Features
Tastes of Atiu enjoyed well beyond the island
Saturday 13 October 2018 | Published in Weekend
The exciting tastes of Atiu are spreading beyond the island, thanks to an innovative and flourishing food venture launched by a local husband and wife team.
Goosebumps 2 lacks original's bite
Saturday 13 October 2018 | Published in Entertainment
I spend an unconscionable amount of time wondering about the right age at which to introduce my child to horror movies.
Tom Hardy is one good reason to see Venom
Saturday 6 October 2018 | Published in Entertainment
In the grand scheme of all movies ever made—including, say, FW Murnau’s exquisite 1927 silent film Sunrise and the totally useless 2015 Entourage movie — the line between a super-awesome Marvel movie and a bad one is cellophane-thin.
Going on a Turtling Safari...
Saturday 6 October 2018 | Written by Richard Moore | Published in Weekend
As a small lad I remember being reduced to tears by documentary footage of baby turtles - just hatched from eggs – struggling to make it to the nearby ocean across a very wide expanse of sand.
Night School fails the grade
Monday 1 October 2018 | Published in Entertainment
Only a fool would say that Kevin Hart and Tiffany Haddish aren’t hilarious. But only a dumbass would argue that their new comedy, Night School, isn’t the worst kind of lazy, laughless, paycheque-begging twaddle. What is it with stars who think that their responsibility to audiences stops at showing up?
'Talkies' and the end of the toroka teata
Saturday 29 September 2018 | Written by Jaimie Keay | Published in Weekend
Rod Rixon concludes his fascinating look at the history of cinema in the Cook Islands.
Why fathers do matter
Friday 28 September 2018 | Published in Church Talk
The newly appointed Minister of Police recently expressed his concern over youth offending in the Cook Islands and is keenly interested in addressing the issue. We may not be able to isolate any one cause to this problem, but we can be sure that parenting in the home, especially by fathers, plays a significant role.
The movies come to Rarotonga
Sunday 23 September 2018 | Published in Weekend
While the exact date has become lost in the mists of time, the arrival of moving pictures on Rarotonga in the early years of last century made a huge impact on life on the island. USP director Rod Dixon wrote this fascinating feature, which outlines the history of "the movies" on Rarotonga.
The New Testament and the Sabbath
Friday 21 September 2018 | Published in Church Talk
The Gospels record six cases in which Jesus' actions resulted in controversy over the Sabbath, and two more that did not.
Greatest and highest: maata e te teitei ope rava atu'
Friday 14 September 2018 | Published in Church Talk
Jude 20 & 21, “But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost…Kareka kotou e aku au akaperepere e, e te patu anga ia kotou uaorai, I to kotou akarongo Tapu Maata ra, I te pure anga ma te Vaerua Tapu”.
Killings galore in 'nun-pocalypse'
Saturday 8 September 2018 | Published in Entertainment
The Nun is the latest installment in the series we apparently have to call “The Conjuring universe”.
Reflections on the Book of Psalms
Friday 7 September 2018 | Published in Church Talk
It was not too long ago that it was common for pastors to be portrayed with a Bible under their arms, whereas a priest would be depicted carrying his prayer book.
Wackiest true story to become a movie
Monday 27 August 2018 | Published in Entertainment
WHEN movies are based on true stories, they tend to be about some heroic act or great personal struggle.
The mystery of Elizabeta Pitiman
Saturday 25 August 2018 | Published in Weekend
The 2018 Oceania exhibition of the Royal Academy of Arts opens in London on September 29, bringing together 250 Pacific works of arts to celebrate the 250th anniversary year of Captain Cook’s first exploration of the Pacific. Included among the exhibits is a tapa cloth from Rarotonga with an interesting story. Local researchers Rod Dixon and Mike Tavioni, wrote this feature, which provides background information on the cloth for its current owner, the University of Cambridge.
Hope – even in life's darkest moments
Friday 24 August 2018 | Published in Church Talk
The dictionary definition of hope is “to desire something with confidence in the expectation of its fulfillment”. The state of hopelessness has been appropriately described by some as a type of “Hell on Earth”, filled with endless misery and despair. Today, more and more people are finding themselves alone and depressed, and few of us have not at one time or another felt the sting of despondency and despair.
Poe tiare oki koe noku
Saturday 18 August 2018 | Published in Weekend
The words of the above popular local song, which was also one of her favourites, are a fitting tribute to Essie Apolonia Mokotupu, a woman who was loved by many and who gave much love in return.
Jason Statham saves the day
Saturday 18 August 2018 | Published in Entertainment
Jack Morris (Rainn Wilson) is ready to see a return on his investment.
Love is what matters the most
Friday 17 August 2018 | Published in Church Talk
When you are in good times we take for granted that things that are happening in our lives are always going to be good.
No winner in Washington's first replay
Saturday 11 August 2018 | Published in Entertainment
Robert McCall (Denzel Washington) is enjoying being dead – at least in the eyes of his former employers at the CIA.
Remember the Sabbath day
Friday 10 August 2018 | Published in Church Talk
The word “sabath” or “sabbat” is both a noun and a verb. As a noun, it’s the name of a day of the week.
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