Features
Catholic celebration underway
Saturday 7 April 2012 | Published in Church Talk
Easter is the central feast of the Catholic faith and commemorates the death and rising again of Jesus Christ. Easter commemorations started on Thursday – known as Holy Thursday. Holy Thursday acknowledges the day the Lord instituted the Eucharist or Holy Communion and washed the feet of the apostles. The Stations of the Cross vigil […]
Passing - off still a problem
Saturday 31 March 2012 | Published in Features
CIPA’s Pearl Inspector, Caroline Tiria, makes regular visits to the Punanganui Market and the Wharf on boat days to inspect the pearls on sale for authenticity, to make sure that Cook Islands pearls are being properly labeled and that pearls that are not genuine Cook Islands pearls are clearly marked to inform potential buyers. She […]
Avaiki success in Europe
Saturday 31 March 2012 | Published in Features
Avaiki showed Europe what Cook Islands pearls have to offer at a recent international trade show. Described as successful by the Avaiki wholesale team, it was a chance to exhibit alongside the latest European trends in jewellery and watches. The annual Inhorgenta trade show was held in Munich in February, and is truly an international […]
Pearls of Romance
Saturday 31 March 2012 | Published in Features
The romance of Cook Islands pearls is part of a celebration of wedding fashion currently taking place in Wellington. “Unveiled – 200 years of Wedding Fashion” from the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, is showing over four months at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. The Cook Islands Pearl Authority was invited […]
Retailers and wholesalers unite
Saturday 31 March 2012 | Published in Features
A new organisation was incorporated in early January 2012 called the Cook Islands Pearl Retailers and Wholesalers Incorporated (CIPRWI) to represent the interests of retail, wholesale and jewellery establishments on Rarotonga. The members of CIPWRI included Fisher’s Pearls, Goldmine, Island Craft, The Pearl Lounge, Tarani’s Craft & Pearls, Bergman & Sons, Farm Direct Pearls, Classic […]
Song and dance at Avarua
Saturday 31 March 2012 | Published in Features
This week at Avarua School was all about celebrating the language and culture of the Cook Islands. “Te Rito o te Reo te Peu Kuki Airani” has involved participation from students across the school, including the pre-school. Each island is represented, with students choosing which island group they wanted to be part of after discussion […]
Cooks are 'better than the pictures'
Saturday 31 March 2012 | Published in Features
Photographed against the busy backdrop of New York City and submerged in French Polynesian lagoons, an opaque bottle of Japanese vodka Iichiko is something of a world traveller. Recently well-known Japanese talk show host, author, videographer and photojournalist Shimpei Asai and Japan Belier Art Center’s art director Hideya Kawakita brought Iichiko to the Cook Islands. […]
Award-winning creative agency opens shop
Saturday 31 March 2012 | Published in Features
A design and marketing company called Woods the Creative Agency will open for business in the Cook Islands next week. Recently approved by the Business Trade Investment Board to operate as a foreign enterprise, the award-winning agency from the Bay of Plenty is run by Reuben Woods, son of Cook Islands News managing editor John […]
Pukapuka on Facebook
Saturday 31 March 2012 | Published in Features
Pukapuka has a new online presence with a new Facebook account. The site provides photos and news of activities happening at the school, hospital and community in Pukapuka. While only about 20 people in Pukapuka have Facebook accounts, the Pukapukan community in New Zealand has been actively spending time on the site. “Take me back […]
The motus of Pukapuka
Saturday 31 March 2012 | Published in Features
Someone asked me what makes Pukapuka special and unique. I had two answers: the community and the motu system. The motus cover an uninhabited area at least three times larger than the main settlement of Wale. Each village has pule guards that strictly regulate what can be gathered on each motu and when. Anyone breaking […]
Artists unite to form arts council
Saturday 31 March 2012 | Published in Features
Most tourists recall two things about their Cook Islands holiday – the people and the culture. For artist Mike Tavioni, that’s an indication that the Cook Islands’ most important and marketable asset is its culture, a framework that conditions a people. “People are a by-product of their culture, and art is culture. People are not […]
Easter music festival
Saturday 31 March 2012 | Published in Features
Local musicians are poised to bring in the Easter weekend the right way – on the beach, with food and drinks and their instruments – and they’re inviting Rarotonga to join them. For the fourth year running, local musician Mark Franklin is organising a music festival to kick off the long Easter weekend. Featuring all […]
I am a turtle in a polluted ocean
Saturday 31 March 2012 | Published in Features
Grade Four and Grade Six students from St Joseph’s Primary School share some of their work in today’s Kids Page. For their creative writing the Grade Six students had to imagine they were a turtle living in a polluted ocean, and create an imaginative story that protests against pollution. They have also been practising their […]
MMR collaborates with BTIB in Manihiki
Saturday 31 March 2012 | Published in Features
The Ministry of Marine Resources is collaborating with the Business Trade Investment Board (BTIB) as part of the Business Advisory Service to the Pearl Farmers and the Manihiki Pearl Farmers Association. This collaborative work is part of the Cook Islands Pearl Industry Support Programme 2011-2013. Compliance to the Manihiki Lagoon Management Plan is important for […]
Chinese pearl expert willing to help farms
Saturday 31 March 2012 | Published in Features
An eminent Chinese pearl expert who recently visited Rarotonga expressed willingness to assist our pearl industry if he is asked by the CI government. Professor Xie Shaohe was part of a Chinese delegation visiting the Cook Islands on March 3-7 at the invitation of Minister Teina Bishop to discuss fisheries and pearl development. The professor […]
La Nina linked to algae bloom
Saturday 31 March 2012 | Published in Features
Survey findings of complete mortality of all bivalves including pearl oysters below 25 metres may be linked to the La Nina weather and the dark state of the lagoon that has persisted since winter 2011. Findings were presented to the Island Council and pearl farmers of Manihiki by MMR in March. The trigger for alarm […]
Farmers' association ready for action
Saturday 31 March 2012 | Published in Features
The newly elected executive committee of the Manihiki Pearl Farmers Association (MPFA) is gearing up for work it will face in the next couple of years. The committee that was elected during the Annual General Meeting held in March has some new faces on board and at the helm. Former Mayor and active Association member […]
Understanding hurt and pain
Friday 30 March 2012 | Published in Church Talk
The condition of our soul matters to God, so as Christians we need a vision for emotional wholeness. The more emotionally whole we are, the more sound and effective our decisions will be. Billions of dollars are spent annually worldwide on counselling sessions, legal costs due to divorce and broken relationships, prisons due to crime, […]
How to fortify your family
Friday 30 March 2012 | Published in Church Talk
In this world of uncertainty, turmoil and moral decay, living the commandments of God can be a challenge. We are inundated with temptation on a daily basis from the forces of evil. These evil influences attack the most important unit in society, the family. But it’s not all doom and gloom. The scriptures tell us […]
It was a beautiful day for our school
Saturday 24 March 2012 | Published in Features
Beautiful day The blessing of the Takitumu School Road Crossing last week Friday on the top field, was a beautiful day for our school. Papa Orometua started off with a long prayer. After that we were singing lovely songs from the church. The people that came to the blessing was Papa Kiriau, Papa Orometua, Papa […]
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