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Cousins bring cool treats
Tiki Ice Cream Café, the new ice cream shop located near the airport in Nikao, is offering a refreshing addition to the area’s food scene.
Government partners with communities to improve safety shelters
Cook Islands Investment Corporation (CIIC) in collaboration with Emergency Management Cook Islands (EMCI), a division in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), has announced the commencement of the Rarotonga Safety Shelter Programme (RSSP).
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 […]
Judges praise show of pride
According to Te Maeva Nui cultural competition judges overall progress in the standard of performances as well as costumes by teams in the Te Maeva Nui continues to improve from year to year. Te Maeva Nui judging convener Tamarii Tutangata says that this years teams have continued that trend to the delight of the judges […]
USP holds alumni dinner
USP Cook Islands is holding its first-ever alumni dinner. The first 100 graduates to register with USP will get a Tamarind Restaurant meal at the universitys expense on the evening of August 18. USP Cook Islands director Rod Dixon says this is the inaugural alumni dinner, which he hopes will pave the way for the […]
Tyre fire investigated
National Environment Service (NES) staff and public health officials are investigating the burning of tyres behind Michigan Motors in Taputapuatea on Tuesday. It is illegal to intentionally burn rubber and plastic without authorisation. Ministry of Health chief health inspector Tangata Vaeau attended the fire and is conducting an investigation accordingly. Vaeau wants to determine how […]
US credit downgrade no alarm
Cook Islands financial thinkers say last weeks US credit downgrade should not have any direct impact on the local economy, at least in the short term. The international stock markets continued their unpredictable movements yesterday, with investors seemingly remaining unsure of how the USs downgrade from its prized AAA credit rating will influence share prices. […]
San Francisco celebrates Cooks culture
San Francisco celebrated Cook Islands culture yesterday at Pier 39, one of its most visited tourist attractions. From about 11am to 3pm San Francisco time, vaka Marumaru Atua and the Cook Islands occupied the centre of the wharfs attention. The Cook Islanders aboard Marumaru Atua pulled up to Pier 39 to be greeted by a […]
Do not do this!
Police commissioner Maara Tetava says boot-surfing on moving vehicles is illegal and should under no circumstances be attempted. Tetava was asked to comment on a photograph submitted to Cook Islands News. It shows a man sitting on the boot of a car as it is driven along the road in the Takitimu district. Tetava says […]
International youth day celebrated
International Youth Day is tomorrow being celebrated by the Cook Islands National Youth Council. Council president Nukutau Pokura and fellow members have organised a World Changer competition for people to nominate youths they consider to be changing the world in their efforts, support and dedication to working in the community. The six most outstanding nominees […]
PM busy travelling
Prime Minister Henry Puna has a full travel itinerary for the next couple of months. He departed for San Francisco on Saturday on a week-long trip to meet vaka voyagers and promote the Cook Islands. Puna then travels to New Zealand to meet Prime Minister John Key. He returns to Rarotonga on August 15. Puna […]
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 […]
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 […]
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