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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.
'No walk in the park'
Government’s fixed costs are continuing to increase while revenues have levelled off, confirms acting financial secretary Priscilla Maruariki. Maruariki says the challenge is meeting those ongoing fixed costs with a reduced income base. The fixed costs include the public service salary bill. Maruariki knows being financial secretary, even in an acting capacity, will be “no […]
Drunk driver assaulted police officer
A police officer was assaulted on Friday night during a routine drink driving blitz. Officers were stationed outside the Beachcomber complex in Taputapuatea when they stopped a male motorcyclist. Because the man smelled of alcohol and appeared unsteady on his feet police officers decided to conduct an evidential breath test. While in the process of […]
Dual lingo leaflets for parents
The Ministry of Education has released new educational pamphlets in both Maori and English to aid parents in making the right decisions for their child. Each pamphlet acts as a guideline for parents teaching them how to ensure their child benefits from their education and knows how to plan for their future. According to Anna […]
Panthers hold out Bears
As predicted the match between Tupapa Panthers and Arorangi Bears was a tough and intense affair at Raemaru Park on Saturday. In the end the visiting Panthers nailed the Bears 19-10 but it was the Bears that started with a hiss and a roar and looked the better team early on. Penalties were exchanged in […]
Takitumu selects prefects
With eight new prefects inducted – Takitumu Primary School in Matavera looks forward to a bright year ahead. The school community gathered on Friday to witness the induction of the school’s prefects. The prefects main responsibility is to assist teachers and through this the students will gain invaluable leadership skills. The eight new Takitumu School […]
Avatea names new prefects
The Avatea Primary School community celebrated the induction of 27 new school prefects and leaders. Proud parents and family members gathered at the Avatea School hall for the special occasion which included performances by the various classes at the school. Miriama Teava was named head girl of Avatea School and Paiere Tangata was made head […]
Eco comp judged
The results have been finalised and winners of the two week water and sanitation project competition have been found. Over the past two weeks, the European Union Muri Water and Sanitation Project in partnership with the Muri Environment Care group and Government have been running a poem, poster and essay competition for all schools within […]
Bonefish elude all anglers but one
Aitutaki’s bonefish lived up to its elusive reputation on Saturday, when only one was hooked during a six-hour catch and release fishing competition held in the island’s lagoon. The Ministry of Marine Resources (MMR) organised the competition as part of its awareness programme for the newly-adopted bonefish management scheme – aimed at preserving the species. […]
Matariki FM rated by SHOUTcast
SHOUTcast Radio, an online radio directory, lists local station Matariki FM among its top ‘island internet radio stations’. Nullsoft, Inc. – a subsidiary of AOL Inc. – provides the free service, which broadcasts over 38,000 radio stations worldwide. Users can download a radio player and click on a radio station to hear its broadcasts. Joining […]
Morrie fine tunes flicks
Among Pacific theatre owners and sound technicians, Aucklander Albert ‘Morrie’ Morrison is something of a legend. Morrie, 82, has been in the cinema business for over 60 years. As a young man he started out as an apprentice to an electrician but soon found he was more interested in sound systems. A job at New […]
Kainuku's exchanges – Kupa's cheeky pe'e
On a quick tour of some Mauke marae they hope to see restored, Mama Nane Oaariki shared stories of old. Marae Maina i te Ata (shadow of a maiden) belonged to Kupa Toa, a chief, warrior and korero. One day Kainuku from Rarotonga decided to challenge Kupa for best korero. Basically, they would have a […]
Aitutaki wants fairer water tank distribution
The newly sworn in Aitutaki Island Council wants the remaining $130,000 in the Aitutaki Cyclone Appeal (ACA) committee’s account to be spent on buying more water tanks. In its first meeting yesterday, the Island Council said this would make sure everyone on the island who needs a water tank will get one. The ACA executive […]
PM plans 100 sitting days
As the court finished hearing the last of four electoral petitions on Thursday afternoon, the 47th session of the Parliament of the Cook Islands was able to open yesterday. The sitting, Prime Minister Henry Puna said, “was really just to tidy up internal issues, to elect a speaker, have the members of parliament sworn in […]
Parliament gets down to business
Before Parliament adjourned yesterday, a number of papers were tabled before the 22 members present. Prime Minister Henry Puna said that the tabling of papers at the first sitting is an indication of the way the new government intends to conduct its business. “We’re off to a flying start – we want to get on […]
Dress code topical
Prime Minister Henry Puna encourages public debate and discussion around the dress code for parliamentarians. “We’re certainly not in a rush to make any changes but in the meantime we’re enjoying debate and the discussions going on in the media and we’d like to encourage that,” he said. Puna said it’s just a question of […]
Empty seat with Opposition
Rebel MP Norman George says he was absent from parliament yesterday for two reasons. One, he was scheduled to appear before the court in his capacity as a lawyer. “I was required to go to court but (yesterday morning) I was told that there was no court sitting because no judge was available,” George said. […]
Tourism supports Buy Local
Cook Islands Tourism has come to the support of the BTIB plan to open an airport outlet dedicated to local products. The Buy Local shop was to be positioned inside the departure terminal to capture some of the 100,000 visitors who leave Rarotonga each year. But plans have stalled following what the Airport Authority says […]
New seats means 'Buy Local' misses out
The Buy Local initiative missed out on getting an outlet in the departure area for small suppliers of local products because the Airport Authority identified an “operational need” for space. Commercial operations manager Mark Vaikai says they needed to accommodate extra passenger seating, understood to be an extra column of four seats. This ruled out […]
New comp in Mauke
After a great start to the new Mauke island cricket competition, teams were certainly looking forward to getting out on the pitch and having more fun during the second round last Friday. In the women’s competition, Education took on the School team who were sent out to bat first with Tracey Terei top scoring with […]
War Bible returns home
AUCKLAND, Feb 15 – A fragile Bible carried to war by a young Southland soldier nearly 95 years ago is heading home. Private Richard Cook took the Bible with him when he left New Zealand to fight in World War 1 with the Otago Regiment of the New Zealand Expeditionary Forces. The 26-year-old soldier never […]
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