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Cook Islands voyagers share skills, strengthen ties in Hawai’i
Cook Islands Voyaging Society crew members are visiting Hawai’i to enhance, teach and explore their navigational skills and seafaring techniques, as well as to strengthen ties with the Polynesian voyaging community.
Crown Law Office on track for record number of lawyers
The Crown Law Office is on course to have its highest number of lawyers ever, a significant improvement from just five lawyers in August last year.
NZ High Commission launches Facebook page
The New Zealand High Commission has a new Facebook page. “We’re still taking baby steps but this will be a good way for people to be informed,” said High Commissioner Joanna Kempkers. According to a press release from the High Commission, the page is “… designed to provide easily accessible and up to date information […]
Iconic mayor coming for tourism awards
Invercargill’s iconic Mayor Tim Shadbolt will be a guest speaker at this Friday evening’s 2013 Air New Zealand Cook Islands Tourism Awards gala event. Mayor Shadbolt is a New Zealand icon, known for his wide-mouthed smile, wicked sense of humour and standing up for a wide range of causes. Furthermore he is known for his […]
Agencies respond to mock aircraft crash
A full-scale emergency drill in Rarotonga yesterday saw emergency services flood Avatiu Harbour in response to a mock aircraft crash off the coast. Thirty agencies kicked into gear at 8:45am when the call went out that an airplane carrying 28 people had crashed in Avarua Harbour. Emergency services descended on Avatiu marina en masse and […]
Proposal could create monopoly in the fuel industry
An offshore fuel tanker project is likely to lead to a monopoly in the fuel industry, said Triad Pacific Petroleum lawyer Tim Arnold. In a letter to the editor on November 6, Triad director Chris Vaile raised concerns about a proposal by shipping company Petrocean – which works with Pacific Islands Energy – for a […]
Cook Islands soldiers remembered
Cook Islanders who have died in the line of duty were remembered yesterday in a ceremony timed to mark 95 years since the official end of World War I. It was at 11am on November 11, 1918, that an armistice was signed to end the Great War of 1914-18. The Cook Islands Returned and Services […]
Students get something to laugh about
Laughter could be heard ringing out from the classrooms at Avatea School yesterday when speakers from youth education programme Attitude stopped by to deliver “the best talk ever”. Five young presenters from Attitude – a Kiwi programme designed to help teenagers cope with difficult youth issues – are in Rarotonga this week to speak at […]
Courthouse raises funds for breast cancer cause
Raising funds for a cause is all in a day’s work for the courthouse as it donates funds to the Cook Islands Breast Cancer Foundation. The Ministry of Justice is a major supporter of the foundation, says registrar of the high court Claudine Henry-Anguma. “We support the foundation’s efforts so we decided to contribute to […]
Bodybuilding reignites in the Cooks
Standout performances by local body builders at the recent South Pacific Bodybuilding Championships in Tonga has reignited a new drive in the Cook Islands association to develop the sport at home. Seasoned bodybuilding athletes Aaron Enoka – who currently holds the ‘Mr Cook Islands’ title – and Dean Teiho were inspirational role models for first-time […]
Two schools take on French lessons
French is now part of the curriculum at two Cook Islands schools. Voluntary French language assistant, Lauriane Botella will be spending 10 hours at Nukutere College and five hours at Apii Te Uki Ou primary school to assimilate herself with the Cook Islands curriculum. “I would like to develop French in the curriculum. Currently I […]
Maths adds credibility to primary school
Araura Primary School is the top dog in the Aitutaki community after scoring two places in the top five in the regional mathematics competition. The competition, run by Ministry of Education at the National Auditorium on October 30, saw 16 schools taking part. Each school had groups of three to four students aiming to solve […]
Ex-pupils help college get back on its feet
When arson destroyed buildings and resources at Nukutere College and Apii Avatea, the community and ex-students of the college decided to stand united and help. A committee of ex-students of Nukutere College took it upon themselves to give back to a school and a community that gave them so much by holding a gala fundraiser […]
Kiwi presenters tackle tough youth issues
Five charismatic Kiwi presenters will be tackling topics ranging from sex to cyber safety when they speak to young people in Rarotonga this week. The presenters are from youth education programme Attitude, which aims to equip students with skills needed to navigate the tricky teenage years. In a visit co-ordinated by Pastor Tevai ‘Bobby’ Matapo, […]
Ministers and HOM's to hold Friday retreat
A retreat between cabinet ministers and heads of ministries is scheduled for this Friday. All inner circle members of Henry Puna’s government are scheduled to be present in Rarotonga next week for the meeting, after a re-shuffling of cabinet member’s portfolios earlier this month, On Sunday, Prime Minister Henry Puna returned from China on Sunday, […]
Tropical cyclone risk 'low to moderate'
Cook Islanders should expect to batten down the hatches at least once in the next six months, but the good news is tropical cyclone activity is expected to be low to moderate this season. The official tropical cyclone season began on November 1 and runs through to the end of April next year. Cook Islands […]
O3b fast internet to be demonstrated
Following a delay in the launch of O3b satellites, the company has agreed to switch the service on temporarily to give customers a taste of the eventual high-speed internet service. Telecom Cook Islands plans to demonstrate O3b-powered internet speeds for a period of about four weeks starting from late November and concluding on December 20. […]
Foot work at massage clinic
At his clinic under the shade of a Miro tree, Teuvira Upokotea holds a mama’s feet in his hands. For Upokotea, feet can tell the story of a person – how they live, what they do and what condition their body is in. “They keep us grounded on Papatuanuku. They transport us to where we […]
New physio wants to help
There is a new face providing physiotherapy services to the Cook Islands. Dave Taylor has been in the country for just six weeks, having moved to Rarotonga from the United States with his wife Louise, and has joined the team at Te Vaerua Community Rehabilitation Services. “I love what I do,” Taylor says of his […]
FADs deployed by MMR around Raro
Fishers on Rarotonga will be pleased to know that the fish aggregation devices (FAD) in the Black Rock area and a FAD off the Rarotongan Beach Resort have just been deployed by the Ministry of Marine Resources (MMR). Both FADs are approximately 5 kilometres offshore and set at depths of 1200 metres. A FAD committee […]
New vehicle boosts airport security
Security staff at Rarotonga International Airport will be patrolling the aerodrome in style after receiving a new vehicle funded by the New Zealand government. Adorned with flowers, the red Honda CRV was handed over to the Cook Islands Aviation Security Unit yesterday by New Zealand Deputy High Commissioner Aimee Jephson. The vehicle will enable the […]
Aged care facility in the spotlight
The Ministry of Internal Affairs will soon be launching a study on whether the Cooks needs an aged care facility and what that facility would be like. There is currently no dedicated facility for elderly people in the Cook Islands, although there are a handful of elderly patients residing long-term at Rarotonga Hospital. Social welfare […]
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