Three mother-daughter duos played together on the same rugby team in the Cook Islands Rugby Union women’s competition, inspiring young women and highlighting the power of family bonds in sports.
A former rugby union great who represented the Cook Islands national team, shares his experiences and highlights the importance of family, community and hard work in the sport.
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 […]
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. […]
So much hard work and patience is poured into any tivaevae as they work to finish it for a special occasion like a wedding or a birthday, it is a precious treasure to any Cook Islander. This particular tivaevae was co-ordinated by Carmen Temata and Parau Taruia with the help of Tereu Urirau, Ani Maoate, […]
Artist couple Apii and Dernice Rongo are planning to open a ‘Made N Raro’ craft shop at the old Pai Taro shop on the Avatiu back road ‘in the near future’. Apii hopes they will be able to open the shop – which will feature his unique mother-of-pearl shell carvings, wood carvings, glass work and […]
Pacific Resort Hotel Group is celebrating again this month after waking away with 2010 World Travel Awards for “World’s Leading Boutique Island Resort” and “World’s Leading Island Villas” at the awards ceremony at London’s Grosvenor House. Pacific Resort Aitutaki has been voted “World’s Leading Boutique Island Resort” for the third consecutive year, while Te Manava […]
Touch rugby players are used to putting their bodies on the line. And four of the island’s top players have put their bodies on display in a fundraiser Cook Islands Men’s 2011 calendar – a calendar that can only be described as sizzling hot. Geoffrey Halston, Conrad Piri, Apii Rau and Gordon Heather have been […]
– Collect fresh Poroporo, also known as American Nightshade or Solanum americanum, being careful to select only organic plant material. Pa says to “take whatever comes” from the plant, including leaves, stalks, and seeds. You will need a good bundle to produce about 100ml of liquid. – Crush or pound the fresh Poroporo, preferably in […]
Each discipline in Papaapaiikoeiaku ‘Pa’ Teuruaa’s life has seen him encounter fatalistic situations – from drowning swimmers and shark attacks to those afflicted with various illnesses. While Pa has had to overcome the gravity of three people dying in his arms, he has also been praised by those convinced firsthand of his healing prowess and […]
Fox television said on Thursday it was renewing the subversive animated TV show about America’s favorite TV family for a 23rd season. The show is already the longest-running comedy on US television. “Like many 22-year-olds, The Simpsons is extremely happy remaining at home, on Fox, and hopes it doesn’t have to go out into the […]
The minister of magic proclaims that dark times have arisen in the opening moments of the new Harry Potter film – and the turmoil that follows lives up to that billing. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 chronicles the chaos that engulfs the wizardry world as evil Lord Voldemort seizes power and sets […]
Four-piece indie rock band, The Good Fun, was the recent winner of New Zealand’s Smokefree Rockquest, an annual ‘battle of the bands’ for school-age musicians. And two band members have Cook Islands links. Drummer Jimi Mataio is Rarotongan – his father’s family is from Avatiu – and guitarist Kam Chadderton’s mother is a Nicholas from […]
After months of sailing, traditional voyaging outrigger vaka O Tahiti Nui Freedom has reached China. The vaka’s mission has been to retrace, in the reverse direction, the route of settlement into Polynesia from China which began over 6000 years ago. The vaka left French Polynesia on July 27, and arrived in Rarotonga in early August, […]
The Laughing Samoans are back next month. As part of their Greatest Hits tour, Tofiga Fepulea’i and Eteuati Ete will be performing at the National Auditorium on December 3. The Greatest Hits tour – which features the funniest skits from all the shows they’ve ever done – premieres in Auckland on November 13 and carries […]
Pacific Resort’s dining area will become the Pacific Lotus Gardens – a place for eating and drinking, Chinese-style – every second Sunday. The Yum Cha dining experience will be available at Pacific Resort fortnightly starting tomorrow, and will open for two sessions – from 11.30 am to 1.30 pm, and then from 1.30 until 3.30. […]
There’s a new cafe in town and it’s got something for everyone – a lunch menu that ranges from fish ‘n chips to salads and a drink menu that boasts such items as smoothies and chai lattes. Veranda, located in the Manu Manor plaza in Tupapa, opened on Thursday. Directly in front of The Salon, […]
Starting on Monday, Le Bon Vivant will be open for sit-down breakfast and lunch. Until now, the French cafe located in Avarua next to Van’s offered coffee and baked goods for grab-and-go convenience, but this week chef Tim Tierney will start cooking fresh, hot meals for breakfasters. “We’ve been planning to do this since we […]
Rarotonga born and raised teenager Tamatoa Carr has been awarded the University of Auckland Chancellor’s Award for Top Maori and Pacific Scholars. The son of Mike and Tere Carr, Tamatoa (17) receives tuition fees for three years as well as one year’s accommodation through the scholarship. Tere said she and Mike were proud of their […]
Pauro Arnold has been kitesurfing for less than a year, and already most people consider him the best on the island. So far, he’s the only local who has confirmed that he will be competing in next year’s international kitesurfing competition off Aitutaki. A longtime surfer, Arnold decided in November of last year that he […]
Kitesurfing has exploded in recent years as the hottest and edgiest of extreme water sports, and it’s only getting bigger. Kitesurfers travel around the world in pursuit of wind, water and waves – and some of the best are eyeing the Cook Islands. In June of next year, some of the biggest names in kitesurfing […]
In the spirit of 2010 Sevens in Heaven – tournament presenting partner CITC held a dress up competition last week for staff themed Sevens in Heaven Beach Party. The wet weather last Friday did little to dampen the sevens spirit of the CITC staff who went all out to win prizes for the best dressed […]
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