Features
Manea goes green
Saturday 3 July 2010 | Published in Features
Managing director James Beer has entered into an agreement to purchase solar panels from a Chinese manufacturer and will be installing what he called the country’s largest renewable energy generating system on the rooftops of his Nikao and Arorangi stores. Beer was prompted to ‘go green’ after reading a recent study, which predicted that the […]
ROC makes waves!
Saturday 3 July 2010 | Published in Features
There was a great buzz at this year’s Hamilton Island Cup – Australia’s premier outrigger canoeing event. Many paddlers were excitedly waiting for the first real appearance of the new “Tiger ROC” OC6 canoe and she didn’t disappoint. The project came about when Vaka Eiva regular Mark Forbse decided his love affair with the ROC […]
Walk Thru seminar on again
Friday 2 July 2010 | Published in Church Talk
CICC is hosting another Walk Thru the Bible Seminar (WTB) on the heels of a successful WTB seminar at CICC Titikaveka in March. CICC Avarua will host the seminar at Sinai Hall from Monday, July 5, until Saturday, July 10. Daily sessions will open at 6 pm and last until 8.30pm, and are open. Those […]
Hannah dedicates Samuel
Friday 2 July 2010 | Published in Church Talk
“When the man Elkanah went up with all his family to offer the annual sacrifice to the Lord and to fulfill his vow, Hannah did not go. She said to her husband, “After the boy is weaned, I will take him and present him before the Lord, and he will live there always.” “Do what […]
Are your gifts tokens or your entire life?
Friday 2 July 2010 | Published in Church Talk
Hannah had been unable to conceive children and in the Old Testament times, a childless woman was considered a failure. Her barrenness was a social embarrassment for her husband. Children were a very important part of the society’s economic structure. They were a source of labour for the family and it was their duty to […]
Community rallies behind Aratoa
Thursday 1 July 2010 | Published in Church Talk
Those who know 12-year-old Aratoa Mana can vouch that he’s a fighter with strength beyond his years. The Titikaveka youth has been in New Zealand since early this year, battling leukemia and gritting his teeth through painful chemotherapy treatments. But the light at the end of the tunnel is the outpouring of support from his […]
Youngster shines for Dragonflies
Monday 28 June 2010 | Published in Features
Soon to be sweet 16 Mati Toru had another fantastic game for Avatiu on Saturday as she smiled her way through her team’s 58-32 win against Takuvaine to head to next weekend’s grand finals against the Titikaveka Pearls. The 15-year-old shooter, who has played outstandingly through the whole season, is set to face Titikaveka’s defenders […]
New studio for dance and drama at Tereora
Saturday 26 June 2010 | Published in Features
Tereora College drama and dance students put on a fantastic show on Thursday night for the opening of the college’s first performing arts studio. The studio is the building at the bottom of the Telecom Sports Arena and after some minor upgrades – it was put to the test by years 10 and 11 students. […]
News exchangers
Saturday 26 June 2010 | Published in Features
TVNZ journalist Adrian Stevanon talks to CI News journalist Nerys Case who has spent this week in New Zealand on a journalism exchange arranged by the New Zealand Government. Stevanon has recently returned home after sailing from Rarotonga to Samoa on mixed vaka Hine Moana. Stevanon had never sailed before when he hooked up with […]
Highland Paradise rates with airline
Saturday 26 June 2010 | Published in Features
The visiting senior Air New Zealand team, executives and board members said they were ‘very impressed’ with their experience at Highland Paradise last Sunday night. Air NZ CEO Rob Fyfe and senior Air NZ staff from here and New Zealand enjoyed the Highland Paradise dinner and cultural show that was the winner of a Cook […]
Combined effort
Saturday 26 June 2010 | Published in Features
The new $8.5 million airport terminal is the talk of the town, but often conversations don’t acknowledge all the local companies involved in its construction. The customs counters, for example, were crafted by Prestige Furnishings. Kurt Scheel of Prestige Furnishings said the designs were inspired by photos of counters at the Wellington and Christchurch airports, […]
Is this a Christian island or what?
Friday 25 June 2010 | Published in Church Talk
We may consider our island to be Christian – at face value. People attend church on Sunday religiously; children sing Christian songs in state schools; there are prayers at sports meetings; and churches are more common than grocery stores. However, upon closer scrutiny there is a very different picture. Some people who claim the title […]
70 Apostolics fly
Friday 25 June 2010 | Published in Church Talk
Bishop Tutai Pere and a team of 70 Apostolic Church members leave this week to attend the Annual South Pacific District Council of the 43rd Episcopal District of the Pentecostal AssemblIes of the World Inc. in Cairns, Australia. The delegation consists of 50 members from the Rarotonga congregation and 20 from the islands of Aitutaki, […]
Mirror-ing ourselves for heaven's reunion
Friday 25 June 2010 | Published in Church Talk
Aka-ata anga ia tatou no te Basileia! In Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the wicked queen asks her enchanted mirror, “Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the fairest one of all?” The mirror cannot lie. So for many years it says, “You, O queen, are the fairest in the land.” But one day, the […]
It's do or die on the courts
Tuesday 22 June 2010 | Published in Features
This weekend’s netball games will be a ‘do or die’ match for all teams taking to the courts with the winners to meet those that were victorious during Saturday’s knockout round. In the premier grade, Titikaveka defeated Avatiu to go straight to the finals on Saturday July 3. It was a tough battle for both […]
Vaka way to go!
Saturday 19 June 2010 | Published in Features
HANDS UP: Araura Primary School were found by CI News waiting patiently by the double hulled vaka Marumaru Atua on Thursday afternoon. The students from Aitutaki, along with students from the southern group islands and Rarotonga schools were taking part in a student conference that ended yesterday. The conference centres on Education for Sustainable Development […]
Maori speech competition on
Saturday 19 June 2010 | Published in Features
Avatea Primary School has taken up the challenge this year of hosting the Rarotonga primary schools Maori speech competition. With 42 students and eight participating schools, the competition is to be completely in Cook Islands Maori including a traditional turou to kick off the event. The competition is an initiative started last year by then […]
New Rarotonga terminal poised to open
Saturday 19 June 2010 | Published in Features
The official opening of the new Rarotonga international airport terminal will be held on Monday at 2.30pm. The $8.5 million dollar upgrade work to the airport terminal began in early 2009 by New Zealand company Hawkins Constructions. Plans and proposals for the renovation of the airport terminal began in 1996 and with tighter security requirements […]
Baker cooks up weight loss plan
Saturday 19 June 2010 | Published in Features
Caf Jireh baker Katie Wilkins knows all too well the health issues that go hand in hand with being overweight. Today, the 49-year-old is fitter, stronger and healthier than she has ever been. But a year ago she received a serious warning from the doctors that her blood pressure was extremely high and that she […]
Te Vara Nui opens its doors
Saturday 19 June 2010 | Published in Features
Te Vara Nui is getting into the swing of things after staging its first ever show last week. Last Saturday, its doors opened for the first time to the tourism industry and honoured guests, and CI News was able to squeeze its way in as well. After a line of waiters and waitresses holding pupu […]
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