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Brown to head climate finance meet

Thursday 18 April 2013 | Published in Environment

The finance minister will provide insight into the challenges faced by the Cook Islands in accessing and managing climate finance when he delivers a keynote address to an international meeting in Singapore next week.

PM gathers ideas for national project

Thursday 18 April 2013 | Published in Environment

The prime minister and energy commissioner took a tour of a private solar project yesterday to get a feel for how the national renewable energy project could be done.

Child welfare group receives India funds

Thursday 18 April 2013 | Published in Local

A clinic for children’s health check-ups will be upgraded thanks to funds from the Indian Government.

Stone brothers come to Raro

Thursday 18 April 2013 | Published in Local

Hollywood greats the Stone brothers are in Rarotonga to get a feel for the place ahead of making their short film.

Creative writing talents shared

Thursday 18 April 2013 | Published in Local

The opportunity to encourage Cook Island’s writers brought Miria George back to Rarotonga recently.

Radiothon helps Matavera family

Thursday 18 April 2013 | Published in Local

A radiothon raised more than $3000 for the victims of a house fire in Matavera.

Diplomatic bag a pie in the sky story

Thursday 18 April 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, It was good insight reading Jim Gosselin’s comments in yesterday’s (April 17) paper clarifying the function of a diplomatic pouch.

Nothing but a big bag of air

Thursday 18 April 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, To ‘Reality check please’ (‘Punishment outweighs the crime, April 17) and ‘Secretary, Scott’s Support Team’ (‘A negative picture’ April 16), I would like to say that this American, Arlander, has committed a crime in the Cook Islands and was rightfully found guilty.

Kata - April 18, 2013

Thursday 18 April 2013 | Published in Kata

New seeds sown at Araura school

Thursday 18 April 2013 | Published in Outer Islands

Student councillors of Araura primary school, have successfully completed their first project of the year.

Tereora beat visiting college team

Thursday 18 April 2013 | Published in Rugby Union

The Tereora College under 15 rugby team proved too strong for the visiting rugby team from St Joseph Regional College in Australia to win the battle at BCI Stadium 60-14.

Fish figures 'don't add up'

Thursday 18 April 2013 | Published in Smoke Signals

Responding to Tuesday’s front page article ‘Quotas to be imposed on future tuna catches’ a smoke signaller writes: “One local Cook Islands’ owned vessel that is smaller than the Chinese vessels and is fishing in the same area as the Chinese, averaged approx 600 tonnes per year for many years.

Cooks go down to New Zealand

Thursday 18 April 2013 | Published in Football

The battle of David and Goliath in the OFC Under 17 men’s championship in Vanuatu between Cook Islands and powerhouse New Zealand ended with a convincing win to the young All Whites by nine goals to nil.

Avarua school wins one day soccer

Thursday 18 April 2013 | Published in Football

Amazing soccer skills were on display at the Cook Islands Football Association grounds yesterday where Rarotonga primary schools gathered for the annual one day soccer tournament.

Solar course gets practical

Wednesday 17 April 2013 | Published in Environment

Students of a solar power course have begun testing their new knowledge.

Badminton wraps up

Wednesday 17 April 2013 | Published in Local

The Takitumu Badminton Association completed its business house badminton competition on Monday night with great results seen all round.

The result of overfishing

Wednesday 17 April 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I have been staying with my mother for the last 10 weeks in Orewa, just north of Auckland.

Punishment outweighs the crime

Wednesday 17 April 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Probably like a great majority of the folks in this country who are not ultra-conservative, religious zealots or don’t have a stone-age mentality, I am both appalled and outraged that an individual who was recently found guilty of selling a few grams of marijuana has been forced to rot in jail for four months before the judge hands down his sentence in August.

Return to paradise?

Wednesday 17 April 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, It would be nice to have a film on my beautiful, unspoilt, unhurried, unsophiscated little island of Aitutaki.

The real crux of the matter

Wednesday 17 April 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, My husband and I returned to the Cook Islands in 2001.