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Planting for a new future
Saturday 23 June 2012 | Published in Local
Nikao member of parliament Ngamau Munokoa plants a citrus tree in front of the new Ministry of Education building yesterday as part of the special hand over ceremony. For being instrumental in negotiating the land with landowners for the new education building – Munokoa was honoured with opening the doors to the building and planting […]
Tina Cross is coming to Raro
Saturday 23 June 2012 | Published in Features
New Zealand pop diva and musical theatre star Tina Cross is coming to the Cook Islands for the first time. She will be performing at the Crown Beach Resort & Spa on June 29 and 30 and on July 1. Her career spans more than 30 years, but Tina is still very much at the […]
Octopoems rule at Papaaroa
Saturday 23 June 2012 | Published in Features
A witch is black She is the winter time in a bright sunny room She is a cold blistering day A black dress with a pointy hat A long flying broom She is bewitch A delicious, roasted pumpkin By Lovy Parker A fairy is bright and colourful She is the spring time on top of […]
Cook-off in Turangi today
Saturday 23 June 2012 | Published in Features
It is all hands on deck at the Hospitality Tourism Training Centre (HTTC) where over 35 chefs, baristas and bartenders will put their skills to the test in the annual Cook Islands Salon Culinaire. The competition, now into its second year, sees hospitality and tourism industry members pitted against each other to test their skills […]
Aitutaki film makes third festival
Saturday 23 June 2012 | Published in Features
A short film shot in Aitutaki has made it into its third film festival this year. Written and directed by Nikki Si’ulepa, daughter of Rarotonga’s own Ronnie Si’uelpa, the film was shot on location in Aitutaki last year and produced this year in New Zealand. The nine-minute short film was earlier this year accepted into […]
Why the early years count
Saturday 23 June 2012 | Published in National
We all know just how vulnerable children are in their early years. What we are now learning through international research, is that what happens in a child’s life in their first few years will have a huge effect on the makeup of their brain. It will shape their development in every area of life for […]
Keep it up, Fitness Cook Islands
Saturday 23 June 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, My partner and I are from Cairns, Australia and were in the Cook Islands for over a month in March. I used the gym quite a lot and, well, we thought we can’t just be on holiday and indulge on the good island food (oh, yes, the markets were excellent). Monday morning on […]
How stupid we have become!
Saturday 23 June 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Your reports and letters regarding disciplining children have recently been doing the email rounds here in OZ! Many a true word spoken in jest? 1957 vs 2012 Scenario: Johnny and Mark get into a fight after school. 1957 – Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Johnny and Mark shake hands and end up best friends. […]
Education returns home to Nikao
Saturday 23 June 2012 | Published in National
The official handover of the new Ministry of Education building on Friday drew passionate words and much enthusiasm about a better education for all Cook Islands children. Secretary of Education Sharyn Paio told the large gathering of educators and political, cultural and religious leaders that the building was as much theirs as it was the […]
Bishop in Tonga for Forum fisheries meet
Saturday 23 June 2012 | Published in National
All the cabinet ministers bar one will be in the Cook Islands this week, with parliament sitting again on Monday. Prime Minister Henry Puna, Deputy Prime Minister Tom Marsters, Ministers Mark Brown, Teariki Heather and Nandi Glassie will all be in the Cook Islands carrying out normal duties. Minister Teina Bishop will be in Tonga […]
Village groups vying for clearing contracts
Saturday 23 June 2012 | Published in National
Government has said it prefers to give contracts for roadside cleaning work to community groups over private companies. Nikao MP Ngamau ‘Aunty Mau’ Munokoa asked internal affairs minister Mark Brown in Parliament this week whether village groups ”are allowed to help with the clearing programme“. ”Government has looked at establishing some policies with Internal Affairs […]
Finance legislation tabled in Parliament
Saturday 23 June 2012 | Published in National
Parliament this week tabled the Foundations Bill, legislation allowing for the creation of a new service which the financial services industry can market internationally to bring more business into the country. Opposition leader Wilkie Rasmussen raised concerns during question-and-answer time on Thursday that government was not being proactive enough in its efforts to promote the […]
Napa leads
Saturday 23 June 2012 | Published in National
The electoral office has released the preliminary results of the Titikaveka by-election, showing Democratic Party candidate Selina Napa to be in the lead. Napa is leading with 256 votes, followed by Cook Islands Party candidate Teariki Matenga with 224 votes. In third place is independent candidate Teava Iro with 94 votes. This result does not […]
Harpooners' catch rates down 70%
Saturday 23 June 2012 | Published in National
Since the Ministry of Marine Resources (MMR) enacted a set of rules last month to regulate use of fishing aggregate devices, one local fisherman says his catch rate has declined by as much as 70 percent. The fisherman, who uses a harpoon to spear mai mai, says that the rules – which ban harpooning within […]
Kwai en route to Penrhyn
Saturday 23 June 2012 | Published in National
Kwai is set to make landfall in the Cook Islands during the first week of July. The Cook Islands-registered cargo vessel makes several trips to the Cook Islands per year, but is based in a Honolulu port. She is currently southbound. Kwai’s most recent trip to the Cook Islands was last December. She stayed longer […]
Govt considers privatising market
Saturday 23 June 2012 | Published in National
Business Trade and Investment Board minister Mark Brown has said government is keen to ”divest“ itself of the Punanga Nui market. In a live interview with Matariki FM, Brown acknowledged the public interest in privatisation of the Punanga Nui marketplace. ”With the expansion of the Punanga Nui out there, there’s a lot of interest in […]
How many sharks were killed?
Saturday 23 June 2012 | Published in Smoke Signals
Responding to Thursday’s front page story ‘Vessel caught with shark fins’ and on page 6 ‘Three tonnes of shark fins allegedly found’, a smoke signaller asks three questions: ”Just how many sharks would have been killed to produce 3,000 kg of shark fins? What is the maximum fine that can be imposed on the offenders? […]
Fast when we feel weak and vulnerable
Friday 22 June 2012 | Published in Church Talk
We should fast when we feel weak and vulnerable. This may seem to be illogical as fasting weakens one physically. Many use food for psychological gratification when they feel beat up emotionally. They are saying essentially, ”I believe I’ll feel better after I eat.“ So, why on earth would one prescribe fasting to treat vulnerability? […]
Creation Care, what's that about?
Friday 22 June 2012 | Published in Church Talk
As a young Christian I thought that people care was all that mattered. Matthew 25: 41-46 – ”Then he will say to those on his left, Depart from me… For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, I was a stranger and […]
Mauke turtle expedition successful
Friday 22 June 2012 | Published in Environment
Phil and Nerissa Bradshaw of the Cook Islands Turtle Project (CITP) have just returned from a successful research expedition to Mauke where they conducted the island’s first official assessment of sea turtle populations and nesting behaviours. They worked with Mauke’s environment officer Basilio Kaokao to identify beaches where turtles were known to have nested at […]
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