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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.
Kia akaaka koe e tama
E te tama Etita, Kare au i poitirere ana e kua pakia te mema paramani o Vaipae/Tautu a Mona Ioane i te peapa a Aunty Peta i tata ki roto i taau peapa no te mea kua akarongorongo ana au i tetai tangitangi kereteki no tetai au apinga tei anoano ana teia mema paramani kia […]
Do a deal with Maori TV
Dear Editor, A delegation arrived from Mr McCullys office recommending that CITV find offers for us to broadcast the rugby world cup through Maori TV seeing theyve been given the rights to host the rugby world cup. This is good because at least the money will go towards the country that has supported the Cook […]
9 jobs open at MFEM
The Ministry of Finance and Economic Management (MFEM) has nine vacancies at present. Finance secretary Richard Neves says they are a mix of new and existing positions.He says one vacancy is a result of retirement and another of resignation.The ministry has also created two temporary contract positions to catch up with accounts, Neves says. From […]
George at the Demos front door
Atiu member of parliament Norman George says that while he is standing at the front door of the Democratic Party, he is not making any hasty decisions about whether to join. While he was most impressed by the Democratic Party conference, he prefers to remain a free agent or independent candidate for the time being. […]
Sex education needs broad approach
A whole of community approach is needed to address sexual health issues like sexually transmitted infections and teenage pregnancy. This week those involved in various organisations and ministries spoke to the Cook Islands News about sexuality education in schools, support agencies for sexually active youth, and the power of abstinence as well as parental involvement […]
Growers off to Tahiti
Agriculture minister Nandi Glassie leads a delegation of Cook Islands growers to Tahiti this week, flying from Rarotonga today. The week-long trip is a growers initiative to learn methods for growing exotic crops including vanilla, and Glassie has been asked to attend as a government representative. His return airfare of $905, as well as that […]
New safari track
Raro Safari Tours is applying to the National Environment Service (NES) for a permit to develop an access road and construct a building platform through inland bush at Nukupure in Ngatangiia. The project involves excavation of mature vegetation along the slopes and top of a ridge to extend an existing access road which leads from […]
Land degradation decried
A professor from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation says that the Cook Islands government should intervene and stop people from cutting into hills to build their new homes. Dr Kebin Zhang, professor at the College of Soil and Water Conservation at Beijing Forestry University, said he was disappointed to see chunks of the […]
The hat fits
Theres nothing to it for Manihiki hat maker Haumata Tepania who was at the Trade Day last week selling some of her hand made crafts at the Manihiki stall. The self taught rito hat maker is on the island as part of the Manihiki group taking part in the Te Maeva Nui celebrations. Tepania brought […]
Passenger sickness causes delay
An investigation into the illness of six visitors to Rarotonga is continuing, despite them all having left the Cook Islands for New Zealand. On Saturday the tourists were among passengers of an Air New Zealand flight from Rarotonga to Auckland. On arrival in Auckland the Auckland Regional Public Health Service (ARPHS) was alerted that several […]
Police investigating NCIFC
Public Service Commissioner Navy Epati will not be suspended while under investigation by the police, Prime Minister Henry Puna says. Puna confirms a report about Epati has been made to police. He says the Cook Islands is a country where people are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Someone being under investigation is not grounds for […]
Go hard or go home says Wigmore
Most of the Democratic Party re-grouped yesterday for the first time since losing the November elections to discuss preparations for the next election in 2014. Most of the partys members from the pa enua were present, as they were already on Rarotonga for Te Maeva Nui celebrations. The party conference opened with a review of […]
Wilkie tells party to speak out
As one of the more outspoken members of parliament, deputy leader of the opposition Wilkie Rasmussen urged his fellow Demos at yesterdays party conference to speak up on behalf of the Cook Islands people. We tend (not) to say the nasty things that need to be said, he said, blaming that reluctance to speak out […]
Youth speak out
For the first time a youth speech competition is being held with the focus on four specific issues affecting young people teenage pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections, alcohol and smoking. The Ministry of Health is behind the competition, organised by reproductive health coordinator Maine Beniamina. This is the first year Beniamina has trialled the speech competition […]
CI man in London mayhem
A Cook Islands man has spent the last few days dodging violent riots in London that have transformed areas of the city into no-go zones for travellers and locals alike. Maritime Cook Islands director Garth Broadhead said a massive influx of police into the English capital was having an affect on the riots, which entered […]
Pearl industry gathers
The Cook Islands Pearl Authority (CIPA) is putting on a conference for the benefit of pearl industry stakeholders tomorrow. Since 2008 there has been no forum for pearl farmers, retailers, commercial exporters and jewelers to discuss the state of the industry and the way forward. With the passage of years and particularly with many of […]
House on hill raises concern
Despite public query a home being built on the lower slopes of hospital hill in Arorangi is not likely to have required an environment impact assessment (EIA). The home is under construction below Rarotongas hospital, fronting the back road on the Arorangi side of the hill. Cook Islands News has received queries from readers about […]
Cultural crooks beware
Cook Islands traditions and culture will receive better protection from potential pilfering through two proposed bills currently in their draft form, says a New Zealand lawyer. Speaking at a culture and traditional knowledge workshop yesterday, lawyer Richard Wallace said the Cook Islands government would soon be presented with draft bills dealing with copyright protection and […]
Audit job closed
Applications are now closed for the position of audit director, which until recently has not been advertised in almost ten years. Paul Allsworth is the current audit director and his contract has been rolled over numerous times. Allsworth has held the position for the last 12 years. The number of applicants has yet to be […]
$400K: Tapi loan vs Samoa charter
A smoke signaller writes about the governments cost of getting outer island teams to and from Te Maeva Nui this year aboard a ship chartered from Samoa: The $400,000 possibly more should have been diverted to Tapi Taio [inter-island shipping company owner] in a form of a soft loan to help him get his new […]
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