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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.
146kg striped marlin sets a new record
Akura Fishing Charters crew have every right to boast about always catching the biggest fish after hauling in a record breaking 146kg striped marlin. Caught out from the Kiikii fad on Monday morning – it had Akura crewman Cameron Thorp feeling the monster was a record breaker from the outset. Each of the six anglers […]
Westpac manager resigns
Westpac Cook Islands is due to have a change in management, after the bank’s general manager Carmel Butler handed in her resignation. The Australian banker took over the position on a two-year contract in October last year, but will return to her homeland at the beginning of October with the goal to pursue other opportunities […]
MFEM balances the end of year books
After initially projecting a $3 million deficit, government has managed to balance its books. Finance Minister Mark Brown told media recently he was happy with the country’s financial performance at the end of the financial year, after the June quarterly financial report shows the predicted deficit turned into a surplus of $769,000. He said this […]
Clearing debt the first priority
If government does not take ‘strong action’ to address deficiencies in the banking system, the Cook Islands is unlikely to return to sustained economic growth. The upshot of that is dismal – that “without strong economic growth the objective expressed by all of reversing the current trend of increasing emigration will not be achieved”, according […]
Online toon amusement
The political cartoonist at the New Zealand Herald is having a bit of fun with the paata custom, the Cook Islands’ relationship with Chinese fishing enterprises, and the Pacific Islands Forum’s exclusion of Fiji. Cartoons have surfaced on the New Zealand Herald Online that prove the Cook Islands is still more or less in the […]
Late ship blamed for fuel shortage
The delayed arrival of Reef Shipping vessel Southern Reef was responsible for the weekend’s petrol crisis. “This is the consequence of relying on the national shipping service from New Zealand – we’re buying in tanktainers rather than in bulk,” Toa Petroleum director Brett Porter said yesterday. “If you’re buying in bulk you’re buying two, three […]
Act before disaster
Recovery plans should be made by governments before disasters strike, the United Nations says. One of the key outcomes of a three-day workshop on disaster recovery training in Fiji recently was that Pacific governments need to focus on building resilience. United Nations representative Knut Ostby gave the workshop’s closing address to over 40 professionals working […]
Meeting tonight
Questions surrounding the make-up of the Punanga Nui market committee are sure to add some extra spice to the first stallholders meeting since the market was turned over to the agriculture ministry. The Sinai Hall is the venue of tonight’s public meeting and matters including the management of the market are on the agenda. But […]
Recycling bins improve Punanga Nui
Punanga Nui market manager Elmah McBirney is hoping people will get the message of responsible recycling after six stations were installed around the marketplace. All of the stations are housed beneath signs created to inform the public of making the right choice with recycling. The four bins are categorised into aluminium cans, plastic bottles, glass […]
First aid test a competition
Developing first aid skills and passing them on to others was the primary objective behind a revived Rarotonga First Aid Competition. While International Red Cross Day was actually on Saturday, the celebrations organised by the Cook Islands Red Cross were brought back a day to combine their efforts simultaneously with New Zealand, who marked the […]
Seeto's rollercoaster
An opportunity to serve the community has lead to Rotary district governor Ron Seeto take on what he believes is an “exhilarating” role. Seeto started as the governor of District 9920, which includes Rarotonga’s club, on July 1. Since then it has been a large, thrilling ride for the architect. “When you’re president like John […]
Airport biosecurity boosted by NZ
Agriculture secretary Dr Matairangi Purea has hailed New Zealand’s contribution to Rarotonga International Airport’s biosecurity control after about $6000 worth of equipment was handed over to the ministry. Amongst the goods donated by New Zealand’s Ministry of Primary Industries is an amnesty bin stationed at the airport’s arrivals department. The bin will help ensure any […]
Suicide awareness campaign underway
Today marks the start of a seven-day awareness campaign to promote suicide prevention. The group driving the campaign is made up of people representing Te Marae Ora, Internal Affairs, the Ministry of Education, the private sector, and non-government organisations like the Cook Islands National Youth Council and Te Kainga. Most of the work has been […]
Tupapa defeat Sokattak
In the main Lotto Premier men’s soccer match on Saturday, Tupapa-Maraerenga defeated Nikao Sokattak by two goals to one at Nikao. The game was evenly played in the first half, however in the 39th minute Leo Berlim scored a beautiful goal over the Nikao Sokattak goal keeper. In the second spell Nikao Sokattak had more […]
Nukutere students adopted Vanuatu
Nukutere College were the lucky recipients of a surprise visit from their adopted country during the Pacific Leaders Forum. Ham Lini, deputy prime minister of Vanuatu, made time in his busy schedule to drop in at the school and meet the students. Donna Nahu, principal at Nukutere College, said Lini was so impressed by the […]
Aussie trip builds group
Students from the Cook Islands Sports Academy (CISA) are setting their sights on a mixture of culture and sport when they depart for Sydney at the end of the month. The auction fundraiser held at the Rarotongan Beach Resort and Spa on Thursday night saw members of the sporting academy showcase their cultural dance item […]
I felt it was the happiest time
This week on the Kids Page, Grade Six Takitumu School students share their experiences of participating in the Pacific Leaders Forum, in both Maori and English Opening of the 43rd Pacific Forum 2012 On a beautiful Tuesday afternoon it was an awesome day for the opening of the 43rd Pacific Forum 2012. It was at […]
New waterpark open for fun!
Waterpark aficionados, take heart. The Rarotongan Resort & Spa has commissioned a gigantic inflatable waterslide – a three-story toy with a six-figure price tag that’s taken up residence on the side of the road opposite the resort. Six pumps keep the slide inflated by day, and rest while it’s deflated each night. The launch was […]
Sun blocks signal from Telecom satellites
Telecom services will be affected next week due to the position of the sun knocking out their satellite signals. Solar outages are a natural phenomenon which occurs twice a year when the sun is positioned directly in line with ground-based satellite dish antennas. During these brief eclipse periods, the sun’s radiation overwhelms the signals from […]
Suicide prevention campaign on the road
Talk about it – talk about your problems and issues with people who care. That is the key message from the Youth Suicide Prevention Committee who this week revved up their awareness campaign with a billboard on the back of one of Cook’s Passenger Transport buses. It’s a bus that is used on the school […]
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