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Police seek public cooperation for festive security
Cook Islands Police are launching a community policing initiative with volunteer support from each vaka in Rarotonga to enhance safety and security during the festive season.
Families navigate inflation, businesses stock up for festive season
As Christmas approaches, local families and businesses in Rarotonga are feeling the seasonal buzz. While the island’s shops are busy preparing for the influx of shoppers, families are making sure they have everything needed for the festive season.
Man jailed for rape of girl aged 11
A Mangaian man who raped an 11-year-old girl, impregnating her, has been sentenced to five and a half years in jail. To protect the identity of the rape victim, her relationship to the accused and his name are suppressed. The victim and her daughter a product of the rape now live in Australia. Her attacker, […]
Pacific leaders here next year
The Pacific Leaders Forum will be held in Rarotonga next year bringing about 400 delegates including the political leaders of the 22 Pacific nations to the Cook Islands. Acting Prime Minister Teariki Heather said yesterday the country is set to benefit hugely by hosting next years Pacific Leaders Forum. On the last day of this […]
Plenty of choices for tonights kick-off
The big screens are going up, the snacks are stockpiled and all things black are the hot fashion in town. After a long countdown, the 2011 Rugby World Cup begins tonight. Restaurants, resorts, bars and clubs right across Rarotonga are getting into the spirit of New Zealands Rugby World Cup. What felt like an age […]
Sirla smashes personal best
Nineteen-year-old local weightlifter Sirla Pera is improving his lifting in impressive leaps and bounds, smashing his two-week-old personal best time lift at the Pacific Games in Noumea. Lifting in the 105kg open mens division Pera expertly lifted 110kg then a 115kg in the snatch category to better his personal best lift of 112kg. He set […]
Tiki Taane gets off police rap
Charges have been dropped against musician Tiki Taane after police opted to settle his controversial case out of court. The Cook Islands has been closely following the yarn, as Taane is a regular visitor to Rarotonga and has performed multiple times live on 88FM and at Rehab nightclub and Club Raro. He also filmed part […]
Akatenianga Reo Maori
Ka raveia te Akatenianga Reo Maori a te au tamariki apii o Rarotonga nei, Mataiti 9 ki te Mataiti 13 a teia ra – Paraparau ra 8 no Tepetema nei i te ora 9 i te popongi ki te are putuputuanga o Iotepa Peata i Tutakimoa (St. Josephs Hall). Tumu Tapura; E Tama/Maine Kuki Airani […]
SDA church offers to host Filipinos
Club Philippines Raro has postponed the second half of its inaugural anniversary celebrations out of respect for staunch Sunday church-goers. The club planned to hold a second family fun day and sporting activities at Muri on Sunday but decided not to, following a letter to the editor published in Cook Islands News. The letter, signed […]
Cooks join oceanscape
Governments support for the establishment of the worlds largest marine park in Cook Islands waters is indicative of the need for Pacific people to reclaim their stewardship of and mana towards the ocean, Prime Minister Henry Puna says. He delivered a speech in Auckland this week at a Pacific Oceanscape event organised through the 2011 […]
PM points to fish potential
Travel and tourism contributes to two thirds of the Cook Islands gross domestic product (GDP) an annual sum of about $200 million. Prime Minister Henry Puna says despite this, growth in those industries may be constrained by obstacles like declining air services in the Pacific region and a lack of investment in associated infrastructure including […]
Media demands travel disclosure
Frustrated by the lack of transparency and response from government, Cook Islands media organisations are launching a campaign for accountability. Just ten months into the Cook Islands Partys reign, it is estimated cabinet ministers alone have indulged in at least 40 international trips. The Pitt Media Group which includes Cook Islands Television, Cook Islands Herald […]
Emotional day on the water for sailors
A spectacular and emotional day was had on the water by women sailors Helema Williams and Teau McKenzie in Noumea on Monday (Sunday Cook Islands time). Williams continues to dominate the womens laser division and in extreme conditions on Monday the Manihiki sailor really showed her prowess on the water. The 19-year-old led from start […]
Volleyballers recovering after shaky start
After shaking off nerves in their first Pacific Games beach volleyball competition the Cook Islands beach volleyballers are keen to showcase the skills they know they have. The womens duo of Alanna Smith and Pori Rongokea had a very shaky start to their competition against a semi-pro Vanuatu womens team. The local girls tried to […]
The big one
Brendon Nicholas caught this monster tuna (75 kg) on Sunday. 11090415
No crashes or thefts at weekend
Cook Islands police are praising the publics behaviour over the weekend, having received no reports of car crashes or burglaries during the time. Police said the positive results were coming amid a continuing crackdown on drivers, which is mainly targeting drink-drivers and registration offences. The special operation covered the whole of Rarotonga throughout the weekend […]
September is rubbish round-up month
The Pacific Islands Conservation Initiative (PICI) is holding its first annual Rubbish Round-Up for the duration of this month. The Rubbish Round-Up will include four underwater and three land-based cleanup events, all led by PICIs programme manager, Jess Cramp. Land based clean-up events are scheduled for three consecutive Saturdays, from 10am-12pm in the following locations […]
Rarotonga doing its part to clean up the world
On Friday (September 9), the National Environment Service (NES) and its Clean Up the World partners are calling on groups and individuals to participate in the annual Clean Up the World event. The idea is for a large group of people to get together to clean up the streams, beaches and roadsides by adopting an […]
Dont fall foul of cool advice
Solar Bob Riley has reaffirmed his advice to raise fridge temperatures if you want to lower your businesss power bills, but says the measure should only be applied to drinks fridges. In Saturdays edition of Cook Islands News, Riley said a fridge running at seven degrees would be using half as much energy to operate […]
Design tweaks with eye on cyclones
Designers working on the Arorangi jetty are expected to make a few changes to their plans for the site before construction work begins. The jetty, which will be used as an alternative docking site to Avatiu for visiting cruise liners, is undergoing a slight redesign while it is still in draft stages. Ports Authority general […]
More labourers to join harbour project
The work force at the Avatiu harbour is set to expand as the $25 million wharf redevelopment moves into its second stage. Construction work on the harbours stage one redevelopment will finish within the coming weeks, making way for the scheduled October start date for the stage two works on the harbours southern wharf. McConnell […]
Puna talks Cooks agriculture at Forum
Agriculture in the Cook Islands can be developed with examples proven successful in Israel, Prime Minister Henry Puna says. While in New Zealand for the 2011 Pacific Leaders Forum, Puna has held bilateral dialogues with an Israeli ambassador as well as New Zealand Prime Minister John Key. Puna says his pre-forum meetings have foreshadowed the […]
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