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Features
Collaborative efforts to a rat-free, thriving ecosystem on Takutea
In a monumental stride in conservation for the Cook Islands, Takutea Island is on its path to becoming rat-free.
New mammography machine offers improved breast cancer detection
The arrival of the new mammography machine in the Cook Islands marks a significant advancement in women’s health, enabling earlier detection of breast cancer and potentially saving lives.
‘Rugby is what I do, it is not who I am’
He’s given 22 exemplary years to the All Blacks and has great pride in his Cook Islands heritage. Sports psychologist Gilbert Enoka is on Rarotonga this week and chats with senior journalist Al Williams, offering some insight into what it takes to be world beaters.
Discover Manuae
Manuae is one of the most remote islands in the Cook Islands. Uninhabited by man; teeming with marine life and sea turtles, this little island is a true coral atoll, set on the peak of a submerged volcano which plunges deep into the ocean bed.
Karlo Andersen ‘King’ of Manuae
In the 1950s, Karlo Andersen ran Manuae like a military barracks. “For a man with a notion to play god, the set-up was ideal.”
Seek to know God’s heart and you will be surprised
Start the year by seeking to know God’s heart in 2022, writes Pastor Eric Toleafoa of the Seventh-day Adventists Church.
PET TALK: Desexing Clinics
The call to Te Are Manu (TAM) came in at about 8am, the first of the day but not the first of its kind in recent times.
Our $3 among world’s finest
The Cook Islands three dollar note with the iconic image of Ina and the shark is one of 23 notes around the world running for the banknote of the year.
Dive centre ready for adventure
Rarotonga-based Adventure Cook Islands have started welcoming divers back once again following a long break due Covid-19 related border closure.
Tropical depression leaves growers empty-handed
Vegetable shortages are expected for Rarotonga as last week’s tropical depression wiped out farmers crops causing thousands of dollars’ worth of damage.
Masked and ready to serve
Xaeon Henry waits patiently for customers at the Punanga Nui Market yesterday at her stall laden with ripe mangoes, fresh fruit and vegetables
Learning the art of traditional canoe building
Using a traditional canoe for fishing will soon become a reality for the youth of the Kōrero o te 'Ōrau 'Ātui'anga ki te Tango programme.
‘It’s a great relief’ - Travellers welcome Cook Islands border reopening
Despite the unfavourable weather, Kiwi visitors who arrived here following the border reopening over a week ago are breathing a sigh of relief as they get to travel again after multiple lockdowns in New Zealand.
Book on lost era of heroic Mangaian boatmen launched
The Mangaian book Vaka E Te Poti Tari Kako that recalls the lost era of surf boat lighterage on Mangaia, bringing it to life through the memories of one of the boatmen and visually through 150 historic photos, was launched in Mangaia yesterday morning.
Tribute to well-loved educator the late Lionel Brown
Lionel Brown, a fun-loving teacher, storyteller and leader to the countless number of students who passed through his classrooms, and a mentor to his work colleagues, passed away in Auckland Hospital on December 7, 2021 at the age of 82.
A long-distance love affair
Retired BBC radio and TV reporter and presenter John Roberts from Cheshire, England has been having a long-distance love affair with the Cook Islands for nearly 40 years.
Cook Islander gains PhD in sports and exercise science
One of the first Cook Islanders to gain doctorate degree in sports and exercise science wants to investigate acceptable and effective methods of implementing exercise programmes into Pacific islands communities.
JP retires after two decades of service
After 20 years on the bench, Justice of the Peace (JP) Rima David retired from court duties in September last year. She shares her experience with senior journalist Melina Etches.
Duo set to ignite faith in Cooks tourism industry
In a time of Covid-induced economic uncertainty, two good friends and business partners are taking a leap of faith to get Rarotonga’s new and unique tourism marketing agency back up and running in lead up to next week’s border reopening.
The story of Tapuaetai
Driven by the passion to share historic Aitutaki stories in a ‘modern way’, a proud Cook Islander has written a book to inspire others to rekindle their memories of the stories they used to hear in their young days back on the island.
Bringing the house down with their music
Coco House Bros – a trio of house music DJ’s with a life-long passion for electronic dance music – performed on the island of Aitutaki for the first time last month.
Becoming an Ocean Champion: Tāua e Moana Ocean & I
Thursday night was Rarotonga’s turn to hear some of the ocean health presentations that were presented to the whole of the pa enua by the voyagers from Tāua e Moana – Ocean & I, writes Te Ipukarea Society.
