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Articles by Alana Musselle
Be Fruitful ice creams now in supermarket chillers
Monday 18 October 2021 | Written by Alana Musselle | Published in Local, National
Fans of the real fruit ice creams served from the colourful Be Fruitful mobile caravan now have many more places to buy one following new retail partnerships.
Australian Navy sea training strengthens Pacific alliances
Monday 18 October 2021 | Written by Alana Musselle | Published in National
The Australian Navy is on a mission to nurture and strengthen its alliances and regional partnerships and the Cook Islands, Fiji and Singapore have become the first three nations to successfully complete its inaugural exchange programme.
Aspiring chefs cook up a storm
Saturday 16 October 2021 | Written by Alana Musselle | Published in Local, National
Fourteen little chefs from the ages of six to 11 took part in the ‘Potiki Makona Kai’ Kids Cooking Competition yesterday as a part of World Food Day at Te Taua Terevete (formerly Constitution Park).
Celebrating all things food
Saturday 16 October 2021 | Written by Alana Musselle | Published in Local, National
A great hoard of people flocked to the Terevete Park yesterday to celebrate World Food Day, a global event celebrated yearly where food lovers as well as growers, chefs, and many more can come together to share and enjoy good food together.
Athletes battle for personal bests
Friday 15 October 2021 | Written by Alana Musselle | Published in Athletics, Sports
Athletics Cook Islands held its final domestic event for the season, the National Championships, this week. Although there was a small turnout in the two-day event that concluded yesterday, the annual competition proved its quality, not quantity, that matters the most.
Cook Islands name training squad for Tri Nations series
Thursday 14 October 2021 | Written by Alana Musselle | Published in Rugby Union, Sports
Team Cook Islands has named a strong squad for the Tri Nations Series which will be held next month.
Nurturing future navigators and environmentalists
Thursday 14 October 2021 | Written by Alana Musselle | Published in Local, National
Korero o te Orau was excited to kick off their Ātui’anga ki te Tango senior programme last week with new students joining their current group of participants for advanced learning, building on from their junior programme held last week.
Computer science in the hands of youth
Thursday 14 October 2021 | Written by Alana Musselle | Published in Education, National
The Cook Islands Centre of Excellence in Information Technology has hosted a school holiday programme with the mission of providing digital and technological confidence to students and young people in the country.
Sport 4 Life programme a success
Wednesday 13 October 2021 | Written by Alana Musselle | Published in Education, Local, National
Young tamariki on their school holidays have known no such thing as boredom for the past week thanks to the Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee’s popular school holiday programme, Sport 4 Life.
Youth vaccination rollout moves to Pa Enua
Wednesday 13 October 2021 | Written by Alana Musselle | Published in Health, National, Outer Islands
With the majority of 12–15-year-olds on Rarotonga having now received their first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination, the roll-out will now move to the Pa Enua.
Big plans for World Food Day
Tuesday 12 October 2021 | Written by Alana Musselle | Published in Local, National
The Ministry of Agriculture is reminding food lovers all around Rarotonga to save the date on October 15th for the annual World Food Day. The event will be held from 9.30am to 2pm at the Taua Terevete Park formerly known as the Constitution Park in Avarua.
Fiji community celebrates 51st Independence
Tuesday 12 October 2021 | Written by Alana Musselle | Published in Local, National
The Fijian community of Rarotonga came together over the weekend to celebrate Fiji Day, making the country’s 51st anniversary of independence on Sunday.
Rarotonga NGO receives first donation
Tuesday 12 October 2021 | Written by Alana Musselle | Published in Local, National
The Compassion Project Rarotonga (CPR) received their first ever donation over the weekend to help in their journey to tackle the core issues in Rarotonga regarding ‘all things health and wellbeing’.
86 per cent of Rarotonga’s youth receive first jab
Monday 11 October 2021 | Written by Alana Musselle | Published in Health, National
Te Marae Ora Ministry of Health has vaccinated 86 per cent of Rarotonga’s 12 to 15 years population during the three-day rollout that concluded yesterday.
Understanding the rights of persons with disabilities
Saturday 9 October 2021 | Written by Alana Musselle | Published in Local, National
Yesterday marked the end of a five-day workshop dedicated to reviewing and reflecting on the United Nations’ Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in the Cook Islands. Alana Musselle attended day four of the workshop and filed this report.
Fun in the sun for a good cause
Saturday 9 October 2021 | Written by Alana Musselle | Published in Football, Sports
Young and energetic footballers were glad to be out and about in the sun while on their school holidays for a good cause at the CIFA Complex field this week.
Young start to receive Pfizer vax
Saturday 9 October 2021 | Written by Alana Musselle | Published in Health, National
At 8am yesterday the Nikao Social Centre was brimming with people, with an overwhelmingly positive response from parents and guardians who accompanied their children to receive their first Pfizer vaccination.
‘Run for the Hub’
Friday 8 October 2021 | Written by Alana Musselle | Published in Local, National
The Compassion Project Rarotonga (CPR) has come up with an energetic effort to raise funds for a hub that will serve as the centre of the local non-governmental organisation (NGO).
Dedicated youngsters take part in Rugby’s development programme
Thursday 7 October 2021 | Written by Alana Musselle | Published in Rugby Union, Sports
Keen and eager high schoolers on their school holidays showed up bright and early to the Arorangi Field yesterday to take part in a school holidays rugby training programme which aims to keep tabs on the fitness of the young players while they take a break from the books.
Mobile desexing clinic completes Ngatangiia Puna
Thursday 7 October 2021 | Written by Alana Musselle | Published in Local, National
Te Are Manu Vet Clinic took their mobile desexing clinic to their fourth stop, the Ngatangiia Puna yesterday, where they were able to desex 12 dogs before midday. Only two vets are now carrying out the desexing procedures, as border closures have stopped overseas volunteer vets to fly over for additional help.
