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Mother's Day: Gift your mum something special

Shop at Island Craft Limited and choose exclusive, unique bouquets designed to impress your mum on Mother’s Day.

Mother's Day: Dine-in-deal at OTB this Mother’s Day

Are you looking for a place to give your mum a treat this Mother’s Day?

Mother's Day: Resorts offer buffet specials

People are expecting to plate up on Mother’s Day, with most of the resorts offering buffet deals.

Mother's Day: Treasure your mum

Supermom Lotiola Mateariki is the driving force behind the success of her children’s Te Mire Ura achievements with five of her children getting crowned the Cook Islands cultural dancing champions.

Tupa ready for Culture’s most entertaining dance comp

Ministry of Culture’s most entertaining annual dance competition will be held tomorrow night featuring 26 dancers on stage at Rehab Rarotonga Nightclub.

Technology campaigners set sail for the Cook Islands

A massive water access project is coming to the Cook Islands – by sail.

New televisions for learning

Apii Nikao has received four smart mobile television systems which will allow their students to engage in learning in the different spaces throughout the school.

Hapū Wānanga shares with Nui Rarotonga

Women from Hapū Wānanga, Waikato New Zealand are visiting Rarotonga to assist with the new Pregnancy Care Centre ‘Nui Rarotonga’ - a free community based course focused on empowering women with knowledge and support about pregnancy, birth and baby arrival.

Former Cook Islands resident missing in Torres Strait

The search for a popular local identity in the Torres Strait, Denne Bourke, who is a former resident of the Cook Islands, has been scaled down.

Researcher examines criminal deportations to Cook Islands

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration (MFAI) last week hosted and assisted researcher Henrietta McNeill, a PhD candidate with the Department of Pacific Affairs at the Australian National University, with fieldwork in the Cook Islands. McNeill was researching criminal deportations to the Cook Islands, Samoa and Tonga as part of her PhD studies.

Kiwi muso raises the spirit on Raro

High profile Kiwi musician Che Fu made an unexpected appearance at Rehab Nightclub on Rarotonga over the weekend to cap off a much needed ten-day break with his family.

Resilience is key in military: Turua

Cook Islander Sergeant Daniel Turua would like to encourage young people on the island to join the Defence Force of Aotearoa New Zealand. Turua and his family visited Rarotonga earlier this month with the New Zealand Army current and ex-servicemen for the Ngāti Tūmatauenga (The Tribe of the God of War) Reunion held on the ANZAC Day.

God save the King: Cook Islands congratulates King Charles III

Cook Islands joined the rest of the world in congratulating the newly crowned King Charles III, who is now officially our Head of State.

Senior dancers wow crowd at annual traditional dance comp

Stunning performances from the 11 senior Te Mire Ura dancers battling on stage for the coveted title of champion dancer of the year, wowed the large crowd on Thursday night at the National Auditorium.

Christianity created a Nation: The arrival of the Gospel

Historian Howard Henry has been fascinated by the birth of Christianity in the Cook Islands for many years. In a new weekly series, Henry chronicles the arrival of Christianity to the Cook Islands and its role in building the nation.

New building and new approach to mental health in the Cook Islands

The new Te Puna Tiaki – Wellness Unit at the Rarotonga Hospital will help alleviate some of the pressures on the mental health system in the island. Cook Islands News journalist Matthew Littlewood speaks to Te Marae Ora clinical psychologist Dr Evangelene Daniela-Wong about why it’s so important.

Raro welcomes the troops, 1919

Cook Islanders returned from the first world war as changed men, but they still knew how to party, as these century old photos show, writes Rod Dixon.

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The Lord gave us the great three

THE GREAT COMMANDMENT Jesus was once asked a genuine question from a sincere person, let’s read the account from Mark’s Gospel; One of the teachers of the law came and heard them debating. Noticing that Jesus had given them a good answer, he asked him, “Of all the commandments, which is the most important?” “The most important one,” answered Jesus, “is this: ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one, Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. The second is this: ‘Love your neighbour as yourself. There is no commandment greater than these.” By Pastor Paul Kauri.

Te Hokianga o Ngāti Tūmatauenga ki Rarotonga II for ANZAC

Hundreds of Ngāti Tūmatauenga (The Tribe of the God of War) members – the Aotearoa New Zealand Army veterans and current officers – have reunited in Rarotonga for Te Hokianga o Ngāti ki Rarotonga II reunion and paid tribute to the fallen Anzac soldiers at this week’s Dawn Service.