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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.
Akirata perform proudly for Czechs
Akirata have done themselves proud with their performances in the Czech Republic. The Rarotonga dance team’s first stop on the Czech tour was the city of Ostrava, only 10 kilometres from Poland. Akirata are performing alongside dance troupes from Croatia, Poland, Serbia, Denmark and the Czech Republic all with their own unique style of dance […]
Auckland councillor supports war veteran
A councillor for New Zealand’s biggest city is throwing his support behind Rarotongan Bill Framhein, who despite having served in the New Zealand Army is not receiving a pension while living in the Cook Islands. Born in Rarotonga, Framhein was one of some 36 young Cook Islanders who were recruited by the New Zealand Army […]
UNESCO approves 2 proposals
The UNESCO National Commission of the Cook Islands has received notification from the UNESCO head office that two of its proposals, submitted under the participation programme for the 2012-2013 biennium, have been approved. The sum of US$25,000 has been approved for the digitisation of the audio-visual collections of the national archives, and this project will […]
Cooks making international headlines
Hillary Clinton’s ”rumoured“ visit to the Cook Islands has flung the country into the international spotlight. The Cook Islands made headlines this week for being what an Associated Press writer called ”almost too small for Hillary Clinton“. At this point Clinton’s office has not confirmed that the secretary of state will be flying to Rarotonga, […]
Reclamation project awaits final material
Avatiu port land reclamation project designer George Cowan is still aiming for completion of reclamation by October, as the cyclone season looms. The designer, who works independently from the Ministry of Infrastructure and Planning (MOIP), said they were hoping to finish the entire project by November as the reclamation plan was waiting on the final […]
Harbour dredging all done
Dredging of the Avatiu port has been completed, meaning the hardest worker of the bunch is about to head home to New Zealand. Around 73,000 cubic metres of underwater materials have been dredged at the site and have since been shipped to either the Punanga Nui markplace as a part of the land reclamation project […]
PM explains shipping 'complication'
Prime Minister Henry Puna has emphasised he has no personal or business-related cargo in a one-page statement. A fact sheet was released by Prime Minister Henry Puna and gave a breakdown of ”salient facts“ as confirmed by culture secretary Sonny Williams, who was in charge of the departure of the Lady Naomi on Saturday. Thirteen […]
Police minister checks out with police chief
Minister of Police Teariki Heather left the country yesterday morning to attend the Pacific Chiefs of Police conference in the Solomon Islands. Police commissioner Maara Tetava accompanied him. The two may be glad to escape the heat from yesterday’s news of money and property being stolen from the police safe by sworn officers. Cash to […]
Hydroponic first in Atiu
Atiu is reaping the benefits of the island’s first hydroponics scheme. With help from the Business Trade and Investment Board (BTIB) board director Ngaakitai Taria, Timau and Ngametua Mokoroa are the owners of the facility that aims to reduce imports to the island and boost the local economy. The impressive structure houses hydroponic lettuces, with […]
Aid for trade on agenda
Minister of marine resources Teina Bishop joins trade ministers from around the region in Tonga this week to discuss a range of regional trade related issues. Their deliberations will form the basis for onward advice to Pacific ACP Leaders at their annual meeting in the Cook Islands later this month. ”Let us not forget the […]
New dilemmas for Cook Islands
Prime Minister Henry Puna’s mugshot features this month on the cover of Islands Business, a regional publication that highlights current affairs and is distributed throughout 22 island countries. Inside, a story written by Cook Islander Lisa Williams-Lahari explores the ”cultural crisis for the Kia Orana people“. It’s all happening in Rarotonga this month. When Pacific […]
Biggest ever cargo ship in port
The Southern Reef’s brief visit at the weekend marked a turning point in the history of Cook Islands shipping. Prior to this year’s $27 million harbour redevelopment project, the 116-metre ship would not have been able to berth at Avatiu. Ports Authority general manager Nooroa ‘Bim’ Tou says that while Avatiu has accommodated a 135-metre […]
Items on-board may hold clues
The police officer in charge of the Bonny crime scene investigation says he has ”no idea“ what really happened to suspected paedophile David Peppiatt. Bonny was found by adrift 20 nautical miles from Rarotonga, after police were alerted by an emergency call. The was no sign of the sailor, David Peppiatt, who fled New Zealand […]
Penrhyn residents head home
Penrhyn residents will finally see their loved ones and homes after the first charter flight left for the northern island this morning. The first group of around 10 people left at 6am aboard an Air Rarotonga Bandeirante charter plane. The flight was confirmed by Air Rarotonga managing director Ewan Smith yesterday. ”We are still working […]
Micro planning for major gathering
The Cook Islands is less than two weeks away from the biggest political gathering to transpire on its soil in decades. The Pacific Islands Forum has been micro-scheduled, down to the last detail, and the organising committee has this week released the itinerary it has been working in past months to prepare. Logistical coordinator Jaewynn […]
New NZ navy advisor for Cooks
The Royal New Zealand Navy has sent the Cook Islands a new technical advisor as part of its ongoing naval commitment to the country. Chief petty officer Tony Francis will replace chief petty officer Del Bewg as technical advisor to the Cook Islands maritime police. Francis, originally from the Waikato, joined the navy straight from […]
How police catch their own: slowly
The police officer in charge of the Bonny crime scene investigation says it took so long to find the crime scene thief because police had to employ a more tactical approach to catch one of their own. Inspector John Strickland was the officer in charge of searching yacht Bonny after she was found adrift by […]
No grudges on Penrhyn
Penrhyn MP Wilkie Rasmussen insists that the people of Penrhyn have no bad blood over the recent MV Lady Naomi controversy. As proof, he pointed to the fact that the community put on a big kaikai for the three tere parties and crew that stopped at Penrhyn this week. Freezer cargoes were stored in available […]
Islands relations soured: mayor
Penrhyn mayor Tini Ford says the way the Manihiki people handled the Lady Naomi saga on Saturday afternoon could have damaging consequences on the interactions between the islands. It comes after allegations of excess cargo were denied by Prime Minister Henry Puna. In a salient fact sheet delivered to Cook Islands News, Puna states that […]
Fishing licence details with-held
The Ministry of Marine Resources (MMR) has at last responded to a request Cook Islands News made under the Official Information Act (OIA) about fishing licences. CINews made the inquiry in June when Parliament was debating the merits of Budget Book 1, which vaguely refers to the licensing of 20 additional vessels under MMR’s exploratory […]
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