Features
Christchurch earthquake, ten years on: The trauma, chaos and the compassion
Saturday 27 February 2021 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Features, Memory Lane, Weekend
A decade ago, on February 22, 2011, a 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit Christchurch at 12.51pm, causing widespread damage across the city, killing 185 people, in the nation’s fifth-deadliest disaster. Cook Islands News columnist Ruta Mave had just dropped her children at school when the incident happened.
‘We honour you and we make a promise to remember’
Saturday 27 February 2021 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Art, Features, Weekend
Knitting was introduced to Cook Islands Girl Guides in 1936. In 1940, a great deal of work was undertaken by the Girl Guiding Company in Rarotonga that included knitting comforts for men serving in the forces. For years the Guiders knitted garments for children overseas. This week those involved in the project were honoured at a special event.
Bid to diversify local economy
Saturday 27 February 2021 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Economy, Features, National, Weekend
E-sports, intuitive accounting and digital TV out of Aitutaki, Caleb Fotheringham talks to some businesses on how they plan to use the government’s SMART Economy grants.
Mobile cash app targets Pa Enua
Saturday 27 February 2021 | Written by Emmanuel Samoglou | Published in Economy, Features, Go Local, National, Technology
Sending cash to the far corners of the country has long been a challenge for many Cook Islanders, but a new electronic service is offering residents a cheaper and faster way. Will they adopt this new technology?
The miraculous catch of fish
Friday 26 February 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Church Talk, Features
Jesus looked at Simon and extended his hand toward him, “Simon, don’t be afraid. Follow me and I’ll make you a fisher of men”. This invitation is still extended to all. By Pastor Paul Kauri.
NASA Sent a Secret Message to Mars. Meet the People Who Decoded It.
Thursday 25 February 2021 | Written by The New York Times | Published in Features, In Depth
As NASA’s Perseverance rover fell through the Martian atmosphere last week, a video camera on the spacecraft captured the breakneck deployment of its parachute, which was decorated with splotches of reddish orange and white. Those splotches were a secret message. By Kenneth Chang from the New York Times.
Recipe: A recipe perfect for all pasta lovers
Thursday 25 February 2021 | Written by Emmanuel Samoglou | Published in Features, Food
Basil pesto and mushroom pasta bursts with flavour, it’s fresh, light, summery and delicious. With a freshly made basil pesto, garlic mushrooms and cherry tomatoes, this recipe is perfect for all pasta lovers! By Alana Nanai-Fonmanu.
Following in his father’s footstep
Saturday 20 February 2021 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Features, Weekend
Food security, water storage and migration are among the issues Puna Vano will focus on as the new Executive Officer of Penrhyn.
‘People are leaving the country and not coming back’
Saturday 20 February 2021 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Features, Weekend
Close to 1000 people, mostly Cook Islanders, have left the country since the one-way travel bubble opened, sparking fears of another exodus of labour overseas.
Celebrating 200 years of Christianity
Friday 19 February 2021 | Written by Emmanuel Samoglou | Published in Church Talk, Features
The epic journey of seeking and saving those who are lost took 36 years, to cover the whole of the Cook Islands not without challenges from the natives, writes Rev. Vakaroto Ngaro of Ekalesia Avarua.
RECIPE: Vegan sushi with tomato ‘tuna’
Thursday 18 February 2021 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Features, Food
Most people may think that a diet without dairy cream or cheese or without meat is boring and tasteless. They haven’t tried the alternatives. By Alana Nanai-Fonmanu.
A WHO Researcher on His Trip to China Seeking Origins of the Virus
Tuesday 16 February 2021 | Written by The New York Times | Published in Features, In Depth
Peter Daszak recently returned from Wuhan, China as a member of the World Health Organisation team that was sent to investigate the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic. He recently spoke with The New York Times, shedding light on the team’s work. By James Gorman via The New York Times.
‘Sons for the return home’
Saturday 13 February 2021 | Written by Rod Dixon | Published in Features, Weekend
New Zealand Maori plans to resettle Rarotonga. As a land-war brewed in the Waikato in 1863, a New Zealand ngāti, befriended by Kainuku ariki, looked to Rarotonga as a possible site for refugee resettlement.
A journey of modern Pacific art
Saturday 13 February 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Art, Features
The logistics of taking part in an international art fair when you are an art gallery based on a small island in the Pacific is challenging at the best of times. When you add the year that has been into the mix, it all gets very interesting. By Rachel Smith.
Whale Songs Could Reveal Deep Secrets Beneath the Oceans
Friday 12 February 2021 | Written by The New York Times | Published in Features, In Depth
A team of American scientists are using whale songs to study the earth's deep interior. By Robin George Andrews via The New York Times.
CHURCH TALK: The secret of restored blessing and prosperity - Te Muna Akaokianga Meitaki e te Puapinga
Friday 12 February 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Church Talk, Features
The life and story of Job is proof that man usually has no idea what God has in store for those who believe in Him.
Will nodule mining impact animals that live on the ocean floor?
Thursday 11 February 2021 | Written by Gerald McCormack | Published in Features, Go Local
A closer look at the potential impact of nodule mining on the megafauna associated with nodules in the Cook Islands EEZ from Penrhyn southward to Aitutaki and Palmerston. By Gerald McCormack, Director of the Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust.
Tacos with a twist
Thursday 11 February 2021 | Written by Emmanuel Samoglou | Published in Features, Food
A Mexican classic with an Indian (local) twist, Flying Turtle Café’s fresh fish roti tacos is a dish not to be missed. By chef Shivnesh Chandra.
Cook Islands-based NCD research looks at early-life health for wellbeing
Tuesday 9 February 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Features, Go Local
Siobhan Tu'akoi discusses her groundbreaking research into non-communicable disease risk in the Cook Islands.
From hunters to watchers – whaling in Raro waters
Saturday 6 February 2021 | Written by Rod Dixon | Published in Features, Memory Lane
Commercial shore-based whaling began on Rarotonga in 1865 with the help of Rarotongan whaler Jimmy Pi’i and members of a Ngāpuhi family from New Zealand. With whale numbers already in decline, it soon became clear a commercial industry was not viable. Yet a local taste for whale-meat meant opportunistic whale-hunting continued off Rarotonga and Aitutaki for almost another century.
