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Hotel Transylvania 3 a hit with kids
Saturday 14 July 2018 | Published in Entertainment
Let’s get one thing straight right from the get-go: Hotel Transylvania 3 is most definitely a kids’ film.
The choices you make define who you are
Friday 13 July 2018 | Published in Church Talk
Today I ask of you, before you continue to read this Church Talk article to firstly reflect a little on your life.
Ant-Man and the Wasp impresses
Saturday 7 July 2018 | Published in Entertainment
He’s tiny, now he’s big, now he’s normal-sized, he’s tiny again, now he’s REALLY REALLY BIG!
Remembering the days of the fabulous Coral Route
Saturday 7 July 2018 | Published in Weekend
At their lowest, the Solent flying boats dipped so close to the waters of the Pacific Ocean that passengers could pick out brilliant coral formations, whales, and even the occasional shark from their windows.
The lost and the reckless...
Saturday 7 July 2018 | Published in Church Talk
The headline might sound like the title from an old soap, but in fact, this story’s older. I’ll paint the setting and then tell you the story as told by the original orator.
Show Dogs a bit 'ruff' around the edges
Saturday 30 June 2018 | Published in Entertainment
Show Dogs has one function and one alone. It’s children’s entertainment in which parents should feel comfortable falling asleep, confident that this assembly-line action-comedy about a police Rottweiler, and his trainer, going undercover at a dog show is going to supply 92 minutes of innocuous distraction.
Personal holiness raises questions
Friday 29 June 2018 | Published in Church Talk
If we were to say that becoming more holy is unnecessary, that we will simply remain in known sin, then we are effectively saying that God is not holy, that sin does not involve a contradiction and conflict in us, and that God has not made provision for victory.
On the campaign trail...
Monday 25 June 2018 | Published in Weekend
When Cook Islands journalist and freelancer Lisa Williams-Lahari came home as part of her freelance work with Pacific broadcaster 531 pi in Auckland, she thought it would be a matter of straightforward chasing up of the usual talking heads and elections leads.
Franchise becomes a bit of a dinosaur
Saturday 23 June 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Entertainment
Filmmakers will go to any extent to squeeze the very last dollar from franchises which have previously been a hit among moviegoers.
Spiritual suicide: Mate vaerua iaia uaorai
Friday 22 June 2018 | Published in Church Talk
“But if our Gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost...E teianei, te arai katoaia nei ta matou Evangelia, I arai’ia ia I te aronga e ta ia ratou uaorai” – 2 Corinthians 4:3.
Diving with the sharks
Saturday 9 June 2018 | Published in Weekend
Nikao local Terii Pittman has always been a bit of an adventurer, so when the opportunity arose to make her first visit to the northern group as part of a shark research team, she dived right in.
Ocean's 8 isn't good - but is it fun?
Saturday 9 June 2018 | Written by Jaimie Keay | Published in Entertainment
Why has a man directed Ocean’s 8?
There's hope for all of God's children
Friday 8 June 2018 | Written by Jaimie Keay | Published in Church Talk
There is always hope for every one of God’s children - hope and knowing that we are worthy as a child of God.
Deadpool 2 better than before
Saturday 2 June 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Entertainment
Ryan Reynolds, who plays Wade Wilson (aka Deadpool) in Deadpool 2, doesn’t spare anyone. Not even the Ryan Reynolds from DC Comics’ Green Lantern.
Life's a song for budding opera star
Saturday 2 June 2018 | Published in Weekend
Cook Islands opera singer Ridge Ponini recently auditioned for the prestigious Lexus Song Quest opera-singing competition in New Zealand. The Lexus Song Quest has been running for more than 60 years, and has been won in the past by such opera greats as Dame Malvina Major and Dame Kiri Te Kanawa. CINews recently caught up with 22-year-old Ridge – currently studying hard towards a Bachelor of Music degree in Classical Voice (Opera) at Otago University in Dunedin – to see how he went and to find out a bit more about this rising young singer.
The important question of trust
Friday 1 June 2018 | Published in Church Talk
Who can we trust? We married couples, do we trust each other?
Let Christ's light be reflected in your life
Friday 1 June 2018 | Published in Church Talk
“Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven,” (Matthew 5:16). This may be one of the first verses you learned in Sunday school.
Mousie Skews a woman of faith and huge courage
Saturday 26 May 2018 | Published in Weekend
Rarotonga is mourning the death of yet another icon: Mousie Skews, who died on Friday after a long battle with cancer.
Stars Wars' Solo ride delivers the goods
Saturday 26 May 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Entertainment
It’s been a while, and it feels good to be back doing one of my favourite columns in this newspaper. I missed writing the weekly movie review. I missed the buzz of the premieres every Thursday, the salty and buttery smell of popcorn and obviously a free entry to the movie theatre.
Transformation of CITC a challenge that paid off
Saturday 26 May 2018 | Published in Weekend
Twenty years ago, as Trevor Clarke surveyed the company in which he’d just acquired the majority shareholding, it wasn’t a pretty sight.
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