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Features
Cook Islands hosts global World Day of Prayer event
Every year on the first Thursday in March, Cook Islands Women Christian Church groups throughout the country join a worldwide movement known as the World Day of Prayer (WDP)/Te Rā Pureanga Maata a te Vainetini o Teianei Ao.
‘Journey towards better character’: Children and faithful join Ash Wednesday mass
The pouring rain did not dampen the spirits of Catholics in Rarotonga as they joined millions of faithful followers around the world yesterday to mark Ash Wednesday, celebrating the start of the Lent season.
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 […]
Local firm attends Sounds Aotearoa
Local company Motone Productions will be attending Sounds Aotearora Music Festival this year after receiving support from festival organisers. Sounds Aotearoa is a two-day music event that has three main elements to it – a conference, an expo and artist showcases/performances. The event is designed to facilitate exposure, networking, capacity building, and business promotion ensuring […]
Warriors take on Sharks this week
The Takuvaine Warriors will head to Aitutaki to play the Sharks this weekend in what should be an evenly contested match. The Sharks had their first game of the 2011 tournament at the weekend against the Panthers and while they gave as good as they got – the Sharks were unable to finish off their […]
Sea Eagles soar
The Ngatangiia Sea Eagles made it two from two at the weekend when they outclassed the Arorangi Bears 16-12 to win on home ground and in front of a thrilled crowd. The win for the Sea Eagles against the Bears comes on the back of their first match of the season win against the Panthers. […]
Sister Margaret leads prison rehab
For the 30 inmates at Arorangi Prison, there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Big-hearted individuals and members of the local community have been pooling resources and donating time and money to ensure that the inmates have the education and the skills they need to make a new life for themselves upon […]
Three survivors get a second chance at life
Fear for the future of their young families and faith in the Lord was the fuel that kept Arorangi fishermen Johnny George, Te Ina Tapurau Junior and Augustine Heather fighting to survive while adrift at sea. Speaking in Maori, the three men this week shared some of their most terrifying moments when a short fishing […]
Playwright Miria says she's lucky
Cook Islander Miria George wrote her first poem when she was eight. Today she laughingly calls it ‘terrible’, but acknowledges that it was her first step toward a flourishing writing career that has taken her around the world and put her in touch with some of the most prominent playwrights in New Zealand. Miria’s father, […]
Takitumu school kids write about themselves
My bio poem Dangerous Daniel Brother of hungry Samson Likes to eat banana Dislikes picking up rubbish One day would want to ride the motorbike By Daniel Ngamata My bio poem Bubbly Bernice Sister of cheeky Mikayla Likes to eat pears Dislikes walking on crutches One day would love to be the next beautiful singer […]
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