Features
Zumba teacher opens US studio
Saturday 27 November 2010 | Published in Features
Cook Islander Emm Koteka-Wiki this week opened a dance and fitness studio in Norwalk, Connecticut. Hundreds of people attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony, which officially put Studio M Dance & Fitness on the map. Emm specialises in teaching Zumba classes but also offers step aerobics, boot camp, pump, strength and toning, circuit, cross training and core […]
Edge Club launched
Saturday 27 November 2010 | Published in Features
Edgewater Resort and Spa is launching a discount card for locals which entitles them to 10 per cent off all the services at Edgewater. That includes the brasserie and Spaghetti House, Mel’s Bar, the spa, as well as room bills. “Edgewater enjoys the business it gets from the local community and this loyalty scheme is […]
E-top up arrives
Saturday 27 November 2010 | Published in Features
A new cellphone service called E-top up was introduced on Thursday. Telecom Cook Islands says the electronic mobile phone top up service, commonly known as E-top up, is the fast way to add credit to a pre-paid phone. It’s quick and easy, with pre-paid customers benefiting from the convenience of topping up mobile phones electronically. […]
Home loan bonus
Saturday 27 November 2010 | Published in Features
ANZ Cook Islands has presented prizes to the winners of its home loan campaign draw. People who applied for an ANZ home loan between July and October were entered into a draw to win appliances including a microwave, vacuum cleaner, rice cooker, crock pot and electric frying pans. Glen Armstrong, Sarah and Moeroa Takairangi, Marie […]
Koru caters for 'Atupaka Appetites'
Saturday 27 November 2010 | Published in Features
Katrina Petero and Steve Armstrong came to see Katrina’s parents in Aitutaki on their way to Australia to set up a caf. But they fell in love with Katrina’s home island, and have been operating Koru Caf ever since. The husband and wife team had been living in Australia where Steve worked as a chef […]
Inspired ocean art
Saturday 27 November 2010 | Published in Features
Beautiful paintings and prints inspired by the ocean will continue to be on display as part of the Vaka Eiva oe vaka art exhibition at the Art Studio in Arorangi. The studio has hosted the art exhibition every year as part of the annual Vaka Eiva Festival. In the past, decorated oe or paddles were […]
God's Plan for healthy living
Friday 26 November 2010 | Published in Church Talk
A three-week course on God’s plan for healthy living was attended by 13 students at Youth With A Mission. Four of the students have come from New Zealand to take part in the course and one participant has flown in from Aitutaki. Elsewhere in the world the course is taught under the name New Start. […]
Look forward not backward
Friday 26 November 2010 | Published in Church Talk
The message for today is the story of Lot’s wife which is found in Genesis 18 and 19. But at this point we will focus on Genesis 19:15-26 (NKJV). What really happened? And lessons can we learn from Lots wife. And in your own spare time read the above chapters. Angels were sent to Lot […]
Diamond back
Saturday 20 November 2010 | Published in Features
Neil Diamond recorded his latest album, “Dreams,” with just a guitar and a microphone, interpreting old classics in a very intimate setting that puts the focus squarely on his voice. But the 69-year-old legend is hoping the stripped arrangement draws listeners closer to something else he holds dear – the songs’ lyrics. While he knows […]
Tara's new album a labour of love
Saturday 20 November 2010 | Published in Features
Local singer Tara Kauvai’s new album comes out today and will be on sale at the Punanga Nui market from 8:30am. The album is titled Poe Manea and contains 10 tracks in both English and Maori. The songs are about love – ‘from a girl’s perspective’, she said – and have a distinctively ‘Tara Kauvai […]
Movie part of bash
Saturday 20 November 2010 | Published in Features
It’s Coco Putt’s first birthday today, and owner Tokerau Turia is gearing up for a big celebration. From 12 until 2pm, kids under 12 can play a game of golf for free, while their parents enjoy an all-day Happy Hour, $4 shots and $10 cocktails. Free sausage sizzles will be on periodically throughout the day […]
Avatea kids on French navy ship
Saturday 20 November 2010 | Published in Features
Avatea students were this week invited aboard the 55-metre patrol boat La Railleuse to look around and meet the French Marine Nationale sailors who just returned from a week-long fisheries patrol mission to the High Sea Pocket. Captain Blonce Alexandre, four officers, 18 petty officers and a number of seamen aboard the French navy vessel […]
Bottles for Mauke
Saturday 20 November 2010 | Published in Features
Thanks to Westpac and Pacific Spring the students and staff of Mauke School are able to take water to class in their own drink bottles which are filled at the school tap and kept at school, ensuring no child is without fresh, clean drinking water to keep mind and body hydrated throughout the school day. […]
Cooks coffee fix sorted
Saturday 20 November 2010 | Published in Features
Scotty Debeurs has been looking for a reason to return to the Cook Islands since spending six months on Rarotonga in 2006. Now he is back, managing a new coffee cart which sells only Atiu Coffee. This week Debeurs had a meeting with Jurgen Manske-Eimke, the owner of Atiu Coffee to set up the deal […]
Ticket back in the spotlight
Saturday 20 November 2010 | Published in Features
Christchurch psychedelic rock band Ticket had its heyday in the early 1970s, but at the request of a devoted fan, the group agreed to reunite temporarily this month and play two gigs. Lead singer Trevor Richards (formerly Tombleson), who owns Polynesian Tax Free Ltd in Avarua and lives here on Rarotonga, travelled to New Zealand […]
Scrap metal off the island
Saturday 20 November 2010 | Published in Features
Brian Freeth and Caryn Chilwell of Rarotonga Recyclers recently sent a container of scrap metal to Auckland to be processed, and two more containers will be dispatched by the end of November to Simms Pacific, the largest scrap yard in Australasia. The container currently being loaded is full of roofing iron, air conditioning units, copper, […]
Let's do it better
Saturday 20 November 2010 | Published in Features
Recommendations about improving Rarotonga’s waste management system are being made to the Cook Islands government, following a public panel discussion on the issue. Environmental group Te Ipukarea Society organised the meeting at Maraerenga – attended by about 30 people. Four panellists representing government divisions and other organisations involved in the island’s waste management system answered […]
READER CONTRIBUTION: The whole and only truth
Friday 19 November 2010 | Published in Church Talk
Paul carries on his speech to Peter. He continues to show him that his behaviour and actions have logical conclusions and that those are not beneficial and can even lead to heretical conclusions. The essential message of the gospel is that through faith in the living God, Jesus Christ, we can be justified in the […]
Governments 'instituted of God'
Friday 19 November 2010 | Published in Church Talk
“We believe that governments were instituted of God for the benefit of man; and that he holds men accountable for their acts in relation to them, both in making laws and administering them, for the good and safety of society. “We believe that all men are bound to sustain and uphold the respective governments in […]
Pacific Arts tivaevae a team effort
Monday 15 November 2010 | Published in Features
So much hard work and patience is poured into any tivaevae as they work to finish it for a special occasion like a wedding or a birthday, it is a precious treasure to any Cook Islander. This particular tivaevae was co-ordinated by Carmen Temata and Parau Taruia with the help of Tereu Urirau, Ani Maoate, […]
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