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Youngsters learn from the best at Junior Rugby League Clinic

More than 100 children gathered at the National Stadium in Nikao yesterday to learn from the best of Cook Islands Rugby League international stars as part of the Cook Islands Athletic Development Junior Rugby League Clinic.

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Tropical Cyclone Pita downgraded to a low pressure, strong winds and heavy rain continue

Cook Islands Meteorological Service has confirmed this morning that Tropical Cyclone Pita has now been downgraded to a low pressure.

Keynote speaker puts spotlight on literacy

University of Auckland professor of educational psychology and literacy Janet Gaffney gave her keynote speech to a room of around 70 people in the education field at the first day of the first national conference organised by the Ministry of Education yesterday.

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Conference aims to keep teachers current

The Sinai Hall was alive with colour, song and new ideas yesterday at the opening of the first-ever national conference held by the Ministry of Education.

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Strangers lurking near private homes

Assault, excess alcohol, theft and lurking strangers were among the issues police dealt with over the weekend.

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Avarua town vulnerability assessed

Over the past 18 months the University of New South Wales Water Research Laboratory (WRL) has been undertaking an assessment of the Avarua area to understand, model and map the potential impacts from climate change and extreme cyclone events on the community.

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Ministry looks at challenges in education

The first-ever national conference organised by the Ministry of Education begins today.

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Sky TV signal still going strong

The satellite signal for Sky TV has not yet been switched off in the Cooks, despite warnings from Fiji that it would shut down on October 1.

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Nurses up-skilled by 80s fund

A nurse at Rarotonga Hospital recently attended a training workshop in Bangkok, thanks to a trust set up more than 20 years ago in the Cooks.

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Prime Minister given the 'all clear'

Prime Minister Henry Puna returned to the job on Friday morning after arriving in the Cook Islands on a flight late on Thursday.

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US$2.15m grant for Pacific aviation safety

THE PACIFIC – The World Bank’s board of executive directors has approved a $US2.15 million grant to the Pacific Aviation Safety Office (PASO) to help ensure safety and security oversight in the aviation sector in Pacific island countries.

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Regional science conference underway

Members from the region’s scientific community are in the Cook Islands for an annual gathering to discuss environmental and development issues affecting the Pacific.

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Creative Centre visits USP campus

There were excited smiles on the faces of students from the Creative Centre when they visited the University of the South Pacific campus in Takamoa for the first time on Wednesday last week.

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Cook Islands trusts on comeback trail

The Cook Islands is on the trust comeback trail, looking for work from New Zealand, Australia and China as it produces new products and services focused on its reputation as a trust, rather than a tax haven.

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Volunteers step up for rubbish round-up

Hundreds of kilograms of rubbish were collected by volunteers during this year’s rubbish round-up events in Rarotonga.

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Mental illness in the elderly a concern

Stress is the main contributor to mental illness in older people.

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French attach visits for language project

Embassy of France linguistic attach Patrick Coustance is in Cook Islands to meet all the Cook Island parties of the French teaching project.

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Prison 'safest place'for mentally ill man

A mentally ill man whose case has spent some time in court has been sentenced to three months imprisonment for his and the community’s safety.

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World mental health day on Thursday

Around 800 million people are currently aged over 60 in the world and these figures are projected to increase to over two billion by 2050 according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).

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Early detection is the best protection for breast cancer

Tennis champ Andre Agassi signed three tennis balls to raise funds for the breast cancer foundation.

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Improving maths skills in Pasifika students

Cook Islander and mathematician Dr Bobbie (Roberta) Hunter reinvented how maths is taught to Pacific Islands students in Auckland – and she is in Rarotonga to give a presentation about her work this week.

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Bringing the sellers in from the rain

An increase in the number of Punanga Nui market stalls has resulted in a make-over for the facility.

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