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Articles by Supplied
Titikaveka to host Puaikura in mid-week football clashes
Thursday 20 October 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Football, Sports
The Rarotonga Football Club competition resumed yesterday after the 2022 Cook Islands Games break with Titikaveka FC securing the mid-week matches against Puaikura FC, on their home ground.
Cook Islands endorses candidacy for head of regional fisheries body
Thursday 20 October 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Regional
The Cook Islands Government announced its support for the candidacy of Dr. Lara Manarangi-Trott for the position of Executive Director of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC).
The name Avaiki Nui
Wednesday 19 October 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, God save us from another insecure Cook Islander born overseas (Te Kaveinga ki ‘Avaiki Nui, Oct 18) who needs to remind us who live here how useless we are.
Te Kaveinga ki ʻAvaiki Nui
Tuesday 18 October 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Culture, Opinion
Many people, places and items continue to sail through life comfortably with two or more names, with some names taking prominence over others depending on the time and context. The question is, could we also sail our nation under two different names? By Liam Kokaua.
The secret to being a Christian champion
Friday 14 October 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Church Talk, Features
In life you only get to run once, so run to win. To avoid stumbling and losing your place in the race, don’t look back. You can’t change the past, but you can learn from it, writes Pastor Eric Toleafoa from the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
LETTER: ‘I don’t want to die’
Friday 14 October 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, I did break the law, yes, I did deserve to go to jail, and when I got sentenced my lawyer put to Crown Law, all my medical records stating my condition and asking for my sentence to be reduced, and Crown Law said no, and that Corrections can cater for me and look after people in my condition.
LETTER: Prison abuse allegations dismissed
Thursday 13 October 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, I wish to respond to recent allegations levelled against the corrections department by a current inmate who is on medical referral in New Zealand.
‘Hat off for focusing on the plight of this poor man’
Wednesday 12 October 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, Too frequently we read and hear about the egregious behaviour meted out by the Crown, or its servants but, consistent with those in positions to do something about it, nothing happens, and the perpetrators continue their merry way, abusing the rule of law with impunity.
PET TALK: ‘There is a far better way, the animals could have been desexed’
Wednesday 12 October 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Opinion, Pet Talk
They weren’t sure where the noise was coming from, or what it was. High pitched and loud, yes, but not something they could place. It wasn’t a mechanical noise, something alive was definitely responsible. Dr Michael Baer of Te Are Manu Veterinary Clinic reports.
Rapa Nui: Sacred statues damaged by wild fire
Monday 10 October 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Regional
A wild fire has damaged the enigmatic statues on Rapa Nui, or Easter Island, with some of the charring said to be irreparable.
Letter: Time to review our legal system
Monday 10 October 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, I write in support of the plight of inmate Teina Simiona Ataera and his young family (‘They put me in this situation’: Authorities mum on claims of inhumane treatment at prison, Cook Islands News, October 7).
Takairangi ‘ready to play’
Saturday 8 October 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in League, Sports
Cook Islands received a massive boost ahead of a daunting Rugby League World Cup campaign with English-based former NRL star Brad Takairangi telling officials he’s ready to play in the tournament. By Jason Costigan.
Mitiaro, Mangaia grab gold in bowls
Friday 7 October 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Bowling, Sports
The first week of lawn bowls competition in the 2022 Cook Islands Games concluded on Wednesday night at the Rarotonga Bowling Club.
CHURCH TALK: Fix your eyes on Jesus
Friday 7 October 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Church Talk, Features
When our devotion is on our church, our culture, our career, even our family, instead of Jesus, then we’re on the slippery slope, writes Pastor Paul Kauri, lead pastor at The Arepua Gateway Assembly of God Church.
LETTER: Wealth, health and spiritual balance
Thursday 6 October 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, Replying to ghost writer of 26.09.22, referencing Bishop Pere as to a Freudian’s Id, Ego, and Superego theory, hailed as the founding father of psychoanalysis, which is used in the treatment of mental illness.
The Marshall Islands mini-state plot and the price of sovereignty in the Pacific
Wednesday 5 October 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Marshall Islands, Regional
Last month’s news of a Chinese couple’s audacious plot to set up a ministate in the Republic of the Marshall Islands by allegedly bribing members of Parliament and officials was deeply disturbing.
LETTER: Everybody counts, or nobody counts
Wednesday 5 October 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, We are now into the seventh year of the disappearance of Lissette Gonzalez Brito, a 44-year Venezuelan woman who lost her life at sea in August of 2016.
Pacific Pacers win Round the Rocky Relay
Monday 3 October 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Sports
To finish off this year’s Round Rarotonga event, the Round the Rocky Relay on Wednesday almost saw the current course record broken.
A tribute to Papa John Tansley – A 57-year Rarotonga resident
Monday 3 October 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Features
John Tansley passed away a week ago at his home by the lagoon in Avana. He always told us he wouldn’t leave Raro, and true to his word, he never will. By Craig Tansley (and brothers, Rod, Dale and Paul).
LETTER: Queen’s Memorial ‘public holiday’
Monday 3 October 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, There is nothing like a good old debate regarding what constitutes a public holiday and what does not, not just in a legal sense but in a social sense. There is much confusion around this and unfortunately this has to rest with those who are charged with ensuring clarity around what is or is not recognised (by law) as a public holiday.
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