Culture
Local film's success continues
Friday 29 June 2018 | Published in Culture
After screening at New Zealand’s Wairoa Maori Film Festival earlier this month – and winning the award for best female actor – local filmmaker Josh Baker’s short film A Boy From Rarotonga will now be shown at the prestigious New Zealand International Film Festival.
Tastes of the Cook Islands on full display
Thursday 28 June 2018 | Published in Culture
A Cook Islands-style degustation meal was on the menu on Tuesday evening when about 50 guests, sponsors, stakeholders, food writers and visiting and local chefs gathered at Highland Paradise to launch the Cook Islands Tourism Corporation’s search for a Cook Islands cuisine strategy.
Homecoming for local artist Rongo
Thursday 28 June 2018 | Published in Culture
Cook Islands artist Apii Rongo is all set for his first solo presentation in 15 years in an exhibition proudly presented by Beachcomber Pearl Market and the Print Room from July 9 to 27.
Local chefs to team up with visiting colleagues
Wednesday 27 June 2018 | Published in Culture
The Takurua programme, designed to be interactive and to engage all sectors of the community, enters day three today and focuses on Te Ki o Te’Enua, visiting plantations and agricultural sites.
Vaka to celebrate big day in own way
Wednesday 27 June 2018 | Published in Culture
The House of Ariki is in the midst of finalising programmes for this year’s Ui Ariki and Aronga Mana Day, to be held on Friday, July 6, with celebrations to be held by the three Rarotonga vaka and individual islands.
International chefs develop cuisine strategy
Tuesday 26 June 2018 | Published in Culture
The international chefs who are helping the Cook Islands Tourism Corporation develop a Cook Islands cuisine strategy arrived in the country early this morning and will join representatives from the 25 businesses and groups that have put their hands up to sponsor the ‘Takurua O Avaiki Raro, Avaiki Vaenga, Manavanui’ programme at an opening event at Highland Paradise this afternoon.
Focus on outer islands for this year's Te Maeva Nui
Friday 22 June 2018 | Published in Culture
With an estimated 2000 people, most of whom will be arriving in Rarotonga from the pa enua, participating in Te Maeva Nui this year, the countdown is on to make sure all is ready for the nation’s biggest annual celebration, starting on July 27.
Judging begins for Vaka Pride and Te Vaka O Ru
Tuesday 19 June 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Culture
The Vaka Pride committee started their quarterly judging for round nine competition yesterday.
Plea for help in identifying photo taken back in 1950s
Monday 18 June 2018 | Published in Culture
Only some of the people in this photograph, thought to have been taken in Arorangi in the early 1950s, have been identified.
Star dome visits island this week
Monday 18 June 2018 | Published in Culture
The Cook Islands Voyaging Society (CIVS) is hoping that a special visit this week will inspire the next generation of traditional voyagers.
Tivaevae puts discarded fabric to new use
Thursday 14 June 2018 | Published in Culture
Cook Islanders in New Zealand are playing their part in the reduction of carbon emissions by using recycled materials to produce tivaevae, or traditional quilting.
Local man's film wins actor award
Thursday 14 June 2018 | Published in Culture
Local film-maker Josh Teariki Baker’s short film A Boy From Rarotonga has won the Moana Award for Best Female Actor at the Wairoa Maori Film Festival in New Zealand.
Archaeologists dig Ara Metua
Monday 11 June 2018 | Published in Culture
A study on how traditional monuments around the Pacific were built is being conducted by a group of four archaeologists from the United Kingdom on a four-week visit to Rarotonga.
Challenges to meet with Te Maeva Nui
Friday 8 June 2018 | Published in Culture
Government agencies involved in next month’s Te Maeva Nui celebrations have met to discuss the challenges presented by staging such a large-scale event.
Artists' gathering a big success
Wednesday 6 June 2018 | Written by Jaimie Keay | Published in Culture
Artworks produced for this year’s Putahi Ono Kuki Airani artists’ gathering are currently on show at the Bergman Gallery.
Capacity crowd honours 'Mousie'
Wednesday 30 May 2018 | Published in Culture
A capacity crowd filled St Joseph’s Catholic Cathedral yesterday morning for a requiem mass for one of the island’s most loved and respected residents, “Mousie” Skews.
Opera singers to visit Titikaveka College too
Friday 25 May 2018 | Published in Culture
The partnership between the Bank of the Cook Islands and Motone for the annual opera event has seen the organisation of school workshops for students interested in the performing arts and singing.
Helping fund artist's dream
Wednesday 23 May 2018 | Published in Culture
A New Zealand artist has started a Givealittle fundraising page online to help support the development of local artist Mike Tavioni’s planned art centre, gallery and art school.
Large scale gardenia works feature at Auckland art fair
Monday 21 May 2018 | Published in Culture
Rarotonga’s Bergman Gallery is pairing artists Sylvia Marsters and 2017 Wallace Award Paramount prize recipient Andy Leleisiúao in a site-specific painting presentation at the 2018 edition of the Auckland Art Fair.
Large crowd pays respects to Papa Dan
Monday 21 May 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Culture
About 500 people gathered yesterday to pay their final respect to Cook Islands legend Teanuanua Teariki Kamana, OBE, known to most as Papa Dan Kamana, who passed away last week.
