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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.
Swells pound south coast
A slow moving trough of low pressure system over Fiji generated huge sea swells that pounded reefs on the southern coast of Rarotonga over the weekend. No damage was caused by the heavy swells but it drew curious onlookers and wishful surfers to the beaches to watch waves of up to 2.5m crash on the […]
Internet connects students with experts
The Ministry of Educations Te Kura Uira initiative is putting outer islands students in touch with three new tutors. Tepare and Marianne Solomona, both based in Aitutaki, are tutoring students in Nassau and Mitiaro over the internet, while Rarotongas Edna Takaroka is tutoring Rakahanga students. The tutors use an eLearning management system to store data […]
Enabling education
A recent Telecom survey reveals that less than 50 percent of customers are satisfied with internet service and less than 60 percent are satisfied with mobile service. Cook Islands residents want cheaper and faster service, but Telecom Cook Islands (TCI) chief executive Jules Maher wants to know why, and how cheaper and faster service will […]
Invasive species meeting held
A meeting to make final amendments to activities under the Invasive Species Project will be held at the Pukapuka hostel on Thursday 26. The Invasive Species Project is a regional project comprising of 10 countries. The objective of the project is to reduce the environmental, economic, and human health impacts of invasive alien species in […]
Book for chiropractor
Chiropractor Dr Mac Rastkar will be on Rarotonga for five days next week, and hes taking appointments. A practicing chiropractor in Auckland, Dr Mac most recently visited Rarotonga in October. He saw 55 people last time he was on the island, indicating a pressing need for chiropractors in the Cook Islands. During his previous visit, […]
Vaka Television extends reach
Vaka Televisions signal continues to strengthen and can now be picked up by most Puaikura district residents. The companys free-to-air television channel has been providing Rarotongans with a second choice of programming since late last year. Technical difficulties have stalled the signals reach, but now Vaka Television can broadcast across most of the island. Owners […]
Raising money for disaster victims
Staircase Restaurant & Bar is tonight hosting a Japan Night to raise money for victims of the earthquake and tsunami. Sisi Short of Staircase and Ian Karika both lived in Japan when they were dancing in their youth, and last month contacted Japanese-speaking coordinator for Turama Nana Hirata to organise a fundraiser in honour of […]
Dismissed Short plans to seek legal advice
Recently terminated secretary of justice Mark Short says he will be seeking legal advice before making a public comment. Public service commissioner Navy Epati this week announced Shorts termination, which went into effect last Friday. Short was terminated on the basis that he had breached provisions of the Public Service Act, MFEM Act and his […]
CIIC management under microscope
A new direction for the Cook Islands Investment Corporation (CIIC) is being considered by the organisations newly-appointed chief executive Tamarii Tutangata. In the job two weeks, Tutangata has had his first meeting with the CIIC board and finance minister Mark Brown. He says the main challenges facing the corporation are its future direction and whether […]
Reality show filmed in CI
The eighth season of TV series Shipwrecked will again be filmed in the Cook Islands. The reality show Shipwrecked is returning to Channel 4 for its eighth season, set to air later this year. RDF Television will produce the 15-part series, which will be filmed in the Cook Islands once again. Casting is currently underway. […]
Teen weightlifter eyes medal
The Cook Islands only female weightlifter Luisa Peters has set a new personal best lift improving by 11kg for a new total lift of 171kg. The 18-year-old relocated to New Zealand earlier this year and it seems the move has been to her benefit as the rising star has her eyes on a medal at […]
Cowan pips Maru in paddling war
An awesome turnout of 25 keen paddlers took on Wednesdays 8km time trial challenge. The course started from the boiler heading up to Club Raro for the first turnaround then back towards Avatiu harbour for the final turn to Avarua Harbour with the finish line in front of Trader Jacks. Young gun Andre Tutaka-George took […]
Vessel flagging under scrutiny
Ministry of Marine Resources director of offshore fisheries Josh Mitchell and Maritime Cook Islands director Garth Broadhead are fighting for the countrys rights to continue flagging vessels. Both attended a United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) conference on port state measures in Rome earlier this month. The conference was a chance for representatives of […]
Oldest case back in court
A man facing 17 charges of burglary is to next appear in the Cook Islands High Court at Avarua on June 30. Metuamoeroa Tangatapoto appeared in the dock before Justice of the Peace Tui Short yesterday. Defence counsel Norman George said Tangatapoto has already pleaded not guilty to the charges and elected trial by jury. […]
Desperately seeking homes as clinic overrun
The Esther Honey Foundation animal clinic in Nikao is overrun with dogs that need to be re-homed and more dogs are still arriving. Clinic director Gregg Young says they are running out of room to house the growing number of dogs coming to the clinic that need loving homes to go to. The clinic still […]
Tourism corporation no booking agent
The Cook Islands Tourism Corporation should not act as a booking agency for commercial business within the tourism sector, board chairman Ewan Smith says. He says although the corporation is developing a new website, it takes on a facilitative role, only providing access to commercial operations. We cant be a booking agent. We encourage businesses […]
Crash victim still critical
A young Cook Islander involved in a fatal car crash at Nikao this week remains in a critical but stable condition at Rarotonga hospital. The man, in his early twenties, was admitted to hospital with life-threatening injuries on Wednesday morning following a head-on collision between a motorcycle and a sedan car on the back road […]
Government owes $105.3 million
The Cook Islands government is $105.3 million in debt on paper, though its net debt is a little more than half that figure, at $57.2 million. While the government is $105.3 million in debt, it has $20.5 million in cash for loan repayments and is owed a further $27.6 million by the Ports Authority for […]
Teen sailors put training to the test
Twelve vocational students from Tereora College had a chance to test their sea legs yesterday. As part of a vocational course, they have been learning to sail, and yesterday boarded Tropic Bird with local sailor Ian Karika to put their Sunburst training to the test. Theyve already put in two full days of training at […]
PM speaks up for women
Prime Minister Henry Puna told a high-level regional meeting that gender perspectives and womens human rights must be accorded their rightful place as critical elements for regional economic development, particularly as regards the transport, energy and information and communication technology (ICT) sectors of the economy. Puna made this statement at the Inaugural Regional Meeting of […]
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