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Aitutaki man faces indecent assault charges
Wednesday 29 November 2017 | Published in Local
A jury of eight women and four men are deciding the fate of a young man charged with indecent assault this week during a criminal jury trial that began on Monday, on the first day of a two-week High Court session.
US ambassador here for a week
Wednesday 29 November 2017 | Published in Local
The US Ambassador to New Zealand, Scott Brown, is in Rarotonga this week to meet with government representatives and the Chamber of Commerce.
Aircon units vital: College
Wednesday 29 November 2017 | Published in Local
Air conditioning units installed in new buildings at Tereora College are fitted with a common HFC refrigerant, but can be retrofitted when proven alternatives with similar efficiency ratings are available, a spokesman for the project management unit says.
Students hit with law, ministers untouched
Tuesday 28 November 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
“Tea Totaller’s” letter in Saturday’s CI News, raised several valid issues of concern, particularly the motorcycle helmet controversy involving our school children.
Young artists reap rewards
Tuesday 28 November 2017 | Published in Local
Leading up to the arrival of the Queen’s Baton earlier this month, the Just Play ran its fourth colouring competition, with a cluster of schools selected to participate.
Fine alternative and bicycle helmets could be solution
Tuesday 28 November 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
There has been considerable debate in the media recently about the helmet law for motorcyclists – there is no doubt that this law was dreamed up by the type of committee that was supposed to design a horse and came up with a camel.
Motorcycle defect said to have caused Matavera smash
Tuesday 28 November 2017 | Published in Local
An accident on the main road at Matavera involving a motorcyclist and passenger prompted a police callout shortly before 6pm on Saturday evening.
Water intake meetings planned
Tuesday 28 November 2017 | Published in Local
Consultation meetings for landowners and Aronga Mana are being organised to provide information about proposed upgrades to the 10 water intakes around Rarotonga under the Te Mato Vai project.
Nikao Sokattak win race to second place
Monday 27 November 2017 | Published in Football
It was a good soccer day for Nikao Sokattak who won their last round of games of the championship to claim second spot for the premier men’s team.
Don't treat Rarotonga's roads like they're race tracks
Monday 27 November 2017 | Published in Smoke Signals
Regarding the story headlined, “Local drivers urged to slow down (CINews November 20), I agree.
Domestic disputes prompt police calls
Monday 27 November 2017 | Published in Local
The recent spate of domestic disputes and domestic violence on the island continued over the weekend, with the Cook Islands Police Service receiving five callouts to homes around Rarotonga.
Anniversary milestone for culture
Monday 27 November 2017 | Published in Local
Friday was a milestone for Cook Islands culture, as the National Auditorium and the Te Puna Korero Complex celebrated their 25th anniversary.
Four colleges in speech contest
Monday 27 November 2017 | Published in Local
Fourteen secondary school students will compete Monday’s speech contest coordinated by the Cook Islands National Environment Service in partnership with the Tauranga Vananga (Ministry of Cultural Development).
Crash means longer stay for tourist
Monday 27 November 2017 | Published in Local
A visiting Polish tourist has ended up staying on Rarotonga longer than he intended, after an appearance in the Avarua High Court this week.
Watch those fruit sellers
Monday 27 November 2017 | Published in Local
Police are alerting Rarotonga residents to be alertful if they are approached by individuals going door-to-door and claiming to be selling produce.
Sale to benefit insurance clients
Monday 27 November 2017 | Published in Local
Cook Islands clients of Sovereign Insurance are set to become part of the biggest life insurance company in Asia-Pacific and the leading life insurer in both New Zealand and Australia.
Last round of games to decide placings
Monday 27 November 2017 | Published in Football
Round 14 is set out to be one of the most significant weekends of the 2017 Round cup football competition, as two contenders for the second spot on the Van’s Premier men’s points table meet over two games.
Country's laws work in strange ways...
Monday 27 November 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Excuse me Trevor Pitt, but in your letter “ Young not exempt from the law,” you forgot to mention anything about politicians being exempt from the law.
Rutaki shows way in re-using 'junk'
Monday 27 November 2017 | Published in Local
Despite being one of the smallest schools on the island, Apii Rutaki still managed to hold a successful enterprise day on Thursday this week.
Reaching the other side of bereavement
Monday 27 November 2017 | Published in Opinion
For everything there is a season. Each significant change brings us to a fork in the road, a new decision point. The question arises: What season is this in my life? A life-changing loss of someone close, as I have experienced in the last year, can turn us inside out. When the last child leaves the home nest, when we retire, develop an illness, make a move, there is a vacancy of the familiar that sooner or later must be filled. A new homecoming beckons on the other side of the emptiness. We are called to reassess, review and revise our life design. If we choose to make this a mindful process, it can lead us to fresh happiness. As author Christina Baldwin says, “Change is the egg of the phoenix.” It is in the human spirit to rise from the ashes over and over. A friend whose husband died recently told me in a tearful phone call, “I need to move. This house is all about ‘us.’ I need to find my way to ‘me.’” People promised me, in the midst of my bereavement, that I would eventually get to the other side. Thankfully, that happened. I find that this cataclysmic change has created a new space in my life. I am aware that like Alice, I can fall into a hole, or venture deeply into trust, taking the necessary time to discern what this season of my life will hold. This is what I have discovered so far. Being is more important than doing. My brother John grew in virtues as he faced his own death. He dived deeply into trust, gratitude, awe and joy. As he let go of doing — driving, working, cr
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