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Mitiaro fishing intrigues visitors

Saturday 23 July 2016 | Published in Local

Te Ipukarea Society staff and volunteers travelled to Mitiaro on Friday, July 15 for the world premiere of the Mitiaro Maroro Tu Traditional Flying Fish Fishery documentary.

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Family business offers watery thrills

Saturday 23 July 2016 | Published in Local

RONGOHIVA is a family-owned business managed by husband and wife Teina and Jackie Rongo.

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Parliament clerk biased, says Tuavera

Saturday 23 July 2016 | Published in Politics

CLERK OF Parliament John Tangi has shown his bias against members of the opposition by withdrawing the approval of three opposition members to attend a Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) meeting in Brisbane, Australia, says Ngatangiia MP Tamaiva Tuavera.


Nukutere pupils help cyclone-hit college

Saturday 23 July 2016 | Published in Local

A PROJECT to rebuild Saint John’s College in Cawaci, Fiji is better off by $15,000 after a cheque for that amount was handed over to Bishop Paul Donoghue at St Joseph Cathedral in Avarua yesterday.

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It pays to be quick for freshest fruit and veges

Saturday 23 July 2016 | Published in Local

IT PAYS to be quick for freshest fruit and veges. Drag yourself out of the house this morning and head down to the Punanga Nui Market. From early in the day it’s the place to be, and it’s guaranteed to be buzzing with people looking to purchase fresh fruit and vegetables, and a huge range of souvenirs, crafts, clothing and cooked food. Local seasonal produce is available from 8am to 12 noon, but it pays to be quick or you may miss out because the most popular varieties of fruit and vegetables always sell out before closing time.

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Wheeling out the classics

Saturday 23 July 2016 | Published in Local

IF YOU’RE into music, Trader Jacks will certainly be the place to be tonight, when Rarotonga’s Vinyl Revival Club hosts another of its legendary club nights.


Brown to lead the opposition

Saturday 23 July 2016 | Published in Politics

Teenui-Mapumai member of Parliament Rose Brown has become the first woman in Cook Islands history to lead an opposition coalition.


Tupapa premiers eye winning start

Friday 22 July 2016 | Published in Football

The 2016 Rarotonga Football season is underway and anticipation is brewing for the first match in the premier men’s division between last season’s champions Tupapa Maraerenga and Avatiu.

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Political writer on the money

Friday 22 July 2016 | Published in Smoke Signals

THE POLITICAL COMMENTATOR who predicted last week that the Demo Party would self-destruct before long, was right on the money, a smoke signaler says.


Return of the 'ghost writers' good to see

Friday 22 July 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor

FIRSTLY, IT’S good to see “ghosts” engaging in conversations again.


Nonsense comparison

Friday 22 July 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor

I WAS listening to talkback radio this morning and I heard George Pitt remark that similar to South Africa’s Nelson Mandela our very own Teina Bishop could make a political comeback. That, he said, would be if the guilty verdict remains and Bishop serves a lengthy prison sentence.


Power tariffs spark dissatisfaction

Friday 22 July 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor

CHECKING the past six months of my household’s power consumption, it’s apparent that domestic users of electricity are severely disadvantaged by the current electricity tariffs, which I and no doubt many others, are unhappy about.


Chief Justice to stay until November

Friday 22 July 2016 | Published in Local

CABINET has extended the appointment of Thomas Crowley Weston QC as Chief Justice until October 31, when he will step down as Chief Justice and judge of the Cook Islands High Court.


Students present myths and legends

Friday 22 July 2016 | Published in Local

The MINISTRY of Education’s Language and Cultural team presented a drama showcase featuring students from various schools as they reflected on Cook Islands Myths and Legends at the National Auditorium Centre yesterday.

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Call to care for common home

Friday 22 July 2016 | Published in Church Talk

LET ME USE the imagery of the rainbow as my starting point in this reflection paper.


Wise advice in sayings of Jesus

Friday 22 July 2016 | Published in Church Talk

MY AIM is to continue looking at these sayings of Jesus like “take the hard road,” “shrewd as serpents and gentle as doves.”

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August 25 set for MP's sentencing

Friday 22 July 2016 | Published in Local

Former Marine Resources minister Teina Bishop will be sentenced in the Cook Islands High Court on August 25.

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Saturday work ban strands 20

Friday 22 July 2016 | Published in Outer Islands

Twenty passengers arrived back in Rarotonga on Monday this week after being stranded on Rakahanga for almost two weeks because Seventh Day Adventist officials on the island would not allow them to board their ship on a Saturday.


College cultural competition tomorrow

Thursday 21 July 2016 | Published in Local

Tereora College has been roaming with culture the past weeks with the school students intensely practicing for their cultural competition held on Friday.


Stop pointing fingers and find a solution

Thursday 21 July 2016 | Published in Smoke Signals

“WHY CAN’T WE just talk about solutions or ideas to pass on to the owners of the buggy business instead of pointing fingers at the problem?”


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