Features
Tivaivai and crafts intrigue visitors
Wednesday 3 October 2012 | Published in Features
Vainetini from across the Cook Islands took time out from their National Council of Women meeting on Tuesday to enjoy visitors admiring their handcrafts and tivaivai creations on display at the BCA Gallery in Taputapuatea. Vainetini from the outer islands have joined their counterparts on Rarotonga for a three-day meeting on gender and governance. The […]
Mangaian mama reaches 97
Saturday 29 September 2012 | Published in Features
Nobody quite knows Mangaian mama Makianu Nooroa’s secret to a long life but those in attendance at her 97th birthday on Tuesday know her caring nature must play a pivotal role. Born on September 25, 1915, as one of 12 children, Makianu attended school on the outer island but left early to look after her […]
Oe vaka ready to go
Saturday 29 September 2012 | Published in Features
Today will be the second attempt by oe vaka clubs on Rarotonga to race, due to the unpredictable high winds of late. Last weekend the originally scheduled 15km race was postponed so oe vaka paddlers could take part in the WATSAN Avana Harbour and Muri Beach clean-up. Even in torrential rain the turnout of paddlers […]
New addition to Oe Vaka art show
Saturday 29 September 2012 | Published in Features
Down by the lagoon, devouring large amounts of creativity with the sun slowly dipping below the horizon, is just one image of many that will be part of The Art Studio’s 2012 Oe Vaka art exhibition. This year the annual Oe Vaka exhibition will also include a lagoon side sculptural exhibition, with three New Zealand […]
Huntly kids visit
Saturday 29 September 2012 | Published in Features
There was much laughter on the sports field at Titikaveka College as students from the Cook Islands and New Zealand enjoyed a friendly game of touch rugby on Wednesday. Thirteen students and four teachers from Huntly College will be making the most of their Rarotongan experience over the next week, while hosted by Titakaveka College. […]
Rio madness at children's ball
Saturday 29 September 2012 | Published in Features
If you see a flock of brightly-coloured parrots squawking their way around Rarotonga on October 12, don’t be alarmed – it’s just local kids incognito for Rotaract’s Junior Spring Ball. The Rotaract Club of Rarotonga is holding their annual children’s ball at the Ngatangiia club house, starting 6pm onwards for children aged five to 10 […]
Why do people run Round Raro?
Tuesday 25 September 2012 | Published in Features
The first doubts I had about running the Round Raro Road Race was on the dark, blustery scooter journey to the race start-line. Torrential rain was needling my eyes, and I thought: I really should be back in bed. It was 4.45am. “Have fun,” my boyfriend had called to me as I left, before snuggling […]
Cooks on first Kizuna mission to Japan
Saturday 22 September 2012 | Published in Features
The local students who left for Japan last week are among 91 participants from the Cook Islands, Niue, Marshall Islands and Federated States of Micronesia in the Kizuna Project. The student groups are now in Japan for a fully funded two-week study tour which will provide the opportunity for Pacific island youths and future leaders […]
'Peace just doesn't turn up'
Saturday 22 September 2012 | Published in Features
Song and the fragrance of tiare taina filled the air on Friday, as children, peace ambassadors and the Pan Pacific Southeast Asia Women’s Association (PPSEAWA) observed the International Day of Peace. The rain drove the ceremony into the University of the South Pacific grounds, away from the planned Peace Garden venue, but didn’t dampen the […]
Peace Day workshop
Friday 21 September 2012 | Published in Church Talk
On the eve of the United Nations International Day of Peace, peacebuilders from around the Pacific gathered in the Solomon Islands for a dialogue workshop. Representatives from Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Tonga gathered for the Strengthening Capacities for Peace and Development (CPAD) third workshop on exploring Pacific approaches to dialogue. In his […]
Ears to hear and feet to walk
Friday 21 September 2012 | Published in Church Talk
In the month of August I travelled with some ladies to Australia and recently returned from a women’s conference in Brisbane. The theme was ‘Touch a Heart Tell the World’. We had speakers and presenters from around the world. We had an attendance of 600 plus women from all over the Pacific nations. It was […]
No water, no school
Thursday 20 September 2012 | Published in Church Talk
Jubilant kids at Avarua School headed home early to play on Tuesday afternoon, after water supply in the school’s area stopped. A faulty valve on the main pipe on the back-road affected all properties from Avarua School to Avarua Church. Ministry of Infrastructure and Planning water technician Wilson Rani predicted the valve would be fixed […]
'Crazy' response to Kate wearing Tav
Wednesday 19 September 2012 | Published in Art
TAV Ltd designer Ellena Tavioni says sales have skyrocketed since photos of the Duchess of Cambridge wearing her floral print went viral.
Unusual whale sightings
Saturday 15 September 2012 | Published in Features
This marks the first season in 15 years that the Cook Islands’ resident whale expert Nan Hauser has recorded blue whale sightings off Rarotonga. She has logged four blue whale sightings, supported by photographic evidence, and has also documented a Sei whale swimming near motu Taakoka. It’s halfway into whale season, and Hauser says thus […]
Cricket development team to debut
Friday 14 September 2012 | Published in Features
Big match ups are on the cards for the second round of the Computer Man and Edgewater cricket competition this weekend. The Davana ladies had the bye last week but are rearing for action as they head over to Matavera. The Air Raro Matavera ladies had a solid start to their season last weekend with […]
Last call to create wearable art pieces
Friday 14 September 2012 | Published in Features
A last call has been issued for entries in the Clean Up Wearable Arts Competition Showcase. With the theme being ‘My Waste, Your Waste, Our Responsibility’, students from Rarotonga schools have been working over the past four to five weeks to create wearable art out of waste material in order to entertain, educate and inspire […]
Change the world with truths
Friday 14 September 2012 | Published in Church Talk
I wish to comment a little on the manner in which the world turns. Not the scientific aspects such as the manner in which the earth orbits and rotates in its sphere, and all the other necessary elements that cause molecules to integrate and align perfectly, that allow for the earth’s (life’s) synchronisation. But rather […]
'Curry Munchers' arrives in Rarotonga
Thursday 13 September 2012 | Published in Features
A new movie hits the islands this week, with an opportunity to watch a Cook Islands resident in action. Nikao Video is releasing the New Zealand produced film ‘Curry Munchers’ – a film that was largely the creation of Aunanda Naaido. Naaido, who is currently working as financial director at The Edgewater Resort and Spa, […]
New lawyer sworn in for Toa litigation work
Saturday 8 September 2012 | Published in Features
Chief Justice Tom Weston admitted a new lawyer to the Cook Islands bar on Friday. “This is a slightly more pleasant task than all the sentencing I’ve been doing this morning,” Weston joked before welcoming Auckland lawyer Rebecca Rose to the bar. Rose is in Rarotonga to help the Crown in the Toa Petroleum litigation. […]
Drainlaying students' commitment impresses
Saturday 8 September 2012 | Published in Features
Visiting Wintec assessor Pete Shields is impressed at the levels of commitment shown by students on the cusp of completing the first-ever drainlayers qualification. The course, which began in 2010, will see the first lot of graduates finish at the end of the year. The Hamilton-based tutor was on hand at the Cook Islands Trade […]
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