Features
New terminal nearly ready
Saturday 13 March 2010 | Published in Features
The $8.5 million renovation of the Rarotonga International Airport terminal is expected to be completed next month. Travellers can expect a smooth passage through the new spacious airport terminal plus a more diverse duty free shopping experience. Airport Authority chief executive officer Joe Ngamata is pleased with the progress on the airport terminal. “It’s a […]
'King' Mairau forges links between Tahiti and Cooks
Saturday 13 March 2010 | Published in Features
Tauatomo Mairau, Prince Royal of Tahaa and heir to the Tahitian crown, visited with the House of Ariki this week to establish relations between the traditional rulers of his country and those of the Cook Islands. Mairau is engaged in a legal battle that will restore his God-given right to the monarchy in Tahiti, he […]
Why our tsunami threat is minimal
Saturday 13 March 2010 | Published in Features
Firstly I would like to thank the many people who have phoned, emailed and stopped me on the island and offered their support and encouragement to keep up my efforts in trying to educate and advise our people on the effects of tsunami – or lack of danger – to our islands. Many have asked […]
There's just one true gospel
Friday 12 March 2010 | Published in Church Talk
Paul was surprised that the people in Galatia, who he had led to Christ, were turning away from the gospel of salvation he had preached. Paul mentions that a ‘different gospel’ was being proclaimed. This is serious because only the one true gospel leads to salvation. To preach and teach another gospel could cause followers […]
Peer pressure can lead to poor choices
Friday 12 March 2010 | Published in Church Talk
Tomorrow’s blessings and opportunities depend on the choices we make today. In this life we have to make many choices. Some are very important choices. Some are not. Many of our choices are between good and evil. The choices we make, however, determine to a large extent our happiness or our unhappiness, because we have […]
'Walk Thru Bible' seminar a success
Friday 12 March 2010 | Published in Church Talk
By Robert Siakimotu WTB Ministries It was a real privilege for me to be invited by Mr Ken Ben and the leaders of the Cook Islands Christian Church to conduct a Walk Thru Bible seminar of the Old and New Testaments in Rarotonga. I am very grateful to God for Brother Ken who organised and […]
A window to the past
Thursday 11 March 2010 | Published in Features
Through a series of carvings and lashings, Eruera ‘Ted’ Nia depicts the title holders – the rangatira, mataiapo, taunga and ariki – of his tribe, Te Au O Tonga. He’s employed the ancient Polynesian art form of lashing to visually represent genealogy and title. He’s assigned each title – all 36 of them – a […]
Jewellery contest for kids
Wednesday 10 March 2010 | Published in Features
Paka’s Pearls, Te Ipukarea Society and the Koutu Nui are sponsoring Te Akatauira, a competition challenging schoolchildren to make their own recyclable and reusable jewellery. Director of Paka’s Pearls Teanaroa Paka Worthington said the idea sprouted when he saw a child collecting coral, pieces of glass and “interesting tidbits off the beach” in a sack. […]
2 upset wins
Monday 8 March 2010 | Published in Features
Panthers 50 vs Bulldogs 18 Sea Eagles 18 vs Eels 16 Sharks 16 vs Bears 14 The Aitutaki Sharks/Warriors and the Ngatangiia-Matavera Sea Eagles league registered wins at the weekend by upsetting their fancier foes. The Sharks are now on a roll after winning their second match in a row with a tight 16-14 win […]
Relief on Penrhyn
Saturday 6 March 2010 | Published in Features
Local MP Wilkie Rasmussen describes reception and tsunami evacuation The Penrhyn people are happy following the relief supplies received on the Hercules flight a week ago, says MP Wilkie Rasmussen. He arrived back from Penrhyn on Tuesday evening and says his short visit and the relief supplies were very much appreciated and a great boost […]
Tsunami alert coincides with King Tides Festival in Tuvalu
Saturday 6 March 2010 | Published in Features
I could not help thinking about the tsunami that struck my country of Samoa a few months ago as I landed in Tuvalu. The many survivors were spared because they managed to get to higher ground – which is exactly the reason I was obsessing about this as FJ281 taxied to a stop at Funafuti […]
Tsunami panic is not necessary
Saturday 6 March 2010 | Published in Features
Much of the talk about last weekend’s tsunami is misguided and misinformed, showing a lack of basic knowledge regarding tsunami threats to our islands of the Cook group. As a result of continually receiving a large number of calls from the public requesting I make comment on the above, I would like to try and […]
Scenes aboard Monterey cruise ship in 1968
Saturday 6 March 2010 | Published in Features
Local dancers entertain guests on board the Monterey in 1968. 41Rarotonga “/> Last week Cook Islands News published his memoir along with some images from a collection of Kodachrome slides supplied by Fleay. He invites readers to contribute names and details about people he photographed. His 23 colour pictures can be viewed on the customer […]
Natural beauty can give us inspiration
Friday 5 March 2010 | Published in Church Talk
We had 9/11 followed by the Iraq and now Afghanistan wars. We have had the crisis of climate change with drought, bushfires, floods and tsunamis. Now we are working through a global financial crisis. But on the positive side, many people have become more aware of and committed to inter-religious dialogue and work for ecology. […]
Sick feeling over Tepuka land
Wednesday 3 March 2010 | Published in Church Talk
Dear Editor, I read with a sick feeling on what’s going on in Tepuka, this is why I’m replying to the letter ‘Te Puka land belongs to the Lord’. The Lord DID NOT give the land to these people, Makea Takau did. Makea DO NOT own this land. The goverment (Albert Hen-ry) hid the truth […]
It's Polyfest time in NZ
Monday 1 March 2010 | Published in Features
Auckland’s Pacific Island communities will come together next month for the annual Polyfest celebration. Running from Wednesday March 17 to Saturday March 20 at the Manukau Sports Bowl, Polyfest celebrates the heritage of Pacific Island communities through music, dance, speech and art. A record 90,000 people attended the 2009 festival with more people expected to […]
Big birthday cake shared at St Jo's
Saturday 27 February 2010 | Published in Features
Cook Islands Girl Guide centenary ambassadors Ngara Katuke and Tutu Mare visited St Joseph’s Primary School to celebrate 100 years of guides and scouts. On April 10, Girl Guides and Scouts around the world will celebrate 100 years of guiding in the world. Katuke and Mare encouraged the boys and girls of St Joseph’s to […]
Ken launches Treddlecat in NZ
Saturday 27 February 2010 | Published in Features
Big ideas come naturally for Rarotonga inventor and boat designer Ken Kingsbury. The former Ashburton man, who is credited for the creation of the town’s man-made Lake Hood, was to return to the lake this week to launch his latest invention. Kingsbury’s pedal-driven boat, the Treddlecat, uses swinging hydrofoils angled towards the water instead of […]
Kodachrome moments - 1968 performance comes to life
Saturday 27 February 2010 | Published in Features
Cook Islands ei for sale aboard the SS Monterey, November 1968. 25 Rarotonga “/> Tens of thousands of photos would have been taken by the tourists who travelled the Pacific on Matson ships in the 50s and 60s. Most of the pictures were Kodachrome colour slides. After countless showings to “those back home” the slides […]
Mitiaro kids take Rorouira apaipai on camp
Saturday 27 February 2010 | Published in Features
An overnight camping trip for a class of Mitiaro students was another chance to put their ‘Rorouira apaipai’ or XO laptops to use. Principal Thomas Samuela says students had to write in their journals on the laptops while they were at camp. He reports that the One Laptop Per Child durable state-of-the-art laptops, which have […]
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