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Social Impact Fund awards $199,825 to 14 community projects

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.

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Christmas in the Park brings festive cheer to Rarotonga

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.

NCEA exams start this week

Over the next two weeks 533 students across seven schools will be sitting National Certificate of Education Achievement (NCEA) exams. Tomorrow one student will sit the scholarship Maths with Statistics exam, but level 1 to 3 exams begin Sunday. NCEA exams are three hours long and are held in the mornings at 10.30am and the […]

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SIR TEREPAI MAOATE breaks his silence

Kia Orana to my fellow Cook Islanders, As a politician of some 27 years I have adopted and applied the principles and oath of my medical training to the political arena, that being the oath of saving lives. I can honestly say that in my political career, I have performed my duties to the best […]

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Emergency services review at hospital

Emergency specialist Bernard Fauke is reviewing emergency services at Rarotonga Hospital. His report will map out how the service can be overhauled to come closer to New Zealand standards. Fauke works for Waitemata District Health Board in New Zealand, where he is emergency specialist for two hospitals. He has also worked at Middlemore Hospital in […]

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Missing man's wife seeks answers

Rex Fearon, 41, was reported missing last Wednesday after falling overboard from Wild Goose, a 14-metre yacht that was not yet two days into its journey from Rarotonga to Opua, Northland. A 390sq km search involving an RNZAF Orion, the Forum Pacific container ship and a French naval aircraft was unsuccessful, and called off after […]

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Cell stays on Mangaia

Mangaia will permanently retain the cellular site located in the village of Oneroa, established for coverage by visitors during the solar eclipse earlier this year. Telecom Cook Islands shipped communications equipment specifically manufactured for rural locations to the southern group island as a trial during the July eclipse. It was assumed at the time that […]

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Pai's number one supporter

Lady Marito Maoate has spent 27 years backing Ngatangiia Independent candidate and MP Sir Terepai Maoate’s political career. She says it’s thanks to her husband that she took such a keen interest in community work over the years. She is well known for her contribution to Ngatangiia’s CICC, sports teams, and community groups and services. […]

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Migrants grow Catholic numbers

The Cook Islands Catholic Diocese is experiencing a slight increase in membership, to more than 3000 followers throughout the nation. Leaders from Catholic churches in Rarotonga and the outer islands gathered in Avarua this week to discuss business during the second of two annual meetings. Bishop Stuart O’Connell said the church was experiencing a slight […]

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Tiare Festival set to go

The Tiare Festival will officially open on November 27 with the first appearance of Miss Tiare contestants and the young men in the inaugural Tama Aito section of the festival. The week following the opening will see the decorated property competition and judging run. This year’s competition has been extended to all shops, businesses, government […]

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'We stand by pledge'

Prime Minister and Telecommunications Minister Jim Marurai says the Democratic Party stands by its pledge to research the benefits of an open and competitive telecommunications market. The party manifesto includes a pledge to reduce the cost of telecommunications but there is no commitment to open the market to competition. The Democratic Party acknowledges that current […]

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Women's rights awards

The Secretariat of the Pacific Community wants to recognise individuals and organisations that are dedicated to advancing the rights of women. SPC in partnership with the Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre (FWCC) is seeking nominations for the 2010 SPC/RRRT Pacific Human Rights Awards. Any person or organisation in the Pacific is eligible for the award, according […]

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Licence battle continues for Mervin

Company frustrated at constant rejection of its application Local company Mervin Communications believes its application for a licence to operate mobile and wireless internet networks continues to face obstruction from the government-owned monopoly Telecom Cook Islands (TCI). Despite countless meetings and correspondence with telecommunications minister PM Jim Marurai, the company has had its applications turned […]

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NZ helps with election resources

New ballot boxes and other resources have been provided for the November 17 election courtesy of New Zealand’s Electoral Commission. Secretary of Justice Mark Short says the Electoral Office is grateful for the assistance that will enable them to run a well-resourced election. He says a request for resources was put to NZ through NZ […]

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Have faith in the people: Puna

Cook Islands Party leader Henry Puna says one of the biggest issues of the day is government having faith in is own people. “We need to show our people we have faith in them and look to them first. We need to empower our people. I think its human nature to think the grass is […]

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USP Press to be launched

In May the University of the South Pacific will launch its publishing arm that will be known as the USP Press. The goal of the press is to publish high quality research and writing on issues related to the Pacific Islands, or the islands commonly known as Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia. Toward this end, the […]

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Sonographers ready

Sonographer Tim Alchin recently presented three members of staff at the Rarotonga Hospital with certificates of achievement in sonography. Radiographer Waisiki Lomalagi, physiotherapist Pare Tangata, and midwife Tangi Nganu have spent the last year studying sonography with Alchin. Over the past year Alchin has worked with all three to perform 15,000 ultrasounds. The scans are […]

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'Rethink' political structure

Te Kura O Te Au says it’s time to rethink the political and economic structure of the country in order to save the Cook Islands for future generations. In a statement released this week the movement said: “The Westminster party politics that we embraced has divided and conquered us because we allowed the Executive (Cabinet) […]

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Voyagers elect officers

The Cook Islands Voyaging Society held its annual meeting recently. The meeting was just for ‘housekeeping’ purposes, secretary Eva Nepia-Clamp said, and the officers were for the most part re-elected, with a few new additions. Ian Karika is again president, Te Aturangi Nepia-Clamp is vice president and Eva Nepia-Clamp is again secretary-treasurer. Peter Tierney is […]

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Police target drunk drivers

Police were on high alert at the weekend, staffing eight road checkpoints to keep drunk drivers off the roads. From 9pm until 1.30am, they ran checkpoints in town, in Tupapa and Nikao near the International Sevens tournament at BCI stadium. They caught an underage driver at BCI stadium on Saturday afternoon – they issued a […]

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Puaikura must keep focus

Vaka Puaikura has the lowest crime rate of Rarotonga’s three districts, but maintaining that is dependent on keeping its neighbourhood watch programme running at full strength, says community constable Alan Rua. That vaka Puaikura now has the least number of crimes is in stark contrast to what the district once was, as it was known […]

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Meeting revives neighbourhood watch

A recent meeting revived falling interest in the Puaikura Neighbourhood Watch (PNW) programme. PNW is a registered non-profit organisation with a volunteer working committee, which provides surveillance services to its sponsors. Hired wardens also conduct checks of public areas. Twenty-five people attended last Tuesday’s meeting, including police commissioner Maara Tetava, William ‘Smiley’ Heather, President of […]

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