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MCI rejects ‘dark fleet’ label
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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’
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Australia and Cook Islands to sign MoU, strengthen maritime security partnership
Cook Islands and Australia are in the process of finalising an enhanced Pacific Maritime Security Program (PMSP) Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will strengthen Australia’s support for Te Kukupa II operations and bolster regional security efforts.
Punanga Turuturu Itivaine set to make a positive impact
Punanga Turuturu Itivaine (PTI), the women’s counselling and support centre for survivors of gender based violence (GBV) and abuse, responded to 11 calls for assistance during the festive season.
Problem with Pukapuka petition
The Pukapuka election result could be declared void before the petition is heard by the High Court early next month if information urgently being sought proves that eight people from the island were denied the right to vote. The petition is being pursued by former MP Vai Peua (represented by lawyer Tina Browne), who lost […]
HIV advisor to address MPs
Temo Sasau will be talking to Members of Parliament tomorrow night at Crown Beach about how the Cook Islands should deal with HIV in the community. Sasau is the Pacific Positive Community Programme Coordinator for the Pacific Islands Aids Foundation. He says that the main focus of his discussions with ministers will be to tell […]
NCEA results need improvement – MOE
The Ministry of Education has warned schools need to do a lot of work to improve the pass rates of the national certificate of educational achievement (NCEA) to come up to the targets set by the Education Master Plan. The ministry released provisional results for NCEA Levels 1 to 3 yesterday. The Level 1 pass […]
Second trip for sailors
Two members of the crew sailing Taio Shipping’s new boat from Norway next week begin their trip to Norway for the second time. Tevita Vakasavi from Fiji and Nubono Teano from Kiribati were stopped in Bangkok when they were travelling with Tapi Taio and Joey Taoro to Norway last November. “They were not allowed to […]
Taio buys Ocean Sun in Norway
Taio Shipping has bought a ship from inside the Arctic Circle to replace the Te Kou Maru II which ran aground in Mauke in October 2010. The Ocean Sun was built in Norway in the 1970s. It is a 46-metre vessel which can carry 600 tonnes of cargo. In recent years it has been sailing […]
Scholarships offered for aquatic studies
Mahurangi Technical Institute (MTI) in Warkworth, New Zealand, is offering a course starting next month which allows students to attain a certificate in aquatic studies – at present, no course of its kind is available on the island. Rebekah Daniel of the Ministry of Marine Resources said that the certificate will enable students to find […]
Vaka voyage to start earlier
The epic ocean-going vaka voyage will depart earlier than planned, says Cook Islands Voyaging Society (CIVS) president Ian Karika. CIVS originally intended to outfit Marumaru Atua with a solar-powered motor here in Rarotonga, but will not be able to obtain the necessary equipment in time for the April voyage. To that end, the vaka will […]
Tiare Taporo floats on equity funding
Raising the bar for the quality and standard of cargo shipping Plans to launch Tiare Taporo, a 140-foot cargo vessel, on to the Cook Islands shipping scene are coming together quickly thanks to an innovative private investment scheme. The vessel – formerly fishing vessel ‘Zebroid’ – is undergoing a refit on a Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, […]
Floods affect Teremoana family
Constant phone updates from flood stricken family in Brisbane, Australia, meant that Teremoana Tangauru and his wife Mama Mii knew their children were safe and well. Seven of the couple’s 10 children live in Brisbane but just one son, Maiva Teremoana, was affected by the raging flood waters. Maiva Teremoana and his Tongan partner share […]
Students all in the family
He still has a few more years of study ahead of him, but 21-year-old Cook Islands university student Jordan Puati is on the road to success. “It’s been a really good year,” says Puati who is studying to complete a Bachelor of Communication degree. Born in London and raised in Wellington, Puati and his family […]
Danny excels in dental studies
After spending three years studying in Otago, local dentist Danny Areai is this week back in the Tupapa dentistry clinic, armed with a Master’s degree in Dental Surgery and a postgraduate diploma in Community Dentistry. Areai – an example of a Cook Islander who went the extra mile for the benefit of his country – […]
Raro boys lend a hand
Cook Islanders (from left) Ryan Short, Matt Robinson, William Pittman and George Ama are getting stuck in and helping flood stricken residents in Brisbane clear their damaged property. The Rarotonga men, who all now reside in Australia, have been helping Brisbane families remove sodden and ruined property from their homes for collection by council trucks. […]
Ten new Kiwi teachers arrive
Ten new teachers arrived from New Zealand this weekend to take up posts in the Cook Islands. Their contracts run from January 24, 2011, to January 23, 2012. Four of the teachers will be starting at Tereora College on January 24. Alan Olliver will teach tourism, Philip Jones media, Bryn Parry and Amy Brittain maths, […]
$1m renovations at Tukao and Tauhunu
The $1 million NZAID funded upgrade to Manihiki’s Tukao and Tauhunu cyclone centres was completed late last year. The construction, which began in May, was carried out by Landholdings Ltd, and Romanis design carried out the project management. The project team comprised project manager Romani Katoa, onsite supervisor Willie Katoa, Landholdings contractor James Atera, infrastructure […]
Aitutaki resort name change mooted
Pacific Resort Aitutaki is surveying customers to see if they like the idea of changing the name of the property. The online survey, which is on the site surveymonkey.com, states: “We are currently undergoing research into the current name for Pacific Resort Aitutaki and would value your input as a guest who has experienced a […]
PIAF supports Cook Islands HIV committee
The Pacific Islands Aids Foundation is relieved by news that the Cook Islands Government will not name the HIV sufferer. “It was a relief for all those who were against the public naming and identifying of the person living with HIV (PLHIV) in the Cook Islands when the country’s Prime Minister Henry Puna and his […]
Exam results still coming
The problem with the NCEA results has still not been sorted out – but Secretary of Education Sharon Paio hopes that it will be resolved next week. She said yesterday, “The situation is going to be rectified – it’s just a question of being patient.” Currently some students’ results in level 1 and 3 Cook […]
CIWA meets with Asia Pacific Union Leaders
Cook Islands Works Association president Anthony Turua and executives Tuaine Maunga and Rangi Tairi are currently in freezing cold Beijing attending a China-South Pacific Trade Union Leaders seminar. CIWA president Anthony Turua reports that the seminar focuses on how the Pacific region unions including New Zealand and Australia are coping with the post financial crisis […]
Teen loses possessions in flood
Seventeen-year-old Cook Islander Josh Baker only moved into his new home in Brisbane in November, and was happily sharing with two housemates. But the floods which swept through Brisbane hit the suburb where he lives and goes to school pretty hard – and out of the homes in his street, Baker’s suffered the most damage. […]
Puna welcomed as police minister
Police hosted a parade yesterday morning to welcome and formally recognise the new minister of police, prime minister Henry Puna. Aside from the police force, among those present were police commissioner Maara Tetava, meteorological services director Arona Ngari and maritime surveillance adviser Chris Cooper. Puna gave an eloquent speech lauding police officers for their commitment […]
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