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Rarotonga crime stats challenged
Cook Islands Police data shows no increasing crime trend, but the Opposition leader and a road safety advocate argue understaffing and passive policing conceal actual crime and safety issues in Rarotonga.
Australian High Commission accepting applications for community grants
The Australian High Commission has announced the opening of the Australia – Cook Islands Community Grants Program.
Victim contributed to accident
Both the victim and the accused contributed to a motor vehicle collision on the main road at Matavera last December, a New Zealand high court judge has ruled. Karlene Taokia yesterday appeared in the Cook Islands High Court for sentencing by Justice Colin Nicholson on one charge of careless driving causing injury to Kevin Mapu. […]
Theft meeting tonight
Tourism accommodation owners in Takitumu have been invited to a meeting scheduled for tonight to discuss ways in which the industry can tackle crime against tourists. The meeting will feature members of the Cook Islands Police and will begin at 6pm at the Enua Manea Hall at Titikaveka.Constable Martin Iro of the Takitumu Community Police […]
New beginning for CI association
The Cook Islands Association of Non Governmental Organisations (CIANGO) recently represented local civil societies at a regional meeting in Fiji. After returning from the Nadi workshop on aid and development effectiveness, CIANGO vice president for the northern group, Ngara Katuke, is going on the front foot to call attention to the vital role civil society […]
Visitors and residents walk around island
After up to 20 years off the island, a group of Cook Islands fitness fanatics have taken some extreme steps to reconnect with Rarotonga walking the whole way around it. A small group of Cook Islanders joined 45 people in walking around Rarotongas main road from 5am yesterday. One Cook Islands woman, who is currently […]
Competition to christen club
The first fishing competition for the newly opened and blessed Avana Fishing Club is on the horizon for the clubs 83 members. The revived club, located at the Avana harbour, was officially opened and blessed last Friday much to the delight of club president Stephen Kavana. The opening was attended by new and former members […]
Catholic youth embrace grace
Over 300 Catholic youths from across Rarotonga, the outer islands and Tahiti are sharing their Christian experiences at a special gathering this week. This weeks gathering hosted by the Avarua Catholic youth has been organised to lead up to the World Youth Day the largest gathering of Catholic youth, which will this year be hosted […]
Technical specialist returns to CI roots
Summerfield Systems is proud to announce the arrival of its new high-level tech in the form of Cook Islander Andrew Paiti. After spending 99.9 percent of his life in Wellington, Paiti has moved back to Rarotonga, his fathers home island, and is about three weeks into his new job as a technical specialist with Summerfield […]
Still room in BTIB free seminars
Theres still room left in the remaining three workshops organised as part of the Business Trade Investment Board (BTIB) Rotary Business week. BTIB business, trade and marketing manager Melina Tuiravakai said the three remaining seminars of the week were filling up, but the board was still accepting participants hoping to come along. An afternoon workshop […]
Pleasure yacht visits Rarotonga
Exploring Rarotonga is the aim of the eight guests aboard the 37-metre pleasure motor yacht Zeepaard. Boat owner Sietse Koopmans, who is from the Netherlands, and his guests are on a round the world trip and have been exploring the globe for the past two years. He explains that the name of the pleasure boat […]
No new copies of CI dictionary
Momentum is slowly gaining behind plans to put the Cook Islands Maori dictionary online as the number of physical copies of the out-of-print book available in stores dries up. People looking to buy a new, printed edition of a Cook Islands Maori dictionary will find it a tough task with editions at Rarotongan bookshops completely […]
Youth STI study questioned
Dear Editor I and others are curious about the accuracy of the article by the newspaper, CI among worst for chlamydia published on Monday July 18, in relation to the prevalence of chlamydia and other so-called sexually transmitted infections, among those between 15 and 19 years of age in the Cook Islands. A number of […]
Desexing pets the best option
The number of puppies being seen around the island prompts us to remind everyone of the importance of de-sexing your dogs and cats. The Esther Honey Foundation clinic in Nikao has successfully reduced the canine population from a reported 6000 dogs to a confirmed 2000 dogs. Of the dogs, 78 percent are desexed. The Esther […]
Brisk breezes for sailors
Thirty sailors from the Cook Islands, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea are churning up the Aitutaki Lagoon. The laser and optimist class sailors are racing in the Oceania Single Handed Youth Championships, which opened on the island on Monday. Team Cook Islands is made up of sailors from Aitutaki, Rarotonga and Manihiki. The sailors […]
Record turnout for fish
The annual Rarotonga Open Fishing Competition, held over the long weekend, attracted a record entry of 26 boats. The perfect weather with calm seas over the two day competition resulted in fewer than expected fish being landed. 15 boats caught 54 fish with a total weight of 442kg. In the same competition last year a […]
Tereora correction
The Saturday, July 23 edition of Cook Islands News contained incorrectly stated Andrea Panther as the principal of Tereora College. Teaea Parima is the principal. Panther is the deputy principal.
No toxic waste burned at hospital
Health minister Nandi Glassie says Aitutaki Hospital is following all recommended waste disposal methods and is not burning plastic on hospital grounds. After meeting with doctors and an environmental officer at the hospital, Glassie said he had full confidence in the hospital. He said there was no issue with waste disposal at the hospital and […]
Taboo-breaking Te Marae Ora a success
The ministry of health has pronounced the annual Te Marae Ora health conference held over the last two weeks an all-round success. The conference wrapped up on Aitutaki on Tuesday, fol- lowing a full week of programmes on Rarotonga the week before. Minister for Health Nandi Glassie declared the conference an out and out success, […]
New president outlines goals
The Tourism Industry Council has named its new president and ambitions for the coming year as it looks to bolster the status of the Cook Islands. Incoming president Stephen Lyon said the council would focus its efforts on combating crime and introducing a Cook Islands tourism accreditation system over the coming year, as well as […]
Pacific conference probes water
A major Pacific regional water and sanitation conference is to be held in Rarotonga next week. This is the first time the Cook Islands has hosted the annual conference which revolves around the 13 pilot projects being undertaken in 12 Pacific nations with the help of Global Environment Facility (GEF) funding. In the Cook Islands […]
Free business workshops held
A travelling group of businesspeople are stopping by the Cook Islands next week to host a series of free seminars on all things business. The Business Trade Investment Board (BTIB) and Rotary Australia have joined forces to host four workshops next week, with an invitation out to all interested. An afternoon workshop on customer service […]
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