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Niki Rattle: A call for stronger human rights protections
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Solid and Hazardous Waste Bill referred to Parliament committee
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DPM defends CIIC finance and travel policies
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CI Muslim opens up about her faith and journey
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RAC to address mosque legality
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Fifth weekly Sydney flight to Rarotonga announced
23 October 2024
CIIC directors seek $350,000 in damages over defamatory claims
21 October 2024
Man found guilty of rape, burglary
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Parliament Clerk sparks outrage over deep sea mining statement
23 September 2024
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21 September 2024
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Cook Islands deep sea mining poll sparks controversy
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Prime Minister defends $659,000 MPs travel bill
23 August 2024
Taxpayers foot $659,000 bill for MPs travel and allowance
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Features
Maoate ready for Miss Pacific Islands Pageant
Miss Cook Islands Pageant Association (MCIPA) is proud of Miss Cook Islands Ngatepaeru Marie Maoate’s commitment to building a strong campaign at the Miss Pacific Islands Pageant in Honiara, Solomon Islands.
Church Talk: Overcoming fear through faith in Christ
Fear is a powerful emotion that many experience throughout their lifetime. Unfortunately, its impact can keep us from stepping forward in faith, rob us of joy, and make us doubt God’s promises, writes Pastor Eric Toleafoa of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
Pacific Break seeking unsigned artists
Radio Australia has launched Pacific Break 2012 ‘remastered’. Between November 12 and 19, the winner of Pacific Break 2012 will fly to Australia to record a demo of their best song within a professional recording environment, showcase their musical talents and learn from industry professionals. He or she will also attend the Australasian World Music […]
Aitutaki film makes it to 2 festivals
Aitutaki will feature on the big screen at two upcoming film festivals. Snow in Paradise, a nine-minute short film shot on location in Aitutaki last year, has been accepted into the Wairoa Maori Film Festival at Kahungunu Marae and into the Sydney Film Festival. Both festivals have been organised to run next month. The brains […]
LBV open for dinner
Give your taste buds a treat and try out the new menu at Le Bon Vivant. If you want to try something original for dinner, Le Bon Vivant next to Moana Gems in Taputapuatea has a fusion menu of local and international delicacies. What started out as a small cafe selling an array of pastries, […]
Love bloomed in Raro
Meet Will & Trish Street. Twenty-three-years-ago, Will, from Seattle, USA, and Trish from Napier, New Zealand, were in Rarotonga on separate holidays. Both were staying at The Edgewater Resort & Spa. The two from opposite hemispheres met, fell in love, married nine months later, and are still returning to the place where they met. In […]
International comp revived
Cook Islands dancers from New Zealand and Australia had a full national auditorium in awe of their passion and skill for dance especially considering many of the dancers were born overseas. Eighteen dancers took to the stage on Thursday night for the revived International Dancer of the Year competition which included the top male and […]
Celebrating mums
It is a day to celebrate mothers – a time to give thanks to mum and mamas for the tasks that they do for us every day. It is often for the little things that get forgotten about, beginning with constant care when we are very young, to making school lunches and driving us all […]
More dancer of the year action on stage
Golden oldies, papaa and expatriate dancers owned the stage at Hidie’s Bar last Wednesday where they put on a displayed their best Cook Islands dance. The large crowd that attended the show was well entertained and today we share more images of the fun night. The next dance show is the international dancer of the […]
Cows about town in schools comp
Impressive cow sculptures brought a buzz of activity to Avarua on Saturday morning as Rarotonga students displayed their creative works in the CITC and Anchor ‘Mega Milk for Growing Bodies’ sculpture competition. CITC and Anchor worked with all schools since March promoting healthy bodies through the consumption of milk as part of a balanced diet. […]
New arts group forms
A group of Cook Islands artists has officially formed with the hopes of raising the online presence of local artists on the internet and social media outlets. The project, being called the Cook Islands Arts Community, has been formed in answer to what organisers believe is a “considerable interest within our arts community for an […]
Nudes with attitude all about respect
Art has the power to provoke thought and emotions as well as challenge viewers on their perceptions and the recent exhibition titled ‘ReSpect’ by Nanette Lela’ulu at the Beachcomber Contemporary Art gallery has done just that. On display at BCA are four portraits of fellow artists Reuben Paterson, Sylvia Marsters, Shigeyuki Kihara, John Ioane and […]
Cup looked like gold from another galaxy
Rutaki School students write about meeting Jerome Kaino and the Web Ellis Cup, in this week’s Kids Page. Grade 3 to 6 students put their use of similes into practice to describe their experience. I looked all around and was amazed to see Jerome Kaino looked like a lion. The trophy looked liked a shining […]
'First taste'
One week of work experience at the Ministry of Internal Affairs during the school holidays was an eye opener forTereora College student, Aleena Maunga. The year 13 student was expected to gain work experience in the area of customer services to gain the relevant credits towards her business administration and computing course as part of […]
Real Chinese kai out west
Sino Resto, Arorangi’s new Chinese restaurant, is selling ‘real’ Chinese food. That’s according to Chinese chefs An Lee and Song Lin Chen, who are bringing their Chinese culinary expertise to Rarotonga. The restaurant opened on Christmas Eve and since then has had a lot of attention from tourists and Cook Islands people. It serves well-known […]
Blossom first to enter Miss Cook Islands
Just once this week, All Black Jerome Kaino turned up to a photo shoot and wasn’t the star. On Wednesday morning, the Miss Cook Islands Pageant Association publicly announced its first Miss Cook Islands contestant, who posed for photos with her chaperone Julia Evans, Edgewater management and staff, and of course, Kaino. She is Miss […]
Amelia Borofsky finds her pito in Pukapuka
For Amelia Borofsky, Pukapuka is no longer a distant, fraying memory. Having spent four months on the northern atoll, Pukapuka is woven into her spirit, and she speaks of the place with emotion and passion. “I fell in love (with Pukapuka), I really feel like I fell in love the way you fall in love […]
Packed bar for papa'a and oldies dancers
Hidie’s Bar in Avarua was packed to the rafters on Thursday night for the fun and entertaining papaa and golden oldies dancer of the year competitions. In the papaa section, two male dancers, Josh and Karl and two female visitors, Bianca and Kelsy, donned traditional costumes to put their best Cook Islands dance on display. […]
Golden oldies in spotlight tonight
Hidie’s Bar at Cooks Corner will be the scene of the popular golden oldies and papa’a dancer of the year competition tonight. Emcee extraordinaire Papatua Papatua will control the show which is sure to be a great and entertaining night out. The show gives visitors to the island and expatriates the opportunity to put their […]
International dancer comp next
Winners of this year’s dancer of the year competition will represent the country at the revived international dancer of the year competition scheduled for May 10. The competition will include Cook Islands dancers who’ve taken out competitions across Australia and New Zealand who will take on local based dancers. The show is being organised by […]
Renowned divas coming for Opera in Paradise
Buy tickets now if you’re looking for the ultimate opera experience on Rarotonga. Opera in Paradise is quickly approaching, and tickets to the May 25-26 event are limited so make sure to buy yours soon. Tickets are on sale at Natura Holidays in the CITC shopping centre complex, The Cafe, Coco Latte, Motone Productions (ph […]
'Film Raro' challenge launched
Media producer Cook Islander Stan Wolfgramm is bringing a “film challenge like no other in the world” to Rarotonga. Wolfgramm’s award-winning media company Drum Productions is planning the inaugural Film Raro challenge for March 2013, and is already in the process of planning it. Drum Productions outlines its core objective as the “social and economic […]