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Annual water safety training offers key skills for marine operators
Cook Islands Tourism (CIT) will host its upcoming Annual Water Safety Training, a programme aimed at enhancing the safety skills of water-based operators.
PM Brown confident in Pacific Islands Forum leadership despite political change in Tonga
The sudden resignation of Tonga’s former prime minister Hu’akavameiliku Siaosi Sovaleni had left a temporary gap in the leadership of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF), but Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown remains confident that the situation will soon stabilise.
Indian envoy keeps the tie
The Cook Islands has watched on with keen interest at the economic advances and growth of India in recent years, Queen’s Representative Sir Frederick Goodwin said while accepting the credentials of Indian High Commissioner to the Cook Islands Vinod Kumar. Sir Frederick said the Asian giant, which is home to $1.2 billion people, had shown […]
Brown presses ADB for support
Just hours after landing in Manila yesterday, Finance Minister Mark Brown met with the president of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Haruhiko Kuroda to discuss a number of issues of mutual interest to both the ADB and the Cook Islands. The discussion centred around a number of themes: Consolidating the debt portfolio of the Cook […]
India renews diplomatic ties with Cook Islands
India and the Cook Islands will renew their political relations today when the High Commissioner designate of India Vinod Kumar presents his credentials to the Queen’s Representative Sir Frederick Goodwin. The Cook Islands established relations with India in 1998 and will use the Fiji-based Indian High Commission as its main port of call in the […]
MP calls for Atiu mayor to quit
Teenui-Mapumai member of Parliament Norman George has accused Atiu mayor Taoro Strickland Brown of obtaining the mayoralty “through the back window”. George explains the basis of his allegation here: “On my recent visit to Atiu, I received information that Atiu mayor Taoro Strickland Brown had resigned from the position of mayor for Atiu, in writing […]
T&M Heather accused of 'unfair priority'
Opposition leader Wilkie Rasmussen has raised concerns that government is giving infrastructure company T&M Heather – infrastructure minister Teariki Heather’s family business – unfair priority over other contractors. Rasmussen says T&M rivals have filed complaints with the Office of the Opposition, alleging that contracts are being awarded to T&M without being publicly advertised first. Such […]
PM takes renewables call to UN
Prime Minister Henry Puna will bring the Cook Islands’ renewable energy and sustainable development priorities to the United Nations via a conference in the Caribbean next week. Puna, the champion and Minister of Renewable Energy and Environment, will represent the Cook Islands at two high-level meetings in Barbados next week. The Cook Islands and other […]
Head students represent Cook Islands in Taiwan
For head boy Robert Heather and head girl Maruia Willie of Tereora College, learning about eco-friendly sports was the highlight of the sports and leadership forum they recently attended in Taipei, Taiwan. University students, sports and physical education students from over 200 countries joined them at the forum. The forum was funded by FISU (International […]
Tribute to Sobati Solomona
The minister responsible for the Office of the Public Service Commission, Henry Puna, today paid tribute to the life and work of Aitutaki Island Secretary Sabati Solomona who passed away on the weekend after a long illness. “Sabati had a long and unblemished career in the public service having worked in various positions in the […]
'Social impact fund' created
A new fund is being created to support civil society in the Cook Islands. Current support from the New Zealand government has been delivered by the New Zealand Aid Programme through core funding to non-government organisations (NGOs) and through the Community Initiatives Scheme (CIS). The Ministry of Internal Affairs also manages support to civil society […]
Shark campaign goes to all islands
Pacific Islands Conservation Initiative founder Stephen Lyon has visited the island of Mauke to discuss shark protection. Lyon, who visited Aitutaki to talk sharks last month, is finding that generally all agree on the value of protecting sharks once they understand the threats posed by the shark finning trade. He says that sharks are finned, […]
Rotaract raises $821
Rarotonga Rotaract Club raised $821 at a garage sale for the Mangaia Junior Red Cross. As soon as the garage sale sign was erected, garage sale enthusiast bustled to get first dibs on the household items, clothing, jewellery, shoes and bags that Rotaract had on offer. Mangaia Junior Red Cross founder Sue Ngatokorua was also […]
Medal ceremony for woman serving in kitchen
Margaret Dwane has been added to the list of Cook Islands residents to receive the New Zealand Defence Service Medal in the last week, after she was presented with the medal at a special ceremony on Monday. Dwane, Creative Centre assistant manager, was due to receive her medal alongside seven other people at the RSA […]
Mentoring growing in popularity
Pacific Business Mentoring Programme country manager Kerry Burridge urges medium- to large-scale businesses to take advantage of New Zealand mentoring services, which are becoming increasingly popular amongst the local small business community. “These mentors are very experienced and very knowledgeable,” Burridge told Cook Islands News. “The calibre of these people is such that they can […]
Businesses invited to mentor meeting
Cook Islands companies looking to grow their business or groom it for sale are discovering that the Pacific Business Mentoring Programme is their secret weapon in securing the edge for success. A number of successful businesses including jewellery manufacturing, diving services, brewing and tourism have already benefitted from the Cook Islands’ participation as one of […]
Flight Centre embraces Cook Islands
Cook Islands Tourism has taken flight up and down eastern Australia, attending three Flight Centre expos. The Australian staff and its supplier partners joined three Flight Centre shows in mid February, taking in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney during the month. The corporation’s Australian general manager Kerryn Cook said Flight Centre was the biggest partner the […]
'Grey' tourism for Mitiaro?
Mitiaro and the “grey brigade” of New Zealand and Australia could be coupled-up in order to cement a small-scale tourism industry on the island, New Zealand High Commissioner John Carter said. Having visited the island last week, Carter said that retirees from the Cook Islands’ largest neighbours could provide the people of Mitiaro with some […]
Doctors sail to northern islands
For the first time in four years, a group of highly qualified doctors are sailing the isolated northern atolls to bring their medical skills to people who live there. The medical team left from Avatiu harbour yesterday morning on the police maritime surveillance vessel Te Kukupa after farewells from onlookers and dignitaries, including Prime Minister […]
Visitor stats to be surveyed
A new programme of surveys being launched in June will shed some light on the spending habits and general movements of tourists in the Cook Islands. The Cook Islands Tourism Corporation hopes to gain a better understanding on what the average tourist gets up to in the Cook Islands, from the length of their visit, […]
Siren tests okay
It’s a sound you would normally rather not hear, but the whining call of emergency sirens ringing out over Tupapa had a few people smiling on Monday. On this occasion, the siren wasn’t signalling an oncoming tsunami or any other type of natural disaster. Instead, the noise meant the system had been installed correctly and […]
Young entrepreneurs get their chance
Students at Tereora College and Enuamanu School have been asked to think smart for the return of the young entrepreneurs programme. Pupils in both Rarotonga and Atiu have been included in the programme so far under the guidance of the Business Trade Investment Board (BTIB) and the Ministry of Education. Twenty-seven youth at Atiu aged […]
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