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Landowners recognised at water intake ceremony

Friday 11 June 2021 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local, National

Te Mato Vai’s (TMV) official landowners’ recognition ceremony for the Turangi water treatment intake – one of the islands biggest distributors of water – was held without much of a ripple last week.

Mastering the strokes in the pool

Friday 11 June 2021 | Written by Alana Musselle | Published in Local, National

Young swimmers take time out of their busy school week to prepare for the upcoming New Zealand Secondary Schools Swimming Championships.

Artists are ready for Jon Lindsay memorial

Friday 11 June 2021 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Entertainment, Features

The Jon Lindsay Memorial Concert tonight at 6pm will feature 30 musicians inspired by the work of the renowned musician who passed away late last month.

Reliving memories of Mangaia’s boatmen shooting the reef

Friday 11 June 2021 | Written by Rod Dixon | Published in Features, Weekend

Taking cargo over the reef in the outer islands involved extraordinary seamanship. Boats and canoes crossed the edge of the reef on the crest of a chosen wave. But when the sea was rolling from the wrong direction, a crossing could be fraught with danger. By Rod Dixon on Mangaia.

OPINION: Be the leader you want to follow

Friday 11 June 2021 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials, Opinion

Knowing as many of us do that in so many jurisdictions around the Pacific and at home, the subtle bribery of position or job and the benefit this can bring to a whole family can ‘quiet’ the need for justice, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.

A family of kayakers

Friday 11 June 2021 | Written by Al Williams | Published in Features, Weekend

Cook Islands 2020 Sportswoman of the Year Jane Nicholas was back on Rarotonga this week for a brief break in a busy schedule before the upcoming Olympic Games. Al Williams caught up with Nicholas and her family.

KATA: Beetles for bio battle

Friday 11 June 2021 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Kata, Opinion

Talent galore at badminton comp

Friday 11 June 2021 | Written by Alana Musselle | Published in Badminton, Sports

Secondary schools from around Rarotonga came together to battle it out in the sixth Annual College Badminton Tournament held yesterday.

20 children make their first communion

Friday 11 June 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Local, National

Last Sunday, in St. Joseph’s Cathedral 20 children made their first communion. The word ‘communion’ means to be united with; Catholics believe that in holy Communion we are united in a special way with Jesus Christ.

Give to God what belongs to God

Friday 11 June 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Church Talk

No matter who we are, it is not a choice between one and the other. For the God-like person, God is the only choice. There is no second, writes Bishop Paul Donoghue of the Catholic Church.

Students full of words after dictionary donation

Friday 11 June 2021 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Education, National

Each Year 9 and 10 student – close to 600 – in the schools around the Cook Islands, will receive a colourful Usborne Illustrated English Dictionary to keep, courtesy of the Rotary Club of Rarotonga.

Govt explains reasons behind hut construction

Friday 11 June 2021 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Local

A large multi-purpose hut being built at the Constitution Park will provide a wide variety of benefits to the general public, says the Cook Islands Investment Corporation (CIIC).

Cash set aside for Air NZ subsidised Los Angeles, Australia routes

Friday 11 June 2021 | Written by Emmanuel Samoglou | Published in Economy, National

Amidst an environment of continued uncertainty, the Government is still banking on a positive trajectory in the handling of the Covid-19 pandemic and the possible opening of tourism to additional markets.

Lawyer found guilty of indecent assault charges

Friday 11 June 2021 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Crime, National

A former Cabinet minister and a prominent Cook Islands lawyer is facing jail time after he was found guilty of two acts of indecent assault by the Cook Islands High Court.

Beetles to bolster battle against invasive tree

Friday 11 June 2021 | Written by Al Williams | Published in Environment, National

Introduced insects have landed on Rarotonga making it their new home in a combined effort to control an invasive tree.

Katoa elected to global swimming body

Thursday 10 June 2021 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Other Sports, Sports

Cook Islander Romani Katoa was elected to the bureau of the International Swimming Federation executive board, also known as FINA, over the weekend.

Amuri-Ureia Mamas reel in winning tuna

Thursday 10 June 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Other Sports, Sports

In a first, the mamas led the way in the inaugural Queen’s Birthday Mamas fishing tournament, with the winners netting a hefty yellowfin during the tournament which was held in Aitutaki earlier this week.

KATA: Landowners betrayed

Thursday 10 June 2021 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Kata, Opinion

Graffiti writer strikes again, police consider taking action

Thursday 10 June 2021 | Written by Alana Musselle | Published in Crime, National

A graffiti writer has struck twice over two days at the same spot in Nikao with a message police say may contravene Covid-19 laws, in addition to the Crimes Act.