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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.
Internet group encourages discussion
The Cook Islands Internet Action Group (CIIAG) is encouraging discussion about the cost of broadband in the Cook Islands, as well as other issues related to internet connectivity and activity within the Pacific region. CIIAG chairwoman Maureen Hilyard says she hopes to get feedback from group members about internet expenses in the Cook Islands, following […]
Quake fund totals $9000
The Cook Islands Red Cross Society has collected more than $9000 raised during last Friday’s red and black appeal for victims of the Christchurch earthquake. Disaster management coordinator Charlie Numanga says the last donations from the appeal are expected to be collected in the next day or two. “Fingers crossed that will put us above […]
Pasifika festival good for vendors
Cook Islands stall vendors at this weekend’s 19th annual Pasifika Festival Day in Auckland are expected to collectively make about $88,000 – the same amount generated collectively by almost three times as many stallholders during Rarotonga’s Trade Day event in August. Business Trade Investment Board (BTIB) trade and marketing manager Danny Williams says Pasifika Festival […]
Quake appeal close to the heart
Turama Pacific Travel retail manager Wayne Feaver on Tuesday handed over a $320 cheque to the Cook Islands Red Cross (CIRC) – the result of fundraising efforts at Turama, which will go toward the victims of the Christchurch earthquake. For Feaver and his wife Pam, both the fundraising effort and the quake hit close to […]
Quake reflection brings tears
A moment of silence for victims of the 6.3 magnitude earthquake in Christchurch brought emotions to the fore, both in New Zealand and the Cook Islands. Christchurch resident Edna Allan says she was moved to tears during the event on March 1 (NZT). “I found it to be a moving experience. I was cleaning up […]
It's not the first time...
If CINews is hauled before the privileges committee, it won’t be the first time. And like the previous two occasions, it will draw international media attention. Twice before, CINews directors, editors and cartoonists have faced the powerful parliamentary privileges committee for publishing material that MPs felt mocked parliament and their roles. Those occasions were widely […]
Sir Geoffrey targets CINews for possible 'contempt of parliament'
A little over two weeks into his new job as speaker of parliament and Sir Geoffrey Henry seems to have taken exception to reportage by the country’s daily newspaper Cook Islands News. It appears the new speaker may be so aggrieved with an article which may have been printed by CINews to the point that […]
Handycards made here
Westpac has introduced technology to the Cooks Islands that allows it to produce local Handycards for customers in a matter of days. “We have an agenda to make banking easier for our customers and now we’re also making it much faster,” Westpac Cook Islands general manager Rob Buick said. “The turnaround time from the date […]
BJ's obituary
On March 4, Teokotai Benjamin Alexander Oaariki (aka BJ) passed away after a flu had him down for two weeks. BJ will be very much missed by family, friends and the team at Te Ata o te Ra. The following is a story BJ wrote about his life until he moved to Mauke – a […]
New wheelchairs for Creative Centre
Two new wheelchairs donated to the Creative Centre last Thursday will go a long way to improving the quality of lives for the centre members who need wheelchairs. The chairs were donated to the centre by visitors to Rarotonga from the Probus Club of Taringa in Queensland and presented to the centre by Air New […]
Zumba on Aitutaki
The CISNOC Women in Sport Commission is taking the Zumba craze to Aitutaki when commission chairwoman Rosie Blake heads to the island to celebrate the 100th International Women’s Day. Blake will be joined by Fitness Revolution instructor Tai Ngari who will hold a Zumba class at the Araura Hall starting at 4.30pm on Friday, March […]
Arorangi's double celebration
Arorangi Primary School on Friday celebrated new beginnings – a fresh lot of prefects and a recently-refurbished woodwork and home economics building. A morning ceremony honoured head boy Tokoitu Vavia, head girl Kathleen Paerau, deputy head boy Tamarua Marsters, deputy head girl Jennifer Nookura and the 2011 prefects – Joseph Tapeua, Rshart Henry, Teokoitu Rima […]
Earthquake appeal reaches $14,000
Local contributions to the earthquake-ravaged Christchurch community are estimated to exceed $14,000. The Aotearoa Society was the first to initiate a fundraising drive for Cantabrians. Members toted donation buckets around town last weekend and deposited collection tins at the Rarotonga Golf Club, Aramoana Cafe and Grill, Foodland, Friendlimart and Cafe Salsa, inviting contributions for the […]
PSC meets with mayors, island secs
Outer islands mayors and island secretaries have been given the chance to table concerns about the public service on their islands in open and frank discussions with Public Service Commission staff. Yesterday’s closed meeting included an orientation of the 2009 Public Service Act and how the commission can more efficiently and effectively serve the outer […]
PM delays Pukapuka island visit
Pukapuka will have to wait until after the by-election for a parliamentary representative is held before Prime Minister Henry Puna will visit the island. Puna’s CEO Edwin Pittman says while the prime minister wants to visit all islands in the group, going to Pukapuka before the by-election could be construed as trying to influence voters. […]
Cyrus explores his roots, helps with social services
Cyrus Mea-Nielson has two main objectives while living in the Cook Islands – to help improve the service of government departments and to discover his genealogical roots. A New Zealand-born public servant, Mea-Nielson is the eldest son of the late Kuranui Teariki Dave Mea of Mauke. He is on a 12-month secondment to the Cook […]
China and Cook Islands look at progressing MOU
Recent discussions between Prime Minister Henry Puna and Chinese ambassador Xu Jinguo have focused on the travel MOU signed between China and the Cook Islands about two years ago. It recognises this country as a preferred destination for Chinese travellers. Little has happened since the signing to progress the MOU, mainly due to the lack […]
Numbers up
More people visited the Cook Islands in 2009 than in 2008, according to the annual bulletin of the Statistics Office. The total number of arrivals in 2009 was 111,461, of which 100,591 were visitors – meaning 6.1% more tourists visited in 2009 the previous year. (In 2008, the total number of arrivals was 106,521.) Visitors […]
Govt surplus $11m
For the 2009-2010 financial year, provisional figures show that government generated $130.3 million in revenue and expended $119.3 million, leaving a surplus of $11 million, according to the annual bulletin of the Cook Islands Office of Statistics. Of the public sector’s total revenue, 64.3% ($83.8 million) was from taxes – 26.4% ($34.4 million) from domestic […]
Australian official here for talks
Australia’s parliamentary secretary for Pacific Island Affairs, Richard Marles, was expected to be in Rarotonga for 24 hours for a marathon of talks today before leaving this afternoon. Scheduled to arrive yesterday afternoon, Marles was to meet with cabinet today for discussions on bilateral and international matters of mutual interest. Acting foreign affairs minister Nandi […]
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