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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.
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 […]
Movie part of bash
It’s Coco Putt’s first birthday today, and owner Tokerau Turia is gearing up for a big celebration. From 12 until 2pm, kids under 12 can play a game of golf for free, while their parents enjoy an all-day Happy Hour, $4 shots and $10 cocktails. Free sausage sizzles will be on periodically throughout the day […]
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 […]
Tara's new album a labour of love
Local singer Tara Kauvai’s new album comes out today and will be on sale at the Punanga Nui market from 8:30am. The album is titled Poe Manea and contains 10 tracks in both English and Maori. The songs are about love – ‘from a girl’s perspective’, she said – and have a distinctively ‘Tara Kauvai […]
Pacific Arts tivaevae a team effort
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, […]
Potter magic back
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 […]
Cooks influence in winning band
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 […]
Vaka reaches China
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, […]
Made N Raro shop planned
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 […]
Cook Islands boast the Best Island Villas & Resort in the World
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 […]
Men pose for 2011 calendar
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 […]
Pa's cure for dengue fever:
– 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 […]
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