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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.
Buy local, spend local
While many businesses have felt the sting of staying stagnant due to Covid-19 related border closures, one business in Aitutaki is making the most of this downturn by giving locals the chance to relax and escape to a day out on their lagoon day cruise.
Men in Crisis: ‘Our men are dying young’
A staggering majority of men are heading towards early deaths as a joint project by Te Marae Ora (TMO), Ministry of Health and the Rarotonga Rotary Club rolls through Rarotonga.
CHURCH TALK: The reason for the season
I mused over our recent celebrations in Aitutaki regarding the arrival of the Gospel and I wondered if we had overlooked something? By Pastor Paul Kauri.
Behind the scenes to limelight
For many years Awhitia Tavioni has referred to herself as a “shadow” to her iconic husband and master carver Mike Tavioni. This weekend Awhitia will be in the limelight when she along with her artist “sisters” showcase their creations in a special exhibition.
‘Don’t be frightened, it’s far better to know’
As the pink month of October, the official Breast Cancer Awareness month comes to a close, Barbara Lawson, founder of the esteemed Lawson’s Dry Hills Winery shares her personal story of her fight against the illness and how she is where she is today, living a tranquil and cancer-free life in Rarotonga.
Earthquakes and tsunamis – the Cook Islands experience
What does history tell us about the frequency of earthquakes and tsunami in the Cook Islands?
CHURCH TALK: Accepting the Almighty God
This week earmarked a memorable time in our Cook Islands history to celebrate and reflect upon the arrival of Christianity to our shores 200 years ago, writes Reverend Vakaroto Ngaro of Ekalesia Avarua.
Glamour studio’s ‘Wow, is that really me?’ feeling
Two cousins with expertise that goes hand in hand have launched a new business venture aimed at helping women take a few hours for themselves to feel comfortable and confident, and go home with memories in the form of photos that they can keep forever.
Makatea – hard work, harsh conditions, happy times
Hundreds of Cook Islands men flocked to Makatea – an island 220km northeast of Tahiti – during a New Zealand government-initiated labour scheme between 1942 and 1956. Roughly half the size of Mangaia in Cook Islands, Makatea was one of three raised coral atolls in the Pacific which was mined for its phosphate in the 20th century. The island was also known in the past as Mangaia-te-vai-tamāe. A new book entitled ‘Makatea’ attempts to capture a bit of the history around the phosphate industry and the Cook Islanders who worked on Makatea in the last century.
Not all heroes wear capes
Programme manager for Autism Cook Islands Kat Jensen shares her story of how she found herself advocating for autism after moving to Rarotonga three year ago.
Aitutaki’s leap of faith
This year is a milestone for the Cook Islands Christian Church who are commemorating 200 years of the arrival of the Gospel to the Cook Islands, Christianity first arrived to the island of Aitutaki on October 26, 1821 introduced by the London Missionary Society (LMS).
CHURCHTALK: The blueprint of Christianity
We cannot deny nor dispute the fact that our forebears were at one time or another, and so were some us today, by products and fruit of the London Missionary Society, writes Bishop Tutai Pere.
93 years of Girl Guiding
The Girl Guide Cook Islands Association on Friday marked its 93rd anniversary with a celebration at the Sinai hall hosted by the Avarua company. Senior journalist Melina Etches talks to some of the longtime members in a quest to discover its history.
Rod Henderson: ‘I think it’s strange behaviour’
Former Australian police officer and author Rod Henderson has his sights set on finding justice for Lissette Brito who went missing off the yacht Zangano about 40 nautical miles south-west of Rarotonga five years ago.
Mangaia’s great vaccine experiment of 1866
The story of how Davida Numangatini’s abduction into slavery in Peru led to Mangaia’s great vaccine experiment of 1866.
CHURCH TALK: A ‘pricked’ conscience
In recent weeks in my church, the daily scripture has been concerned with the conversations between Jesus and the Pharisees. This prompted me in my last article to reflect on the accusation that Jesus called the Pharisees “hypocrites”, writes Bishop Paul Donoghue of the Catholic Church.
A truly remarkable coincidence
Former Australian police officer and author Rod Henderson has his sights set on finding justice for Lissette Brito who went missing off the yacht Zangano about 40 nautical miles south-west of Rarotonga five years ago.
CHURCH TALK: When you are surrounded by uncertainty and fear, hear Him
Our Father knows that when we are surrounded by uncertainty and fear, what will help us the most is to hear His Son, writes Russell M. Nelson, the President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Care for caregivers: Looking after those who look after you
Te Vaerua Community Rehabilitation Services Inc held its first workshop to train people in basic caregiving skills to care for people with long term illnesses and disabilities, earlier this week. A caregiver who attended the course was moved by the stories that were expressed.
The Lissette Brito mystery ‘Australia should have been leading the investigation’
Former Australian police officer and author Rod Henderson has his sights set on finding justice for Lissette Brito who went missing off the yacht Zangano about 40 nautical miles south-west of Rarotonga five years ago.
