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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.
Mitiaro craft showcased
Tivaivai, cushions, pillow cases and various styles of pandanus mats have been on display in Mitiaro at the annual Nukuroa Vaine Tini Katorika craft and tivaivai show. Cook Islands National Council of Women (CINCW) president Vaine Wichman travelled from Rarotonga to Mitiaro for the exhibition as an invited guest. More than 11 women displayed their […]
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 […]
Ship sinks in Cooks EEZ
A foreign vessel has sunk in the Cook Islands exclusive economic zone. Cook Islands News has had confirmation that a foreign vessel reportedly registered in Vanuatu caught fire and sunk this week in the waters of the northern group. The Ministry of Marine Resources is awaiting receipt of a full incident report from the vessels […]
Agriculture minister visits Mauke and Atiu
Health and agriculture minister Nandi Glassie is in Mauke, where he plans to be briefed on developments in line with his political portfolios. Glassie is joined on his trip to Mauke by health secretary Tupou Faireka and associate agriculture minister Kiriau Turepu. The trio plan to discuss business in relation to the doctors residence on […]
WHO trips are essential, Glassie says
On return from his fourth trip to an international World Health Organisation (WHO) conference this year, health minister Nandi Glassie says it is essential that the Cook Islands has a presence at such forums. This year Glassie has attended WHO conferences in Moscow, Geneva, New York and Manila. He says if the Cook Islands is […]
Travel diary
Cook Islands News has promised to bring you a Cabinet Travel Diary, which will include information about ministerial travel, listing each minister and his business-related travel for the coming week. This is the first of what will become a regular feature, published each Friday. The diary is the result of public calls for greater transparency […]
Regional mentoring programme expanding
In the short time since the idea was introduced to the Pacific through the Cook Islands, the Pacific Business Mentoring Programme has undergone a large expansion and that doesnt look set to stop soon. The Cook Islands took part in the first round of mentoring work in 2010, slightly ahead of the programmes roll-out in […]
Govt organisations to take on mentors
Cook Islands government enterprises will be among the first in the Pacific to receive specialised training through a business mentoring programme. Trainers and mentors from the Pacific Business Mentoring Programme are currently in the Cook Islands, making face-to-face contact with private sector businesses for the fourth time in 18 months. The scheme, which is fully […]
Business mentors are back on Rarotonga
Five New Zealand mentors are visiting 70 Cook Islands small businesses this week for the fourth time in 18 months all part of what Ian Furlong says is a recipe for success. The volunteer mentors from the Pacific Business Mentoring Programme are back in the Cook Islands for their six-monthly visit to the businesses they […]
Financial secretary to Fiji
Financial secretary Richard Neves and the Ministry of Finance and Economic Managements Dallas Young depart Rarotonga today to attend a conference in Nadi, Fiji. It is a meeting of the Pacific Islands Financial Managers Association, which will focus on the way forward with the Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA) programme. The Cook Islands has […]
Discounted fares for Australians
The Cook Islands is taking aim at Australian families this summer and has launched a special discounted price for children flying aboard the Sydney-Rarotonga direct flight. Children aged between two and 11 years old will be eligible for the half-price fare between Australia and the Cook Islands with bookings made before November 13 (Australia time). […]
Last chance to enter photo comp
The Cook Islands National Museums first official photography exhibition will open to the public on November 9, and you still have a chance to get your work included so long as youre quick. People looking to have their work shown at the museum have until 4pm today, to lodge their submission. The Alliance Francaise de […]
SPCA caretakers hut in limbo
Completion of a caretakers hut and animal shelter at the Cook Islands Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) premises in Vaimaanga has stalled, pending a court petition to have the company wound up. SPCA patron Pa Marie Ariki has filed a winding-up petition in the Cook Islands High Court at Avarua, citing […]
Human medicines lethal for pets
Esther Honey Foundation Animal Clinic staff and volunteers are urging people not to give their pets, or any animals, human medicine as it can be lethal. Clinic director Gregg Young says members of his staff have recently come across a few individuals dosing their cats and dogs with their own medicine intended for human consumption […]
Atiu mayor starts Auckland job
Former Atiu mayor Taoro Brown is due to start in his new job as the Ministry of Healths Auckland-based patient transferral officer within the next couple of weeks. Brown beat about seven other applicants to secure the position, which has been revived by the ministry after a few years. Health minister Nandi Glassie says the […]
Who can vote?
To vote in the New Zealand election you must be enrolled on the electoral roll. Those eligible to enrol to vote must be 18 years or older and a New Zealand citizen or permanent resident who has lived in New Zealand for one year or more without leaving the country. However, those disqualified from being […]
High commission plans for NZ election
About 100 New Zealand electors are expected to cast their votes from the Cook Islands in Aotearoas coming national election. With Rarotongas international Sevens in Heaven and Vaka Eiva tournaments this month, the Cook Islands New Zealand High Commission is working proactively to encourage any travelling electors to pre-cast votes before departing New Zealand. That […]
Cook Islander eyes NZ parliament
Alfred Ngaro is very likely to become the first Cook Islander elected into New Zealands parliament later this month. The 45-year-old Auckland resident is a member of the New Zealand National Party and number 37 on its list. That means if National gains enough support in this years election as anticipated Ngaro will become a […]
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