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Articles by Supplied
Hereiti File: What if we travelled north by vaka, not by plane?
Sunday 14 June 2020 | Written by Supplied | Published in Features, Weekend
OPINION: Growing up, met with vindictive comments whenever we try to learn about our culture, it’s easy to just turn our back on it all – and that’s why the Voyaging Society is struggling for funds and support.
Pastor Paul Kauri: A call to prayer
Friday 12 June 2020 | Written by Supplied | Published in Church Talk
CHURCH TALK: I usually write my articles in Church Talk with the intent to express the heart of God through the word of God, with a very wide audience in mind, not just the Christian community, of whom I love and am one of its leaders.
Kemen Reddy: Serving marlin with real bite
Thursday 11 June 2020 | Written by Supplied | Published in Art, Features
RECIPE: Hi! Kemen Reddy here.
Bishop Tutai Pere: One background helper is aiding us in fighting Covid
Friday 5 June 2020 | Written by Supplied | Published in Church Talk
OPINION: We have come out totally and absolutely unscathed, untouched and unviolated.
Not just a passing FAD for fishers
Saturday 30 May 2020 | Written by Supplied | Published in Weekend
The fish aggregation devices deployed by the Ministry of Marine Resources fave become increasingly valuable as the fish have been pushed farther out into areas boats need more fuel to reach. Today, the FADs are revered by fishers. Each has its own Maori name.
Bishop Paul Donoghue: Telling untold tales of heroism
Friday 29 May 2020 | Written by Supplied | Published in Church Talk
OPINION: Covid-19 encourages us to help each other, and also to help ourselves and our families. A four-day week could be a good start, writes Bishop Paul Donoghue, from the Catholic Church.
Karlene Taokia: You'll relish these old-time preserves
Thursday 28 May 2020 | Written by Supplied | Published in Art
RECIPE: We just made chutney today in class, with local cabbage, starfruit, pawpaw and tomatoes, as well as spices and onions.
Vou Williams: My Hawai'ian-style tuna poke
Thursday 9 April 2020 | Written by Supplied | Published in Art
What is Hawaiian poke? Well, it is simply diced raw fish mixed in soya sauce, sesame oil, seaweed and chilli pepper.
Letters: What happened to 'buy local'?
Friday 13 September 2019 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear editor, Anneka Brown (“Are you being squeezed”, Sept 7) highlights government’s clear failure to comprehensively support our planters and farmers, who have worked very hard to contribute to our country’s food security.
Moana Ioane next on list to prosecute
Monday 1 August 2016 | Written by Supplied | Published in Editorials, Opinion, Tropical Chronicles
TO BE consistent, the next MP that the Cook Islands Police Service should prosecute is Moana Ioane.
The reluctant Solicitor General
Wednesday 15 June 2016 | Written by Supplied | Published in Opinion
READERS will recall that in April this year, I sent for publication the copy of a letter I forwarded to the Solicitor General, David James, asking him to review the decision of the Cook Islands Police Force not to prosecute Henry Puna for careless driving causing injury after an accident on October 4, 2014.
Pacific news website redesigned
Monday 30 May 2016 | Written by Supplied | Published in Pacific Islands, Regional
PACIFIC – Pacific Islands Report (PIR) – a comprehensive source for news and features from the Pacific region – last week unveiled its new website.
Legal marijuana proposed
Saturday 31 January 2015 | Written by Supplied | Published in Guam, Regional
A bill to legalise marijuana for medicinal purposes in the Northern Marianas is taking its first step towards becoming law.
Boats designed to combat tuberculosis
Saturday 31 January 2015 | Written by Supplied | Published in Regional
CAIRNS – Four specially-crafted boats are heading from Australia’s north-east coast to Papua New Guinea as part of an initiative to help stop the spread of tuberculosis in the country.
Leaders up for a challenge
Saturday 31 January 2015 | Written by Supplied | Published in Education
Newly-inducted Nukutere College head boy William Thompson-Katuke and head girl Teremoana Tetava know they are in for a challenging year of leadership, but say they are up for it.
Mosquito virus confirmed here
Saturday 31 January 2015 | Written by Supplied | Published in Health
Seven cases of the chikungunya virus have been confirmed on Rarotonga and the wider community is urged to destroy potential mosquito breeding sites to prevent an outbreak.
Muesli bar sends wrong message
Saturday 31 January 2015 | Written by Supplied | Published in Regional
LORENGAU – The company running the Manus Island detention asylum seeker centre in Papua New Guina has refused a large shipment of “Freedom” brand muesli bars because the brand was thought inappropriate to give to asylum seekers who were locked up.
Cyclone developing
Saturday 31 January 2015 | Written by Supplied | Published in Regional
SUVA – The Fiji Met Service says a tropical depression near New Caledonia was likely to have developed into a cyclone by today – while torrential rain from a separate weather system has caused surface flooding in Samoa.
All hands on deck in Murienua
Saturday 31 January 2015 | Written by Supplied | Published in Politics
The people of Murienua got down and dirty for the good of their community last weekend, urgently cleaning out the Muri a Vai to improve the health and safety of their homes.
Facebook comments are too much
Saturday 31 January 2015 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I read your article regarding the ‘bashing’ of a tourist with great sadness.