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CHURCH TALK: Breaking the poverty spirit Part 3

Friday 26 August 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Church Talk, Features

Today we wrap up a three-part series looking at ‘Breaking the Poverty Spirit’, writes Paul Kauri, lead pastor at The Arepua Gateway Assembly of God Church.

Kata: Potatoe Fries

Thursday 25 August 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion

Assessing the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

Thursday 25 August 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Economy, National

The establishment of the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) in 2016 – and the decision by Western donors, with the notable exceptions of the US and Japan, to join it – seems somewhat remarkable from today’s vantage point.

Educational filmmakers triumph for Kuki Airani Reo

Thursday 25 August 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Culture, National

Community leader Mama Teremoana Maua-Hodges in Porirua, Wellington is spearheading a project called E Reo Nuku that consists of a series of ten 30-minute video resources. Mama Teremoana is the Presenter, and it is being co-produced by Taputukura Raea, aided by facilitator Samson Samasoni who is providing directorial guidance.

LETTERS: Lost in the mountains

Thursday 25 August 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Editorials, Opinion

Dear Editor, glad to read that the two persons who got lost up in the highlands did indeed get out safely the next day and without too much drama for the Police, and Search and Rescue.

Kata: Petrol

Wednesday 24 August 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion

LETTERS: ‘We need competition’

Wednesday 24 August 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Opinion

Dear Editor, speaking as someone who has been to the Cooks 20 plus times, including a few weeks ago, it currently costs me US$698 (about NZ$1126) to fly return Seattle to Tahiti on the new Air Tahiti Nui nonstop.

Kata: New Sport

Tuesday 23 August 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion

OPINION: Combining disease surveillance and climate modelling to pre-empt future pandemics

Tuesday 23 August 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Editorials, Opinion

Within less than three years, the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared two public health emergencies of international concern: Covid-19 in February 2020 and monkeypox in July 2022. At the same time, extreme weather events are being reported continuously across the world and are expected to become more frequent and intense, writes Arindam Basu, Associate Professor, Epidemiology and Environmental Health, University of Canterbury.

LETTERS: Medicinal cannabis industry

Tuesday 23 August 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Opinion

Dear Editor, in your Saturday paper it was really underwhelming to read that Chamber of Commerce chief executive Rebecca Tavioni was touting the French Polynesia top three products – fish(tuna), black pearls, and vanilla to be incorporated into the Cook Islands economy.

Kata: Weather

Monday 22 August 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Opinion

Holmes facing tough decision

Monday 22 August 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Rugby league, Sports

Valentine Holmes will be given space to make decisions on representing Cook Islands at Rugby League World Cup 2021.

Tylor to promote new finance product

Monday 22 August 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Economy, National

Rarotonga lawyer Reuben Tylor will be promoting Cook Islands’ newest international finance product on the market, the International Relationship Property Trust (IRPT), in an event in Singapore.

Kata: Petitions

Saturday 20 August 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion

LETTERS: Tourism and direct flights

Saturday 20 August 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Editorials, Opinion

Dear Editor, with no direct flights, unfortunately tourists will just go to other destinations which is a shame as the Cook Islands are such a beautiful place.

Kata: Judge, Jury and Jailer

Friday 19 August 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Opinion

CHURCH TALK: Our union with Christ

Friday 19 August 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Church Talk, Features

Union with Christ by means of the Holy Spirit is not a peripheral matter in biblical theology, although it is widely neglected. It is a key thought in the Lord’s teaching, as this lecture will show, and it is so important to Pauline theology that one commentator rightly calls it ‘the heart of Paul’s religion’, writes Reverend Vaka Ngaro of Cook Islands Christian Church.

LETTERS: ‘Airlines are struggling too’

Friday 19 August 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Opinion

Dear Editor, you don’t have to be a rocket scientist to work out that obviously all airlines would have made a huge loss in the last two years because of this “unplanned” pandemic!

Overfishing – a global problem with significant consequences in the Pacific

Thursday 18 August 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Opinion

The Pacific Ocean, and all its sustainable meaning, connection, and opportunity for Pacific peoples, is under severe threat.

Three generations keep Kuki Airani Tivaevae alive in Auckland City

Thursday 18 August 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Culture, National

Attended by a small pocket of the Kuki Airani Community still residing in Auckland central, a group of mamas, young and old come together to teach and share in the traditional craft of Tivaevae/Tivaivai quilt-making. By Kendall Vano of Tagata Pasifika.