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Articles by Melina Etches
Tereora students showcase powerful performances at annual dance show
Saturday 17 September 2022 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local, National
The Tereora College Turangavaevae Performing Arts show thrilled the strong audience of several hundred at the National Auditorium on Thursday night.
School celebrates athletics success
Saturday 17 September 2022 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local, National
Apii Takitumu students are chuffed to have won the Junior Overall Champion Trophy at the annual Prince of Wales Primary School athletics sports event this week.
Tribute to the protector of Peu Maori
Saturday 17 September 2022 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local, National
The late Mauri Toa believed in the strength of the three pillars of the nation – the Government, the Church and Traditional leaders – and how they interacted with each other and affected the lives of the people.
Tauira’s dance of faith
Saturday 17 September 2022 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local, National
Like the rest of the world, when the Covid-19 pandemic emerged, the Cook Islands came to a standstill. To capture the resilience of the nation in the face of such adversity, the Ministry of Finance and Economic management (MFEM) commissioned a song as part of this year’s annual budget themed ‘Keep the Faith’. The official video for the song was released this week.
Tereora College students ready to show their moves in annual dance show
Thursday 15 September 2022 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local, National
The Tereora College Turangavaevae Performing Arts senior dance programme students are excited to showcase their talents in their own productions at the National Auditorium tonight.
Cook Islanders enter New Zealand’s local elections
Thursday 15 September 2022 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in National, Politics
A number of Cook Islanders have entered New Zealand’s local body elections to be held from September 16 to October 8, as candidates.
Vaka Motu heads for Raro
Wednesday 14 September 2022 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local, National
Rarotonga will receive Vaka Motu Okeanos Waa’Qab which departed Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia, on September 10 for the 3000 nautical mile voyage estimated to take up to a month.
Taking Cook Islands fashion to the world
Wednesday 14 September 2022 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Culture, National
Emerging fashion designer Toka Toka landed in Paris, France for the first time this week to showcase unique Cook Islands fashion designs using cultural fabric and material.
Ei tiare maori for the Queen
Tuesday 13 September 2022 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in National
A special image of Queen Elizabeth II photographed at Buckingham Palace adorned with two tiare maori ei all the way from the Cook Islands has surfaced following Her Majesty’s death last week.
Church launches 200-year Gospel project
Monday 12 September 2022 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local, National
Over 3000 people are expected to attend the 200-year commemoration of the arrival of the Gospel to Arorangi which will be celebrated next year on July 26 and 27.
Remembering Queen Elizabeth II’s historic Cook Islands visit
Saturday 10 September 2022 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Features
As tributes continue to pour in for Queen Elizabeth II, who passed away on Thursday at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, aged 96, Cook Islands News senior journalist Melina Etches look back at Her Majesty’s first and only visit in her remarkable 70-year reign.
Literacy Week a hit in the north
Saturday 10 September 2022 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Education, National
This week schools in the Cook Islands celebrated literacy as the foundation of all learning with a range of activities in support of International Literacy Day.
Creating and promoting First Aid awareness
Saturday 10 September 2022 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Health, National
Kind-hearted members of the community chipped in what they could which added up to over $600 cash for the Cook Islands Red Cross Society promoting and creating awareness for yesterday’s World First Aid Day.
China donates wet weather, safety gears
Friday 9 September 2022 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in National
Cook Islands and China marked 25 years of formal diplomatic relations with another shipment of equipment and machinery donated by the Asian superpower.
Wear red to support First Aid Day
Friday 9 September 2022 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local, National
Cook Islands will today mark the World First Aid Day, which is an international day recognising the importance of knowing first aid.
Always in our hearts
Friday 9 September 2022 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in National
Cook Islands has joined the rest of the world to pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II who died early yesterday at the age of 96.
455 attend mammogram screening
Thursday 8 September 2022 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Health, National
Over a period of 10 days 455 women have been screened at the Rarotonga Hospital for the early detection of breast cancer.
Growing demand for taro
Wednesday 7 September 2022 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local, National
There is growing demand for local taro in New Zealand and more growers are needed to increase the volume of the produce which is airfreighted out once a month.
St Joseph’s students show off their whacky hairdos for Literacy Week
Wednesday 7 September 2022 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local, National
Crazy Hair Day at St Joseph’s Primary School had a good number of students including Lylah Tommy (left) Tama Maxwell, Alesi Ralulu and Lukarose Akava sporting creative and whacky hair styles.
Water stations pass E.coli tests
Tuesday 6 September 2022 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Health, National
Rarotonga water authority To Tatou Vai (TTV) has taken over the role of testing community water stations from Te Marae Ora Ministry of Health.
