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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.
'Project falls short'
The original document for Te One Kura Ou has been questioned by assistant minister of agriculture Kiriau Turepu. He says the project needs to be looked at carefully before action is taken. “It fell short of delivering to the people,” Kiriau says. “The document included Mauke, Mitiaro, Mangaia and Atiu, but my question is: why […]
Minister Glassie welcomed home
The people of Enuamanu welcomed home their member of parliament and new minister of agriculture and health Nandi Glassie on Thursday. Atiu islanders including representatives from the Religious Advisory Council and Aronga Mana were at the airport to greet the minister on his arrival before a traditional turou welcome. At the Centre Store in Teenui, […]
McNicholl back at Reef's helm
Phillip McNicholl is stepping back into the role of executive director at Reef Shipping Limited, the company that services the Cook Islands among other Pacific nations. The outgoing company manager, Jason Ward, recently resigned ‘in order to pursue other opportunities in the freight forwarding industry’, McNicholl said in an email notice to shippers. Ward will […]
NZ aid projects reviewed
The NZaid delegation has left the island after three days of talks with government officials. The talks followed up on discussions between the Prime Minister Henry Puna, cabinet and NZ Foreign Minister Murray McCully in December. Craig Hawke, Director of the Pacific Division of NZaid, said, “In the last year New Zealand and Australian development […]
Who's tackling rising island costs?
“The cost of living has been slowly creeping up for the last two to three years, therefore increasing prices and eroding pay and earnings,” a smoke signaller writes. “What’s government going to do about it, and also the president of the Cook Islands Workers Association, who seems to talk more overseas with trade unions and […]
Foreign worker sues for $600,000
Foreign worker Setareki Raiyawa – formerly employed as a human resources coordinator at The Rarotongan – is suing minister of health Nandi Glassie and attorney general Henry Puna for over $600,000. He alleges that a ‘negligent’ surgery at Rarotonga Hospital exacerbated injuries he sustained in a motor vehicle accident last June, and claims that because […]
Graduates honoured, scholarships granted
A graduation ceremony at the National Auditorium will this morning honour 146 graduates from Department of National Human Resources Development (DNHRD) courses and other programmes. Twenty-three students will receive scholarships to further their studies. Head of Hospitality and Tourism Training Centre (HTTC) Tony Tou is master of ceremonies and will open the ceremony at 11.10 […]
George could be 'kingmaker'
If the Democratic Party succeeds with all four petitions, it would see both major parties tied and maverick Atiu MP Norman George in the inevitable position of king-maker. Knowing this, the opposition is choosing its words carefully when talking about trustworthiness and George. Democrat president Sean Willis says the focus is on winning the petitions […]
Good results in NZ
Cook Islands national sailors sailed their way to great results in the recent New Zealand Laser championships and are now preparing for the Sail Auckland regatta starting on February 3. The progression of a tropical storm provided a full range of conditions for the regatta at Torbay on Auckland’s North Shore. In the open Laser […]
Postal delays explained
Post Office manager Elizabeth Tiro has responded to concerns raised by members of the public over delays in mail delivery. Examples of the delays included mail sent by air mail from New Zealand on December 22 arriving on January 12, and many Christmas cards turning up well into the New Year. Tiro said, “Every year […]
Pacific Plan in focus
The Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat in Suva is this week hosting seven Smaller Island State and Pacific Plan Desk Officers from around the region. The aim of the week-long workshop is to discuss the Pacific Plan – a document designed to strengthen regional cooperation. The Cook Islands’ officer is Mary Anne Nixon, who replaced former […]
Flood memories 'seared' in her mind
Cook Islander Munokoha Patia Vainerere, who lives in Fernvale, Queensland, said the recent flooding was “devastating, heartbreaking and very traumatic” for her and her family. Fernvale sits between Toowoomba, Ipswich and the Wivenhoe Dam – a major source of water for the city of Brisbane. Vainerere said her neighbourhood had “no warning of the wall […]
New mayor's vision for Aitutaki
John Baxter, the new mayor of Aitutaki, has praised the work being done on the cyclone recovery project. He dismissed the idea that things were not going fast enough. “Whatever the council can do to help we will do. The recovery didn’t start until four months after the cyclone, but once it started, it went […]
19 trained for disability work
Nineteen health and disability workers are nearing the end of a month long course. Nine workers from the outer islands and ten from Rarotonga have been working hard to complete the 29 units on a course which will give them two certificates. The NZQA course is being delivered by the Southern Institute of Technology from […]
'Best in the world'
Head of Los Angeles-based company Companies Incorporated Kevin Wessell has issued a statement that the Cook Islands has the “best offshore asset protection trusts available today”. “The offshore asset protection trust provides the strongest legal protection available. It has been our experience that the Cook Islands provides the best offshore asset protection trusts available the […]
Woman charged with theft as a servant
Justice of the Peace Tangi Taoro presided over a relatively short court hearing yesterday. A woman with name suppression appeared on a single charge of theft as a servant. Her counsel, Charles Little, asked that her case be adjourned without plea, and requested interim suppression of name so as to give her time to explain […]
Zumba craze rocks Raro
Local Zumba instructors are running two Zumba classes on Saturday to raise money to send Carlene Mapu to Auckland for her Level One Zumba Basics certification and licence. Carlene – who says she has caught the ‘Zumba fever’ – has been teaching classes on Rarotonga for the past year and she’s now ready to take […]
New rooms, desks, rules and rakes
Rarotonga schools came to life yesterday as children with crisp uniforms and sharpened pencils turned up ready to learn. But for most schools and kids – the first day of school was clean up day. Classrooms were swept out and rubbish raked up and after that – it was all about getting set up in […]
Free health class at Muri
As part of an effort to make Rarotonga healthier, Sisi Short is running a free ‘fitness group’ twice a week. The community health and fitness team’ started meeting in mid-November of last year, and continues to gather at 6am on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The hour-long class, which meets in Nukupure Park in Muri, consists of […]
Short claims Pa Ariki title in wrong hands
Tupe Short believes the wrong person is holding the Pa Ariki title, and intends to bring his case in court to prove it. He insists that the Pa Ariki title – which now belongs to Pa Marie Ariki – was passed down through the wrong kopu line, and argues that it should have stayed within […]
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