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Features
Finding solace in paradise
The World Day of Prayer pilgrimage to the Cook Islands has provided a stark contrast between the peaceful island life and the ongoing turmoil in Lebanon for a visiting participant who has found peace and inspiration in the island’s culture and deeply rooted faith.
‘I made you wonderful’
The World Day of Prayer pilgrim were hosted by the Catholic Women of the Cook Islands at the Saint Joseph’s Cathedral yesterday.
Term ends with fun health day
Tereora College ended term one with a message for better health when it held ‘My Health Day’ yesterday. The aim of the fun day was to promote healthy choices in lifelong learning and to bring the first term to an end on a positive note. Students were asked to dress up as a food and […]
Takua by the bucket load
Have you ever started down a path, either literally or metaphorically, with that niggling feeling that you should turn back, but at the same time another urging you to go on, promising that things will get better? So, you stumble on deeper into the thick of trouble, wishing you’d turned back earlier, but thinking that […]
Dancer of the Year delayed
The Dancer of the Year competition has been postponed to late May. The Ministry of Cultural Development has had its hands full with the recent Mire Atu competition and this month’s school festivals, so it has pushed Dancer of the Year to the end of next month. The ministry is now accepting registration from dancers […]
Justice desperate
With the restoration of the Arorangi prison nearly complete, Secretary of Justice Mark Short is shifting his focus to other areas of immediate concern within the ministry. Short says that Justice’s problems stem from a “shocking” lack of funding. He says that the ministry is under-funded and under-resourced, which means it cannot and does not […]
Kids' club helps boost tourism
Marketing the Cook Islands as a family friendly destination got a boost with the opening of the island’s newest kids’ club at the Edgewater Resort and Spa in Arorangi. The Coconut Kids Club, the second of its kind on the island, was officially blessed and opened on Thursday morning with a traditional ceremony. The resort’s […]
Junior journalists with a nose for news
Grade 5 students of Avatea Primary School spent part of term one learning about the various career options they can choose when they finish school. As part of their ‘my dream career’ topic, the students had the opportunity to speak with a number of working professionals from the community and visit a number of businesses. […]
Two budget blowouts expected
Government has finally revealed that it expects a $4.1 million budget shortfall in the 2010/11 budget. The budget policy statement (BPS) published March 31 shows a budget blow out is now a reality in this financial year. Instead of the estimated $2.9 million surplus, there is now a $1.8 million shortfall expected in the budget. […]
Tyree checks into Rehab
Tyree of the popular New Zealand hip-hop group Smashproof is checking into Rehab tonight to perform his first-ever Cook Islands show. Tyree, who hails from Papatoetoe, came to Raro last week for a wedding and was approached by Rehab co-owner-operator Damon Enoka, who asked him to perform at the popular beachfront bar and nightclub. At […]
Cyclone Pat moments from Aitutaki
She was fierce, she was strong She was here for pretty long She took us out and blew us up She went right around She made us scared and made us cry I really thought I was to die There were rattles, there was fear She showed us all that she was near She came […]
Aunty Dolly turns 90
Kate Daisy Baker (nee Estall), known commonly as Aunty Dolly, spent her 90th birthday dancing with friends at the Taputapuatea palace grounds. Dolly was born in Rarotonga on March 18, 1920, one of Marcus Estall’s and Lindai Taripo’s eight children. Dolly grew up in Avatiu and attended the St Joseph’s convent school in Avarua where […]
Open Mic Nite at RSA on Monday
The second Open Mic Nite of the year will open at 7 pm on Monday at the RSA. All aspiring musicians, comedians, story-tellers and performers are welcome to drop by to showcase their skill. Chris Musselle of Waterline Bar & Grill said that last month’s OM Nite was ‘great’ and enjoyed a ‘big turnout’ of […]
World TB Day marked
the move against tuberculosis means more than learning about TB, it means creating meaningful partnerships and screening at-risk populations. This was the message that Karmen Bennett, Secretariat of the Pacific Community global funds grants manager, emphasised to MPs, civil society organisation representatives and ministry of health personnel during the luncheon to celebrate World TB Day […]
The response in Aitutaki:
Safe drinking water As the cyclone damaged or destroyed water tanks, roofs and guttering, an immediate need was clean, safe, drinking water to prevent outbreaks of waterborne diseases. To meet this urgent need, Australian Red Cross sent a water and sanitation specialist to Aitutaki with a water purification unit, able to produce 5,000 litres of […]
Red Cross still helping
Red Cross has helped more than 470 Aitutaki families through its relief assistance over the past month. Red Cross staff and volunteers were among the first to respond after Cyclone Pat struck the island on February 10, by going door to door to talk to families and assess people’s needs. During its initial ‘rapid needs […]
Songs of joy and sorrow
The wise sayings of our ancestors rang out loud and clear in the National Auditorium on Thursday night as ten new songs were presented for the 2010 Mire Atu composers’ competition. The new songs, written by both accomplished and first time composers, were based on this year’s Mire Atu theme of ‘the wise sayings of […]
Composers' competition profiles
Teariki Adams. Adams is taking on the composers’ competition challenge for the first time.The Ruatonga resident believes that God has blessed him with many talents and composing songs could be one of them. His first compilation will be sung by Papa Kairua. “/> Tuwunga Mataora. Tuwunga have composed a number of songs over the years […]
'Legend' painter new artist in residence
BCA has chosen its 2010 ‘Artist in Residence’ – Rick Welland, who will return to the island in April to begin painting a new series of works. BCA’s Ben Bergman says that Welland was “one of the first contemporary artists” on the island, and painted locally between 1962 and 1989. “Welland’s vibrant and expressive (realist) […]
Toku ngutuare Tangata
The students have written stories in Maori on what they do together with their families – ‘Eaa taku e rave kapiti ana e toku ngutuare tangata’. Teacher Terangi Elika explains that at the start of the unit, the students had to write stories about themselves. The next stories will be about their relationships with the […]
Islands not immune to tsunami
The article “Why our tsunami threat is minimal” in last Saturday’s Cook Islands News, (13 March 2010), is a very good, well-researched piece, but it does have a few points that, I think, need addressing. 1. The 2009 Samoa event was relatively small in the Cook Islands BUT the bulk of the main energy that […]
NY embraces Manuia exhibit
The Manuia exhibit, which debuted in a New York City gallery last week, drew a large crowd of interested onlookers. Curator Ben Bergman of Beachcomber Contemporary Art said that about 70 people attended, and “interest and feedback (were) strong”. “In the extremely competitive art environment that is NYC, we were thrilled at the attendance and […]
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