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International dancer comp next
Monday 30 April 2012 | Published in Features
Winners of this year’s dancer of the year competition will represent the country at the revived international dancer of the year competition scheduled for May 10. The competition will include Cook Islands dancers who’ve taken out competitions across Australia and New Zealand who will take on local based dancers. The show is being organised by […]
Renowned divas coming for Opera in Paradise
Saturday 28 April 2012 | Published in Features
Buy tickets now if you’re looking for the ultimate opera experience on Rarotonga. Opera in Paradise is quickly approaching, and tickets to the May 25-26 event are limited so make sure to buy yours soon. Tickets are on sale at Natura Holidays in the CITC shopping centre complex, The Cafe, Coco Latte, Motone Productions (ph […]
'Film Raro' challenge launched
Saturday 28 April 2012 | Published in Features
Media producer Cook Islander Stan Wolfgramm is bringing a “film challenge like no other in the world” to Rarotonga. Wolfgramm’s award-winning media company Drum Productions is planning the inaugural Film Raro challenge for March 2013, and is already in the process of planning it. Drum Productions outlines its core objective as the “social and economic […]
Octopoems on a president, a frog, a policeman, a witch
Saturday 28 April 2012 | Published in Features
Creative writing by Avatea School pupils features on this week’s Kids Page. The Year Seven and Eight students have been studying different types of poetry, such as octopoems, which are poems that are written in eight lines. They have created their own octopoems as part of learning to express themselves through poetry writing. Each student […]
Passion and power in dance
Saturday 28 April 2012 | Published in Features
Nga-Pu-Toru dancer Teariki Mateariki danced in a league of his own on Thursday night to take out the 2011 senior male dancer of the year title for the fourth year in a row. Mateariki’s passion for Cook Islands dance lit the stage as he dedicated his slow beat dance to his Christian faith before showcasing […]
Artist in residence feels emotional connection
Saturday 28 April 2012 | Published in Features
Artist Sylvia Marsters estimates she produces, on average, several paintings a year. But as the Beachcomber Contemporary Art Gallery’s artist in residence, she’s under pressure to produce seven separate works in the space of two months. It’s a tall order, and one that requires complete and utter focus. Marsters says often people assume artists approach […]
'Everything's better here'
Saturday 28 April 2012 | Published in Features
Artist Nanette Lela’ulu opens a new exhibit at Beachcomber Contemporary Art gallery on Tuesday – her first show since relocating from Auckland to Rarotonga. Lela’ulu’s move enriches the local arts community, which she has been intermittently a part of since doing a residency at the National Museum in 2006. Following her sting as Creative New […]
Tradewinds store back to life
Saturday 28 April 2012 | Published in Features
If you’re living in Tupapa you would have noticed what was once B-Mart is once again Tradewinds. Tradewinds Limited first opened in 1991 and closed in 2000. “The shop was vacant for some time before the Brownes took over in 2004,” says land and store owner Teina Vakapora. It’s been a long journey for the […]
Dancing unto the Lord
Friday 27 April 2012 | Published in Church Talk
Local dancer Te Iti O Te Ra Tupuna celebrated her Christian faith on the Are Karioi stage on Thursday as part of her dancer of the year performance.
Brilliant colour, costume and dance
Tuesday 24 April 2012 | Published in Features
Rarotonga youth set the tone for the 2012 Dancer of the Year competitions with stunning performances on the Are Karioi stage last Thursday night. Beautifully crafted costumes and well choreographed dancers made judging the event a tough one but in the end all 22 dancers in the junior and intermediate show received fantastic feedback for […]
Arts council on a mission
Monday 23 April 2012 | Published in Features
The Cook Islands Arts Council is on its way to becoming a functioning entity. After two meetings of local artists, the interim committee is satisfied it is headed in the right direction. Interim chair Eruera Nia noted that the project is a prickly one, as it is breaking new ground. “Cook Islands artists in particular […]
Catching kotawa, making taro smack
Saturday 21 April 2012 | Published in Features
On this week’s kids page we feature stories written by students of Niua School on Pukapuka. The students, with the help of Amelia Borofsky, have put together a book as a guide for visitors to their northern group island. First, you clean your place where you plant your taro. Second, you clean out all the […]
8-year-old selling own crop
Saturday 21 April 2012 | Published in Features
At eight years old, Carey Jnr Hosea-Winterflood is already a man of the land and an entrepreneur. When he was just four, the St Joseph’s student took an interest in what his father was doing in the garden. He asked for pointers, and he and his father visited an Arorangi fruit orchard for tips. The […]
Rarotonga's Hawaiian legend up for award
Saturday 21 April 2012 | Published in Features
Rarotonga knows Rudy Aquino as a humble performer with smiling eyes and a long white ponytail (his wife jokes that it’s platinum blonde) who lets his music do the talking. He’s too modest to admit it, but the man is a legend. Aquino and his former band, the original Hawaiian Aliis (later Don Ho and […]
Young dancers do their culture proud
Saturday 21 April 2012 | Published in Features
Stunning costumes, expert dancing and loads of enthusiasm set the tone for a fantastic night of Cook Islands culture on Thursday. Twenty-two junior and intermediate dancers took to the stage to wow the near packed Are Karioi on Thursday night in the 2012 junior and intermediate dancer of the year competition. Most, if not all, […]
Te Kapua anga o te kopu tangata
Friday 20 April 2012 | Published in Church Talk
Na te Atua i anga i te kopu tangata. Kua anga oki te Atua i te tane e te vaine, ei akamata i te kopu tangata. Ko te kopu tangata, ko te au tamariki te ka anau ia mai, e te metua tane, e te metua vaine. Kare te kopu tangata e akamutu i te […]
The importance of the Holiness of God
Friday 20 April 2012 | Published in Church Talk
As we approach the subject of the holiness of God, let us be mindful of the importance of this divine attribute. “The Bible says that God is holy, holy, holy. Not that He is merely holy, or even holy, holy. He is holy, holy, holy. The Bible never says that God is love, love, love, […]
CICC conference raises youth issues
Friday 20 April 2012 | Published in Church Talk
A national youth conference was held last week at the Sinai Hall to raise youth issues. Issues that were discussed include suicide, teenage pregnancy, alcohol abuse, smoking and domestic violence. “Our main focus was to raise issues concerning youth today; the main reason is that we’ve seen the growth in youth that are involved in […]
Opera in paradise
Wednesday 18 April 2012 | Published in Features
Motone Productions has confirmed details for this year’s Opera in Paradise. Dubbed an intimate and distinguished event, the Opera will feature New Zealand’s finest sopranos, Mere Boynton and Deborah Kapohe, at Crown Beach Resort and Spa’s Oceans Restaurant stage. The ‘opera house’ is framed with lush tropical gardens and a turquoise lagoon at sunset, and […]
Dancer of year time
Tuesday 17 April 2012 | Published in Features
The best of Cook Islands dance will be showcased through the three main dancer of the year competitions starting this Thursday at the National Auditorium. Warming up the stage for the annual dancer of the year event will be the junior and intermediate division dancers. Eleven junior and 12 intermediate boys and girls have signed […]
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