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Australia and Cook Islands to sign MoU, strengthen maritime security partnership
Cook Islands and Australia are in the process of finalising an enhanced Pacific Maritime Security Program (PMSP) Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will strengthen Australia’s support for Te Kukupa II operations and bolster regional security efforts.
Punanga Turuturu Itivaine set to make a positive impact
Punanga Turuturu Itivaine (PTI), the women’s counselling and support centre for survivors of gender based violence (GBV) and abuse, responded to 11 calls for assistance during the festive season.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
World song and dance on stage
Seven groups of men, women and children from across the Pacific and South East Asia put their culture on show in Te Maeva Nuis international night on Friday. The Te Aroa Nui Hall at Arorangi echoed with the singing and dancing of groups from the Philippines, Tonga, Samoa, Bali, New Zealand and Fiji, the noise […]
Marumaru Atua first to San Francisco
Voyaging vaka Marumaru Atua and her Cook Islands crew anchored 20 miles north of San Francisco Bay at the weekend where they waited for other vaka in the fleet to catch up with them. Marumaru Atua crew and scribe Nick Henry reports on their arrival to San Francisco Well we are here..sort of. We are […]
More MPs off overseas
Deputy Prime Minister Tom Marsters and marine resources minister Teina Bishop will be the next members of parliament to travel abroad on official business. They will attend a trade and fisheries conference in Papua New Guinea, leaving the Cook Islands on August 6. Bishop has just last week returned from Samoa where he attended a […]
Red Cross thanks land owners
Excitement is growing among Red Cross officers in the Cook Islands with the organisations new $1.3m headquarters in Tupapa taking shape. Cook Islands Red Cross president Nga Jessie would like to thank and show the organisations gratitude to landowner of the section Tua Nicholas. Red Cross would also like to show its appreciation to surrounding […]
CI dictionary in demand in New Zealand
A Cook Islands Maori language advocate in New Zealand says there is strong demand by teachers for a new dictionary. Plans are underway in the Cook Islands to create an electronic version of the Cook Islands Maori dictionary for access via the internet. That comes as physical copies dwindle due to the book being out […]
Aitutaki taro exported
The first shipment of Aitutaki produce is on its way to New Zealand through a new agriculture development initiative. Reef Shipping has provided for free a standard 20ft container on its Southern Express vessel for use by Aitutaki growers as a one-off in support of the islands agricultural expansion. The cargo ship left Aitutaki this […]
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