Features
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.
Cocktail contest: Put the lime in the coconut …
Friday 28 February 2020 | Written by Katrina Lintonbon | Published in Art
Christian Felismino’s fabulous Moana Manea cocktail isn’t quite the recipe of the famous Harry Nilsson song. There’s pineapple instead of lime – but there’s coconut to die for.
John Mateara: 70 × 7: The miracle of forgiveness
Friday 28 February 2020 | Written by Kata | Published in Church Talk
We are challenged to forgive, deliberately and painstakingly and constantly, writes John Mateara of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Vou Williams: Cooking up happiness at home
Thursday 27 February 2020 | Published in Art
RECIPE: “One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.” – anon
Never-before-seen Mangaia watercolour from Captain Cook's final voyage is up for auction
Wednesday 26 February 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Art
The first ever colour image of Mangaia has been discovered buried in a box in Britain. Local leaders would like to see it returned home to Cook Islands.
WWII coastwatchers honoured
Monday 24 February 2020 | Written by Katrina Lintonbon | Published in Weekend
Grandson calls for recognition from NZ Defence Force. The names of 14 Cook Islands coastwatchers who served in World War II have been added to the Auckland War Memorial Museum’s online cenotaph.
Chefs go head to head in the culinary champs
Saturday 22 February 2020 | Written by Katrina Lintonbon | Published in Art
No matter how good a chef you are – the joy is in cooking for others.
China v US in the Pacific: Uncle Sam wants you!
Saturday 22 February 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Weekend
We know what America wants. We think we know what China wants. But do Cook Islands know what we want for ourselves?
Emma's fresh local flavours go global
Saturday 22 February 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Entertainment
A young environmentalist and entrepreneur is keeping Cook Islands food fresh on oversea TV.
Drugs, violence and Shortland St
Friday 21 February 2020 | Published in Church Talk
OPINION: Our families are too busy on social media or watching TV soap operas to make time for God.
Karlene Taokia of the Chefs Association : A fresh take on raw fish
Thursday 20 February 2020 | Published in Art
We all love to eat fresh seafood, and we are so lucky that we can get fresh fish from our oceans and put it on our tables. Seafood and shellfish can have delicate flesh so our cooking methods vary, but they can be cooked in so many ways. Flavours and methods of cookery from around the world have been introduced and have influenced our menus, dining experiences, preferences and expectations.
Remembering our war dead: 'Our children can see where they come from'
Monday 17 February 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Weekend
The recognition of the final resting places of six Cook Islands war dead causes us to consider how we remember them, and indeed, all our loved ones. Jonathan Milne explores the common strands linking the small family burial plots of Cook Islands to the sweeping American lawn cemetery of Hawai’i.
Home with his 'Garden of Eden'
Saturday 15 February 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Weekend
After 45 years in New Zealand, Teremoana Tutini fondly known as Papa Neke returned to his island of birth Mitiaro in 1999 with just his bags and a tent. Now 82, he has two houses and a self-sufficient garden locally known as the Garden of Eden. He is at peace, and loves the simple quietness of life. Melina Etches finds out more during her recent visit to the island.
Local film on colonialism and warlike nature
Saturday 15 February 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Entertainment
A short film shot in Aitutaki addresses colonialism and the warlike nature of the past.
Subbing in: America works to win hearts and minds with expanding presence in Pacific
Saturday 15 February 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Weekend
As disputes over incursions by fishing fleets spread south through the Pacific Ocean, so too the face of maritime patrols is changing. Jonathan Milne reports from Pearl Harbor, Hawai’i.
