Features
Getting unstuck in my family
Friday 25 May 2012 | Published in Church Talk
Today I want to talk about how to get unstuck in your family. This idea about getting unstuck in our family is something that we all deal with, because we all have families of one type or another. They all get stuck. But here’s what we know as well – there is no such thing […]
It's Pentecost Sunday
Friday 25 May 2012 | Published in Church Talk
While we cannot be sure of the exact dates on our calendar, we do know that there are two great events that Christians all over the world will always want to celebrate – these being the Resurrection of Jesus Christ and the establishment shortly afterwards, of his universal church. Both occurred on a Sunday, exactly […]
Ura Kuki Airani i Tiapani
Wednesday 23 May 2012 | Published in Features
Cook Islands dancers Sikimi Vailoa Tuarii, Tina Kae and Tearoa Kairua danced to the drums of the Cook Islands at Spa Resort Hawaiians in Iwaki City, Japan, last night. The three drew gasps of admiration from the audience from a stage usually occupied by Hula Girls, a 30-strong troupe of Japanese dancers who perform Polynesian […]
Sopranos to teach
Saturday 19 May 2012 | Published in Features
Tickets are selling fast for Opera in Paradise next weekend, so make sure to get in quick. Some of New Zealand’s finest sopranos, Mere Boynton and Deborah Kapohe, arrive in Rarotonga on Tuesday ahead of their weekend performance. They will be performing on May 25 and 26 at Crown Beach Resort and Spa’s Oceans Restaurant, […]
Itu's Bones airing on local television
Saturday 19 May 2012 | Published in Features
An independent documentary filmed entirely on Aitutaki is set to premiere on Cook Islands television. The independent documentary film Itu’s Bones tells the story of expert net fisherman Itu Davey as he makes the journey from subsistence gill-netter to professional fly fishing guide. Itu’s Bones is a compelling, and at times, controversial story that features […]
Coconuts are too chunky for a smoothie
Saturday 19 May 2012 | Published in Features
Kids Page this week features work from Grade Five and Six students from Arorangi School. Their class has been working around the theme of the coconut – making art work, creative writing and also creating objects, such as weaving baskets, from the coconut tree. A coconut tree has a cycle. It starts from a coconut […]
Holidaymaker organises donation of dictionaries
Saturday 19 May 2012 | Published in Features
What started out as a vacation for Noel Chilcott, ended up providing a wonderful benefit for the children of Aitutaki. Chilcott, a member of the Rotary Club of Waitara in Taranaki, visited Pacific Resort Aitutaki in August last year and during his visit he started speaking with Resort concierge Ted Tavai about the education system […]
Akauruuruanga ia Terea Mataiapo
Saturday 19 May 2012 | Published in Features
Kua akauruuru ia a Paul Raui Allsworth kite taoanga Terea Mataiapo o Nukuroa ki runga ite Marae Terongo Autapu i raro ake ite tamarumaru anga o Te Maeu Teikamata Ariki,mei roto mai ia Ngati Te Akatauira. Kua rave ia teia akauruuruanga ite ra taingaurumarua o Me 2012.Nate Ariki Vaine,Te Maeu Teikamata Ariki i rave ite […]
Lena Wong graduates with double degrees
Saturday 19 May 2012 | Published in Features
Lena Wong, daughter of Helen and Chris Wong, has graduated with a double degree in law and arts. Wong celebrated her success with her family and friends in Auckland at the weekend and is pictured here (fourth from left) with her family wearing a traditional Fijian costume.
Family business still going strong
Saturday 19 May 2012 | Published in Features
There is new blood in an old business. Islands Signs, or Raro Signs as it is also known, has a new manager, Rob Young. Young is the son of owner and previous manager Ray Solomon, who is now residing in Denmark. Young brings a new set of skills to the company in his expertise as […]
Harpooned!
Saturday 19 May 2012 | Published in Features
Feeling powerless against the rollout of rules governing use of the FADs (fishing aggregate devices), two young fishermen this week drafted a petition in protest. They harboured a faint hope that their three-page appeal would inspire change, but didn’t anticipate a flood of support from both ends of the fishing spectrum – fellow fishermen and […]
Tears are a language
Friday 18 May 2012 | Published in Church Talk
Many families have suffered the loss of dear loved ones. The other day I visited an old school friend of mine whose sweet mother had passed away. After the burial I went across to meet him and he tells me that his family was experiencing much grief and pain. Death is painful and it leaves […]
Don't be deceived: there is only one way
Friday 18 May 2012 | Published in Church Talk
Interestingly enough, nearly every passage in the New Testament that speaks of the end of the age includes some kind of warning about being deceived. 2 Thes 2:3 – tells us that there will be a deliberate rejection of revealed biblical truth prior to the end of this age. We should remind ourselves that Adam […]
Spot the All Black at Imanuela Akatemia
Saturday 12 May 2012 | Published in Features
Imanuela Akatemia students were lucky enough to have Jerome Kaino visit their school, and share their experience today on the Kids Page. Wayne Ralph, sports teacher at Imanuela Akatemia, writes about Kaino’s time at the school. The morning sunlight unfolded like a golden blanket over the playing field at Imanuela Akatemia. Another beautiful day in […]
Pacific Break seeking unsigned artists
Saturday 12 May 2012 | Published in Features
Radio Australia has launched Pacific Break 2012 ‘remastered’. Between November 12 and 19, the winner of Pacific Break 2012 will fly to Australia to record a demo of their best song within a professional recording environment, showcase their musical talents and learn from industry professionals. He or she will also attend the Australasian World Music […]
Aitutaki film makes it to 2 festivals
Saturday 12 May 2012 | Published in Features
Aitutaki will feature on the big screen at two upcoming film festivals. Snow in Paradise, a nine-minute short film shot on location in Aitutaki last year, has been accepted into the Wairoa Maori Film Festival at Kahungunu Marae and into the Sydney Film Festival. Both festivals have been organised to run next month. The brains […]
LBV open for dinner
Saturday 12 May 2012 | Published in Features
Give your taste buds a treat and try out the new menu at Le Bon Vivant. If you want to try something original for dinner, Le Bon Vivant next to Moana Gems in Taputapuatea has a fusion menu of local and international delicacies. What started out as a small cafe selling an array of pastries, […]
Love bloomed in Raro
Saturday 12 May 2012 | Published in Features
Meet Will & Trish Street. Twenty-three-years-ago, Will, from Seattle, USA, and Trish from Napier, New Zealand, were in Rarotonga on separate holidays. Both were staying at The Edgewater Resort & Spa. The two from opposite hemispheres met, fell in love, married nine months later, and are still returning to the place where they met. In […]
International comp revived
Saturday 12 May 2012 | Published in Features
Cook Islands dancers from New Zealand and Australia had a full national auditorium in awe of their passion and skill for dance especially considering many of the dancers were born overseas. Eighteen dancers took to the stage on Thursday night for the revived International Dancer of the Year competition which included the top male and […]
Why we need the fruit of the spirit
Friday 11 May 2012 | Published in Church Talk
This is a continuation of a series of teaching articles by Rev. Papa Aratangi of Nikao CICC on the fruit of the spirit –love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. The first article (April 27) discussed love and joy. ‘But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, […]
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