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.
Exploring different types of conversation as a means to identify ‘sense of space’ has inspired local artist Krick Barraud’s latest instalment titled ‘Contemporary Conversation’. Barraud is the final local Master of Art and Design student to be assessed and she has once again used the coral limestone home in Avana as the canvas for her […]
The people of the Cook Islands were reminded this week just how lucky they were to have such a strong and free judicial system – and told that they all have a responsibility to keep it that way. At a special court sitting on Thursday, speaker after speaker reminded those gathered, and the population in […]
The Esther Honey Foundation animal clinic is pleading to the public to slow down on our roads. Vets at the clinic have been working round the clock to help save an alarming number of family dogs that have been run over on the roads. “The rate at which they are now coming in is astounding,” […]
The ministry of education has begun a new initiative called Te Kakaia – a parent learning support programme – with the first courses set to start this term. The programme aims to support parents in their role as the first teachers of their children. Te Kakaia coordinator Anna Savage says fun, useful, practical and free […]
Aketa’s coming to town. Originally located opposite Miro’s caf, the designer boutique has settled into its new spot across from the Punanganui market. Manager Rebeka Buchanan said that the move promises to satisfy customers who were hoping for Aketa to sell from a more central Avarua location. The boutique opened its doors last year and […]
Winners of the Te Akatauira Recyclable Jewellery competition will be announced on Tuesday after students display their funky creations. The first place winners in all three categories will walk away with $400, half of which will go to the school and the other half is for the student to pocket. Thirty-three anxious students will be […]
Shooting pistols and rifles is not for everyone. But for the crew on police patrol boat Te Kukupa, knowing your way around a firearm is a necessity to protect themselves against aggressive fishermen while patrolling the Cook Islands exclusive economic zone (EEZ). As part of the police patrol officers’ maritime law enforcement training they are […]
Police say last weekend was a quiet one. An operation targeting drunk drivers found only four people driving with excess breath alcohol, all of who will appear in court this week. Sergeant Paraia Vainerere said that there “weren’t many people out and about (at the weekend), which was surprising”. He said that the hub of […]
It appears the mystery of a 25-year-old photo may have been solved. Former Muri resident Rick Welland is back on Rarotonga as the artist in residents at the BCA gallery, preparing for an exhibition on May 17. Originally from California, he first arrived in Rarotonga in 1961 and spent over 30 years living and painting […]
Journalists from all over the world crowded into the auditorium of the University of Queensland auditorium to hear Australian Attorney-General Cameron Dick and Queensland governor Penelope Wensley speak yesterday about the virtues of a free press. Dick detailed the history of freedom of press and highlighted that in its initial stages, the media encountered the […]
World Press Freedom Day 2010 opened yesterday with a series of speeches delivered by media supporters. Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, spoke about the value of a free media, and stressed the idea that the free circulation of information forms the foundation of a healthy society. Freedom of expression and freedom of information are “indispensable […]
The South Pacific added its two cents yesterday at the World Press Freedom Day conference in Brisbane. A panel made up of media workers from the Pacific featured Cook Islander Lisa Williams-Lahari who said she wears a number of hats, among them freelance journalist, women’s rights activist, wife and mum. Williams-Lahari compared media freedom to […]
Freedom of expression is a civil liberty we mostly take for granted in this country. We see and hear that freedom working itself out in everyday life – letters to the editor, talkback radio, the ongoing Sunday flight protests in Aitutaki – and we consider it normal. But by comparison with our Pacific neighbours, some […]
On March 14 I was wrongfully arrested and charged with being unlawfully found on property. For a month I lived in a state of shock and disbelief that this could happen to me for simply doing my job. People told me that I was being victimised and intimidated by ‘bullies’ through the police, as retribution […]
Telling jokes is good for kids. It increases their confidence, helps them to remember a story in order and relate it to others, and stimulates their thinking. Who would have thought something that all kids enjoy could be so useful! So, here are a few: 1. Knock Knock Who’s There? Wood Wood Who? Wood you […]
June Hosking discovers the thrill that can be found when people take the time to explore their own backyard. During the last school holidays a number of groups from Atiu visited other islands – and had a blast. Don’t leave home until you’ve seen your country. That’s just what three groups from Atiu decided to […]
Junior cricketers showed off their batting and bowling skills yesterday to Cook Islands Cricket school holiday programme sponsors Nick Henry of 88FM and Nauma Atiau of Avarua Bakery. 88FM and Avarua Bakery have supported the cricket initiative over the past two weeks of the school holiday, which drew close to 30 kids for each session. […]
Cadet reporter Peka Fisher has begun laying a solid foundation for a career in journalism after a smooth two weeks with Cook Islands News. The form six Tereora College student is mature beyond her 16 years and this can certainly be attributed to her recent eight-month stint at Kamehameha School in Hawaii as an exchange […]
BRISBANE, April 30 Women journalists attending the Pacific WAVE Media Network in Brisbane this week, including a number from the Cook Islands, have confirmed they want to move forward on a draft strategic plan developed over the last year. They say they want to work on their governance and working documents helping them to lead, […]
Ahead of World Press Freedom Day to be held at the University of Queensland this weekend, the UQ School of Journalism and Communication will hold a free World Press Freedom Day lecture series commencing Thursday, April 29, at the UQ St Lucia campus. The first lecture in the series is entitled: A phone is just […]
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