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National
Shared Cook Islands and France legacy honoured
Cook Islands Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration (MFAI) Secretary, Tepaeru Herrmann, met with Her Excellency Laurence Beau, Ambassador of the French Republic to the Cook Islands, at MFAI offices yesterday.
Cooks to receive $500k for Pa Enua projects
Prime Minister Mark Brown hit the ground running on Monday upon arrival at the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference or Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC, COP29 signing an agreement for pilot projects in the Pa Enua.
Ata wai walo, Pukapuka
As I sit in a small, open boat ferrying me across the wide, blue lagoon of Pukapuka to the rough airstrip, many thoughts cross my relaxed mind, like lazy, drifting clouds. My short but amazing visit to “Wale-land” (said “Wah-ley”) has come to an end. After crossing the lagoon from the main village of Ngake, […]
Gross turnover down from previous year
The Cook Islands Statistics Office quarterly bulletin for September 2010 shows that gross turnover during that period was $149.6 million for all industries – an increase of 12.7% compared to the June 2010 quarter and a decrease of 2.3% compared to the September 2009 quarter. The wholesale and retail trade industry declared a $55.8 million […]
'Overwhelming' response to quake appeal
The Aotearoa Society launched its Christchurch Quake Appeal on Saturday to an overwhelming response from the community. The society will continue the appeal over the coming week and close on Saturday March 5 with the announcement of funds raised to be made at the Aotearoa Centre in Tupapa. Volunteers went out on to the roads […]
Tetava visits Cook Islanders
Police Commissioner Maara Tetava’s brief visit to earthquake torn Christchurch at the weekend to visit the Cook Islands community there has given people some much needed confidence that they will recover from the disaster. Cook Islands community leaders in Christchurch Frank Karati and Pastor Joseph Maea took Tetava to some of the worst hit areas […]
Turtle nests need protection
A stretch of beach along Aitutaki’s northern point may be restricted to vehicle access to protect nesting turtles – thought to be either green or hawksbill turtles. At least eight turtle nests have been established along the beach, behind the Aitutaki airport. Four of the nests have been made in the last month, with the […]
Biodiversity database redesigned
With $30,000 to spend on enlisting the help of expert computer specialists, the Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust has nearly finished redesigning its extensive online biodiversity database. This was an allocation over and above the Trust’s basic budget, as outlined in its 2008-2009 annual report, which was tabled in parliament last Friday by Prime Minister […]
Criticism accepted
Health secretary Tupou Faireka says he respects the right of critics to voice opinions against ministry policy. Faireka’s comments are in response to a report by Cook Islands News of complaints lodged with the Ombudsman office alleging discrimination and unlawful deprivation of medical treatment by health. This is in relation to health policy covering alcohol […]
Trade deficit grows
The country’s balance of trade deficit for the September 2010 quarter was $105.6 million – marking a $10.5 million deterioration since the June 2010 quarter and a $30.9 million deterioration as compared to September 2009. The Cook Islands Statistics Office bulletin for the September 2010 quarter puts the deterioration down to a continuous increase in […]
Winning water and sanitation poems
In this week’s Kids Page we feature the top three poems from the recent water and sanitation competition for schools in Vaka Takitumu. A two-week competition by the European Union Muri Water and Sanitation Project in partnership with the Muri Environment Care group and Government included poetry, poster and essay contests with special emphasis on […]
Mangaia honours its student leaders
Mangaia School’s 27 new school leaders, including this year’s prefects, have been honoured at a special school assembly. The school’s 2011 primary prefects are Angela Whyte, Dawn Teio, and Metuavaine Atariki. Secondary prefects are Stephanie Piiti, Grace Matapo, Tequila Daniel, Arumetua Parima, Terrence Ngametua, and Stormmel Ruatoe. Stephanie Piiti has been chosen as head prefect. […]
Numero tai no te – mural revealed today
Those curious to see what is behind the black plastic hanging over part of the CITC supermarket can do so today, at the official unveiling of a new locally-themed mural. CITC food general manager Dan O’Brien says the photo mural has been 12 months in the making. “That wall was unsightly and boring so we […]
Lending books again
This week children at Araura primary school and college were once again able to borrow library books and take them home to read. Ministry of Education literacy adviser Kathy George has been in Aitutaki for the past two weeks setting up an automated library for the school. Helping her cataloguing, colour coding and entering on […]
High hopes and heartened: Tim Arnold
By Tim Arnold From a political reform perspective, it is very early days. Only with Henry Puna’s confirmation as Prime Minister, by Parliament last week, have we moved past the “provisional government” of the past 90 days or so. Early signs are encouraging. As Prime Minister, Henry Puna has dealt swiftly and decisively with the […]
Airfare increases push up CPI
An increase in the prices of overseas airfares meant that for between the June quarter of 2010 and the September quarter of 2010, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) number for transport jumped by 2.5%. The CPI number for the September quarter of last year was up by 0.6% over the previous quarter and had increased […]
Sexual health manuals highly rated
A series of training manuals on adolescent reproductive health was presented to the Ministry of Education by the Cook Islands Family Welfare Association (CIFWA) to distribute to schools across the Cook Islands. The manuals, which come in a set of 14 separate booklets, are the brainchild of CIFWA youth division member Matamaru Tereapii. The young […]
High-rise rescue training
Rarotonga and Aitutaki fire fighters are in the midst of a senior training programme, which yesterday saw a person rescued from a four-storey building at the international airport. Fire Service chief Nga Jessie says four fire fighters from Rarotonga and one from Aitutaki will complete the three-week training programme next week. Another five Rarotonga fire […]
Familiar faces back on staff
Cook Islands News welcomes back some familiar faces this month. Well-known local journalist Florence Syme-Buchanan joins the newsroom as senior journalist in what will be her third stint with the newspaper. Florence started here as a cadet reporter as a 16-year-old straight out of school, and then went on to study journalism at the Auckland […]
Maternity leave still a priority
Prime Minister Henry Puna said on Friday afternoon that government is still committed to its manifesto promise to introduce paid maternity leave for every working mother in the Cook Islands. “Sadly the current situation has been and is that only mothers working in the public service get paid maternity leave for six weeks and yet […]
Families get together to cope
Cook Islanders living in the hardest-hit areas of Christchurch are in contact with others nearby, and are receiving help from the New Zealand Army. Hornby resident Sharon Maea says those in the eastern suburbs of the city, close to where the earthquake was centred, are being dished out food and other essential supplies by soldiers. […]
Reward Christchurch heroes and heroines with a holiday – Cook Islands Tourism
The country’s tourism industry is said to be responding positively to the idea of offering all expenses paid Cook Islands holidays to 100 heroes and heroines of the Christchurch tragedy. The proposal is still in the early stages of development and has been initiated by Cook Islands Tourism (CIT). However, CIT is understood to be […]
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