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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.
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 […]
$20,000 fine for tax charges
For failing to pay income tax over ten years a Rarotonga company has been fined $20,000 and ordered to pay court costs of $300. Rarotonga Insurance Agency admitted ten charges of failing to furnish income tax from 2000 to 2009. In the Cook Islands High Court at Avarua yesterday company director Teremoana Ngatokorua said he […]
Details of WSBCs failures revealed
Following a long legal battle, the Cook Islands Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) has formally revoked WSBC Banks international banking licence. WSBC Bank formerly known as Wall Street Banking Corporation was licensed to do business in the Cook Islands but exiled from the country in December 2009. It was involved in four years of litigation with […]
Marine park gets high level support
Takitumu chief Pa Marie Ariki has pledged her full support for the marine park that the government intends to establish in Cook Islands waters. I am very excited to hear about the future plans of a marine park in the Cook Islands and the impact this would have on our moana and its contents which […]
Ministry probes welfare of the elderly
Members of the ministry of internal affairs will travel with the Meals on Wheels crew tomorrow to see first-hand the living conditions of some of Rarotongas elderly population. Director of welfare Ngatuaine Mauri said internal affairs representatives wanted to join the food-delivery crew after learning that they recently found a man aged in his 80s […]
Science and technology captivate
Inspiring young local women to take up careers in science and technology was the aim of Tuesday nights Women in Science and Technology workshop hosted by the National Council of Women. Close to 40 female students from the outer islands and a handful from Rarotonga took part in the workshop where they spent time with […]
Boys challenged to test themselves
High-school boys from the outer islands converged on the USP centre at Tupapa for some inspiration this week the overriding message being that you can always change yourself if you want to. The Careers Expo taste-teaser Boy Zone night drew in every male student visiting Rarotonga from the outer islands on Tuesday night to hear […]
CINews work experience enjoyed
Kia orana, this is Gardenia Moetaua from Mauke School and Stephanie Piiti from Mangaia School. We are here for a good purpose, which is the annual Careers Expo and three days of work experience. When we arrived we were really excited to start our work experience here at Cook Islands News. When we began working […]
Crew shocked by oceans state
Cook Islands vaka Marumaru Atua is in the North Pacific, picking up plastic. From all seven vaka, blog reports are rolling in about the state of the ocean north of the equator, full of flotsam plastic, waste, netting. I have never seen anything like this in all my years on the ocean, captain Peia Patai […]
Rapper Tyree to perform tonight
Big-name rapper Tyree is performing at Princess Anne Hall from 7pm tonight. Tyree, the lead singer-songwriter of acclaimed New Zealand hip-hop group Smashproof, performed at Rehab in March of last year. He and his partner, Cook Islander Kerry-Ann Kaumoana, came back to Rarotonga this week for a friends wedding and Tyree agreed to put on […]
Vaka heads for San Fran
Cook Islands vaka Marumaru Atua departed Kauai for San Francisco last week. The journey is expected to take over three weeks. The voyage which involves seven Pacific Islands vaka and has been dubbed Te Mana O Te Moana should end up in San Francisco by August 11. Cook Islands Tourism has organised a trade event […]
Careers in science showcased for girls
The 10th Women in Science and Technology workshop for female students will run this evening at the Cook Islands National Council of Womens office in Takuvaine. Organised by the Ministry of Education school support department WISAT provides an opportunity for young women studying science in school to meet with women in the community who have […]
Boys get in the careers zone
Boys from the outer islands will gather in Rarotonga tonight to hear the stories behind the careers of five Cook Islands men. The Boy Zone night, which will act as a taster to Thursdays main Career Expo event, will kick off at the USP campus from 6pm. Boy Zone organiser Strickland Upu, from the ministry […]
Taakoka Villas case charges dropped
A total of 41 charges have been withdrawn in a court case between the Business Trade Investment Board (BTIB) and Taakoka Island Villas Ltd. The case was called in the Cook Islands High Court at Avarua yesterday before New Zealand high court judge Justice Colin Nicholson. Crown prosecutor Catherine Evans sought leave to withdraw charges […]
Tax a hard choice: PM
Prime Minister Henry Puna told overseas and local media that negative reactions to the withholding tax are based on ill information. He was asked by an overseas reporter at a media conference on Thursday about the way the Cook Islands people have received the news of the tax on interest. I think its fair to […]
$14m for outer islands
All outer islands will be allocated a grader, digger and crane if the government can afford it. Infrastructure minister Teariki Heather disclosed his intentions in parliament last week, saying the ministry will ensure the proposal is implemented providing money is available. Heather says $14 million of Chinese funding is being earmarked for outer islands development. […]
Red Cross change
A bill amending the insignia of the Red Cross has been passed by parliament. The Geneva Conventions and Additional Protocols Amendment Bill was tabled on Wednesday and unanimously adopted. Marsters says the bill allows an additional symbol to be incorporated within the international Red Cross emblem. The first part of the (Red Cross) emblem is […]
Government probes loan options
The government is trying to reduce loan interest rates as much as possible and is considering relationships with alternative partners including the European Investment Bank (EIB). Finance minister Mark Brown spoke in parliament last week in response to a question from former finance minister and deputy opposition leader Wilkie Rasmussen, who asked whether there are […]
MMR gets to grips with pearl farms
Manihikis pearl farms are being re-mapped by the Ministry of Marine Resources, which is also working with the islands council to re-licence farmers for five years. In collaboration with the Cook Islands Pearl Authority board, MMR has suggested a policy to the Manihiki Island Council for the issuing of permits for active, dormant, or abandoned […]
Arorangi jetty project manager named
The Arorangi cruise ship jetty project has found its project manager. The Ports Authority this week announced it would be employing Frame Group Ltd, under company principal Des Eggelton, to manage the $2 million projects construction. Ports Authority general manager Bim Tou said Eggelton and Frame Group was selected for its experience in managing other […]
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