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CI hosts PACE workshop
Thursday 9 June 2011 | Published in National
Cook Islands representatives from the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development (MFEM) aid management division and the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) have this week been participating in a Pacific Executive (PACE) Programme alumni workshop on Rarotonga. Daphne Ringi from MFEM and Walter Henry an FIU financial intelligence officer represented the country at the workshop which […]
Fire drill and evacuation practised
Thursday 9 June 2011 | Published in National
Those near the National Auditorium at midday tomorrow are asked to remain calm while a practise fire drill and emergency evacuation takes place. As part of its disaster risk management awareness programme, the Ministry of Cultural Development is staging the drill ahead of Te Maeva Nui celebrations and the corresponding arrival of teams from pa […]
Empty bottles dumped at market
Thursday 9 June 2011 | Published in National
Punanga Nui Market manager Elmah McBirney is paying for the laziness of others. More than eight boxes of empty wine and beer bottles have been dumped at the market place following the long weekend. McBirney says it will cost the market to remove and correctly dispose of the rubbish, which has been dumped beside plastic […]
Paper wasps: Not as bad as they look
Thursday 9 June 2011 | Published in Smoke Signals
Rarotonga residents who recently have been ducking and sidestepping frisky wasps will be happy that the large number of these insects has dwindled in the past fortnight. After the tropical depression brought high winds and rain to the Southern Cooks last month, the following sunny weather in turn brought the wasps out in very large […]
Avatiu face Blacks in soccer finals
Thursday 9 June 2011 | Published in Football
The Avatiu womens (no boys) and Avatiu mens (no girls) will play the Black Qwenz and Black Puta in todays five-a-side soccer knock out competition at the CIFA complex in Matavera. In the semi final match between Avatiu No Girls and The Rock , Avatiu won by 3 goals to 1 in a penalty shootout. […]
Juniors pumped for race
Wednesday 8 June 2011 | Published in Environment
Close to 20 pumped up under 16 paddlers will tackle the Tama Aito 6km course through Muri lagoon on Monday, June 13 and get a taste of whats in store for them in years to come. Tama Aito is the junior division of Te Aito Cook Islands the premier singles oe vaka race in the […]
CI serious about risk management
Wednesday 8 June 2011 | Published in Environment
Emergency Management Cook Islands director Charles Carlson (left), Office of the Prime Minister central policy and planning director Liz Koteka (second from left), and other regional representatives at the Cook Islands display within the 2011 Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction held in Geneva, Switzerland last month. 11060701 Emergency Management Cook Islands (EMCI) director Charles […]
Legend-based play to open
Wednesday 8 June 2011 | Published in Local
The much-anticipated theatrical production Once Upon a Reef opens tonight. After 10 weeks of rehearsal and practice, the all-local cast and crew will perform the production which is based on an old legend tonight at the National Auditorium. The show starts at 7pm. Tickets are being sold outside Cook Islands Tourism Corporation and will also […]
Police investigate liquor breaches
Wednesday 8 June 2011 | Published in Local
Cook Islands police are preparing a report to the Liquor Licensing Authority about two alleged breaches of licences by sports clubs during the long weekend. It is alleged the Avatiu and Tupapa club houses were in breach of their liquor licences and the police report on both incidents will be considered by the authority, which […]
PM in Auckland
Wednesday 8 June 2011 | Published in Local
Prime minister Henry Puna meets Auckland mayor Len Brown today. Brown will welcome Puna at the Auckland Town Hall during a reception at 5.20 tonight. Puna and the mayor will answer media enquiries and have their photo taken whilst they are the Town Hall.
On your mark, get set, go
Wednesday 8 June 2011 | Published in Local
Mini sprinters fly off the start line during Mondays Kumete Sports sprint events. From left, Nomar Maarateina, Akevai Niki and Tiamarama Tuivaga give all theyve got with village pride on the line. At track and field events at the BCI Stadium, a small but enthusiastic group of athletes from Avatiu-Nikao, Arorangi and Tupapa turned out […]
Lazaro ahead in by-election
Wednesday 8 June 2011 | Published in Local
Preliminary results of the Pukapuka by-election put CIP candidate Tekii Lazaro in the lead to become the electorates member of parliament. According to preliminary results of yesterdays by-election in Pukapuka, Lazaro polled 134 to Democratic Party candidate Vai Peuas 84 votes. However, the final count which will include advance votes and postal votes will not […]
Rough conditions hamper annual fishing competition
Wednesday 8 June 2011 | Published in Features
Fishing conditions were unfavourable at the weekend where 17 boats headed out to contest the Don Beer Senior Memorial Trophy for the heaviest tuna in the annual competition over Queens Birthday weekend. Seventeen boats registered for the competition, but unfortunately the fishing conditions were far from ideal with a strong south-easterly blowing on both days […]
Road maintenance neglected once more
Wednesday 8 June 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, When he first came into power the Minister for Infrastructure, Teariki Heather, made certain that the condition of the roads around Rarotonga were brought up to a reasonable standard. Although the work carried out by road works was far from satisfactory, motorists were generally happy with the road maintenance as they did not […]
Is NES telling the truth?
Wednesday 8 June 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The answer from the Environment Service to my letter about the mud and possible sewage running down the road on hospital hill is unbelievable, Buried waste a public heath risk, published June 2. Is Vavia Tangatataia trying to say those two big mud flows didnt happen? I wasnt talking about some old dry […]
Netball team starts with win
Wednesday 8 June 2011 | Published in Netball
A tight knit and confident Cook Islands national netball squad won their first game of the Pacific Netball Series 51-34 against host Papua New Guinea on Monday night. But the team were ironing out their game plan yesterday ahead of their second match against 5th ranked team Fiji, who on day one of the tournament […]
Cross-country season begins on Thursday
Wednesday 8 June 2011 | Published in National
Find those shoes, dust them off and jog over to the BCI Stadium for the start of the Rarotonga cross-country season on Thursday. Over the next few weeks participants have the opportunity of running over varied terrain around Rarotonga during the annual Athletics Cook Islands cross country season. The first race in the series will […]
Overseas paddlers to compete in Cook Islands for first time
Wednesday 8 June 2011 | Published in National
For the first time in its short history, Te Aito Cook Islands is bringing in paddlers from overseas. Raiatea champion paddlers Tyrone Hart (open men), Steve Hart (master men), Mereani Marakai (junior women) and Titaua Hart (master women) arrive on Thursday afternoon, ahead of Saturdays race. A V1 world champion, Steve Hart took first at […]
Te Aito excites local paddlers
Wednesday 8 June 2011 | Published in National
Theres plenty of excitement among local paddlers ahead of the second running of Te Aito Cook Islands this weekend. The announcement that a group of gun paddlers from Tahiti and one paddler from New Zealand will be on the Te Aito start line has really got the competitive juices running among local paddlers who have […]
Paddlers battle for slots
Wednesday 8 June 2011 | Published in National
Individual paddlers are this week doing last-minute training ahead of this weekends Te Aito Cook Islands races, the winners of which will qualify for Tahitis Te Aito the Pacifics biggest V1 affair next month. Two juniors (one boy and one girl) and two open paddlers (one man and one woman) will win a ticket to […]
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