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Parliament’s 12 sitting days sufficient for business: Clerk
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Local women outshine global peers in business leadership
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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.
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.
Ingram book donation
The Cook Islands Library and Museum Society has received its largest single donation of books ever this month from the estate of the late Vincent Ingram. Today the society is honouring the former cabinet minister and lawyer with a special ceremony to acknowledge the gift of 58 cartons of books. Reading was one of the […]
CIT aims to promote sustainable growth
At the moment Cook Islands Tourism (CIT) does not play a part in policing the way tourist operators develop – but chief executive, Carmel Beattie, says that they aim to make their accreditation scheme more robust and meaningful after talks about how it will work with government. This comes in light of calls by Te […]
Northern exposure for police, customs
Sergeant Rebecca Ellis and chief customs officer Ngapoko Ngatamaine recently visited Pukapuka, Manihiki, Rakahanga and Penrhyn to share their knowledge and expertise with those northern group communities. Under a three-year programme funded by NZ Police and NZAid, senior sergeant Phil Paratene came to Rarotonga and invited Ellis and Ngatamaine, John Robinson of Pacific Prevention of […]
Man remanded after harbour incident
A Kiribati man living in the Cooks will appear in court this week for allegedly assaulting a woman at the Avatiu harbour who boards on the cargo vessel Kwai. Police report that an argument broke out between the pair before the man slapped the woman in the face. Police have remanded the man in custody […]
Countries cooperate to protect fisheries
Senior fisheries officials from Polynesian countries recently concluded a round of cooperation talks in Auckland which build on the Te Vaka Moana Arrangement (TVMA) signed in January. Chair of the group, Cook Islands Ministry of Marine Resources’ Peter Graham says TVMA has formalised the existing cooperation between the Cooks, NZ, Niue, Samoa, Tokelau and Tonga […]
Te Kukupa gets makeover
Christmas came early this year for police patrol boat Te Kukupa – she’s got a new paint job, a stronger hull, a newfound capacity to travel at full-speed and five new crew recruits. The vessel has just returned from a month-and-a-half-long biennial slipping in American Samoa. Her captain Tepaki Baxter said that she was strengthened […]
Environmental award for Vaka Eiva
The Vaka Eiva organising committee has been presented with an Environmental Award from Te Ipukarea Society Inc (TIS) for making this year’s Vaka Eiva a green event. “We know they’ve always tried to make the Vaka Eiva an environmentally friendly event but the effort they made this year was exceptional,” says TIS programme manager Jacqui […]
Last noni meeting for year
Cook Islands noni growers and exporters will have their last meeting of 2010 on Tuesday at the Cook Islands Noni Marketing factory in Titikaveka to discuss plans for 2011. Teava Iro, a director of Cook Islands Noni Marketing, said about 30 people were expected to attend the meeting from 9.30am. It will be a chance […]
Expo experience enriching
Team of 4 digs deep to represent Cook Islands The four Cook Islanders who used themselves as exhibits for the first three months of the 2010 Shanghai World Expo believe it was an enriching experience. They spent six months at the expo sharing our culture drumming, dancing, singing and more – to promote our nation […]
Tau social club helps out
TAU social club helps out Members of Te Aponga Uira Staff Social Club have been saving up a dollar each from every pay cheque all year. This week they donated all the money they saved to Te Vaerua rehabilitation service to help with their work providing rehabilitation and assistance to people with disabilities. A cheque […]
School's out after 42 years
Chances are you or a family member has been taught by Takitumu Primary School stalwart Tekura Ruta Ngamata, who is retiring after 42 years in front of classes at the Matavera institution. Ngamata (63), of Matavera, seamlessly went from student to teacher after completing her schooling at Ngatangiia, Avarua, and Tereora. The Rarotonga-born teacher began […]
Window closed for creditors
The window for creditors of Wall Street Banking Corporation (WSBC) to make their claims has closed, but the company has not as yet been formally dissolved and still has a long legal road ahead. Court-appointed managers John Leonard and Paul Sargison of TW Gerry Rea Partners are now determining remaining claims, and distributing assets to […]
Teen offenders avoid jail time
Two teenagers appeared before Justice Christine Grice yesterday, and both avoided jail time, though their offences carried maximum sentences of time in prison. Eighteen-year-old Bobby Tekoronga was yesterday saved from having to serve a term of imprisonment and instead sentenced to probation and community service for a number of recent offences. He appeared on four […]
Shackled man wants retrial
A Penrhyn man who claims police treated him in what he called an “outrageous and unlawful” manner was told yesterday that he must navigate through a number of convoluted legal channels before he can have his day in court. Arumia Robert Samatua appeared before Justice Christine Grice yesterday to follow up with an application he […]
No movement on deportation
An investigation into whether an Australian woman should be deported following an employment and business investment dispute has not progressed due to workloads at the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MOIA). Christine Backer, of Queensland, is unsure whether she can remain living in Rarotonga after her work permit was cancelled by sponsor Dave Reuther. MOIA labour […]
Brown ready for role
New Finance Minister Mark Brown says he’s looking forward to taking on the challenge of the senior role in cabinet. Brown, 47, is the youngest member of cabinet and is also the newly elected MP for Takuvaine. PM Henry Puna says in giving Brown the finance portfolio responsibility he is sending a message to the […]
Cooks lobbies region to control illegal fishing
As fishing fleets begin moving into Cook Islands waters, the country is lobbying Pacific states and distant water fishing nations to support the establishment of a special management area (SMA) to control illegal fishing in their adjacent eastern high seas pocket. A decision is expected at the next annual meeting of the Western and Central […]
Creative Centre march for awareness
Members of the Creative Centre (pictured) adult learning school staged an awareness march yesterday from Foodland in downtown Avarua to the high court building. Yesterday also marked the International Day for people with disabilities and the march by the Creative Centre was a peaceful protest of sorts against the lack of accessibility to public buildings […]
CIWA keen for meeting
The Cook Islands Worker’s Association (CIWA) executives are keen to meet with the incoming Minister of Labour to look at challenging issues workers face and to have dialogue on the Employment Relations Bill. CIWA president Anthony Turua says now that the election is over the nation is entering a new era under a Cook Islands […]
Students trained in money management
Westpac have trained 200 high school students in money management. A team led by branch manager John Evans has taken their financial first steps workshop to Te Uki Ou School and Titikaveka, Nukutere and Tereora Colleges. The training started by looking at what the kids spent their money on – and then moved on to […]
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