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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.
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 […]
Pearl authority takes in a gem
Ever wondered what $1.5 million looks like? It’s actually not as dramatic as you might think. The Cook Islands Pearl Authority happened to take receipt of just that amount this week, the funds from a New Zealand Aid Programme contribution coming through for the agency. And, no, the delivery wasn’t made in one dollar coins […]
Parliament to address odour
Ngatangiia member of parliament and associate environment minister Atatoa Herman says public complaints around the odour coming from Scott’s Farm are a matter of ‘urgency’ for him. “For me there is urgency to address this issue – the laws need to be amended as soon as possible,” he said yesterday. He says he has met […]
Banking on a good thing
Community murmurings during the festive season reflect a tightening in spending. Evening stories with friends and family gloss over the cuts in family and personal budgets. Some mention the banks revising repayment amounts. The history of banking in the Cook Islands dates back to 1969 when the National Bank of New Zealand opened a branch […]
Stray cat in Nikao
A feline patient from the Esther Honey Clinic in Nikao has escaped and needs urgent treatment. Residents in the Nikao area are being asked to look out for a tabby cat with patches of orange, white and gray that went missing from the clinic yesterday. The cat, named Pear Bear, has a wound and significant […]
Accommodators urged to register forward bookings
Cook Islands accommodators are again being encouraged to register their forward bookings figures with the tourism corporation to help it direct funding and organise campaigns. The Cook Islands Tourism Corporation needs about 75 percent of all tourism accommodation providers to submit their forward booking figures to make the scheme worthwhile. At present, 25 per cent […]
ADB warns not to rely on tourism
The Cook Islands needs to find ways it can diversify its economy and help bolster its protections against international upheaval, according to the regional director of the Asian Development Bank. Adrian Ruthenberg, who is in the Cook Islands to attend a summit of the country’s main development partners, said the Cook Islands was vulnerable to […]
Cooks could go either way: bank manager
With less emphasis being placed on the traditional work week, the Cook Islands should not be majorly disadvantaged by choosing not to move to the other side of the international date line, says Westpac Cook Islands general manager Carmel Butler. In fact, she said, the increasing flexibility of working hours means the Cook Islands is […]
Gun laws under police review
Cook Islands Police will soon begin examining the laws governing gun ownership. The police force is bringing together a committee of people including representatives from the Returned Services Association (RSA) and an aspiring small-bore firearms club, to examine and hopefully update the laws. But members of other groups are being encouraged to join the committee […]
Marumaru Atua down Mexico way
The voyagers aboard Cook Islands vaka Marumaru Atua are exploring the streets and eats of Mexico. The vaka – flanked by her sister vaka – departed the California coast on January 24 and set sail for the Sea of Cortez. Crew member Alex Olah, who has been updating the vaka blog, said it was smooth […]
Gill-net ban enforced in Aitutaki
Fisheries officers are cracking down on the use of gill-nets in Aitutaki lagoon. Following a recent visit to Aitutaki, senior fisheries officer Rima Manavaikai has asked that the public take note of the restrictions on the use of gill-nets in the bonefish reserve pursuant to the Marine Resources (Aitutaki and Manuae Bonefish Fishery) Regulations 2010 […]
Pacific Forum boss 'impressed'
Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat secretary-general Tuiloma Neroni Slade says he is ‘impressed’ with what the Cook Islands has to offer as host of this year’s Pacific Islands Forum. Slade spent the week in Rarotonga, attending roundtable discussions and meeting privately with the prime minister and senior officials in hopes of working out the details of […]
Australian Cook Islanders lead the charge
Cook Islanders living in Australia have led the charge for visitor figures during December – returning Kukis from the wide brown land numbered just under 1000 for the month, making a 27 per cent increase on last year’s effort. The number is impressive when compared to the typical number of Aussie expatriates that make it […]
New EU ambassador welcomed
The relationship between the Cook Islands and the European Union has further advanced this week when the union’s non-resident ambassador officially presented his credentials while visiting Rarotonga. Doctor Abdoul Aziz Mbaye met with Queen’s Representative Sir Frederick Goodwin on Monday to deliver his credentials as the new non-resident Ambassador of the EU to the Cook […]
Church leader urges young people to open up
Suicide was a poignant topic of discussion at last year’s Cook Islands Christian Church (CICC) general assembly in Aitutaki, and in the new year remains at the top of the church’s list of priority issues. CICC youth director Bob Williams says that church leaders and parents have a role to play in educating young people […]
Call for national youth forum on suicide
Education secretary Sharyn Paio is putting together a proposal for government funding to organise a national youth forum on the tough topic of suicide. Paio met with Prime Minister Henry Puna and other concerned members of the community on Monday afternoon, and agreed to coordinate the project despite her workload in the back-to-school frenzy. “We’re […]
First day at school exercises
Apii Nikao Maori pre-school students went straight into lessons on Monday starting with star jumps and stretching to warm up the brain cells before a fun day of learning.
All go and all happy at Avatea!
Picking up rubbish, meeting new teachers and making new friends was the buzz at Avatea Primary School yesterday when eager students flocked back to the Nikao school for the first day of the 2012 school year. The school is the second largest primary school on the island after Avarua School and on Monday morning there […]
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