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10 December 2024
Solid and Hazardous Waste Bill referred to Parliament committee
10 December 2024
DPM defends CIIC finance and travel policies
6 December 2024
Cook Islands has its first mosque
14 November 2024
CI Muslim opens up about her faith and journey
16 November 2024
RAC to address mosque legality
19 November 2024
I don’t expect much change: PM Brown on US Elections
6 November 2024
Fifth weekly Sydney flight to Rarotonga announced
23 October 2024
CIIC directors seek $350,000 in damages over defamatory claims
21 October 2024
Man found guilty of rape, burglary
24 September 2024
Tenants face water bill burden
8 October 2024
Concerns over Minister’s role in inmate work releases: PAC
5 October 2024
Tourism contribution set to surpass half-billion dollar mark
25 September 2024
Parliament Clerk sparks outrage over deep sea mining statement
23 September 2024
Deep sea dilemma: Cook Islanders weigh the cost of mineral riches
21 September 2024
Anxiety on the rise: Cook Islands faces mental health challenge
7 September 2024
Cook Islands deep sea mining poll sparks controversy
7 September 2024
MCI rejects ‘dark fleet’ label
3 August 2024
Rising seas, rising costs: Climate impacts on Cook Islands economy
2 September 2024
Inflation eases but concerns remain
31 August 2024
Prime Minister defends $659,000 MPs travel bill
23 August 2024
Taxpayers foot $659,000 bill for MPs travel and allowance
22 August 2024
Corruption report exposes ‘bribe and sexual favours’
17 January 2023
PM Brown eager to hand over Forum chair role to Tonga
13 August 2024
ICI explains road works delay in front of old Sheraton site
10 August 2024
Housing crisis hits tourism industry
27 July 2024
MCI rejects ‘dark fleet’ label
3 August 2024
Challenging ‘rape culture’
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National
Social Impact Fund awards $199,825 to 14 community projects
The Cook Islands Social Impact Fund approved 14 proposals totalling $199,825.20 from 21 applications, supporting community initiatives across Rarotonga and the Pa Enua, with a focus on sports, wellness and youth development.
Christmas in the Park brings festive cheer to Rarotonga
Hundreds of locals, visiting families, and tourists gathered at the National Auditorium and Domes on Thursday evening for the annual Christmas in the Park event, hosted by Rotaract Rarotonga.
Manea Foods expands to O'oa
Tupapa can look forward to greater grocery variety as the Manea Foods chain extends farther east. Work crews are in the process of renovating the interior of the O’oa Petrol Station, which should be open for business as the newest Manea Foods shop within about four weeks. James Beer, who owns Manea Foods, said he […]
Audit investigates missing fertiliser
The suspected disappearance of a container load of fertiliser from the Ministry of Agriculture is being investigated by Audit at the request of secretary Anthony Brown. A bag of fertiliser retails for about $80 and the value of the missing consignment is estimated at over $30,000. Brown says he discovered anomalies with records, existing stock […]
Call to support school committees
Get involved and become part of the solution to improving your child’s education and learning environment. Parent Teacher Associations are seen as the backbone of schools with teachers and parents joining forces to improve not only the standard of education delivered at school but also to secure more resources to help children learn better. School […]
Marine safety in spotlight
Following last week’s boating incident – which involved three fishermen and a major search and rescue operation – police are considering implementing new marine safety protocol. Until then, Maritime Transport Regulations 2011 outline a checklist of safety equipment for those going to sea, either recreationally or to fish. Vessels engaged in fishing need to be […]
5 Scout leaders trained
Eight Pacific scouting leaders – five Cook Islands Boy Scouts leaders and three Samoan leaders – attended the scouting Wood Badge programme last month with a vision to advance their leadership skills. Maara Vaiimene, Tuakana Makara, Basilio Kaokao, Ben Maxwell, John Paul Wilson and three Samoan leaders attended the course, which was run by a […]
CI scouts make mark at Jamboree
Twenty-four boy scouts and nine leaders from the Cook Islands attended the 19th annual New Zealand Scout Jamboree in Hamilton earlier this year. Eight scouts and two leaders from the St Joseph’s troop, four scouts and two leaders from the Matavera troop, four scouts and one leader from Mauke, one scout from Nassau and seven […]
Mauke couple submit ideas to Taskforce
A Mauke submission to the Economic Taskforce wants the issue of 100% portability of NZ superannuation taken up with the New Zealand government so eligible Cook Islanders living here don’t have to return for the compulsory five years to qualify. A number of locals who are eligible to collect NZ super have long lobbied both […]
HIV message taken out to community
Cook Islands Red Cross (CIRC) is scaling up its public awareness and education programme on Human Immuno-Deficiency Virus (HIV) and Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI). The early morning sessions that were conducted by the National Council of Women, Pacific Islands AIDS Foundation and Red Cross, members of the National HIV, STI and TB Committee (NHSTC), at […]
Avarua honours new prefects
Avarua School celebrated its 2011 prefects and its new netball court on Friday with a morning ceremony under the hot sun. Girl prefects for this year are as follows: Abigail William, Alexandria Hoff, Anania Piri, Hannah Wichman, Karlo Papera, Megan Teiotu, Josie Miller, Moanaura Friend, Nadtazkia Puna, Noelle Turia, Rianna Pepe, Riri Paia, Shanece Nand, […]
Atiu's new mayor and council receive warrants
On Friday the people of Atiu celebrated the confirmation of the warrant of appointments of their newly elected mayor Taoro George James Brown and the five elected Island Councillors being Tuainekore Samuel Miriau of Areora, Teura Kea of Ngatiarua, Teariki Teiotu of Tengatangi, Teremoana Windy of Mapumai and Vaine Nooroa Paretoa of Teenui. All invited […]
Bonefish awareness grows on Aitutaki
A bonefish community awareness presentation will be held today on Aitutaki at the Araura College assembly hall. All the residents on Aitutaki are invited to take advantage of today’s awareness programme to be better informed about the Aitutaki and Manuae Bonefish Fishery Regulations 2010. On Saturday morning, a bonefish awareness team was stationed at the […]
New media development and OIA contact group meets
It’s taken three years and a lot of emails, writing and rewriting – but a Cook Islands News initiative aimed at supporting media development and awareness training on the Cook Islands Official Information Act is finally becoming a reality. A newly-formed contact group leading different project activities to help Cook Islanders understand how the news […]
Taskforce wants ideas for masterplan
The Economic Summit Taskforce is calling for submissions from interest groups and all sectors in the economy that have good ideas for financial growth. Taskforce chairman John Tierney says these ideas could be incorporated in the overall master plan that will be tabled during the Economic Summit now scheduled for early April. He says the […]
Youth arrested outside curfew
Police responded to two motor vehicle accidents, arrested a drunk driver, confiscated three vehicles and caught a 16-year-old Arorangi youth in contempt of his court order. The 16-year-old was in breach of his court order not to be abroad after 7pm. He was sighted by an off duty police and arrested for contempt. This is […]
Massage described as 'bribery' in petition
Independent candidate Tamaiti Vai Peua is bringing a petition against Tekii Lazaro, the CIP candidate who won the Pukapuka-Nassau seat by four votes in the November elections. Starting Monday, Justice Colin Nicholson will hear Peua’s petition on Pukapuka. Accompanying him on a $26,000 chartered flight to the north will be six other passengers – including […]
Storms raging
By Vaine Wichman Development Economist Storms have been raging around the world over the last few weeks. The flooding, cyclones and the fires have hit Australia and New Zealand, and some of our island neighbours. In Egypt there is the political storm of no-confidence in leaders. Underlying these political and natural disasters remains the economic […]
Pareu a piece of paradise
Chantal Napa remembers living amongst pareu decor as a child growing up in her grandparents’ Arorangi home. “Everything was pareu themed, the curtains, tablecloths, couch covers, cushion covers, pillow cases, bedspreads, all grandma’s clothing and papa had a wardrobe full of beautiful pareu ‘going out’ shirts,” she said. Those childhood memories inspired Chantal to decorate […]
Aitu hired at OPSC
Allegations that the office of the public service commissioner may not have followed its own rules when it employed Heather Aitu as governance director are unfounded, says OPSC head Priscilla Maruariki. Maruariki confirmed that Aitu’s position was advertised last November, as required by PSC policy which also applies to all other government departments. “Our function […]
Nurse drives ambo
The unusual sight of a nurse driving an ambulance to an accident scene on Thursday afternoon in Nikao raised eyebrows and questions as to why Rarotonga Hospital could allow this to happen. A nurse had to take the wheel of the ambulance as the one other driver on duty was attending to another emergency in […]
Teacher returns to Mauke 40 years on
It’s been over 40 years since Ngametua Enua last lived in Mauke. As a teenager he left for Tereora College, then went on to train as a primary school teacher which lead to him teaching in Rarotonga mainly in secondary schools, as it turned out, until the end of 2010. In 1975 he began teaching […]
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