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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.

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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.

Orometua farewelled by Mauke

Last week, Mauke island farewelled the Aratangi family who are returning to their home island of Mangaia. Orometua Ngara Aratangi was due to retire at the next General Assembly in October 2011, but has had to retire early due to health reasons. The Aratangi family have served in Mauke for the past three years at […]

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TC Idols show their stuff

Move over Raro Idol, Tereora College junior students are in the building! Wannabe T C Idol’s took centre stage at the Princess Anne Hall recently with some promising talent. From cute to shy to loud to downright hilarious, the Year 9 and 10 students made the Princess Anne Hall the place to be. Students showed […]

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New solar-powered ATMs

ANZ Cook Islands has unveiled three new solar powered ATMs as part of its ongoing commitment to be carbon neutral. This brings the number of solar-powered ATMs to nine across ANZ’s Pacific business. “ANZ’s solar-powered ATMs give our customers an opportunity to contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions,” ANZ Cook Islands chief executive, David Dennis, […]

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Focus on traditional bonds: Temaru

The bond between Polynesian countries may still exist, but it can be stronger and achieve more if the Pacific island countries get themselves organised and focus on shared traditions, such as ocean voyaging, says Speaker of the French Polynesia Assembly Oscar Temaru. Temaru was in Rarotonga for two days to accompany home the three Cook […]

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Emotional goodbye for Webber-Aitu

It was an emotional farewell for Director of Hospital Services Heather Webber-Aitu yesterday after three years in the role which she dubbed an ‘amazing journey’. Webber-Aitu said in that time she has watched the hospital staff grow and take up the challenge to deliver excellence in the services each department provides to the public. “What […]

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Ambassador presents credentials

Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to the Cook Islands, Xu Jianguo, presented his credentials to Queen’s Representative Sir Frederick Goodwin yesterday before the pair exchanged gifts. Xu presented Sir Frederick with a decorated Chinese vase and the QR returned the gesture, gifting Xu a book on Cook Islands culture. During his speech, […]

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Nukutere students told to work hard

Nukutere College has presented awards to outstanding students. The college honoured their highest achieving students in every year. Malaika Strickland was awarded the inaugural Tama Aruaru Award, which recognises excellence within the special needs unit. The first in year awards, which recognise the most outstanding work in each year, went to Robert Cooper in year […]

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Mangaia celebrates success

Mangaia School annual prize giving was held last Wednesday, December 8. It was attended by all school students on Mangaia which includes Mangaia School (preschool, primary and secondary), Ivirua School (preschool and primary) and Tamarua Preschool. We had a great turn out of parents who came along to celebrate the success of their children. The […]

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Proud to have helped

Nancy Fulford has been performing arts advisor at the Ministry of Education for the last three years. She leaves soon to return to New Zealand, proud that she has helped make performing arts contribute to student credits. Fulford said that she loves the way the performing arts are part of life and culture in the […]

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Traditional vaka revival predicted

The traditional fishing vaka is what fishermen will be using in the near future. This is according to master carver Mike Tavioni, who led the recent Akateni Vaka canoe carving project in Avarua. Tavioni believes that the state of the world economy, rising fuel prices and the recent fuel shortage on Rarotonga are signs that […]

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Tuna disappointment

Greenpeace is disappointed at the failure of countries attending the weeklong meeting of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) to agree to measures to stop the decline of Pacific tuna stocks. Pacific countries who are part of the Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA), supported by New Zealand and Australia, had proposed a […]

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Vaka looking for recruits

Voyaging vaka Marumaru Atua is looking for young student recruits to undergo under a youth training programme funded by NZAid Community Initiative Scheme – a programme which could qualify them to be part of next year’s voyage to Hawai’i and beyond. The potential crew members should be between 16 and 25. Experience and qualifications are […]

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Verge loss endangers pedestrians

The loss of grass verges along Rarotonga’s main coastal road is concerning some village residents, who say it is now too dangerous for pedestrians – especially children – to walk along the road. The Cook Islands News has been contacted by residents worried about the widening of the main coastal road, and subsequent loss of […]

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Tereora teachers score marlin

Tereora College teachers Alan Syme and Simon Bragger have kicked-started their summer break by hauling in a 114kg blue marlin. The big fish was caught on Tuesday aboard Syme’s boat ‘El Toro’ at the Panama FAD (fishing aggregate device). Syme says the marlin was caught on a maroro (flying fish) bait with a 37kg rod […]

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Home chefs rave about course

Hopeful home chefs are raving about chef Tim Tierney’s recent cooking course. The course ran at the Hospitality and Tourism Training Centre (HTTC) in Ngatangiia last month and covered the essentials of home cooking – knife skills, an introduction to stocks, sauteing, roasting, braising, steaming and grilling. All nine participants tried their hand at cooking […]

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Ambassador arrives tomorrow

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration, Tom Marsters, officially announced the visit of His Excellency, Xu Jianguo, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to the Cook Islands yesterday. The purpose of Xu’s visit is to present to the Queen’s Representative, Sir Frederick Goodwin, the Ambassador’s credentials issued by the […]

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Seeing red during lunar eclipse

During the lunar eclipse projected for December 20, those watching from Rarotonga might be able to watch the moon turn blood-red. Local Tim Buchanan said he has seen two total lunar eclipses and both were ‘amazing’. Ancient cultures considered the red-coloured moon that sometimes appears during a total eclipse to be a sign of the […]

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Burglaries continue

Police had two burglary reports this week. On Tuesday, a Titikaveka resident left for work in the morning and was alerted by family members later in the afternoon that the front door to the home had been smashed open. A gray and black Toshiba laptop and its charger were taken; the owner explained that it […]

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Cooks introduce new controls for eastern high seas pocket

The Cook Islands delegation to the Western Central Pacific Fisheries Commission meeting in Hawaii this week has successfully introduced special management measures designed to combat illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing in the eastern high seas pocket, adjacent to the waters its EEZ (exclusive economic zone). This means that all fishing vessels operating in this […]

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St Joseph's school honours students

St Joseph’s School grade six students were honoured for a year’s worth of achievements with a thanksgiving mass on Wednesday at the St Joseph’s Catholic Cathedral. Merit certificates were handed out during the ceremony followed by a lunch at the school for parents and students. The ceremony was filled with song and joy as students […]

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