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National
Pauro Arnold lands giant marlin
In an epic battle between man and beast, local fisherman Pauro Arnold on Thursday captured a giant 506kg blue marlin (1115.54 pounds) – a “grander” weighing over 1000 pounds after playing it for two ana half hours.
Cook Islands and Australia strengthen ties
Senior officials from the Cook Islands and Australia gathered in Canberra late last month to advance shared priorities in the second annual Senior Officials Roundtable (SORT) with discussions focusing on strengthening cooperation under the 2022 ‘Oa Tumanava Partnership Agreement.
Customers smiling after food expo
Hundreds of people made the most of yesterdays CITC supermarket food and liquor expo and judging by the smiles through the aisles, it was a hugely successful day. Tables of free food and liquor samples were set up in the aisles of the supermarket and after sampling the tasty morsels, customers had the opportunity to […]
Issues on the table for Parliament
Child welfare, beer manufacture and bonefishing regulations are among the subjects of papers to be presented to parliament at its next sitting on July 1. A draft business paper of the parliamentary sitting has been circulated among members. It includes a welfare (child benefit) order for 2011 to be presented, as well as 12 papers […]
Bank governors make official visit
Members of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) board of governors will tomorrow morning meet with ministers and the opposition leader, after arriving in the Cook Islands this afternoon. It is the first official visit by ADB board members since September 2004 and is likely to be the last until 2018. The delegation includes executive directors […]
Festival highlights importance of culture
The Tereora College cultural festival was a big step towards finding the balance between sporting, academic and social studies at the school, according to its organisers. Tereora cultural organiser Vae Papatua said for what had started as a nervous day, last Fridays cultural festival ended even better than he hoped. The schools four houses performed […]
Drawing on proud history
New inter-island cargo and passenger vessel Tiare Taporo was named after one of the last ships to trade under sail in the South Pacific. The original Tiare Taporo which in Tahitian means lime blossom was built for A B Donald Ltd in 1913 by Charles Bayley Jr of Auckland. When old man Donald started his […]
New inter-island ship gets overhaul
Pacific Schooners Ltd the Rarotonga-based company that is outfitting Tiare Taporo as a passenger and trading schooner has commissioned additional work for the trawler-turned-trader, pushing her date of arrival back a few months but giving her captain and crew more time to plan for her delivery voyage and future operations. She is currently undergoing renovation […]
Sympathy and memories pour in
More tributes have been sent to Cook Island News mourning the death of Te Tika Mataiapo Dorice Reid. Waiting for the rainbow A Dorice, de la part de toute la communaut franaise de son Enua. Vous aviez toujours manifest un grand intrt pour tout ce qui touchait la France et la Polynsie franaise, avec notre […]
Public talks on deep sea minerals
Members of the public will soon get the chance to hear the latest on advances in the push for deep sea mining in the Cook Islands. The office of Deputy Prime Minister Tom Marsters, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minerals and Natural Resources, is planning a number of public seminars to help inform the community […]
Ceremony marks project milestone
A ceremony will be held tomorrow to mark the beginning of construction on the $27 million Avatiu Port upgrade. The government of the Cook Islands in conjunction with Cook Islands Ports Authority will host members of the Asian Development Bank Board and local dignitaries tomorrow at an 11am ceremony at the Avatiu Wharf. The Avatiu […]
Space truck fries above us
The South Pacific or the airspace above it to be precise had a role to play in the International Space Station just before 11am yesterday as the impact point for Europe’s space freighter carrying a 1.3 tonne cargo of waste from the station. After a four month mission the automated transfer vehicle Johannes Kepler was […]
Power cut closes store
The Cook Islands Trading Corporation (CITC) main store in Avarua closed early yesterday afternoon due to a power cut. Electricity to the retail centre was cut shortly after 3pm although staff managed to keep serving customers until 4pm. The store is usually open to 4.30pm on Tuesdays. It is not yet known what caused the […]
School plans bring and buy fundraiser
Araura Primary School on Aitutaki will be holding a bring and buy fundraiser on Friday at the Araura College Hall. The funds raised on the day will go towards supporting a range of planned projects for the school this year. The ex-pupils of Ararua Primary from Ureia and Arutanga are combining to co-ordinate this event […]
Port work may deter yachties
It is not yet known if port redevelopment works at the Avatiu Harbour will impact on yacht numbers at Rarotonga during this years season, Ports Authority general manager Bim Tou has said. Tou said though the works may be deterring yachties who are considering stopping at Avatiu, any comment was speculation at the moment. He […]
Activities lead up to kitesurfing comp
Manureva International Competition and Festival the biggest kitesurfing competition ever staged in the Cook Islands and probably Aitutakis biggest event of the year is less than two weeks away. The kickoff function will be at Trader Jacks on Friday night. From 6pm, the people of Rarotonga are invited to come and meet the best (kitesurfers) […]
Challenging conditions for V6 racers
Tight and competitive oe vaka races on Saturday made for thrilling action on the water as seven V6 crews took to the water for the opening 12km race of the V6 ocean race series in challenging conditions. Ngakau Toa Vaka and Te Tupu O Te Manava mens crews flew off the start line for the […]
More praise for Te Tika Mataiapo
Tributes have continued to flow in for Te Tika Mataiapo Dorice Reid, who died last week. A great loss to the world We all have heard the news here, and we are just in shock as everyone. Its hit me really hard actually. I just received a wonderful letter from her a week ago, in […]
Educating brand builders
When Chris and Nana McKinley started producing T-shirts about 20 years ago, all they had was an embroidery machine in their bedroom and a determination to make a success of their business. Two decades on, the couple oversees Turtles Tees, a surf wear business that Chris said has made its name based on brand recognition, […]
Ash cloud avoids Raro
Flights to and from Rarotonga have not been affected by the latest round of air flight cancellations in Australia as the return of volcanic ash disrupts travel in the nation for a second week. An Air Rarotonga spokeswoman yesterday afternoon said that the airport had not received any indication that flights servicing the Cook Islands […]
Vaka Marumaru Atua reaches Hawaii
Cook Islands vaka Marumaru Atua is in Hawaii. Alongside the six other vaka participating in Te Mana O Te Moana, she left Nuku Hiva in the Marquesas on June 4 and after 12 days at sea reached Hilo. A ceremony marked her arrival last Thursday. Navigators and captains from all seven vaka met at Koa […]
PSC refuses public debate
The public service commission will not get into a public debate with terminated justice secretary Mark Short, according to the acting public service commissioner Alex Tama Henry. Short was suspended in early February and terminated three months later. Public Service Commissioner Navy Epati said he had breached provisions of his contract and both the Public […]
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