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National
Social Impact Fund awards $199,825 to 14 community projects
The Cook Islands Social Impact Fund approved 14 proposals totalling $199,825.20 from 21 applications, supporting community initiatives across Rarotonga and the Pa Enua, with a focus on sports, wellness and youth development.
Christmas in the Park brings festive cheer to Rarotonga
Hundreds of locals, visiting families, and tourists gathered at the National Auditorium and Domes on Thursday evening for the annual Christmas in the Park event, hosted by Rotaract Rarotonga.
Tongue-in-cheek marketing awarded
Air New Zealand has taken top honours for marketing at the 10th annual Airline Strategy Awards in London. Recognising the success of the airlines marketing strategy, the judges, including Geoff Dixon (former CEO of Qantas), Ray Webster (former CEO of easyJet), and Joe Leonard (director Air Canada), stated that Air New Zealand is in an […]
Red Cross educators armed with new skills
Red Cross youth peer educators Alex Samson and Alamein Vakapora are taking a wealth of newfound knowledge back to Manihiki with them next week. They studied the work of Red Cross in Aitutaki, Mangaia and Rarotonga for a month. During a May training session, they were chosen to participate in a Red Cross Youth Peer […]
Tereora correction
The Saturday, July 23 edition of Cook Islands News contained incorrectly stated Andrea Panther as the principal of Tereora College. Teaea Parima is the principal. Panther is the deputy principal.
No toxic waste burned at hospital
Health minister Nandi Glassie says Aitutaki Hospital is following all recommended waste disposal methods and is not burning plastic on hospital grounds. After meeting with doctors and an environmental officer at the hospital, Glassie said he had full confidence in the hospital. He said there was no issue with waste disposal at the hospital and […]
Taboo-breaking Te Marae Ora a success
The ministry of health has pronounced the annual Te Marae Ora health conference held over the last two weeks an all-round success. The conference wrapped up on Aitutaki on Tuesday, fol- lowing a full week of programmes on Rarotonga the week before. Minister for Health Nandi Glassie declared the conference an out and out success, […]
New president outlines goals
The Tourism Industry Council has named its new president and ambitions for the coming year as it looks to bolster the status of the Cook Islands. Incoming president Stephen Lyon said the council would focus its efforts on combating crime and introducing a Cook Islands tourism accreditation system over the coming year, as well as […]
Kua tae mae te tuatau no te orote!
A teia nga epetoma e rua e tu mai nei ka orote katoatoa te au tamariki o te Kuki Airani. I teia epetoma i topa, te epetoma openga o te rua tuaanga o te apii, kua tarekareka tipoti te au apii tua tai. Maata ake i te ono anere tamariki tei akaputuputu ki te aua […]
Right royal game boat
The newest addition to the line-up at Avatiu Wharf a Bertram 25 hailing from Tauranga is settling into her new role as the Marlin Queen. During a charter trip this month, one of the Kiwi tourists she ferried into the deep blue hooked a 100kg striped marlin. Captain Junior Ioaba has been fishing in Cook […]
Special visitor at Careers Expo
Air New Zealand flight attendant Laura McQuilkin, pictured at right with students from Mauke School, was flown to Rarotonga especially for the Careers Expo to help local students wanting a career with the company especially as cabin crew. Air New Zealand Cook Islands manger David Bridge says that there is huge interest among young Pacific […]
Tereora scoops barrow full
Tereora College student Ketia Teinaki (left) carries out a wheelbarrow load of goodies worth $500 she won for her school after correctly answering all the CITC earn as you learn expo booth questions on Thursday. Ketia is pictured here with Eileen Turepu and Pokoroa Pauka of CITC along with Tereora College principal Andrea Panther and […]
$1.3m Red Cross project begins
Construction of the Cook Islands Red Cross (CIRC) national headquarters began this week. Local company Land Holdings Ltd won the tender for the projects contract and signed a formal agreement with Ministry of Infrastructure and Planning secretary Donye Numa last Friday. CIRC president Nga Jessie and NZAid development programme coordinator Peter Tierney were on hand […]
Aitutaki, Muri best of
The word is out. Savvy travellers all over the world are quietly recognising the Cook Islands as the best kept secret of the South Pacific. In the space of a week, the Cooks has debuted on influential US travel magazine Travel and Leisures worlds best awards for islands in Australia, New Zealand and the South […]
New Te Vaka Toa agreement signed
The Cook Islands is closer than ever before to its Pacific neighbours in terms of fisheries management. Minister for marine resources Teina Bishop has signed a subsidiary arrangement to the Niue Treaty on Fisheries Surveillance and Law Enforcement. Ministers from New Zealand, Niue, Samoa, Tokelau and Tonga have also signed the new agreement, called the […]
College pupils admit school crime
Two Tereora College students have admitted criminal charges relating to their breaking into and entering of the schools main office with intent to commit further crime. Ellis Solomona and Ammon Mitiau both appeared in the Cook Islands High Court at Avarua before Justice of the Peace John Kenning yesterday. Solomona faces two charges of breaking […]
Te Puni leaves Rarotonga
This is Linda Te Punis last day in the job as New Zealand High Commissioner to the Cook Islands. She is being replaced by former New Zealand minister of civil defence John Carter, having completed her post. Carters first day in the job is Monday August 1. Te Puni leaves the Cook Islands tomorrow. She […]
Students map their way to dreams
Confidently mapped up pathways to their dream careers earned Ritia George of Araura College and Tereora College student Teariki Fanovaha a brand new notebook laptop each. The pair were the overall winners of the annual careers pathway competition which asks students to clearly map out the pathway to their chosen career. Ritia dreams of working […]
Here with a passion for fashion
Its not about reinventing the tivaivai just about making it more commercially flexible. NZ Institute of Fashion Technology managing director Kevin Smith said he wasnt keen on changing the ceremonial fabric of the Cook Islands, but did have a few suggestions on progressing manufacturing techniques.He suggested that people should find an alternative to cutting and […]
Aviation excites CI students
Just one Cook Islander is studying at the Nelson Aviation College at present but judging by the tertiary education providers success at yesterdays careers expo that is set to change. Husband and wife Giles and Katrina Witney run the college which qualifies students as commercial pilots in just two years. Both are pilots themselves. Their […]
History displayed
An exhibition of photos and stories on the history of Muri lagoon and beach will open at 4pm today at the Ngatangiia meeting house. Over the past few weeks, Muri residents have been sharing their stories and digging out old photos taken around the Muri area from as early as the 1930s for the exhibition. […]
Alcohol blamed for assault
The dreaded Jimmy is behind a mother daughter punch-up, for which 37-year-old Melanie Pare has admitted one charge of common assault, Justice of the Peace John Kenning says. Pare appeared before JP Kenning in the Cook Islands High Court at Avarua yesterday. She admitted slapping her 61-year-old mother three times across the face and head […]
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