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Prayer service for cyclone season
Friday 13 April 2018 | Published in Church Talk
This Sunday a national thanksgiving prayer service will be held at the National Auditorium at 6pm under the guidance of the Religious Advisory Council.
Time to make a change
Friday 13 April 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Aotearoa, ‘The Land of the Long White Cloud’, is my country of birth – one parent from here, one parent from there.
Plucking a few pearls from Punanga Nui
Friday 13 April 2018 | Published in Local
On a rather rainy Saturday morning in paradise I visited the Punanga Nui Market in downtown Avarua.
The Cook Islands 'injustice system'
Friday 13 April 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Wilkie Rasmussen’s CINews article from last Tuesday regarding the state of the Cook Islands justice system’s obvious prejudice, which clearly favours the ‘elite’ within our society (as also alluded to by Kata’s ‘Ministry of Injustice’ cartoon in Wednesday’s paper, which was also very much spot on!), really leaves a sour taste in my mouth, as it should do for all of us.
Flooding – no time to point fingers
Friday 13 April 2018 | Published in Politics
Prime Minister Henry Puna has hit back at claims in Wednesday’s CINews that the government is to blame for recent flooding around Rarotonga by saying that “it is unhelpful to waste time pointing fingers”.
CIP wary of rules of engagement
Friday 13 April 2018 | Published in Politics
With the election date set for June 14, the Cook Islands Party (CIP) are looking to win their third consecutive term in government.
Bishop's reform ideas deemed 'devious'
Thursday 12 April 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Teina Bishop’s ideas on electoral reform (CI News April 9) are a re-run of what he said several years ago, and are as devious now as they were then.
Money needed for 7s success
Thursday 12 April 2018 | Published in Rugby Union
The Cook Islands Rugby Union (CIRU) will have their work cut out for them if they are to compete at the top level in sevens, as it will require an influx of money.
CIP president hits back
Thursday 12 April 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I note the following points made by the Office of the Leader of the Opposition in CINews on March 10.
Turepu wrong choice to discuss food security
Thursday 12 April 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, On April 7 CINews ran a story about how the Minister of Agriculture, Kiriau Turepu was off to attend a “high level” conference in Fiji which was going to address food and nutrition security.
Open to electoral reform says PM Puna
Thursday 12 April 2018 | Published in Politics
The Cook Islands government is open to looking at electoral reform, says prime minister Henry Puna.
Investigation focuses on MMR head's conduct
Thursday 12 April 2018 | Published in Environment
The investigation into Ministry of Marine Resources secretary Ben Ponia is about his conduct and has nothing to do with stealing, dishonesty or corruption, says Public Service Commissioner Russell Thomas.
'State visit' well worth cost - Brown
Thursday 12 April 2018 | Published in Politics
Finance minister Mark Brown says the cost of last week’s state visit to New Zealand was justified by the benefits it will produce for the Cook Islands people.
Superpowers recognise Vanuatu's importance
Thursday 12 April 2018 | Published in Regional
Reports this week that Vanuatu was to be the site of a Chinese military base caught most in Vanuatu by surprise.
Te Mato Vai project to cost more
Thursday 12 April 2018 | Published in Environment
Finance minister Mark Brown has admitted that the Te Mato Vai project will cost more than the $60 million that was first indicated.
Son of Philip the demi-god given chiefly title
Thursday 12 April 2018 | Published in Regional
VANAUTU – Last week Prince Charles touched down in Vanuatu on a side trip from his visit to Australia for the Commonwealth Games, but unfortunately he might not have been the British prince that some of the islanders had been hoping for. It is his father, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, who is regarded in a very spiritual way to a community of Tanna islanders. When he visited in 1974 many believed Philip was a reincarnation of an ancient warrior. Philip, the husband of the Queen of England, may hold a string of grand titles but for the small community, deep in the rainforests on the southwestern part of the island of Tanna, he is regarded as a an demi-god. “For them Philip is a tabu man – human but possessing qualities and powers that make him sacred,” Matthew Baylis, the British author of Man Belong Mrs Queen: My Adventures with the Philip Worshippers, who spent time living with the villagers, told the ABC. He said the people have a special relationship with the Duke of Edinburgh that is more complex than simple worship. “The closest parallel I can think of is the way we treat our war dead,” Baylis said. “We honour them, remember them, hold ceremonies for them, but we’re not actually worshipping them.” A group of people living around Yaohnanen village on Tanna have an ancient legend, describing a band of warriors who left the island to fight a war to protect and preserve their culture. The leader of the warrior group vowed to one day return with a rich, powerful – and white wife. In 1974, the British Royal family visited Vanuatu – then known as New Hebrides – as part of a tour of the Commonwealth. While he and Queen Elizabeth did not visit the isolated community, it is said that Prince Philip handed a symbolic white pig to a Tanna man in the country’s capital, Port Vila. It is believed that from that gesture the Tanna people formed a strong bond with Prince Philip, believing him to be a physical representation of the ancient warrior leader returning home with his wife. According to Kirk Huffman, a research associate at the Australian Museum in Sydney and honorary curator of the National Museum of Vanuatu, it’s a link they are very serious about. “On Tanna, traditional spiritual belief systems are a 24/7 situation,” Huffman told the ABC.
Housing help request 'embarrassing'
Wednesday 11 April 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Embarrassing is the word that comes to mind.
Carpark wiped out in Muri deluge
Wednesday 11 April 2018 | Published in Weather
A substantial amount of land at Koka Lagoon Cruise site in Muri has been wiped away following the immense rainfall on Monday night.
Cash prizes up for grabs at soccer champs
Wednesday 11 April 2018 | Published in Football
The inaugural National Football Championship will kick off this weekend with 16 teams, evenly divided between men and women, participating and vying to be crowned the champions in the Cook Islands.
Matenga situation sad, says CIP voter
Wednesday 11 April 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, As a Titikaveka CIP voter and supporter, I am sad to see what is happening in our village and all the negative publicity, especially that surrounding Margaret Matenga.
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