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Lessons to be learnt from award recipient
Thursday 30 June 2011 | Published in National
A ceremony on Mangaia has celebrated Gill Vaiimenes award as a Member of the Civil Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE), for public services and services to the community. An education ministry curriculum advisor, Vaiimene was one of four people named in the latest Queens New Years Honours list and […]
Black-belt officer teaches crash course
Thursday 30 June 2011 | Published in National
You do not want to take on New Zealand constable Carl Cavanagh in a fight. He has black belts in the martial art disciplines of ninjutsu, sirdor and kempo karate and has spent the last decade training police officers how to detain violent offenders. New Zealands riot police are among those who call on his […]
Facing the paper war
Thursday 30 June 2011 | Published in National
A time management master will stop by Rarotonga next week to help bolster the efforts of business people succumbing to the paper war at work. New Zealand business management coach Helen Corban is returning to the Cook Islands a year after she last visited the country to teach a new crowd how they can maximise […]
Pacific Pearl to visit
Thursday 30 June 2011 | Published in National
The Cook Islands will welcome the Pacific Pearl P&O cruise ship next week when it calls into Rarotonga. The Pacific Pearl, will stop at Rarotonga on Sunday, July 10, departed Auckland yesterday on its Tahitian Treasures tour taking in Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, the Cook Islands and French Polynesia. A spokeswoman for Destination Management Cook Islands, […]
Blue Light targets youth
Thursday 30 June 2011 | Published in National
A Blue Light youth group is to be revived in Rarotonga by police and other community organisations. Blue Light is a charity programme made up of police and community members with the aim to reduce youth crime, boost self esteem, build partnerships and enhance community safety. Often associated activities and events are organised for youth […]
Education base ready by December
Thursday 30 June 2011 | Published in National
The secretary of education says the ministry will be able to move into its new Nikao headquarters by December this year. The $1.6 million eco-friendly building will house the education ministrys 46 staff once it is complete. Secretary Sharyn Paio said the ministrys planned move had been pushed back to December, about three months behind […]
PM home again
Thursday 30 June 2011 | Published in National
Prime Minister Henry Puna has been overseas for most of the month, but his chief executive Edwin Pittman confirms he will be back in the country this afternoon in time for the ceremonial opening of parliament tomorrow. Puna was invited by UNIDO to attend the Vienna Energy Forum 2011 from June 21 to 23. Over […]
Brown in Rome representing CI
Thursday 30 June 2011 | Published in National
Agriculture secretary Anthony Brown is in Rome attending the 37th session of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) on behalf of agriculture minister Nandi Glassie. The Italy conference runs from June 25 to July 2 and Glassie is unable to attend due to other engagements. A preliminary conference agenda includes a […]
Changes to Telecoms board
Thursday 30 June 2011 | Published in National
The Telecom Cook Islands board met with its New Zealand counterparts this week. In what will probably be his last Rarotonga meeting, head of international sales for Telecom New Zealand John Mitchell announced his impending resignation from the Telecom Cook Islands board. Mitchell has been on the board for over 10 years, but will vacate […]
Marine building to be torn down
Thursday 30 June 2011 | Published in National
The domed Marine Resources building at the wharf will be demolished to accommodate the harbour reconstruction. Don Silk, who established the Maritime Training Centre that occupies the second floor, says he remembers the domed building being erected in about 1960. On whether it holds sentimental value for him, he shrugged and said simply: Things come […]
Time to get tough on burglars
Thursday 30 June 2011 | Published in National
July will see the start of what Cook Islands Tourism hopes will be a surge of Australian holidaymakers winging their way directly from Sydney to Rarotonga, a smoke signaller writes. The Australian media will not hold back if their countrypersons report being burgled on holiday. Goodbye tourism from Australia and to a big part of […]
Guidebook advises school committees
Thursday 30 June 2011 | Published in National
The Ministry of Education has launched a school committee development guidebook, which is being called a first for the Cook Islands. The book offers guidance in both Maori and English to school committees in helping shape their schools direction. Secretary of education Sharyn Paio said it was a first for the Cook Islands, The guidebook […]
Man faces raft of charges
Thursday 30 June 2011 | Published in National
Police are seeking the remand in custody of a 30-year-old man arrested yesterday following investigation into a complaint of assault on a female, threats of violence, burglary and contempt of court. The man, who is due to appear in the Cook Islands High Court at Avarua today, is in police custody. Officers had been looking […]
Police to carry batons
Thursday 30 June 2011 | Published in National
Batons are being added to the Cook Islands Police arsenal for general duty officers. Once trained and qualified in the use of batons all sworn officers will be required to carry one while on duty. The defensive weapons will be attached to duty belts, like handcuffs and other equipment already is. This is the first […]
We can only do so much
Wednesday 29 June 2011 | Published in Local
Almost half of all burglars and thieves in the Cook Islands are caught by police but residents and visitors alike need to remain vigilant in the prevention of such crime, police commissioner Maara Tetava says. He was asked to comment yesterday on new reports of burglary and theft within the community, following two new letters […]
Plan to boost local production
Wednesday 29 June 2011 | Published in Local
A relationship between the Business Trade Investment Board (BTIB) and a New Zealand trade development company is being formed due to a proposed importation substitution strategy. BTIB and Tuia International have signed a memorandum of understanding which will see both organisations work towards implementing a strategy to address the Cook Islands reliance on imported goods. […]
Direct flights begin again
Wednesday 29 June 2011 | Published in Local
Australia and the Cook Islands will soon be directly connected by air services again with non-stop flights between Sydney and Rarotonga set to restart next week. The first planeload of Australian visitors will touch down at Rarotonga International Airport on Tuesday, July 5. Cook Islands Tourism Board director of destinations development Metua Vaiimene said the […]
Reward offered after burglary
Wednesday 29 June 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, We have just this morning returned from our holiday in Rarotonga and Aitutaki, and I am hoping you can help us out. Last weekend, on Saturday night we returned to our rented beach house at around 7.45pm in Titikavaka to find we had been burgled. The whole place had been ransacked and we […]
Food poisoning claim answered
Wednesday 29 June 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Firstly I would like to say what a wonderful holiday weve had here in Rarotonga! We have been treated wonderfully by everyone we met and were able to really relax and leave the worries of everyday life behind for a while. We look forward to returning again, and again and again. However, I […]
Robbery leaves tourists scared
Wednesday 29 June 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I am a senior lecturer in tourism and travel. I teach airlines staff and travel agents, I promote weddings in the Cooks as part of my work as a travel agent and a wedding celebrant and I am a member of new Zealand institute of travel and tourism. My husband is a wedding […]
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