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.
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.
Cook Islands Police Patrol Boat Te Kukupa coming back into the Avatiu harbour yesterday after undergoing biennial slipping in American Samoa. She left Pago Pago , American Samoa on Saturday afternoon after successfully completing harbour and sea trials. Arriving in Avatiu Harbour at 8am yesterday, the boat and her crew were warmly welcomed by family […]
White Ribbon Day makes statement that domestic violence not acceptable Tomorrow, the Cook Islands – and the world – acknowledge violence against women and children. It will be the second consecutive year that Cook Islands Police and Punanga Tauturu have observed White Ribbon Day; this year they are joined by Telecom Cook Islands, which has […]
The National Environment Service (NES) is holding a meeting tomorrow for the business community and government department staff about their involvement in the coming Rarotonga E-Day on December 8. Those from local banks, large hotels, government departments, and other major businesses are encouraged to attend the meeting at the deputy prime minister’s conference room behind […]
The ballot boxes from Penrhyn, Manihiki and Rakahanga were returned to Rarotonga on Monday via a second Air Rarotonga charter flight to the northern group. The returning officers that managed the polling stations on election day last week also returned on the flight. The flight doubled as a mercy mission to bring back the two […]
Mauke has six new residents – Boer goats from south Auckland in New Zealand, destined to expand the island’s existing goat population through its first such breeding programme. The goats boarded an Air Rarotonga cargo flight from the capital yesterday afternoon, and landed on Mauke less than an hour later. It is hoped there will […]
Penrhyn MP Wilkie Rasmussen was very confident he would retain his seat in parliament after the final count of votes. On Monday he said the votes cast in Rarotonga and Auckland favoured him. He was just two votes ahead of Independent Willie John’s 52 votes on the night – there are only 11 votes left […]
Voters in Rarotonga should not dictate what political reforms happen in the outer islands as it goes against democracy – “the majority should look after the interests of minorities” says Cook Islands Party (CIP) vice-president and successful Takuvaine candidate Mark Brown. Brown intimated that if the outer islands vote against reducing parliamentary numbers, the CIP […]
A wage increase, across the board, to accommodate the high cost of living on Mauke, is being proposed by the island’s newly elected candidate Tai Tura. He said he would like to see the take-home pay for all workers rise to offset rising costs they are faced with. Tura, of the Cook Islands Party, received […]
Teariki Matenga, who ran as independent in Titikaveka, puts at least some of the blame for his loss on underhand tactics used by candidates from the Cook Islands Party and Democratic Party. Matenga believes that when committee members travel to the homes of voters and ferry them to and from the polling station, they would […]
Former CIP leader says he will fight off any attempts to split the party Former CIP leader Sir Geoffrey Henry has vowed he will thwart any attempt to split the party before it can form a new government. “I am determined that Prime Minister elect Henry Puna and his team will have a successful term […]
Cook Islands Party (CIP) vice-president Mark Brown says failure to capture the youth vote, the Toagate financial scandal and party divisiveness all contributed to the demise of the Democratic Party at the polls. He says the CIP recognised “the youth vote is a different category to others and it was important to capture the youth […]
Submissions are being considered on a proposed harbour upgrade at Mauke, for which the Ministry of Infrastructure and Planning (MOIP) is calling for construction tenders. The ministry plans to upgrade the Taunganui and Omutu Harbours in Mauke and Mitiaro at an estimated collective cost of $3.8 million. Expressions of interest for the work are being […]
An investigation into the stranding of Taio Shipping’s largest cargo boat on Mauke’s reef is expected to be completed within the next few weeks, all going well, Ministry of Transport director of marine Ned Howard says. Howard and the ministry’s maritime training centre tutor manager Steve Simpson have been investigating how and why the Te […]
Teina Bishop can’t wait to get back into parliament. Bishop is the only Cook Islands Party candidate on Aitutaki who has held office before. He was first elected in 1999 and has now survived four elections, having polled 168 votes against independent candidate JJ Browne’s 61 and Te Kura O Te Au’s May Kavana’s 72 […]
Attorney general Wilkie Rasmussen says the assertion that CIP leader Henry Puna could be sworn in as Prime Minister before a sitting of parliament is misleading and wrong. Rasmussen issued a statement yesterday saying he was concerned at CI News reports that Puna could meet and advise Queen’s Representative Sir Frederick Goodwin to form a […]
CIP waits for final results before new PM sworn in The Cook Islands Party will wait for the final election result to be announced this week before its leader Henry Puna attempts to be sworn in as the new prime minister. It is understood that Puna had been keen to have the ceremony take place […]
The Kamakaze Bullets head into tonight’s open men’s touch games as the outright leaders in the competition with 10 points on the table. In second place with seven points are the Atiu Warriors, Flying Ducks, Vikings and Rama. The Kamakaze Bullets will take on the Germinators while the group sitting pretty on 6 points will […]
A rough sea with 2.5 metre swells and strong winds was overall women’s V1 and OC1 12km race winner Jane McKee’s idea of fun. “That was so much fun!” said McKee as she crossed the finish line in a time of 1:26:38 in her OC1 Pueo canoe. McKee won both the V1 and master women’s […]
Vaimaanga was targeted by burglars at the weekend, with one resident disturbing a burglar on Friday night. The occupants of the two-storey home locked up before going upstairs to sleep and heard someone downstairs breaking in. When they turned on the lights the burglar got frightened and fled. Police said the burglar used a cutting […]
Vehicle theft has been on rise this month with 13 motorcycles reported missing, although police say they have recovered six. Police say circumstances vary from case to case but suggest that commonsense be used. They said reports show some bikes are parked in dark areas, have no ignition and wires are crossed to start the […]
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