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Man found guilty of rape, burglary
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MCI rejects ‘dark fleet’ label
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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’
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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.
Shanghai team rewarded
The team who represented the Cook Islands for six months at the World Expo in Shanghai have received an award from Minister of Tourism Teina Bishop. The minister offered his congratulations to the team presenting each of them with a plaque recognising their dedicated representation of the Cook Islands. Elmond Numanga, Kura Taruia, Michael Jonassen […]
Cooking change
Due to the postponement of Christmas in the Park, chef Tim Tierney’s cooking course has been rescheduled. The class was meant to run this afternoon but will instead meet on Monday, December 20, as Tierney is tied up with Christmas in the Park obligations this afternoon. It starts at 6 pm and goes until 9 […]
Revenue the test: Wigmore
Leader of the Opposition, Robert Wigmore, says government’s large expenditure on the public service must be weighed up against the revenue it can generate. He believes government doesn’t generate enough revenue to justify what it spends on the public sector. While the numbers of public servants has not increased significantly since the 1996 reform, government […]
Vendors left out-of-pocket after Xmas show postponed
After preparing plates of food, setting up marquees at BCI Stadium and brightening the place with balloons, dozens of vendors learned on Monday afternoon that Christmas in the Park would be postponed on account of the rain, and reluctantly packed their gear and left. Organiser Tai Connal said that most vendors understood Rotaract’s decision to […]
Rebuild end in sight
The rebuild of the category three homes on Aitutaki is almost finished. If everything goes to plan the entire recovery project will be finished by April. NZAid’s Peter Scantlebury, who is clerk of works on the Aitutaki Recovery Programme is currently in Rarotonga reporting back to the New Zealand High Commission on how the project […]
NZ standard needed – report
Call for equality of core services in the Cooks The New Zealand government should take responsibility for providing its citizens living in the Cook Islands with the same standards of core services including education, health, policing and access to justice, according to the just-released report of the NZ Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee. It […]
SPTO not doing enough: Skews
Turama Pacific Travel Group boss and member of the Cook Island Tourism board, Robert Skews, does not believe that the South Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO) is doing its job. “I see a lot more opportunities for the region than the SPTO is acting on,” Skews said. “SPTO has gone back into its shell and it’s […]
Talking turkey and shooting guns
Rasmussen has new experiences aboard US Coast Guard cutter Sergeant Saungaki Rasmussen tasted turkey for the first time last month, but not at the family dinner table – instead, he was aboard the US Coast Guard (USCG) cutter ‘Rush’, a 115-metre vessel with a helicopter and a crew of 180. Rasmussen was a ‘shiprider’ on […]
TC Idols show their stuff
Move over Raro Idol, Tereora College junior students are in the building! Wannabe T C Idol’s took centre stage at the Princess Anne Hall recently with some promising talent. From cute to shy to loud to downright hilarious, the Year 9 and 10 students made the Princess Anne Hall the place to be. Students showed […]
New solar-powered ATMs
ANZ Cook Islands has unveiled three new solar powered ATMs as part of its ongoing commitment to be carbon neutral. This brings the number of solar-powered ATMs to nine across ANZ’s Pacific business. “ANZ’s solar-powered ATMs give our customers an opportunity to contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions,” ANZ Cook Islands chief executive, David Dennis, […]
Focus on traditional bonds: Temaru
The bond between Polynesian countries may still exist, but it can be stronger and achieve more if the Pacific island countries get themselves organised and focus on shared traditions, such as ocean voyaging, says Speaker of the French Polynesia Assembly Oscar Temaru. Temaru was in Rarotonga for two days to accompany home the three Cook […]
Emotional goodbye for Webber-Aitu
It was an emotional farewell for Director of Hospital Services Heather Webber-Aitu yesterday after three years in the role which she dubbed an ‘amazing journey’. Webber-Aitu said in that time she has watched the hospital staff grow and take up the challenge to deliver excellence in the services each department provides to the public. “What […]
Ambassador presents credentials
Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to the Cook Islands, Xu Jianguo, presented his credentials to Queen’s Representative Sir Frederick Goodwin yesterday before the pair exchanged gifts. Xu presented Sir Frederick with a decorated Chinese vase and the QR returned the gesture, gifting Xu a book on Cook Islands culture. During his speech, […]
USP going from strength to strength
The University of the South Pacific’s (USP) Cook Islands campus is showing the way for the rest of the USP. “For me, this place has become a model for the USP’s other distant campuses,” said Tevai Matapo, chairman of the USP advisory committee. He said that the MBA programme was first taken to the campus […]
Court rejects libel action
George denied application to prosecute Cook Islands News Justice Christine Grice has refused to grant Norman George leave to prosecute Cook Islands News on charges of criminal libel. After hearing the case by telephone conference on December 9, she released a judgment denying George’s application to prosecute cartoonist Tim Buchanan, managing editor John Woods and […]
EU programme changes made
The European Union programme which is providing $5.88 million (EUR3.3 million) to the Cook Islands over the 2008-2013 period is again being managed by the Aid Management Division of the Ministry of Finance. The agreement to return the management and administration to government was made in September. A fulltime EU programme assistant has been recruited […]
Orometua farewelled by Mauke
Last week, Mauke island farewelled the Aratangi family who are returning to their home island of Mangaia. Orometua Ngara Aratangi was due to retire at the next General Assembly in October 2011, but has had to retire early due to health reasons. The Aratangi family have served in Mauke for the past three years at […]
Nukutere students told to work hard
Nukutere College has presented awards to outstanding students. The college honoured their highest achieving students in every year. Malaika Strickland was awarded the inaugural Tama Aruaru Award, which recognises excellence within the special needs unit. The first in year awards, which recognise the most outstanding work in each year, went to Robert Cooper in year […]
Mangaia celebrates success
Mangaia School annual prize giving was held last Wednesday, December 8. It was attended by all school students on Mangaia which includes Mangaia School (preschool, primary and secondary), Ivirua School (preschool and primary) and Tamarua Preschool. We had a great turn out of parents who came along to celebrate the success of their children. The […]
Proud to have helped
Nancy Fulford has been performing arts advisor at the Ministry of Education for the last three years. She leaves soon to return to New Zealand, proud that she has helped make performing arts contribute to student credits. Fulford said that she loves the way the performing arts are part of life and culture in the […]
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