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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.
Cook Islands diaspora embrace digital innovation to preserve Te Reo Māori
Two passionate Cook Islanders living in New Zealand have embarked on an ambitious project aimed at protecting and revitalising the Cook Islands language for future generations.
Awesome school progress
The new Omoka School building on the island of Penrhyn is almost ready for the schools 56 students to move in and start learning. The old Omoka School building was condemned after suffering structural damage during cyclones in early February 2010. Since the school building was condemned the 56 students and 4 teachers have been […]
Budgeting seminar held
The Air New Zealand Cook Islands Tourism Awards committee announces the third seminar in its 2011 series. Speaker Megan Shannon will present a seminar on cash flow management, the theme of which is understanding how cash flows through your business. Westpac and the Tourism Awards committee are sponsoring the function. The seminar will provide an […]
Pacific ties reinforced
Cook Islands ties with the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) have been strengthened with a recent visit to the country by SPC deputy director general (Suva) Fekitamoeloa Katoa Utoikamanu. Utoikamanu and Prime Minster Henry Puna, met in Rarotonga earlier this month when she spent a week in the Cook Islands from May 7. As […]
Growers attend workshop
Growers and officials from throughout the country have been briefed on developments in the use of chemicals for agricultural and horticultural practises. A two-day workshop on agrichemicals was held at the Ministry of Agriculture in Arorangi last week, which was attended by a large number of growers as well as representatives from the agriculture and […]
Vaka trip voyaging at its best
Cook Islands vaka Marumaru Atua has stopped at Toau and will be carrying on to Fakarava today. An update from the crew on Sunday assured Cook Islands Voyaging Society president Ian Karika that the crew was in good spirits and enjoying voyaging at its best. At the weekend captain Peia Patai and crew decided not […]
Tepaki pursues his claims
Property developer Tim Tepaki is taking his disputes with companies and individuals over the management of four Rarotonga hotels to the police, hoping for progress through the criminal jurisdiction of the Cook Islands High Court at Avarua. To date Tepakis attempts to solve the ongoing matter through mediation and civil court proceedings have failed. In […]
Paddlers tough out the bumps
Twenty six paddlers lined up for Saturdays 18km race from Trader Jacks to Avana and back in the second to last race on the CICA singles calendar. Reuben Dearlove and Serena Hunter kept their names on the leader board, with Dearlove first home in a time of 1.34.34 on his V1. He was followed about […]
Police probe missing fertiliser
Police are investigating the disappearance of more than $37,000 worth of fertiliser from the Ministry of Agriculture. The investigation has been prompted by an audit review that found 652 bags of fertiliser worth $37,510 are unaccounted for after being purchased and distributed by the ministry. In a response to the review which includes a recommendation […]
Bill protects workers rights
Minimum terms and conditions of employment in the private sector are being stipulated in the draft new employment relations bill. If implemented the bill will become a legal employment relations framework to ensure workers are treated fairly and protected from discrimination and any adverse situations arising from employment agreements. Under the bill all collective agreements […]
The search begins
The search for the Cook Islands perfect wave is on. Surfing enthusiast Charlotte Piho and her team of four adventure surfers will head to Atiu today then on to the uninhabited island of Takutea to search for the rumoured 400m surf break. The 10-day journey and mission in search of the best waves in the […]
Runaway truck on hospital hill
The brakes of this Mike Rennie Builders Ltd 12-tonne truck failed on Friday as it was being driven down hospital hill at Nikao, causing it to crash on to the Rarotonga golf course. 11051313
Police deal with noise, burglary, driving offences
Police forbade two motorists from driving and arrested another for reckless and careless driving over the weekend. A woman was arrested on Friday for reckless driving when she was spotted by police driving the wrong way on the one-way road in front of the CITC main store in Avarua. When police saw the woman take […]
PM confirms parliament to sit in July
The national budget and the employment relations bill will take priority at the next sitting of parliament, Prime Minister Henry Puna said. He did not name the date of the sitting, but said it will be in early July. Puna said on Friday that the government is still committed to 100 parliamentary sittings and intends […]
Strange political shenanigans, indeed
Dear Editor, Disclosure was made at the sitting of the Privileges Committee on 11 May 2011 that the main driver of the motion to put MP Norman George before them for being absent from parliament on 18 February 2011 was Minister Teina Bishop. His motion included having Georges parliamentary seat declared vacant if found guilty. […]
PM happy to talk to the media
Prime Minister Henry Puna and finance minister Mark Brown held their first press conference in a month last Thursday. The pair discussed issues like immigration policy, the upcoming budget, the drug bust, Chinese funding, Minister McCullys visit and BTIBs approval of the countrys largest infrastructure project. Puna said his government is still committed to transparency […]
PM happy with port project outcome
Prime Minister Henry Puna says he is pleased with the outcome of recent meetings between the Business Trade & Investment Board (BTIB) board, contractors McConnell Dowell and local subcontractors. The BTIB board last week rejected McConnell Dowells foreign enterprise application on the basis that the project proposal did not include adequate local participation. After a […]
Contractors ready to tackle Avatiu harbour upgrade and share the work
The McConnell Dowell team responsible for managing the Avatiu harbour reconstruction project over the next 18 months has settled into its Ingram House office. It is looking forward to the delayed arrival of the Southern Express this weekend, as it bears machines and equipment to be used in the $27 million project. The team includes […]
140 Peyroux family members reunite
About 140 descendants of Jean Dominique Peyroux are on Rarotonga for the first Peyroux reunion since 1986. Peyroux family members from Australia and New Zealand flew to Rarotonga for the reunion, which kicked off at 5.30pm yesterday. Papa William Peyroux said he felt it was time to call a reunion, as just two of his […]
Big plans for creative industry
As the government examines the economic value of the cultural and creative industry, local artists and proponents of Cook Islands culture want to form an official committee to manage the industrys affairs. A group of about 25 people met on Wednesday afternoon to discuss the future of the cultural and creative industry in the Cook […]
Ministers visit historic
The Cook Islands government hosted the first-ever Joint Ministerial Forum (JMF) yesterday, which ministers are calling an historic occasion. New Zealand foreign affairs minister Murray McCully met with Prime Minister Henry Puna, finance minister Mark Brown, foreign affairs secretary Jim Gosselin and New Zealand High Commissioner Linda Te Puni, among other government representatives, to discuss […]
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