Culture
Riding a new wave of Pacific art
Friday October 19, 2018Gallery owner and businessman Ben Bergman is a champion of modern Pacific art and is about to exhibit a new wave of artworks.
Aitutaki tiki greets duchess
Friday September 28, 2018In her first solo engagement since becoming a member of the royal family, Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, attended a preview of the Royal Society’s Oceania exhibition in London.
Low-key artists new to the painting scene
Tuesday September 25, 2018Husband and wife artists Ivon and Pania Lee are pretty low key with the work they do. Selling some at the Punanga Nui Market and also at the Little Red Gallery, they have only been painting to sell for about a year.
Rare Numanga record surfaces in Sweden
Monday September 24, 2018A love of music and collecting vinyl records has led Ian Wheeldon, of The Café in the Beachcomber complex, to a rare Rarotongan record by local artist Jake Numanga.
Hand-made tivaivai to go on show in Perth
Wednesday September 12, 2018Ina Bishop will take her tivaivai to display and sell at the Te Maeva Nui Cook Islands Cultural Festival in Perth on October 20 this year.
Art show explores island’s beaches
Thursday September 06, 2018Matthew Payne's dramatic new exhibition, “Infinite Horizon”, opened on Monday, September 3 at the Bergman Gallery.
Long trip home for WW1 memento
Tuesday September 04, 2018This article was contributed by Susan Hanaray (nee Matheson) who arrived in Rarotonga as a 6 year old in 1972, She attended Side School/Avatea, then went on to Tereora College where she spent 5 years as a student. She left Rarotonga in December 1985. She has a Bachelor of Arts (University of Canterbury), Graduate Diploma in Arts in History and BA (Hons) in History both from Victoria University of Wellington.
Weaver looks forward to fashion event
Thursday August 30, 2018Design is in her blood, and weaving is her passion.
Atiu journals gifted to island museum
Wednesday August 29, 2018Atiu resident Roger Malcolm has handed over a set of 40 issues of the Atiu Journal to Mareta Atetu, Atiu's Tourism officer and keeper of the Atiu Museum and Library.
