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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.
Meet the new Tereora principal
Bali Haque is stepping down from his prestigious role as deputy chief executive (qualifications) of the NZQA to take the reigns at the Cook Islands national college. At this, parents and teachers are of course thrilled but so is Haque. He has been with NZQA since September of 2006 and says five years in a […]
But what about Toagate?
Dear Editor, I am disappointed to read that Tingika Elikana has been appointed as the new Secretary for Justice. He was the very person that reviewed and approved the proposal for Toagate to go ahead which sees the government and people of the Cook Islands forking out $100,000 every month because of this mistake. As […]
Life skills on the school agenda
While academic studies are of paramount importance, education minister Teina Bishop says it is equally as important to also encourage life education in schools. Ahead of the Aitutaki bonefishing competition scheduled for October 15, Bishop is working with relevant stakeholders to work the bonefishing industry and its offshoots marine biology, conservation, sustainable fishing into the […]
Youth delve into issues at national conference
The youth of the Cook Islands want to change the world but theyre starting with their own islands. Change Our World is the theme of this years National Youth Conference, which kicked off on Monday evening with a brief opening ceremony. Yesterday morning youth from Rarotonga, Mauke, Atiu, Aitutaki, Mangaia and Mitiaro delved right into […]
Russian mission foiled by seasickness
Russian politician Anton Bakov set out on a mission in July to visit the atoll he claimed to have purchased from the Cook Islands government but a bad run with seasickness foiled his plan. He chartered SV Southern Cross to make the journey from Aitutaki to Suwarrow and back, but about a week in said […]
Women face final round
Tonight sees the last round of the Edgewater mid-week championship with some very exciting encounters. In the Open 1 Division, Matavera will be looking to finish on a high when they host Avana 1 at the Takitumu field. Avanas Enua Peyroux and Margaret Simiona will need to lift their games to upset the Hot Eyes, […]
New strip
Mathew Pierre and Bilsy Gukisuva modelling the Cook Islands tri-series strip, which the team received from Turtles yesterday. The team played the NZ Cook Islands squad in the tri-series competition last night, the last of the matches before a combined tri-series squad takes to the field to play the Kukis international team on Thursday. 11100315 […]
Funds promised for Manea
The 6th Manea Games was officially opened on Mangaia yesterday with songs, dance and promises of government assistance for future games. About 100 of the 300 games athletes were part of the opening ceremony as athletes are still making their way to Mangaia for the games. Despite the small numbers, Mangaia turned up the heat […]
4 motorcycle accidents
A driver was taken to hospital with head injuries over the weekend, after he collided with a dog at Matavera and came off his motorcycle. The Tupapa man was driving on the main road when the accident occurred. His crash was one of four reported to police over the weekend. Although the Tupapa man received […]
DPM challenges weather experts
Deputy Prime Minister Tom Marsters called the state of Cook Islands fisheries a local disaster when addressing a room full of climatologists, scientists, meteorologists and fisheries officers yesterday, He delivered a rousing keynote speech to open the International Workshop on Climate and Oceanic Fisheries, at which thinkers from all over the world were present. Marsters […]
A whale of a sign disappears
Southern Cross skipper Paul Greens sign was stolen from the wharf at the weekend. He got permission from Ports Authority to put up a two by one metre yellow vinyl sign at the harbour advertising whale-watching trips. It read Sail Rarotonga and included contact details and it was planned to have it up for 12 […]
Cabinet was not arguing
Prime Minister Henry Puna refutes claims that cabinet members argued about ministerial travel during last weeks cabinet meeting in Rarotonga. Puna says ministers discussed travel in relation to its overall benefit to the Cook Islands, including travel fully funded by international organisations. However, it was an exaggeration to describe that discussion as arguing, Puna says. […]
18 seek NGO funding grants
A Ministry of Internal Affairs panel will meet today to consider 18 applications received by non-government organisations (NGOs) for crown funding. Most applications are from Rarotonga-based NGOs but a few have come in from the outer islands. Each financial year monetary assistance is provided on a competitive basis to NGOs which provide services to vulnerable […]
Tanks and gear go north for works
Equipment and materials for infrastructure projects in the northern group are at present being transported from Rarotonga on a Fijian barge. The barge left Avatiu harbour on Friday bound for Pukapuka, Palmerston and Nassau. It is carrying gear for the Pukapuka cyclone shelter as well as for the beginning of a $2.2 million water improvement […]
Judge orders board to reconsider application
An appeal against a decision by the Land Agents Registration Board has been upheld by Chief Justice Tom Weston, but only to a very limited extent. Nooroa Tuoro brought a case against the board, which declined her application to become a registered land agent earlier this year. CJ Weston has found that Tuoros application lacked […]
New physiotherapy clinic opens
The opening of a top-quality physiotherapy clinic will be good for the economy, say a New Zealand couple who are now spending at least six months a year on Rarotonga. Sheldon and Ellen Ramer were delighted to hear that physiotherapist Ainslie Duncan is opening her own clinic on the island. Knowing that there is such […]
Own the Maeva Nui DVD
More than 70 hours of footage from the 2011 Te Maeva Nui cultural celebrations has been extended over four discs in the festivals official DVD, which will be officially launched at the Punanga Nui Market today. All the stage performances from all the islands are included in the release, as well as footage from the […]
New cookbook in the making
Members of the 60-plus club are letting the Cook Islands in on their culinary secrets theyve amassed a collection of their favourite recipes and are planning to bind them into a cookbook entitled Raurau Ki to Rima. Kitchen-tested and time-honoured, the recipes are a blend of local and non-local dishes submitted by club members. Initially […]
Better site needed for Mauke windpower generation
Alternative cooking is not the only green initiative the Hoskings are pursuing in their sustainable lifestyle efforts at Mauke. Their home and plans include experiments and testing in a wide-ranging spectrum of sustainable living. Among them, the Hoskings have tried to utilise wind power to generate electricity at their home. June and Andrew have a […]
Emergency works at Vaimaanga
Contractors are carrying out emergency works on the main road at Vaimaanga to stop creeping soil erosion from compromising the road surface and endangering motorists. Large stones and fresh sand have been shifted to the main road in front of the abandoned Sheraton resort site in Rarotongas south to try to stop the coastal erosions […]
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