Features
New Ghostbusters misses the mark
Monday 18 July 2016 | Published in Entertainment
TO THIS day, I have never seen the original Ghostbusters, so allow me to begin this review of the 2016 version by pretending it involves no duplication of the 1984 blockbuster.
A missionary's experience in the Cook Islands.
Friday 15 July 2016 | Published in Church Talk
IT WAS the afternoon of September 11, 2011 when I first disembarked from an Air New Zealand plane at Rarotonga International Airport, and saw a beautiful rainbow appear in the sky.
'Shrewd as serpents, simple as doves'
Friday 15 July 2016 | Published in Church Talk
BEHOLD, I am sending you like sheep among wolves, so be shrewd as serpents and simple as doves” (Matt 10:16).
A giant among clean-cut family films
Monday 11 July 2016 | Published in Entertainment
THE MUCH loved children’s writer Roald Dahl in 1982 published an award-winning book called the BFG (Big Friendly Giant) which has been recently adapted as a theatrical live-action film directed by Steven Spielberg.
Walk recalls words of Pope Francis
Friday 8 July 2016 | Published in Church Talk
ONE SUNDAY afternoon recently when members of Sacred Heart Parish, Matavera walked in pilgrimage to St Joseph Cathedral, they carried a cross.
Life decisions involve taking the harder path
Friday 8 July 2016 | Published in Church Talk
JESUS in his addresses, used many proverbs and sayings, which would have been well known in the rich and oral culture of his time.
How to maintain the pace of grace
Monday 4 July 2016 | Published in Church Talk
RECENTLY, my virtue of serenity started to slip.
Tarzan a sequel to look forward to
Monday 4 July 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Entertainment
IT’S BEEN a year of sequels and remakes that have really captured the heart and soul of the entertainment industry.
Cook Islands culture alive and well in the US
Monday 27 June 2016 | Published in Weekend
For THE last 13 years, Arerangi Tongia, Brigham Young University of Hawaii graduate and former director/curator of the National Museum of the Cook Islands has been spreading and sharing his love of his Cook Islands culture at the annual Foster City Polynesian Festival in Foster City, near San Francisco, California.
Finding Dory amidst the political chaos
Monday 27 June 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Entertainment
IT’S BEEN a heck of a week, and I thought it went by pretty quickly.
The importance of Christian love
Friday 24 June 2016 | Published in Church Talk
LOVING people can be difficult.
Battle for survival in Warcraft
Monday 20 June 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Entertainment
BEFORE I get judged for what will follow next, let me clarify something.
The season of dark storms...
Monday 20 June 2016 | Published in Weekend
Aitutaki-based counsellor Thomas Wynne discusses a topic few people like to talk about: suicide. His thought-provoking feature is timely, as it precedes a visit to the Cook Islands next by New Zealand comedian Mike King, who has fought his own battles with depression, addiction and recovery. King will be visiting schools on Rarotonga and Aitutaki and will be bringing a voice to the otherwise taboo subject of suicide.
Youth prepare for NZ conference
Friday 17 June 2016 | Published in Church Talk
Youth aged 14 to 17 years of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Cook Islands are preparing to attend the ‘For the Strength of Youth Conference’ being held at Kings College in Auckland, New Zealand in January 2017.
Testimony confirms Christ's divinity
Friday 17 June 2016 | Published in Church Talk
Testimony-bearing among members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a person’s verbal or written expression of what he or she knows to be true concerning the divinity of Jesus Christ, the restoration of the fulness of his gospel in our time, and the blessings that come from living the gospel and its principles.
Reclaiming the 'real' Rarotongan culture
Saturday 11 June 2016 | Published in Weekend
When CI News published a story recently about licencing problems faced by a new Rarotonga business based on the ‘traditional’ tumunu or bush beer, it grabbed the attention of University of Waikato researcher Dr Apo Aporosa. He offered to write a feature story on the original practices and traditions of the tumunu which were based not on bush beer, but on kava. Dr Aporosa is related to the village of Macuata in Northern, Fiji. His adopted sister is related to Aitutaki. His work at the Hamilton, New Zealand university includes teaching on kava and identity. I HAVE a friend here in New Zealand.
Magical treats in Now You See Me 2
Saturday 11 June 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Entertainment
IT WASN’T that hard to choose the magic-theme heist tale Now You See Me 2 over horror thriller The Conjuring 2.
Cultural collaboration great news
Friday 10 June 2016 | Published in Church Talk
THE announcement by the Minister Teariki Heather of the collaboration of the Cook Islands Ministry of Culture and the Polynesian Cultural Centre is truly a blessing for all Cook Islanders.
Fun in the sun at sports day
Saturday 4 June 2016 | Published in Weekend
Tereora College pupils had a fun and energising time under the sun yesterday during their annual sports day held at the Ngatangiia Park.
Ninja Turtles more inane than ever
Saturday 4 June 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Entertainment
SOME THINGS are better left untouched. And one of them has to be the Ninja Turtles.
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