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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.
Ministers get hands-on in harbour work
With the redevelopment of Avatiu harbour nearing its completion, the Ports Authority’s attention is now turning to developments in the surrounding area. The authority has put two construction tenders out to the public for buildings in the harbour precinct. One of the tenders is searching for a company to construct concrete foundations for a new […]
New mentoring programme for women
A group of four altruistic women is hoping to give primary caregivers in the Cook Islands a chance to set up their own viable business and become economic contributors. The Emerging Pacific Women’s Leadership Program (EPWLP) Cook Islands group is to present their new project at the Cook Islands Business and Professional Women’s Association (BPWA) […]
Pawpaw exports depend on plant approval
An inspector from the New Zealand Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry is scheduled to assess Rarotonga’s heat treatment plant at the end of this month. The country’s planned pawpaw export arrangement hinges on whether or not the inspector approves of the plant and the way the Ministry of Agriculture is managing it. The plant has […]
Queen's Jubilee UK tour 'well worth it'
Bringing Cook Islands culture directly to the Queen as part of her 60th anniversary jubilee was a highlight the whole country should be proud of, Minister of Cultural Development Teariki Heather said. Heather headed the Cook Islands delegation on its journey to the United Kingdom this month to join the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations. He […]
Special purpose FADs proposed
The Ministry of Marine Resources has considered floating specially designated fishing aggregate devices (FADs) for various groups, but secretary Ben Ponia warns that the FAD system is complicated and requires careful balance for it to remain effective. Ponia said marine resources had been in discussions with members of the Rarotongan spear fishing community over their […]
Watch group looking out for crime
A meeting at the Rua O Te Tonga meeting house on Tuesday night addressed how community members can deal with the rising crime rate in their neighbourhood. The Neighbourhood Watch Committee of Ruatonga, consisting of four members at present, called the meeting with the Avatiu and Ruatonga districts to address concerns about the rising number […]
Japan draws together Pacific leaders
By Rachel Reeves – Reporting from Japan Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs is diligently fine-tuning arrangements for this weekend’s high-level PALM meeting. Press cards are being distributed, schedules are being tweaked and tweaked again, and appointment times are being thrice-confirmed. The meeting is generating hype in Tokyo, as journalists from international news agencies and from […]
Sick numbers rise with cold
As the weather cools down, the incidence of influenza goes up – meaning time off school for sick kids. Things got so bad at Niua School on Pukapuka, the Ministry of Health made the decision to close down the school last Thursday in order to quarantine the sick children and keep the healthy children safe. […]
Digging in to harbour floor
Round the clock dredging will begin at the Avatiu harbour today as the $27 million development moves in to its final stage of work. A high-tech backhoe dredge, called the Kimahia, will begin digging up more than 80,000 cubic metres of material from the harbour floor that will deepen it by up to 2.2 metres […]
Opposition decries speaker's appointment
Opposition Leader Wilkie Rasmussen has labelled the government’s appointment of an unelected Speaker of Parliament as a ”vote of no confidence“ in the Cook Islands Party parliamentary representatives. Rasmussen congratulated Cook Islands Red Cross secretary general Niki Rattle on her appointment as speaker but said that the move was a knee-jerk reaction on Prime Minister […]
'An elected speaker has limited powers'
MP Norman George and former speaker of parliament has come out in criticism of the Cook Islands Party government for looking outside parliament chambers for its new speaker. The government yesterday named Niki Rattle, who is not a member for parliament, as the nominated choice for the speaker’s role. George, member for Teenui-Mapumai in Atiu […]
New rules for use of govt vehicles
A new whole of government vehicle policy has been adopted to answer concerns that government vehicles were open to misuse during non-working hours. The Office of the Public Service Commissioner publicly released details of the new policy after cabinet gave its tick of approval to the rules. The new policy will take in all ministries, […]
Farmers market on today
The farmers market will be back in action today at the Punanga Nui Market. On sale will be fruit, vegetables, plants and piglets of Rarotonga and selections from the southern group islands. The produce of Aitutaki will again feature among the stalls, with remu, kumara, tupa and crabs expected to be on offer among the […]
Moana Nui o Kiva connects 2 nations
By Henry Puna – Prime Minister of the Cook Islands That the peoples of the Cook Islands and Japan are truly connected by the great Moana Nui o Kiva was brought home to all of us last year when the terrible earthquake and tsunami wrecked devastation and horrendous loss of life to those living on […]
Japanese PM reaffirms Pacific empathy
By Yoshihiko Noda – Prime Minister of Japan A friend in need is a friend indeed. This widely quoted but truthful proverb was most manifestly embodied by the Pacific Island Countries (PICs) in the wake of the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami last year. We will never forget the compassionate encouragement and assistance from […]
Hectic schedule
Prime Minister Henry Puna has a hectic schedule in Japan, which has been organised down to the last detail by Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He has the honour of opening the Pacific Islands Exhibition and Festa on Thursday morning (Wednesday morning CIT), at which Cook Islands dancers will be sharing the stage with other […]
Bishop learns of RAMSI progress in the Solomons
Minister Teina Bishop has returned to the Cook Islands after attending the sixth meeting of the Forum Ministerial Standing Committee (FMSC) on the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI) in Honiara. The meeting noted significant progress of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) and the improved security situation in Solomon Islands with further […]
Koutu Nui focus on Te Moana at AGM
The Koutu Nui o te Kuki Airani is preparing for its annual general meeting which this year will be held in Aitutaki, at the invitation of the Vaka Mataiapo of Araura. This year, the theme is ”Te Moana e tona ki katoa“, or ”The Ocean and all her bounty“. The theme could also translate as […]
Sel's good at attack and defence
As the first female to stand for election in Titikaveka, Selina Napa understands that she will face some different challenges to the men she is running against in the electorate’s upcoming by-election. But Napa, the Democratic Party candidate, said she doesn’t think gender will be the main decider for voters when they head to the […]
Duties call in Japan, Denmark and Switzerland
Three cabinet ministers will remain in the Cook Islands as ministerial duties for the three others have them headed to destinations in Europe and the Pacific. Prime Minister Henry Puna is in Japan as co-chair in the sixth Pacific Islands Leaders Meetings (PALM6) in Nago City, Okinawa. Puna is co-chairing the meeting alongside Japanese Prime […]
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