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Diamond back

Saturday 20 November 2010 | Published in Features

Neil Diamond recorded his latest album, “Dreams,” with just a guitar and a microphone, interpreting old classics in a very intimate setting that puts the focus squarely on his voice. But the 69-year-old legend is hoping the stripped arrangement draws listeners closer to something else he holds dear – the songs’ lyrics. While he knows […]

Tara's new album a labour of love

Saturday 20 November 2010 | Published in Features

Local singer Tara Kauvai’s new album comes out today and will be on sale at the Punanga Nui market from 8:30am. The album is titled Poe Manea and contains 10 tracks in both English and Maori. The songs are about love – ‘from a girl’s perspective’, she said – and have a distinctively ‘Tara Kauvai […]

Movie part of bash

Saturday 20 November 2010 | Published in Features

It’s Coco Putt’s first birthday today, and owner Tokerau Turia is gearing up for a big celebration. From 12 until 2pm, kids under 12 can play a game of golf for free, while their parents enjoy an all-day Happy Hour, $4 shots and $10 cocktails. Free sausage sizzles will be on periodically throughout the day […]

Avatea kids on French navy ship

Saturday 20 November 2010 | Published in Features

Avatea students were this week invited aboard the 55-metre patrol boat La Railleuse to look around and meet the French Marine Nationale sailors who just returned from a week-long fisheries patrol mission to the High Sea Pocket. Captain Blonce Alexandre, four officers, 18 petty officers and a number of seamen aboard the French navy vessel […]

Bottles for Mauke

Saturday 20 November 2010 | Published in Features

Thanks to Westpac and Pacific Spring the students and staff of Mauke School are able to take water to class in their own drink bottles which are filled at the school tap and kept at school, ensuring no child is without fresh, clean drinking water to keep mind and body hydrated throughout the school day. […]

Cooks coffee fix sorted

Saturday 20 November 2010 | Published in Features

Scotty Debeurs has been looking for a reason to return to the Cook Islands since spending six months on Rarotonga in 2006. Now he is back, managing a new coffee cart which sells only Atiu Coffee. This week Debeurs had a meeting with Jurgen Manske-Eimke, the owner of Atiu Coffee to set up the deal […]

Ticket back in the spotlight

Saturday 20 November 2010 | Published in Features

Christchurch psychedelic rock band Ticket had its heyday in the early 1970s, but at the request of a devoted fan, the group agreed to reunite temporarily this month and play two gigs. Lead singer Trevor Richards (formerly Tombleson), who owns Polynesian Tax Free Ltd in Avarua and lives here on Rarotonga, travelled to New Zealand […]

Scrap metal off the island

Saturday 20 November 2010 | Published in Features

Brian Freeth and Caryn Chilwell of Rarotonga Recyclers recently sent a container of scrap metal to Auckland to be processed, and two more containers will be dispatched by the end of November to Simms Pacific, the largest scrap yard in Australasia. The container currently being loaded is full of roofing iron, air conditioning units, copper, […]

Let's do it better

Saturday 20 November 2010 | Published in Features

Recommendations about improving Rarotonga’s waste management system are being made to the Cook Islands government, following a public panel discussion on the issue. Environmental group Te Ipukarea Society organised the meeting at Maraerenga – attended by about 30 people. Four panellists representing government divisions and other organisations involved in the island’s waste management system answered […]

May justice and democracy prevail always in the Cooks

Saturday 20 November 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, As an electoral officer in the Nikao electorate I felt a great sense of injustice in the mentality of people such as ‘Sick of it’ (18/11 issue). These are people who choose not to exercise their individual rights; Yes, your right! But a right that many in the world were either persecuted, prosecuted, […]

Kata - November 20, 2010

Saturday 20 November 2010 | Published in Kata

READER CONTRIBUTION: The whole and only truth

Friday 19 November 2010 | Published in Church Talk

Paul carries on his speech to Peter. He continues to show him that his behaviour and actions have logical conclusions and that those are not beneficial and can even lead to heretical conclusions. The essential message of the gospel is that through faith in the living God, Jesus Christ, we can be justified in the […]

Governments 'instituted of God'

Friday 19 November 2010 | Published in Church Talk

“We believe that governments were instituted of God for the benefit of man; and that he holds men accountable for their acts in relation to them, both in making laws and administering them, for the good and safety of society. “We believe that all men are bound to sustain and uphold the respective governments in […]

Questions over cargo

Friday 19 November 2010 | Published in Local

Questions have been raised about private cargo for Manihiki’s new MP Henry Puna and outgoing MP Apii Piho ending up on the Electoral Office charter flight to the northern group on November 11. Secretary of Justice Mark Short says he’s attempted to get an explanation from Air Rarotonga. The airline has apparently got a policy […]

Tourism forum starts today

Friday 19 November 2010 | Published in Local

A major tourism forum starts today in Rarotonga, with over 143 tourism industry operators from the Cook Islands booked to attend. “The aim of the forum is to have an informed industry here in the Cook Islands with the most up to date information on the overseas market,” said Carmel Beattie, chief executive of Cook […]

Demos 'dug own grave': Maoate

Friday 19 November 2010 | Published in Local

Failed Ngatangiia independent candidate Sir Terepai Maoate said yesterday that under his leadership, the result of the General Election could have gone the way of the Democratic Party. “If they hadn’t booted me out and I had taken the leadership of the party it would have made a big difference,” Sir Terepai said. “The Demo […]

Puna soon to be PM

Friday 19 November 2010 | Published in Local

CIP leader could take over the reins by next week Cook Islands Party leader Henry Puna could be sworn in as the country’s new prime minister as early as next week. Puna has won the Manihiki seat back from Demo MP Apii Piho who took it from him in 2006. He is now due back […]

Aitutaki speaks

Friday 19 November 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, This latest election also served as a referendum on Sunday flights to Aitutaki. The Te Kura O Te Au party was formed by people who are opposed to Sunday flights to Aitutaki, and that was one of their major campaign issues. Looking at the total number of votes the candidates of that party […]

Congratulations CIP

Friday 19 November 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Firstly I would like to congratulate the CIP successful candidates especially the new blood. Yes, you have various challenges ahead of you but that is the name of the game. I would also like to extend my acknowledgement to the Demos, even though you had lost the battle. To our tumutoa George Maggie […]

Swimming pool idea 'stupid'

Friday 19 November 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I can’t believe that anyone would actually consider such a stupid idea as a tidal swimming pool. These pools only work in places with a much larger difference between high and low tide. Here it can be less than a metre and that would not be enough to flush the water (pool will […]