School bags and jandals were tossed aside on Saturday of last week when Year 13 students of Tereora College let their “inner glamour” come to life.

What was once a hobby has turned into a full-time business for successful young barber Nigel Hoeflich who runs Three Brothers Barbershop.

This weekly column is supplied by Te Ipukarea Society. It deals with environmental and conservation issues Aof interest to the Cook Islands.

School holidays are well underway and this week 10 lucky students took part in the Cook Islands Training Institute (CITTI) “Taste-A-Trade” course for carpentry and welding.

It was an intense week of practice examinations for Tereora College senior students last week but on Friday students were able to release all of that pressure at the school’s Athletics Day.

As part of Tereora College’s mission of developing excellence in citizenship: “Tangata Tiratira Tu”, school staff and students were involved in serving the Cook Islands community on Friday last week.

Apii Te Uki Ou was packed with crowds of family groups supporting the school’s annual gala day on Friday last week.

Half of the government’s Cabinet ministers are out of the country this week.

Apii Rutaki ended the last week of Term 3 beautifying their school grounds with freshly-planted trees.

A group of creative young Cook Islanders have been given valuable insight into the art of filmmaking.