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Education ministry welcomes new teachers for 2025 school year
The Ministry of Education has welcomed a group of new teachers to the Cook Islands ahead of the start of the 2025 school year.
Cook Islands grapples with ‘declining education value’
Cook Islands grapples with declining public value for education as students are increasingly drawn to lucrative but less academically demanding sectors, posing a significant challenge for the Ministry of Education.
Sharing the ‘Umu Experience’
Having a purpose is essential for emerging entrepreneurs wanting to offer cultural experiences, but for Terry Rangi, the founder of the Umu Experience in Tupapa, having a purpose and providing an immersive cultural experience has always been at the heart of his business and ideas.
In brief: Court news
Gabriel Smith pleaded guilty in the Criminal Court on Thursday in Avarua for refusing a blood alcohol test and was discharged without conviction for careless driving.
'Clean up campaign'
The Democratic Party will establish an independent commission against corruption if they get into power, says its leader.
Papa Jack Cooper: One of a kind
Over my lifetime I’ve often heard people referred to as one of a kind, an icon the like of whom we may not see again. In most cases the rhetoric hasn’t been borne out by the facts – but in Jack Cooper’s case it may just be true, writes Derek Fox.
Papa Don: A gentleman of the Cook Islands
Family, friends and colleagues gathered for a special service yesterday to remember, celebrate and farewell Don Dorrell (Papa Don), who passed away at the age of 84 on Tuesday, June 7, 2022, having lived a “full and meaningful life”.
Making maths unique to Cook Islands context
A group of junior syndicate teachers meet at the Ministry of Education on Thursday to help form a new mathematics curriculum based uniquely on the Cook Islands context.
PM attends handover ceremony for Te Kukupa II
Prime Minister and Minister for Police and Foreign Affairs and Immigration Mark Brown is in Perth, Australia, to attend the Handover Ceremony of the Guardian Class Patrol Boat – the Cook Islands Police Patrol Boat (CIPPB) Te Kukupa II.
PM explores improved airlink
Cook Islands and Fiji leaders have committed to bolster economic co-operation by working to improve transport links, streamlining labour mobility processes and supporting trade and investment growth during a meeting this week.
Te Maeva Nui ‘scaled down’ due to budget cuts
The annual Te Maeva Nui festival has been scaled back for the second consecutive year due to cuts in the Budget.
Reeling in big despite rough conditions
Despite the rough but “fishable” sea conditions on Saturday, Tutavake Kirikava weighed in an impressive 59.5-kilogram yellowfin tuna to walk away with a brand-new shiny Shimano fishing rod.
Ombudsman offices keen to share information
Freedom of information remains more important than ever in this Covid-19 world, New Zealand Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier says.
Agencies come together to celebrate World Oceans Day
Cook Islands ocean stakeholders were present with individual stalls on Wednesday at Terevete Park to celebrate World Oceans Day.
TMO launches campaign to educate students about vaping
Te Marae Ora Ministry of Health is in the midst of a series of visits to Rarotonga schools warning students about the hazardous effects of vaping.
Park rangers ready for challenge
Each year the National Environment Service (NES) sends two park rangers to Suwarrow for six to eight months of the year to protect and manage the environment and wildlife of the island – a designated national park and bird sanctuary.
MFEM, Chamber oppose minimum wage rise
Members of the Minimum Wage panel were told that increasing the minimum wage from $8 per hour to $8.50 per hour would increase the Cook Islands Government’s payroll by $650,000 per year.
Henderson reappointed Financial Secretary
Garth Henderson has been appointed the Secretary of the Ministry of Finance and Economic Management (MFEM) – Te Tango Akatere’anga Moni o te Ipukarea for a third consecutive tenure.
Saving our moana
Instructors from Pacific Divers were met with a nasty surprise during a clean-up dive yesterday morning to commemorate the annual World Oceans Day.
Demo's pledge to eliminate corruption and debt
The Democratic Party shared its manifesto on Monday evening at The Rarotongan Resort and Spa with the focus on eliminating corruption and debt while diversifying the country’s economy.
Cook Islands $2 note selling for $110 USD online
A new Cook Island banknote worth $2 has been issued in the United States.
Ten ‘long, hard’ years of Castaway Resort celebrated
When Paul Ash was about to sign the papers granting him ownership of the Castaway Resort on Rarotonga ten years ago, his lawyer told him he didn’t have to do it.
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