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Marumaru Atua sets sail for Mangaia
Wednesday 26 August 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local
With 16 crew members on board, vaka Marumaru Atua sailed off from Avarua harbour for Mangaia yesterday.
Women join police crew
Tuesday 25 August 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local
Women excited at fast-track into the Police Maritime division for patrol boat’s ocean trip.
We are sailing
Tuesday 25 August 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Local
The Avarua and Avatiu harbours are setting-off points for a diaspora this week.
Decision whether to allow returning residents
Tuesday 25 August 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
A decision on the proposed quarantine facility in New Zealand is expected today.
'Tough guy' of rugby, but Papa Teava showed his compassion in community
Monday 24 August 2020 | Written by Legacy Author | Published in Local
The Police and Rugby Union paid tribute this weekend to the late Papa Teava Iro, who passed away on Saturday.
Women anticipating slower recovery for their businesses
Monday 24 August 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Local
Greater difficulty accessing finance, and trying to juggle professional, family and community responsibilities, are making the Covid-19 slowdown extra difficult for businesswomen, a new survey reveals.
New JPs sworn in
Monday 24 August 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
Four new Justices of the Peace have been appointed to ease the workload of those deciding court matters.
Message of love
Monday 24 August 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Local
Poto Williams, a Cook Islands minister in the New Zealand Government, has sent a “message of love” to Cook Islanders as they face the Covid outbreak.
Pacific rugby team 'sorry' for taking Tangaroa image
Monday 24 August 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Local
A Hawai‘i Pacific professional rugby franchise has stirred up a storm by using Rarotonga’s unique depiction of Tangaroa for its commercial branding.
Prison a place of respect
Saturday 22 August 2020 | Written by Katrina Lintonbon | Published in Local
Minister of Corrective Services George Angene knows what it’s like being locked behind bars away from his family and civilisation.
Govt is to amend water bill
Saturday 22 August 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
Changes will be made to the To Tatou Vai Authority Bill before it returns to Parliament next month, says Deputy Prime Minister Mark Brown.
Leaders turn out for Pride
Friday 21 August 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local
Prime Minister-in-waiting Mark Brown, Lady Tuaine Marsters and several heads of ministry were among a large and distinguished crowd raising funds for the decriminalisation of same-sex relations.
Old pipes burst under new pressure
Friday 21 August 2020 | Written by Katrina Lintonbon | Published in Local
Several water leaks in the Takitumu and upper Tupapa areas were reported to To Tatou Vai yesterday.
'I AM' gives elder a new lease of life
Friday 21 August 2020 | Written by Katrina Lintonbon | Published in Local
I AM signs are being painted over, but their creator says that won’t stop him spreading words of hope.
Into the teeth of the wind
Friday 21 August 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local
Depending on the weather, Marumaru Atua’s skipper hopes to sail the vaka out of Avarua harbour this weekend, bound for the island of Mangaia for the investiture of Numangatini Ariki.
Rock'n'roll and drugs (all for a good cause)
Thursday 20 August 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Local
Since the border had closed, Te Are Manu clinic and its three- and four-legged patients have been surviving with very limited stocks of medications.
CITC is 'one big family'
Thursday 20 August 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local
Thirty-seven CITC workers were presented with certificates, gifts and ei to recognise their long service of up to 35 years.
Quarantine hotel: Worried mum pleads for haste
Thursday 20 August 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
Health officials hope this week to find somewhere to house stranded Cook Islanders in Auckland, to manage their quarantine so they can return home.
Locals rally to save the toa trees
Thursday 20 August 2020 | Written by Katrina Lintonbon | Published in Local
A Rarotonga community is uniting ahead of a public meeting about the impact of roadworks on the toa trees at Takitumu School.
The long journey from Manihiki
Wednesday 19 August 2020 | Written by Katrina Lintonbon | Published in Local
Dr Neti Herman’s expertise is in public health – so it’s appropriate she should be first to take the speaker’s rostrum on the return of the USP Plus series, after the coronavirus shutdown.
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