More Top Stories
Charlie-Puna admits to café visit, loses prison privileges
10 September 2024
Browne calls for investigation into prison work release programme
11 September 2024
Anxiety on the rise: Cook Islands faces mental health challenge
7 September 2024
Cook Islands deep sea mining poll sparks controversy
7 September 2024
11 months jail for man caught smuggling 1.176kg of cannabis
13 August 2024
Helmet safety concerns raised amid enforcement challenges
2 September 2024
MCI rejects ‘dark fleet’ label
3 August 2024
STI cases on the rise
2 September 2024
Accused rapist admits to 47 charges, suppression lifted
31 August 2024
Rising seas, rising costs: Climate impacts on Cook Islands economy
2 September 2024
Inflation eases but concerns remain
31 August 2024
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’
17 January 2023
PM Brown eager to hand over Forum chair role to Tonga
13 August 2024
ICI explains road works delay in front of old Sheraton site
10 August 2024
Diaspora dismayed over lack of Te Maeva Nui livestream
8 August 2024
Everyone is a winner, says Culture
7 August 2024
Local women outshine global peers in business leadership
8 August 2024
Housing crisis hits tourism industry
27 July 2024
MCI rejects ‘dark fleet’ label
3 August 2024
Tapaitau appeal dismissed
17 July 2024
Challenging ‘rape culture’
8 July 2024
TB cases detected
1 June 2024
National
Police testify in rape, burglary trial
Police officers who responded to the burglary and rape crime scenes of February 21 last year testified in a jury trial at the High Court in Rarotonga yesterday.
New tariffs cause a splash: Free water allocation for residents, businesses face higher costs
Residential users will receive 50,000 litres of water per month free under the final water tariff structure announced by To Tatou Vai and commencing October 1, 2024.
Funds for schools from stamp sales
The new owners of the business of selling stamps to overseas collectors are planning to raise funds for education in the Cook Islands. The next two issues will feature environmental images and images commemorating the World Exhibition in Shanghai, but Philatelic Collectors Inc (PCI) are also planning to raise funds for a good cause through […]
Birthday boat
Te Kukupa (left) is celebrating her 21st birthday today. The police patrol vessel commanding officer Tepaki Baxter and crew will stage a parade in her honour at 9 o’clock this morning at the Avatiu wharf. Prime minister Jim Marurai will be attending. From noon until 3 o’clock, anyone is free to climb aboard the patrol […]
Mann offers olive branch
Newly elected Ngatangiia Demo candidate Mann Short has extended the olive branch to sitting MP Sir Terepai Maoate in an attempt to heal the rift that began two months ago. The political newcomer visited Sir Terepai, the longest serving MP in government, at his Turangi home yesterday, “to show respect and ask Papa Pai to […]
Results
Grade six winners were Avarua School Team 1, second were St Joseph’s School Team 1, and third Te Uki Ou School Team 1. Form one first place went to Araura College Team, second was Titikaveka College Team 1 and third was Nikao Maori School Team 1. Form two first place went to Avarua School Team […]
Maths quiz tests 308 brains
Wednesday night’s national maths quiz at the National Auditorium saw 77 teams of four pupils compete for pride, prizes and just for fun in front of an audience of well over a thousand. Seventeen schools on Rarotonga participated alongside 20 students from Aitutaki, four from Atiu, and three teams of four from Mangaia. Teams from […]
Al Atas tries to sway anti-fraud forum
Government may be slow in carrying out due diligence following suspicion that a multi-million proposal by Al Atas Group, but it seems online ‘netizens’ are actively questioning whether it was a scam. On the internet there is more attention being drawn to the Al Atas companies and to the group’s director of foreign affairs Michael […]
Edgewater power home for victory
Edgewater’s Just For Fun won Tuesday’s Round Raro Relay in a time of one hour 54 minutes and 32 seconds (1:54:32). Tamariki Tereora Tai came in a very close second in 1.54.55 – just 23 seconds behind. The aim for the organisers and sponsors this year was to get more youngsters involved in the Cook […]
Skipper finally heads home
Four months after he arrived on Rarotonga aboard vaka Marumaru Atua, skipper Duncan Morrison is heading home to Auckland. He’s leaving behind a family of new friends, who will remember the time and effort Morrison has invested in training four local sailors to be qualified skippers. For three months, Morrison has been working with Nick […]
Country waits as Ngatangiia votes
Ngatangiia – and possibly the entire country – was holding its breath last night for the result of the Democratic Party run-off elimination for candidate. Interest within the electorate was high — voting began at midday and within an hour at least 40 people had already cast their vote. The run-off was Ngatangiia MP Sir […]
Challenge to keep promises
Arnold says nation must make political parties deliver reform Tupapa-Maraerenga Independent candidate Tim Arnold says the challenge for the nation will be to hold the political parties to their promises for political ‘upgrade’ following the election. Arnold says he’s been encouraged to learn that both major political parties support some form of change to the […]
Six raise $7000
Te Vaerua fundraisers still managed to shake a leg after the Round Rarotonga Road Race on Saturday. Between them, they raised more than $7000 for the rehabilitation service. “Thank you to everyone in the community who has been so generous, and to the five runners, who have put blood sweat and even a few tears […]
Support overwhelms Meyer
Maine Tapairu Joyana Meyer is ‘overwhelmed’ with gratitude toward those working hard to raise money for her trip to Papua New Guinea to compete in November’s Miss South Pacific pageant. “I am saddened by the fact that I can not be there and participate in person but hearing of all the projects going on and […]
Helping patients breathe easier
Ivan Batistich has been working hard to help patients at Rarotonga Hospital breath easier. “Ivan has been brought in under the health specialist programme to strengthen oxygen and air facilities in the two theatres, the high dependency unity and the emergency room,” Heather Webber-Aitu, the director of hospital health services said. “Previously oxygen bottles were […]
Women's conference
Women’s organisations from vaka Te-Au-O-Tonga are being called to a meeting this week to discuss the Cook Islands National Council of Women biennial conference to be held October 11-15. The organising committee for the national women’s conference is asking women from Avarua to Nikao to attend a meeting at the Punanga Nui market rotunda today […]
Tourism's great potential
Tourism has significant potential to reduce poverty in the Pacific, international tourism industry experts say. Pacific tourism leaders are attending the Asia Pacific Workshop on Tourism Development and Poverty Reduction, in Sydney, Australia. They have been told their industry has very significant potential to create jobs and business opportunities. This is particularly so for Pacific […]
Search for NZ manager ongoing
Another round of interviews for Cook Islands Tourism’s (CIT) New Zealand manager took place on Monday. The post has been vacant since Chris Ingram resigned in March and interviews were delayed until CIT’s new chief executive Carmel Beattie was in place. The first round of interviews took place in June. An Australian was offered the […]
NZ sign language teacher here
For this year’s Deaf Awareness Week, the Cookies Deaf Club has brought in a teacher from New Zealand to help deaf Cook Islanders learn more sign language. Nirvana May is from Christchurch and has 10 years experience as a sign language teacher, as well as being profoundly deaf. She will be teaching every morning until […]
Taxis agree to resolve differences
Scrapping between rival taxi drivers over airport parking seems to have been resolved. For months, Rarotonga Taxi Association (RTA) and Cook Islands Transport Inc (CITI) were up against a wall – the two competing associations were at odds and couldn’t seem to agree on issues such as airport parking. Fast forward a series of meetings […]
Mind and body challenge
Top Shape Health and Fitness is running a Mind and Body Life Change challenge, which is basically to help people change their lifestyle and be healthier. The challenge starts on October 4 and ends on December 18 and has a $5000 first prize as well as numerous consolation prizes. Registration will be carried out until […]
« Previous 1 … 684 685 686 687 688 689 690 691 692 … 773 Next »