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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.

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Australian High Commission accepting applications for community grants

The Australian High Commission has announced the opening of the Australia – Cook Islands Community Grants Program.

Queens award a surprise

Doctor Joseph Williams has attracted many accolades during his long career in medicine and politics. From his involvement in the World Health Organisation (WHO), to his role in introducing modern medicine to the Cook Islands and his brief tenure as Cook Islands prime minister, Dr Williams is still working as hard as ever at an […]

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Workshop highlights rights

The Cook Islands National Disability Council (CINDC) representatives and Creative Centre principal Robert Kimiangatau ran a workshop on Mauke recently. Also playing key roles were CINDCs advocacy officer and acting coordinator Mataiti Mataiti and Te Ata o te Ra coordinator Justina Saamu. The main purpose was to raise awareness of the 50 Articles of the […]

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Songs of praise for Christianity

SongS of joy and praise lifted the roof of the National Auditorium yesterday as the six Cook Islands Christian Churches on Rarotonga gathered to commemorate the arrival of Christianity on Rarotonga. After the arrival of invited guests, official welcome and short prayer service, each of the churches took to the stage for the choir and […]

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Invest in youth to cut crime: Researcher

Australian researcher Meg Perkins says that to cut down on crime rates, the Cook Islands should invest in its young people instead of spending money on things like surveillance cameras. Rather than spending money on cameras and security guards, ask hotels owners to donate to Kevin Iros programme, she said. Ron Crocombe predicted this in […]

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Aitutaki craft taps into world market

Aitutakis Koru Cafe recently launched its eShop, which allows customers overseas to order locally-produced arts and crafts. Owners Katrina Petero and Steve Armstrong have been showcasing local arts and craft products out of their Amuri cafe since 2008. We have received many a phone call or email from people wanting to purchase an item that […]

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Tongue-in-cheek marketing awarded

Air New Zealand has taken top honours for marketing at the 10th annual Airline Strategy Awards in London. Recognising the success of the airlines marketing strategy, the judges, including Geoff Dixon (former CEO of Qantas), Ray Webster (former CEO of easyJet), and Joe Leonard (director Air Canada), stated that Air New Zealand is in an […]

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Red Cross educators armed with new skills

Red Cross youth peer educators Alex Samson and Alamein Vakapora are taking a wealth of newfound knowledge back to Manihiki with them next week. They studied the work of Red Cross in Aitutaki, Mangaia and Rarotonga for a month. During a May training session, they were chosen to participate in a Red Cross Youth Peer […]

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Kua tae mae te tuatau no te orote!

A teia nga epetoma e rua e tu mai nei ka orote katoatoa te au tamariki o te Kuki Airani. I teia epetoma i topa, te epetoma openga o te rua tuaanga o te apii, kua tarekareka tipoti te au apii tua tai. Maata ake i te ono anere tamariki tei akaputuputu ki te aua […]

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Right royal game boat

The newest addition to the line-up at Avatiu Wharf a Bertram 25 hailing from Tauranga is settling into her new role as the Marlin Queen. During a charter trip this month, one of the Kiwi tourists she ferried into the deep blue hooked a 100kg striped marlin. Captain Junior Ioaba has been fishing in Cook […]

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Special visitor at Careers Expo

Air New Zealand flight attendant Laura McQuilkin, pictured at right with students from Mauke School, was flown to Rarotonga especially for the Careers Expo to help local students wanting a career with the company especially as cabin crew. Air New Zealand Cook Islands manger David Bridge says that there is huge interest among young Pacific […]

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Tereora scoops barrow full

Tereora College student Ketia Teinaki (left) carries out a wheelbarrow load of goodies worth $500 she won for her school after correctly answering all the CITC earn as you learn expo booth questions on Thursday. Ketia is pictured here with Eileen Turepu and Pokoroa Pauka of CITC along with Tereora College principal Andrea Panther and […]

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$1.3m Red Cross project begins

Construction of the Cook Islands Red Cross (CIRC) national headquarters began this week. Local company Land Holdings Ltd won the tender for the projects contract and signed a formal agreement with Ministry of Infrastructure and Planning secretary Donye Numa last Friday. CIRC president Nga Jessie and NZAid development programme coordinator Peter Tierney were on hand […]

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Aitutaki, Muri best of

The word is out. Savvy travellers all over the world are quietly recognising the Cook Islands as the best kept secret of the South Pacific. In the space of a week, the Cooks has debuted on influential US travel magazine Travel and Leisures worlds best awards for islands in Australia, New Zealand and the South […]

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New Te Vaka Toa agreement signed

The Cook Islands is closer than ever before to its Pacific neighbours in terms of fisheries management. Minister for marine resources Teina Bishop has signed a subsidiary arrangement to the Niue Treaty on Fisheries Surveillance and Law Enforcement. Ministers from New Zealand, Niue, Samoa, Tokelau and Tonga have also signed the new agreement, called the […]

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Aviation excites CI students

Just one Cook Islander is studying at the Nelson Aviation College at present but judging by the tertiary education providers success at yesterdays careers expo that is set to change. Husband and wife Giles and Katrina Witney run the college which qualifies students as commercial pilots in just two years. Both are pilots themselves. Their […]

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History displayed

An exhibition of photos and stories on the history of Muri lagoon and beach will open at 4pm today at the Ngatangiia meeting house. Over the past few weeks, Muri residents have been sharing their stories and digging out old photos taken around the Muri area from as early as the 1930s for the exhibition. […]

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Alcohol blamed for assault

The dreaded Jimmy is behind a mother daughter punch-up, for which 37-year-old Melanie Pare has admitted one charge of common assault, Justice of the Peace John Kenning says. Pare appeared before JP Kenning in the Cook Islands High Court at Avarua yesterday. She admitted slapping her 61-year-old mother three times across the face and head […]

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Koutu Nui meeting

The Koutu Nui is combining its biannual conference and annual general meeting into a two-day function that began yesterday. The second half of the 37th biannual conference begins at 9am at the Ngatangiia Cook Islands Christian Church Sunday School building. The Koutu Nui members will be discussing things like traditional titles, immigration and permanent residency, […]

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College pupils admit school crime

Two Tereora College students have admitted criminal charges relating to their breaking into and entering of the schools main office with intent to commit further crime. Ellis Solomona and Ammon Mitiau both appeared in the Cook Islands High Court at Avarua before Justice of the Peace John Kenning yesterday. Solomona faces two charges of breaking […]

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Te Puni leaves Rarotonga

This is Linda Te Punis last day in the job as New Zealand High Commissioner to the Cook Islands. She is being replaced by former New Zealand minister of civil defence John Carter, having completed her post. Carters first day in the job is Monday August 1. Te Puni leaves the Cook Islands tomorrow. She […]

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