Weekend
What's in your water?
Saturday 27 July 2019 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Weekend
When I get sick, I go to the doctors, not the water, and I put my faith in God.”
Around the world in 80 years
Saturday 27 July 2019 | Published in Weekend
Aged nearly 80, Duc Nguyen has now visited 198 countries – more than are even recognised by the United Nations. Now he has ticked off the last nation on his list and returns home to his wife in Canada.
Wynne: Protest bring people together for dialogue Dialogue brings change for our grandkids
Saturday 27 July 2019 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Weekend
As dawn broke at Mauna Kea to the north, and as dawn broke at Ihumatao to the south, sons and daughters of the moana gathered to fight for protection for their sacred lands.
'I will always stand up for what I think is right'
Friday 26 July 2019 | Published in Weekend
Cook Islands land campaigners helping occupy traditional New Zealand Maori land say even the police don’t agree with the proposed private housing development there.
A hikoi of heritage
Tuesday 23 July 2019 | Published in Weekend
Their meeting house is named Te Hono ki Rarotonga, and this country’s connections to the children of New Zealand’s Tokomaru Bay run deep.
Cooks surgeon opens new front on the battle against fat
Saturday 20 July 2019 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Weekend
Cook Islander John Dunn has been returning home for the past 15 years to help Rarotonga Hospital with much-needed surgery.
The world-famous Cook Islands scooter licence test
Saturday 13 July 2019 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Weekend
Jonathan Milne was happy to blithely disregard the advice of those who told him to take care with scooters in the Cooks – until this week, his front wheel started sliding out on the gravel.
Fruits of Raro: Expect the unexpected from Teremoana Napa
Saturday 6 July 2019 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Weekend
At the back of Punanga Nui market is a partially-roofed wooden stall containing fruits you’ve never heard of, where an extraordinary woman creates a heady elixir for Jonathan Milne and his three boys.
Getting Rusty
Saturday 29 June 2019 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Weekend
When Jonathan Milne and his family decided to move to Rarotonga, there was never any question their 11-year-old terrier Rusty would come with them. After all, their three boys had grown up with him. But then, they ran into problems.
Moana of the vaka: The teenager and the whale
Sunday 16 June 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Weekend
// Returned home to the Cooks, vaka Maramaru Atua is to sail to the outer islands next – first port of call, Atiu.
The great Mangaia air-drop PART 2
Saturday 8 June 2019 | Published in Weekend
After the battle for Italy comes the return home – for some, the island of Mangaia played its part in the New Zealand Army and in orchestrating the spectacular escape of the King of Greece from the Nazis, as we reported in Part One. For Part Two, the officers of the Pa Enua join the battle for Italy.
Dangerous Matavera radio mast coming down
Saturday 8 June 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Weekend
Cook Islands Investment Corporation will next week announce its plan to safely dismantle the rusty 107m structure.
No man is an island
Saturday 1 June 2019 | Published in Weekend
It’s a small world and, as the saying goes, all the world’s people are just six, or fewer, social connections away from each other. The same can be said for places and events.
Water disinfection explained
Saturday 1 June 2019 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Economy, Entertainment, Local, National, Weekend
Do we need to disinfect our drinking water? Several reports have highlighted the need to improve the quality of the drinking water throughout the Cook Islands – Rarotonga and the Pa Enua. In Rarotonga work has started on the provision of a more robust supply of water with better distribution and increased water storage for times of drought.
Excited to be bringing family to Rarotonga
Saturday 25 May 2019 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Weekend
KIWI JOURNALIST Jonathan Milne is the new editor of Cook Islands News. He takes up his new role on June 4 after relocating to Rarotonga from Auckland where he was until recently editor of the Sunday Star-Times.
Cooper adjusts career focus
Saturday 18 May 2019 | Written by Richard Moore | Published in Weekend
Rarotonga’s sought-after wedding photographer Melanie Cooper is ready to lift the veil, so to speak, and spread her wings within new and exciting projects.
Seabed mining – a precautionary approach
Saturday 11 May 2019 | Published in Weekend
Major impacts and EIAs Since 1992 the United Nations has encouraged its members to apply the Precautionary Approach
Auckland Catholic youth on Raro
Saturday 20 April 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Weekend
The Cook Islands Catholic Community Auckland (CICCA) youth pilgrimage is visiting the island for a religious and cultural immersion during holy week and Easter.
Pride and unity from big build
Saturday 13 April 2019 | Published in Weekend
Neatly dressed people set plates of food while men constructed the toilet block, others did a final rake, and still others hastily prepared ei maire, rocks and nu for the opening of Anaraura’s new Are kikau (traditional hut).
Tuhe's super-healthy recipe for happiness and a long life
Sunday 13 January 2019 | Written by Chris Taylor | Published in Weekend
Tuhe Piho’s “super healthy” drinks are a recipe for happiness and longevity.
