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Hunger for a living relationship

Friday 3 June 2011 | Published in Church Talk

The world is facing huge challenges and undergoing rapid changes, with a lot more to come. Before the second coming of Jesus, Paul wrote describing the days that we would be living in as perilous and dangerous -2 Tim 3:1. Most nations have for a long time walked away from the principles of the Word […]

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Feats of strength for Jesus

Friday 3 June 2011 | Published in Church Talk

Team Xtreme performs awe-inspiring feats at the Youth With A Mission (YWAM) centre two weekends back. The show featured strongman feats like the blowing up of hot-water bottles, tearing of phone books from Australia, breaking of flaming bricks and a fire knife final. Its overarching goal was to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ through […]

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Spirit of the living God

Friday 3 June 2011 | Published in Church Talk

This year Sunday June 12 is Pentecost Sunday, when we commemorate the gift of the Holy Spirit to the Apostles and to the Church. One of the great gifts of the Spirit, and one that is much needed today, is the gift of self-acceptance. By his grace we are enabled, not to escape our humanness, […]

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Stone exhibition first of its kind

Tuesday 31 May 2011 | Published in Features

A collection of Cook Islands stone sites, structures and monuments will be on display at the National Museum, starting from tomorrow. The exhibition entitled Cook Islands in Stone opens for a preview tonight at 6 oclock and will be open to the public until June 21. The National Museum is staging the exhibition with help […]

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College commemorates Christian Brothers

Monday 30 May 2011 | Published in Church Talk

Nukutere College celebrated holy mass with the unveiling of a plaque to commemorate the Christian Brothers dedication and service to the school, diocese and to the wider community. The image, which is above the plaque, is of Mary the mother of Jesus known as Our Lady of Perpetual Help. Christian Brothers throughout the world have […]

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Tenors wrap up tonight

Saturday 28 May 2011 | Published in Features

This weekends Opera in Paradise at the Crown Beach Resort features award-winning Samoan/Tongan tenor Benjamin Fifitia Makisi and Cook Islands very own tenor Bonaventure Allan Moetaua. Opera as a performance art is new to the South Pacific and it is now gaining interest here in Rarotonga. Like our own traditional performing art of Cook Islands […]

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Doors open on revamped Spaghetti House

Saturday 28 May 2011 | Published in Features

The Spaghetti House has a new look and a new menu. Host of New Zealand television series The Kitchen Job John Palino and Kiwi master chef Paul Edge were on Rarotonga last week with an eye to redesigning the restaurants decor and re-jigging its menu. The Monday night opening function of the redecorated and revamped […]

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2 week surf mission wraps up

Saturday 28 May 2011 | Published in Features

Sydney-based surfer Charlotte Pihos two-week mission to find the perfect Cook Islands wave dubbed The Awakening on her website ended on Tuesday night with a dinner-and-show function at Pacific Resort. The evening marked the end of a journey through the southern group islands to locate an untouched surfers paradise. Piho and her team which included […]

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Poor practise leads to ships grounding

Saturday 28 May 2011 | Published in Features

Poor navigational and seamanship practice led Te Kou Maru II to run aground on the Mauke reef. The Ministry of Transport (MOT) has concluded its preliminary investigation into the stranding of the 45-metre Taio Shipping vessel on the reef last October, and MOT director of marine Ned Howard and Cook Islands Maritime Training Centre tutor […]

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Scripture study leaves teen pumped

Friday 27 May 2011 | Published in Church Talk

It brightens up my day and gets me pumped. This was the basic message Teuira Napa delivered during an inspiring speech about how four years of seminary study had impacted on her life. The 17-year-old was the sole seminary graduate for 2010 at a ceremony for Church Education System of The Church of Jesus Christ […]

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Ani puts spotlight on Cook Islands

Saturday 21 May 2011 | Published in Features

The Cook Islands enjoyed some time in the spotlight at a recent Mangere Arts Centre show in Auckland. Tereora College art teacher and Pacific Sister Ani ONeill has returned from the show, where she opened her solo exhibition and performed with her group Pacific Sisters. Anis solo exhibition which runs at Mangere Arts Centre until […]

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Composting toilet good for earth

Saturday 21 May 2011 | Published in Features

Kia Orana Kids, At Lagoon Day this year youll notice our model composting toilet has undergone renovations and youll get to see an actual sample of soil from our real Rotaloo composting toilet in Mauke, now matured and ready for the garden. We know it sounds weird, but we often say how much we like […]

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Worship songs rock through to NZ

Saturday 21 May 2011 | Published in Features

A locally-produced worship CD is making waves as far away as New Zealand. Celebration on the Rocks first 10-track album, entitled Enter the Land, is selling quickly to congregations in Northland and Christchurch. The local worship team marked the release of the album with a performance to an 800-strong congregation in Christchurch last month. Since […]

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Chef plans French fusion menu

Saturday 21 May 2011 | Published in Features

Chef Christian Ben Hassan has a vision to establish Rarotongas first fine French fusion restaurant at The Little Polynesian. Originally from Andorra a tiny country bordered by France and Spain with a cuisine that reflects both influences Ben Hassan arrived last week and has already set about changing the Titikaveka resorts menu. He envisions a […]

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Confidence whatever the world is at

Friday 20 May 2011 | Published in Church Talk

Earthquake tremors like never before are now occurring almost everyday. There is definitely global concern and fear over the dramatic changes that are happening in our weather, environment, economical downturns, political unrests, war, violence, acts of terrorism, social and religious upheavals like never before, occurring daily. Almost all experts from all sides of the spectrum […]

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Tough guys face tough issues

Friday 20 May 2011 | Published in Church Talk

Youth With A Mission (YWAM) is getting extreme this weekend. Tomorrows TeamXtreme show starts at 7pm on the rugby field next to Kent Hall in Titikaveka. It will feature strongman feats like the blowing up of hot-water bottles, tearing of phone books from Australia, breaking of flaming bricks and a fire knife finale. Team Xtreme […]

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The class of 71

Saturday 14 May 2011 | Published in Features

Room 9 of Nikao Side School, taken in 1971. The teacher is Mr Terry Lambert. 11042985

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French singer to perform in Rarotonga

Saturday 14 May 2011 | Published in Features

Alliance Franaise (AF) has organised for New Zealand-based French singer Franck Monnet to perform two concerts on Rarotonga this month. On May 20 at 5pm, Monnet will be at Le Bon Vivant, playing alongside local jazz duo The Trigger Fish (drummer Mo Newport and singer Kura Happ). The following evening at 6 oclock, he will […]

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New subeditor ex www.stuff.co.nz

Saturday 14 May 2011 | Published in Features

Why not? Ann Aitken Worth thought when considering a chance to live and work in the Cook Islands. Aitken Worth (29), has joined the Cook Islands News as subeditor. She moved to Rarotonga two weeks ago from Wellington in New Zealand and says despite the recent rain Cook Islands weather has been an improvement. Aitken […]

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From stress to rest in my job

Friday 13 May 2011 | Published in Church Talk

Stress is something people have to grapple with on a daily basis. Some people are able to handle it well and others not so well. And one of the prevalent causes of stress can be found in our jobs. The truth is, people often let their jobs and their careers stress them out, but thats […]

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