Features
Poems, ballads and limericks from Titikaveka
Saturday 16 June 2012 | Published in Features
My Mama My mama is short My mama is healthy My mama is lovely My mama is funny too But I don’t care if people talk about her She is the love of my Life By Leahana Pareanga, Year Eight Country Roads Far and farther away Seemed it would never end The winding and turning […]
Mermaid Dance Band here for a ball
Saturday 16 June 2012 | Published in Features
Frocks will be dusted off, party tiaras polished and dancing shoes laced up for this evening’s must attend event of the month – the red carpet Queen’s Jubilee Fire and Ice Ball. Presented and held at the BCA Art Gallery in the Beachcomber complex in Taputapuatea – the ball is a fundraiser event for the […]
Legends come to life at Avatea
Saturday 16 June 2012 | Published in Features
After reading and learning about Cook Islands legends such as Katikatia, the creation of Nukuroa, Ati and the Momoke and the removal of Raemaru mountain to name a few – students retold the stories through dance and plays. It was an enjoyable and educational day for both students and parents. Thank you to Avatea School […]
First Communion for 16
Friday 15 June 2012 | Published in Church Talk
Last Sunday, June 10, Catholics worldwide celebrated the feast of the Body and Blood of Christ. Sixteen St Joseph’s School grade four students and a number of other Catholic children from schools across Rarotonga received the body and blood of Christ for the first time – in the form of the Holy Communion. Parents, families, […]
Safeguarding creation, and our future
Friday 15 June 2012 | Published in Church Talk
The correct use of the earth’s resources implies safe guarding creation and solidarity with the future generations. An Indian proverb teaches that ”we should never think that we inherited the land from our forefathers, but we have borrowed it from our children“. Daily, on our news we hear of the 240 billion euro bailout Greece […]
Pearls gifted to Miss CI titleholders
Wednesday 13 June 2012 | Published in Features
The Pearl Lounge had three special pearls in store yesterday when Miss Cook Islands Teuira Napa, Maine Tapaeru Antonina Browne and Maine Purotu Kate Ngatokorua visited the Arorangi store. The three young women were at the store to accept gifts of pearl pendants from store owners Sophie and Gus Meyer – the parents of former […]
Sharing and living on Pukapuka's motu
Saturday 9 June 2012 | Published in Features
There are 3 motus on Pukapuka. The names of the 3 motus are Motu Kotawa, Motu Ko, and Motu Uta. Three villages control the motus. Ngake village owns Motu Ko. Yato village owns Motu Kotawa. Loto village owns Motu Uta. When the 3 motus are open then the people go to the motus and live […]
Mentoring and support for women
Saturday 9 June 2012 | Published in Features
If you are a woman, a caregiver, and looking to earn some extra cash, you’re eligible to apply for some free mentoring. The Emerging Pacific Women Leaders Program (EPWLP) Cook Islands delegation is seeking applications from people seeking mentorship as part of its Business Enterprise and Mentorship (BEAM) project. Global non-government organisation Vital Voices last […]
Te Uki Ou Ball next Saturday
Saturday 9 June 2012 | Published in Features
Apii Te Uki Ou is calling on the community to ”dust off those dancing shoes and whip up a new glamour gown“ for their fundraising ball. The school is holding the BCA Art Gallery Queen’s Jubilee Fire and Ice Ball on Saturday June 16 at the BCA. Entertainment will feature local DJ G-Dub, and the […]
Healthy and affordable charcoal chicken
Saturday 9 June 2012 | Published in Features
A tasty new option for eating out in Rarotonga has recently opened its doors. Rob’s Charcoal Chicken is tucked away in the Cooks Corner Complex – it’s easy to find, just follow the delicious smells of chicken cooking. The business is a family affair, owned and operated by Rob and Eileen McBride, with Rob the […]
Teuira Napa crowned
Saturday 9 June 2012 | Published in Features
Teuira Napa was a picture of humble elegance on the national auditorium stage where she was crowned Miss Cook Islands 2012 on Thursday night. The Miss Cook Islands pageant drew a huge crowd to the national auditorium to support the eight Miss Cook Islands pageant contestants. The young Cook Islands women carried themselves with grace, […]
Jemimah takes charge!
Saturday 9 June 2012 | Published in Features
Jemimah Tekena owned the stage in her Roman get-up and hip hop dance as the junior Miss Cook Islands non competing contestant on Thursday night. At just 17, Tekena was too young to join the pageant, however she was so keen to be part of the pageant experience that the pageant association felt it would […]
Prayer and fasting
Friday 8 June 2012 | Published in Church Talk
OUR STUDY of prayer has emphasised the role of our prayers on earth to invoke the power of our God from heaven. Prayer is powerful because it is human weakness deferring to God’s strength. As James wrote, ”The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.“ (See James 5:16b KJV.) When the righteous pray […]
New ministers heading to Nassau
Friday 8 June 2012 | Published in Church Talk
”But many who are first will be last, and the last first.“ These words from our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ have come to pass within the grounds of Takamoa Theological College (TTC) through Mr and Mrs Casey Poila, students from the Pukapuka Cook Islands Christian Church (CICC). The dynamic duo, who have been married […]
Passion for literacy
Saturday 2 June 2012 | Published in Features
Improving the literacy of New Zealand children has been a lifetime’s work for Graham and Joan Crawshaw, visiting Rarotonga this week. For the Crawshaws it all began back in 1960s when they took a group of nine local boys into their home, progressing to camps held in a purpose built woolshed on their Dargaville farm. […]
Sport fishing pushed
Saturday 2 June 2012 | Published in Features
Cook Islands tourism may soon get a boost from visitors seeking to land the ultimate fish, after the Cook Islands game fishing industry was recently featured in NZ Boating magazine. The article, an eight-page glossy spread, featured many local fishing charter operators and information about fishing in the Cooks. The article ‘Destination: The Cook Islands’ […]
Village rallies to save corals
Saturday 2 June 2012 | Published in Features
There are communities that decry the degradation of their environment, and there are those who do something about it. Pacific journalists who were in Japan to cover the sixth Pacific Islands Leaders’ Meeting last week took a tour of an aquaculture facility that’s central to a coral regeneration project in the tropical Okinawan village Onna […]
New 'Motonator Grant' for an arts student
Saturday 2 June 2012 | Published in Features
Motone Productions has announced a new grant for arts students, which it is terming ‘The Motonator Grant.’ ”This grant is for a school leaving student who has been accepted to a performing arts, music, and theatre or sound and lighting engineering course,“ Motone company director Glenda Tuaine said. ”Mo (partner Maurice Newport) and I decided […]
Competition promotes re-usable shopping bags
Saturday 2 June 2012 | Published in Features
Cook Islands artists are supporting the NES and the Sustainable Land Management Project (SLM) in their campaign to promote re-usable shopping bags this year as part of the Taau Taku Tita Campaign. The NES in collaboration with The Art Studio have coordinated this event, and distributed 30 calico bags amongst local artists this month. The […]
I come to school happy
Saturday 2 June 2012 | Published in Features
This week on Kids Page we feature more creative writing from Nikao Maori School. Grade Seven and Eight students write about their favourite sports teams and players. The younger students in Grades Four, Five and Six have been studying the concept of who they are as individuals. As part of this they created wonderful scarecrows, […]
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