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Taxpayers foot $659,000 bill for MPs travel and allowance
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National
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.
Professor's students tackle 'thorny subjects'
Professor Tania Ka’ai applauds USP Cook Islands students for going the extra mile and developing their research capacity so as to widen the country’s skill base. Back by popular demand, the Auckland University of Technology (AUT) professor of Maori innovation and development is presently teaching two courses at USP Cook Islands. The first is a […]
Government drops airline tax idea
The Cook Islands government has decided not to pursue foreign airlines for income tax after this year losing their exemption, seeking not to sour the relationships built over the last 30 years. Minister for Finance and Economic Management Mark Brown said that the government had decided it would not begin collecting income tax from the […]
Delays to ship trouble northern islands
Administrations from the five northern group islands have been busy trying to make sure invoices and freight charges are paid up to get the long-promised and oft-delayed Samoan shipping vessel in the water and on its way to the Cook Islands. Organisers in Rarotonga on Thursday said they hoped the ship would be able to […]
A helping hand for Fiji
Thinking of their colleagues and friends being hurt by deadly flooding at Fiji, the people of Westpac Cook Islands have decided to open up a fund for those looking to help out from the Cooks. The team at Rarotonga held a mufti day on Thursday to collect a gold coin donation for their Fijian friends […]
QR sends his condolences
Queen’s Representative Sir Frederick Goodwin has asked Fiji High Commissioner Litia Mawi to pass on condolences to Fiji’s leaders and its people from the Cook Islands in the wake of the devastating and fatal flooding that has afflicted the country over the last week. While meeting Mawi on Wednesday, Goodwin said that the people of […]
Fiji's link to Cooks for good of region
Fiji’s regional roving ambassador says her country will continue to engage in international discussions with its Pacific neighbours despite remaining on the fringe of the Pacific Islands Forum. High Commissioner to the Cook Islands Litia Mawi, who has the position of being Fiji’s ‘roving’ ambassador to 11 nations in the Pacific, officially handed in her […]
Double wedding at Edgewater
The Edgewater Resort & Spa’s weddings have such a great reputation that best friends Nicola Viscoe and Julia Finlay decided they both wanted their wedding here – and on the same day! Although the actual ceremonies were two hours apart, they all celebrated together with a joint reception, held at the resort’s Umu Hut. Julia […]
Hospital patient's privacy breached
Staff at Rarotonga Hospital have admitted they were wrong to divulge a patient’s medical information to insurers who were seeking more details regarding to a motorcycle crash and have apologised to the bike’s owner for their error. After another driver crashed one of his motorcycles late in December, Rarotonga resident Kevin Cook decided to try […]
'Reef will charter a ship if necessary'
The Cook Islands Chamber of Commerce says it has been told Reef Shipping will charter a special vessel in order to help the country cope with the peak tourism season. The chamber executive met with Reef Shipping Group director Phillip McNicholl during his recent visit to Rarotonga. Chamer president Teresa Manarangi-Trott says during that meeting […]
Friesian bloodline in cattle stock
The cattle across Rarotonga are all ancestors of Friesian stock that was imported decades ago. In the 1980s a number of cattle were brought over from New Zealand, but no further importation has taken place since this time. Back in 2000, the livestock census undertaken by the Ministry of Agriculture had cattle numbers at 300, […]
A bull, a cow and a calf
Because of reader response, Rachel Smith and Matariki Wilson returned to the cow paddock to get more of the story about Teariki Fanovah and his cows. Buddy the bull is the first animal that Teariki Fanovaha was given to care for. The bull is one of three cattle that is up for sale to fund […]
Apprehended, not arrested
On Monday, Cook Islands News ran a story about two children being apprehended by police in regards to a burglary. The headline it ran under – “Children arrested for burglary” – was incorrect. Police commissioner Maara Tetava explains: “To arrest means taking their liberty away from them and having them locked up or bailed for […]
AUT increases local support
Auckland University of Technology (AUT) is stepping up its support for Cook Islands students. Education minister Teina Bishop and AUT vice-chancellor Derek McCormack will sign a memorandum of understanding at the university’s Manukau campus next Wednesday. The document will cement cooperation between AUT and the Cook Islands by promoting educational opportunities for Cook Islands government […]
Fishing boat delivers emergency fuel to Manihiki
An emergency supply of 4000 litres of fuel was successfully delivered to Manihiki over the weekend by one of the longline fishing vessels operating in the area, allowing the island to continue providing power electricity. The Ministry of Marine Resources (MMR) was notified by the Island Council that diesel supplies for the island’s power supply […]
Change in venue
The venue for the live music festival ‘Beach Day Out’ this Friday has been changed. Originally the event was scheduled to be held at the beach in front of a private residence opposite D Vent Sheet Metal. It will now be held at the Safari Tours beach 300 metres closer to town in Nikao. The […]
Cows shaping up
Cows are taking shape in 13 different schools around Rarotonga, for the CITC and Anchor Cow Art Sculpture competition, which was launched last month. As part of CITC’s Go Green initiatives for 2012 and promoting the Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Rethink message throughout schools, CITC invited Rarotonga schools to take part in a competition sponsored […]
Creative minds meet to plan future
The Cook Islands’ creative minds are gathering at Aotearoa Centre this afternoon, and inviting any artists – from taunga to writers to tattooists – to come along. An interim council has called a meeting of all artists – including writers, painters, weavers, carvers, composers of songs and pe’e, singers, musicians, photographers, filmmakers, tattooists and sculptors […]
NZ Youthline to get CI training
New Zealand-based Youthline workers will next week receive training and briefings on issues affecting young people in the Cook Islands. Counsellors who speak Cook Islands Maori will also be made available if requested by young people calling from Rarotonga and the outer islands. Representatives of the steering committee that was tasked with running last month’s […]
Publishing group gets green light
Australian printing company John Batman Group has been given the green light to produce a tourism industry compendium intended for distribution in the Cook Islands, Business Trade Investment Board chief executive officer Terri Rangi has announced. But BTIB has decided it would give companies who have already signed up to join the compendium but are […]
New PE gear at Tereora
Tereora College students are standing out at inter-college sports events in their brand new physical education uniforms launched at the start of the year. The uniforms branded with the college logo have been seen all over the island and not just on the backs of students. The sportswear, designed by college guidance counsellor Thomas Wynne […]
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