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Tourism celebrates 'smartest and brightest'

Monday 23 April 2018 | Published in Culture

The Cook Islands’ smartest and brightest were celebrated on Friday April 20 at the Air New Zealand Cook Islands Tourism Awards, held at the National Auditorium.

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Huge support for college cultural show

Monday 16 April 2018 | Written by Jaimie Keay | Published in Culture

An energetic display of Cook Islands culture was presented last night at the National Auditorium as Tereora College held their annual anau cultural concert.

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Honour to represent 'little paradise'

Monday 9 April 2018 | Published in Culture

New Zealand Prime Minister’s Pacific Youth Awards finalist Fe’ena Syme-Buchanan said that it was an “absolute honour” to represent her “little paradise”, the Cook Islands, at the awards dinner last month.

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Words on tapa foil researchers

Thursday 5 April 2018 | Published in Culture

Museum Cook Islands curator Jean Mason has joined curators at museums around the world in a bid to decipher the words on a tapa owned by Britain’s Kew Museum.

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Short films feature in NZ festival

Thursday 29 March 2018 | Published in Culture

Three Cook Islands short films created September last year as part of the “Through Our Lens” project screened at the Maoriland Film Festival in New Zealand last Thursday (CI time).

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CI artists feature in NZ gallery

Friday 23 March 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Culture

The work of Cook Islands artists Ani O’Neill and Henry Ah-Foo Taripo (Henzart) are featured in the new art gallery, Toi Art, at Te Papa in Wellington, New Zealand.

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Kia Orana Week draws crowd

Wednesday 21 March 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Culture

The turnout on day two of the Kia Orana Week celebrations at Maire Nui Park yesterday was much better as visitors tried their hands at making ei and weaving.

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College's first Polyfest an event to remember

Tuesday 20 March 2018 | Written by Jaimie Keay | Published in Culture

Tereora College’s cultural team made a successful performance at the ASB Polyfest for the first time over the weekend.

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Regular events earmarked to promote culture

Tuesday 20 March 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Culture

Cook Islands Tourism Corporation is planning to run Kia Orana Week regularly to give visitors the opportunity to learn and understand more about the Cook Islands culture and tradition.

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Young artist in running for Pacfic award

Thursday 15 March 2018 | Written by Jaimie Keay | Published in Culture

Fe’ena Syme-Buchanan had a brief encounter with New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern during her visit last week, ahead of their next scheduled meeting later this month at the 2018 NZ Prime Minister’s Pacific Youth Awards in Auckland.

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Plenty of praise for 'reject' mural

Monday 12 March 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Culture

Andy Leleisi’uao’s “Mangere Aroha” received an overwhelming response in the opening exhibition at the Bergman Gallery on Thursday night.

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Cook Islands to the fore in Australia

Monday 12 March 2018 | Published in Culture

Miss Cook Islands Alanna Smith co-hosted the launch of the Polyfest brand into the Australian market, at an event held in Sydney last weekend.

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One man's trash another man's treasure

Thursday 8 March 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Culture

What was initially rejected by the Mangere Arts Centre in New Zealand almost a decade ago will be the centerpiece to today’s special exhibition at the Bergman Gallery.

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1975 team unites for Tereora show

Thursday 1 March 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Culture

Members of the first Tereora College team that went to a cultural show in New Zealand in 1975 will be reuniting tonight.

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Fundraiser for Polyfest team tonight

Thursday 1 March 2018 | Published in Culture

A fundraising event for a Tereora College cultural team travelling to Auckland to perform at this year’s Polyfest will be held at the National Auditorium tonight.

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Royal meeting

Tuesday 20 February 2018 | Published in Culture

Cook Islands craftswoman Mama Tukua Turia had the once in a lifetime opportunity to rub shoulders with Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton at Buckingham Palace as part of the Commonwealth Fashion Exchange yesterday.

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Counting on culture

Thursday 15 February 2018 | Published in Culture

This is the fourth in a series of CINews articles on the new National Culture Policy initiated by the Ministry of Cultural Development. The policy addresses five strategic goals, which will introduce a number of significant changes that are expected to be noticed from this year onwards. The fourth strategic goal is the cultural industry.

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Show gives taste of early Rarotonga

Tuesday 13 February 2018 | Published in Culture

A night at Highland Paradise is a must for visitors to Rarotonga and for locals alike.

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Exhibition stirs up memories

Saturday 3 February 2018 | Published in Culture

Mangaian born Papatua Papatua found Fe’ena Syme-Buchanan’s “Secluded Splendour” exhibition, very moving.

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Local films to screen in NZ

Monday 22 January 2018 | Published in Culture

THREE short films produced by young Cook Islands filmmakers will screen at New Zealand’s Maoriland Film Festival in Otaki, New Zealand, in March this year.

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