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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.
Housie donates to charities
Munokoa Purea, Apii Phillip, Mou Tokorangi and Ake Mateariki of Cook Islands Disabled Persons Housie have been holding two housie nights a week all year. This week they donated $6000 dollars they raised to three of the nation’s charities. Purea said that they normally wait for requests for funding, but the organisers decided that this […]
Dedicated nurse honoured
Outstanding Manihiki nurse Moeroa John Koteka has been recognised with a British Empire Medal. But when she was contacted at the hospital for comment, this humble and committed nurse didn’t want to talk about her work, instead referring CI News on to ex-Cabinet Minister Apii Piho. Piho was full of praise for this dedicated professional […]
Making a difference
Mauke’s Tekura Purea’s decades of hard work for the community is being rewarded with a British Empire Medal, Civil Division. And Purea says that after all that effort, she’s happy to accept the medal. “I really want the award if they want to give it to me. I think I deserve it – I’ve been […]
Ready for career take-off
Halley Kairua Atama wanted to make something of his future and he’s found his calling in the clouds. The son of Emile and Ngariki Kairua, Atama has been studying to become a licensed commercial and private fixed-wing pilot at Nelson Aviation College (NAC) in Motueka. “It’s pretty hard but if you get into it and […]
'Doc' touched many lives
Dr Paul and Barb Kipp were due back for their ninth annual trip serving with Global Volunteers in Rarotonga. If they got their wish, most of that time would be spent by Paul, better known as Doc, at Apii Te Uki Ou and Barb at Takitumu School, both bringing a wealth of life to their […]
Come on down to our casinos
A smoke signaller writes: “Responding to your smoke signaller regarding the casino planned for Niue and the dangers to locals, I think this is a legitimate concern. A solution is offered by the Singapore experience where to discourage locals from gambling, the government collects casino entrance fees – $70 for a 24-hour period or $1,400 […]
Toga run
Hash House Harriers will hold their first run of the New Year on Monday. It will be the traditional Toga run – so come dressed in your favourite toga and have some fun. Venue will be the carpark at Rehab Bar in town – over the stream from Trader Jacks. The run starts at 5.30pm […]
Pathfinders solve puzzle
The Seventh Day Adventist Church’s Pathfinders event continued yesterday with more physical challenges. CI News caught up with a group of young people who were charged with building their own raft and sailing it across to Motu Oneroa. Each team had a little princess who has to go wherever the team went but could not […]
Dawn of a new era
Kia Orana to my people of the Cook Islands on this last day of 2010 and the dawn of a new year and a new decade for our nation. As we stand on the threshold of a new year, we need to take time to look back and reflect on the year that has passed […]
Make the parents accountable
A mormon missionary has found what he believes is the answer to youth crime – make the parents accountable. Elder Rick Ingram wrote to Cook Islands News this week after reading news reports of ongoing youth crime and petty theft in Rarotonga: “Last week my wife and I made a trip to Tahiti, Moorea, and […]
Govt warned over HIV case
‘Tarring and feathering’ would cause international embarrassment National HIV co-ordinator Debi Futter-Puati has warned the Cook Islands will suffer considerable international embarrassment if it identifies the HIV positive person whose case was reported earlier this month. “I want people to know that the people working on the ground in the area of HIV and STIs […]
Teeth worries
Eva Marie Broish, a German dental student who has been working here for a month, says the state of children’s teeth in the Cook Islands is very bad. “I saw too many children with really decayed teeth here, which is horrible. The solution is not to go into the schools and teach the children how […]
PIAF cautions minister
The Pacific Islands AIDS Foundation is urging Health Minister Nandi Glassie to stand by Crown Law’s advice not to identify the person recently found to be HIV positive. The foundation’s chief executive Maire Bopp says they understand Glassie is new to this field but he should not act in isolation of Secretary of Health Tupou […]
Naming decried
Upholding human rights should be the most important consideration for the government to consider as it proceeds with seeking legal advice on whether the name of the HIV sufferer residing on Rarotonga should be revealed. Vice-president of Te Tiare Association Serena Cowan adds patient confidentiality is also paramount. “Naming the person goes against the principles […]
Queen's honour a 'privilege'
Forty-one years ago Gillian (Gill) Vaiimene (nee Johnston) left Ashburton in New Zealand to come and work in Rarotonga. Her plan was to work here for a couple of years and then head to South America. She still hasn’t been to South America but has certainly done a lot in the past four decades and […]
Out in force
Cook Islands police will again be out in force this New Year’s long weekend but they will be targeting more than just the drink drivers and people being a nuisance in public. Police would like to see a repeat of the fatality-free Christmas weekend on the roads, but officers have noticed an increase in the […]
Stag do hook up
Christchurch based Cook Islander Rene Nooapii is going to remember his ‘stag’ fishing trip for a long time to come after hooking a 217kg blue marlin yesterday. Nooapii and eight of his closest mates decided that a fishing trip out on Akura Charters would be the best way to spend his final few days as […]
Water tanks set for distribution
A meeting is being held early in the New Year to arrange the fast-track distribution of water tanks to Aitutaki residents. After consultation with Atutakians on Rarotonga and an assessment of homes on the island, the water tanks were purchased by the Aitutaki Cyclone Appeal Committee with $97,889 of the $220,000 raised and donated by […]
Water action ongoing for Aitutaki
Red Cross officer Charlie Numanga spent two days in Aitutaki recently assessing 11 community water tanks damaged in February’s cyclone. As part of the Red Cross’s work on the recovery, Numanga has been seeing if the 40,000-litre tanks need repairs. He said, “We are following on funds provided during the cyclone as we want to […]
Action-packed camporee
The kids on the Seventh-day Adventist Pathfinders Camporee had their first day of activities yesterday – and it was an action-packed day for all. The Pathfinders directors spent all of last week setting up five different activities. More than 900 kids are bussed to the activities sites which include a mini Olympics at the BCI […]
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