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Immigration strengthens workforce resilience and service delivery
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration (MFAI) completed a recruitment round in February 2025 to fill vacancies within the Immigration border team.
Lack of recognition for indigenous women and girls
The United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) meets annually to address the widespread inequalities, violence and discrimination women continue to face around the world.
Tourism corporation no booking agent
The Cook Islands Tourism Corporation should not act as a booking agency for commercial business within the tourism sector, board chairman Ewan Smith says. He says although the corporation is developing a new website, it takes on a facilitative role, only providing access to commercial operations. We cant be a booking agent. We encourage businesses […]
Crash victim still critical
A young Cook Islander involved in a fatal car crash at Nikao this week remains in a critical but stable condition at Rarotonga hospital. The man, in his early twenties, was admitted to hospital with life-threatening injuries on Wednesday morning following a head-on collision between a motorcycle and a sedan car on the back road […]
Government owes $105.3 million
The Cook Islands government is $105.3 million in debt on paper, though its net debt is a little more than half that figure, at $57.2 million. While the government is $105.3 million in debt, it has $20.5 million in cash for loan repayments and is owed a further $27.6 million by the Ports Authority for […]
Cowan pips Maru in paddling war
An awesome turnout of 25 keen paddlers took on Wednesdays 8km time trial challenge. The course started from the boiler heading up to Club Raro for the first turnaround then back towards Avatiu harbour for the final turn to Avarua Harbour with the finish line in front of Trader Jacks. Young gun Andre Tutaka-George took […]
Vessel flagging under scrutiny
Ministry of Marine Resources director of offshore fisheries Josh Mitchell and Maritime Cook Islands director Garth Broadhead are fighting for the countrys rights to continue flagging vessels. Both attended a United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) conference on port state measures in Rome earlier this month. The conference was a chance for representatives of […]
Oldest case back in court
A man facing 17 charges of burglary is to next appear in the Cook Islands High Court at Avarua on June 30. Metuamoeroa Tangatapoto appeared in the dock before Justice of the Peace Tui Short yesterday. Defence counsel Norman George said Tangatapoto has already pleaded not guilty to the charges and elected trial by jury. […]
Teen sailors put training to the test
Twelve vocational students from Tereora College had a chance to test their sea legs yesterday. As part of a vocational course, they have been learning to sail, and yesterday boarded Tropic Bird with local sailor Ian Karika to put their Sunburst training to the test. Theyve already put in two full days of training at […]
PM speaks up for women
Prime Minister Henry Puna told a high-level regional meeting that gender perspectives and womens human rights must be accorded their rightful place as critical elements for regional economic development, particularly as regards the transport, energy and information and communication technology (ICT) sectors of the economy. Puna made this statement at the Inaugural Regional Meeting of […]
Talks continue over aquaculture
A handful of Cook Islands aquaculture stakeholders continue to discuss the national management plan that the Ministry of Marine Resources wants to develop. The ministry is hosting three days of public consultation at the New Hope Church in Rarotonga, where it hopes to get a framework for the management plan. At present there is no […]
Students bring IT on
Twenty secondary students are building foundations for careers in information technology. For two hours after school, students are meeting to learn about the core functions of technological support hardware, installing operating systems and software, network tabling, setting up modems and internet connections and basic troubleshooting. The basic skills being taught at the two-week Bring I.T. […]
Drug accused taste freedom
A woman and three men facing drug dealing charges are enjoying their first day outside of Arorangi prison since being arrested and remanded in custody on May 5 and 6. All four were granted bail subject to strict conditions by Justice Hugh Williams, who made the decision from New Zealand via teleconference on Tuesday afternoon. […]
Jobs up for grabs by young locals
McConnell Dowell is looking to employ two young, qualified Cook Islanders who have studied or are currently doing tertiary studies in civil engineering or science. The companys intention is to give young local people an opportunity to gain practical, hands-on experience working on such a major construction project as the Avatiu harbour reconstruction. This would […]
All action as port upgrade begins
McConnell Dowell is looking to start preliminary piling work next week. The contractors 180-tonne crawler crane arrived on the Southern Express at the weekend, and they are expecting another 80-tonne crawler to arrive on the next ship, which is due to leave Auckland on May 25. The 180-tonne crane drives steel piles, or hammers heavy […]
Whats up with TV?
Dear Editor, I understand that Telecom Cook Islands is responsible for mucking up the TV reception for CITV around the island as a result of the installment of the new mast at Kiikii. If this is indeed the case, can Telecom Cook Islands please, please find the time to urgently fix the attenna that is […]
New tower will improve Tupapa reception
Telecom has completed the installation of a 27-metre tower at Kiikii in Tupapa, which is meant to improve mobile and television coverage to the area. Last week a team of Telecom technicians and engineers with assistance from David Robinson of Spunlite in Christchurch erected the $33,000 tower so as to improve coverage to Tupapa. Before […]
Food lines back on shelves soon
Shoppers who have been missing their favourite food brands lately can rest assured the temporary lack of products is being rectified. A combination of things has resulted in the reduction of some food import orders, as well as delays in shipping. Some people have noticed shortages of basic food stuffs including rice and flour at […]
Contempt of parliament case continues
The Parliamentary Privileges Committee has not yet reached a decision as to whether Atiu MP Norman George was in contempt of a parliamentary summons when he refused to appear at the February sitting of parliament. The committee comprised of deputy speaker John Henry, leader of the house Mona Ioane, deputy leader of the opposition Wilkie […]
Boat business expands
Now that he no longer has civic responsibilities to maintain, former Aitutaki mayor Tai Tango Herman has some free time and intends to spend it bolstering the local boat-building industry. Herman owns T-Craft, a boat construction business that has been operating on and off for four years in Aitutaki. Hes now expanded into Rarotonga, and […]
Rowe has eventful start
For Jonathan Rowe, the first week on the job was an eventful one. He arrived on Rarotonga for the first time 10 days ago and already he has met with New Zealand foreign minister Murray McCully and Prime Minister Henry Puna at the Joint Ministerial Forum. Rowe replaces Julie Affleck as the NZaid programme manager […]
SAR workshop runs
New Zealands commitment to Cook Islands search and rescue operations is being cemented, as both countries pool resources to find a man overboard near Palmerston Island. A workshop involving four Cook Islands police officers and two officials from the New Zealand search and rescue coordination centre took place on Rarotonga yesterday. Police commissioner Maara Tetava […]
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