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Matariki FM undergoes re-branding

Thursday 17 October 2013 | Published in Features

Changes are in the air at local radio station Matariki FM, with new frequencies and revamped programming to come over the next few weeks.


'We do not want NZ union stirrers'

Thursday 17 October 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I wish to reply to Dennis Tunui’s letter ‘At first they will laugh at you’ published in Cook Islands News October 15.


MFEM 'too removed from coalface'

Thursday 17 October 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, There was much in Mr Neves pork response letter (Tax policy to lower cost of living, October 15) which needs to be challenged but it would be helpful, Editor, if your readers had before them an earlier letter of mine which you published five years ago on 11 October 2008 (at the time of the Wall Street crash) under the headline ‘A case for market protection’.


Kata - October 17, 2013

Thursday 17 October 2013 | Published in Kata

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$30K for Trade Pasifika

Thursday 17 October 2013 | Published in National

ANZ Bank is giving more than $30,000 worth of sponsorship to Trade Pasifika 2014.


Tuna fishery to be certified 'sustainable'

Thursday 17 October 2013 | Published in National

The Cook Islands Albacore longline fishery is entering full assessment to be measured against the internationally recognised Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC) standard for a well-managed and sustainable fishery.


Fish for World Food Day

Thursday 17 October 2013 | Published in National

In support of World Food Day, local fishers in Rarotonga are being invited by the Ministry of Marine Resources (MMR) to take part in the event by selling their fish at the Punanga Nui Market from 8am to 12pm on Friday.


Record Tourism Awards entries

Thursday 17 October 2013 | Published in National

Forty-seven entries have been received for the 2013 Air New Zealand Cook Islands Tourism Awards, an increase of 25 per cent over the number of entries received for 2011.


Education ministry reports on goals

Thursday 17 October 2013 | Published in National

Progress of national education goals was discussed with stakeholders across the country, at the Ministry of Education recently.


Specifics needed on seabed minerals

Thursday 17 October 2013 | Published in National

More specific information would further debates around seabed minerals, according to Pacific Islands Conservation Initiative’s (PICI) programme manager.


Youth select projects for Indian aid

Thursday 17 October 2013 | Published in National

Cook Islands youth have played the vital role in the recent short-listing of projects that hope to receive funding from the government of India.


Ambulances may go to outer islands

Thursday 17 October 2013 | Published in National

The arrival of two second-hand ambulances in Rarotonga is one step closer to providing another ambulance to one of the outer islands.


Westpac warns customers to be vigilant against fraud

Thursday 17 October 2013 | Published in National

Westpac Cook Islands has seconded the Financial Intelligence Unit’s recent warning regarding the rise of online fraud and is encouraging customers to be aware of an increase in hoax emails, phone calls and SMS texts.


Spam emails target customers

Thursday 17 October 2013 | Published in National

An email scammer claiming to be from ANZ Bank has been circulating a spam email ‘notification’.


Ocean conservation expert shares ideas on CI marine park

Thursday 17 October 2013 | Published in National

The leaders of the Ui Ariki and Koutu Nui recently held informal discussions with Cook Islander Dr Takiora Ingram to seek her views on the development of the Cook Islands Marine Park and other marine resource policy issues.


Nauru shows how to do it

Thursday 17 October 2013 | Published in Smoke Signals

“It is noted that our cousins in Nauru have caught an illegal fishing boat and collected a cool million Yankee dollars,” a smoke signaller writes.


'Spot on' search and rescue

Wednesday 16 October 2013 | Published in Local

A search and rescue mission launched over the weekend in response to an alert from a yacht 150 miles northeast of Aitutaki has been deemed a false alarm.


Cookies go wild!

Wednesday 16 October 2013 | Published in Local

Cook Islands rugby league members (from left) cultural attach Ina Tapurau, Daniel Fepuleai, Tyrone Viiga and coach David Fairleigh get cosy with wallabies at the Yorkshire Wildlife Park in Doncaster, England.


Apology

Wednesday 16 October 2013 | Published in National

In Monday’s issue of Cook Islands News a letter (Independent audit needed for CIFA?) published under the pseudonym “Give CIFA a red card” was published.


Look after the people

Wednesday 16 October 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I wish to acknowledge the Cook Islands News of October 12 (Street poll) for collecting the views of the people on the street regarding the taxation of our New Zealand pension here in the Cook Islands.


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