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11 November 2022

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Resort leads the way for Earth Hour

Several businesses and households across Rarotonga participated in Earth Hour on Saturday by turning off their lights for an hour.

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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.

Mauke chief marries in the tradition of Mauke weddings

When Kiwi teacher Ange Croft moved to Mauke in 2004 her friend said that she would fall in love with an island chief. And on Friday, January 28, Ange married her chief – Gregory Vainetutai Samuela Ariki, who was widowed 30 years ago. Ange came to Mauke in 2004 as a teacher. She recalls that […]

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Teen takes out Canberra classic

Emotions ran high as teenage Queensland amateur golfer Ashley Ona, who is of Cook Islands descent, held her nerve to upstage a strong field of professionals to win the Royal Canberra Ladies Classic at the weekend. Ona, the 2009 Australian girls’ amateur champion, burst into tears after completing a brilliant and pressure-packed up and down […]

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Nia's work recognised

In November 2010 Cook Islands artist Eruera Nia celebrated a remarkable achievement when the National Gallery of Australia (NGA) in Canberra acquired two of his sculptural works – Akamata and Taputu – for their permanent national collection. The two sculptures, which were formerly located at the Taputapuatea palace grounds in Avarua, came to the attention […]

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Ship captain charged in death

An Alaska man charged with manslaughter once captained a ship on the pilot that spawned the cable TV show “Deadliest Catch.” The Peninsula Clarion reports 59-year-old Clarence “Ole” Helgevold was the captain of the Arctic Dawn. That was the vessel featured in a 2004 three-part miniseries titled “America’s Deadliest Season.” The Clarion reports the show, […]

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Eddilicious at Big Day Out

Local DJ Eddie ‘Eddilicious’ Chambers returned to Rarotonga last weekend from DJing a set at the Big Day Out, one of Auckland’s biggest music festivals. Chambers was in Auckland on holiday when he got a call from a friend on the organising committee – she rang on Wednesday and asked him to DJ that Friday. […]

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Tagata Pasifika TV personality inspires others

Cook Islander John Utanga, senior reporter and news editor at TVNZ, is fitter and healthier than ever before – but that doesn’t come as a shock to most of the Tagata Pasifika audience. Utanga, 43, recently made his debut on the other side of the camera as one of six participants on ‘Walk The Talk’, […]

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Called for Crusaders

Cook Islander Francis Smith is on the reserve bench for the Crusaders Super 15 pre-season match against the Reds in Cairns this weekend. He signed with the Tasman Makos for the 2010 ITM Cup rugby competition and played his club rugby for the Sumner Club in Chrischurch. Smith, the son of Ewan and Fenny Smith, […]

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Domestic cricket heats up

The Puaikura-Titikaveka cricket team will have their work cut out for them in today’s Turtles Domestic League II cricket tournament at the Raemaru Sports Park in Arorangi. Hosting a double header Puaikura-Titikaveka, who are currently last on the table (with a game in hand) take on top of the table Te-Au-O-Tonga at 9am. Te-Au-O-Tonga won […]

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Technology behind new tour idea

Anne-Marie and Simon Bounsall have blended their knowledge of Rarotonga with modern technology to create the island’s most user-friendly guided tour. For those who want a proper tour of Rarotonga – to know the island’s pre- and post-missionary history, to understand the mystery of the half-built hotel in Vaimaanga, to see Parliament and Papeiha’s stone […]

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Ingrid wants to give something back

Ingrid Stewart headed to Aitutaki yesterday to take up her new role as principal of Vaitau School. Her mother was from Aitutaki and like many Cook Islanders living in New Zealand, Stewart has been back to the Cook Islands many times, even doing part of her schooling at Tereora College. She says that she sees […]

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Bonefishing enthusiast sees huge potential for Aitutaki

Recreational fly fisherman Jon Hall has many hobbies, but his present passion is for the Aitutaki bonefish. He’s fished all over the world, though never for bonefish – he’s landed tiger fish in Africa, striped bass in Maine, red fish in Florida and rainbow trout in New Zealand, to name a few of the entries […]

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Punanga Nui's beginnings

As an extension of Punanga Nui market is considered, Lynnsay Rongokea Francis remembers how the original design of the market came about. Francis was one of the co-directors of arts, crafts, exhibitions and demonstrations for the 6th Festival of Pacific Arts. She was also responsible for ensuring the implementation of the original concept and coordinating […]

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Fundraiser concert for flood victims

Wednesday night’s fundraiser concert was a big success, generating nearly $3000 for those affected by flooding in Queensland. Organiser Tok Haurua lined up a number of local musicians to play a concert that lasted well into the night. Dozens packed into the Banana Court to watch Mongoose dance – a number that finished with a […]

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Art and surf appeal

Practicing artist and avid surfer Jason Green is on Rarotonga and ready to start his job as Tereora’s new art teacher. Green hails from Gisborne and is coming off a seven-year stint as an art teacher at Gisborne Girls High School. He jumped at the chance to teach at Tereora when he saw the position […]

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Performing at festival

The Stars of the Cook Islands, a Melbourne-based Cook Islands dance troupe, will be performing at the 11th annual Globe to Globe World Music Festival in Clayton South, Victoria, this weekend. ‘Stars’ is active in the Melbourne community, and last year performed at the Clayton Street Festival and a Monash Gallery of Art fundraising dinner. […]

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Print and paint art from Tereora

Tereora College art students produced some lovely art pieces last year. The three print and paint art works here are featured in the college’s end of the year magazine. Head of art last year Charlotte Cousins was more than happy to share the works by her talented students with the rest of the Cook Islands. […]

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Security with design

Titikaveka welder Craig Miller is offering a solution to security-conscious residents who do not want their windows to look “like prison bars”. The self-employed welder, and qualified heavy industry machine fitter and welder, has experience designing and sculpting wrought iron in New Zealand and the Cook Islands. He says those who want security bars put […]

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Me'a Kai up for world award

‘Me’a Kai: The Food and the Flavours of the South Pacific’ – a cookbook featuring Cook Islands cuisine – is one of four finalists shortlisted to win ‘Best Book of the Year’ at the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards in Paris this year. New Zealand-born chef Robert Oliver, together with Tracy Berno and Shiri Ram, released […]

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Major ocean vaka voyage draws near

Local sailors and sailors-to-be will be running, swimming and fundraising in coming weeks, in anticipation of an upcoming 15-month voyage aboard vaka Marumaru Atua. Just 12 weeks away, the voyage will leave from Tahiti and cover thousands of nautical miles. Though the itinerary is still somewhat tentative – as it depends on instructions from Dieter […]

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'Just Desserts' for Joyanna

About 100 dessert lovers showed their support for Miss South Pacific Joyanna Meyer at a special ‘Just Desserts’ evening on Thursday. The purpose of the evening was to give the people of the Cook Islands the opportunity to see the acts Meyer performed at the Miss South Pacific Pageant in Papua New Guinea in mid […]

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