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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.
Driving taxis
Struggling to find taxis could soon be a thing of the past. The Cook Islands Taxi Association (CITA) could get more uniformity, awareness and peace of mind if a proposal by the Business Trade and Investment Board (BTIB) is approved. Interim president Larry Price said they approached the BTIB to see how they could assist […]
Atiu meet
The Atiu community of Rarotonga is meeting with the Atiu Island Trust today to discuss the slow-moving Atiu hostel project. Recently the community ran a ‘monster raffle’ to raise money for its hostel project, the draw for which was delayed multiple times. Eventually a winner was announced, and the Rarotonga-based Atiu community wants to join […]
'Ski' trip to Raro!
Rarotonga is not normally where one would go for a ski trip – but it was the first choice for the Shirtliff family. Four generations of the Auckland family are on the island for a unique ski trip – Spending the Kids Inheritance trip, that is! The family group of 25 arrived on Rarotonga last […]
BTIB goes local?
Social networking website Facebook has been abuzz with rumours that the Business Trade and Investment Board ignored its own message to go local. A local Facebook user posted an indignant comment about the Business Trade and Investments Board (BTIB) getting their ”Go Local“ stickers printed offshore. The back of the stickers are printed with American […]
Tuck shops a health problem
Nutritionist Karen Tairea says her biggest challenges in making schools healthier places are the tuck shop managers. She talked about overweight and obese children at the health conference yesterday, noting that the weight of Cook Islands children is becoming an issue of increasing importance. The Ministry of Health has been monitoring child weight since 2003. […]
Man imprisoned for 'unsound mind'
A young man has been ”languishing“ in prison for nearly five weeks after being accused of having an unsound mind, prompting court to order urgent action before his human rights are breached. Felix Willie Tua was arrested almost five weeks ago by police, who found him wandering in front of cars near the back-road shack […]
Parry and Palmer still in front
Bryn Parry and Vanessa Palmer continue to lead the way in the cross country series which sets out again today at 5pm from the Takitumu School grounds. Parry clocked 22.54 in the men’s 5km race followed in second place by Roland Neururer in 24.24 while Kevin Henderson took out third in 25.59. In the boys […]
Learning plenty
It has been a rushed three days for AUT director of Pasifika Advancement Paula Winter but she says the education delegation is learning a lot about what affects Cook Islanders. Winter is one of a number of the Auckland Council Trade Mission education delegates representing five institutions in Auckland. The remaining four are Manukau Institute […]
Eye disease less prevalent in northern group
Researchers have found that diabetic retinopathy is markedly less prevalent in the northern group, as compared with Rarotonga. Recently a team of medical professionals travelled to Palmerston, Nassau, Pukapuka, Manihiki, Rakahanga and Penrhyn aboard Te Kukupa. At yesterday’s health conference they discussed their findings. Dr Teariki Faireka presented the results of a study on diabetic […]
Call to change eating habits
Dr Paul Rosser, who has been visiting the Cook Islands to perform eye surgeries for over 20 years, yesterday urged Rarotonga to change its eating habits. Since he started coming to the Cook Islands, he has observed a steep rise in cases of diabetes. ”This disease is very much on the rise school children are […]
Wear sunnies
Dr Mike Webber urges Cook Islanders to wear sunglasses, particularly on the lagoon or the open sea. Dr Webber, who was this week granted honorary permanent residency for his long service to the Cook Islands’ health sector, spoke about pterygium at yesterday’s annual conference. Pterygium refers to a benign growth of the conjunctiva, which is […]
The airway crisis from obesity
For Dr Mary Tuke, the resident anaesthetist at Rarotonga Hospital, obesity is a serious problem. It is remarkably difficult to insert a tube into the airway of an overweight or obese person, and exacerbating Dr Tuke’s problems is the reality that she works in a hospital with limited resources, no intensive care unit and no […]
'Don't be afraid to ask hard questions'
The Cook Islands’ own Alfred Ngaro, National List Member of Parliament in New Zealand, opened this year’s health conference with a rousing call to participants to ask questions and get involved. He started out discussing the identity crisis he experienced growing up, engendered by his New Zealand birth to Cook Islands parents. ”For those of […]
Keep politics out of our market
”Why on earth would government want to give the management of the Punanga Nui Cultural Market to the former manager who left a bad mark and poor management?“ a smoke signaller asks. ”Only political favouritism will steer its ugly head into something that was working well under the Business Trade Investment Board. This market is […]
Perks in ports completion
People can expect price reductions when the Avatiu port development is completed. The dredging operation is nearing completion, and will increase the depth of the harbour to allow larger container ships to enter the port. Ports authority chief executive Bim Tou said there will be a ”flow-on effect“ to the consumers. ”There will be larger […]
Reclamation rolls on
The land reclamation project at Punanga Nui is continuing to take shape. Areas outside of the market are continuing to surface thanks to the continued supply of dredged material from the Avatiu port development. Ports authority Bim Tou said the land reclamation was ”coming along nicely“. ”The contractors are making space past the eastern side […]
Fishing for answers
The Ministry of Marine Resources and the Cook Islands Fishing Association have recently released a report, prepared by consultant Vaine Wichman, that delves into the reasons fishers are experiencing a decline in catch rates. Rachel Reeves has developed a story using excerpts from Wichman’s report, which was completed in March. Entitled ‘Fishing for Answers’, Vaine […]
Each FAD is like Lotto
This opinion piece is a joint effort by Dr Jeremy Cooper and Dr George Ngaei, of Invercargill, a well-known amateur fisherman. Dr Cooper is a frequent visitor to Rarotonga, now mainly to fish. He has many friends in the local community and is well respected. He is a specialist anaesthetist in public and private practice, […]
'Over the moon' with Permanent Residency
Nine people joined the Cook Islands family yesterday. At a ceremony at Government House, nine spouses of Cook Islanders were granted permanent residency under an amendment to the Entry, Residence and Departure Act. All received their permanent residency status together with a larger group earlier this year but for whatever reason were unable to be […]
Mayor feels at home
Walking the streets of Rarotonga gives Auckland Mayor Len Brown a sense of being at home. Brown is in the country to discuss trade relations and told Cook Islands News he felt very much like he had not left New Zealand. ”Raised as a kid and educated in a primarily Pacific town in Otara, South […]
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