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Manihiki residents show resilience amidst isolation and shipping delays
Over 200 residents of Manihiki continue to demonstrate resilience as they adapt to a lifestyle shaped by isolation, shipping delays and resource constraints.
Ministry of Transport enhances marine safety investigation capabilities
The Ministry of Transport is participating in a Regional Foundation Course on Marine Casualty Investigation to ensure accurate and accountable marine safety investigation reports.
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 […]
No more excuses for speeding in Takitumu
Motorists will have no excuse for speeding in the Takitumu district when new roads signs are set up around the Takitumu Primary School area next term. It is hoped that with the new road signs announcing the school zone ahead, motorists will slow down especially before and after school. School principal Engia Pate says that […]
Police thanked by tourism operator
The role police play in sustaining the tourism industry is often overlooked, says Little Polynesian manager Alex Wilson. To thank the policemen and women who keep Titikaveka safe, he put on a lunch for a few of them in honour of World Tourism Day on Tuesday. World Tourism Day has been a long-standing initiative of […]
Talk about it says counsellor
On the heels of this months Suicide Prevention Awareness Week, guidance counsellor Thomas Wynne says the most effective way to defuse pent-up emotion or depression research links both to suicide is to talk about it. He advises all Cook Islanders to talk about emotional strife to get it all out so as to process and […]
Vandalism of buses worse than usual
Kevin Cook is thinking about installing digital video recorders in his fleet of 12 buses following a bad run with vandalism. Cook and his wife Frances own and manage Cooks Island Bus Passenger Transport Ltd, based in Nikao. Cook says his company has ongoing problems with vandalism of buses, although this year has been worse […]
Moimoi to visit as part of envoy
Six current and former Kiwi international players including the Eels identity Fuifui Moimoi will come to the Cook Islands as part of a make-up deal for the Kiwis withdrawal from next weeks Rarotonga test match. The crew includes Parramatta Eels Moimoi, Penrith Panthers Sam McKendry, South Sydney Rabbitohs Issac Luke and Sydney Roosters Shaun Kenny-Dowall […]
Nutters navigate Rarotongas interior
The Nutters Cross Island run record of 45 minutes set in the early 1990s by Greg Gustafson still stands, although local runner Roland Neururer gave it a good nudge on Wednesday. Neururer was one of 51 nutters that took on the cross island run estimated to be about 9km from the Vaima Restaurant in Vaiimaanga […]
Young relationship flourishing, says ambassador
Yesterdays signing of the $1.2 million Rakahanga renewable energy deal and the Cook Islands nomination to co-chair an upcoming meeting with Japan represents another step forward in a young but prosperous relationship between Japan and the Cook Islands, according to ambassador Hideto Mitamura. Cook Islands Prime Minister Henry Puna and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda […]
Pora laid out
The people of Rakahanga brought a taste of their traditions and culture to the visiting Japanese ambassador, laying out the official welcome mat, or pora, for Hideto Mitamura yesterday at the prime ministers office. Rakahanga warrior Junior Leon Tarau welcomed Prime Minister Henry Puna, Mitamura and a score of other government officials and regional leaders […]
PMs green dreams becoming a reality
The Cook Islands, Japan and Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat yesterday joined forces to send a strong message that renewable energy was no longer an option but a necessity for the Pacific region. On the lawns of the Prime Ministers Office under yesterdays blazing sun, Prime Minister Henry Puna and Forum deputy secretary general Feleti Teo […]
Junior Kangaroos approached to play
The Cook Islands Rugby League has approached the ARL with the chance to send the Junior Kangaroos to Rarotonga and take the place of the retreating Kiwis team. CIRL made the offer to host the Junior Kangaroos squad in the hours after it was informed the New Zealand team would be pulling out of the […]
New unit strengthens crime fight
The Cook Islands is now equipped to help combat transnational crime sweeping the Pacific, such as money laundering, people smuggling and drug dealing. A transnational crime unit situated within the Cook Islands Police Avarua headquarters was officially opened at a ceremony yesterday morning. The unit has been established with help from the Australian Federal Police […]
The Tepuka saga continues
Residents of Tepuka 106C in Nikao are being called to a meeting on October 3 to discuss a letter they recently received from the executives of the Cook Islands Christian Church (CICC). Distributed to Tepuka occupants this month, the letter advises those tenants with outstanding rents to pay up or face legal consequences and possible […]
$400,000 for public sector review
A Cook Islands public sector review is being boosted by almost $400,000 from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Japans government. An official handing over of the money (US$300,000) granted to the Cook Islands from the Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction established by the ADB and Japanese government took place at the Ministry of Internal […]
Atiu energy house nears completion
The iron roofing being nailed onto the roof of Atius new energy house. 11092303
Get wired on the webs hot topics
As proof of the internets ability to shrink the world, the Cook Islands has joined an African conference covering all things world wide web without even travelling off Rarotonga. Maureen Hilyard, founder of the Cook Islands Internet Action Group, said local participation in the Internet Governance Forums annual conference was being used to show that […]
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