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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.
Minerals flag flown in China
As the senior advisor to minerals minister Tom Marsters, Paul Lynch was last month invited on a three-week junket to China to attend a seminar on mineral resources development and management, attended by delegates from Latin America, the Caribbean and the South Pacific. At the invitation of the Chinese government, Lynch and GIS specialist for […]
People helping people is 'humanitarian'
”This year’s World Humanitarian Day presents an historic opportunity to bring together one billion people from around the world to advance a powerful and proactive idea: People Helping People.“ Ban Ki-moon, Secretary General of the United Nations Peter Muller is the regional disaster response advisor for the Pacific with the United Nations Office for the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Healing the forum divide
Dr Roman Grynberg – a professor who was until 2009 director of economic governance at the Forum Secretariat – wrote this piece ahead of the 43rd Pacific Islands Leaders Forum in Rarotonga the week after next. Entitled ‘Healing the Forum Divide: Apathy Towards Regional Body’, the article appeared in this month’s edition of Islands Business, […]
Setting a course for 2014 and beyond
Dr Michael O’Keefe, a senior lecturer at La Trobe University in Victoria, Australia, wrote the following piece for online journal Islands Business. In it he explores the issues that will loom large at this month’s Pacific Islands Forum, which is being held on Rarotonga and Aitutaki. leaders of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) will arrive […]
Beyonce stars in campaign
The Cook Islands is being encouraged to be part of a global social media campaign ahead of World Humanitarian Day on Sunday. August 19 was chosen by the United Nations General Assembly in 2008 as the date for the international day, which pays tribute to people who face danger and adversity so they can help […]
Big volunteer effort for Forum
What the Cook Islands lacks in resources – for example, enough rooms to accommodate US secretary of state Hillary Clinton’s standard entourage of 90 – it more than makes up for in spirit, warmth and an inherent knack for hospitality. The Pacific Islands Forum organising committee has been blown away by the willingness of local […]
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