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Cook Islands has its first mosque
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19 November 2024
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Man found guilty of rape, burglary
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Prime Minister defends $659,000 MPs travel bill
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Taxpayers foot $659,000 bill for MPs travel and allowance
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Housing crisis hits tourism industry
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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.
Allsworth clarification
An article published yesterday about a report involving audit director Paul Allsworth may have been confusing to some. It stated police completed a separate investigation of Allsworth and concluded not to charge him with any criminal wrongdoing.Allsworth contacted the Cook Islands News saying that is very different from saying the police could not find any […]
10 new recruits learn police work
Cook Islands Police ranks may be bolstered by ten if the latest class of recruits is a success. The three women and seven men, all from Rarotonga and aged between 18 and 43 years, are in their third week of an intensive fulltime 10-week training programme at the police headquarters in Avarua. They were all […]
Vaka crew shares voyaging motivation
Nick Henry has been providing regular updates on the Hawaii-bound voyage of Cook Islands vaka Marumaru Atua, and this week spent some time asking crew members to explain what motivates them to voyage. Amidst all the physical work putting in time on the oe, raising and lowering sails, cooking and cleaning and pilot whale-watching, the […]
Junior paddlers step into the spotlight
The spotlight was firmly fixed on junior oe vaka paddlers yesterday when a group of keen under 16 paddlers contested the Tama Aito race in Muri. Tama Aito is the junior single man paddling event for under 16 boys and girls and runs as part of the Te Aito Cook Islands event. The race attracted […]
Four CI paddlers to face Tahiti competition
Four Cook Islands paddlers have been awarded tickets to Tahiti to try their luck at the worlds biggest rudderless race, a gruelling event that last year attracted over 500 Pacific paddlers. All competed in Saturdays Te Aito Cook Islands race, and for their efforts won admission to Te Aito Tahiti next month. Reuben Dearlove swept […]
Weekend of theft and accidents
Police are urging all residents and visitors to not leave your valuables inside cars or bikes as a number of thefts have occurred from unlocked vehicles. A Panama resident woke one morning to find personal belongings stolen from inside her unlocked car. Some of her property was later found abandoned. Another theft was reported to […]
Four face sentence for theft, burglary
four defendants charged with theft and burglary will be sentenced in the Cook Islands High Court at Avarua today, before three Justices of the Peace. Jason Arioka, Exham George, Sefini Kitisene and Teau Dean will each stand in the dock to hear their penalties. Arioka (23), shop keeper, of Takuvaine, faces three charges of theft, […]
Thieves ripping themselves off
Cook Islanders who steal from tourists are only ripping themselves off in the long term, Cook Islands Tourism Corporation chief executive Carmel Beattie says. Her comments come on the heel of burglaries of tourist accommodation at the weekend, and in light of sentencing in the Cook Islands High Court at Avarua tomorrow for theft and […]
LPGs new price order
A new price order has come into effect for imported liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) sold by Cook Islands Gas Ltd. The Price Tribunals order follows one set a couple of weeks ago for Origin Energy LPG. Rarotonga consumers of Cook Islands Gas Ltd LPG can now pay up to $4.97 – $44.73 for nine kilograms […]
Mauke harbour project underway
Maukes harbour is not the only thing to be upgraded on the island by Fijian contractors in coming months. Pacific Building Solutions, which has started work on the on the Mauke and Mitiaro harbour upgrades, will also will refurbish the existing packing and cargo shed at the islands wharf area. Workers will build a fuel […]
PMs Japan visit huge leap
Prime minister Henry Puna leaves for Japan this week. Puna, his wife Akaiti, his chief executive officer Edwin Pittman and secretary of foreign affairs Jim Gosselin depart for Tokyo early this week. The purpose of the visit is for the prime minister to meet with Japanese officials and to recognise the formal establishment of diplomatic […]
Drill exposes weaknesses
An emergency evacuation of the National Auditorium has exposed some failings in action plans, but those involved are confident yesterdays exercise will ensure future evacuations are safer and more efficient. About 550 people were involved in a practise drill last week, which saw about 500 audience members mostly children from Avarua school evacuated from the […]
League player yet to be sentenced for assault
Arorangi rugby league player Pare Rongokea will be sentenced for assaulting a match official when he next appears in the Cook Islands High Court at Avarua on June 16. Rongokea (32), who has had interim name suppression until now, admitted one charge of assaulting another man during a rugby league game in Arorangi between the […]
Winner credits education, faith and support
Nadine Newnham humbly explains that she has been successful because of three things her education, her faith and her support system. I think its really important to have the right people in your life at the right time and I think Ive been lucky to have good people in mine, Newnham said. Newnham was crowned […]
Carver honours memory of the earthquake victims
After five months of careful work, Rarotonga-based carver Te Aturangi Nepia-Clamp has finished a 19-metre wooden flagpole in honour of Christchurch earthquake victims. The flagpole bears images of Maori gods the gods of the forest, earth and wind and towers over the Parewahawaha marae in Bulls. Nepia-Clamp pledged five years ago to carve a flagpole […]
Learning life-long process
As a young girl growing up on Pukapuka and Rartonga, Tuaine Bailey could not know that watching and copying her mother and the mamas weaving pandanus and coconut fronds would prove valuable some sixty years later. Tuaine, daughter of the late Mana and Mauariki Strickland, was recently capped with a bachelors degree in Maori art […]
Writer leads scriptwriting workshop
Motone Productions is putting on a scriptwriting workshop next Wednesday. Leading the workshop is Victor Rodger, a journalist, actor and award-winning New Zealand playwright whose theatre work deals with race, racism and identity. Rodgers play Sons won acclaim at the Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards (1998) and received Best New Writer and Most Outstanding New New […]
Charges jeopardise job
A Rarotonga hospital nurse has denied two charges of driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs or both, and driving with an excess blood alcohol level of 216.5 milligrams more than twice the legal limit of 100 milligrams. The 27-year-old nurse, from Nikao, was granted interim name suppression by Justice of the Peace […]
Faiths trip made memorable
In many respects, Faith Hinano Edwards is a typical 12-year-old girl she goes to Royal Oak Intermediate in Auckland, New Zealand and loves pop singer Katy Perry. But two years ago, Faith was diagnosed with a brain tumour. Her one wish was to visit the Cook Islands the homeland of her mother and father while […]
Drugs accused released on bail
Operation Eagle defendant Faimau Robati has been released from prison on bail until June 23 when he will next appear in the Cook Islands High Court at Avarua. Robati (41), fisherman, of Nikao, appeared in the court before Justice of the Peace Bernice Manarangi on Thursday, after spending a week in Arorangi prison for twice […]
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