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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.
Kitesurfing to host world's best
The world’s biggest names in kitesurfing will be attending the first big event in the Cook Islands. The ‘Kiting towards Heaven’ is set to kick off between June 25th and July 2nd and promises to catapult the Cook Islands onto the international stage as a kitesurfing destination. The competition will be organised by the local […]
A magical evening of fun and song
It was a wonderful evening of song and laughter at St Joseph’s Catholic Cathedral on Sunday as hundreds gathered for the annual ‘Christmas in the Cathedral’ carol singing. Families and friends dotted the lawn in front of the church in Avarua to sit and enjoy the entertainment which also included skits, dance and other performances. […]
Support drives Aitutaki festival
Community and business support was the main drive behind Aitutaki’s hugely successful Christmas in the Park festival last Thursday. Around 700 people made the most of the event which was organised by the island’s three banks – BCI, Westpac and ANZ Bank – in association with sponsors who provided cash prizes, lollies, toys, company merchandise, […]
Carollers lift spirits at Rarotonga Hospital
The Rarotonga Hospital came alive with Christmas carols and festive cheer on Thursday, bringing joy and excitement to patients and staff alike. “It’s been a tradition since the beginning of Hospital Comforts over 50 years ago,” said Santa’s helper Julie Bateman. Organised by the Hospital Comforts Committee, the yearly event is their way of giving […]
Signs and pigs stolen
Recently Raro Safari Tours reported their sign stolen. Before that it was Muri Beach Club Hotel and The Point Restaurant. The Muri business values its sign – which reads Muri Beach Club Hotel on one side and The Point on the other – at $400. Police suspect that the perpetrator thinks the theft is ‘funny’, […]
Sydney service will raise profile
Minister of Tourism Teina Bishop says the new weekly nonstop Air New Zealand Sydney service to begin next year is the fulfilment of over two years of negotiation and planning by the government appointed Aviation Committee. “I know that they will naturally be very happy and grateful to the Prime Minister and Cabinet for approving […]
Airline deals 'pay for themselves'
New $12m deals expected to be major economy boost Prime Minister Henry Puna officially announced the new three-year airline deals that will cost around $12 million a year to underwrite. The new deals cover the continuation of the Air New Zealand weekly flights from Los Angeles, the new Sydney flight and the new Air Pacific […]
Reunion call out
The festive season has always been a great time for families to get together and for some it’s the perfect time to have a family reunion. The Mato family from Ngatangiia, and from all over the globe, will be converging on Rarotonga this month for a reunion which will include a day of tracing the […]
Select committee concerns
The recent report of the NZ Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee on NZ’s relationship with the Pacific has been described as ‘quite inspiring’ by Prime Minister Henry Puna, but it has also raised serious concerns. Talks between the new government and visiting NZ Foreign Minister Murray McCully last week echoed some of the arguments […]
Drink driving causes accidents
Careless driving and alcohol were the main causes of three minor vehicle accidents on the roads at the weekend. A van and motorbike with a 10-year-old pillion passenger collided outside the Empire Theatre when the van pulled out onto the road and collided with an oncoming motorcyclist. According to the male driver of the van, […]
NZ to change delivery of aid – McCully
New Zealand may soon change the way it administers its development aid to the Cooks by providing direct budget support. NZ Foreign Minister Murray McCully says this would mean having confidence in the financial secretary and our budget systems. The new government has now sought NZ assistance in recruiting a new financial secretary. “We’ve had […]
Lunar eclipse tonight
The lunar eclipse will be visible over Rarotonga tonight from 8.20pm. By 9.40 pm the eclipse will be total and the sky will turn black. The total eclipse goes on for over an hour, ending at 10.54pm, and the partial eclipse will end at one minute after midnight. A lunar eclipse occurs three times a […]
Call for compassion
Pacific Islands AIDS Foundation issued a press release calling for sensitive, confidential and compassionate behaviour from health workers, church leaders and NGOs in response to the first positive HIV diagnosis on the Cook Islands. The release states: “While PIAF supports MOH’s opportunistic call for testing and safe sexual behaviours, it asks that the effect of […]
Support for energy goals
The NZ government is set to get behind the new Cook Islands government’s ambitious goal to convert half of the country’s energy needs to renewable energy by 2015. NZ Foreign Minister Murray McCully says he is frustrated that the Pacific region has not made more progress on renewable energy intiatives. McCully acknowledge Prime Minister Henry […]
Christmas in the Park Aitutaki style
Aitutaki held its own Christmas in the Park last Thursday. It was a huge success in spite of the muggy weather and a heavy downpour on the day. Fortunately there was a small clearing in the weather which gave enough time for the whole festive event to proceed. The idea was dreamt up on December […]
New energy and direction
The Cook Islands Tivaivai Association came together again last week after a hiatus that lasted upwards of two years. Vereara Maeva-Taripo, one of its founding members, said that the association has chosen to revive itself so as to preserve the craft of tivaivai making in the Cook Islands. “I feel that as one of the […]
Destiny takes up tivaivai
At 27 years old, Raro Idol star Destiny Tara is possibly the youngest member of the newly-revived Cook Islands Tivaivai Association. She sang at the Association’s launch meeting last week, and sat with the tivaivai mamas as they talked and sewed. “I enjoy sitting, talking and watching,” Tara, who has yet to make her first […]
Idols drew 25,000 text votes
Organisers of Raro Idol said that they received over 25,000 text votes during the competition. The split of the funds raised from the 50c for every text to Raro Idol was 20c to Telecom, and 30c to the organisers. A standard text message is 20c unless you have free texts – but even if you […]
Operatic tenor adds some Pacific humour
Award winning, world class NZ singer, Benjamin Makisi, held his audience spellbound on Friday night at the ‘one night only’ opera night staged at Crown Beach Resort & Spa in Arorangi. Ben, who is called the “Polynesian Pavorotti”, is NZ’s finest Pacific Operatic Tenor and is of Samoan and Tongan Descent. He grew up in […]
Keeping it in the family
By Vaine Wichman Development Economist In the wake of our political teams changing their guards, the economic outlook continues to be clouded by global shivers, and close economic partners are looking inward to keep their people and economy afloat in these uncertain times. Looking inward is a simple strategy to apply during times of economic […]
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