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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.
Franky shares and shows her dream
Franky got the annual national health conference moving yesterday. Francis ‘Franky’ Browne, certified group fitness and Zumba instructor, spoke about the benefits of physical activity at the health conference, and at the end of her presentation had everyone – doctors, professors, researchers – out of their seats and doing Zumba. She explained her fight to […]
Collaboration vital between NZ and CI
To improve the level of healthcare service to Cook Islanders both here and in New Zealand, both governments should focus on working together, on jointly establishing training programmes and sharing information. This was the crux of three presentations delivered at this week’s health conference. Counties Manukau District Health Board chief executive Geraint Martin talked about […]
Fizzies decried
Fizzy drinks contribute 20 percent to gains in unhealthy weight, says Dr Gerhard Sundborn. At the risk of offending the industry, he opted not to call fizzy drinks ‘poison’, but was firm in his declaration that governments need to consider reducing fizzy drink consumption an ‘endgame’. He shared programmes being undertaken in the Untied States, […]
How much salt is too much?
Most people in the Cook Islands have no grasp of how much salt is too much. There is strong evidence that consuming too much salt can increase blood pressure and put a person at greater risk of cardiovascular disease, stroke and renal disease. As cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of death in the Cook […]
Gout warning
Pacific Islands men have been found to be more susceptible to gout than other ethnic groups. In South Auckland, gout affects 15 percent of Pacific men, nine percent of Maori men and four percent of European men. Dr Robert Eason, who presented the above findings at yesterday’s health conference, suggested Pacific men inherit a defect […]
NCDs chew up 43% of drug budget
Non-communicable disease medications comprise 43 percent of the country’s overall drug budget. Biribo Tekanene gave an informative presentation at the health conference on the burden of non-communicable diseases – which cause 74 percent of deaths in the Cook Islands – on the Ministry of Health budget. The national budget is $179m and the Ministry of […]
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 […]
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 […]
'Damaged' marlin not counted
After the success of the inaugural Ariki Day Fishing Competition held by the Avana Fishing Club – it has been decided the event will become an annual fixture on the fishing calendar. A total of 16 boats competed in the competition sponsored by Whatever Bar and Grill and the Avana Mooring Fish Caf. The results […]
Strong Pacific links continued
The Auckland Council Trade Mission is making progress to enhance relationships between the Cook Islands and the ‘super city’. Headed by Auckland mayor Len Brown, the delegation is in the Cook Islands after earlier trade missions to Samoa and Tonga in an effort to strengthen ties between countries and to ensure opportunities for businesses to […]
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