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New head for market

Tuesday 28 February 2017 | Published in Local

The new manager for the Punanaga Nui Market was officially welcomed last week.

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ICI looks to the future in strategy plan

Tuesday 28 February 2017 | Published in Local

Infrastructure Cook Islands (ICI) launched its first strategic plan at the ICI head office in Arorangi yesterday.

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Gutsy Puaikura lose opener

Tuesday 28 February 2017 | Published in Football

Team Wellington have got an early jump on their OFC Champions League rivals in Group B with a 4-1 win over Puaikura FC while Ba and host club Hienghène Sport battled to a 1-1 draw on Match Day one in Koné, New Caledonia.


One (or more) bad apple

Tuesday 28 February 2017 | Published in Smoke Signals

A smoke signaller says that over the weekend he was overcome with a temptation that he reckons even Adam and Eve could not have resisted.


We need safer roads, better policing

Tuesday 28 February 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Every time you read the tragic story of the Smith family it breaks your heart because it seems so unfair to lose two children so tragically and unavoidably.


Day of honours for CITTI graduates

Tuesday 28 February 2017 | Published in Local

Rain did not hamper the spirits of the graduates and their families as they managed to stay on until the end of the 2017 Cook Islands Tertiary Training Institute graduation ceremony.

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Creative Centre grateful for generosity

Tuesday 28 February 2017 | Published in Local

The Creative Centre in Maraerenga has benefitted from the generosity of a local business, with Island Bike and Hire providing a small car for the use of the manager and staff.

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ICI signs roading contract with Triad

Tuesday 28 February 2017 | Published in Local

Infrastructure Cook Islands and Triad Petroleum have signed a contract to improve the road network from Takuvaine to Avatiu.


Working to create a CI plan in case of disaster

Tuesday 28 February 2017 | Published in Weather

Emergency Management Cook Islands is happy with the initial results of a workshop last Friday in which government ministries began to work out their roles during national disasters. But EMCI director Charles Carlson says it is just the beginning. Carlson said the workshop should have taken place a long time ago. EMCI aims to strengthen Cook Islands resilience in the threat of disaster and climate change, in doing so, achieving sustainable livelihoods. Carlson said EMCI faced the problem that ministries weren’t sure of their role in the event of a disaster. “They would just pass the buck, throw their hands up and say that’s not our responsibility,” said Carlson.

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Taio blames debris for reef hit

Tuesday 28 February 2017 | Published in Local

Discarded ship ropes and fishing nets floating around the waters of the northern islands are said to causing big problems for inter-island shipping services with three domestic ships crippled in just over 12 months.

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Chiefs drought ends with 24-15 win

Tuesday 28 February 2017 | Published in Rugby Union

THE Chiefs have broken a three-year Super Rugby drought against the Highlanders, opening their 2017 campaign with an unlikely 24-15 victory.

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Busy time for young students

Tuesday 28 February 2017 | Published in Local

Term one at Saint Joseph School has been busy and the school is preparing for a number of upcoming events.

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Reception marks McCully's final visit

Tuesday 28 February 2017 | Published in Local

A large number of guests attended a reception for New Zealand Foreign minister Murray McCully at Ngatipa, residence of New Zealand High Commissioner Peter Marshall and his wife Pamela, on Tuesday night.

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Memories recall importance of family

Tuesday 28 February 2017 | Published in Opinion

The hustle and bustle, is droned out only by the smooth velvet sounds of Jim Reeves: “Put your sweet lips a little closer to the phone…”


Wichman joins MMR as new data manager

Tuesday 28 February 2017 | Published in Local

Taking on the challenging role of data manager in the Offshore Fisheries Division, Marino Wichman has joined the Ministry of Marine Resources team this month.

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From a 'petrol head' to keen 'petrel head'

Tuesday 28 February 2017 | Published in Local

An online dictionary defines a “petrol head” as a person who is overly reliant on the use of their car, resisting any suggestion to use other means of transport.

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Vinyl club gives classics new life

Tuesday 28 February 2017 | Published in Local

Rarotonga’s Vinyl Revival Club came into being as a happy accident says Ian Wheeldon, who co-founded the club with his partner Clare.

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Public urged to aid rubbish management

Tuesday 28 February 2017 | Published in Environment

Now that there is a recycling option for tin food cans, Rarotonga Waste Facility staff have the unenviable task of pulling out cans from piles of unsorted general rubbish.

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ICI to launch strategic plan

Tuesday 28 February 2017 | Published in Local

Ministry of Infrastructure Cook Islands (ICI) staff have been busy working on the the launch of their first Strategic Plan 2016-2021, scheduled to take place on Monday at their head office in Arorangi.


Abundance of rain keeps water works busy

Tuesday 28 February 2017 | Published in Weather

Thanks to the abundance of rain this summer, the water intakes on Rarotonga have been full for a lengthy time compared to previous years.


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