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National
The importance of Property Maintenance: Routine vs. Emergency Maintenance.
Maintaining your property, whether residential or commercial is essential for several reasons. Regular upkeep not only preserves the property’s value but also ensures tenant satisfaction and safety. There are benefits of both routine maintenance and emergency maintenance.
Cook Islands contribute to immigration regional governance discussions
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration (MFAI) participated in the 58th Pacific Immigration Development Community (PIDC) board meeting and strategic planning workshop held in Samoa from March 3 to 6.
Young sailors train in Europe
Cook Islands sailors Helema Williams and Taua Elisa are continuing their Olympic campaign at the European Championships in Helsinki, Finland, in preparation for the 2012 London Olympic test event in early August at Weymouth. A competitive programme aimed at improving competition skills and race fitness has resulted in the experience of a range of weather, […]
Alert cancelled
New Zealand Civil Defence issued a tsunami warning for New Zealand and the Pacific yesterday but cancelled it after two hours. A 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook the Kermadec Islands, 1000 kilometres northeast of the North Island, at 7.03 yesterday morning. Following the quake, a warning was issued advising New Zealand and the Pacific to be […]
Te Maeva Nui revamped
Nine days of cultural performances and singing are planned for this years Te Maeva Nui celebrations from July 29 to August 6. The annual Te Maeva Nui is a celebration of the nations self governance since the constitution on August 4, 1965, and involves the whole country. There is renewed energy in the organising of […]
Baby bonus will cost $360,000
The governments election promise to give all parents of newborns a $1000 allowance is this financial year expected to cost $360,000. A previous baby bonus of $300 cost the government an annual $90,000. The new allowance is part of a total welfare payments estimate of $12.5 million for the year ending June 30, 2010. That […]
PM wants 100% renewable energy by 2020
Prime Minister Henry Puna has set the Cook Islands the ambitious but not impossible target of becoming 100 per cent reliant on renewable energy within 10 years. Puna, the Minister of Environment, said the Cook Islands government was aiming to generate 50 per cent of the countrys electricity needs from renewable sources by 2015 and […]
New Rotary president full of ideas
Bob Solar Bob Riley has taken office as the president of the Rotary Club of Rarotonga. Outgoing president Maureen Hilyard officially handed over the reins at a Spaghetti House dinner function on Wednesday night. Riley was voted president-elect last year. After taking office this week, he will be president for a term of one year. […]
Mitiaro takes delivery of new barge
An island wide celebration was held on the southern group island of Mitiaro for the arrival and blessing of the islands new barge. Building of the barge was contracted through the Ministry of Infrastructure and Planning (MOIP) to experienced boat builder Teokotai (Tango) Herman on Aitutaki. The barge is over 9.5 metres in length and […]
Financial industry will lag: FSDA
Recent budget appropriations indicate that the Cook Islands Financial Services Development Authority (FSDA) will receive the same level of funding it did last year, a total of $443,178. FSDA chief executive Jenner Davis says the flatlined budget will affect the growth of the industry, which is the second-biggest contributor to the Cook Islands economy. FSDA […]
Govt braces for potential $11m tourism loss
The Cook Islands government considers underpinning direct flights that link Rarotonga with Los Angeles and Sydney as its single biggest commercial risk for the upcoming financial year. In the 2011-12 Budget Appropriation, the government recognises it has committed to commercial liabilities worth a total $23 million, with $11 million of that being put towards covering […]
Tourism campaigns to continue
Cook Islands Tourism Corporation chief executive Carmel Beattie says the corporation will continue its marketing campaigns in Australia and North America to ensure direct flights from Los Angeles and Sydney are well supported. The first planeload of Australian passengers who flew directly from Sydney since last years trial period touched down at Rarotonga yesterday. Beattie […]
Layers of culture welcome visitors
Rarotonga International Airport hosted a range of celebrations for the first 2011 Australian passengers to fly in directly to the Cook Islands yesterday, welcoming them not just to the nation or island specifically, but even to Nikao at the village level. Singers, dancers and musicians lined the Rarotonga International Airport runway to greet passengers arriving […]
Biggest chop to police
Cook Islands police need more vehicles to effectively combat crime and Prime Minister Henry Puna is promising the government will deliver by the end of this year. During a parliamentary session yesterday, member of parliament and high court lawyer Norman George asked a question of Puna, who is also the minister for police and justice. […]
Port access assured
Access to cargo stored at Avatius harbour will not be compromised during the upgrade taking place at present, finance minister Mark Brown assures Cook Islanders. Brown says the Ports Authority intends to allow business as usual at the Avatiu harbour despite a major upgrade. Even despite this time that we are going through a major […]
Demo ceremonial opening cost $41,512.27
The 2007 Democratic Party ceremonial opening of parliament cost double the one staged by the Cook Islands Party Government last week, parliament was told yesterday. Prime Minister Henry Puna was prompted to ask a question of deputy opposition leader Wilkie Rasmussen in the debating chamber following public debate about whether the $20,000 spent by government […]
Samoa ferry chartered for Maeva Nui
A Samoan ferry will be used to transport northern islands residents to Rarotonga for Te Maeva Nui celebrations at the end of the month. This financial year the Ministry of Cultural Development is allocated $800,000 to host Constitution Day celebrations which mark the 46th year of self government in the Cook Islands. During a parliamentary […]
US willing to pay top price for Kiwi beef
WELLINGTON, July 5 The beef industry is likely to enjoy high export prices for some time yet, Beef + Lamb market development manager Craig Finch says. Despite an eight per cent dip in beef prices in June, prices for hamburger beef on the United States market have lifted 30 per cent in the past two […]
CI dancers immortalised in book
Cook Islands dancers feature in the first-ever photo book to commemorate a Festival of Pacific Arts. Writer and photographer Floyd Takeuchi has compiled a book of photos from the 10th Festival of Pacific Arts in American Samoa in 2008. The 186-page book, called Pasefika, features photos of Cook Islands dancers, who danced in the kickoff […]
Beefed up foreign presence planned
In an effort to improve European relations the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration plans to seek cabinet approval to re-open its Brussels office and nominate a Cook Islands ambassador. These plans are listed within the ministrys output specifications for the 2011-2012 year. Government objectives this financial year include funding for the foreign affairs and […]
Funding to guard CIs top asset
People are the countrys top asset and accordingly $48.3 million is being allocated to social sector services in the next year, finance minister Mark Brown says. When tabling the 2011-2012 national budget in parliament on Friday Brown said 25 percent of the governments resources are being used to build and sustain societys core fabric the […]
Workshop examines arts
Artists and curators, both practising and aspiring, are encouraged to attend a curatorial workshop at the National Museum this month. The Ministry of Culture is hosting A Curatorial Perspective on Traditional Art Objects and Pacific Art from July 12 to 16. Pacific Arts Association president Dr Michael Gunn is the workshops designated guest tutor. The […]
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