Features
Miss Cooks NZ 'stunning' in her triumph
Tuesday 8 October 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Entertainment
“I’m honoured and proud,” says Terito Story, after being crowned Miss Cook Islands New Zealand.
Life on the ocean wave
Tuesday 8 October 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Features
John Teaurima has been at sea even longer than his police patrol boat, Te Kukupa – but even he needs seasickness pills in the bigger storms. Melina Etches meets him.
'It means reflection'
Saturday 5 October 2019 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Entertainment
Art lovers are promised a whole different experience of women’s art at an exhibition opening in Rarotonga.
Neither persecution nor the sword separates us from the love of Christ
Friday 4 October 2019 | Published in Church Talk
Our natural enemies in an imperfect world may be poverty, hunger, natural disasters and persecutors – but they are nothing in the face of love, says Reverend Vakaroto Ngaro of Cook Islands Christian church in Avarua.
Maiden inspires women in maritime
Wednesday 2 October 2019 | Published in Entertainment
Tracy Edwards became the skipper of the first ever all-female crew to enter the Whitbread Round the World yacht race.
From hammer-throw, to throwing the dice
Monday 30 September 2019 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Weekend
Siniva Marsters’ dad told her to never be shy – and that confidence has helped her to new distances.
Shifting the paradigm
Saturday 28 September 2019 | Published in Weekend
Rachel Reeves sits down with PhD candidates at USP Cook Islands, which offers scholarships for doctoral degrees and brings Cook Islands researchers together.
Miss Cook Islands: 'Don't be pretentious'
Saturday 28 September 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Entertainment
As the seven contestants prepare for next month’s Miss Cook Islands pageant, the first woman to wear the tiara has some advice for this year’s contestants: be natural. We meet Cook Islands' 1960 beauty queen.
Freddie Tira comes home
Saturday 28 September 2019 | Published in Entertainment
The people of Rarotonga thought one of the country’s most celebrated singers had died 50 years ago – so they were surprised and delighted to find him singing in Hong Kong’s top hotel! Now, Freddie Tira really has passed. Professor Jon Tikivanotau Jonassen remembers his friend.
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.
Climate crisis shows peril of turning from God
Friday 27 September 2019 | Published in Church Talk
God gave humankind dominion over the earth and all upon it – yet at the United Nations climate summit, innocent children are being coerced into confessing responsibility for harming plants and animals, writes Bishop Tutai Pere of the Apostolic Church.
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.
'Rarotonga has changed'
Monday 23 September 2019 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Weekend
Raewyn Goldsbury first came to the Cook Islands with her family on the tiny 67-metre passenger ship, the GMV Maui Pomare. It was a long way across the ocean to come on such a small boat, not much more than 1000 tonnes.
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.
