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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.
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 […]
Minister, qualified people are here
“Finance Minister Mark Brown’s plan to recruit the next financial secretary from New Zealand is saying that highly qualified and experienced Cook Islanders cannot do the job, or if they can, then pay them peanuts,” comments a smoke signaller. “If this is Government’s plan, then why not fill all top jobs from New Zealand, including […]
Tractor power to Tupapa
Tupapa-Maraerenga member of parliament George Maggie will be holding a meeting this evening to revive the Tupapa-Maraerenga growers association before they receive their new Chinese tractor on Friday. Maggie, along with tractor driver John Kamana and mechanic Glassie Mato, visited the Ministry of Agriculture yesterday to find out when they would receive their tractor which […]
Dialogue in PI issues
The East-West Centre in Honolulu today concludes what media are calling a ‘high-level dialogue on Pacific island issues’. The ‘State of the Pacific Dialogue’ involves scholars from a number of Pacific nations and from Australia, Japan and the United States, and aims to review regional developments and emerging trends likely to shape future policy within […]
Drinking water project begins
The first-ever region-wide safe drinking water initiative is underway. Eight countries are implementing Drinking Water Safety Plans (DWSP) recommended by the World Health Organisation (WHO) – and the Cook Islands is one of them. Other participating countries are Marshall Islands, Palau, Vanuatu, Fiji, Niue, Tonga and Samoa. AusAID provided the funding to back the scheme […]
Mauke teen attends Bluelight camp in NZ
Kimiora Makitae of Mauke is currently in Auckland attending a four-day Bluelight Youth Leadership and Personal Development camp at Hobsonville Base. After much consideration and consultation with Mauke School principal Josephine Ivirangi, Bluelight coordinator Hugh Graham chose Kimiora to represent his island at the Auckland conference. “Kimi is a young lad that possesses leadership qualities […]
New mayor calls for unity
Aitutaki’s new mayor John Baxter and his scrutineer Tereicino Tuare flew into Rarotonga this week for the final count of the votes from Aitutaki. He was officially declared the winner at the conclusion of the count. Baxter said that votes were added to all candidates but that he won by 37 votes. In the preliminary […]
HIV workshop a success
Staff at the Pacific Islands AIDS Foundation have said that the workshop they held for Members of Parliament at Crown Beach was a success. Research officer Hilary Gorman reported that of the 12 invites sent to MPs, seven people attended. The invites were issued to governing party MPs and their wives who live on Rarotonga. […]
Mauke grateful for new tractor
The arrival of China’s gifted tractor to Mauke came as an early but much appreciated surprise to many. Acting Island Secretary Steve Barrett wishes to pass on his thanks to China on behalf of the island of Mauke. Everything comes with responsibilities and costs however and on that note, Barrett hopes that operational costs will […]
Bikes collide, riders hurt
The sirens that sounded on Monday evening came from ambulances rushing to the scene of a Tupapa motor vehicle crash, just in front of Ngatipa Store. At 6.19pm, a male was driving a black Yamaha Spark motorbike travelling from Pue toward Avarua. Another black Yamaha Spark – this one carrying two people – was following […]
School uniform sales thriving
As students prepare to enter a new school year, Tuki’s and Vonnia’s are busy selling uniforms. The mamas at Tuki’s Pareu are flat out this week sewing uniforms. Tuki’s carries uniforms for every school on the island except Tereora College and Papaaroa School – which parents can find at Vonnia’s. Tuki’s has uniforms for Titikaveka […]
Glassie has high hopes for Te Kura Ou
Minister of Health and Agriculture Nandi Glassie says that it is his role and his objective to provide a clear vision and an impetus for change – not to get involved in the day to day running of the ministries. “My job is to assess the two portfolios. In public sector management you have to […]
'Flying camp' by Mauke Scouts
Mauke Scouts used the last week of school holidays to introduce the boys to a different concept in camping – a flying camp. So named because every day sees the troop packing down, cleaning up and then moving to a new campsite where they will be required to decide the best way to organise shelter […]
No fees for taskforce
None of the private sector members on the new Economic Development Summit Taskforce are being paid for serving on a think tank that’s charged with identifying how best to grow the nation’s economy. Office of the prime minister policy director and taskforce member Liz Koteka says some funding in the OPM budget has been set […]
Mining specialist meets PM
Manganese nodules are back on the government drawing board. Businessman Richard Barton last week set up a meeting for a mining company representative with new Prime Minister Henry Puna, reportedly to discuss the country’s manganese nodule resource. Barton has been working on a joint venture with Canadian company Endeavour Mining which first put its grandiose […]
Polynesian Tattoo hut gutted by fire
Damage by vandals is believed to be a contributing factor to the fire that burnt out the Polynesian Tattoo hut at Punanga Nui Markets on Sunday afternoon. Fire Service Chief Nga Jessie says they believe the fire started at the front of the hut in one of the tattooing studios there. And while Jessie is […]
New phone book out soon
Telecom Cook Islands’ new telephone directory for 2011 will be distributed around the country from the end of the month. The book is probably one of the most widely read in any community, and this year it will be distributed to each business and residential home bearing an image of two children using ‘coconut wireless’ […]
Chef attributes success to local people
New Zealand chef Robert Oliver can hardly contain his enthusiasm – his cookbook ‘Me’a Kai: The Food and the Flavours of the South Pacific’ is on the shortlist of four to win Best Cookbook in the World. But he and co-writers Tracy Berno and Shiri Ram do not claim the success as their own – […]
Fishing licence audit completed
Marine Resources confirms the completion of the long-awaited audit report into the controversial arrangement the former government entered into with Northern Cook Islands Fishing Company Ltd when it granted the company 16 commercial fishing licenses in 2008. An Audit Office investigation into the matter was requested by former Ministry of Marine Resources (MMR) secretary Ian […]
New home for PIAF
The Pacific Islands AIDS Foundation has moved to new offices and staff want to make sure that everyone knows where they are. “We are open from 8am to 5pm and anyone can drop in and get information or free condoms,” said Operations Manager Ann Raymond. The move to the new office in Atupa happened after […]
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