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National
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.
Teen loses possessions in flood
Seventeen-year-old Cook Islander Josh Baker only moved into his new home in Brisbane in November, and was happily sharing with two housemates. But the floods which swept through Brisbane hit the suburb where he lives and goes to school pretty hard – and out of the homes in his street, Baker’s suffered the most damage. […]
Puna welcomed as police minister
Police hosted a parade yesterday morning to welcome and formally recognise the new minister of police, prime minister Henry Puna. Aside from the police force, among those present were police commissioner Maara Tetava, meteorological services director Arona Ngari and maritime surveillance adviser Chris Cooper. Puna gave an eloquent speech lauding police officers for their commitment […]
New gym and new plans
Continuing to reach out to the wider community and offering services for better wellbeing not only to those that can afford it but also to those that really need it, is just one of the future plans of health and fitness enthusiasts Puai Wichman and wife Tai Ngari. The couple, who took over the Top […]
24-hour shop closes
Telecom’s 24-hour shop has been closing because of falling patronage. Telecom CEO Jules Maher explained why the company recently announced the end of the 24-shop at Parekura. The company recently advertised new opening hours from 7am to 11pm. It’s in response to falling demand,” Maher said. “Hardly any customers access the office overnight so it […]
Changes of mayor in Aitutaki and Atiu
The preliminary results of the outer island local government elections are back. There has been a change of mayor on Aitutaki, with John Baxter Jnr taking over from Tai Herman, who served for five terms. Atiu has also had a change of mayor. Nellie Mokorua, the incumbent, withdrew from the running at the last minute. […]
Contact says no Cook Is casualties
Secretary of foreign affairs and immigration Jim Gosselin said on Wednesday afternoon that his ministry has asked the governments of both Australia and New Zealand to issue reports on any Cook Islanders affected by the flooding in Queensland. “We have requested the Governments of Australia and New Zealand to advise us if they know of […]
Dan Rolls reports from Brisbane
CINews web developer Daniel Rolls, who lives with his fianc and daughter in Brisbane, said that while he and his family are safe from the devastating floods, they are still close enough to the action to feel its ripple effects. Rolls, his fiance Elena and their 14-month-old daughter Nevaeh, live about 17.5km south of the […]
Top marks
Tamatoa Carr has got better results than he needed to get into Auckland University – and had his place confirmed yesterday by email. He has been offered places on each of the courses he applied for, and now just has to decide which course to take up. Carr needed an average of a merit on […]
Further NCEA problems
There are further problems with the National Certificate of Education Achievement (NCEA) exams results with more student results missing. Secretary of Education Sharyn Paio said she has heard from Tereora College, where the bulk of Cook Islands students sat NCEA, who said they have had complaints from students about on-line results. Their results show that […]
Deliberate HIV infection 'rare'
The HIV, STI and TB Committee pointed out to cabinet that the person who tested positive for HIV was infected here – and that the best way to limit the spread is to keep all medical details confidential. Proof that naming doesn’t work comes from nations like Africa, which at first tried to name people […]
Peters follows his calling
It should probably come as no surprise that Vincent Peters has decided to become a priest. Ten years ago the former Cook Islands Television journalist and news presenter listed one of his long term goals as wanting to become a Catholic priest. “That was one of the things I put down that people probably didn’t […]
Defendant denies robbing old man
Noema Kauvaevai appeared in court yesterday on a theft charge, for which he has already spent two weeks in prison. (He allegedly stole money from an older male member of the community.) Through counsel Lavenia Rokoika, the defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge and made an application for bail. Police prosecutor Teinaki Howard opposed […]
Not always 'clean and tidy'
“If Teariki Heather is going to get heads of ministries to crack the whip, let’s hope he puts his eye on the tutaka [yard inspections] responsibility of the Ministry of Health,” a smoke signaller writes. “We paid no attention to the most recent announcement of the upcoming tutaka as we know from experience the public […]
Cyclone not a worry
French authorities in New Caledonia on Wednesday issued a red-flag cyclone warning to the north eastern Loyalty Islands group, but Cook Islands Meteorological Services director Arona Ngari says the storm will not impact the Cook Islands. As of 2 pm on Wednesday, the cyclone was striking with hurricane-force winds and had been upgraded to a […]
New sirens sound off today
As the Cook Islands enters cyclone season, Emergency Management Cook Islands (EMCI) is working to improve its disaster management plan. Part of that plan includes the installation of eight double-sided, electronically-powered warning sirens. EMCI is installing the first siren on top of the police headquarters building in Avarua and will be testing it at midday […]
NCEA results missing
A problem with National Certificate of Education Achievement (NCEA) Level 1 exams results means a full analysis of the final results is on hold. Secretary of education Sharyn Paio said yesterday that results for Level 1 Maori and computing are missing from the results sent to students and they are currently trying to sort it […]
Concerns for Cook Islanders in floods
Families make contact, support and sympathy flow for victims As Queensland mourns the loss of lives and property to devastating floods, water levels continue to rise, filling over 2000 streets and saturating thousands of homes. Given that over 127,000 Queenslanders are without power, attempts by CINews to contact Cook Islanders living in the area have […]
Cabinet commits to HIV policy
The first cabinet meeting of 2011 was dominated by deciding on the nation’s response to the first case of HIV. Cabinet started at 10am on Tuesday and the meeting went on until 6.30pm as ministers tried to hammer out a way forward. They were joined by the National HIV, STI and TB Committee for discussion […]
Rasmussen fired up over election
Wilkie Rasmussen, the MP for Penrhyn, has raised concern that outer islanders who are currently overseas cannot vote in today’s outer islands local government election – and he is seeking legal advice on the matter. He says the Government “has seriously neglected its duty” to ensure that Cook Islanders who are eligible to vote and […]
Holiday job before uni
Nineteen-year-old Gaston Tairi’s holiday job has kept him on his toes during the holiday period. What started as a Saturday job in 2007 working at CITC Hardware has turned into full time employment for the teenager, who has just finished his final year at Tereora college, until he decides on a career move. You could […]
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