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Quarantine Quiz: Holy week, Time Magazine
Tuesday 7 April 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Entertainment
This is Holy Week. The day Jesus died is called:...
Heartbreak Hotel for well-loved restaurant
Monday 6 April 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Entertainment
It should have been the Pacific Elvis last week, Tiki Taane this weekend. Instead there’s sadness as the Charlie’s team calls closing time – for now.
Quarantine Quiz: Big birds, small islands
Monday 6 April 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Entertainment
This is Holy Week. If it took place in Cook Islands today, what would be different? For a start, the Last Supper would be limited to Jesus and no more than nine Apostles ...
This helmet saved a boy's life last month
Saturday 4 April 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Weekend
The boy was riding home from work last month, late at night. He hadn’t been drinking. He wasn’t speeding. He came round the corner in Rutaki and – boom – he hit a branch across the road.
Leaders stand up when need is the greatest
Saturday 4 April 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Weekend
The remote, crime-ridden community of Aurukun is far, far up in Australia’s northernmost corner.
Quarantine Quiz: Coffee, chocolate and wine
Saturday 4 April 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Entertainment
It's the fastest-moving quiz in the Cooks. Which of these cafes are still open for a takeaway caffeine fix? (Okay, it's the only quiz ...)
Pastor Sarah Aratai: Jesus is our only hope in times of crisis
Friday 3 April 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Church Talk
Watching how Covid-19 is impacting many countries, it’s devastating to see how the government of each country is dealing with this coronavirus.
Quarantine Quiz: Octopus and stars
Friday 3 April 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Entertainment
Finance Minister Mark Brown this week compared the economic impact of Covid-19 to what? Test yourself with our new quiz.
Karlene Taokia: Dinner for four for $10
Thursday 2 April 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Features
Our body and immune system need the help of vitamins and minerals, which we can get from the food we eat, writes Karlene Taokia from the Chefs Association.
Quarantine Quiz: Flags and planes
Thursday 2 April 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Entertainment
Which flag should you fly if you are self-quarantining because you have been overseas in the past fortnight? Test yourself with our new quiz.
Keeping the lines of communication open
Monday 30 March 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Weekend
Marie Francis from Solutions Cook Islands Limited advises people not to stress – even in the coronavirus crisis.
100 years of colour, music and love
Saturday 28 March 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Weekend
Emily Russell quietly celebrated her 100th birthday yesterday, just down the road from where she was born.
Keeping sane in a bubble
Saturday 28 March 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Weekend
Lisa Sadaraka, her fiancé Adrian Moody and four teenagers between them are in lock down in Auckland. “It’s going to be a testing time for us all, so we need to keep kindness and compassion at the forefront of our minds,” said Sadaraka.
Social distancing – from the fridge
Saturday 28 March 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Weekend
“The first day of lockdown was a surreal experience,” says Anne Nicholas-Pierre. Anne lives in Auckland with her husband Narii and their teenage daughter MahiNa.
Aussie emissary: 'We want to hear the singing start again'
Saturday 28 March 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Weekend
It’s been a bittersweet arrival for the first resident Australian High Commissioner to Cook Islands and his partner.
Praying for a new miracle for Dominic
Saturday 28 March 2020 | Written by Katrina Lintonbon | Published in Weekend
Life has dealt another blow to three-year-old Dominic Joseph-Kura and his family, as they prepare for another liver transplant.
Pastor Tevai Matapo: God is our present help in times of need
Friday 27 March 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Church Talk
OPINION: Fear not, for I am with you,’ says God. All we need to do is pray.
Tzar of the South Seas
Tuesday 24 March 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Entertainment
Singer Tzar is back in Raro, and dreaming of putting together a family band. It is the one life experience about which musician Teuira Williams hasn’t been able to put the pen to the paper: his near-death experience out at sea.
Gone – but she'll be back: 'This island and its people are special'
Monday 23 March 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Weekend
As the last tourists and volunteers fly out of Rarotonga, one departing Global Volunteer tells how paradise is watching the sunset and listening to the waves. Paradise is Cook Islands.
Country legend remembered
Monday 23 March 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Entertainment
Kenny Rogers knew that if you’re gonna play the game boy, you’ve gotta learn to play it right.
