Features
'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 […]
Experience of a lifetime in Frankfurt
Saturday 8 September 2012 | Published in Features
Cook Islands performers have showcased our culture to potentially millions of people in Europe in recent weeks, according to Glenda Tuaine of Motone Productions who reports from the Akirata Dance Troupe tour of Europe. ALL PHOTOS GLENDA TUAINE Frankfurt is a city that feels safe, the centre of German commerce, it radiates a vibe of […]
Bishop in Rome
Friday 7 September 2012 | Published in Church Talk
Cook Islands Catholic Bishop Paul Donoghue is currently in Rome taking part in a renewal course for Catholic Bishops. The course is for bishops ordained in the last two years and 90 new bishops are in Rome for the course. Sixty-five of the new bishops are from Africa, 20 from Asia, three from Papua New […]
Choice for life
Friday 7 September 2012 | Published in Church Talk
We have had a feast of activities to keep us occupied over the last month. Te Maeva Nui, Constitution Day, Olympics and more recently the Pacific Forum meeting. Fathers’ Day came right at the end. Each of these life filled events attempts to bring out the best of some aspect of humanity and gives us […]
Teava's proud Forum experience
Wednesday 5 September 2012 | Published in Entertainment
Having the opportunity to perform for Pacific leaders and the USA’s Secretary of State Hillary Clinton were just three of the highlights for Tereora College student Tapuia Paitai Teava.
Dragons scrape home
Monday 3 September 2012 | Published in Features
A composed Ngatangiia-Matavera Dragons senior A team did just enough to outlast the fast finishing Tupapa Panthers in the main match at the weekend to win the game 22-18. With this week’s semi finals in mind it was imperative to build confidence and momentum as both teams suffered forced injuries to key personnel and Saturday’s […]
Second annual arts week
Monday 3 September 2012 | Published in Features
Last week was the second annual arts week at Tereora College. Arts week began as an initiative to promote visual and performing arts as well as to increase the profile of student creativity within the school. Throughout the week there have been student drama and dance performances, guest speakers and screening of documentaries and films […]
Hoopla and Hillary Altogether it's much more than the Forum – its value 'immeasurable'
Saturday 1 September 2012 | Published in Features
To refer to the past week as the biggest and busiest of the year would be grossly understating the Forum hype and hoopla that Rarotonga is going to spend September recovering from. The Forum was an occasion of whirlwind proportions for those directly involved – in the newsroom we abandoned all trappings of our extracurricular […]
Wharekura makes good music
Saturday 25 August 2012 | Published in Features
A professional standard of musicianship combined with the relaxed nature of an intimate setting made for a fantastic night for the Aotearoa Society’s fundraising concert on Wednesday night. Leon Wharekura left the sold-out Staircase Restaurant and Bar to rounds of applause after a night of fun-filled entertainment for a good cause. All of the ‘two-course […]
Akava wins historic gold in Toque d'Or
Saturday 25 August 2012 | Published in Features
Isaia Akava has made history by becoming the first non-New Zealander to win a gold medal in the prestigious Toque d’Or competition held at Auckland’s ASB Showgrounds on Monday. As the only international team in the competition, the students from Rarotonga’s Hospitality and Tourism Training Centre were under pressure to perform, especially after last year’s […]
60 Plus group's new cookbook launched
Saturday 25 August 2012 | Published in Features
Friday was a special day for the 60 Plus group of mamas and papas who celebrate five years of friendship and the launch of the group’s new cook book ‘Raurau ki to rima’. The A5 cookbook, printed locally by Cook Islands News, includes kitchen-tested and time-honoured recipes by members of the group. In her address […]
Maire's story impresses Oscar Kightley
Monday 20 August 2012 | Published in Features
Sione’s Wedding actor and writer Oscar Kightley sees potential in the Cook Islands’ very own Maire Brown. Kightley chose Brown as one of six finalists in a story contest being staged by New Zealand hip-hop artist Scribe. ‘Scribe With Us’ is a contest comprising four categories – song, story, poem and rap – that aims […]
Stepping into an alien universe
Monday 20 August 2012 | Published in Features
Akirata is a group whose age range stretches from 13 to 50. Our young people tell the story best giving their own honest impressions.Here is the first article from our youth on the road, Elsie Hosking, Akirata’s 13-year-old custom packer and musician: We are in Ostrava. There is a lot of people, over 300,000 and […]
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