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Taxpayers foot $659,000 bill for MPs travel and allowance
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Corruption report exposes ‘bribe and sexual favours’
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Scientists explore coral heat tolerance in Rarotonga
A group from the University of California is working with Cook Islands marine biologist and chairperson for the environmental NGO, Kōrero o te `Ōrau, Dr Teina Rongo, to discover how corals around Rarotonga respond to high temperatures.
Vandals target fintech startup
Cook Islands tech entrepreneur Brett Baudinet is disappointed that his recently established business, Smartie, has become a target for vandals.
Support for energy goals
The NZ government is set to get behind the new Cook Islands government’s ambitious goal to convert half of the country’s energy needs to renewable energy by 2015. NZ Foreign Minister Murray McCully says he is frustrated that the Pacific region has not made more progress on renewable energy intiatives. McCully acknowledge Prime Minister Henry […]
Christmas in the Park Aitutaki style
Aitutaki held its own Christmas in the Park last Thursday. It was a huge success in spite of the muggy weather and a heavy downpour on the day. Fortunately there was a small clearing in the weather which gave enough time for the whole festive event to proceed. The idea was dreamt up on December […]
New energy and direction
The Cook Islands Tivaivai Association came together again last week after a hiatus that lasted upwards of two years. Vereara Maeva-Taripo, one of its founding members, said that the association has chosen to revive itself so as to preserve the craft of tivaivai making in the Cook Islands. “I feel that as one of the […]
Destiny takes up tivaivai
At 27 years old, Raro Idol star Destiny Tara is possibly the youngest member of the newly-revived Cook Islands Tivaivai Association. She sang at the Association’s launch meeting last week, and sat with the tivaivai mamas as they talked and sewed. “I enjoy sitting, talking and watching,” Tara, who has yet to make her first […]
Idols drew 25,000 text votes
Organisers of Raro Idol said that they received over 25,000 text votes during the competition. The split of the funds raised from the 50c for every text to Raro Idol was 20c to Telecom, and 30c to the organisers. A standard text message is 20c unless you have free texts – but even if you […]
Operatic tenor adds some Pacific humour
Award winning, world class NZ singer, Benjamin Makisi, held his audience spellbound on Friday night at the ‘one night only’ opera night staged at Crown Beach Resort & Spa in Arorangi. Ben, who is called the “Polynesian Pavorotti”, is NZ’s finest Pacific Operatic Tenor and is of Samoan and Tongan Descent. He grew up in […]
Drink driving causes accidents
Careless driving and alcohol were the main causes of three minor vehicle accidents on the roads at the weekend. A van and motorbike with a 10-year-old pillion passenger collided outside the Empire Theatre when the van pulled out onto the road and collided with an oncoming motorcyclist. According to the male driver of the van, […]
NZ to change delivery of aid – McCully
New Zealand may soon change the way it administers its development aid to the Cooks by providing direct budget support. NZ Foreign Minister Murray McCully says this would mean having confidence in the financial secretary and our budget systems. The new government has now sought NZ assistance in recruiting a new financial secretary. “We’ve had […]
Lunar eclipse tonight
The lunar eclipse will be visible over Rarotonga tonight from 8.20pm. By 9.40 pm the eclipse will be total and the sky will turn black. The total eclipse goes on for over an hour, ending at 10.54pm, and the partial eclipse will end at one minute after midnight. A lunar eclipse occurs three times a […]
Call for compassion
Pacific Islands AIDS Foundation issued a press release calling for sensitive, confidential and compassionate behaviour from health workers, church leaders and NGOs in response to the first positive HIV diagnosis on the Cook Islands. The release states: “While PIAF supports MOH’s opportunistic call for testing and safe sexual behaviours, it asks that the effect of […]
Henrys claim record
A crew of seven is claiming a new record by getting from Rarotonga to Aitutaki in seven hours in small motor boats. Mike, Stuart and Paul Henry headed out as part of a crew of seven at 9.40am last Thursday in two small boats to navigate the 140 nautical miles to Aitutaki. The plan was […]
Me'a Kai wins best NZ cook book
Me’a Kai: The Food and Flavours of the South Pacific, which includes recipes from the Cook Islands, has just won the Best Cookbook of the Year in the New Zealand category of the 2010 Gourmand World Cookbook Awards. The cook book by NZ chef Robert Oliver with Tracy Berno and Shiri Ram is published by […]
Teacher on a mission
Scholar looks at ways to preserve Maori language Cook Islands Maori language teacher Teokotai Tarai is on a mission to preserve te reo, the cornerstone of Cook Islands culture. She is one of just four people teaching Cook Islands Maori in New Zealand high schools at the NCEA level and this year won a scholarship […]
Keeping it in the family
By Vaine Wichman Development Economist In the wake of our political teams changing their guards, the economic outlook continues to be clouded by global shivers, and close economic partners are looking inward to keep their people and economy afloat in these uncertain times. Looking inward is a simple strategy to apply during times of economic […]
Kiwis to be allowed extended entry visas
Prime Minister Henry Puna has announced his government will bring in a new immigration policy to give New Zealand citizens even more preferential access. NZ citizens will be able to stay here for up to six months at a time by applying for a three-month extension of the three-month visitor permits granted on arrival. “We […]
NZ super changes to be considered
Foreign Minister Murray McCully hopes his government will soon consider allowing New Zealand citizens here to collect the NZ superannuation. At a press conference held yesterday, the visiting minister said he has put the case to the NZ government and cabinet may be able to consider it early in the New Year. “I’ve made no […]
More NZ support for tourism
NZ Foreign Minister Murray McCully says he wants to see New Zealand work closer with the Cook Islands in its development assistance to support tourism. “The success of the Cook Islands is very important to us and in economic terms that means that the tourism industry, which is the lifeblood of this community, is very […]
Christmas in the park 'goes off'
Colourful costumes, groovy entertainment and a jolly Santa were all part of the hugely successful Rotaract Christmas in Park on Wednesday when the BCI Stadium was turned into a Christmas wonderland of fun. A huge crowd of about 2000 people packed into the stadium grounds for the outdoor Christmas celebrations which raised a whopping $13,000 […]
Pukapuka petition claims eight lost the right to vote
Former MP Vai Peua is alleging that eight people from Pukapuka were disenfranchised after their names were removed without notice from the electoral roll prior to the election. Peua’s counsel Tina Browne filed his amended petition for inquiry in the High Court on Wednesday which stated it is still not known why these voter’s names […]
PM Puna pleased
Prime Minister Henry Puna has marked Tuesday’s cabinet meeting as the beginning of his government’s drive to deliver results that will make Cook Islanders proud of who they are and their country. Puna has praised his caucus as a “very solid team committed to working together”. He’s also heaped praise on senior officials he has […]
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