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19 November 2024
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Cook Islands deep sea mining poll sparks controversy
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National
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.
Growers miss out on vital machinery
Members of the Titikaveka Growers Association feel as though they have been “slapped in the face” by the new government, chairman Teava Iro says. Iro has received formal confirmation that the association will not be allocated a piece of heavy machinery gifted to the Cook Islands by the Chinese government, as initially intended. The equipment […]
Mita fails to impress ministers
Bruce who? – was the dismissive response by prime minister Henry Puna when asked to comment on NZ Maori Bruce Mita’s aspirations in the Cook Islands. Clearly, Puna wasn’t impressed hearing about Mita’s latest intrusion into affairs of the state and ui ariki. Other than to say he’s not about to take advice from outsiders […]
Mita on sovereignty campaign again
Dissolution of the country’s constitution and government, lose NZ passports, remove allegiance to the Queen, sever ties to New Zealand and Ui Ariki to become the kings and queens of the Cook Islands. These are the changes that NZ Maori sovereignty activist Bruce Ruatapu Mita is campaigning to have happen in the Cook Islands. Now […]
TAU supports HIV policy
Te Aponga Uira (TAU) is the first company in the Cook Islands to consider implementing an ‘HIV policy’, which would protect HIV-positive employees. Salome Vincent of the Pacific Islands AIDS Foundation (PIAF) reports that in other Pacific Islands countries, employers have been known to sack HIV positive employees for fear that they could pass the […]
TCI donates to quake victims
Telecom Cook Islands has shown its support by donating $4000 to Red Cross for the victims of the Christchurch earthquake appeal. On Friday March 4, Telecom staff wore black and red in support of the Christchurch appeal, and donations raised by staff were matched dollar for dollar by Telecom. The Telecom Office in Penrhyn raised […]
Imports deficit grows
Exports fell behind imports in 2009, causing the balance of trade for the year to register a deficit of $285.8 million – up from $207.1 million the previous year. While exports decreased by 25.4 percent, imports increased by 36.3 percent over 2008. The provisional current account balance for 2009 shows a deficit of $28.8 million, […]
Public appeals raise $36,000 so far
More than $36,000 has been donated by Cook Islanders to help those affected by Australia’s recent floods and earthquakes in Christchurch, New Zealand. A Ministry of Cultural Development fundraiser held last week to raise money for victims of the Christchurch earthquake and Australian floods has generated at least $12,000. The appeal included a radiothon during […]
Pilot escapes 'eerie calm' of Tokyo
Mark Lusby left a devastated Tokyo last week to come home to his Rarotonga family and says that right now, “this is the best place to be – away from it all”. Lusby is a captain for All Nippon Airways and he was in Tokyo when the 8.9 magnitude quake shook Japan. Following the disaster, […]
Jonassen says he can't abandon Japan
Cook Islander Rena Jonassen isn’t leaving Japan saying he can’t abandon his in-laws and adopted country. “I can’t turn my back on my relatives, the grandparents of my children and the country,” says Jonassen who is married to Mika, a Japanese school teacher. They live in Funabashi a district of Chiba and have two children […]
Travel winner on Atiu
Lizzie Bishop from Kuoni Travel is the lucky winner of the Cook Islands Tourism Corporation trade competition, winning a holiday of a lifetime for two to the Cook Islands and a guaranteed commission to write a travel feature for Real Travel magazine on her island experience. She is currently in Atiu, experiencing the natural untouched […]
Emphasis on attendance
Although truancy has been cited by the Ministry of Education as a concern, particularly among year 11 students, Tereora College says to date no pupils have been referred to a truancy officer in this school year. Ministry of Education secretary Sharyn Paio says measures are being put in place to target truancy among students sitting […]
Cook Islands and Switzerland establish diplomatic relations
The Cook Islands and Switzerland have formally established diplomatic relations and have exchanged formal diplomatic notes to this effect. “The Cook Islands welcomes this very positive step forward in the development of relations with Switzerland,” says acting Foreign Affairs Minister Nandi Glassie. He says that the establishment of diplomatic relations provides a sound basis for […]
Jogging for health at Enuamanu
Last month the students and teachers of Enuamanu School on Atiu launched their health and wellbeing initiative towards healthy bodies, healthy minds equals a better education. The entire school will jog around the field for 10 minutes every fine day. Principal Nooroa Teipo and staff member Oirua Rasmussen led from the front with a determined […]
Miles leads law society
The Cook Islands Law Society has elected a new council following its annual general meeting recently. Barrister and solicitor Lloyd Miles has been re-elected as president and will serve his third annual term in the role. Newly-elected vice president Charles Little fills the vacancy left by former vice president Marie Francis, who resigned from the […]
Raising the bar in Aitutaki
The teachers at Araura Primary School have been engaged in professional development using ‘formative assessment practices’. A key aspect of formative assessment is the development of learning intentions and success criteria, said Gene Bartlett, principal of the school. “They are used to focus learning and teaching to allow students to self assess themselves against indicators […]
Water works for 5 islands in north
A $2.2 million project to improve water collection, storage, and supply infrastructure on cyclone-hit northern group islands is set to be implemented in the next few months. A contract for the work is out for tender and project managers hope to have it awarded soon in order for equipment to be procured and shipped to […]
Tourism launches UK website
In anticipation of the travelers that will flock to New Zealand this year for the Rugby World Cup 2011, Cook Islands Tourism (CIT) is reaching out to the United Kingdom market. CIT has launched a brand new microsite (part of its larger website) in cooperation with Air New Zealand, Austravel, Turquoise Holidays and Gullivers Sports […]
Cyclone Bune no threat
Director of the Cook Islands Meteorological Service Arona Ngari issued a cautionary warning about a tropical cyclone near Fiji yesterday. The Fiji met service said yesterday that tropical cyclone Bune was expected to intensify to a category three. At press time the cyclone was south of Fiji and moving very slowly in a south-easterly direction. […]
Rubbish ready for recycling
Former Ministry of Infrastructure and Planning secretary Otheniel Tangianau surveys the Arorangi landfill. Inset: The recycling centre in Arorangi, below Rarotonga’s landfill, is due to be upgraded. “/> The Ministry of Infrastructure and Planning has secured $189,000 to upgrade the existing recycling centre below the Arorangi landfill. It will enable Rarotonga’s residential – and some […]
World weather day
GENEVA, March 22 – Yesterday was World Meteorological Day, in recognition of the contributions of meteorological offices around the world to our daily lives. “WMO activities in the area of climate are widely perceived today as key contributions to human safety and well-being and the realisation of economic benefits for all nations,” said WMO secretary-general […]
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