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National
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.
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.
Fun for all dressing up at Mauke school
Students at Mauke School joined in the fun across the Cook Islands, taking their turn to dress up at their favourite book character at the end of September. Students and teachers worked together to create costumes that matched their chosen character, a celebration which concluded the school’s term long Literacy Programme. The colourful students marched […]
WHO director in Cooks
The regional director of the World Health Organisation is currently in the Cook Islands, in order to sign a regional health agreement. This afternoon, director-general of WHO Western Pacific Region Dr Shin Young-soo will sign a country corporation strategy with Health Minister Nandi Glassie. This is a medium-term vision for technical cooperation between WHO and […]
Doctor reflects on successful Forum
The Pacific Leaders Forum is now only a happy memory for most Cook Islanders, with little thought given to all the work that took place behind the scenes to ensure it was a successful and safe event for all. One part of this was providing medical care, to cope with any potential scenario, to some […]
Tourism forum format refined
The Cook Islands is gearing up for another forum – the Kia Orana Cook Islands Forum 2012, that is. Run by the Cook Islands Tourism Corporation, December’s forum is the tourism industry’s biggest opportunity to showcase itself to overseas holiday wholesalers. “In order to strengthen the Cook Islands presence and demand in key source markets, […]
Lyon still leads tourism industry council
Members of the Tourism Industry Council voted to keep the incumbent president at their recent annual general meeting. Stephen Lyon, proprietor of the Muri-based Pacific Divers, remains at the council’s helm. He will be supported by vice president Greg Stanaway , treasurer Jan Mellor, and secretary Sue Fletcher-Vea. The council functions as a watchdog in […]
Strategist wanted at Tourism
The Tourism Corporation is recruiting a chief executive – and a strategic management director to assist the new head honcho. The corporation has been without a chief executive since the end of July, after Carmel Beattie was fired by tourism’ board of directors largely due to differences in opinion over how the corporation should be […]
Women called to gender governance conference
The Cook Islands National Council of Women is holding the second phase of its gender project this week. The gender and local governance meeting starts today and runs until Thursday at the Assembly of God church in Takuvaine. The three-day workshop starts at 8.45 and runs until 11.30 each morning, to allow participants to learn […]
Lack of national fire service discussed regionally
The worrying fact that the Cooks Islands does not have a national fire service was discussed at a regional conference on disaster reduction. The Cooks were represented in New Caledonia last week at the Pacific Platform for managers of national disasters and water sanitation by Emergency Management Cook Islands (EMCI) director Charles Carlson and fire […]
Carter helps troubled youth
New Zealand High Commissioner John Carter is trying to help the country’s troubled youth. His interest in the pressing matter was piqued by the “constant flow” of newspaper articles about the number of youth in the country that continually fall foul of the law, he has written in a letter to local businesses. “It does […]
Remembering our old people today
The Cook Islands is set to celebrate the International Day of Older Persons for the first time today. This article submitted by the Kumiti Rauti Para calls on Cook Islanders to embrace and celebrate our older members of the community. On December 14, 1990, the United Nations General Assembly designated October 1 as the International […]
Skype's the limit for Mangaia School
Providing professional development to teachers on the outer islands has just been made much easier, thanks to the use of new technology by the Ministry of Education. The first professional development sessions via Skype successfully took place between Ministry of Education advisors Brendon Fiebig and Matthew Easterbrook and teachers at Mangaia School in early September. […]
St Joseph's celebrates book week
Children dressed as colourful book characters brought St Joseph’s School to life on Wednesday last week. Students were dressed up as range of book characters, with the older students choosing their favourite book character, and the younger students as different characters from the class’s favourite book. Grade One students took to the stage for their […]
364kg of rubbish in 4th roundup
The fourth event of the 2012 Rubbish Roundup saw the largest turnout to date. A huge group showed up from CITC sporting new, white team t-shirts, along with groups from BTIB, Bank of the Cook Islands, Ministry of Culture, National Environment Service, and even the crew of a yacht passing through Rarotonga. Miss Cook Islands […]
24 scholarships for CI students
The end of year exams are fast approaching for the country’s year 13 students, and while this might be enough to contend with for some, others may want to start thinking about options for future study. One such option is getting a scholarship to cover the cost of expensive tertiary study. The Ministry of Education […]
Fishing for cash in Aitutaki
The 16th Gary Parlour Wahoo contest gets underway this weekend on Aitutaki as they look to improve on last year’s miserable catch. In what really is a community event, the weekend is spent tirelessly reeling in fish while by sunset, the Aitutaki Sportfishing Club becomes a haven for fishermen. Wahoo is clearly the fish of […]
New Te Tika Mataiapo invested
Working for the betterment of youth in Titikaveka is one way Katuke Kopa plans to use her newly invested title of Te Tika Mataiapo. Kopa was invested with the title at Te Pou Toru Marae in Titikaveka in front of proud family and friends in a beautiful traditional ceremony that went ahead without a single […]
Cabinet at home
Prime Minister Henry Puna will arrive back from a nine-day trip to New York City tomorrow. He was in the Big Apple to attend the 67th United Nations General Assembly, where he co-chaired a meeting alongside the secretary-general of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon. The prime minister also met with newly-appointed UN under secretary-general Gyan […]
Study on airport upgrades
Airport authority chief executive Joe Ngamata said the feasibility study looking into the outer islands airports will help shape the future of the country. A feasibility study into the future of the Aitutaki, Atiu, Mauke and Mangaia airports was given $206,000 in the 2012 budget, and will be awarded to one consultant or company based […]
Be strong, says police chief
Cook Islands Police remembered former colleagues at the country’s first National Police Remembrance Day. Police paraded after the Cook Islands flag was raised to half-mast just after 8 yesterday morning. Police Minister Teariki Heather then gave a speech in Maori, thanking past members of the force and acknowledging those police who have passed away. The […]
Island taxis going lime green?
The Taxi Association wants to forget recent squabbles involving the transportation community and move forward to become stronger. The Cook Islands Taxi Association called a meeting for its members yesterday morning at the Business Trade and Investment Board (BTIB) offices. Pukapuka-Nassau Member of Parliament Tekii Lazaro was also invited, to clear up any confusion he […]
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