Weekend
Diners get taste of students’ talents
Saturday September 19, 2015Fresh kaikai, good company, and aspiring local chefs changing the way food is prepared in the Cook Islands...what more could you want? CI News reporter Phillipa Webb got an opportunity to taste the creations of the final Kai Reka Bistro & Bar for 2015 and chat to Hospitality/Services faculty head Mike Goldstein about the new direction of the Cook Islands Tertiary Training Institute...
Fruit shortage sparks impressive venture
Saturday September 19, 2015Derek Fox describes an exciting new venture on Aitutaki which is showing the way forward for the production of fruit and produce on the island.
The eco warrior of Mangaia...
Saturday September 19, 2015This is the story of Tereapii Muriaiti, the “eco warrior Mangaia. The story is part of a series called “50 Tamariki of Kuki Airani.” Telling the stories of ordinary Cook Islanders who have achieved extraordinary things. It was written by Florence Syme Buchanan.
A gentle Cook Islander
Saturday September 05, 2015This profile by Florence Syme Buchanan is another in a series called “50 Tamariki Kuki Airani.” The series, which is also on Facebook, profiles interesting Cook Islanders born after 1965. The page was created in celebration of the Cook Islands’ 50 years of self-governance and as a platform for the stories of ordinary Cook Islanders who have achieved extraordinary things.
Return to ‘paradise’ priority for veteran priest
Friday May 29, 2015When Father John Rovers told the congregation at St Mary’s Catholic Church last Sunday morning that he would conduct one more Mass the following Sunday and would then be going ‘to paradise’, it raised more than a few chuckles.
Appreciating the state of peace today
Friday May 01, 2015Development Economist Vaine Wichman has worked extensively throughout the country as a development economist. She began writing this column in response to women and men who asked her to explain the working of the economy. Views in this column are Vaine’s.
Soldier’s efforts to be remembered
Saturday February 21, 2015This year will commemorate the 100th Year of the Cook Islands men enlisting in the New Zealand Army, and the Cook Islands Soldiers of World War One committee, (CISWWO) is planning to make the 2015 commemoration a big success.
Fun start to weekend with Laughing Samoans
Friday November 13, 2015The Laughing Samoans are set to get the weekend off to a giggling start when they perform at the National Auditorium tonight.
Emotional homecoming to Mauke
Monday February 26, 2018I had something of a spiritual experience last week – although I’m not really that sort of guy – and ticked or half ticked something off my bucket list at the same time.
