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Pastor Tevai Matapo: Have faith, as our family return from NZ
Friday 8 May 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Church Talk
CHURCH TALK: God gifted doctors, nurses and health officials to look after our health in a very troubled world.
Quarantine Quiz: Late Sir Albert Henry and his Rarotongan team
Friday 8 May 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Entertainment
A team of Rarotongan boys led by the late Sir Albert Henry played the All Black Invincibles on their return from the United Kingdom in 1924.. Be part of today's quiz to find out what was the score.
Chestnut mum says: Buy it, eat it, love it
Thursday 7 May 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Weekend
Ritia Tangimetua’s late mother loved chestnuts; now she has passed on that passion to her own children.
Mama Tere a 'woman of substance' at 60
Thursday 7 May 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Weekend
Growing up, Tere Joseph’s children watched with awe as their formidable mum raised them, worked a senior management job, and helped run a church in their own home.
My mother Tashi Tutai: 'E vaine aruaru'
Thursday 7 May 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Weekend
Rima Browne tells how her mother Tashi Tutai shared different traits with each of her five ‘children of God’.
Rangi Mitaera-Johnson: Taking a leaf from Chinese book
Thursday 7 May 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Art
The climate on Rarotonga is amazing for planting most of the time.
The man who wants to reinvent tourism
Tuesday 5 May 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Weekend
Resort owner Tata Crocombe is a polarising business leader – but if he’s right, he may have reimagined the future of tourism in a new era of Covid.
Quarantine Quiz: The Maori name for 'ecosystem'
Tuesday 5 May 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Entertainment
Do you know what is the Maori name for ‘ecosystem’? Find out, with today's quiz.
Quarantine Quiz: Throwing stones in glass houses
Monday 4 May 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Entertainment
What is critically wrong with this picture - and who shouldn't be throwing stones? Find out, with today's quiz.
Quarantine Quiz: Explorer, missionary and ariki
Monday 4 May 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Entertainment
British explorer Captain James Cook came to our islands twice, missionary Rev John Williams also came to the Cook Islands. which Islands did they visit? Find out, with today's quiz.
Stepping into the shoes of the 'extraordinary' Tessa Temata
Saturday 2 May 2020 | Written by Katrina Lintonbon | Published in Weekend
Her diplomatic career has taken her to Mexico City and New York, but five months after stepping in as New Zealand’s acting High Commissioner to Cook Islands, Rachel Bennett and her family have fallen in love with the people, the food and the way of life in Rarotonga.
Pa'ua to the people, no more
Saturday 2 May 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Weekend
Cook Islanders will no longer be permitted to send pa'ua to family and friends overseas, after new evidence revealing just how depleted the populations are. Rachel Reeves reports.
Quarantine Quiz: Alicia Keys vs DJ Kiljoy
Saturday 2 May 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Entertainment
On May 1, a global landmark opened its doors, which land mark was it? Hint: It inspired an Alicia Keys hit. Find out, with today's quiz.
Quarantine Quiz: Last man on the moon
Friday 1 May 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Entertainment
Who was the last man on the moon? and which church group first brought Christianity to the Cook islands? Find out, with today's quiz.
Carlo Ignacio: The tree of life in your brekkie bowl
Friday 1 May 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Art
Kia Orana, My name is Carlo Ignacio and I am the head chef at Little Polynesian Restaurant.
Cook Islanders serving abroad in the pandemic
Wednesday 29 April 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Weekend
Cook Islanders around the world have been essential workers as the countries they live in go into lockdown. Melina Etches tells the story of her sister Ngaoa Etches in Western Australia, Moira Guinea-Beal in Queensland and Katherine Henry in Oregon, USA.
Quarantine Quiz: What do Trump and Capt Bligh have in common?
Tuesday 28 April 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Entertainment
US President Donald Trump caused consternation with his bizarrely (and dangerous) suggestion for using disinfectant to cure Covid-19. What did he suggest? Complete the quiz and find out.
Quarantine Quiz: Golden oldies and self quarantine
Monday 27 April 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Entertainment
Our Golden Oldies will be home soon. But how long will the mamas have been in self-quarantine or isolation before they are finally allowed to go home? Complete the quiz and find out more.
Anzac Day: Remembering those who passed this year
Friday 24 April 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Weekend
Ahead of Anzac Day commemorations tomorrow, Moana Moeka‘a remembers the army service of four Cook Islanders who have passed away in the past year.
The Queen of Palmerston celebrates milestone
Friday 24 April 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Weekend
Sarah Marsters comes from a family with a big history. She has spent her life with people with strong personalities like her famous first husband Tom Neale – but the 96-year-old from an island of just 35 people has never been overshadowed.
