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National
Cook Islands and Australia strengthen ties
Senior officials from the Cook Islands and Australia gathered in Canberra late last month to advance shared priorities in the second annual Senior Officials Roundtable (SORT) with discussions focusing on strengthening cooperation under the 2022 ‘Oa Tumanava Partnership Agreement.
Cook Islands diaspora embrace digital innovation to preserve Te Reo Māori
Two passionate Cook Islanders living in New Zealand have embarked on an ambitious project aimed at protecting and revitalising the Cook Islands language for future generations.
Internet group gifts keyboard
Dawn Hosking is very adept at using her laptop at the Creative Centre, but her vision made keyboarding difficult when she couldn’t see the keys clearly. The Cook Island Internet Action Group has donated a keyboard which will help her to correspond with her email contacts a lot easier because the letters are enlarged. Dawn […]
Regional efforts the way to go says PM
There are more benefits for Pacific island countries to reap from working together rather than individually, says Prime Minister Henry Puna. Shipping, renewable energy and communications technology are challenges common to Pacific islands which regional leaders will soon decide how to address as nations and territories. Puna is attending the Pacific ministers of Energy, ICT […]
Short distances himself from Mita
That Tupe Short allowed Bruce Mita to speak as a guest at his Takitumu public meeting does not mean he supports the New Zealander’s philosophy. Short was unhappy about the way a CINews article painted him as a Mita supporter, and insists that while he knows Mita personally, he does not share his radical vision. […]
Epic voyage due to begin
Traditional sailing vaka Marumaru Atua is ready to set sail early this morning. In anticipation of their departure, her crew attended a formal farewell ceremony yesterday. The Tahiti-bound vaka and her crew were meant to leave yesterday at noon, but on account of the wind direction postponed their journey until this morning. The ceremony at […]
Lecturers on sabbatical
University of Sydney lecturers Stuart McPhail and Joanne Patching specialise in mental health, and have recently arrived to the island on a six-month sabbatical, which they intend to spend with their children, aged three and five. Stuart and Joanne spoke at the weekly Rotary meeting recently, and told those present they are keen to assist […]
'Mental illness is not uncommon, shameful'
Husband-wife team Dr Joanna Patching and Stuart McPhail have five months’ paid leave from the University of Sydney, and they’ve chosen to spend it educating the Rarotonga community about mental illness and how to treat it. Both are mental health experts – Stuart oversees training of undergraduate nurses, and his wife is a senior lecturer […]
New fire truck for Puaikura service
The Puaikura Volunteer Fire Brigade is now better equipped to deal with emergencies, following the donation of a fire appliance and other resources from the New Zealand Fire Service. For more than eight years the brigade has managed with one appliance, and now its ten volunteers have twice the fire-fighting capacity. The new appliance holds […]
Local lawyer links up with Red Cross
An international humanitarian law dissemination officer has joined the ranks of the Cook Islands Red Cross Society (CIRC), through a one-year programme funded by the International Committee of Red Cross and Red Crescent. Fine Tu’itupou-Arnold will educate stakeholders and the population as a whole on international humanitarian law (IHL), which comes into effect during international […]
Budget advisory panel to be set up
After scrapping the budget committee last month Finance minister Mark Brown says he’s going to have a new budget advisory panel because it’s good to have outside opinion on how these things work. The former budget committee was made up of private sector individuals with experience in the field – they scrutinised ministry budgets and […]
330kW saved during Earth Hour
More than 300 kilowatts of electricity was saved by those on Rarotonga who observed Earth Hour between 8pm and 9pm on Saturday. The amount of energy saved – 330kW – is the equivalent of about 3300 lamps, each 100kW, being turned off for an hour. Earth Hour parties and gatherings were held in villages around […]
Vaka expected to leave today
Rarotonga farewells traditional vaka Marumaru Atua this morning. But whether or not she will leave at midday as scheduled depends on the weather. Anyone hoping to see the vaka and her crew off to Tahiti should assemble at the Avarua harbour before the start of the ceremony at 10am. “It’s a spiritual send-off from the […]
Reduced fees for foreign spouses
Long-term spouses of Cook Islanders should now be able to pay a reduced permit fee of $60 to remain living and working in the country each year. Under a 2008 schedule of fees used by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration, the annual fee for foreigners in such relationships with Cook Islanders has been […]
Pa Ariki's genealogy same as mine
Dear Editor, I am saddened to read the divisions created amongst the families of Mata Pa Ariki of Takitumu. Individual families have their own version of their genealogies and their story that goes with it. I am part of the extended family that comes from Araura Enua and Manihiki, according to our genealogies and history. […]
Kare teia i te akatereanga ou
E te Etita, Kia orana koe e te tama, Te anoano nei au i te pa’u atu i te peapa a Mauke Tumu e pera ta “Not 100% kaakaa” i roto i taau reta ki te Etita. I toku manako noatu koe e “Mauke Tumu” e e tangata angaanga na te kavamani, kua poiri tangotango […]
World record holder diving for big one
Last Thursday, Wellington free-diver Dave Mullins boated to the Nikao fishing aggregate device, dropped a weighted line, gathered his thoughts, drew one breath of air and dove to 110 metres. It was a “good, fast and easy” dive, but for the world record holder – whose personal best is 118 metres – it was child’s […]
Possible reductions in health services
Health minister Nandi Glassie is working to ensure the Cook Islands community is adequately serviced by the Ministry of Health, which is facing a stagnant budget allocation and increased costs of operation and service delivery. The ministry recently presented its draft annual plan and budget as required by all government departments, which included proposed service […]
Tourism gears up for Aussie flights
Cook Islands Tourism (CIT) are focusing on getting the Cook Islands into Australian media in the months leading up to the launch of direct flights from Sydney to Rarotonga in July. CIT is hosting a media famil for Dilvin Yasa, a feature writer for Cosmo Bride and Cosmo Pregnancy. Each has a wide circulation within […]
Alcohol cause of accidents
Alcohol is believed to have contributed towards two of the three accidents that were reported to police at the weekend. Police have yet to receive the blood alcohol results from a woman who crashed her bike on the back road in Tupapa. The woman was thrown off her bike and found in the middle of […]
Minister takes on noni growers' concerns
Agriculture minister Nandi Glassie is taking on board the concerns facing noni growers, following a predicted reduction in the export of noni juice to Japan. Japan is the country’s largest noni export market, annually contributing about $1 million to the industry. Following Japan’s earthquake, the local noni industry has received warning about a cut to […]
Cabinet discuss development bank concept
Reverting the Bank of the Cook Islands back to being a development bank is an idea that has value, and the finance minister says government is now discussing ‘ways forward’. Finance minister Mark Brown says the concept has been discussed at cabinet and official level and he expects a firm position on the initiative will […]
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