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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.
Growers attend workshop
Growers and officials from throughout the country have been briefed on developments in the use of chemicals for agricultural and horticultural practises. A two-day workshop on agrichemicals was held at the Ministry of Agriculture in Arorangi last week, which was attended by a large number of growers as well as representatives from the agriculture and […]
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 […]
Tepaki pursues his claims
Property developer Tim Tepaki is taking his disputes with companies and individuals over the management of four Rarotonga hotels to the police, hoping for progress through the criminal jurisdiction of the Cook Islands High Court at Avarua. To date Tepakis attempts to solve the ongoing matter through mediation and civil court proceedings have failed. In […]
Paddlers tough out the bumps
Twenty six paddlers lined up for Saturdays 18km race from Trader Jacks to Avana and back in the second to last race on the CICA singles calendar. Reuben Dearlove and Serena Hunter kept their names on the leader board, with Dearlove first home in a time of 1.34.34 on his V1. He was followed about […]
Police probe missing fertiliser
Police are investigating the disappearance of more than $37,000 worth of fertiliser from the Ministry of Agriculture. The investigation has been prompted by an audit review that found 652 bags of fertiliser worth $37,510 are unaccounted for after being purchased and distributed by the ministry. In a response to the review which includes a recommendation […]
Bill protects workers rights
Minimum terms and conditions of employment in the private sector are being stipulated in the draft new employment relations bill. If implemented the bill will become a legal employment relations framework to ensure workers are treated fairly and protected from discrimination and any adverse situations arising from employment agreements. Under the bill all collective agreements […]
Red Cross provides good read
The Mauke branch of the Cook Islands Red Cross presented Mauke Hospital with a mobile reading shelf this week. The shelf holds a good selection of magazines, current and past, covering a wide range of topics such as human interest stories, agriculture, historical and health information. Many thanks to Marjorie Crocombe for giving the majority […]
Drug accused isolated in prison
Those in custody facing charges laid under Operation Eagle are being kept in isolation at the Arorangi prison. Initially 13 men and women were remanded in custody for one week after being arrested in relation to the drug bust, which is the largest police operation of any kind in the country. A man and woman […]
Awesome school progress
The new Omoka School building on the island of Penrhyn is almost ready for the schools 56 students to move in and start learning. The old Omoka School building was condemned after suffering structural damage during cyclones in early February 2010. Since the school building was condemned the 56 students and 4 teachers have been […]
Budgeting seminar held
The Air New Zealand Cook Islands Tourism Awards committee announces the third seminar in its 2011 series. Speaker Megan Shannon will present a seminar on cash flow management, the theme of which is understanding how cash flows through your business. Westpac and the Tourism Awards committee are sponsoring the function. The seminar will provide an […]
The search begins
The search for the Cook Islands perfect wave is on. Surfing enthusiast Charlotte Piho and her team of four adventure surfers will head to Atiu today then on to the uninhabited island of Takutea to search for the rumoured 400m surf break. The 10-day journey and mission in search of the best waves in the […]
Runaway truck on hospital hill
The brakes of this Mike Rennie Builders Ltd 12-tonne truck failed on Friday as it was being driven down hospital hill at Nikao, causing it to crash on to the Rarotonga golf course. 11051313
Police deal with noise, burglary, driving offences
Police forbade two motorists from driving and arrested another for reckless and careless driving over the weekend. A woman was arrested on Friday for reckless driving when she was spotted by police driving the wrong way on the one-way road in front of the CITC main store in Avarua. When police saw the woman take […]
PM confirms parliament to sit in July
The national budget and the employment relations bill will take priority at the next sitting of parliament, Prime Minister Henry Puna said. He did not name the date of the sitting, but said it will be in early July. Puna said on Friday that the government is still committed to 100 parliamentary sittings and intends […]
Strange political shenanigans, indeed
Dear Editor, Disclosure was made at the sitting of the Privileges Committee on 11 May 2011 that the main driver of the motion to put MP Norman George before them for being absent from parliament on 18 February 2011 was Minister Teina Bishop. His motion included having Georges parliamentary seat declared vacant if found guilty. […]
PM happy to talk to the media
Prime Minister Henry Puna and finance minister Mark Brown held their first press conference in a month last Thursday. The pair discussed issues like immigration policy, the upcoming budget, the drug bust, Chinese funding, Minister McCullys visit and BTIBs approval of the countrys largest infrastructure project. Puna said his government is still committed to transparency […]
Ministers visit historic
The Cook Islands government hosted the first-ever Joint Ministerial Forum (JMF) yesterday, which ministers are calling an historic occasion. New Zealand foreign affairs minister Murray McCully met with Prime Minister Henry Puna, finance minister Mark Brown, foreign affairs secretary Jim Gosselin and New Zealand High Commissioner Linda Te Puni, among other government representatives, to discuss […]
Katana a gift
Nine-year-old Katana (far right) is a precious gift to the Wichman family of Hamilton. The beautiful Cook Islander is the adopted daughter of Bernadette Wichman (in photo), also from the Cooks, and her husband Alan. Nine years ago, a Rarotonga woman gave birth to a baby girl she named Destiny Tai who was adopted by […]
Year 13 schooling offered in Aitutaki
Teenagers wanting to finish school in Aitutaki will be able to do so from next year, through a new joint initiative. The scheme has been developed by the Ministry of Education, Cook Islands Tourism Corporation, and the islands council along with is the Department of National Human Resources Development. The ultimate aim is to increase […]
Surf mission starts today
The Awakening a 10-day odyssey to find the perfect wave will be launched this morning at Muri beach. Passionate surfer and events manager Charlotte Piho has enlisted the help of four adventure surfers from Australia to track down the illusive perfect wave. David Sparkes, a writer and photographer from Australias top selling surfing magazine Tracks, […]
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