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National
Survey highlights local women’s contraceptive use and challenges
A recent survey on contraception use and access among women aged 15 to 49 in the Cook Islands has revealed crucial insights into their contraceptive practices and the barriers they encounter in accessing these essential health services.
MFAI launches new online visa and permit application system
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration (MFAI) yesterday announced that the online visa and permit application system is now live and available through MFAI’s website: www.mfai.gov.ck/immigration.
Punanga Tauturu lends an ear
Punanga Tauturu is in the listening business. The organisation creates a comfortable space for victims of domestic violence and abuse to tell their stories – and based on her experience, Punanga Tauturu manager Kairangi Samuela believes in the power of listening. She says that often it is the only way to defuse a person’s tough […]
Beach thief caught by police
A police pursuit has ended in the arrest of a man accused of carrying out thefts against tourists this week. The man was arrested on the back road at Titikaveka after trying to dodge a police roadblock in Titikaveka. Police pursued the man for some time. The man is accused of stealing personal items from […]
Poultry farm standards in the wind
Acting on legal advice from Crown law, the Ministry of Health has drafted poultry farm standards to address public complaints about odour coming from Scott’s Farm in Muri. Responding to public complaints about the smell, public health officers conducted a survey amongst Muri residents last month to determine whether people living in close proximity to […]
Seas remain high from cyclones
The Cook Islands Meteorological Service has removed all strong weather warnings, but encourages people in Rarotonga to keep a careful watch on the seas until tropical cyclones Cyril and Jasmine have either dissipated or moved further south into a region of cooler sea surface temperatures. Seas are expected to remain high throughout the week. From […]
18 in Aitutaki to get PR status
Cabinet will add four more people to the list of Aitutakians who are set to receive their certificates of permanent residency this week. Eighteen people from Aitutaki have been confirmed to receive their permanent residency status during a ceremony in the island tomorrow. Fourteen people had already been confirmed for the ceremony and cabinet yesterday […]
Health team thrilled with turnout
A four-person team from the Ministry of Health travelled to Mangaia last week to run a free men’s health clinic in each of the island’s three villages. Team leader Dr Rangi Fariu was impressed by the turnout – of the 181 men in Mangaia, 117 made it to a session. Joining Dr Fariu in delivering […]
Puppy love
Nine-year-old Eryka Tommy’s dream of owning a puppy finally came true last week, when her parents collapsed to two years of wishing and gave her one for her birthday. But a dream that took years of pleading to come true only needed days to unravel. Eryka was left heartbroken on the weekend when her new […]
Text banking on 8 islands
Westpac customers can now do their banking on the go. The bank last week launched its ‘mobile phone banking service’, which allows registered customers to take care of their banking wherever they are. “Mobile banking is Westpac’s new banking channel that gives customers the option to manage their day-to-day banking needs from their mobile phone,” […]
Police: don't leave keys in motorbikes
Don’t leave your keys in your motorbike, even if it is parked right outside your door at home. That’s the message Cook Islands Police are urging the public to take on after two motorcycles went missing at the weekend. It’s a persistent problem facing police and the public. Though there are only ever one or […]
Good reasons to be happy new citizens
Though they came from different pasts and different backgrounds, all four people who received their New Zealand citizenship yesterday had a few things in common. In every case, the new New Zealanders were married to Cook Islanders and have been living in the Cook Islands for many years. Each of them also has children, born […]
Weather warning
The Cook Islands Meteorological Service is issuing a strong wind and high seas warning for the southern Cook Islands, including Rarotonga. An active, slow-moving trough of low pressure means clouds and showers for the southern group, though weather conditions are expected to improve from tomorrow. At the weekend the low-pressure systems that developed around Vanuatu, […]
'So close – yet so far away'
It’s not another ship on Mauke’s reef, but a reminder of the frustrations of interisland shipping, and the vulnerability of small islands dependent on imports. Taio Shipping’s MV Maungaroa had a bit of a rough time, I was told, getting to Mauke resulting in some cargo shifting en-route. Things only got worse as Thursday’s arrival […]
Tourism GPS for road shows
Tourism industry members have received a sneak peak at what the Cook Islands will export when it hits the road in the coming year and a half. The Cook Islands Tourism Corporation detailed its plans for a series of road shows to major markets across the world. The nearest is in the United Kingdom and […]
School is cool!
Arorangi primary school students were smiles on their first week back at school last week. Their grins were even wider on Friday when the school headed out to a beachside property for a day of fun in the sun. The school wasn’t the only one that had a school picnic on Friday when kids from […]
5 back from rights of child convention
The Cook Islands’ adherence to international laws governing the rights of the child has come under scrutiny at a United Nations gathering in Geneva last month. The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child is currently holding its 59th session in Geneva, Switzerland, to review the situation of children’s rights in eight nations from […]
2 police officers trained in cyber crime
Two Cook Islands Police staff are joining police forces from across the Pacific to talk cyber crime with the Australian Federal Police and, perhaps surprisingly, the NRL. A Cook Islands police officer and IT worker are currently in the Gold Coast to improve their skills in protecting children from online predators and in fighting cyber […]
Another dimension to the aid industry
The recent round of discussions between the government of the Cook Islands and its development partners prompted me to write this piece as an attempt to show an observable fact in the business of providing and receiving aid. I believe it is a timely reminder to Cook Islanders or readers of the Cook Islands News […]
From developing to developed
If you thought there was a lot of talk about development going on this week you’d be right – but that’s what this week was all about. The Cook Islands’ major development partners were in country to discuss, debate and deliberate on all things development in the country. But New Zealand High Commissioner John Carter […]
Nukutere College appoints new leaders
Helena Strickland and Ford Henry have been named the heads of Nukutere College for 2012, officially taking on their leadership roles at an assembly yesterday. The pair is leading a group of 12 prefects for the year as head boy and head girl. Like Henry and Strickland, their deputies Edmund Tupuna and Silveria Wulf were […]
Survey results: no connection
The Ministry of Health has finished analysing the results of a survey it conducted in the Muri area last month to determine whether residents felt there was a connection between their proximity to Scott’s poultry farm and any health issues they might have experienced. Community health services director Dr Rangi Fariu is currently in Mangaia […]
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