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Tuna never tasted so good
Wednesday 18 March 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Weekend
Think you had a tough day at the office? Cole Harrison had to work even harder for his dinner.
'My stretch marks make me who I am'
Saturday 14 March 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Weekend
They were dismissed by some as just posing half-naked. But these 30 women who came together this week, irrespective of their age or size or shape, discovered a far richer truth: the importance of being confident in their own skin.
Weaving a mother and daughter tradition
Saturday 14 March 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Weekend
A mother and daughter discovered something they love doing together – and now they’ve found they can make a business out of it.
The unseen harm of bullying
Saturday 14 March 2020 | Written by Katrina Lintonbon | Published in Weekend
Teachers and parents play a big part in addressing bullying – but young people who have experienced it firsthand are stepping up to teach children to be kind to each other.
'Enough watching from the sidelines'
Saturday 14 March 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Entertainment
Cook Islands soul star Teremoana Rapley has released her first song in 20 years – and it’s already getting enormous acclaim.
Church talk: What does God say to the people of the world?
Friday 13 March 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Church Talk
Opinion: Our spiritual antidote is to pray, pray, pray.
Tim Tierney: Fresh Raro flavours take on Asia
Thursday 12 March 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Art
When I think about growing up on Rarotonga, many of these memories are centred on family, friends and certainly copious amounts of food.
'My character is blue, but what you see on the big screen is 100% me'
Sunday 8 March 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Entertainment
Duane Wichman-Evans Jr got into acting by chance. When he was three, he went with his mum Tutevera Wichman, a Cook Islander, to a casting for a health department TV commercial. As he sat there waiting for his mother to finish her audition, the casting director spotted him and said he was exactly what they needed for another commercial.
University study plans stalled by lack of funds
Saturday 7 March 2020 | Written by Katrina Lintonbon | Published in Weekend
OPINION: Aspiring teacher Akarere Taka has had to cut back to one paper a semester at the University of the South Pacific due to lack of funding. At that rate, it would take her nearly 13 years to complete her education degree.
Hopes for our resilient reefs
Saturday 7 March 2020 | Written by Katrina Lintonbon | Published in Weekend
A long-term study of the coral reefs of Rarotonga, Aitutaki and Palmerston shows promising signs of recovery – though Crown of Thorns starfish remain a worry on Aitutaki.
In the line of duty
Saturday 7 March 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Weekend
They have both battled personal tragedy. Now, these two proud Cook Islanders are fighting back at the international Invictus Games for those who have suffered injury and sickness in the armed services.
Cocktail of the tape
Friday 6 March 2020 | Written by Katrina Lintonbon | Published in Art
It was a close call, but soursop and mango passion has trumped jalapeno fire in the country’s first cocktail contest.
The power of God's saving grace
Friday 6 March 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Church Talk
OPINION: In the face of serious illness, I was given the courage to face what I dreaded, without fear.
Mariana Ryan: A healthy breakfast? Chias to that
Thursday 5 March 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Art
This week we’re talking about the numero ta’i kai of the day: Breakfast.
To proudly love, honour, and respect . . .
Saturday 29 February 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Weekend
Alex and Joshua exchanged wedding vows last week in Australia, because they couldn’t do it back home in Cook Islands. Now, they have one further vow: to see same-sex relations decriminalised here.
'I was shocked and I was terrified'
Saturday 29 February 2020 | Written by Katrina Lintonbon | Published in Weekend
A solitary tear runs down Tina Browne’s face as she remembers her father, former prime minister Sir Pupuke Robati. She says she’s inherited his thoroughness and honesty – but not his patience with those who let her down.
Water boss: It's lonely at the top
Saturday 29 February 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Weekend
Lonely away from his family, and bruised by the opposition to his work, the departing To Tatou Vai boss is looking forward to a break.
Women struggle in far corners of the south Pacific
Saturday 29 February 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Weekend
Women and girls are make up half the population – but women’s organisations get only 1 per cent of grant funding.
Never mind if your hands get all greasy'
Saturday 29 February 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Weekend
The only woman mechanic on Rarotonga has already inspired the men she works with.
Historically significant Mangaia painting 'could so easily have been lost'
Friday 28 February 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Art
The government is to investigate buying a previously-unknown watercolour of Mangaia, painted by the surgeon’s mate on Captain Cook’s third voyage, which until now has lain in a box in a home in England.