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Spectacular waves continue as weather brings big swells
Tuesday 27 January 2015 | Published in Local
Heavy swells that battered the northwestern side of Rarotonga over the weekend are expected to subside over the next couple of days – but possibly not for long.
New deal with Korean company will expand purse seine fishery
Tuesday 27 January 2015 | Published in Politics
The Cook Islands will expand its purse seine fishery this year through a new initiative approved by Cabinet last week.
Demos call for urgent meeting
Tuesday 27 January 2015 | Published in Politics
A special meeting of the Democratic Party Executive has been called for tomorrow night.
Proposal in pipeline
Tuesday 27 January 2015 | Published in Politics
A controversial proposal that could slash the price of petrol on Rarotonga has been sent back to a government committee before approval is given for public consultation.
Sun power lights up the islands
Tuesday 27 January 2015 | Published in Local
Solar powered lights are brightening up dark corners across the Cook Islands as part of the Pacific Efficiency Project under the Asia Development Bank’s technical assistance programme.
Questions hang over 'risky' water project
Tuesday 27 January 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, We’ll state the obvious by saying the ‘Te Maki Vai’ project is a complete farce with huge risks that the bureaucrats and politicians have not dealt with before charging ahead.
Earhart search on remote atoll
Tuesday 27 January 2015 | Published in Regional
MILI ATOLL – A further search for clues of the whereabouts of aviator Amelia Earhart’s plane has taken place on a remote atoll in the Marshall Islands.
New research blows Rapa Nui collapse theory
Tuesday 27 January 2015 | Published in Regional
RAPA NUI– Newly-published research into ancient land use on Rapa Nui, or Easter Island, shows the collapse of pre-European society there wasn’t as dramatic as first thought.
PACIFIC BRIEFS: SOLOMONS NEW PM LAUNCHES POLICIES
Tuesday 27 January 2015 | Published in Regional
SOLOMON ISLANDS – The Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare is launching his government’s Policy Framework today.
Tonga determined to qualify in Hong Kong
Tuesday 27 January 2015 | Published in Regional
HONG KONG – The 28 participating teams have been confirmed for the Hong Kong Sevens in March, with Belgium the only newcomers in the main draw.
Severe La Ninas becoming more likely
Tuesday 27 January 2015 | Published in Regional
Extreme “La Nina” weather events that cool the Pacific Ocean and can disrupt weather worldwide will paradoxically happen almost twice as often in a warming world, an international team of scientists said on Monday.
'Where did the money go'
Tuesday 27 January 2015 | Published in Regional
APAI – Samoa police have rejected a claim that police officers who arrested a man for theft several years ago took a large sum of money that was in his bag.
School drop outs of concern in Tonga
Tuesday 27 January 2015 | Published in Regional
NUKU‘ALOFA – Non government organisations and regional bodies are urgently trying to curb the alarming rate of secondary school drop outs in Tonga as it climbs to around an average of 1000 a year since 2008.
Police bosses back war on marijuana
Tuesday 27 January 2015 | Published in Regional
SUVA – Despite opinions posted in Letters to the Editor forums in the local dailies, and comment on radio talk back shows about the possibility of legalising the cultivation of marijuana in the country, Fiji’s Police Commissioner Ben Groenewald says this is “not a healthy option”.
Bashing stuns UK visitor
Monday 26 January 2015 | Published in Local
A visiting tourist from the UK was left stunned and in pain after being attacked at the Rehab nightclub in Avarua on Friday night.
Proclamation saved in delicate process
Monday 26 January 2015 | Published in Local
“Painstakingly delicate,” explains Cook Islands Library and Museum Society secretary Jean Mason, of the recent preservation treatment to The Proclamation ‘E Tuatua Akakite 1891’ document that saw her accompanying the historical document to New Zealand in order to prolong the document’s shelf life.
Aitutaki service halved
Monday 26 January 2015 | Published in Outer Islands
Shipping services to Aitutaki will be cut from two voyages to one per month, as the Tiare Moana embarks on one of its last voyages to the island.
Room to grow food production
Monday 26 January 2015 | Published in Local
This article by Derek Fox is part of a series of features looking at interesting small developments taking place in the Cook Islands. On a wall inside the kitchen where the staff of the Pacific Resort at Muri prepares all the food for their guests, there is a white board.
Database there, but no interest
Monday 26 January 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Paul Allsworth’s article in Saturday’s paper makes perfect sense although the details of a future Parliament may be debated.
Natural beauty steps forward
Monday 26 January 2015 | Published in Local
She’s beauty and she’s grace, she’s Manihiki-born beauty Elva Mamia Reitapu Opuu or ‘Mamia’, as she is more commonly known.
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