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National
Social Impact Fund awards $199,825 to 14 community projects
The Cook Islands Social Impact Fund approved 14 proposals totalling $199,825.20 from 21 applications, supporting community initiatives across Rarotonga and the Pa Enua, with a focus on sports, wellness and youth development.
Christmas in the Park brings festive cheer to Rarotonga
Hundreds of locals, visiting families, and tourists gathered at the National Auditorium and Domes on Thursday evening for the annual Christmas in the Park event, hosted by Rotaract Rarotonga.
Youth making a difference
Pacific Youth Council Treasurer, Jacque Koroi was honoured as the runner up National Volunteer of the Year at the UN International Volunteer Day awards held in Suva on Monday. “Jacque is one that does not say no when it comes to volunteering for any youth activity or programme be it a workshop, clean up campaign, […]
Pa Ariki home to welcome son back
Pa Ariki farewelled her son, Sam Napa Jnr, nine months ago in Auckland as one of the crew on vaka Marumaru Atua, which was built in New Zealand. She has not seen her son since then and did not want to miss welcoming him back, this time from Tahiti. After reaching Rarotonga from New Zealand […]
Stolen signs found in hedge
Sam Crocombe of Raro Safari Tours can’t understand why anyone would go to the trouble to steal a sign. On Thursday night his Safari Tours sign was stolen from the front of his business across from the Punanga Nui marketplace. Later, relatives rang him to tell him that his sign was sitting in an Upper […]
Rakahanga petition questions 3 votes
CIP candidate Toka Hagai is challenging the election of the Democratic Party’s Taunga Toka as MP of Rakahanga. In the electoral petition filed in the High Court last week by lawyer Paul Lynch, Hagai alleges three voters were not qualified to vote. It is alleged that three of the voters left Rakahanga for Rarotonga and […]
Petition planning underway
Second meeting today for parties involved in electoral petitions Chief Justice Tom Weston will hold a second meeting with the parties involved in the four electoral petitions at the Ministry of Justice today. The CIP has filed one electoral petition for Rakahanga, the Democratic Party has filed two petitions – one for Mangaia’s Tamarua seat […]
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 […]
'P' warning for schools
Superintendent Ross Ardern of NZ Police told school children yesterday that 10 years ago, the New Zealand public was ‘warned’ to do something about an imminent methamphetamine problem. “But we did absolutely nothing,” he said, and added that today people all across the country are abusing methamphetamine, known colloquially as ‘ice’ or ‘P’. Ardern told […]
Faster broadband looms
Telecom Cook Islands (TCI) says O3b Networks is going ahead with its new low orbiting satellite launch in 2013 which will mean seriously faster broadband internet for their customers. TCI has a deal with O3b Networks which announced on Monday that it has raised the US$1.2 billion needed to fund the construction, commissioning and launch […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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