Janet Akai

Written by Tauraki Rongo “After four years and a bit I came to realise that my career and what I wanted to do could not progress any further in Rarotonga”. These were the words of Maria Tanner when she was asked why she moved back to New Zealand. Maria Tanner is one of many New […]

Written By Tauraki Rongo Kua riro te ‘oki’anga atu ō te pupu mua ō te au taeake tei piritia‘ia mai ki roto ‘i te rā’ui’anga ō Aotearoa nei ‘ei mea pāpānunui ‘i te Ipukarea. Kua tūpāti ‘oki te ‘iti tangata ‘i Rarotonga ‘i te matāra mei kō atu ‘i te ngā’i ‘akatō’anga pa’irere ki kō

Written by Tauraki Rongo ‘Ᾱ te rā 26 ō Tiunu ‘i teia mata’iti, ka ‘akamata te tu’anga ō te ‘akava ‘i te Ipukarea ‘i te ‘ōpara atu ‘i te ture ‘ōu nō te pare kumete kia ‘a’ao te aronga ‘aka’oro pātikara. Kua roa rāi ‘oki teia manako ‘i te ‘uri’uri‘ia’anga. Kua tupu mai ‘oki teia

Kia orana tatou katoatoa i te aroa maata o te Atua. When it comes to making a difference in either your life or those around you, the way forward is never easy. Regardless of this, we pursue our goals with passion because not doing so would be a disservice to ourselves and those around us.

Written by Tauraki Rongo Pacific Islands nations immediately felt the effect of the pandemic  through all mediums in particular the loss of business with the absence of tourists. Tourism accounts for eighty percent of Pacific nations economy. Over the years Islands nations have moved in to embrace the growth and economic opportunities on offer from

Written by Tauraki Rongo   I teia tuatau, te tapapa mai nei tetai au tangata tanu i te ipukarea no tetai 2000 uri kuru i Viti e tiaki uara i te pairere kia tano mei Viti ki Aotearoa nei e ki te Ipukarea. E manako oki teia tei tukuna iatu e tetai tangata kite pakari

Te akakite nei ra oki a Uri Mataiapo Danny Mataroa e, kua riro katoa te maki Covid-19 i te akaoki poitirere atu i tetai maata’anga tangata ki runga i ta ratou au ngai tangu’anga. E apinga pumaana teia tei tupu atu i te tapu poitirere’anga te iti tangata i ta ratou au raveraveanga i matau

I teia tuatau i te Ipukarea e kua arai iatu te au manuiri mei vao mai, kua akamata te iti tangata i te kite i tetai turanga kare i kitea iana e tetai maataanga o te au mapu mari ua ko te au metua. Kua akakite oki tetai tangata e “reka tikai au e kua

Written by Florence Syme Buchanan Pictured: MP Tina Browne The stance of extreme caution taken by the ministry of Health Te Marae Ora to double quarantine and twice Covid-19 test returning Cook Islands residents has been supported by the Democratic Party opposition leader Tina Browne and her caucus. “We would rather see our health ministry

I te ra 29 o Aperira, kua akatu’era’ia atu te au mataara ‘ōu ki te ruāvai ‘i Vaitango i Akatokamanava. I raro ake i te Papa Ture Taporoporo o te Ipukarea, ko teia tu ‘anga’anga ka anoano’ia tetai EIA(Environment Impact Assesment). Ko teia te aite’anga, kia akarakara matatio’ia te kino e te meitaki ta teia