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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.
Day to celebrate nurses
Today marks International Nurses Day a day to celebrate nurses and their achievements. The day is celebrated annually on May 12, commemorating the anniversary of Florence Nightingales birth. Nightingale laid the foundation of professional nursing with the 1860 establishment of her nursing school at St Thomas Hospital in London, the first secular nursing school in […]
No decision on contempt claim
The Parliamentary Privileges Select Committee has not decided whether Atiu MP Norman Georges was in contempt of a summons when he refused to attend the first sitting of parliament. Most of the committee speaker Sir Geoffrey Henry and of deputy speaker John Henry, leader of the house Mona Ioane, deputy leader of the opposition Wilkie […]
International firm to market Tepaki hotels
Property developer Tim Tepakis three Puaikura District hotels the subject of much court litigation are being marketed for sale internationally. Castaway Beach Villas, Manuia Boutique Beach Hotel, and Lagoon Lodges are for sale by private treaty either collectively or separately. Cook Islands Real Estate is working with worldwide realtor CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) Hotels to […]
Ewan Smith new tourism chairman
The Cook Islands Tourism Corporation has a new board chairman after the sudden resignation of Tata Crocombe. Air Rarotonga managing director Ewan Smith is the new chairman, having been a member of the board for the past 18 months. Crocombes resignation took immediate effect following six hours of discussion this week, tourism minister Teina Bishop […]
Call to acknowledge women who excel
Nomination for Cook Islands Business and Professional Womens Association 2010-2011 Woman of the Year awards close on May 30 and the community is encouraged to nominate a woman who deserves to be acknowledged for her work. This year the association will be acknowledging the achievements of Cook Islands women in the areas of business or […]
Bill creates new government dept
A new division of the government will be established if the draft employment relations bill is passed into law. The draft bill is open to public submission at present, and includes the provision of a special employment relations division as well as all necessary staff. The bill has been drafted to create a regulatory framework […]
600 expected at careers expo
More than 600 students, the future workforce of the country, will flock to the Telecom Sports Arena on July 21 for the annual Careers Expo. This is an opportunity for government departments and private businesses to showcase the wide range of career opportunities within their organisation and attract some of the countrys brightest young minds. […]
Cost of road crashes too high
Police hope a 14-month break from fatal road accidents in the Cook Islands will continue, as a road safety programme gets underway. The 10-year safety campaign was officially launched at the Cook Islands police headquarters in Avarua at midday yesterday. It is an initiative of the Cook Islands Police, Road Safety Council, Ministry of Education […]
Worst weather delays Southern Express
Severe weather will delay the arrival of the Southern Express. Currently in the midst of Voyage 142N, the freighter is encountering some of the worst weather and sea conditions experienced by the ship in all the years we have been providing a shipping service between New Zealand and the Cook Islands, Reef Shippings trade manager […]
More fishing as ciguatera cases fall
As instances of ciguatera decrease, more local people are eating reef fish. Marine ecologist Teina Rongo says word is travelling through the coconut wireless that ciguatera is becoming less prevalent, and that people are eating more Rarotonga reef fish which is a good sign for us but a bad sign for the reef. There are […]
Barrage of questions for PM
Prime Minister Henry Puna is expected to front to local media on Thursday following a month-long hiatus. When elected, Puna promised weekly press conferences with local media, including Cook Islands News, and for a time this was honoured. But it has been at least a month since the PM gave his last press conference, and […]
Pure speculation on drugs bust
Police commissioner Maara Tetava is worried about false reporting of the countrys largest ever drug bust saying some reports by international media are based on pure speculation. Operation Eagle has resulted in the arrest and remand in custody of 13 people, collectively facing more than 55 charges. The investigation, which has been ongoing for more […]
All ministers to attend first joint forum
All government ministers will be joining New Zealand foreign affairs minister Murray McCully and a delegation of New Zealand foreign affairs staff on Friday at the inaugural Joint Ministerial Forum (JMF). McCully is expected to be with a delegation of about nine people, comprised of foreign affairs staff and one other New Zealand member of […]
Laden cargo ship heads north
Loaded with bags of cement and steel, two diggers and one truck, the Cook Islands-registered cargo vessel Kwai leaves from Avatiu for Nassau and Pukapuka tomorrow. Captain Kim Smith says she will be making at least two, maybe three trips between Rarotonga and Pukapuka to deliver building materials for the proposed hurricane shelter. Kwai arrived […]
Arts industry gathers
Proponents of Cook Islands arts, crafts and culture are meeting tomorrow afternoon to discuss the formation of a cultural and creative industries council. Following on the heels of a preliminary meeting and the National Economic Development Summit, the meeting aims to further the growth of the creative industry. Anyone is welcome to attend, and the […]
Conference scholarships up for grabs
Scholarships are available to young Cook Islands researchers to attend the 12th Pacific Islands Political Studies Association (PIPSA) conference being held in Samoa at the end of the year. In total eight scholarships are available to young researchers from the Pacific region. They are being offered in collaboration with the State, Society, and Governance in […]
Whats the story?
Penrhyn man Robert Samatua is beseeching the community to come forward with any information about Motu Tapu, formerly an ambulance boat in Penrhyn. Samatua has the 10-metre vessel, reportedly donated to the Cook Islands by the Canadian government, at his Tupapa home, but knows little about its history or its specs. Ten years ago, Samatuas […]
New CEO for CIIC
Tamarii Tutangata-Pierre has taken up his new role as the new chief executive of the Cook Islands Investment Corporation. Tutangata-Pierre was officially appointed last Friday and started work with the corporation yesterday. CIIC board chairman Julian Dashwood says Tutangata-Pierre was chosen from 17 applicants because of his experience heading local and regional organisations. Tutangata-Pierre has […]
Glassie off to Geneva health conference
Health minister Nandi Glassie leaves the Cook Islands tomorrow for the annual conference of the World Health Organisation (WHO) being held in Geneva, Switzerland. It is the 64th session of the World Health Assembly and will consist of the discussion of a health agenda prepared by the executive board, as well as looking at the […]
Doors open on $135,000 dental clinic
There were smiles all round as the doors to the public health dental services clinic were reopened by the Minister of Health Nandi Glassie last week. Stationed at schools around the island, dental staff continued to keep local pearly whites checked and healthy while the dental clinic was upgraded over 11 weeks. The $135,000 renovation […]
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