Saturday 19 September 2015 | Published in Entertainment
Last week the students at Palmerston Lucky School went on a field trip to learn more about their culture and heritage.
Saturday 19 September 2015 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Entertainment
The agent for Sky Pacific in the Cook Islands has confirmed that there won’t be any immediate changes to its services in the country following a change in ownership.
Friday 18 September 2015 | Published in Entertainment
Excitement is brewing among the paddling community as November’s internationally-renowned Matson Vaka Eiva 2015 competition draws nearer.
Friday 18 September 2015 | Published in Entertainment
Hui Pierre (right) walked away from Vonnias Warehouse with a shiny new concrete mixer last week, after winning the store’s Tool Shed competition.
Tuesday 15 September 2015 | Published in Entertainment
Only one winner was crowned Miss Cook Islands on Saturday night, but each and every one of the seven young women who took to the stage deserves congratulations, and high praise.
Monday 14 September 2015 | Published in Entertainment
Pink was the new black on Tuesday night, with more than 50 men and women in 50 shades of pink rallying together for a good cause.
Monday 14 September 2015 | Published in Entertainment
The Cook Islands witnessed a beautiful moment on Saturday night, the moment a beautiful young Aitutakian princess was crowned Maine Kuki Airani 2015.
Thursday 10 September 2015 | Published in Entertainment
The Cook Islands Breast Cancer Foundation is making a last call to all local designers and would-be designers to craft designs for t-shirts, singlets and pareu commemorating this year’s annual breast cancer appeal in October.
Thursday 10 September 2015 | Published in Entertainment
On Tuesday six of the seven Miss Cook Islands Pageant Association (MCIPA) contestants joined National Environment Service officers by launching the Clean Up the World campaign.
Thursday 10 September 2015 | Published in Entertainment
The first round of judging for the seven Miss Cook Islands contestants saw them scrutinised for their oratory skills and knowledge of local issues last week.
Wednesday 9 September 2015 | Published in Entertainment
The Nikao Boys Brigade brass band is the proud possessor of $10,000 worth of new instruments, donated by the New Zealand High Commission through aid funding.
Wednesday 9 September 2015 | Published in Entertainment
The Cook Islands is among those many Pacific nations who need help from both their governments and wider communities to help preserve their native languages, says Miss Prime Foods Atiu, Casey Viti.
Tuesday 8 September 2015 | Published in Entertainment
The popular bar High Tide Rarotonga will be closed to the public from 3pm today as staff prepare for the Miss High Tide ‘Think Pink’ meet and greet event this evening.
Monday 7 September 2015 | Published in Entertainment
With this year’s Breast Screening programme over for another year, the Cook Islands Breast Cancer Foundation is gearing up for this year’s PINK October, October being the universal month for Breast Cancer Awareness.
Saturday 5 September 2015 | Published in Entertainment
The theme for this year’s Miss Cook Islands “Heritage and Identity” has been living in all the events staged thus far.
Saturday 5 September 2015 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Entertainment
I met Papa Harry Napa at the Empire Cinema to discuss the weekly movie review column about three months ago when I first started working for this newspaper.
Thursday 3 September 2015 | Published in Entertainment
It’s down to business now for Miss Cook Islands, with the judged sections of the Cultural Pageant to be held throughout the next two weeks.
Tuesday 1 September 2015 | Published in Entertainment
A new legacy of pageantry was launched on Saturday with the official opening of the first-ever Miss Aitutaki and the new Miss Aitutaki Pageant Association (MAPA).
Monday 31 August 2015 | Published in Entertainment
The auditorium was the place to be on Thursday night, as the legacy of Miss Cook Islands was celebrated with fashion, music, art, and beautiful young women.
Monday 31 August 2015 | Published in Entertainment
The Miss Cook Islands Pageant Association hosted a fabulous fashion extravaganza on Thursday night to debut their six Miss CI contestants.