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Promoting local crafts for Christmas gifts
As the festive holiday season approaches, the spirit of giving and community shines brighter than ever.
Bank urges caution against scams during festive season
With the festive season underway, ANZ Cook Islands is reminding customers in the Pacific to be vigilant against scammers who take advantage of this busy time of year.
Preserving te reo debated
Te reo was the focus of much public discussion after the Ministry of Education presentation at the National Economic Summit. A dialogue about preserving the Cook Islands Maori language continued, back and forth, for much of the plenary period yesterday afternoon. From the floor Ian Karika said he was ‘appalled’ at the scant use of […]
DPM supports safeguarding mineral revenues
Deputy Prime Minister Tom Marsters has lent support to a “safety box” approach to the treatment of revenue generated from seabed minerals, at the Commonwealth Secretariat Forum on Natural Resources. The forum was held in London last week, and the DPM was accompanied by Marine Resources secretary Ben Ponia. Industry experts at the forum view […]
USP costs way less
Attending USP Cook Islands costs one-third of the price of tuition at tertiary education institutes overseas. That was part of Tevai Matapo’s pitch at the economic summit yesterday in his capacity as the USP advisory committee chairman. He explained that USP offers a wide variety of courses, and has churned out dozens of local graduates, […]
Free seminars on time management
Time management professional Robyn Pearce will be speaking at free seminars later this week organised by Air New Zealand Cook Islands Tourism Awards 2011 council and The Bond Liquor Store – the purpose of which is to teach local tourism operators about time management before they enter the tourism awards. Pearce will speak on the […]
'Stop knocking education'
Secretary of education Sharyn Paio says it’s time for the Cook Islands to ‘stop knocking’ its education system. “It’s very precious, it’s very good – stand up for it and support it,” she told the National Auditorium at yesterday’s Summit. She said research proves Cook Islands students who study in the Cook Islands perform better […]
Young Sid and Pieter T check in
New Zealand hip-hop icons Young Sid and Pieter T are checking into Rehab tomorrow night to spit their world-famous rhymes for Rarotonga. Young Sid, born Sidney Diamond, is a Cook Islander – his grandparents are from Atiu and Mauke – but he hasn’t been to Rarotonga since he was seven. He says it’s ‘good to […]
Meeting Mr Zumba
Tai Ngari and Puai Wichman of Fitness Revolution are pictured with the creator and guru of the Zumba craze Beto Perez. The local Fitness Revolution owners met Perez while in Auckland attending a special Master Class of Zumba. The Cook Islands’ version of Zumba was showcased at the special session and it certainly caught the […]
National football champs kicking off
The 5th National Youth Football Championship will kick off at the CIFA complex this Saturday April 16 and will run for one week with the finals on Saturday April 23. Teams from the outer islands of Aitutaki, Atiu, Mangaia, Mauke and Mitiaro will start arriving today for the one-week tournament. They will be joined by […]
'Wait for nothing'
Contrary to popular thinking, knowledge is not power, says self-made millionaire Mike Pero who grew up in one of the poorest suburbs of Christchurch. “Action of knowledge is power,” he said referring to the Framework for Economic Growth submitted at the Economic Summit by the Task Force yesterday. Pero, who is part Cook Islands Maori, […]
Copyright laws are ineffectual
The global creative industry generates US$424b annually, though developing countries the world over find tapping into its potential difficult – particularly those without stringent intellectual property controls, like the Cook Islands. At yesterday’s Economic Development Summit, Vaitoti Tupa raised the issue with the creative industry session panel comprised of Te Tika Mataiapo Dorice Reid, culture […]
Passion to protect and grow creativity
The panel that presided over the cultural and creative industry session of the National Economic Development Summit yesterday fielded a broad range of questions from people in the public and private sectors who had one thing in common: a vision to grow the Cook Islands creative industry. The wide range of questions reflects the breadth […]
'Decrease' public service
The government needs to downsize the public service to free up money to pay for some of the 250 specific actions named by the Economic Task Force as necessary to grow the economy sustainably. Eddie Drollet, an economist from the Democratic Party, says the Budget Policy Statement is full of grand ideas but it’s ‘all […]
New accreditation system underway
A new accreditation system is being considered by Tourism Cook Islands (TCI) to ensure tourism industry providers maintain acceptable standards. TCI chief executive Carmel Beattie says the new system could be in place within the next few months. She responded to questions yesterday from members of the public about whether checks were in place to […]
Outer islands a tourism focus
Cook Islands cuisine needs to be improved and promoted to the world in order to expand annual visitor numbers to the country and provide local jobs, particularly in outer islands, those at yesterday’s national economic development summit were told. More than 200 people attended the tourism session of the summit, which will conclude today at […]
Departure tax leaves a lasting impression
Air New Zealand will re-consider including departure tax into airfares from the Cook Islands, as a means of encouraging visitors to return. The airline’s Cook Islands manager, David Bridge was a panellist during yesterday’s tourism session of the national economic development summit. Questions from the floor arose in respect of departure tax during the session, […]
Setting realistic and essential targets
A balanced framework for the future is what the Economic Task Force has tried to deliver, said chairman John Tierney in a welcome address at yesterday’s Economic Summit opening. He said the Cook Islands needs a stable, open, competitive, globally connected economy – while modernising attitudes in favour of educated, healthy, skilled, competitive Cook Islanders […]
Swiss envoy visits Cooks
Her Excellency Marion Krupski (above) will visit the Cook Islands from April 13 to 16 to present her credentials to the Queen’s Representative Sir Frederick Goodwin. Ambassador Krupski is head of mission at the Swiss Embassy in Wellington and is concurrently accredited to New Zealand, Fiji, Tonga, Tuvalu and Samoa. The Cook Islands and Switzerland […]
Ocean Sun preparing to sail
Shipping company operator Tapi Taio hopes his new vessel Ocean Sun will make its voyage to the Cook Islands from Norway in a few months, although an exact arrival date is not known. At present the ship’s captain Nubono Tebano and engineer Tevita Vakasavi are living on the ship while they get it ready to […]
'Scrap outdated and broken scheme'
The Chamber of Commerce considers the government’s Employer’s Liability Insurance scheme outdated and broken and wants it replaced with commercial insurers. Passed in 1965, the ELI act which established the workers compensation scheme hasn’t been reviewed for over 20 years or “updated to reflect modern conditions”, says chamber president Steve Anderson. ELI is administered by […]
Eseta wins Optimist title
The Cook Islands National Championships Sailing in Optimist sailboats were held in Aitutaki from Thursday April 7 to Saturday April 9. The 22 sailors from Rarotonga, Manihiki and Aitutaki raced in two groups – 14 sailors in the Gold fleet and 8 sailors in the Green fleet. All the sailors, officials and catering staff spent […]
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