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CIIC directors seek $350,000 in damages over defamatory claims
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23 August 2024
Taxpayers foot $659,000 bill for MPs travel and allowance
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Features
Exhibition showcases Aus-Cooks connections
The Australian High Commission in Rarotonga celebrated Australia Day with a beach barbeque and the launch of the ‘Stories of Friendship’ exhibition highlighting Cook Islanders’ connections to Australia.
Balancing tourism and culture
Cook Islands Tourism’s transparent, inclusive and practical planning public consultation which explored the challenges and opportunities tourism brings in all areas of wellbeing, drew a good number of community members.
CI village busy at Pasifika
Cook Islanders selling local products at the 19th annual Pasifika Festival in Auckland are celebrating a successful day. Of the 40-odd stalls within the festival’s Cook Islands village, 11 boasted traditional and contemporary merchandise made within the Cook Islands. As well as the 11 stall vendors, Business Trade and Investment Board (BTIB) trade and marketing […]
Aere ra e Papa OJ Joseph
On Thursday evening Papa Ota Joseph, 73, passed away at home in the arms of his beloved wife of 49 years, Ngatangata Puapii Rongo and granddaughter Nicole. Tama Parei Joseph, better known as Papa Ota or OJ, was born on 23 December 1937, the 11th child of 14 children in Aitutaki. Although many people called […]
'Masterminds' pick up crossword
The masterminds behind the new Cook Islands News weekend crossword are Australian couple John and Lyn Hobbs, who recently signed on to create a regular puzzle for weekend readers. They initially agreed to fill in for crossword creator Louise Wittwer while she was away, but are keen to continue doing the job on a shared […]
Globetrotters consider Raro the gift of a lifetime
German-born Helmut Ruedel and his South African wife Dricki Verwoerd have been around the world – from Antarctica to the fabled North Pole and everywhere in between – more than once. But of all the places they’ve seen, the long-time cruise ship director and his travel guide bride consider Rarotonga their ‘place’ and have chosen […]
Love for Nassau in Poti's winning song
Takitumu Primary School teacher Poti Maeva’s original compilation titled Ongalewu was judged the best song at Thursday night’s Mire Atu composer’s competition. Singing his own song – Maeva had the 400 strong crowd at the national auditorium in awe as he sang about the longing one has for their island home. Ongalewu is the original […]
Fresh fish draws them to Moko's Mooring
Moored at one of the most idyllic locations on Rarotonga is The Mooring, a brightly-coloured container-turned-cafe specialising in fresh fish, healthy sandwiches and passion fruit-infused smoothies. Located on the Muri lagoon, the cafe will soon share its space with the newly-refurbished Avana Fishing Club, which is set to open its doors in about two weeks. […]
King Kapisi reaches out
Samoan hip-hop legend King Kapisi recently released his latest music video for a track entitled ‘Salvation’, which was shot on location at Pacific Resort Rarotonga, the Punanga Nui marketplace and in Muri lagoon. King Kapisi says ‘Salvation’ is about preserving traditional culture in the face of colonial injustice. He says he is a firm believer […]
Taura Mani passes warrant of fitness
Lying immobile in a hospital bed last year, Papa Taura Pakitoa Mani wasn’t thinking about his music – he was clinging to his faith and to his wife Marie, praying and crying, hoping to come out of a terrible stroke alive. Now, not one year later, Mani has a chance to represent his country as […]
Back to New York
From having to google to find out where the Cook Islands is, New York’s Volta gallery now knows the country is able to make global art statements, says BCA gallery owner Ben Bergman. Bergman and partner Luke Brown leave tomorrow night for New York where BCA is staging its second exhibition there, this time featuring […]
Raro 'DNA' to show in Portugal
Local artist Loretta Reynolds will introduce her distinctly Cook Islands style of contemporary art to Portugal this year. When she received an email invitation to display her work in a Lisbon gallery, her instinctual reaction was to dismiss it as spam. But after communicating with the curators at Colorida Galeria de Arte e Design – […]
CI student helps get design course back
Cook Islander and Waiariki Institute of Technology student Tara Ngari can now work towards realising her dream of becoming an interior designer after the course she enrolled in was reinstated this week. But on the first day of class earlier this month – Ngari and fellow Interior Design students were told the Interior Design course […]
Build-your-own pastas and salads
The Pacific Village Cafe on the main road in Muri is set to open in two weeks’ time. The cafe will offer build-your-own salads and pastas, freshly-baked pizzas and pre-made sandwiches, plus coffee, juices and smoothies. The ‘build-your-own’ model allows diners to tailor their meals to their taste buds by pairing a type of pasta […]
Henrys advocate greater care for motu
The phenomenal logistics involved in serving as the location of the Survivor and BBC Shipwrecked television series has well prepared Aitutaki entrepreneurs for the forthcoming inaugural international kite surfing competition. To be held June 29-July 2 on Maina Iti, the event will draw over 35 international competitors plus supporters and media. Local businessman Mike Henry […]
Water slaps and whoops
Our boat headed into the Aitutaki lagoon and I wished I had listened harder when mum tried teaching us how to fly fish years ago. She was connected to the Fish and Game Council. I was connected to the branch of a willow tree via some nylon and a lure. My first assignment upon arrival […]
It's not like they show it on TV
I’m writing to you from Christchurch. Yes I’m here because of the earthquake, I’m here as part of a group setting up to co-ordinate a Maori response to help alleviate the plight of the tens of thousands of people who are really suffering and will continue to be affected for months and months after Ruaumoko […]
Harking back with 'Whateva Treva'
Music buffs who have tired of trendy radio hits and Akon remixes can look forward to ‘Groovin’ on Sunday afternoons – a three-hour 88FM show that takes its name from The Young Rascals’ 1960s hit ‘Groovin (on a Sunday afternoon)’. ‘Groovin’ in the studio is disc jockey ‘Whateva Treva’ – Polynesian Tax Free Ltd owner […]
New reps for Vara Nui
World Resorts of Distinction have been appointed the overseas representative company for Te Vara Nui Village. World Resorts specialises in sales and marketing services and strategies for niche luxury products. Servicing the Australia, New Zealand, and North America markets, World Resorts of Distinction guarantees their clients innovative and comprehensive sales and marketing services and professional […]
The love beach
Koe Teritaiti (below) goes the extra mile in preparing the Muri Beachcomber beach for a guest’s wedding one recent Saturday afternoon. Koe used red hibiscus and yellow bird of paradise flowers to mark out a heart on the white sand because she wanted to do something special for the bride and groom. The Cook Islands […]
Pampering is a party
Sometimes getting pampered can be a lonely pursuit – but at Marama Salon in Nikao, that’s not the case. At Marama, groups of women can turn a salon outing into an evening soiree. The salon provides wine glasses – customers can bring their own wine – and an outdoor patio venue, and four nail technicians […]
Mauke caves and marae explored
“I feel sorry for these kids because they don’t know their history, everything is being lost.” This worry expressed by Nane Oaariki is a sentiment shared by a number of Mauke mamas who have decided to start the ball rolling before history dies with the elders. “We must restore our marae for our mokopuna,” says […]
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