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Kata Nov 22

Friday 22 November 2019 | Published in Kata

Kata Nov 21

Thursday 21 November 2019 | Published in Kata

Kata Nov 20

Wednesday 20 November 2019 | Published in Kata

Kata Nov 19

Tuesday 19 November 2019 | Published in Kata

Star-struck! Discovering Cook Islands' unique New Year

Tuesday 19 November 2019 | Published in Weekend

In Cook Islands, Matariki rises in November – unlike New Zealand when it is first seen in June. Gerald McCormack, of Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, explains how to see this herald of our own New Year.

Kata Nov 18

Monday 18 November 2019 | Published in Kata

As long as you are breathing, there is still hope'

Saturday 16 November 2019 | Published in Entertainment

When Seth Haapu, Stan Walker and Emma Kainuku-Walsh came together to make music in Rarotonga, it felt like fate: sharing the impact of climate change on small island nations. Rachel Reeves speaks with them.

Kata Nov 15

Friday 15 November 2019 | Published in Kata

Kata Nov 14

Thursday 14 November 2019 | Published in Kata

Kata Nov 13

Wednesday 13 November 2019 | Published in Kata

Kata Nov 12

Tuesday 12 November 2019 | Published in Kata

Alcohol's real impact

Monday 11 November 2019 | Published in Health

After two or three drinks, studies show motorists are less safe on the road – but also, that their judgement is so impaired they think they can have another drink or two then get on their bike and ride home.

Kata Nov 11

Monday 11 November 2019 | Published in Kata

Glittering platforms

Saturday 9 November 2019 | Published in Entertainment

Cook Islands’ representative in Miss Jewel of the Pacific intends to use the pageant to raise awareness of this country’s plans to recriminalise homosexuality. Rachel Reeves talks with her.

Kata Nov 9

Saturday 9 November 2019 | Published in Kata

Squash open has never been more colourful

Wednesday 6 November 2019 | Published in Other Sports

After a strong field for the Rarotonga Squash Open, organisers hope to start a kids’ programme in the island’s schools.

The pā'oa of Aitutaki

Monday 4 November 2019 | Published in Culture

Aitutaki pā’oa (bark cloth) deserves its resurgence. There is desperate need for it to be demystified and “modern day” women to breathe new life into it, writes Dr Tepaeru-Ariki C. French.

Reflections off the sea

Saturday 2 November 2019 | Published in Weekend

Voyaging isn’t glamorous. It can be wet, it can be arduous, it can be gross. Spending time on the Pacific on the nation’s sailing vaka, Rachel Reeves’ eyes are opened to the stamina and spirit of the people who settled these islands. They voyaged without power, without communications, without hope of rescue.

Cook Islands asks: What about China?

Saturday 2 November 2019 | Published in Economy

New Zealand Defence Force promises to invest security and resilience in the Pacific.

Top junior sailors compete in Nationals

Wednesday 30 October 2019 | Published in Other Sports

The country’s top young sailors battled the elements and each other in this year’s Cook Islands National Optimist Championships, held over the long weekend on Muri lagoon.