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Free car wash, sausage sizzles and drinks
Monday 11 May 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
A local car and bike rental company is planning on providing some Covid-19 relief in their own special way.
Special lunch for quarantined mum
Monday 11 May 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
When Tina Kae asked her mum Mii what she wanted for Mother’s Day lunch, the answer was not surprising.
'Our hearts are warm for our kopu tangata'
Saturday 9 May 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local
We can’t hug them, but we wanted to be here, to see them pass by. That was the message of love from countless Cook Islanders as Rarotonga ground to a halt yesterday.
Burial grounds needed
Saturday 9 May 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Local
Politicians are debating whether land can be leased to bury expat workers who die in the Covid-19 shutdown – or whether government should take land by warrant for burial plots.
Churches prepare: After this 'we sing, sing, sing'
Friday 8 May 2020 | Written by Katrina Lintonbon | Published in Local
Worshippers ask, when can we sing out loud to our Lord?
Cook Islands residents on a special flight home
Friday 8 May 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local
The return of about 130 Cook Islands residents on a special flight today will be bittersweet. No ei, no hugs and kisses, no noise and laughter, no family to shower them with love.
Sacre bleu! A breath of garlic in the air
Thursday 7 May 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
Locals’ favourite rice and garlic are back on the shop shelves after the arrival of new shipment yesterday.
'Profoundly impacted' sole traders are fishing for Covid-19 assistance
Thursday 7 May 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Local
Private Sector Taskforce offers computers and advice to ‘one-man-band’ businesses.
Govt help for fishers
Thursday 7 May 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Local
There are hopes a small grants scheme for fishing operators will help some of them through the tough times.
Cooks remain crash test dummies
Thursday 7 May 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
Covid-19 lock-downs are delaying supplies of safety helmets.
Giving back to the community
Wednesday 6 May 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local
Lisa Iro has offered her time to Red Cross Cook Islands in a bid to give back to the community during the Covid-19 crisis.
Bar reopening to be decided at month's end
Wednesday 6 May 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local
Clubs and bars will remain closed for at least another month.
Covid gives chance to refurbish court house
Tuesday 5 May 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Local
The courts building has needed major repairs for many years, says Secretary of Justice Tamatoa Jonassen.
Red Cross delivers
Tuesday 5 May 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local
Old-age pensioners, the destitute, the disabled, and theological students are among the beneficiaries of home-delivered care parcels.
Separate spaces at quarantine resort
Tuesday 5 May 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
Rarotonga’s biggest resort will be busy with 130 quarantined Cook Islands and Mother’s Day dinner guests.
Getting the jobs done
Tuesday 5 May 2020 | Written by Katrina Lintonbon | Published in Local
Murienua MP Patrick Arioka decided to take a leaf from friend and colleague George Angene’s book and get a team of hardworking lads together to clean up his constituency.
Market mamas' moving moment
Monday 4 May 2020 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local
Stallholders and customers have been gradually returning to Rarotonga’s world-famous market.
What you sow, so shall you reap
Monday 4 May 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Local
Agriculture officals have distributed seedlings to hundreds of Cook Islands households.
Police to secure returning Cook Islanders in rooms
Monday 4 May 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Local
Stranded mamas ‘anxious’ about their reception in Rarotonga, after abuse on social media.
A new broom sweeps through Tupapa
Saturday 2 May 2020 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
Tupapa MP George “Action Man” Maggie has returned to his daily grind, helping out the local community with clearing overgrown vegetation around their homes and nearby the roads.
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