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Articles by Melina Etches
Fiji, Hawai'i and exotic Bali take our New Zealand tourists
Thursday 25 July 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Economy
New Zealand tourist numbers here have levelled off as Kiwis fly further afield to Hawaii and exotic Bali.
204kg of fish in just two days
Wednesday 24 July 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Other Sports
Seas calm for precedent-setting mid-week fishing contest – and a big catch. Hauling in an aggregate of 204.4kg, Jason Tuara claimed first prize in the third Papa Gordon Murray Memorial fishing competition.
Old salt wins sailing trophy
Wednesday 24 July 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Other Sports
Rick Hickling, 78, was crowned ‘King of the Old Salts’ at the Rarotonga Sailing Club’s annual event.
Star goalkeeper returns to Pacific rim football
Wednesday 24 July 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Football
Cook Islands Football is watching with unashamed interest the progress of star goalkeeper Max Crocombe, after his signing for Brisbane Roar and return to Pacific.
Making her art the real priority
Wednesday 24 July 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local
Opposition leader Tina Browne has nailed her colours to the Kuki Airani mast.
'We are not in favour of confrontation'
Tuesday 23 July 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Sports
The Ministry of Health has no idea whether people have suffered or died from waterborne illnesses, and how many.
Planting dreams
Tuesday 23 July 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Education
Tereora College has planted more than 50 trees on their day of service to the community at the Constitution Park area.
Te Maeva Nui mania: Bigger and further
Tuesday 23 July 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Culture
The Pa Enua will celebrate the annual Te Maeva Nui festivities on each of their islands, this year and next.
Kids and the Lion King
Saturday 20 July 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Entertainment
Never mind what the grown-up critics have to say, the real judges of the new Lion King will be the kids, these school holidays.
Kids page: Children weave a traditional spell
Saturday 20 July 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Education
Tamuera Newnham learns Maori at home from her mum. And that paid off this week, when her Te Uki Ou team won the ute competition at the Highland Paradise cultural day.
'Avaiki or Kuki Airani? Debate 'very much alive'
Saturday 20 July 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Culture
Cook Islanders have nominated some of their favourite Maori names for this country.
In the name of art
Thursday 18 July 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Culture
When the sensitive subject of proposing to change the country’s name re-emerged in March, local artist Mahiriki Tangaroa kept thinking about it. It kept nagging away.
Editorial: Our identity in a name
Wednesday 17 July 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Opinion
What's in a name? A name is the grouping of several letters of an alphabet, or other symbols, which represent the identity of a person, an object, a country; in this case the Cook Islands and its people.
Banking on the community
Wednesday 17 July 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local
The town centre now has clean bright barbeque tables for people to use, courtesy of Bank South Pacific (BSP).
Community invited to help choose nation's new Maori name
Tuesday 16 July 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Culture
Changing the name of “Kuki Airani” to a traditional tupuna Maori name is back on the agenda of the Ui Ariki this week.
Luciana: flagbearer to captain
Monday 15 July 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Netball
Optimism for netballers, with Nicholas ‘stronger than ever'. Luciana Nicholas, flag bearer for the 2019 South Pacific Games team, was named captain of the Cook Islands Netball Black Pearls squad for last night’s opener against Tokelau.
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.
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