One of the biggest and most vibrant Cook Islands cultural festival in the world – Te Maeva Nui ō Aotearoa New Zealand – thundered to a close at the Trust Arena in Auckland, New Zealand, late last month. This year’s biennial event which had over 1500 performers saw some first timers who shared their experience with senior journalist Melina Etches.
Hipkins’ infection has broken the conspiracy of silence on COVID-19 during the election campaign, even as hundreds are being hospitalised and dozens dying from the virus every week.
Frost Arena is opening Thursday after another summer of renovation, and the Jackrabbit volleyball team couldn’t be more excited. SDSU will host Denver in a Summit League game at 7 p.m. This will be the first time the volleyball team has played in Frost since last fall. They started their season with 14 straight games.