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NZ speaker to join domestic violence workshop
Friday 16 December 2011 | Published in National
A representative from the Pacific Prevention of Domestic Violence Programme will act as the keynote speaker at a national workshop on domestic violence in Avarua tomorrow. John Robinson, the programmes country mentor to the Cook Islands from New Zealand Police, will talk on how police forces in the Pacific can increase their capacity in responding […]
Takitumu celebrates with Pa Marie Ariki
Friday 16 December 2011 | Published in National
Hundreds of people turned up for the grand opening ceremony of Pa Arikis Takitumu palace. Though 1500 people were invited, about 500 showed up, including all government ministers currently on Rarotonga and Queens Representative Sir Frederick Goodwin and Lady Goodwin. Under a blistering sun, Cook Islanders, New Zealand Maori and Tahitians celebrated their ancestral vaka […]
Rubbish attitude should be canned
Friday 16 December 2011 | Published in National
Recycling and rubbish dumping remains a problem at the Punanga Nui Market and organisers are calling on the public to step up its efforts in keeping the area beautiful. Market manager Elmah McBirney said everyone in the community had a part to play in recycling and looking after the environment, especially in a community area […]
Partygoers asked to turn it down
Friday 16 December 2011 | Published in National
Police are hoping this weekend will be a bit quieter than recent weekends have been, not just for them but for communities around Rarotonga. Last weekend, police received six noise complaints, prompting them to reissue public appeals to be mindful of neighbours during the festive season. Cook Islands Police inspector Tere Patia said the complaints […]
Focus on refreshing the soil
Thursday 15 December 2011 | Published in Environment
Local growers are this week taking part in a soil school workshop in Titikaveka which has an emphasis on refreshing soil and biological agriculture. The four-day workshop, which ends on Thursday, opened on Monday with minister of agriculture Nandi Glassie praising stalwart growers on the island for keeping the industry alive. Glassie acknowledged Bill Hosking, […]
150 more surveys to reach target
Thursday 15 December 2011 | Published in Environment
Emma Castel is hoping for 150 more replies to her water quality and health survey before next week. The survey period closes on Wednesday, and she still has not reached her target of 650 a number she chose because it represents five percent of the Cook Islands population. As of yesterday Castel had 502 surveys, […]
Puna champions ocean protection
Thursday 15 December 2011 | Published in Environment
Prime Minister Henry Puna has called on international leaders to uphold their responsibilities as stewards of the ocean environment. Puna is in Abu Dhabi at the Eye on the Earth summit an environment themed international conference to which he was invited to speak. In delivering his address to the summit, Puna introduced himself and the […]
31 homes, sections need cleaning
Thursday 15 December 2011 | Published in Local
Overgrown homes on vacant lots and empty lands have been the biggest problem identified by the Ministry of Health during the final tutaka assessments carried out for 2011. Of the 3000 properties inspected as part of the Rarotonga-wide health inspections, 31 lots were identified as in need of clearing work, including some government properties, workshops […]
OBrien calls CISNOC meeting
Thursday 15 December 2011 | Published in Local
Full disclosure of CISNOCs financial status, including up to date accounts, will be presented to members at a meeting on Monday, December 19. Dan OBrien, treasurer of the Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee (CISNOC), has called the meeting inviting the entire membership by email yesterday. OBrien says he hopes as many members can […]
Family values run deep
Thursday 15 December 2011 | Published in Local
About 50 people from the Ahkeau and Mireka family reunion put down the genealogy books yesterday and helped clean up an old relatives overrun resting place. Descendants of the Ahkeau and Mireka family came from around the Cook Islands and as far as New Zealand, Australia and the United States to gather in Rarotonga this […]
Do something about low wages
Thursday 15 December 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, If you have a well-paying job then its easier to pay for stuff like groceries. But because of a lack of awareness or government advertising to get a better education to receive higher wages, some get paid five dollars an hour and it sucks. Because of a failing economy a lot of potential […]
Manureva ketch history sought
Thursday 15 December 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, In 2006 I purchased a 54-ft wooden ketch, the Manureva, in Sebana Cove Malaysia, where it had apparently laid for some years. It was the property of a deceased estate, so obviously I wasnt able to learn anything of its history from the previous owner. I am informed from records found that she […]
MOIP needs a shakeup
Thursday 15 December 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Some time ago the tar sealed road leading from Rarotongas power station in Avatiu valley right down to the intersection in Ruatonga was excavated to install water/electrical pipes. Since that time MOIP has failed to reseal those parts of the road damaged during the excavation. Used by many people on a daily basis, […]
Pa shares her vision for the Are Ariki
Thursday 15 December 2011 | Published in National
I would like to introduce a project focusing on improving our health and ultimately our well-being as a people. This project will include small clinics where we can gather to re-learn and remember the way we ate and took care of ourselves in the past. The past is not long ago that past belongs to […]
Are Ariki opens today
Thursday 15 December 2011 | Published in National
Over 1000 people are this morning expected to attend a ceremony marking completion of the Are Ariki o Pa Ariki. Fifteen hundred invitations have been sent to people in the Cook Islands, Aotearoa and Tahiti. Even parliament has been adjourned to enable government to attend the ceremony. For Pa Marie Ariki and the village of […]
27 kittens need homes for Christmas
Thursday 15 December 2011 | Published in National
If you are stuck for ideas in the lead-up to Christmas, a solution may be found at the Esther Honey Foundation Animal Clinic in Nikao. The Nikao clinic has 27 kittens that need homes, although Esther Honey staff and volunteers remind people to think carefully before taking on the commitment of having (or giving) a […]
Relations with Philippines formalised
Thursday 15 December 2011 | Published in National
The Cook Islands and Republic of the Philippines have formally established diplomatic relations through the signing of a joint communique document. Cook Islands High Commissioner to New Zealand Tiki Matapo and Philippines ambassador Virginia Benavidez signed on behalf of their respective governments at the Philippines embassy in Wellington on December 12. The Cook Islands and […]
Minister's wives share Christmas cheer
Thursday 15 December 2011 | Published in National
The Cook Islands First Lady Akaiti Puna led a group of Cook Islands Party ministers wives to Rarotongas health support clinics on Tuesday to help spread some Christmas cheer. The women visited Te Kainga Mental Health and Wellbeing Centre, Are Pa Metua and the Rarotonga Hospital, sharing food, presents, carols and stories with their hosts. […]
Society schedules elections for January
Thursday 15 December 2011 | Published in National
An annual general meeting of the Pukapuka Community of New Zealand Inc has been scheduled for January, at which it is expected there will be elections for the positions of president and for the executive board. The elections have been called as a matter of urgency given that the societys two opposing camps have yet […]
PR: only when youre married?
Thursday 15 December 2011 | Published in Smoke Signals
Do you have to be married to get permanent residency (PR)? a smoke signaller asks after reading yesterdays front page article Prioritising PR for spouses. Other questions on the subject: Is handing out PR to spouses married to Cook Islanders opening an old can of worms? What if the couple gets divorced do they have […]
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