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National
Jewels of the Cook Islands ready to shine at Dine and Dance event
A New Zealand-based Cook Islands entertainment group is on the island and is set to perform tonight in what they say will be a magical night of dining and dancing in Rarotonga.
Aitutaki community re-establishes traditional ra’ui to protect marine
The Aitutaki community has re-established a traditional ra’ui, a temporary fishing ban, in their lagoon to protect marine life and ensure sustainable resource management, with support from the National Environment Service.
Accountant okays unaudited accounts
The long-awaited accounts from the Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee (CISNOC) are ”as good as you’re going to get“ according to the accountant who decided not to audit them. The financial reports dating to the end of 2011 will be one of the focal points to be discussed by the sporting organisation at […]
CISNOC's controversial AGM on tonight
The long-awaited annual general meeting (AGM) of the Cook Islands’ national sporting body finally happens tonight. The Takuvaine Hall will host the AGM that was three-times-deferred. It will discuss, amongst many other matters, the sorry state of last year’s Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee (CISNOC) accounts. But one moment that could almost overshadow […]
Raiders NRL pathway announced
Cook Islands Rugby League (CIRL) is set to benefit from a former international player who will head the country’s new development programme from Australia. Former Cook Islands Residents player Ezra Howie has moved into a coaching capacity and has taken control of the Canberra Raiders’ under-16 development team for the last two years. Howie will […]
Wharekura sings for family
The Pacific principle of family looking out for each other has seen one of New Zealand’s best entertainers come to perform tonight. Fresh from performing at a festival in Samoa, Leon Wharekura is on the island for a fifth time, though it is his first in a fundraising capacity. The entertainer is performing at the […]
Lessons in life in Rarotonga
American media agency Huffington Post recently published a story penned by writer Alex Emmons about a close encounter with devastation he experienced in Rarotonga. The story was one of a series of ”stories of seeking, confusion and discovery“ surrounding the issue of spirituality. Since 1998 I have cried exactly four times: 1) the first night […]
Breast screening services improve with new radiography equipment
Mammography breast screening is well underway at Rarotonga Hospital, with busy clinics running at present. Australian radiographers Janine O’Neill and Sheila Douglas are screening patients this week, alongside a local team from the hospital. Both O’Neill and Douglas praised the new digital radiography equipment that was recently installed at Rarotonga Hospital, saying it has improved […]
Manukau hosts Pa Ariki
Cook Islands staff from Counties Manukau (Bernard Tairea, Nora Mateariki, Stefan Mateariki) and honorary Cook Islanders Annette Cooper and Saiselu Faaitiiti hosted a lunch and provided entertainment to end the week of celebrations for the Cook Islands Language Week. The Counties Manukau staff came together for a Cook Islands turou (welcome), and welcomed a very […]
Akono te mango: Protect our sharks
AKONO TE MANGO: This is the plea Miss Cook Islands Teuira Napa is making to her people. Napa has joined the movement of local people supporting the creation of a shark sanctuary, which will effectively ban shark finning in Cook Islands waters. Pacific Islands Conservation Initiative (PICI) got the ball rolling last year, and the […]
Men hospitalised in unprovoked bar attack
A German visitor and his local friend were beaten up so severely they both needed hospitalisation in an unprovoked attack in a popular downtown nightclub last Friday evening. The young German visitor, in the Cooks with his girlfriend for work experience in the tourism industry, was attacked by a group of local men in Rehab […]
Police steal money, jewellery in raid
Chris and Akisi Mussell just want their money returned and the police officers who stole it apprehended. On May 31 last year, around eight police officers searched the Mussells’ house and business – Waterline Bar and Grill –as part of the Operation Eagle drug raids. The police found no evidence the couple were involved, but […]
Marumaru Atua in Lautoka
Cook Islands vaka Marumaru Atua is currently in Vuda Marina in Lautoka, Fiji, together with sister vaka Uto ni Yalo (Fiji) and Hine Moana (pan-Pacific). All three will be departing for Tonga next week, where they will do some filming for a Oceanic Nature Film Productions documentary. Marumaru Atua is expected to depart Tonga for […]
Tossi the cat missing from pet clinic
Has anyone seen this missing cat? Tossi escaped from the Esther Honey Animal Clinic last week. ”It is extremely regrettable whenever an animal escapes and we make efforts to prevent it, but sometimes there is nothing we can do,“ says clinic director Gregg Young. ”We ask for everyone to be on the watch for Tossi.“ […]
New Creative Centre van 'a gift from God'
A grateful Creative Centre has thanked the community for its help after a new Jinbei van was formally blessed and handed over yesterday afternoon. The blessing marks the end of a two-year wait for a new van that started with the Red Cross trying to find ways of helping the centre buy a new mode […]
Funding for care services on 4 islands
Elderly and disability centres on four islands have benefitted from a partnership between the Asian Development Bank and government. Government announced the partnership with the ADB to the tune of $167,000 to ensure the quality of life for the elderly and the disabled is improved. Service providers in Rarotonga, Mauke, Mangaia and Atiu were successful […]
Te Tika sells quicker than expected
The new premium skincare range made with Cook Islands plants is selling so well the stockists had to reorder stock just a few days after the launch. CITC Pharmacy manager Shannon Saunders says the bio-active Te Tika range was launched on August 9 and sold so well they had to reorder stock two days later. […]
Hotels save on power bills
The prime minister’s office Renewable Energy Development Division recently called for interested accommodation owners to help them implement the next step of a programme to increase energy efficiency. The Renewable Energy Development Division (REDD) is working on the regional programme with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Australian government. Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Tonga […]
'Extreme' pig hunt in Atiu
An extreme fisherman well-known for leaping out of helicopters onto unsuspecting marlin and hooking sharks from his surfboard has been in the Cooks to film his fishing show. Matt Watson of the ITM Fishing Show says he had such a good time filming in the Cooks last week that it felt like a holiday. After […]
Stars in Olympic limelight
Members of Team Cook Islands with British actor Russell Brand during the closing ceremony of the London Olympics. This weekend was their turn to take centre stage as sprinters Patricia Taea (centre left) and Patrick Tuara (far left) as well as sailor Helema Williams (right) and weightlifter Luisa Peters (far right) were formally welcomed home […]
New-look vessel on the way
STV Tiare Taporo departs Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, on September 15. Thus will begin a delivery voyage via the Caribbean through the Panama Canal and across the Pacific, which will end in the vessel’s arrival in Rarotonga. Berths for passengers and trainee crew are still available for purchase for legs from Curacao in the Netherlands Antilles […]
Simulators give seafarers confidence
Computer simulators are being used to give Pacific trainee seafarers a ‘virtual’ feel for highly-skilled jobs, while minimising the risk of damage to a real ship. The training simulators can be programmed to suit different jobs on ships in areas such as navigation, the engine room, ship management, fuel operation and cargo handling. This is […]
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