Features
Dancing title up for grabs
Wednesday 19 May 2010 | Published in Features
With the departure from Rarotonga of ANZ Bank’s Darrin Walsh, the Papaa Male Dancer of the year title is up for grabs. Walsh has been a dominant force in that category of the competition, grabbing the title in recent years. Now that he has moved overseas there is a chance for someone to step up […]
Preview tonight
Monday 17 May 2010 | Published in Features
BCA Artist in Residence Rick Welland will preview a new exhibition tonight at the Beachcomber Contemporary Art Gallery, Taputapuatea, at 6pm. Fourteen new canvases and a ‘remastered’ series of prints will be on show. This is the first time in this artist’s career that such a large body of his work has been collected and […]
Don't take judicial freedom for granted
Saturday 15 May 2010 | Published in Features
The people of the Cook Islands were reminded this week just how lucky they were to have such a strong and free judicial system – and told that they all have a responsibility to keep it that way. At a special court sitting on Thursday, speaker after speaker reminded those gathered, and the population in […]
Keeping traditional medicine alive
Saturday 15 May 2010 | Published in Features
Group aims to strengthen tradition by encouraging Maori medicines use Te Rito o te Vairakau Maori is a small organisation that visits the outer islands in a bid to encourage the use of traditional Maori health practices. The first outer island workshop was held in Mauke in the first week of May, with a keen […]
'Snap' showcases photo art
Saturday 15 May 2010 | Published in Features
The Art Studio in Arorangi is hosting a photographic group show for artists in Rarotonga with the preview evening opening tonight. Not only will the exhibition grant the opportunity for artists and photographers to showcase their work to the general public, but more importantly it provides acknowledgement and encourages the advancement of photography here in […]
The line between creation and destruction
Saturday 15 May 2010 | Published in Features
Exploring different types of conversation as a means to identify ‘sense of space’ has inspired local artist Krick Barraud’s latest instalment titled ‘Contemporary Conversation’. Barraud is the final local Master of Art and Design student to be assessed and she has once again used the coral limestone home in Avana as the canvas for her […]
In the name of Christ, stop!
Friday 14 May 2010 | Published in Church Talk
Charles Colson, in his marvellous volume ‘Loving God’, told the story of Telemachus, a fourth century Christian. He was a peace-loving, beauty-loving man who lived in a remote village, tending his garden and spending much time in prayer. One day he thought he heard the voice of God telling him to go to Rome, so […]
Slow down for dog's sake
Thursday 13 May 2010 | Published in Features
The Esther Honey Foundation animal clinic is pleading to the public to slow down on our roads. Vets at the clinic have been working round the clock to help save an alarming number of family dogs that have been run over on the roads. “The rate at which they are now coming in is astounding,” […]
'Parents as first teachers' courses to start soon
Saturday 8 May 2010 | Published in Features
The ministry of education has begun a new initiative called Te Kakaia – a parent learning support programme – with the first courses set to start this term. The programme aims to support parents in their role as the first teachers of their children. Te Kakaia coordinator Anna Savage says fun, useful, practical and free […]
Aketa relocates to central location
Saturday 8 May 2010 | Published in Features
Aketa’s coming to town. Originally located opposite Miro’s caf, the designer boutique has settled into its new spot across from the Punanganui market. Manager Rebeka Buchanan said that the move promises to satisfy customers who were hoping for Aketa to sell from a more central Avarua location. The boutique opened its doors last year and […]
Recyclable jewellery on show
Saturday 8 May 2010 | Published in Features
Winners of the Te Akatauira Recyclable Jewellery competition will be announced on Tuesday after students display their funky creations. The first place winners in all three categories will walk away with $400, half of which will go to the school and the other half is for the student to pocket. Thirty-three anxious students will be […]
A day on the waves
Saturday 8 May 2010 | Published in Features
Shooting pistols and rifles is not for everyone. But for the crew on police patrol boat Te Kukupa, knowing your way around a firearm is a necessity to protect themselves against aggressive fishermen while patrolling the Cook Islands exclusive economic zone (EEZ). As part of the police patrol officers’ maritime law enforcement training they are […]
The power of positive living
Friday 7 May 2010 | Published in Church Talk
No one can deny the fact that we are living in a difficult time. Every day we face personal challenges, from the satress of living in a growing high-cost, competitive environment, to the difficulty of establishing genuine, true friends and building trust-worthy relationships. Thank God we still have some measure of extended family cohesion, although […]
Quiet weekend for police
Wednesday 5 May 2010 | Published in Features
Police say last weekend was a quiet one. An operation targeting drunk drivers found only four people driving with excess breath alcohol, all of who will appear in court this week. Sergeant Paraia Vainerere said that there “weren’t many people out and about (at the weekend), which was surprising”. He said that the hub of […]
Case of the mystery woman
Tuesday 4 May 2010 | Published in Features
It appears the mystery of a 25-year-old photo may have been solved. Former Muri resident Rick Welland is back on Rarotonga as the artist in residents at the BCA gallery, preparing for an exhibition on May 17. Originally from California, he first arrived in Rarotonga in 1961 and spent over 30 years living and painting […]
Attorney-General details history of freedom
Monday 3 May 2010 | Published in Features
Journalists from all over the world crowded into the auditorium of the University of Queensland auditorium to hear Australian Attorney-General Cameron Dick and Queensland governor Penelope Wensley speak yesterday about the virtues of a free press. Dick detailed the history of freedom of press and highlighted that in its initial stages, the media encountered the […]
UNESCO head talks of free media
Monday 3 May 2010 | Published in Features
World Press Freedom Day 2010 opened yesterday with a series of speeches delivered by media supporters. Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, spoke about the value of a free media, and stressed the idea that the free circulation of information forms the foundation of a healthy society. Freedom of expression and freedom of information are “indispensable […]
Pacific makes its voice heard
Monday 3 May 2010 | Published in Features
The South Pacific added its two cents yesterday at the World Press Freedom Day conference in Brisbane. A panel made up of media workers from the Pacific featured Cook Islander Lisa Williams-Lahari who said she wears a number of hats, among them freelance journalist, women’s rights activist, wife and mum. Williams-Lahari compared media freedom to […]
It's still a fragile freedom
Monday 3 May 2010 | Published in Features
Freedom of expression is a civil liberty we mostly take for granted in this country. We see and hear that freedom working itself out in everyday life – letters to the editor, talkback radio, the ongoing Sunday flight protests in Aitutaki – and we consider it normal. But by comparison with our Pacific neighbours, some […]
Reporter Speaks out about trespassing case
Monday 3 May 2010 | Published in Features
On March 14 I was wrongfully arrested and charged with being unlawfully found on property. For a month I lived in a state of shock and disbelief that this could happen to me for simply doing my job. People told me that I was being victimised and intimidated by ‘bullies’ through the police, as retribution […]
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