Entertainment
10 guitars, 3 ukuleles
Saturday 28 September 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Entertainment
Koka Lagoon Boys Papa Jack, Aberahama Tauta and Junior Koronui will compete tonight in the first LBV string band competition under the stars.
Young singers delight big crowd
Saturday 28 September 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Entertainment
Jeremiah Kaimarama from Apii Arorangi gave it his all in the Junior Song Quest.
Rarotonga hosts FIA world cup
Friday 27 September 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Entertainment
Fia’s biggest hit is Fly Away – but yesterday he flew in to Raro.
Miss Cook Islands: Earthy Emma to honour Grandie
Friday 27 September 2019 | Published in Entertainment
Ever since Emma Kainuku-Walsh moved back home 2017, she’s been encouraging her family and friends back in New Zealand to follow suit as she’s found it challenging being away from them.
Miss Cook Islands: A Memory of the world
Wednesday 25 September 2019 | Published in Entertainment
Beauty contestant can boast a taste in Korean movies, Malaysian laksa, Australian work experience, Fiji heritage – and Rarotongan heart and soul. Jaewynn McKay reports.
'There's no one way to live life'
Tuesday 24 September 2019 | Published in Entertainment
The top three ambitions on Eva Parker’s list are to graduate as a lawyer, to work in an international organisation and to travel the world.
Miss Cook Islands: For Maruia, women can do everything!
Monday 23 September 2019 | Published in Entertainment
Pacific Games league rep Maruia Willie reckons she’s built more for the sports field than like a stereotypical model – and that’s certainly not stopping her entering Miss Cook Islands. Jaewynn McKay meets her.
Miss Cook Islands: 'We can do this'
Sunday 22 September 2019 | Published in Entertainment
Pearl’s a singer, but unlike the Pearl in Elkie Brooks’ 1977 hit single, Pearl Lazaro is also a dancer, actor, guitar player, composer, sailor, volleyball, touch and netball player, a Christian and a student who excelled at school.
Out on the back porch at Charlie's
Saturday 21 September 2019 | Published in Entertainment
Between them, Laura Collins and the Back Porch Blues Band possess more than 150 years of onstage experience and a half-dozen lifetimes worth of love for rhythm and blues.
MISS COOK ISLANDS: Tourism star to 'give it a go'
Friday 20 September 2019 | Published in Entertainment
Greymouth is the largest town in the West Coast region in the South Island of New Zealand, it’s part of an area called the Grey District which has a population of just under 14,000.
Colosseum, Machu Picchu – and Miss CI
Thursday 19 September 2019 | Published in Entertainment
Tajiya is well on the way to visiting the Seven Wonders of the World. Now, says Jaewynn McKay, she’s overcoming her shyness to discover an eighth life-changing experience.
Miss Cook Islands will equip me 'to serve my people better'
Tuesday 17 September 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Entertainment
As a McConnell Dowell site engineer, Maruia Willie isn’t entering Miss Cook Islands for endorsement of her beauty. It’s a chance to build networks to better serve her people. Maruia Willie felt blessed to have both her grandmothers Mereana Tangata and Tepaeru Willie stand alongside her on stage for 2019 Miss Cook Islands reveal night on Saturday.
From dust to digital
Monday 16 September 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Entertainment
Sixty-two years, and nobody ever told him. Dr Ranginui Fariu was genuinely surprised to learn he had featured in a Tereora College school photo published in the first existing edition of Cook Islands News, in 1957 shortly after the paper first launched.
Cook Islands issues AC/DC coins – but don't expect to spend them
Monday 16 September 2019 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Entertainment
A coin broker has issued a pair of commemorative Cook Islands coins to honour two classic AC/DC albums.
Jamaica v Raro: The reggae test
Saturday 14 September 2019 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Entertainment
Are you a party animal? Or one of those who love dancing to Charly Black’s reggae songs?
'I was told I didn't have The Look'
Saturday 7 September 2019 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Entertainment
Vivian Engu says in order to be a model, she had to learn to handle the cruel criticism. “I still remember my first audition like it was yesterday,” says Vivian Engu.
Herbal remedy: Songs of Freedom coming to movies
Sunday 1 September 2019 | Published in Entertainment
A new movie tells the story of how a diverse bunch of islands reggae musicians helped bring peace to the Pacific.
Fia in debut open-air concert
Monday 26 August 2019 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Entertainment
‘Love me’ – that’s the message from RnB star Fia Esene’s award-winning hit single, as he prepares to win the hearts of Cook Islands fan in an outdoor concert next month.
Save the last dance for me
Friday 23 August 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Entertainment
Those keen on old-fashioned island waltz dances to a live band are in for a treat with the Marua’ia’i competition tomorrow.
Wolves howling at Raro moon
Saturday 17 August 2019 | Published in Entertainment
Liam Ratana is surprised to discover his inner soul-Americana-folk fan, as he meets Albi and the Wolves ahead of tonight’s final show in the Cook Islands.
