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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).
Taking a bite from piggy banks
A smoke signaller who sent in the accompanying photograph writes: I loved the Bank of the Cook Islands piggy bank float in last weeks Te Maeva Nui parade, but dont you think it would have been more accurate like this? And speaking of banks and accuracy, the Westpac advert for youth accounts earning 5% interest […]
Its in the bag
Mitiaro council members (from left) Makara Murare, Tuaine Ngametua, Chief of Mitiaro President of the House of Ariki Tou Ariki Travel, with little Maeva Ngametua ,accept bags from CITC trade manager and Tina Maoate. Each group participating in the Te Maeva Nui celebrations has received this welcome starter pack from CITC valued at around $200. […]
CI in cyber crime fight
Cook Islands police commissioner Maara Tetava says he will request help from donor and partner organisations to combat cyber crime, following the launch of a similar project in Niue. The Niue project Cyber Safety Pacifica has been developed following last years Pacific Islands Chiefs of Police Conference in Brisbane. Niues police chief Mark Chenery says […]
Golden life on vaka
Cook Islands vaka Marumaru Atua has pulled into the San Francisco Bay Area, sailing by the famous Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz jail on its way into the Californian city. The vaka was expected to make it into San Francisco about 6pm Cook Islands time yesterday from its anchor at Bolinas Bay about 25 kilometres […]
Allsworth at Tonga conference
Audit director Paul Allsworth is in Tonga attending the fourteenth Pacific Association of Supreme Audit Institutions (PASAI) congress, which opened on Monday. The gathering brings together 18 auditor generals from throughout the Pacific region, including those from New Zealand and Australia.Representatives of key development partners such as AusAID, the New Zealand Aid Programme, Asian Development […]
Doughnuts illustrate islands difference
It can take some odd things to trigger an understanding of a place and for Ina Tamarua it came in the form of a giant doughnut during her first trip to Manihiki. Tamarua had travelled to the northern atoll last month with her work as an early childhood adviser with the Ministry of Education. While […]
Ceremony to mark self governance
The 46th anniversary of the self governance of the Cook Islands will be commemorated on Thursday, August 4 at a special Constitution Day ceremony at the national auditorium. The general public is invited and encouraged to be part of this ceremony. Invited guests and the general public are asked to arrive for the ceremony at […]
Cyclones cost Cooks $54m
The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) estimates the Cook Islands has suffered through US$47 million (NZ$54 million) of damage caused by cyclones since 1955. Doctor Russell Howorth, director of SPCs Applied Geoscience and Technology Division, said the most recent cyclone to hit the Cook Islands with considerable force, Cyclone Pat in February 2010, damaged […]
Pacific has a friend in the Caribbean
When it comes to managing its water resources and wastewater systems, the Pacific region can find a friend in the Caribbean. This is the message Vincent Sweeney is sharing with the 60 delegates from across the Pacific, who were last week in the Cook Islands for the third annual meeting of the regional steering committee […]
Chiropractors get cracking on Raro
A group of doctors in training are stationed in Rarotonga this week, offering to give your health a boost at zero cost. Forty-five students from the New Zealand Chiropractic College have set themselves up at two sites in Rarotonga under the watchful eyes of returning chiropractor Doctor Bo Wong. Dr Wong said the doctors expected […]
Burglary devastates Aunty June
Local business woman June Baudinet, known to everyone as Aunty June, is reeling from a break-in at her Raina Trading store in Avarua on Sunday night. Among the items stolen from her office was her laptop containing all her business contacts, family documents and records. Im just devastated, said an emotional Aunty June. Ive been […]
Anglers haul in monster blue marlin
Akura fishing charter is living up to its name and continues to lead the marlin count among the local charters. On Monday morning the charter with 6 anglers on board, hauled in an estimated 130kg blue marlin which took the anglers over an hour to land. Weve been seeing a lot of small fish stories […]
Float parades grand comeback
People are still buzzing and talking about the fantastic float parade on Friday which really captured the essence of Te Maeva Nui a celebration of Cook Islands people and culture. Tourism Cook Islands and the Ministry of Cultural Development have been inundated with positive comments from locals and visitors alike. For many locals it has […]
Faith and love light up the stage
Cook Islanders love to entertain through song and dance and do so most passionately when the songs and praises are about God and his love. This was evident at the Te Maeva Nui imene tuki competition on Sunday night where the 10 competing teams lifted the roof of the National Auditorium with their zealous singing […]
Deputy PM in PNG
Deputy Prime Minister Tom Marsters will this week lobby the European Union for increased aid to bolster the Cook Islands trade capacity. Marsters is attending an EU-funded conference in Papua New Guinea as the minister for foreign affairs and immigration. The Pacific trade and fisheries ministers meeting is for member nations of the African, Caribbean […]
Rarotonga mission with sole
Rarotonga bode farewell to a group of Pacific islanders visiting the island last week, who had set out on foot to share their message healthy bodies and healthy minds make a healthy soul. The Enua-Ola group from North Shore in Auckland were literally turning heads on Tuesday as they walked the main road at Rarotonga […]
Best on display for trade days
The best of Cook Islands arts, crafts and food were on sale and display at the cultural grounds by the National Auditorium yesterday. The day of activity and cultural performances is all part of the Te Maeve Nui island trade days. Everything from hand carved axes to medicinal oils and jewellery were available for eager […]
Bosss faith a blessing
If it wasnt for the faith and tough love of his bosses at Pacific Resort, one young man from Titikaveka says he is sure he would have been in trouble with the law. Twenty-one-year-old Brett (not his real name) says he had been flirting with crime from a young age and probably would have spent […]
Lively cultural performances planned
Te Maeva Nui cultural performances will begin this evening at the National Auditorium, featuring 10 teams. The best of Cook Islands dance and singing will come alive starting at 7pm. Pukapuka will be the first on stage tonight and they are sure to deliver a lively and entertaining pee (chant). Avarua will perform their ute […]
Plan to save Pacific languages
Cook Islands leaders are putting their support behind a drive to foster and salvage Pacific languages including Cook Islands Maori. Pa Marie Ariki is collaborating with Maori leaders and language experts in NZ to promote and support initiatives aimed at salvaging Pacific languages. University of Auckland Maori cultural advisors Margaret Mutu and Dr Joseph Te […]
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