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Location, Location, Location: Cook Islands’ land value in sights
Most have heard the maxim: “Location, Location, Location”.
Govt neglecting domestic priorities and Parliament duties, says Heather
The leader of the Cook Islands United Party has voiced concerns over the Government’s recent focus on international matters, claiming it is spending more time abroad than in Parliament.
Local TV applies self-censorship
In the small Cook Islands broadcasting industry, television companies are largely self-censoring content. Vaka Television general manager Greg Parker says he is not aware of any legislative restriction or framework for television programming, but he and company chief executive Dave Reuther self-censor their content. When we get our programmes they already come with a rating […]
Changing of maritime officers
Incoming maritime surveillance officer Tony Grubb said the Cook Islands maritime protection programmes would benefit from more collaboration with New Zealands navy and airforce in the future. Grubb expected the Cook Islands would see more collaboration between its maritime surveillance and New Zealands regional work in the coming years. Until now, the Australian Defence Force […]
Local produce sales increasing
The Cook Islands Trading Corporation (CITC) is recording an increase in the sale of Cook Islands produce at its main supermarkets. The trend is a result of the Go Local campaign, which was implemented throughout the country last year. It encourages tourists and locals alike to purchase or support Cook Islands products, food and business […]
Locals study to be hotel managers
Fiji-based hotelier Greg Cornwall has over 40 years of experience in the hospitality and tourism industry and has worked in management at hotels across Asia and the Pacific. But after just three days in Rarotonga, hes convinced that Cook Islanders are some of the friendliest, most hospitable people in the world. Cornwall, originally from Tasmania, […]
73 doing USP summer courses
Seventy-three Cook Islands university students are filling their summer months with extra homework and assignments, enrolled in one of five summer school courses on offer at USP Cook Islands this year. Four tutors from USPs Fiji campus have arrived in the Cook Islands to teach summer courses over the coming weeks. They are joined by […]
MFEM tweets!
The Ministry of Finance and Economic Management (MFEM) has established a twitter account in order to provide Cook Islanders with immediate updates on the internet. Twitter is a social media network, which acts like an instant messaging forum. Anyone can log on and establish a twitter account, which enables them to follow any other users […]
New business rolls in for guides
As the world gets wind of Aitutakis best-kept secret, business rolls in for the islands trained bonefish guides. Richard Story and Ian Bertrams idea to turn local bone fishermen who were netting and killing bonefish at rates that the bonefish population could not sustain into guides for fly fishers from all over the world is […]
All 12 Rarotonga water intakes are flowing again
The quality and pressure of Rarotongas water should be back to its usual standards following the festive seasons ferocious weather. Heavy rains that fell on Rarotongas interior caused troubles for the Ministry of Infrastructure and Plannings water works division when debris and mud brought down by the cloudburst entered all of the islands 12 water […]
Chloe beats odds to pass her NCEA
Going into NCEA exams this year, the odds were stacked against Tereora College year 11 student Chloe Wragg. Due to complications with her student visa, her six-month exchange programme with Kamehameha Schools in Hawaii started later than usual, meaning she returned to Rarotonga in July and had just half a year to catch up on […]
PSC post still open
Cabinet is apparently close to approving the appointment of a new Public Service Commissioner. Prime Minister Henry Puna recently told Cook Islands News that an announcement of the position will be made soon. He will not discuss rumours about who is likely to get the job and says cabinet will follow formal protocols in due […]
Skipper told locals he was heading to Brazil
Police are investigating the possibility that another vessel was nearby the yacht Bonny when the man believed to be skippering it vanished at sea earlier this month. Cook Islands Police commissioner Maara Tetava said police were looking at the possibility that Bonny was not alone when its skipper disappeared about 20 nautical miles off Rarotonga […]
Missing skipper had no passport
A skipper who stopped at Rarotonga unannounced and without a passport was able to come ashore because he required medical treatment, says Harbour Master Captain John Cornwell. The skipper, who is now the subject of a missing persons case after disappearing off Rarotonga on January 3, did not go through the usual customs and biosecurity […]
PM meeting with Pacific leaders
Prime Minister Henry Puna is with the leaders of 11 other Pacific island states in Abu Dhabi, discussing the acceleration of renewable energy uptake in the region. They are part of a high level meeting organised by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), which precedes the second session of the IRENA assembly. Punas attendance follows […]
Black and gold for Red Cross
There was a lot of black and a little bit of gold in an Avarua office yesterday, all in support of the Red Cross. Westpac staff ditched their usual red and white uniform to mark Friday the 13th yesterday, claiming back the dark day for a good cause. The staff came dressed in black, semi-casual […]
Summer photo competition - this weeks entries
Youngsters and family gatherings feature in this the second batch of entries in our Memories of Summer photo competition. Our first weekly winner is Teremoana Hardie of Tupapa who sent in her boys gossip and girls do all the hard work summer shot. Hardie wins a framed photo of her winning snap and along with […]
Solicitor general post due
Prime Minister Henry Puna is considering a recommendation for the appointment of a new Cook Islands Solicitor General. The Office of the Public Service Commissioner (OPSC) facilitated the recruitment process for the post in December 2011, following the appointment of former solicitor general Tingika Elikana as Ministry of Justice secretary in October. Senior Crown Law […]
Fishermen offer to manage FADs
The Ministry of Marine Resources (MMR) looks likely to authorise local fishermen to co-manage fish aggregating devices (FADs) positioned around Rarotonga. MMR secretary Ben Ponia has agreed to stage a series of public meetings in the first quarter of this year with local fishermen and interested parties to determine the best collaborative approach in relation […]
Flights discounted
Air New Zealand is offering discounts on flights connecting Rarotonga with Australia, but only for inbound flights. Selected fares to Rarotonga from Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Auckland have been reduced for travel in periods from January to June this year. The specials apply to some direct flights between Sydney and Rarotonga as well as certain […]
Its Black Friday at Westpac
Workers in Avarua are claiming back Friday the 13th today and although theyll be dressing in black to mark the occasion, the colour wont have anything to do with bad omens or superstition. Westpac staff will be making this Friday the 13th a day for good luck theyre ditching their usual red and white uniforms […]
Pacific Resorts win two world awards
The Pacific Resort Hotel Group scored a double victory at this years World Travel Awards in Qatar. The Cook Islands hotel group won Worlds Leading Boutique Island Resort and Worlds Leading Island Villas at the final event in Doha on January 11 (Tuesday, January 10 Cook Islands time). For the fourth consecutive year Pacific Resort […]
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