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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.
Govt warned over HIV case
‘Tarring and feathering’ would cause international embarrassment National HIV co-ordinator Debi Futter-Puati has warned the Cook Islands will suffer considerable international embarrassment if it identifies the HIV positive person whose case was reported earlier this month. “I want people to know that the people working on the ground in the area of HIV and STIs […]
Teeth worries
Eva Marie Broish, a German dental student who has been working here for a month, says the state of children’s teeth in the Cook Islands is very bad. “I saw too many children with really decayed teeth here, which is horrible. The solution is not to go into the schools and teach the children how […]
PIAF cautions minister
The Pacific Islands AIDS Foundation is urging Health Minister Nandi Glassie to stand by Crown Law’s advice not to identify the person recently found to be HIV positive. The foundation’s chief executive Maire Bopp says they understand Glassie is new to this field but he should not act in isolation of Secretary of Health Tupou […]
Naming decried
Upholding human rights should be the most important consideration for the government to consider as it proceeds with seeking legal advice on whether the name of the HIV sufferer residing on Rarotonga should be revealed. Vice-president of Te Tiare Association Serena Cowan adds patient confidentiality is also paramount. “Naming the person goes against the principles […]
Queen's honour a 'privilege'
Forty-one years ago Gillian (Gill) Vaiimene (nee Johnston) left Ashburton in New Zealand to come and work in Rarotonga. Her plan was to work here for a couple of years and then head to South America. She still hasn’t been to South America but has certainly done a lot in the past four decades and […]
Out in force
Cook Islands police will again be out in force this New Year’s long weekend but they will be targeting more than just the drink drivers and people being a nuisance in public. Police would like to see a repeat of the fatality-free Christmas weekend on the roads, but officers have noticed an increase in the […]
Stag do hook up
Christchurch based Cook Islander Rene Nooapii is going to remember his ‘stag’ fishing trip for a long time to come after hooking a 217kg blue marlin yesterday. Nooapii and eight of his closest mates decided that a fishing trip out on Akura Charters would be the best way to spend his final few days as […]
Toga run
Hash House Harriers will hold their first run of the New Year on Monday. It will be the traditional Toga run – so come dressed in your favourite toga and have some fun. Venue will be the carpark at Rehab Bar in town – over the stream from Trader Jacks. The run starts at 5.30pm […]
Pathfinders solve puzzle
The Seventh Day Adventist Church’s Pathfinders event continued yesterday with more physical challenges. CI News caught up with a group of young people who were charged with building their own raft and sailing it across to Motu Oneroa. Each team had a little princess who has to go wherever the team went but could not […]
Dawn of a new era
Kia Orana to my people of the Cook Islands on this last day of 2010 and the dawn of a new year and a new decade for our nation. As we stand on the threshold of a new year, we need to take time to look back and reflect on the year that has passed […]
Fabulous 40 top weightloss challenge
Yet another successful Raro Whey weightloss group challenge run by Tina Iro has come to an end and team “Fabulous at 40” have come first losing a whopping 62.7kg. The cash prize of $2500 was presented to Fabulous 40 team member Rob Buick. While there were no prizes for 2nd place – The Bond Store […]
Ebony aims to own a business
Ebony Richard is one of many teenagers who have taken up holiday jobs to gain work experience. The 17-year-old Tereora College senior was awarded second in economics and third in accounting for Year 12 at the senior prizegiving. Richard was employed by Western Union manager Julie Bateman around December of last year and works with […]
Water tanks set for distribution
A meeting is being held early in the New Year to arrange the fast-track distribution of water tanks to Aitutaki residents. After consultation with Atutakians on Rarotonga and an assessment of homes on the island, the water tanks were purchased by the Aitutaki Cyclone Appeal Committee with $97,889 of the $220,000 raised and donated by […]
Water action ongoing for Aitutaki
Red Cross officer Charlie Numanga spent two days in Aitutaki recently assessing 11 community water tanks damaged in February’s cyclone. As part of the Red Cross’s work on the recovery, Numanga has been seeing if the 40,000-litre tanks need repairs. He said, “We are following on funds provided during the cyclone as we want to […]
Action-packed camporee
The kids on the Seventh-day Adventist Pathfinders Camporee had their first day of activities yesterday – and it was an action-packed day for all. The Pathfinders directors spent all of last week setting up five different activities. More than 900 kids are bussed to the activities sites which include a mini Olympics at the BCI […]
Ngati Vaikai divided on palace land issue
Takitumu’s Ngati Vaikai clan has been sent into a tailspin following the challenge of one of their title holders for the return of the section which the Pa Ariki Palace will be built on. The clan is apparently divided in its views on the land’s ownership. On Tuesday Vaikai Mataiapo Te Konini Amy Cowan Whittaker […]
Mauke celebrates SDA past
Mauke’s Seventh Day Adventist ‘Rotaianga’ or home coming reunion was well attended by locals and about 50 overseas visitors dressed in brilliant red and white pareu. Melbourne based Pastor Tuakana Pere says they enjoyed the generous Maukean hospitality as loads of watermelons, taro and more were brought to their accommodation at Mauke School. Teata Purea-Ateriano, […]
900 on island for 'Camporee'
The massive Seventh Day Adventist Pathfinder ‘Camporee’ kicked off last night with a grand opening ceremony presided over by Prime Minister Henry Puna. Each of the Pathfinder groups taking part paraded past the dais in their official uniforms. Pathfinder is a worldwide programme organised and directed by the Youth Department of the General Conference of […]
Mauke scouts head to NZ Jamboree
In May 2010 when Mauke Scouts was revived – Basilio hoped to take the boys to New Zealand for the biennial Jamboree. Ewan Smith, owner of Air Raro, read the Mauke Scouts article which appeared in the CI News in August and emailed to offer assistance with interisland airfares. His offer was a real encouragement […]
Money goes to good cause
Red Cross last week presented BCI with a cheque for $500 for decorating the bank in support of World Aids Awareness Day. “The competition was for the businesses and ministries to help raise awareness of Aids by dressing up in red. A team from the Ministry of Health, Red Cross, and the Pacific Islands Aids […]
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