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Articles by Caleb Fotheringham
Apii Te Uki Ou to construct multi-purpose classroom
Friday 19 March 2021 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Education, National
Te Uki Ou Primary School will soon start construction of a multi-purpose classroom with grant money from the Japanese Embassy.
Young swimmers make a splash in annual swim event
Friday 19 March 2021 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Local, National
Thursday's hot weather provided the perfect environment for the primary school’s swimming competition held at Vaiana’s, Nikao lagoon.
Local resorts ‘one in a million’
Wednesday 10 March 2021 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Economy
Guest ratings provide major boost for three local accommodation providers ahead of the potential two-way quarantine free travel with New Zealand later this month.
Pfizer preferred Covid-19 vaccine choice for Government
Wednesday 10 March 2021 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Health, National
Government is opting for a ‘highly effective’ vaccine to protect Cook Islands people against coronavirus
A special day for special people at Vaka pride and Women's day event
Tuesday 9 March 2021 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Local, National
It was triple celebrations at Punanga Nui Market yesterday including Minister George (Maggie) Angene’s 60th birthday.
A passion for books
Tuesday 9 March 2021 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Local, National
Rarotonga's book club has returned to its new location at Muri Beach Club Hotel after a summer hiatus.
Dengue symptoms? Call in for advice, health officials say
Tuesday 9 March 2021 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Health
The government says not everyone with dengue symptoms needs to be tested.
Respecting the voices of Cook Islands women at Parliament
Tuesday 9 March 2021 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Local, National
The Australian High Commission celebrated International Women’s Day with 42 students from the mock Youth Parliament yesterday.
Public consultations on Covid-19 vaccine this week
Monday 8 March 2021 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Health, National
Te Marae Ora health ministry is holding consultation meetings this week to advise people on the government’s plans to roll-out the coronavirus vaccine.
Sowing seeds of hope
Thursday 4 March 2021 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Economy, National
Free seedlings are available to both commercial farmers and home gardeners at the Ministry of Agriculture, for food security and vision for new export revenues.
Dreamliner to clear backlog of cargo
Wednesday 3 March 2021 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Local, National
Air freight issues are expected to be temporarily resolved with Air New Zealand flying a one-off flight today with five times the normal cargo capacity.
Infrastructure explains road block in Muri
Tuesday 2 March 2021 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Local
Travellers wanting to get through Muri had to wait six hours or go around the island on Saturday.
Mass spraying campaign to beat dengue resumes
Tuesday 2 March 2021 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Health, National
A break in the weather means Operation Namu’s mosquito spraying to fight dengue fever will resume Tuesday.
No funding for airport upgrade
Monday 1 March 2021 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Outer Islands
Covid-19 had disrupted plans to start Manihiki airport upgrade work, but construction could be ready as early as July, if funding is available for the project.
Bid to diversify local economy
Saturday 27 February 2021 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Economy, Features, National, Weekend
E-sports, intuitive accounting and digital TV out of Aitutaki, Caleb Fotheringham talks to some businesses on how they plan to use the government’s SMART Economy grants.
Ballet lessons for kids three to 10 years old
Thursday 25 February 2021 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Local, National
Brynn Acheson-Nooroa is running kid’s ballet after last year’s success.
21 receive government SMART economy grant
Wednesday 24 February 2021 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Economy, National
Close to $1.4 million of the $2 million available in the SMART Economy Grant has been given to 21 businesses.
Air freight issue remains rife
Tuesday 23 February 2021 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Economy, National
The two empty flights to Rarotonga last week made little difference to solve the ongoing issue of delay in air freight.
‘People are leaving the country and not coming back’
Saturday 20 February 2021 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Features, Weekend
Close to 1000 people, mostly Cook Islanders, have left the country since the one-way travel bubble opened, sparking fears of another exodus of labour overseas.
Government delegation visiting Manihiki
Friday 19 February 2021 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in National, Outer Islands
A Government delegation left for Manihiki yesterday to discuss the upgrading of the proposed airstrip on the island with local landowners.
