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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.
Talks continue over aquaculture
A handful of Cook Islands aquaculture stakeholders continue to discuss the national management plan that the Ministry of Marine Resources wants to develop. The ministry is hosting three days of public consultation at the New Hope Church in Rarotonga, where it hopes to get a framework for the management plan. At present there is no […]
Students bring IT on
Twenty secondary students are building foundations for careers in information technology. For two hours after school, students are meeting to learn about the core functions of technological support hardware, installing operating systems and software, network tabling, setting up modems and internet connections and basic troubleshooting. The basic skills being taught at the two-week Bring I.T. […]
Drug accused taste freedom
A woman and three men facing drug dealing charges are enjoying their first day outside of Arorangi prison since being arrested and remanded in custody on May 5 and 6. All four were granted bail subject to strict conditions by Justice Hugh Williams, who made the decision from New Zealand via teleconference on Tuesday afternoon. […]
Jobs up for grabs by young locals
McConnell Dowell is looking to employ two young, qualified Cook Islanders who have studied or are currently doing tertiary studies in civil engineering or science. The companys intention is to give young local people an opportunity to gain practical, hands-on experience working on such a major construction project as the Avatiu harbour reconstruction. This would […]
All action as port upgrade begins
McConnell Dowell is looking to start preliminary piling work next week. The contractors 180-tonne crawler crane arrived on the Southern Express at the weekend, and they are expecting another 80-tonne crawler to arrive on the next ship, which is due to leave Auckland on May 25. The 180-tonne crane drives steel piles, or hammers heavy […]
Whats up with TV?
Dear Editor, I understand that Telecom Cook Islands is responsible for mucking up the TV reception for CITV around the island as a result of the installment of the new mast at Kiikii. If this is indeed the case, can Telecom Cook Islands please, please find the time to urgently fix the attenna that is […]
New tower will improve Tupapa reception
Telecom has completed the installation of a 27-metre tower at Kiikii in Tupapa, which is meant to improve mobile and television coverage to the area. Last week a team of Telecom technicians and engineers with assistance from David Robinson of Spunlite in Christchurch erected the $33,000 tower so as to improve coverage to Tupapa. Before […]
Food lines back on shelves soon
Shoppers who have been missing their favourite food brands lately can rest assured the temporary lack of products is being rectified. A combination of things has resulted in the reduction of some food import orders, as well as delays in shipping. Some people have noticed shortages of basic food stuffs including rice and flour at […]
Contempt of parliament case continues
The Parliamentary Privileges Committee has not yet reached a decision as to whether Atiu MP Norman George was in contempt of a parliamentary summons when he refused to appear at the February sitting of parliament. The committee comprised of deputy speaker John Henry, leader of the house Mona Ioane, deputy leader of the opposition Wilkie […]
Boat business expands
Now that he no longer has civic responsibilities to maintain, former Aitutaki mayor Tai Tango Herman has some free time and intends to spend it bolstering the local boat-building industry. Herman owns T-Craft, a boat construction business that has been operating on and off for four years in Aitutaki. Hes now expanded into Rarotonga, and […]
Rowe has eventful start
For Jonathan Rowe, the first week on the job was an eventful one. He arrived on Rarotonga for the first time 10 days ago and already he has met with New Zealand foreign minister Murray McCully and Prime Minister Henry Puna at the Joint Ministerial Forum. Rowe replaces Julie Affleck as the NZaid programme manager […]
SAR workshop runs
New Zealands commitment to Cook Islands search and rescue operations is being cemented, as both countries pool resources to find a man overboard near Palmerston Island. A workshop involving four Cook Islands police officers and two officials from the New Zealand search and rescue coordination centre took place on Rarotonga yesterday. Police commissioner Maara Tetava […]
MMR to create aquaculture plan
The Ministry of Marine Resources is discussing the development of a national strategic plan for aquaculture with various stakeholders from southern group islands in Rarotonga this week. The first day of consultations took place at the New Hope Church yesterday, where about 40 people contributed their ideas for the sustainable management and harvesting of aquaculture. […]
Ambassador honours special ties
The French-speaking community of Rarotonga met the new French ambassador to the Cook Islands yesterday. His Excellency Francis Etienne read his letter of credentials at government house in the presence of the Queens Representative Sir Frederick Goodwin and Lady Goodwin, assistant to the minister of foreign affairs John Henry Tikaka, president of the House of […]
Educators share notes
Secretary of education Sharyn Paio says last weeks USP Council meeting at Crown Beach represented an invaluable opportunity to network with education staff from around the region. Nine ministers of education and the vice-chancellor of USP travelled to Rarotonga for the two-day conference, which takes place each year in a different Pacific country. Those connections […]
Toa petrol 77c dearer
Toa Petroleum petrol is now 77 cents more expensive in Rarotonga than that of its rival Triad Pacific Petroleum Ltd. A new price order came into effect for Toa this week, capping the price of petrol sold on Rarotonga at $3.16 per litre. The corresponding Triad price is $2.39, which was set by a price […]
Tokerau Jim to share inspiration
The Business Trade Investment Board (BTIB) has chosen Tokerau Jim to be the business mentor for the month of May. He will speak at Club Bana tomorrow at 5pm about his business experience and the BTIB chose Tokerau to be part of its After5 Biz Business Mentoring programme which seeks to put local businesspeople and […]
Service honours HIV/AIDS sufferers
The Rarotonga-based Pacific Islands Aids Foundation honoured people living with HIV/AIDS at a weekend memorial ceremony. The only way to honour the dead is to ensure that people living with HIV are respected, said Pacific Positive Programme Coordinator for the PIAF Temo Sasau during the International AIDS Candlelight Memorial service in Rarotonga. Sasau, who was […]
New equipment thrills preschoolers
Blackrock preschoolers are making the most of $19,000 of community initiatives scheme (CIS) funding, which has given them new toys, play equipment and educational resources. In the next school holidays upgrades of the preschool will take place thanks to the contestable funding which is administered by the aid management division of the Ministry of Finance […]
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 […]
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