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2 slaughterings in league
Monday 16 April 2012 | Published in League
With three more weeks of league games to play before semi and grand finals time – weekend matches were all about racking up the points for better placings heading into the final stages of the competition. Top of the table Tupapa Panthers were all business on Friday when they hammered the Sharks 54-14 at Victoria […]
Lifejacket drills for Penrhyn pupils
Monday 16 April 2012 | Published in National
Tetautua School students and community members on the island of Penrhyn are more safety conscious and have better understanding of the importance of lifejackets after a safety drill was run on the island earlier this month. Tetautua School principal Teina Teariki explains the exercise was part of the health and physical wellbeing syllabus with the […]
'Cooks not prepared for tsunami'
Monday 16 April 2012 | Published in National
The Cook Islands are not prepared to face the ever-increasing threat of tsunami, says expert Dr James Goff. While sirens and signage are a “good start”, they are merely two pieces of a larger “jigsaw puzzle”. “They’re helpful and a good start, and that’s to be commended, but the Cook Islands are still fundamentally not […]
Cheaper loans one answer to depopulation: Brown
Monday 16 April 2012 | Published in National
The Cook Islands government hopes to give the private sector better access to cheaper loans in order to make the country a more attractive place for business, according to Minister of Finance and Economic Management Mark Brown. With population decline on the mind, Brown said he hoped to see the local banking system improve following […]
Sex accused's exit reads like fiction
Monday 16 April 2012 | Published in National
New Zealand Police have abandoned their efforts to prosecute a man in absentia after he fled the country by yacht six weeks before his child sex charges trial. Aucklander Christopher Michael David Peppiatt sparked an international mystery after his unmanned yacht Bonny was found drifting off the Cook Islands in January. Peppiatt, 62, had sailed […]
Heads of ministry jobs close today
Monday 16 April 2012 | Published in National
The recruitment process for heads of government departments is now well underway with applications for the 10 positions closing today. The positions have been advertised for three weeks and public service commissioner Russell Thomas said although a number of applications had already been received, more were expected to arrive by Monday for the positions of […]
Scooter warning
Monday 16 April 2012 | Published in Smoke Signals
A nine-year-old Auckland boy has 34 stitches in his head after a nasty accident on a push scooter, a timely warning for young riders here in the Cooks that helmets should be worn while riding the scooters. Fairfax NZ News reported that when Brent Bradley fell off his scooter and hit his head on the […]
Nine apply for Suwarrow jobs
Saturday 14 April 2012 | Published in Environment
The National Environment Service (NES) has received nine applications for two Suwarrow park ranger positions. The positions were advertised recently, and the deadline to submit passed this week. Elizabeth Munro of NES says a panel of three people will be interviewing all nine applicants, as there is “no need for shortlisting”. The interview panel will […]
Pearl auction to help sailors
Saturday 14 April 2012 | Published in Local
Two pearls of Manihiki have received an added push in their Olympic dreams thanks to a contribution from the Cook Islands Pearl Authority. The authority has donated a pearl necklace to the Cook Islands Sailing Association to help fund Helema Williams and Taua Elisa’s Olympic qualifier attempts and – all things going to plan – […]
Salute to Wigmore
Saturday 14 April 2012 | Published in Local
The Democratic Party is mourning the loss of one of its most prominent leaders. The Honourable Robert Wigmore lost his battle with cancer yesterday morning, his passing leaving a void in the heart of Titikaveka and within the Democratic Party. Described by those who knew him as a “very hardworking man” and a “quiet achiever”, […]
Hostile backlash to charges
Saturday 14 April 2012 | Published in Local
Backlash to proposed increases to airport charges appear to have sunk Airport Authority plans for dramatic rises to its fee structure, although no official word from government has confirmed such reports. Cook Islands News understands draft proposals that pitched increases to airport usage fees of between 80 and 300 percent over three years have now […]
Atiu artefact on show in Los Angeles
Saturday 14 April 2012 | Published in Features
A stool possibly carved in Atiu has made its debut at the prestigious Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) The artefact is listed as originating in the Cook Islands, and possibly Atiu, in about 1830. Termed no’oanga, the piece is made of wood and fibre and measures 14 by 44 by 21 centimetres. LACMA […]
BCA sticks to 'ambitious' schedule
Saturday 14 April 2012 | Published in Features
Cook Islands artist Sylvia Marsters is the newest Beachcomber Contemporary Art Gallery (BCA) artist in residence, and will be in Rarotonga producing work over coming months. In other exciting news, renowned artist Nanette Lela’ulu has moved to Rarotonga and will open a new portrait show at BCA on May 1. These developments come in the […]
Snorkelling and soccer history
Saturday 14 April 2012 | Published in Features
This week on the Kids Page we hear from grade seven and eight Te Uki Ou School students, recounting some out of the classroom activities they did in Term One. We had a confident team who played bad in the first half and then came back second half. Why we came back in the second […]
Students earn credits in the workplace
Saturday 14 April 2012 | Published in Features
Tereora College students are earning NCEA credits in the workplace over the holidays. Year 13 business administration and computing students are completing a five-day work experience over the next two weeks. The class of 27 was required to choose a company that would enable them to deal with customers over the phone and face to […]
New massage therapists in the making
Saturday 14 April 2012 | Published in Features
Two New Zealand tutors have responded to the need for locals to be trained as massage therapists, and have organised a two-week workshop. Professional New Zealand massage therapists Glenda Palmer and Alison Grace are in Rarotonga to host the workshop. Palmer, who currently works at the Lotus Holistic Centre in Hastings, New Zealand, has been […]
Local Scout will row down Thames
Saturday 14 April 2012 | Published in Features
Deep Sea Scout Ron Bird is taking one Avarua Harbour Sea Scout to London to join a Kiwi crew sailing down the River Thames with 1000 other vessels in honour of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. Fifteen-year-old Jason Potoru of Takuvaine has been selected to represent the Cook Islands in the Kiwi crew. “We wanted a […]
Poem on BBC
Saturday 14 April 2012 | Published in Features
Cook Islanders living in the United Kingdom are being urged to contact the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) for the opportunity to represent their homeland during the London Olympics. The BBC is looking to capture the spirit of each nation participating in the London 2012 Olympics. In an effort to represent the Cook Islands, producers have […]
30 dancers going to Queen's Jubilee
Saturday 14 April 2012 | Published in Features
A 30-strong Cook Islands dance team is headed to London early next month to perform for the Diamond Jubilee. Organised in commemoration of Queen Elizabeth II’s 60-year reign, the Jubilee will comprise performances and parades put on by all countries affiliated with the British Commonwealth. The Cook Islands was, however, the only Pacific Island country […]
Horror and dismay at dictionary criticism
Saturday 14 April 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I write to express my utmost horror, dismay and sadness at reading the letter written by Jan Kristensson in last Thursday’s edition over his views towards the recent efforts of Papa Rod Dixon and the Professors to get the Mangaian Dictionary Online for all to access. It really busted the bubble of excitement […]
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