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SPC resource mobilisation and service delivery
The Pacific Community (SPC) recently held its annual meeting in Pape’ete, where 25 member countries, including the Cook Islands, came together to discuss progress and set priorities for the future.
TAU appoints engineering professional
Barbara Elliston has been appointed as an engineering professional for Rarotonga’s power authority Te Aponga Uira (TAUU) by the Cook Islands Investment Corporation (CIIC) Board of Directors.
Rewards still up for grabs
A number of rewards offered in recent weeks through this newspaper do not seem to have any effect on spurring the public to come forward with information. A local builder who offered $200 for information leading to the return of his tools and the thief apprehended is surprised he has not had one bite. Mann […]
Vaka Eiva Festival 2 months away
In just over two months, Rarotonga will become paddling heaven for around 700 paddlers from across the globe and island who will gather for the fun and energetic week-long Vaka Eiva Festival. The hugely popular paddling festival is in its ninth year of running and long before final confirmation of numbers for this year’s competition […]
Toursim reps push top 10 cultural attractions
Ten Cook Islands hotel operators and tourism industry representatives are in the USA and Canada for a two-week tourism roadshow, which started with a show in Edmonton attended by around 70 travel agents and wholesalers. With temperatures hitting single digits on the day of the first show, the operators are hoping the colder weather will […]
O3B in top 100
The company contracted by Telecom to provide the Cook Islands with internet four times faster than it is now by April next year has been listed as one of the world’s top infrastructure companies. The KPMG Infrastructure 100: World Cities Edition 2012 is a glossy publication that aims to embody the spirit of innovation and […]
New waterslide highly popular
A power outage caused the island’s newest attraction – the big red waterslide opposite The Rarotongan – to deflate when a tourist was riding it last week. Resort owner Tata Crocombe is confident electrical upgrades made immediately afterward are sufficient to prevent a repeat of the incident. Every night staff deflate the three-story inflatable slide, […]
More 'oscars' won by Pacific Resorts
Pacific Resort Hotel Group (PRHG) properties have won recognition in several categories at the HM Travel Awards, and Pacific Resort Aitutaki general manager Julian Moore has been named South Pacific general manager of the year. PRHG did well in all categories at the HM Awards for Hotel and Accommodation Excellence at the Sydney Town Hall […]
Quest for 'Miss Thunda Hips'
Seven queenies are taking the stage tomorrow night to challenge reigning champion Geneva, who remains Miss Thunda Hips after last year’s Kura Kapa Anuanua. Tatryana, Geneva, Moana, Briannah, Kendra, Blossom, Robyn and young Neiomi say they are “ready to rumble” and have been working with their respective chaperones to prepare crowd-pleasing numbers for tomorrow night’s […]
Sea Shepherd helps police shark fishing
In the first enforcement collaboration of its kind in the South Pacific, Sea Shepherd has partnered with Kiribati to combat illegal shark fishing. After spending nearly two months in the South Pacific on its latest shark campaign, Operation Requiem, working in several island nations on marine protection, outreach, education and partnerships, Sea Shepherd concluded the […]
Prison – not bail – for teen
A 16-year-old was imprisoned as a precautionary measure before his sentencing in two months time. Chief Justice Tom Weston was due to sentence Bishop Bailey in the High Court last week on four burglary charges and one of receiving stolen goods. But the young man’s lawyer Norman George was sick, meaning sentencing could not go […]
MOE secretary pursues education initiatives
Secretary of education Sharyn Paio and the language and culture manager Jane Taurarii attended the South Pacific Board of Educational Achievement (SPBEA) conference in Nadi, Fiji, recently. Heads of education systems and curriculum and assessment managers from all 15 Forum member countries were also in attendance. The objective of the conference was to raise awareness […]
NZ aids maire man's dream
It’s taken Taratoa Metuariki nearly a year to advance his mission to salvage a maire industry teetering on the brink of collapse. He’s paid for five tickets to Rarotonga from Mauke to lobby for government assistance in his effort to prop up his island’s failing maire operation, and all for nought. But after a single […]
48 apply for loans
BTIB chief executive Terry Rangi says he is satisfied with the expressions of interest in the agriculture development loans (ADL) after they formally closed last Friday. As part of the successful soft-loans scheme, agricultural entrepreneurs were invited to apply for a loan of between $2000 and $3000 to buy items related to the agriculture industry. […]
Turuturu'ia mai to tatou au metua pakari
The Are Pa Metua is under-resourced and running quickly out of funds. The organisation was established by wives of Rotarians to give elderly people something to look forward to, and for years has been bringing together older people for a hot meal and a bit of socialising. But the budget Are Pa Metua receives from […]
Italian and Dutch credentials presented
The Italian and Dutch ambassadors participated in an historic credentials ceremony at Government House yesterday. It was the first time two national representatives have presented credentials to Queen’s Representative Sir Frederick Goodwin on the same day while the visit was also the first from a Dutch ambassador. Italian ambassador Alessandro Levi Sandri is his country’s […]
Vaka Te Au O Tonga is back
Traditional voyaging double hulled canoe Vaka Te Au O Tonga is back on Te Moana Nui o Kiva and ready to be a mother again to the next crop of voyagers and sailors. The 72-foot vessel was commissioned by former prime minister the late Sir Geoffrey Henry and built in 1994 by the late Sir […]
Weak El Nino means less rain
The emerging El Nino in the Pacific region is currently not expected to be as strong, nor last for as long as previous El Nino events. This could mean less rainfall than usual over the coming months, says Meteorological Service director Maara Vaiimene, as the emerging possibility of a weak El Nino has been predicted […]
Abandoned children gone home
The three children abandoned by their mother at Rarotonga International Airport last week have been reunited with their parents in Australia. On Sunday September 2, a mother left her three children, aged five, seven and eight, with a Cook Islands woman working at the airport – a complete stranger – then boarded a flight back […]
Tougher catch limits 'very important'
The Pacific Islands tuna industry says fishing pressure on the vital Southern Albacore tuna is much more severe than scientific data suggests. The Pacific Islands Tuna Industry Association (PITIA), which has members in 14 Pacific countries, says a rush of new Chinese boats has made it impossible for local fishermen to join the industry. The […]
Disaster recovery changes for Cook Islands
A report highlighting where the Cook Islands can improve its disaster recovery plans has been handed over to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Known as the Cook Islands IDRL Report, the paper was undertaken by Cook Islander Fine Tuitupou-Arnold. The report analyses the way the country responds to international disasters and suggests a number of […]
Congress continues to build
Progress is continuing to happen at the world’s biggest conservation event in Jeju, South Korea. Local representative Ana Tiraa, who was recently elected to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) council as an Oceania councillor, described the event as “unique” in its approach to major international issues. “IUCN’s World Conservation Congress is […]
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