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Leap year baby blows out candles
Saturday 10 March 2012 | Published in Features
The Leap Year night market organised by the Business Trade and Investment Board was a sell-out evening for vendors and loads of fun for those celebrating their birthdays – a once in four year event. BTIB reports that the 28 vendors who participated in the event were very pleased with their sales, with most of […]
'Strong hands of the Lord' at work
Saturday 10 March 2012 | Published in Features
Even if you haven’t heard of Rima Toa, chances are you’ve seen signs – literally – of its work. The design studio and furniture workshop opened in August last year, and since then has flown under the radar, choosing to go light on advertising and heavy on production. But Rima Toa is gearing up for […]
Beauty and brains, too
Saturday 10 March 2012 | Published in Features
The Cook Islands’ own former Miss South Pacific Joyana Meyer is a beauty queen – but she’s got brains, too. Meyer was the only female mechatronics engineer in her year at Auckland University, and is the first South Pacific woman to graduate with that particular degree. She is the second Polynesian person to graduate with […]
Judge at home in 'people's court'
Saturday 10 March 2012 | Published in Features
Justice Wilson Isaac’s three-week trip to the Cook Islands has been a far cry from a holiday, but he’s enjoying his time here all the same. This month marks Isaac’s first time presiding over the land division of the Cook Islands High Court. Chief Justice Tom Weston asked him to hear Cook Islands land cases […]
Concert postponed
Saturday 10 March 2012 | Published in Features
The Miss Cook Islands Pageant Association has postponed its fundraiser concert to March 29. Originally planned for March 15, the four-hour music concert will feature such international names as Sweet & Irie, T-Angelo, Brother Love, Rico from Ardijah and Willy from Tika n Sons. Raro Idol Emile Rima will open the concert with items from […]
Praying an effective prayer
Friday 9 March 2012 | Published in Church Talk
The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much. Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the earth for three years and six months. Then he prayed again, and the sky poured rain and the earth produced […]
Te au Papa, ka tu, ka aaki – ka rave au
Friday 9 March 2012 | Published in Church Talk
I had the most blessed and awesome week when one of my sons handed me this DVD movie entitled ‘Courageous’ to watch. In support of all the good intentions, efforts, meetings and programmes that many are launching, demonstrating concerns over youth crimes, suicide, alcohol abuse, sex abuse, drug abuse and so forth, I rise to […]
Arorangi CICC confronts suicide issue
Saturday 3 March 2012 | Published in Church Talk
Ahead of this month’s national suicide forum, members of the Arorangi Cook Islands Christian Church (CICC) are putting their heads together to determine how they can address the country’s suicide problem. Last Friday Arorangi CICC Ekalesia executives met with its Boys Brigade, Girls Brigade, Girl Guides, Sunday school and youth club to talk about suicide. […]
RAMSI exhibit travels to NZ
Saturday 3 March 2012 | Published in Features
A photographic exhibition entitled ‘RAMSI: A history in pictures’, which showcases the history and achievements of the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI), is set to open in Auckland on Monday (CIT). The exhibition charts the progress of Solomon Islands in partnership with RAMSI over the past nine years and the people, places and […]
H Factor grand finals tonight
Saturday 3 March 2012 | Published in Features
The H Factor talent quest grand finals are on tonight at Hidie’s Bar where contestants with the X-factor will be crowned champion. The H Factor grand finalists are Peter Pokipoki, Joseph Pakitoa, Tia-Maree Takiika and Unarii Tafale – all equally talented and deserving of the talent quest crown. Through the week leading up to tonight’s […]
Dad's snores are like thunder storms
Saturday 3 March 2012 | Published in Features
In this week’s Kids Page we feature more fantastic ‘my family’ poems by year 5 and 6 students of Apii Te Uki Ou. Schools wanting to share the work of their children through this weekly column can send them to editor@cookislandsnews.com – we welcome all works from Rarotonga and outer islands schools. In our family […]
Love, passion, suicide in songs
Saturday 3 March 2012 | Published in Features
Andrew George’s rendition of ‘To Taua Koanga’ composed by Kathy George had the national auditorium in roars of cheers as he belted out the song with passion. His beautiful voice and the strong lyrics of the song earned composer Kathy George the 2012 Composers Competition crown. George was one of 12 song writers entered in […]
Starship doctor visiting
Saturday 3 March 2012 | Published in Features
The first paediatric neurologist to visit the Cook Islands since 2007 arrives the week after next. With New Zealand Aid Programme funding, the Ministry of Health is bringing Dr Rakesh Patel of Auckland’s Starship Hospital back. He will be seeing patients from March 12 to 16 at Rarotonga Hospital. Parents whose children are experiencing any […]
Teen spa day introduced
Saturday 3 March 2012 | Published in Features
Escape to the Edgewater Spa & Salon and get pampered by a team of professionals. Whether you’re after a beauty treatment or touch up, massage to rid those knots, haircut and colour, or just looking to have your hair styled – the Edgewater Resort & Spa has it all. The spa and salon provides unisex […]
Eye lady returns to help kids see
Saturday 3 March 2012 | Published in Features
Public health nurses are making vision screening a component of their routine student health check-ups, and Global Volunteer Susan Koralik couldn’t be happier about it. Koralik, who hails from Illinois in the US, volunteers at Rarotonga schools for about a month each year. Four years ago, she noticed that some local students were struggling to […]
Region in partnership
Saturday 3 March 2012 | Published in Features
“Culture is the source of our identity, continuity and creativity” said Akatsuku Takahashi during the first session of the meetings on intangible cultural heritage. Takahashi and Dr Samuel Lee were an important part of the meeting this week, sharing their personal knowledge and that of the groups they represent to assist the Pacific nations. Lee […]
New law will protect traditional knowledge in the Cook Islands
Saturday 3 March 2012 | Published in Features
Protection of our traditional knowledge is not a new concept to the Cook Islands – it is something that is part of all we do in promoting the Pacific way of life. Repeta Puna, policy advisor to the Prime Minister, discussed this in her keynote presentation on “ICH Safeguarding in the Cook Islands” on Wednesday. […]
Safeguarding heritage across the Pacific
Saturday 3 March 2012 | Published in Features
Traditional knowledge is living and is constantly being recreated by the community – it changes through contact with the outside world, which in turn changes ways of life in the region, to the point where some aspects may be in danger of disappearing. Protecting this traditional heritage was the basis of talks this week at […]
Tiny solo plane pops in
Saturday 3 March 2012 | Published in Features
Those watching the skies on Monday may have been lucky enough to spot a tiny plane overhead. Biologist Matevz Lenarcic made a flying visit to Rarotonga in his ultra light Pipistrel to refuel, on his way from Easter Island to Tahiti. The Pipistrel Virus-SW914 weighs only 290kg and is the lightest three-axis aircraft in the […]
Love, not war, for Celebration on the Rock
Saturday 3 March 2012 | Published in Church Talk
When Celebration on the Rock pastor Jonathan Cargill whipped out a gun mid-sermon, a few members of his congregation did a double-take. But Cargill allayed their concern when he launched into an explanation of the church’s newest venture – Paintball Natives, a recreational paintball club focused on fun for the whole family. Owned and operated […]
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