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Traditional sports workshops starts tomorrow
Highlighting their dedication to the promotion of traditional sports, the Emo Aito Māori Federation of the Cook Islands has successfully requested the inclusion of Traditional Sports in the upcoming Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture (FestPAC).
Call for island-wide response to taramea threat in Aitutaki
Concern is growing in Aitutaki over the increasing spread of taramea (crown-of-thorns starfish) in the island’s lagoon, with community leaders calling for an urgent, coordinated response.
No fees for taskforce
None of the private sector members on the new Economic Development Summit Taskforce are being paid for serving on a think tank that’s charged with identifying how best to grow the nation’s economy. Office of the prime minister policy director and taskforce member Liz Koteka says some funding in the OPM budget has been set […]
Mining specialist meets PM
Manganese nodules are back on the government drawing board. Businessman Richard Barton last week set up a meeting for a mining company representative with new Prime Minister Henry Puna, reportedly to discuss the country’s manganese nodule resource. Barton has been working on a joint venture with Canadian company Endeavour Mining which first put its grandiose […]
Polynesian Tattoo hut gutted by fire
Damage by vandals is believed to be a contributing factor to the fire that burnt out the Polynesian Tattoo hut at Punanga Nui Markets on Sunday afternoon. Fire Service Chief Nga Jessie says they believe the fire started at the front of the hut in one of the tattooing studios there. And while Jessie is […]
Dream becomes reality for chef
What a thrill for Andrew and I to see a past pupil now realising his childhood dream. You see when Teraitua Cuthers Boxhoorn was 11-years-old he said he was going to run a restaurant and his best friend Patrick Meyer was going to work for him. Patrick laughed at that notion then and seven years […]
New phone book out soon
Telecom Cook Islands’ new telephone directory for 2011 will be distributed around the country from the end of the month. The book is probably one of the most widely read in any community, and this year it will be distributed to each business and residential home bearing an image of two children using ‘coconut wireless’ […]
Chef attributes success to local people
New Zealand chef Robert Oliver can hardly contain his enthusiasm – his cookbook ‘Me’a Kai: The Food and the Flavours of the South Pacific’ is on the shortlist of four to win Best Cookbook in the World. But he and co-writers Tracy Berno and Shiri Ram do not claim the success as their own – […]
Fishing licence audit completed
Marine Resources confirms the completion of the long-awaited audit report into the controversial arrangement the former government entered into with Northern Cook Islands Fishing Company Ltd when it granted the company 16 commercial fishing licenses in 2008. An Audit Office investigation into the matter was requested by former Ministry of Marine Resources (MMR) secretary Ian […]
New home for PIAF
The Pacific Islands AIDS Foundation has moved to new offices and staff want to make sure that everyone knows where they are. “We are open from 8am to 5pm and anyone can drop in and get information or free condoms,” said Operations Manager Ann Raymond. The move to the new office in Atupa happened after […]
Kitesurfing event attracts world interest
Plans for the inaugural Cook Islands Kitesurfing Competition are starting to take shape, and the event is generating interest worldwide. Many believe the event will open the world’s eyes to Aitutaki’s potential as a kitesurfing holiday destination, and Aitutaki businessman Mike Henry is one of them. Henry is heavily involved in organising the June competition […]
Climate drives ciguatera fish poisoning in Rarotonga
Ciguatera Fish Poisoning (CFP) is a human illness commonly characterised by gastrointestinal and neurological symptoms caused by eating reef fishes that have ingested toxic microscopic organisms (ciguatoxic dinoflagellates). Although research into CFP has been extensive over the last 40 years, factors that trigger outbreaks of CFP remain poorly understood. Local scientist Teina Rongo, a Ph.D. […]
Community to celebrate loan repayment
A $50,000 loan taken out with the Bank of the Cook Islands three years ago to renovate the Ngatangiia/Matavera Clubhouse has been fully repaid. The community will be celebrating that achievement tonight at the facility that all in Ngatangiia and Matavera can now really call “ours”. The original building was extensively damaged during the five […]
Pacific Resort Aitutaki makes top 10
Pacific Resort Aitutaki has been chosen as one of the Top 10 Luxury Resorts in the South Pacific and Top 10 Resorts for Romance in the South Pacific by TripAdvisor in its 2011 Travelers’ Choice awards. “We are absolutely delighted and honoured to receive these prestigious awards”, says Greg Stanaway, chief executive officer for Pacific […]
Little Poly ranked 3rd by TripAdvisor
The intimacy of the Little Polynesian Resort has been recognised in the 2011 TripAdvisor Traveler’s Choice awards as one of the Top 10 Resort for Romance in the South Pacific. The awards announced this week ranked the Little Polynesian the third best resort in this category. “It is such a great honour to be named […]
Avid angler backs bonefishery
Avid fly angler Carl McNeil is eager to spread the word about Aitutaki’s bonefishery. His company, On The Fly Productions, has started work on a film called Itu’s Bones, featuring bonefishing guide Itu Davey, and expects to finish producing the documentary later this year. McNeil said he chose Davey as the subject of his film […]
Bonefishing management planned
To protect and conserve the Aitutaki and Manuae bonefish stocks, the Ministry of Marine Resources (MMR) last year drafted a set of regulations that the Queen’s Representative signed into force on October 27. The bonefish management plan goes into effect next month, and MMR plans to launch a public awareness campaign in the weeks leading […]
Heather to tour NZ waste facilities
Infrastructure Minister Teariki Heather will launch a new waste management initiative next week in the lead up to his NZ funded tour of waste and sanitation schemes that could be used as models for Rarotonga and Aitutaki. Heather’s delegation will visit NZ officials and tour waste facilities in Rotorua, Wairoa, Opotiki and Gisborne in the […]
Minister seeks top man for Finsec job
Government hopes to appoint a new Financial Secretary by the end of February, according to the new Minister of Finance Mark Brown. He says there have been ongoing discussions with NZ government following its offer to assist government in the appointment of a new Finsec. As part of this assistance, NZ may be prepared to […]
New travel course
The Hospitality and Tourism Training Centre (HTTC) is gearing up for another academic year, and will be offering a number of courses for those hoping to further their careers in the nation’s number-one industry. Head of school Tony Tou said HTTC will run the same courses it did last year – The City & Guilds […]
'Mr Beer' returns to Tereora
Just five years after graduating from Tereora College, Don Beer Jnr is preparing for his first day at school as Mister Beer, an accounting, business studies and junior social studies teacher at his alma mater. Beer returned to Rarotonga in November after studying on a scholarship for his Bachelor’s in management studies and a graduate […]
DP loves his sports
Dale Wells is taking up the role of Deputy Principal and Head of Maths at Titikaveka College. He has spent the last eight years as Deputy Principal Huntly College, which is close to Hamilton in New Zealand. He has 20 years experience as a teacher, and has spent a lot of his time working with […]
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