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11 November 2022

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Aussie artist reconnects with Cook Islands roots

A Cook Islands Australian female artist is learning first-hand about Cook Islands cultural practices while working with one of the country’s cultural icons.

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DJ trio drops new single, announces 2024 gigs

Coco House Bros, the DJ trio known for their electrifying fusion of tech, disco, and afro house music, is back with a bang, releasing their long-awaited single “Mana” while unveiling an exciting lineup of gigs for 2024.

Guiding leadership meets

Girl Guides from all over the southern group flocked to Rarotonga last month for the Girl Guides Association Cook Islands weekend training session. Just under 30 Girl Guides leaders from Aitutaki, Atiu, Mauke, Mitiaro, Mangaia and Rarotonga gathered at Sinai Hall to check a number of items off its agenda, including drafting and discussing the […]

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Josephine tops the world!

As invited guests gathered at the Hospitality Tourism Training Centre yesterday to see 24-year-old Josephine Rattle receive her prestigious award – the dedicated student was in the kitchen preparing tasty morsels for the guests. Rattle was awarded the World’s Top Food and Beverage City and Guilds International Medal yesterday in front of proud family, friends […]

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Tickets to Pipirima musical on sale now

Tickets for the highly anticipated Once, Upon a Reef musical production will go on sale today at the Punanga Nui Markets. The musical and cultural production, based on the neglected twins Pipirima, will be launched on Wednesday, May 25, at the National Auditorium. The show, featuring all Cook Islands actors, singers, dancers and drummers, is […]

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DJ 'Whateva Treva' salutes Stevie Wonder

DJ ‘Whateva Treva’ pays tribute to legendary singer/songwriter Stevland Morris, more commonly known as Stevie Wonder, during tomorrow’s three-hour ‘Groovin (on a Sunday afternoon)’ broadcast. From midday until 3 o’clock, ‘Whateva Treva’ will be playing a collection of songs by Stevie Wonder on 88FM. “(Stevie) got awarded the (Gershwin) Life Achievement Award from (President Barack) […]

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'Tropical Vibes'

Local company Motone, a husband-wife venture established in 2009 by musician Maurice ‘Mo’ Newport and marketing expert Glenda Tuaine, has big plans to expand the local creative industry. The couple contends that while people tend to ‘talk about’ growing the industry, Motone has the credentials and the connections to make it happen. Mo and Glenda […]

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Thousands ask BCA 'where you from?'

Earning the distinction of being the gallery from the farthest away at the prestigious VOLTA NY art show, the local Beachcomber Contemporary Art gallery has stirred enough interest there to feature on the annual art show’s website. Close to 20,000 people viewed, critiqued and some bought the art works exhibited by 85 galleries at VOLTA […]

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'A life of luck and beauty'

The long and successful career of accomplished New Zealand designer Annie Bonza will be celebrated at Auckland’s Bridal Fashion Week. On the eve of a retrospective of her best work at Auckland’s inaugural Bridal Fashion Week, fashion designer Annie Bonza is talking about good luck. Even with a career which has spanned 55 years, she […]

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Last chance to win a car

Today and Monday will be the last chance for shoppers to enter the CITC supermarket ‘win a car’ promotion. The promotion has been running since January with great response from the public. To enter the draw to win the brand new gold Hyundai Getz – customers simply have to buy one product from the four […]

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Whale songs add to science

Local whale expert Nan Hauser has been studying whale songs – the noises male humpbacks emit as they hang upside-down, motionless – for over a decade. The songs are the focus of a paper she and some colleagues recently published in the scientific journal ‘Current Biology’, a paper which encompasses 11 years of research and […]

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Power bills going up

Te Aponga Uira is estimating most Rarotonga households will see their monthly power bills increase by $15 to $20 excluding VAT. Most homes use around around 200-300 electricity units. Acting TAU chief executive Elma Spooner-Marurai says larger homes using more than 500 units a month can see an increase of around $30 to $50 in […]

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CITC gets proactive

The country’s largest company CITC has taken the proactive step of giving staff the opportunity to learn how to better manage their budgets and make some savings. Manager Gaye Whitta says the company is also looking at ways to encourage staff to save power costs at home as well as at work. She explains CITC […]

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Start gardening and grow food

The predicted cost of living increase could start a new trend – home gardens. Starting a home garden will help supplement the food budget. Agriculture will need to assist families with this by providing seedlings for vegetables and fruit trees and advice. Low maintenance crops should be a priority such as rukau viti, rukau taro, […]

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'Enter the Land' all local

After weeks of hard work, fundraising and prayer, Celebration on the Rock church is releasing its first CD. The album, which is currently being produced and printed in New Zealand, features ten English tracks written and performed by Celebration’s worship team – local musicians Kevin Iro, Tony Fe’ao, Charles Carlson, Bilsy Gukisuva, Abby Brass, Melody […]

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Koka celebrates birthday on lagoon

Rarotonga’s newest lagoon cruise operator Koka Lagoon Cruises celebrates its one-year anniversary this week. Over the past year, the business has worked to establish itself as a reputable tour operator and to give the tourists that come aboard a set of invaluable holiday memories to take away with them. Koka is a family-run business, small […]

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Writers chill out in Cooks

An animated group of North American writers gathered at Cafe Jireh on Thursday afternoon, and over lunch gushed about their sojourn to the caves of Atiu and the Aitutaki lagoon, from which they returned earlier that morning. Five writers and one Cook Islands Tourism North America representative toured the Cook Islands this week – their […]

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Pasifika Festival review by BTIB

The Business Trade and Investment Board (BTIB) is surveying Cook Islands stall vendors involved in this year’s annual Pasifika Festival at Western Springs in Auckland. BTIB trade and marketing manager Danny Williams says the 11 vendors who travelled from the Cook Islands to participate in the festival should have made between $7000 and $15,000 each. […]

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Wendy films for the fun of it

Former Cook Islands News co-owner Wendy Evans laid down her camera when she left the media profession, but that didn’t keep her from documenting island life altogether. She bought a video camera, enrolled in a USP videography course and started splicing and editing short films of Rarotonga footage she compiled in her free time. “I […]

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Tune out friends, not just TVs

Turning off the television is not enough. Indirect exposure to media, such as having friends who watch a lot of television, may be more damaging to a teen’s body image, say researchers using Fiji as a case study. Wary parents will have to do more than unplug the television if they want to avoid the […]

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More television affects island culture

Cook Islands culture will suffer with the introduction of a second television station, warns an expert on the effects of screen media. Dr Aric Sigman, a British psychologist and author, says more choice of channels means people will watch more TV, leading to further declines in language usage and a loss of traditional culture. “It’s […]

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Why TV is bad for our health

Ten-year-old Tama lives right next to the lagoon, but spends most afternoons in his room with the curtains pulled. When it’s really hot he goes swimming with his Tikioki friends, but they’re soon back inside watching television or DVDs. Both his parents work, his mum has two jobs, and the TV is his main source […]

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