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Features
Collaborative efforts to a rat-free, thriving ecosystem on Takutea
In a monumental stride in conservation for the Cook Islands, Takutea Island is on its path to becoming rat-free.
New mammography machine offers improved breast cancer detection
The arrival of the new mammography machine in the Cook Islands marks a significant advancement in women’s health, enabling earlier detection of breast cancer and potentially saving lives.
Northern islands honour new PM
Prime Minister Henry Puna appears to be getting straight down to the business of running the country after being sworn in as the country’s leader on Tuesday and announcing his Cabinet on Thursday. However, the new prime minister took time out to allow his people from Manihiki and Rakahanga to honour their ‘son’ on Wednesday […]
Varu's paintings snapped up at exhibition
Six of the 11 paintings in Varu Samuel’s Life Voyage exhibition were sold on the opening night. It is Varu Samuel’s first exhibition for four years and has already proved that the interest in his work hasn’t slowed down. Samuel has spent the last four years developing his skills as a tattooist, and only took […]
OM Nite at Chillis
Chilis in Tupapa is hosting the last Open Mic Nite of the year on Monday. At 7pm, all local musos are invited to head down to Chilis to perform for the last time before the New Year. Organiser Nooroa Ruaine hopes there will be a huge turnout for the wrap-up function, and is asking all […]
Dancing Queenies on show
A December 8 dance-off will show the Cooks who is the Queen of the Queenies. The Queenies are putting on another Dancer of the Year show – International Kura Kapa Anuanua – at the National Auditorium and donating all proceeds to Pokoinu Tua Varu Clinic. Guest performers include Destiny, whose recent Raro Idol fame precedes […]
NZ tenor heading to Raro
Well known New Zealand tenor Ben Fifita Makisi is coming to Rarotonga. Motone Productions and Crown Beach are teaming up to produce his December 17 show at Oceans Restaurant. Makisi will be performing a range of opera classics. Tickets to see him sing are $100 each – the price of which includes a pre-dinner glass […]
Earth, sun and moon in focus at Rutaki
Rutaki Primary School pupils have been busy completing a project about the earth, sun and moon. The class of year five and six pupils has also made walking stilts and coconut-shell shoes as part of a culture programme. They have been practising walking on the stilts and shells for the past couple of weeks, to […]
Artist wants young to learn tapa making
Andrea Emike is trying to involve the next generation in the making and use of tapa cloth. This traditional material for clothing is made from pounded bark cloth. Tapa and garments made from the material can still be seen at traditional ceremonies like the investiture of a new Ariki. Textile artist Emike, who runs the […]
Zumba teacher opens US studio
Cook Islander Emm Koteka-Wiki this week opened a dance and fitness studio in Norwalk, Connecticut. Hundreds of people attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony, which officially put Studio M Dance & Fitness on the map. Emm specialises in teaching Zumba classes but also offers step aerobics, boot camp, pump, strength and toning, circuit, cross training and core […]
Edge Club launched
Edgewater Resort and Spa is launching a discount card for locals which entitles them to 10 per cent off all the services at Edgewater. That includes the brasserie and Spaghetti House, Mel’s Bar, the spa, as well as room bills. “Edgewater enjoys the business it gets from the local community and this loyalty scheme is […]
E-top up arrives
A new cellphone service called E-top up was introduced on Thursday. Telecom Cook Islands says the electronic mobile phone top up service, commonly known as E-top up, is the fast way to add credit to a pre-paid phone. It’s quick and easy, with pre-paid customers benefiting from the convenience of topping up mobile phones electronically. […]
Home loan bonus
ANZ Cook Islands has presented prizes to the winners of its home loan campaign draw. People who applied for an ANZ home loan between July and October were entered into a draw to win appliances including a microwave, vacuum cleaner, rice cooker, crock pot and electric frying pans. Glen Armstrong, Sarah and Moeroa Takairangi, Marie […]
Koru caters for 'Atupaka Appetites'
Katrina Petero and Steve Armstrong came to see Katrina’s parents in Aitutaki on their way to Australia to set up a caf. But they fell in love with Katrina’s home island, and have been operating Koru Caf ever since. The husband and wife team had been living in Australia where Steve worked as a chef […]
Inspired ocean art
Beautiful paintings and prints inspired by the ocean will continue to be on display as part of the Vaka Eiva oe vaka art exhibition at the Art Studio in Arorangi. The studio has hosted the art exhibition every year as part of the annual Vaka Eiva Festival. In the past, decorated oe or paddles were […]
Avatea kids on French navy ship
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 […]
Bottles for Mauke
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. […]
Cooks coffee fix sorted
Scotty Debeurs has been looking for a reason to return to the Cook Islands since spending six months on Rarotonga in 2006. Now he is back, managing a new coffee cart which sells only Atiu Coffee. This week Debeurs had a meeting with Jurgen Manske-Eimke, the owner of Atiu Coffee to set up the deal […]
Ticket back in the spotlight
Christchurch psychedelic rock band Ticket had its heyday in the early 1970s, but at the request of a devoted fan, the group agreed to reunite temporarily this month and play two gigs. Lead singer Trevor Richards (formerly Tombleson), who owns Polynesian Tax Free Ltd in Avarua and lives here on Rarotonga, travelled to New Zealand […]
Scrap metal off the island
Brian Freeth and Caryn Chilwell of Rarotonga Recyclers recently sent a container of scrap metal to Auckland to be processed, and two more containers will be dispatched by the end of November to Simms Pacific, the largest scrap yard in Australasia. The container currently being loaded is full of roofing iron, air conditioning units, copper, […]
Let's do it better
Recommendations about improving Rarotonga’s waste management system are being made to the Cook Islands government, following a public panel discussion on the issue. Environmental group Te Ipukarea Society organised the meeting at Maraerenga – attended by about 30 people. Four panellists representing government divisions and other organisations involved in the island’s waste management system answered […]
Diamond back
Neil Diamond recorded his latest album, “Dreams,” with just a guitar and a microphone, interpreting old classics in a very intimate setting that puts the focus squarely on his voice. But the 69-year-old legend is hoping the stripped arrangement draws listeners closer to something else he holds dear – the songs’ lyrics. While he knows […]
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