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CI Muslim opens up about her faith and journey
Tatiana Kautai, a Cook Islander Muslim, has shared her personal journey into Islam and her experiences living as a Muslim in the Cook Islands. Talaia Mika reports.
TAU board appoints engineering professional
Te Aponga Uira (TAU) has gained an expert described strong new asset with the appointment of Barbara Elliston, an experienced electrical engineer and corporate governance professional, by the Cook Islands Investment Corporation (CIIC) Board of Directors.
Biggest tourism industry event of the year
Fifty-nine people from airlines, tourism wholesalers, online travel agencies and trade media will travel to the Cook Islands this December as part of the biggest tourism industry pow wow on the local calendar. The group of industry representatives from the Cook Islands biggest international markets will travel to the Cook Islands to meet and conduct […]
Tsunami exercise on
Todays tsunami evacuation exercise is going ahead as planned to test out the Cook Islands disaster response capabilities. Though individual homes and businesses do not need to actively take part in the exercise, Emergency Management Cook Islands (EMCI) is encouraging businesses and schools to consider their disaster response plans and discuss their emergency procedures with […]
Tribunal revokes four price orders
The Price Tribunal has revoked another four price orders, in line with its finding that there is enough market competition and variety of product within the Cook Islands at present. Earlier this year the tribunal was tasked with reviewing all existing price orders in an effort to determine whether they are still relevant and necessary […]
Theyre flying our flag!
If twos company and threes a crowd, as the saying goes, then 169 is a colossal mob. And it certainly looked that way at the London headquarters of the United Nations International Maritime Organisation on world maritime day this year. Each year on September 29 world maritime day the organisation flies the flags of its […]
Student achievement celebrated
Spirits were high at Princess Anne Hall yesterday as Tereora Colleges senior students took the stage to receive hard-earned prizes, then disappeared into a crowd of proud families and underneath a mountain of ei. For year 13 students, it was a last blast and a bit of welcome respite from hours of studying for exams. […]
20 tickets left
There are just 20 tickets left for Fridays Air New Zealand Tourism Awards ceremony. Tickets are $100 and include dinner, drinks, an awards presentation and speeches delivered by Rugby World Cup chief executive Martin Snedden and Air New Zealands commercial airline manager for the Pacific Jeff McDowall. The event promises to be worth the $100 […]
Mining, fishing and marine park can coexist
One of the common questions being raised by the public in the media is how it would be possible to carry out mining in our oceans if a proposed marine park is introduced in the Cook Islands. The public seem to believe that Prime Minister Henry Puna and Deputy Prime Minister Tom Marsters are at […]
Brown the right person for the job
Health minister Nandi Glassie is defending the appointment of Taoro Brown to the position of Ministry of Health patient transferral officer. Brown was the most recent mayor of Atiu and applied for the Auckland-based job which has been revived by the ministry. He was selected above seven other applicants by an independent panel, made up […]
More power for island councils
Government is keen to give more authority to island councils and is hoping newly-elected island councillors and mayors can receive further leadership training. Prime Minister Henry Puna has voiced his desire to give more power to local government during parliamentary sessions this year. He says island administrations aligned with national government are not always as […]
Catchments fill up with rainfall
A drizzling of rain over recent days has seen water levels across Rarotonga rise, some catchments moving away from critical levels. All of Rarotongas catchments benefitted from rain that fell on the island over the weekend and early this week. Last week, two catchments were sitting below their official critical stage 1 levels as defined […]
Businesses divided over event cost
Businesses wanting to take part in the Cook Islands largest wholesale tourism event have until the close of business tomorrow to register their interest. The three-day showcase called Kia Orana Cook Islands will bring in 59 people to the Cook Islands representing airlines, tourism wholesalers, online travel agencies, keynote speakers and trade media across nine […]
A moveable home for Bullivant family
While many people will be tying down their roofs and boarding up their windows in the event of a tropical cyclone, there is one Tupapa household that can take up a bit of a novel self-defence move as a last resort. The Bullivant household on the main road at Upper Tupapa can be lifted straight […]
Calls for Sheraton to become a golf course
With developers not moving on plans to transform the old Sheraton site into a five star tourist resort, why not bulldoze it all and put in a course to cater for the travelling golfer? Thats the opinion of one regular visitor to Rarotonga, who has several links to such an industry in New Zealand. The […]
Hikers pleased with Raro treks
When two American visitors set out to explore Rarotongas interior last month with only a 16-year-old guidebook as their navigator, they werent sure of what they could expect. A lot can change in 16 years, especially when Mother Nature is trying to force her will, and the couple was keen to explore Rarotongas seven main […]
Quiz to support Uirangi
Miss South Pacific contender Uirangi Bishop has just one month to prepare for the Apia beauty pageant. In support of her big day, the Miss Cook Islands Pageant Association (MCIPA) is putting on a quiz night fundraiser next Tuesday. Emceed by MCIPA president Clee Marsters, the quiz night will kick off from 6pm at Hidies […]
TAU accepting tenders for roof work
Contractors will be obliged to ensure that new roofs at two Te Aponga Uira buildings will be able to take solar systems in the future. Two TAU buildings, the administration/network building at Tutakimoa and the power station in the Avatiu valley, will soon have their deteriorating roofs removed and replaced. The jobs are currently out […]
Aviation aficionado seeks Raffs half-finished book
American airplane designer John Cashen says he was on the first commercial non-government and non-military plane to fly from Pago Pago to Penrhyn in 1973. Piloted by Edson Raff a US military colonel whose claim to fame was putting the green beret on the Green Berets, Cashen says the craft was a single-engine Beechcraft Twin […]
Govt asks Google to remove content
The Cook Islands government has put in its first content removal request to internet giant Google, the search engine has reported. In its January-July 2011 transparency report, the Cook Islands is listed as having made its first ever content takedown request to Google. Google reports that it has complied 100 percent with the governments request. […]
Council calls for full revision of code
The Business Trade Investment Board (BTIB) is now considering submissions on its proposed changes to the investment code, which closed to public feedback yesterday. BTIB has spent the past 18 months revising the existing investment code and amending certain parts of the legislation. Main changes include further restrictions on foreign investment, although BTIB has always […]
482 students to sit NCEA exams
Cook Islands secondary school students are busy preparing for National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) examinations, which begin on Wednesday. In total, local students will sit NCEA exams in 15 subjects English, mathematics, accounting, science, biology, media, physics, agriculture and horticulture, economics, history, chemistry, calculus, physical education, social studies and geography. Exams are scheduled for […]
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