Weekend – Cook Islands News https://www.cookislandsnews.com Sat, 28 Dec 2024 08:04:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 ‘Toughy’ bids farewell to 45-year banking career https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/features/weekend/toughy-bids-farewell-to-45-year-banking-career/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=toughy-bids-farewell-to-45-year-banking-career https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/features/weekend/toughy-bids-farewell-to-45-year-banking-career/#respond Sat, 28 Dec 2024 19:30:00 +0000 https://www.cookislandsnews.com/?p=275689 After a remarkable 45-year career spanning four different banks in the same building, a respected bank employee has retired, leaving a legacy of dedication and service to the community.

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]]> https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/features/weekend/toughy-bids-farewell-to-45-year-banking-career/feed/ 0 Walking for ‘Dear Love’: A journey of reflection and love https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/features/weekend/walking-for-dear-love-a-journey-of-reflection-and-love/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=walking-for-dear-love-a-journey-of-reflection-and-love https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/features/weekend/walking-for-dear-love-a-journey-of-reflection-and-love/#respond Sat, 28 Dec 2024 19:30:00 +0000 https://www.cookislandsnews.com/?p=275693 A Cook Islands businesswoman walked the Camino de Santiago in memory of her late husband, finding solace and healing on the ancient pilgrimage route while honouring their shared love and dreams.

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]]> https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/features/weekend/walking-for-dear-love-a-journey-of-reflection-and-love/feed/ 0 Divided legacy: Arioka invested as Pera Mataiapo Tutara amidst controversy https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/features/culture/weekend/divided-legacy-arioka-invested-as-pera-mataiapo-tutara-amidst-controversy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=divided-legacy-arioka-invested-as-pera-mataiapo-tutara-amidst-controversy Sat, 14 Dec 2024 17:52:09 +0000 https://www.cookislandsnews.com/?p=275360 Patrick Arioka has been invested with the traditional title of Pera Mataiapo Tutara in the second investiture for the same title this year, little over a week after another claimant, Ana Andrew, was invested on November 27, 2024.

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]]> Celebrating investment in healthcare workforce with graduation ceremony https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/features/health/weekend/celebrating-investment-in-healthcare-workforce-with-graduation-ceremony/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=celebrating-investment-in-healthcare-workforce-with-graduation-ceremony Sat, 14 Dec 2024 17:47:32 +0000 https://www.cookislandsnews.com/?p=275357 Te Marae Ora Ministry of Health celebrated the graduation of its first cohort of Bachelor of Nursing students and other healthcare professionals, recognising their dedication and the importance of investing in local healthcare education to improve community health services.

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]]> Cook Islands ABC’s Nesian Footy Presenter Arona honoured to be home, shares memories https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/features/weekend/cook-islands-abcs-nesian-footy-presenter-arona-honoured-to-be-home-shares-memories/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cook-islands-abcs-nesian-footy-presenter-arona-honoured-to-be-home-shares-memories Mon, 09 Dec 2024 18:55:04 +0000 https://www.cookislandsnews.com/?p=275202 Tinirau Arona, one of ABC’s Nesian Footy presenters returned to Rarotonga last week to launch the reconnection of ABC Radio Australia on 91.5FM.

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]]> ABC Radio 91.5FM partners with DJ guru GDub https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/features/weekend/business/abc-radio-91-5fm-partners-with-dj-guru-gdub/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=abc-radio-91-5fm-partners-with-dj-guru-gdub Sat, 07 Dec 2024 23:10:45 +0000 https://www.cookislandsnews.com/?p=275144 ABC Radio Australia has reconnected with audiences of Rarotonga on 91.5FM through a partnership with popular local DJ guru George “GDub” Williams radio 88FM station.

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]]> Legacy lives on: Tekeu honoured with ancestral Mataiapo title https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/features/culture/weekend/legacy-lives-on-tekeu-honoured-with-ancestral-mataiapo-title/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=legacy-lives-on-tekeu-honoured-with-ancestral-mataiapo-title Fri, 29 Nov 2024 19:26:10 +0000 https://www.cookislandsnews.com/?p=274794 Fifty-six years after his late father held the title, Tekeu Maki Tekeu, 68, was yesterday invested with the Ta Mataiapo title of Matavera.

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]]> First Cook Islander joins prestigious fellowship https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/features/local/weekend/education/first-cook-islander-joins-prestigious-fellowship/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=first-cook-islander-joins-prestigious-fellowship Wed, 27 Nov 2024 19:28:34 +0000 https://www.cookislandsnews.com/?p=274702 As the first Cook Islander to be accepted into a “lifetime” fellowship, Louisa Castledine is looking forward to introducing Cook Islands to a global league of academic leaders, change-makers and visionaries.

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]]> Master Navigator and Canadian journalist team up on a history of voyaging https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/features/weekend/memory-lane/master-navigator-and-canadian-journalist-team-up-on-a-history-of-voyaging/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=master-navigator-and-canadian-journalist-team-up-on-a-history-of-voyaging Sat, 23 Nov 2024 20:39:06 +0000 https://www.cookislandsnews.com/?p=274572 It has been almost 40 years since the first ocean-going vaka of the modern age arrived to the Cook Islands. Some readers will remember Hōkūle’a’s first visit in September 1985, and since then a growing fleet of canoes has come and gone from these shores, including several built or based here, such as Takitumu, Te Au O Tonga, Marumaru Atua, Paikea, and canoes built for the Festival of Pacific Arts in 1992. Jennifer Kingsley writes.

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]]> Read, read, read https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/features/weekend/education/read-read-read/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=read-read-read Sat, 23 Nov 2024 20:27:48 +0000 https://www.cookislandsnews.com/?p=274568 To be a writer, you need to read, read, read, says children’s book author Karen McMillan, who recently wrote Elastic Island Adventures: Rarotonga.

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