ukulele festival get off the ground. The Golden Ukulele festival, to be held from March 16 to 21 next year, is setting out to showcase all the unique styles and sounds of the ukulele.
Giant ball caught plenty of attention
Tuesday 27 November 2018 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local
The striking flower-decorated ball and rink displayed on the Cook Islands Bowling Club’s greens certainly caught the eyes of passing motorists yesterday morning.
PTI celebrates revamped building
Thursday 22 November 2018 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Health
“The basic unit of any society is the composition of a family.”
Spreading message of love and peace...
Wednesday 21 November 2018 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Politics
Peace and love are represented by the blue and purple colour themes of uniforms worn for the first time yesterday by Culture George Maggie Angene and his staff.
Meetings focus on Maori medicine
Tuesday 20 November 2018 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Health
Ta’unga of our traditional Maori medicine and those with great knowledge and interest of medicinal plants along with members of the public are encouraged to attend consultations that begin tonight (Tuesday) in Vaka Puaikura.
Acclaimed Tahitian trio in 'one-only' concert
Tuesday 20 November 2018 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local
Tahitian band Trio Kikiriri who are on a visit to Rarotonga en route to New Zealand, will perform a one night only concert on Wednesday November 21 at the Islander Hotel.
Close results in women's cricket games
Monday 19 November 2018 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Cricket
The Avana 1 and 2 womens cricket teams battled each other in a closely contested match at Nukupure Park on Saturday.
Christmas Box time – and your help is invited
Friday 16 November 2018 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local
With Christmas around the corner, preparations for the annual Christmas Box campaign are underway.
Proud to be a New Zealander...
Friday 16 November 2018 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local
After living in the Cook Islands for nearly 50 years, Ingrid Caffery felt happy and relaxed when she received her New Zealand citizenship certificate yesterday.
Biosecurity focus of summit meeting
Wednesday 14 November 2018 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Environment
Participants from the outer islands are attending a wide-ranging Biosecurity Summit on Rarotonga at the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) premises.
League player keen to give back
Tuesday 13 November 2018 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local
While visiting Rarotonga last month, Brisbane Broncos player Alex Glenn, devoted some of his time to encouraging local youngsters to make the most of their rugby league talent.
Nukutere dux receives her prize
Tuesday 13 November 2018 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Education
Michelle Williams received the prestigious Nukutere College dux award at the senior prizegiving ceremony for year 11, held last Friday at St Joseph’s hall.
Biological controls under the microscope
Friday 9 November 2018 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Environment
Discussions and field trips involving the biological control of economically and environmentally important weeds in the Cook Islands, were held at the Ministry of Agriculture on Wednesday and Thursday.
Migrant worker issues outlined
Thursday 8 November 2018 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Economy
The director of Labour and Consumer Services (Labco) at the Ministry of Internal Affairs Sandrina Thondoo presented an updated report on Labour and Consumer Services at the Tourism Global Breakfast Update last week.
Australia to spend $2 billion in Pacific
Thursday 8 November 2018 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Economy
Plans by Australia to donate AUD 2 billion towards infrastructure development in the Pacific were with enthusiasm yesterday by deputy prime minister and finance minister Mark Brown.