Features
Hunting the Dark Night
Sunday 1 September 2019 | Written by Cameron Scott | Published in Weekend
Bat connoisseurs love the pungent smell of the flying rodent, but their traditional hunting season is under challenge from environmentalists concerned the South Pacific fruit bat is now seriously endangered.
Dads must step up
Friday 30 August 2019 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Church Talk
Give your children a present on Father’s Day, a church leader tells the country’s dads, by taking responsibility as parents.
Words of wisdom from God
Friday 30 August 2019 | Published in Church Talk
Pastor Paul Kauri, from Assembly of God, sat down to write this week’s ChurchTalk on finding wisdom in our relationship with God – then he was realised there was someone who could say it far better than him …
Mangaia: 'We'll always be here'
Thursday 29 August 2019 | Published in Weekend
They say Mangaia is the oldest island in the Pacific at 18 million years. But with no doctors, its schools closing and its population dropping like a rock, the stoic remaining islanders are seeking bold new solutions. Photographer Fe’ena Syme Buchanan spent time documenting their lives for a successful New Zealand exhibition.
Fia in debut open-air concert
Monday 26 August 2019 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Entertainment
‘Love me’ – that’s the message from RnB star Fia Esene’s award-winning hit single, as he prepares to win the hearts of Cook Islands fan in an outdoor concert next month.
Body of work: Tattooist Hinano Wearing
Monday 26 August 2019 | Written by Anneka Brown | Published in Art
Even though she sits hunched over and holding the same position for 6 hours a day, Hinano Wearing says tattooing doesn’t feel like a job.
Why Palmerston is resisting an airstrip and other conveniences
Saturday 24 August 2019 | Published in Weekend
When our 38-foot sloop approached Palmerston at dawn one September morning, more than 300 kilometres from the nearest speck of land, we’d been staring down squalls on the South Pacific for five days and nights. We hadn’t seen a soul since departing from Bora Bora 1300km ago, but we knew we were close when we noticed the phrase “Kiss My Arse Rock” on the chart plotter.
Parlour talk: Long-running wahoo fishing contest concludes today
Saturday 24 August 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Weekend
The 23rd annual Gary Parlour game fishing contest is to conclude today, with the chase on for the first and best wahoo over 30kg.
How can we understand God's infinite love? This is how…
Friday 23 August 2019 | Published in Church Talk
In giving Jesus, God gave himself, says Reverend Vakaroto Ngaro of Cook Islands Christian church in Avarua.
Save the last dance for me
Friday 23 August 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Entertainment
Those keen on old-fashioned island waltz dances to a live band are in for a treat with the Marua’ia’i competition tomorrow.
Top police officer calls for meth education
Wednesday 21 August 2019 | Published in Weekend
Education and intelligence are key to dealing with the abuse of methamphetamine and other drugs, says a senior police officer.
'My disease has no cure'
Tuesday 20 August 2019 | Published in Weekend
Cook Islands News publisher John Woods faces up to his own drug addiction. I used to have a meth habit.
Like a boss: Young entrepreneurs show off their wares
Saturday 17 August 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Weekend
Buy local, these Cooks entrepreneurs say – and this week, they showed why. Models blaze down the runway of the Lady Boss show to promote the brands of young women in business, showcasing apparel and merchandise.
Wolves howling at Raro moon
Saturday 17 August 2019 | Published in Entertainment
Liam Ratana is surprised to discover his inner soul-Americana-folk fan, as he meets Albi and the Wolves ahead of tonight’s final show in the Cook Islands.
'The Rock' stuntman visits
Saturday 17 August 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Entertainment
Hollywood stuntman Tanoai Reed could be mistaken for action star Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson – after all, he stands in for the actor in his most dangerous moves.
The Perfect Praise
Friday 16 August 2019 | Published in Church Talk
God expects more than just a half-hearted, lazy or paarua praise to his name, says Bishop Tutai Pere from the Apostolic Church.
How an atoll spoke to the world
Saturday 10 August 2019 | Published in Weekend
Amelia Rachel Hokule’a Borofsky’s daughter’s umbilical cord is buried under a coconut tree on Pukapuka. She is working to tell these stories of the atoll, she says, before the seas rise and it’s too late.
entertainment: 'Take pride in your body'
Saturday 10 August 2019 | Published in Entertainment
It’s a mild evening in Rarotonga and dozens of people are lined up outside the Empire Cinema in downtown Avarua, waiting to find their seats at the second annual Te Kuki ’Airani Film Festival this week.
Thomas Wynne: The day is coming that we cut New Zealand's apron strings
Saturday 10 August 2019 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Weekend
We are a country evolving, and evolving in our relationships with the 50-plus countries we have diplomatic ties with and especially the one we have free association with; New Zealand.
Church Talk: Storing up treasure in heaven
Friday 9 August 2019 | Published in Church Talk
Bishop Paul Donoghue from the Catholic Church explains why the freedoms guaranteed by the Cook Islands Constitution are worth more than earthly riches.
