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Escaping the summer heat
Many believe that the temperature this summer has been hotter than in previous years, leading families, including locals and tourists, to seek relief in the ocean.
Mauke welcomes 2025 with traditional Raoni
The island of Akatokamanava celebrated the last festive event of the year by welcoming the New Year with the traditional Raoni event this week. Nicolea Mateariki reports.
Air New Zealand wins airline industry Oscars
Air New Zealand has won Air Transport Worlds prestigious Airline of the Year award for the second time in three years. This is the first time in the nearly 40-year history of the awards that an airline has won the Airline of the Year twice in three years. Air New Zealand has won more Air […]
Tapi Taio answers Mauke concerns
Some progress has been made towards resolving issues surrounding the decrepit MV Te Kou Maru II stuck on Maukes beach. The boat, belonging to Rarotonga businessman Tapi Taio, stranded on the western section of Maukes reef in October 2010. Since then it has been pushed across the lagoon and on to the islands shore damaging […]
Cabinets first meeting of the new year
Cabinet ministers will meet tomorrow for the first time this year. But they will do so without Prime Minister Henry Puna, who has travelled to Abu Dhabi via New Zealand for a couple of business meetings. Puna and finance minister Mark Brown departed Rarotonga for New Zealand on Saturday and met with the Japanese ambassador […]
Observers will cover 5% of fishing
Despite claiming foreign fishers will be strictly monitored while operating in Cook Islands waters, the Ministry of Marine Resources (MMR) is likely to obtain just five percent observer coverage on long line fleets. MMR is currently recruiting applicants to partake in observer training for positions onboard long line vessels. The training coincides with the ministrys […]
Virgin cancels a few flights
Flight cancellations to Virgin Australias Auckland-Rarotonga link this week will not affect the level of long-term services connecting the Cook Islands, an airline representative has said. A Virgin Australia flight to and from Auckland this week was cancelled for operation reasons with three others in February also cancelled. The airline, which operated under the name […]
Sixteen new foreign enterprises approved
In the past year a total of 16 foreign enterprises collectively worth $37 million have been approved by the Business Trade Investment Board (BTIB). The board says in 2011 it granted the 16 approvals, of which the bulk of investment relates to harbour developments on Rarotonga and Mauke. Aside from infrastructure, the largest sector for […]
Avocado not rated for export
Amidst suggestions for the commercial production of crops in the Cook Islands, agriculture minister Nandi Glassie says priority will continue to be given to plants for which there is already a market. He says while there are many crops which can be commercially grown in the Cook Islands including avocado and jackfruit it is not […]
The year that was - Letters
One of the best ways to find the pulse of any community is to open up a newspaper at its letters to the editor section, and luckily for Cook Islands News, ours is pumping strongly with public discussion and free speech. CINews published 700 letters to the editor in 2011 and received thousands of smoke […]
Fewer returning locals this year?
Rarotonga transport operators say the Cook Islands has experienced a slightly quieter than usual festive period this year, with fewer expatriates making the trip home for holidays. The number of returning Cook Islanders travelling home typically spikes in the month of December, with figures showing up to four times as many Cook Islanders travel here […]
New fishing observers to be trained
In line with its exploratory fishing programme, the Ministry of Marine Resources (MMR) is advertising a training course for observers aboard foreign long line fishing vessels. The training runs from January 12 to 26 and is open to applicants who meet certain criteria. MMR says it wants to ensure those fishing through the programme report […]
Lack of faith the problem
People must overcome their superstitions through faith and conviction, including those who believe a curse placed on the Vaimaanga Sheraton site will ruin their business plans, according to Bishop Tutai Pere. Bishop Pere says people must embrace their faith in Jesus Christ and have the belief that they will realise their dreams to overcome any […]
The 100-year-old curse explained
A history of a Vaimaanga land plot that some believe is cursed has been added in an online archive, detailing the history of property that has been the site of a shooting in 1911, under dispute for much of the century and now the home of the failed Sheraton hotel project. Radio station Matariki FM […]
Road transport policy needed?
It is possible various government ministries may be involved in the development of a transport sector policy, focusing on road transport in the Cook Islands. Cook Islands News is trying to determine whether such a policy exists. It appears there is no overarching framework in place which addresses issues of road vehicle numbers, types, use […]
The year that was - Government
The office of the Public Service Commissioner plans to introduce a blanket policy on the use of government vehicles. Government issues its half year economic and fiscal update for the 2010-2011 financial year, which predicts growth in the economy through new investment in tourism. In an interview with Cook Islands News, Prime Minister Henry Puna […]
Searching for surgeon
The Ministry of Health is searching for Rarotongas next hospital surgeon, in light of Dr Bwabwa Otens departure shortly. Health minister Nandi Glassie says Dr Otens contract expires in the middle of this month and the ministry is likely to contract a New Zealand or Fiji-based surgeon to work in Rarotonga while a permanent replacement […]
Airline seeks land
Domestic airline hopefuls Kia Orana Air will make a bid on a piece of land at the Rarotonga International Airport with the hope of launching its first flight during 2012. Director Mark Lusby said the aspiring airline was putting in a tender for a section of land in the airport grounds that is currently being […]
On dengue alert
Public Health has begun spraying insecticides at the airport, ports and hospital as a precautionary measure against dengue fever, following an increase in the number of cases being recorded across the Pacific. Public Health protection officer Charlie Ave said the government agency had began precautionary steps to stop the spread of mosquito-borne diseases with a […]
Samoan community celebrates new year
Rarotongas Samoan community came together on New Years Eve to raise a toast to 2012 and reflect on the year gone by. About 25 people attended the barbecue night at Titikavekas YWAM (Youth With a Mission) hall on December 31, bringing together Samoans young and mature, and new and old from the local community. The […]
Tougher warrants coming
Motorists will find it harder to get warrants of fitness for their vehicles in a few months, when a new standardised checklist is implemented for the first time. At present there is no standard of criteria for any vehicles in the Cook Islands to pass warrants of fitness. Instead those authorised by the police to […]
100 vehicles arriving a month
Up to 100 motorbikes and cars are being imported into the Cook Islands each month. The statistics division of the Ministry of Finance and Economic Management (MFEM) has not yet finished collating data for 2011, but those in the customs department have a fair idea of what is regularly being offloaded from cargo vessels. MFEMs […]
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