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On the way to Whangarei
Tuesday 18 October 2011 | Published in National
The Rotary Club of Rarotonga and the Whangarei Hospital have sparked up an old relationship, with Cook Islands emergency services set to be the big winner in the deal. The Bowden Trust Hospital Visit Scheme has been re-launched through the teaming up of Rotary and the Rarotonga Hospital. Through the trust, two candidates will be […]
Language resources available at local library
Tuesday 18 October 2011 | Published in National
Those wanting to learn everyday conversational Rarotongan Maori, or a resource to refer to in respect of the language, should pay a visit to the Cook Islands National Library in Maraerenga. Part of the Ministry of Cultural Development, the library offers for sale reference titles including Learning Rarotonga Maori by Na Makiuti Tongia. The $5 […]
Eyes on Rarotonga for Rotary visit
Tuesday 18 October 2011 | Published in National
With almost 50 clubs in his district spanning thousands of kilometres and only a year to visit them all, Rotary District 9920 Governor Alan Eyes is a busy man. Eyes oversees the worldwide service clubs largest geographic district in the Southern Hemisphere, covering an area that includes half of Auckland, American Samoa, Fiji, French Polynesia, […]
Be vigilant, keep records
Tuesday 18 October 2011 | Published in National
Cook Islands Police have reminded the public to keep records of your possessions, mark your belongings and write down serial numbers of valuable items to ensure you have a good chance of reclaiming any goods if they are stolen. Though police have celebrated a dramatic drop in theft and burglaries for September, they are warning […]
Trochus harvest to bring $140,000
Tuesday 18 October 2011 | Published in National
Aitutakis trochus harvest is expected to generate about $140,000 for the community. It is the first harvest allowed by the Ministry of Marine Resources (MMR) in eight years and will see about 20 tonnes of trochus shell sold to make buttons. The last harvest in 2003 was successfully tendered for by an Italian company and […]
Guides learn from the best
Tuesday 18 October 2011 | Published in National
It is something anglers worldwide can only dream of having some of the best fly fisherman personally teaching their tricks of the trade. A handful of Aitutaki fishermen, bonefish guides and trainee guides are the lucky ones. They have spent the past week in the company of four of the best anglers in the United […]
Bonefish scheme a success
Tuesday 18 October 2011 | Published in National
Governments initiative to boost tourism through the sustainable management of bonefish in Aitutaki is being praised by those involved. At the launch of an international bonefish catch and release tournament in Aitutaki on Saturday evening, visiting anglers, government officials and Aitutaki community leaders celebrated the schemes success to date as well as the perceived benefits […]
Aitutakis bonefish come out to shine
Tuesday 18 October 2011 | Published in National
Fears of Aitutakis elusive bonefish evading anglers at this weeks inaugural catch and release tournament are starting to fade as lines tighten. A handful of the worlds best anglers are in Aitutaki at present learning how difficult it can be to spot, hook and land local bonefish. They are being guided by local fishermen who […]
Pukapuka connected, Atiu next for coverage
Tuesday 18 October 2011 | Published in National
The new phone network at Pukapuka is now in operation and providing the island with mobile phone coverage for the first time. Telecom Cook Islands yesterday announced upgrades to Pukapukas phone network are now complete and operational. The service not only means people in Pukapuka can send and receive text messages and phone calls from […]
New Muri speed limit comes into force
Tuesday 18 October 2011 | Published in National
The new 30km/h signs on the main road at Muri have been installed and police are warning motorists to slow down and respect the speed limit. The signs were erected at Muri over the weekend and police have begun enforcing the reduced zone from the Avana bridge to the Parengaru bridge. In their weekend report, […]
New Zealand computers gifted
Tuesday 18 October 2011 | Published in National
New Zealands government has given the Cook Islands government 30 of its used computers, two laptops and two data projectors. The New Zealand Ministry of Social Development (MSD) would have retired the computers but they have been obtained through its relationship with the Cook Islands Ministry of Internal Affairs (INTAFF). At INTAFFs Tupapa premises yesterday […]
Dredging up dinner
Tuesday 18 October 2011 | Published in Smoke Signals
Now it would be easy to come up with some good lawyer jokes about retired solicitor Reuben Tylor moving a big machine that is essentially a giant vacuum cleaner around the South Pacific, a smoke signaller jokes after reading Fridays page 8 article about the former Ports Authority sand dredge. But this smoke signaller wonders […]
Local training in climate projections
Monday 17 October 2011 | Published in Environment
A team from the Australian governments Pacific Climate Change Science Program (PCCSP) spent last week training staff from the Cook Islands Meteorological Service, National Environment Service and other government agencies and non-government organisations in using a new web-based climate projections tool. PCCSP scientists, from the Australian Bureau of Meteorology and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial […]
No net fishing in Aitutaki without a permit
Monday 17 October 2011 | Published in Local
Government has taken its preservation of Aitutakis fisheries a step further by banning all non-permitted net fishing. At the launch of an inaugural international bonefishing catch and release tournament in Aitutaki on Saturday evening, cabinet minister Teina Bishop made the announcement in front of Prime Minister Henry Puna, Aitutaki mayor John Baxter, and about 100 […]
Grow local
Monday 17 October 2011 | Published in Local
Big bags of juicy locally grown tomatoes were hot items at the Agriculture Food Day on Friday which pushed the message of grow local to reduce the Cook Islands dependency on imported goods. A large crowd of shoppers packed in around the combined fresh produce stall at the Punanga Nui market to snap up the […]
Hermann appointed
Monday 17 October 2011 | Published in Local
Former Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration (MFAI) international division director Tepaeru Herrmann has been appointed as the new First Secretary of the Cook Islands High Commission in Wellington, New Zealand. Herrmann replaces former first secretary Sonya Kamana, who has held the post since 2003. As first secretary, Herrmann is the senior diplomatic officer under […]
PM defends Te Aponga Uira policy
Monday 17 October 2011 | Published in Local
Prime Minister Henry Puna says Te Aponga Uira O Tumutevarovaro (TAU) is doing a great job with Rarotongas electricity supply, despite contrasting legislation and government policy. Puna the Cook Islands energy minister says he has every confidence in TAUs ability to continue providing electricity on Rarotonga as well as support governments objective of attaining 100 […]
All answers to be found in the Bible
Monday 17 October 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I am writing to you in response to Bill Caruthers letter in your newspaper of October 11th entitled God Hates Prawns. Firstly I am happy to learn Bill does read the Bible and I would like to thank Bill for expressing his views and for directing the two questions to church ministers, pastors, […]
Carry on nibbling on prawns
Monday 17 October 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Hoseas letter about God hating prawns does not make sense. He says originally man had a vegan diet. In other words man did not kill and eat rats, rabbits (delicious), locusts, mynah birds and other creatures. All these mentioned easily multiply and wipe out completely crops like wheat, fruit and other plants man […]
Tenants treated like worthless squatters
Monday 17 October 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The letter (Saturday, October 15) by CICC legal advisor Mr Iaveta Short is a lie, misleading and a ploy to regain public support for its handling of the Tepuka affair. I will again clarify the tenants position. Mr Short states that we the tenants object to paying land rent, think the land should […]
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