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Field trip hosted by Potiki-taua-Taunga-tako-Ariki

Wednesday 30 May 2012 | Published in National

After a field trip to the Arai Te Tonga Koutu in Tupapa – Rutaki Primary School students will be writing stories about all they’ve learned from Potiki-taua-Taunga-tako-Ariki Bobby Turua (far right) – the high priest of Arai-Te-Tonga, proclaimer of the royal title of Makea Nui after investiture. Rutaki students learned of the various stones set […]


Island jewels to steal for

Wednesday 30 May 2012 | Published in Smoke Signals

Hats off to Immigration Cook Islands director Kave Ringi and his team for a job well done in apprehending and deporting a visitor to the Cooks who was connected to an organised Indonesian crime network using stolen credit cards to purchase airline tickets. Their work was obviously a result of drawn out investigations and excellent […]


Ports respond to saltwater woes

Tuesday 29 May 2012 | Published in Local

Concerns over saltwater damage to cars and possible contamination of taro patches has prompted the Ports Authority to cease dumping dredged harbour spoil at Panama in favour of Punanga Nui. A number of residents were concerned about the spilling of saltwater from trucks transporting the dredged material on the road from Avatiu to Panama. This […]


Indo crime ring detected

Tuesday 29 May 2012 | Published in Local

An illegal Indonesian visitor was expelled from the Cook Islands last night after being found to be connected to an organised Indonesian crime network. Immigration Cook Islands threw the man out after he confessed to travelling on airline tickets purchased with a stolen credit card. Immigration director Kave Ringi told Cook Islands News that investigations […]


Kick in the pants

Tuesday 29 May 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, As three time visitors to your island of paradise, and hoping to visit a fourth time, my wife and I are disappointed to the increase in the departure tax. It will just seem like a kick in the seat of our pants as we leave. Possibly, consideration to waiving the fee should be […]


Salt water pollution a breach

Tuesday 29 May 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, With reference to the letters from Kevin Cook and Des Eggelton regarding the salt water pollution taking place, it would appear the responsibility for this lies in the hands of Cook Islands Investment Corporation, the Ports Authority and the National Environment Service. In the EIA for the harbour works dated 17 March 2010 […]


UK trip 'not a waste'

Tuesday 29 May 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I refer to the letter by Hon. Wilkie Rasmussen recently regarding the representation by the Cook Islands National Performing Arts Troupe at the QEII Diamond Jubilee Pageant in London. The MP for Tongareva basically said that this was a waste of funds and it should have been utilised on solving the problems with […]


New call for a halt to work

Tuesday 29 May 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Over the last week and weekend I and many others have had to drive along an extremely salty stretch of road Avatiu/Panama. I have this morning Monday 28 laid complaints with both the National Environment Service and Police over this dreadful carry on, in the hope that together with the other complaints already […]


2 games for Toa Samoa U13 league squad

Tuesday 29 May 2012 | Published in League

The Toa Samoa under 13 rugby league squad from Auckland are ready to take on their Cook Islands counterparts today. The visiting side arrived at the weekend at the request of the Cook Islands Rugby League Association as part of the push to raise the profile of Pacific islands rugby league. The Toa Samoa squad […]


Voyagers battle huge seas into Samoa

Tuesday 29 May 2012 | Published in National

Cook Islands voyaging vaka Marumaru Atua and her crew were cruising the coast of Samoa yesterday and were expected to make landfall by late afternoon where a traditional welcome lead by the Samoan government was to take place. Samoa Vaka Gaualofa and Hine Moana had already reached Samoa overnight and were waiting for their sister […]


Penrhyn opens arms and doors to NZ rep

Tuesday 29 May 2012 | Published in National

The island of Penrhyn warmly welcomed New Zealand High Commissioner John Carter to the island on Monday, May 14. The traditional welcome was led by island mayor Tini Ford, island council members, government representative Alex Maretapu and the island administration with almost the whole island in attendance. A traditional ceremonial for Carter’s welcome was held […]


Planning meetings for Ui Ariki Day

Tuesday 29 May 2012 | Published in National

The inaugural Ui Ariki Day will be commemorated on July 6 and ahead of the major event – planning meetings to confirm the programme of events for the day will start tomorrow in Vaka Puaikura. The Public Holidays (Ra O Te Ui Ariki) Amendment Bill was passed in parliament last year making July 6 a […]


Trades trainers visit Aitutaki

Tuesday 29 May 2012 | Published in National

Cook Islands Trades Training Centre staff visited Aitutaki recently to learn more about what the island needs in terms of trades training and development. Aitutaki is the first of a number of outer islands that will be visited by the trades training centre’s management team. On Aitutaki the trades training team visited sites including the […]


Trades trainees keep at it

Tuesday 29 May 2012 | Published in National

Pa Enua tradesman, most from government departments on their respective islands, were this week recognised for successfully completing modules as part of the Cook Islands Trades Training Centre’s Pa Enua Programme. Twenty-five trainees, mostly from the outer islands, have completed three weeks of up-skilling which included theory work and practical sessions in various programmes like […]


Indo crime ring targets Cooks

Tuesday 29 May 2012 | Published in National

An Indonesian crime ring using stolen credit cards to buy airline tickets to the Cook Islands appears to have been uncovered as a result of local immigration investigations. Immigration Cook Islands yesterday expelled an illegal traveller after detaining him since last Wednesday. In a prepared media statement, Immigration Cook Islands said yesterday that late in […]


Can big ships stay when planes land?

Tuesday 29 May 2012 | Published in Smoke Signals

”On the Avatiu wharf, could the investment of $28 million be wasted?“ a smoke signaller asks. ”Yep, in my opinion someone has botched up – no one checked on the height restriction for aircraft movements. A shipping company has bought a bigger ship to service the Cooks; the height of the ship is 50 metres […]


Climate change and disaster risk assessment for Atiu

Monday 28 May 2012 | Published in Environment

A team of four from Rarotonga consisting of representatives from the National Environment Service (NES), Cook Islands Red Cross, and the Emergency Management Cook Islands (EMCI) and Climate Change Cooks Islands (CCCI) divisions from the Office of the Prime Minister is on Atiu carrying out an island vulnerability and adapation assessment. The team will be […]


Specialists hard at work

Monday 28 May 2012 | Published in Local

The specialist health clinics are well under way at Rarotonga Hospital. Orthopaedic surgeons Mr Vaughan Poutewera and Dr Deacon Teapa were very busy last week, with surgeries taking place daily. Over the past two weeks nurses Diane Hamilton and Josephine Wolfenden have been undertaking hearing tests and screening patients for the upcoming visits by further […]


Japan pledges $500m in Pacific aid

Monday 28 May 2012 | Published in Local

Japan has pledged to donate up to US$500 million to the Pacific region over the next three years. Following what he called ”fruitful“ and ”meaningful“ discussion at the weekend’s PALM6 meeting, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda announced that his government would be increasing its level of aid to the Pacific. He made the announcement from […]


Night work

Monday 28 May 2012 | Published in Local

Beca port engineer John Youdale couldn’t resist snapping these shots of the Kimahia dredge at work overnight last week. The dredge, which will operate 24 hours a day six days a week, began pulling up material from the harbour floor on Wednesday. There are concerns over the spilling of saltwater from trucks carting the spoil […]


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