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Some lessons to be learned from row over Chinese aid
Friday 12 January 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
It was interesting to hear on Wednesday morning’s Radio Cook Islands-RNZ International and Pacific News report, comments attributed to Senator Concerta Fierravanti-Wells, Australian Minister for International Development and the Pacific.
What's up with the new truck?
Friday 12 January 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
I have seen a brand new bitumen truck parked at ICI the last week or so, and I wanted to know from the ICI secretary whether this is the same bitumen truck that was talked about in parliament as having been paid for and not delivered, because the New Zealand company had gone into receivership.
Fisheries grant deadline extended
Friday 12 January 2018 | Published in Local
The Fisheries Small Grants that was due to end today has been extended until the end of the month.
Invercargill family saves young Dominic
Friday 12 January 2018 | Published in Local
After moving from the Cook Islands for lifesaving treatment in New Zealand, baby Dominic Joseph-Kura received a liver transplant from an Invercargill family.
Tourist numbers not the only issue
Friday 12 January 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Tourism has committed itself to operating under a sustainable guidance system for all the areas tourism affects - that means our culture, community and environment.
Atiu title dates back many centuries
Friday 12 January 2018 | Published in Outer Islands
This obituary for the late Ada Te-Au-Purepure Rongomatane Ariki Nicholls was kindly provided by the House of Ariki
Sopoaga shuns RWC for England offer
Thursday 11 January 2018 | Published in Rugby Union
All Black Lima Sopoaga, who has maternal links to the Cook Islands, has made the stunning choice to forfeit a place at next year’s Rugby World Cup by taking up an offer to play rugby in England.
Hostel service for traditional leader
Thursday 11 January 2018 | Published in Local
The late Ada Teaupurepure Rongomatane Ariki will be honoured at a ceremony at the Atiu Hostel this morning.
China row has Cook Islands in the spotlight
Thursday 11 January 2018 | Published in Local
The row over an Australian senator’s criticism of Chinese aid activities in Pacific countries gained momentum yesterday, with specific mention of the Cook Islands’ involvement with the Asian superpower mentioned in several online news stories.
Sponsor's help aids efforts to restore vaka
Thursday 11 January 2018 | Published in Local
Components from the much-loved voyaging vaka, Marumaru Atua have been moved to a dry storage space where restoration work will be done.
Alcohol involved in Zambucca stranding incident
Thursday 11 January 2018 | Published in Local
Police have confirmed alcohol was a factor in the incident which led to the stranding of the Ocean Fresh Limited longline fishing vessel Zambucca on the reef at Muri on Friday night.
Sympathy for fruit theft victim
Wednesday 10 January 2018 | Published in Local
A Rarotonga grower was left reeling at the end of the year after 100 pineapples were stolen from her plantation in Arorangi.
High-flying PM jets off on first overseas trip of the year
Wednesday 10 January 2018 | Published in Smoke Signals
The year was just eight days old when our PM announced he was off overseas yet again, this time to Abu Dhabi for a renewable energy meeting. “Maybe he’s trying to break last year’s record for the amount of time spent out of the country,” a smoke signaller says. BAD AND BADDER… The amount of bad and dangerous driving that’s going on around the island at present points to the fact that we need the increased police alertness to continue. What’s going to happen when the checkpoints fade back to their normal level? ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN The police statement about the very uncertain rules regarding riding on the back of trucks was all well and good, but in the meantime, people are still riding around perched on the side of truck trays, or standing up and leaning on the back of the cab, without holding on to anything. It’s an accident waiting to happen – and if it is against the law, no-one’s doing anything about it. HITCHING A RIDE Unfortunately, it seems the police don’t follow their own rules when it comes to dangerous riding on the back of trucks. Seen yesterday at Panama, a truck driving along the main road with a police bike on the back – and a policeman sitting astride it! If the truck had come to a sudden stop, things could have got pretty tricky. WHALE TALE GAINS NEW LIFE The remarkable story about whale researcher Nan Hauser diving with a humpback whale off Rarotonga last year has gained a whole new life on the internet. Months after the story first appeared in CI News, overseas media have put a whole new spin on the episode. The New Boston Post, which bills itself as “the hub of conservative thought,” ran a story saying: “A Maine woman diving near the Cook Islands in the South Pacific cavorted with a humpback whale that kept trying to shield her with a giant pectoral fin; it took her a while to figure out the whale appeared to be shielding her from a lurking tiger shark. A video associated with the story in the link below shows the woman interacting with the whale, but doesn’t show the shark.” BALANCED VIEW The whale tale has also been aired on CBS news, together of video footage of the whale researcher and the humpback whale said to have protected her from a tiger shark. Thankfully, however, CBS took a more objective approach. “While Hauser credits the whale for protecting her, she acknowledges she can’t know what the whale was thinking,” the CBS story said. “James Sulikowski, a marine biologist and professor at the University of New England who has studied tiger sharks, said he’s not convinced that the whale saved her life. “The shark could have just been hanging around,” he said. “There’s really no way of knowing the whale’s motivation.” TABLOID SENSATION The prize for the most over-the-top version of the story predictably goes to a British tabloid, the Mirror, whose website ran a story and video headlined: “Amazing moment hero whale saves snorkeler from shark by hiding her under giant fin while pushing her to safety.”
Fishing vessel remains stuck
Wednesday 10 January 2018 | Published in Local
The fishing vessel Zambucca was still stranded on the reef in Muri yesterday evening.
Reckless driving alarms police, island residents
Wednesday 10 January 2018 | Published in Local
Drivers acting in increasingly reckless ways are concerning both the police service and island residents.
Water disruptions expected at Muri
Wednesday 10 January 2018 | Published in Local
Water will be shut off at various times in the Muri area later this week or early next week, as work on Te Mato Vai water mains project continues.
Injured pets keep new clinic busy
Wednesday 10 January 2018 | Published in Local
In just one day at Te Are Manu animal clinic in Arorangi, a constant stream of injured and abandoned dogs and cats flooded through the doors, including a litter of seven puppies who had been rescued from a rubbish bin, where they had been dumped overnight.
In love with the island way of life
Wednesday 10 January 2018 | Published in Local
A Danish journalist visiting Rarotonga with a friend says she has already fallen in love with the island way of life.
Chinese buildings 'useless'
Wednesday 10 January 2018 | Published in Local
A SENIOR Australian government minister who visited Rarotonga last year has launched a tirade about China’s foray into the Pacific, accusing the Asian superpower of lending funds to island nations on unfavourable terms and constructing “useless buildings” and “roads to nowhere”.
Stanaway gears up for early start
Tuesday 9 January 2018 | Published in Rugby Union
New Zealand Sevens representative and former Under 20s Cook Islands captain Teddy Stanaway will lace up the boots a little early this week as he prepares to participate in the Bayleys National Sevens tournament in Rotorua, New Zealand.
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