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Planting's her passion

Monday 24 July 2017 | Published in Local

Energetic young farmer Rourumaru Papatua from Mangaia can usually be found in the early hours of the morning working in her family taro plantation or her vegetable plantations.

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Takuvaine out to replicate result

Monday 24 July 2017 | Published in Football

Takuvaine premier men’s side is set to take on Tupapa Maraerenga in their first match of the 2017 pre-season competition at the CIFA Complex in Matavera.


The blessings of living the dream

Monday 24 July 2017 | Published in Opinion

“Living the Dream”is a phrase commonly used here in the Cook Islands.


The numbers speak for themselves

Monday 24 July 2017 | Published in Local

Depopulation is a word that is bandied around a lot and I, too, have sometimes been caught up in the talk around what this means for us as a country.


Rod-wielding mamas send patuki packing!

Monday 24 July 2017 | Published in Local

It’s been many years since the Cook Islands Game Fishing Club last organised and held a Mamas (and Papas) Reef Fishing Competition.

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Mangaia by-election looms

Monday 24 July 2017 | Published in Opinion

It was sad to see Papa Jim Marurai bow out of politics.

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Wonderful borax has multitude of household uses

Monday 24 July 2017 | Published in Environment

Borax is a naturally occurring mineral also known as sodium borate, with a wide variety of household uses.


What price a healthy coral reef?

Monday 24 July 2017 | Published in Local

An article recently published in the scientific journal Marine Policy, highlighted that up to 70 million tourist trips annually are made to locations that benefit to some degree from coral reefs.


Art session ends school for the term

Monday 24 July 2017 | Published in Local

After a long 12-week term, schools across the island have finally finished their last week for the term.

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It's far too late for far too many

Monday 24 July 2017 | Published in Local

Moving past a personal battle of self-contrition and the consuming questions of ‘why’ and ‘what if’, a mother of 16-year-old boy who committed suicide in August last year has realised not enough is being done to prevent suicide in the Cook Islands. Memory Mills sat down with CI News reporter Shae Osborne to discuss the complex and confronting issues of teen suicide.

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Hats off to a budding entrepreneur!

Monday 24 July 2017 | Published in Hot on the Rock

A young Cook Islands entrepreneur is taking over the islands with her stylish hats, one island at a time.

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'Full house' at gift presentation

Monday 24 July 2017 | Published in Local

There was a full house at the weekly meeting of the Rarotonga Rotary Club last Wednesday night, not just because of an influx of visitors who were family members of the new Rotary Club President – Mareko Boyd, but also to mark the handing over of new gifts to the Creative Centre.

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Changes in store for Te Maeva Nui

Monday 24 July 2017 | Published in Local

Team leaders from the 10 Te Maeva Nui teams have met with organisers of this year’s event to discuss some of the big changes that will be taking place at this year’s event.

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Premier men to battle in football

Friday 21 July 2017 | Published in Football

Today at the CIFA Complex, Titikaveka will take on 2017 champion’s Puaikura in the first premier men’s match of the season.


Super Rugby quarters preview

Friday 21 July 2017 | Published in Rugby Union

Let’s get the Blues out of the way and then move on to Super Rugby’s achievers.

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Te Puapinga e te Angaanga a te Vaerua Tapu

Friday 21 July 2017 | Published in Church Talk

Tei runga rai tatou te tumu manako o to tatou Akarongo. Ko te aakianga no tatou I konei, no runga te reira i to Iesu Oki Rua anga mai e akava I teianei ao katoatoa.

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How about donating those airpoints, minister?

Friday 21 July 2017 | Published in Smoke Signals

“It was indeed enlightening to listen to the Minister of Health speaking during the 2017 Health Budget debate with regard to medical referrals to New Zealand,” a smoke signaller says.


Road marking needs more care

Friday 21 July 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Recently I had the unpleasant experience of driving in the dark and rain last week. It was cold and the rain was so unrelentless, thick and heavy I could hardly see, even with the window wipers on full speed.

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Exclusive: The legend of the Unionist

Friday 21 July 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Five hundred hours ago a private ship came ashore on the Rarotongan lagoon at Avarua.


Tourism aims at Chinese audience

Friday 21 July 2017 | Published in Local

Cook Islands tourism was given a chance to promote the country in front of a Chinese audience earlier this week during the seminar celebrating 20 years of Cook Islands and Chinese diplomatic relations at USP.

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