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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.
Author immerses herself in Rarotonga
New Zealand author Karen McMillan has set her latest children’s novel in Rarotonga. She talks to Cook Islands News journalist Matthew Littlewood about the process of her work and what she enjoys about it.
Christianity brings hope to Tinomana Ariki as Gospel arrives in Rarotonga
Historian and author Howard Henry has been fascinated by the birth of Christianity in the Cook Islands for many years. In a weekly series, Henry chronicles the arrival of Christianity to the Cook Islands and its role in building the nation. In this article he talks about how the Gospel arrived at Rarotonga.
Aunty Maara: A pillar of strength, Christianity, love and all things golf
Maria Maara Metua Kenning nee Hosking, warmly known as Aunty Maara, was an elegant, remarkable woman who touched the lives of many. After bravely battling an illness, she sadly passed away on June 11 at Rarotonga Hospital at the age of 75. In a tribute, senior journalist Melina Etches writes about this extraordinary woman who embodied love and generosity.
Teherenui receives Pacific Producer Residency at Bats
Kūki ‘Āirani producer, director, writer and actor Teherenui Koteka will spend three months working at Bats Theatre in Wellington, as the inaugural recipient of the Pacific Producer Residency.
Church Talk: Making God our top priority
Growing up in church, we were told on a regular basis about the need to put God first. Even in our family home our parents had this slogan to remind us: ‘God first, school second, and girlfriend last’. Though we saw the funny side of it, but they were teaching us that above everything else, to make God our highest priority, writes Pastor Eric Toleafoa from the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
Highlighting the plight of the ocean
Vaka Paikea has started delivering the Samoa Guardian Programme which aims to improve the environmental literacy of primary school students as a tool for community resilience to the impacts of climate change in Samoa.
Indulge in luxury at Pacific Resort Rarotonga’s new nail salon and massage room
Pacific Resort Rarotonga is thrilled to announce the opening of “Pacific Lounge” – their new nail salon and massage room – offering guests the ultimate in pampering and relaxation.
Archaeologists unearth rich heritage
Archaeologists visiting the Cook Islands have uncovered a formation of rocks at the Arai-Te-Tonga marae at Tupapa.
Cook Islands teens home after Arctic journey
The Kōrero o te 'Ōrau's 'Ātui'anga ki te Tango students Siana Whatarau and Winton Herman have arrived home safely from their Arctic journey.
Four named on the 2023 King’s Birthday Honours
Four well-known Cook Islands residents who have contributed to the health, judiciary and business sector have been named on the 2023 King’s Birthday Honours.
‘You’ve been worshipping nothing but pieces of wood’
Historian and author Howard Henry has been fascinated by the birth of Christianity in the Cook Islands for many years. In a weekly series, Henry chronicles the arrival of Christianity to the Cook Islands and its role in building the nation. In this article he talks about how the Gospel arrived at Mitiaro and Mauke.
Avarua CICC holds tivaivai exhibition
In preparation for the 34th Cook Islands Christian Church (CICC) General Assembly next month, the women of the Avarua Cook Islands Christian Church (CICC) showcased their tivaivai designs and products at the Takamoa Theological College Hall on Thursday.
Strengthening ancestral and contemporary links between Cook Islands and Aotearoa
Aotearoa New Zealand Governor General Dame Cindy Kiro and husband Dr Richard Davies enjoyed the hospitality of Rarotonga twice before her official state visit to the Cook Islands last week. In an interview with Cook Islands News senior journalist Melina Etches Dame Cindy reflected on the deep cultural connections between the Cook Islands and Aotearoa NZ and the contemporary relationship the two countries share.
Church Talk: What to do in a messed up world!
There is a particular group of men from Israel, who were known as the Sons of Issachar. God had given this group a unique gift. They had the unusual ability to understand the seasons and to know what to do, writes Pastor Paul Kauri of the ArePua Church.
Rower ‘Mahuta Hoehoe Asanga’ reaches Pago Pago 38 days after leaving Penrhyn
After 38 days at sea spanning over a distance of 1500 kilometres, Australian rower Tom Robinson, who spent four months on Penrhyn, arrived in Pago Pago, American Samoa after leaving the northern group island in April.
Kiwi family returns Cook Islands artefacts gifted to their forefather
A visiting New Zealand family yesterday returned Cook Islands artefacts owned by their forefather, entrusting them to the Cook Islands Library and Museum Society for future generations of Cook Islanders.
What happened to me must never happen again – Puna
Former Cook Islands prime minister and Manihiki MP Henry Puna has spoken out about his ‘controversial’ appointment and impending exit as the Pacific Islands Forum secretary general at a recent event in Apia, Samoa.
Cook Islands flagged super yacht pays home port its first visit
Masteka 2, an elegant Cook Islands flagged 37.19 metre motor super yacht, called in to its home port of Avatiu, Rarotonga on Sunday, June 4, for the first time.
A journey towards cultural reclamation, understanding
Cook Islander Nina Oberg Humphries is an Ōtautahi Christchurch based artist. Represented by Bergman Gallery since 2021, her work includes photography, installation, sculpture, video, painting and performance, all seeded from her experience as a second-generation Pasifika - a New Zealand, and more specifically Ōtautahi Christchurch, born Cook Islander. Her exhibition was launched on Rarotonga last week.
Papatua, Akava receive their Queen’s Service Medals
Two medals from the late Queen Elizabeth II were bestowed by the King’s Representative Sir Tom Marsters to Tuatiaki (Papatua) Papatua (MBE) –Member of the British Empire – and Vainepoto Michael Akava (BEM) – British Empire Medal – last week.
