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Features
Health and Beauty: Pure and Natural, a sanctuary for beauty and wellness
Pure and Natural salon and Beauty Spa, tucked away in a convenient new location in Ngatangiia, is offering a refreshing escape for customers seeking expert beauty services on the island.
Nauru Assembly of God visit Rarotonga
Thirty-five members of the Assembly of God youth ministry from Nauru are visiting Rarotonga for two weeks. The worship delegation came to celebrate the 21st birthday celebration of Tinka Marsters, a Nauruan girl who was raised by CICC Reverend Tere Marsters and his wife in the Cook Islands. Reverend Evi Agir, leader of the group […]
Amazing race a reward day
An amazing race competition is being organised for top achieving students at Imanuela Akatemia School, which will see them navigate Rarotonga to complete a list of tasks at various locations and businesses in the fastest time possible. On Tuesday December 6 a group of about 30 students, ranging in age from eight to 13 years, […]
BCI staff vote to support Creative Centre
The Creative Centre will take in a very welcome package of materials and goods to be used in its creations thanks to a donation from the Bank of the Cook Islands. Two BCI representatives stopped by the centre this week with a cheque in hand worth exactly $1331. Creative Centre manager Bob Kimiangatau said the […]
Christmas in the Park gets greener
People looking for some Christmas spirit will be able to get a double dose of jolly joy at the BCI Stadium on Wednesday, December 14. This years Christmas in the Park celebrations will be a little more green than green and red when the event takes on the theme of recycling. All the stalls, entertainment […]
Local Girl Guide inspired in Mexico
A Rarotongan Girl Guide made the long trip to Mexico last month to get some guidance of her own. Twenty-five-year-old Tuati Mauke joined up with Girl Guides members from across the world at an international Girl Guides get together in the central Mexican city Cuernavaca in October. In Mexico, Mauke learnt a number of advocacy […]
New caf on the southside
Coffee lovers who live on Rarotongas south side will welcome Coco Latte, a cafe and healthy eatery that opened this week in the space across from Wigmores Superstore. The newest addition to the Coco Putt enterprise owned by Tokerau Tooks Turia and partner Meegan and their New Zealand counterparts. Manager Jo Bevin oversees the cafe […]
Rentraro picks up Telecom prize pack
Rentraro.com had just one house up for rent when it was first launched in 1996 and now the Cook Islands upstart has more than 100 available for bookings to tourists. This month, website owner Pai Chambers and her company Heritage Holdings received the Telecom internet marketing award at the biennial Air New Zealand Tourism Awards […]
Beautiful new oe and vaka art
The Art Studios final exhibition of the year is a celebration of all things related to Te Moana Nui O Kiva her waves, her marine life, Tangaroa, the vaka and the oe. It is a beautiful, well-presented tribute to the eighth annual Vaka Eiva festival, and encompasses the work of dozens of local artists, both […]
Design winners
Two grade 6 students from Apii Te Uki Ou have been rewarded for their thoughts and design of a road safety awareness poster. Jack Sutherland and Tyler Davis won $50 each and $100 for the school in the World Health Organisation-funded competition, which was managed locally through the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of […]
Favourite recipes by Blackrock kids
The junior chefs of Blackrock Apii Potiki have chosen their favourite treats among them, marshmallow balls, easiest fudge in the world and caramel corn and compiled them into a 130-page recipe book. The cover of the book features the students smiling faces, and its pages their favourite recipes. Each recipe is attributed to a Blackrock […]
Big ups and hip-hop love
King Kapisis newest music video, filmed in Rarotonga, was officially released on Thursday. The song is called Clap ya Hands and features shots of the Muri lagoon, Punanga Nui marketplace, Polynesian Tattoo hut, Pacific Resort Rarotonga, and a host of local faces. Miss South Pacific 2010-2011 Joyana Meyer dances throughout, as Pacific Resort staff drum […]
Annie Crummer wins premiere award
Singer Annie Crummer, who has Cook Islands roots, has been honoured with the premiere senior arts award at the Creative New Zealand Arts Pasifika Awards in Wellington. Chair of Creative New Zealands Pacific Arts Committee, Pele Walker, said the awards are an opportunity to celebrate the creative success of those making a difference internationally, nationally […]
Trevs Ticket catches its second wind
Twice-famous, Trevor Richards (formerly Trevor Tombleson) is living his dream all over again. The 60-something owner of Polynesian Tax Free Ltd, who moonlights as Whateva Treva on 88FM, is remembering what it feels like to be a 20-something rocker. His band Ticket took the New Zealands 1970s acid-rock scene by storm but disbanded in 1973. […]
Personifications and Pilgrims Progress
Who inspires me? My older brother, Adam, has been a big influence in my life. He is a passionate and committed person, and dedicated to fulfilling the purpose that God has planned for his life. Ever since he was 12-years of age, my brother Adam has always known what he wanted to be and what […]
10 artists in Metamorphis
To celebrate its 63rd art project and its evolution from a small local operation to an internationally-recognised contemporary art gallery the Beachcomber has chosen 10 prominent artists to be part of its current group exhibition. The exhibition entitled Metamorphis comprises the work of artists Loretta Reynolds, Tim Buchanan, Joan Gragg, Kay George, Reuben Patterson, Andy […]
Regional tsunami exercise makes waves in the Cooks
The tsunami warning exercise last Wednesday was not a test dreamed up by the team at Emergency Management Cook Islands, but in fact was part of a Pacific wide exercise with 29 participating countries within the Pacific region including Australia, New Zealand and Hawaii. Codenamed Exercise Pacific Wave 11, the exercise was to simulate national […]
Photography in focus tonight
Photography is staying under the spotlight tonight with portraits and publishing up for talk at the University of the South Pacific campus from 7pm. Aerial photographer Ewan Smith and artist Mahiriki Tangaroa will host the talk tonight in this photography double-header between 7pm and 9pm. Smith will focus on publishing and techniques to get your […]
Trev rocks at Powerstation
Polynesian Tax Free owner Trevor Richards band Ticket iconic on New Zealands acid-rock scene in the 70s performed alongside Hello Sailor, Dragon and Mark Williams at The Powerstation in Auckland last weekend. They came together for a bit of a walk down memory lane last year and have since signed on for multiple shows. Richards […]
What is the sun, what is the moon?
The old black meow Stalks its prey. It rushes in a ka-pow! No, it is not a stray. The old black meow Is really, really mad! It wants a bird now, It even chases my dad! The old black meow Plays with the dice. It lets out a growl, When it sees baby mice. The […]
Move over dhal-ling
Theres something about the food at Raviz Indian Cuisine that keeps this couple cumin back year after year. Derek and Edith Edwards have been making the pilgrimage to Ravizs restaurant from Australia every year since it opened about six years ago. Good food, friendly company and a nice setting curry favour with the Adelaide residents, […]
Apii follows family recipes
Take one scenic view, toss in a smattering of shaded tables and add a generous helping of fresh, seasonal island food. Thats the recipe for Apii Cafe at Avaruas back road, says chef Apii Vavia take what the island offers and make the good parts shine. Vavia brings 10 years of experience of island cooking […]