Weekend
Remembering turbulent times in Pacific history
Saturday 26 September 2015 | Published in Weekend
Sarah Wilson recalls the time back in 1995 when a group of Rarotonga residents became involved in a huge protest campaign against nuclear testing on the French Polynesian island of Mururoa. The local protest effort was aided by the Cook Islands government, which arranged for the voyaging canoe Te Au O Tonga to join the protest flotilla.
Diners get taste of students' talents
Saturday 19 September 2015 | Published in Weekend
Fresh kaikai, good company, and aspiring local chefs changing the way food is prepared in the Cook Islands...what more could you want? CI News reporter Phillipa Webb got an opportunity to taste the creations of the final Kai Reka Bistro & Bar for 2015 and chat to Hospitality/Services faculty head Mike Goldstein about the new direction of the Cook Islands Tertiary Training Institute...
Fruit shortage sparks impressive venture
Saturday 19 September 2015 | Published in Weekend
Derek Fox describes an exciting new venture on Aitutaki which is showing the way forward for the production of fruit and produce on the island.
The eco warrior of Mangaia...
Saturday 19 September 2015 | Published in Weekend
This is the story of Tereapii Muriaiti, the “eco warrior Mangaia. The story is part of a series called “50 Tamariki of Kuki Airani.” Telling the stories of ordinary Cook Islanders who have achieved extraordinary things. It was written by Florence Syme Buchanan.
Fun in and out of the classroom
Saturday 5 September 2015 | Published in Weekend
It’s been a fun week of learning both in and out of the classroom for the pre-schoolers and grade 5 students at Apii Te Uki Ou.
A gentle Cook Islander
Saturday 5 September 2015 | Published in Weekend
This profile by Florence Syme Buchanan is another in a series called “50 Tamariki Kuki Airani.” The series, which is also on Facebook, profiles interesting Cook Islanders born after 1965. The page was created in celebration of the Cook Islands’ 50 years of self-governance and as a platform for the stories of ordinary Cook Islanders who have achieved extraordinary things.
Return to 'paradise' priority for veteran priest
Saturday 30 May 2015 | Published in Weekend
When Father John Rovers told the congregation at St Mary’s Catholic Church last Sunday morning that he would conduct one more Mass the following Sunday and would then be going ‘to paradise’, it raised more than a few chuckles.
Appreciating the state of peace today
Saturday 2 May 2015 | Published in Weekend
Development Economist Vaine Wichman has worked extensively throughout the country as a development economist. She began writing this column in response to women and men who asked her to explain the working of the economy. Views in this column are Vaine’s.
Soldier's efforts to be remembered
Saturday 21 February 2015 | Published in Weekend
This year will commemorate the 100th Year of the Cook Islands men enlisting in the New Zealand Army, and the Cook Islands Soldiers of World War One committee, (CISWWO) is planning to make the 2015 commemoration a big success.
Rarotongan carving fetches $1.5million
Saturday 13 December 2014 | Published in Weekend
A Rarotongan carving sold for $1,554,369 (€1,201,500) at an auction sale in Paris on September 16 this year.
The lost century of independent sailing
Saturday 22 November 2014 | Published in Weekend
Just over a hundred years ago, island and district communities across the Cook Islands took to the high seas in European designed sailing ships as part of the Cooks' first major venture into international commerce.
Sustainable sea transport for the Pacific: The obvious way forward
Saturday 22 November 2014 | Published in Weekend
Dr Peter Nuttall is head of the sustainable sea transport research program at the University of the South Pacific, Suva.
Ship-wrecked teen returns after 60-years
Saturday 1 November 2014 | Published in Weekend
Rare ship visits are always something that the residents of Palmerston Island look forward to with careful preparation, great anticipation and much excitement.
'Marama' remembered on Muralug
Saturday 18 October 2014 | Published in Weekend
The only marked grave on the island of Muralug, part of the Torres Strait Islands, belongs to Rarotonga man Marama – a marine diver according to the headstone.
Final Push to Rid Atiu of Mynah Birds
Tuesday 23 September 2014 | Published in Weekend
Mynahs were introduced to Atiu in 1916 by the Cook Islands government to control stick insects which were damaging the copra industry on the island. They soon became a pest in their own right. Journalist Sally Nowlan wrote this story after recently re-visiting Atiu.
Aim for the stars from the Cooks! Part 2
Monday 15 September 2014 | Published in Weekend
Aitutaki – not only the lagoon Czech astronomer, photographer and journalist, Petr Horálek fell in love with the Cook Islands in 2010 when he visited Rarotonga for the first time.
Aim for the stars from the Cooks!
Sunday 14 September 2014 | Published in Weekend
Czech astronomer, photographer and journalist, Petr Horálek fell in love with Cook Islands in 2010 when he visited Rarotonga for the first time. He recently returned, and has written about his experience after visiting several islands to view the marvels of the universe – from paradise.
Retracing family footsteps
Saturday 6 September 2014 | Published in Weekend
Sandra Bueti and husband Vince recently travelled to the Cook Islands to retrace the footsteps of her father, Neil Cooper, who had visited the South Pacific roughly 70 years ealier. The adventurous Cooper documented his travels with what is now a treasure trove of photos.
Tribute: Remembering Bobby
Monday 11 August 2014 | Published in Weekend
Ex-Cook Islands News journo Lisa Williams pays tribute to longtime broadcaster Bobby Turua, who was laid to rest this week. He was 65.
Flashback to political reform discussions
Thursday 31 July 2014 | Published in Weekend
As the nation celebrates 49 years of self-government in the middle of a bitter post-election period with nine petitions, it is appropriate to look back to 1998 and review what had been recommended for political reform at that time.
