Monthly Archives: July 2021

Last week Radio New Zealand posted an article about how people gathered from all over the North Island, New Zealand, to celebrate their connection to Kiribati through song and dance. It was their way of staying connected to an island … Continue reading →

Journalist, Jogai Bhatt, of Radio New Zealand wrote an article about how the Te Maeva Nui Festival connects Cook Islands youth to their roots.  Te Maeva Nui 2021 kicked off in Tāmaki Makaurau last Friday in Auckland, New Zealand, celebrating … Continue reading →

A couple of months ago Jean Tekura and Rod Dixon wrote and intriguing article that was published in the Cook Islands News. With the recent passing of Prince Philip, the authors wondered what official gifts that had been presented to … Continue reading →

Journalist, Felix Chaudhary, wrote an interesting article for the Fiji Times about how musician, William ‘Bigwilz’ Waqanibaravi, believed that songs of old still have a place in today’s COVID-19 stricken world after analyzing the response to his online charity concert … Continue reading →

Last week Radio New Zealand journalist, Sela Jane Hopgood, reported how a float parade in Tonga, which was initiated by the Ministry of Tourism aimed to lighten up the mood in the Kingdom amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Tonga’s borders remain … Continue reading →

The Solomon Star ran an article last week about how the Australian High Commissioner to Solomon Islands, Dr Lachlan Stratham had praised the highly rich culture displayed by the people of Shortland Islands in the Western Province during the recent groundbreaking … Continue reading →

Last week journalist Jamie Tahana wrote an article for Radio New Zealand about how traditional sailing methods inspired a Cook Islands vaka crew to make an epic voyage.  Bobbing in the golden sunset on the calm waters of Avarua Harbour, … Continue reading →