Melina Etches
Toa is ready to return to service
Tuesday January 21, 2020
Rarotonga’s only tug boat , the Toa, undertook successful sea trials last week in the final step to returning to service.
Written Maori secures future
Tuesday January 21, 2020
When a language dies, a culture dies, they say. And that’s why Te Kopapa Reo Maori is doing everything possible to keep our one alive.
A tyre, attire and tiring
Saturday January 18, 2020
Twenty-seven exhausted scouts have returned from jamboree with new skills and new stories.
Singer enlists Atiu teens to monitor climate crisis
Saturday January 18, 2020
Students learn to survey outer island’s environmental changes with smart devices and drones.
$27,000 raised for Australia
Saturday January 18, 2020
Cook Islanders have contributed a “staggering” amount to the fight against the Australian bushfires.
Maori-speaking Pa Enua skippers can get certified
Saturday January 18, 2020
Airport Authority fire officer Christiano George is thrilled the boat masters certificate course is now conducted by a tutor fluent in Maori and English.
Short family builds tall cross on Mapere Hill
Friday January 17, 2020
A new white cross can be seen from Matavera and Ngatangiia, piquing public interest.
Cook Islanders shed tears with bushfire victims
Friday January 17, 2020
The support of Cook Islanders – from Rarotonga to some of the communities most devastated by this summer’s bushfires – has brought tears to Australian eyes.
Don’t be blue, telco in the red
Thursday January 16, 2020
It was Telecom. Then it was Bluesky. Now it’s Vodafone. Confused? Don’t be – the company that once was blue is now working very hard to sell it’s new red brand.
Veteran nurse remembered for her illustrious community service
Wednesday January 15, 2020
The late Mama Tu was the first local trained nurse to serve as sister in charge at Rarotonga Hospital.
