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National
Starlink users face mandatory shift to new service
The satellite internet provider, Starlink has mandated that users with New Zealand-based Starlink accounts must switch to Cook Islands Starlink accounts, a change expected to impact connectivity and lower subscription costs for residents.
Outdated Compensation Ordinance still under review
The outdated Workers Compensation Ordinance 1964 is still in its reviewing process with the National Workers’ Compensation Policy (including Employers’ Liability Insurance) final draft 2019, also calling for the ordinance to be updated.
'Books for Cooks' to send books to Atiu
The ‘Books for Cooks’ project driven by two students at St Cuthbert’s College in Auckland is currently collecting a shipment of books to send to schools on Atiu later this month. St Cuthbert’s student liaison officer Ann Saunders said that students Clare Hood and Joy Walpole have packed the books and are encouraging classmates to […]
UN finds high adult literacy in Cooks
The Cook Islands should stand proud in the region because of its adult literacy achievement, but it must keep working towards finding the remaining 5 per cent. That is the message from PPSEAWA’s (Pan-Pacific South East Asian Women’s Association) Literacy Council, Sr Margaret O’Dwyer, to mark today’s International Literacy Day. She says that while literacy […]
Earthquake appeal opens in Rarotonga
Red Cross Cook Islands is hosting a radiothon on Monday to raise funds for those affected by the recent earthquake in Christchurch. Director Niki Rattle said that the radiothon will come on the heels of a radiothon conducted by New Zealand Red Cross. She tried to reserve an earlier spot, but the radio had no […]
Williams trial waits for coroner
The Paul Williams trial has been postponed until tomorrow. The coroner who examined crash victim Duncan Barrowman’s body is lined up to testify but has been assigned to study the victims of Saturday’s plane crash at Fox Glacier. The delay means that members of Duncan’s immediate family, who travelled from Auckland to Rarotonga to sit […]
Tuara set to launch ARK campaign
Murienua Independent candidate Angeline Tuara will launch her ‘ARK’ – for the villages of Aroa, Rutaki, and Kavera – campaign this week. The acronym is also a reference to the biblical story Noah’s ark about setting an example with your life. Tuara says the story resonates because the ‘ark’ and Noah’s work guaranteed the survival […]
Lost art fired back up again
A visiting artist and a local couple joined forces to revive pottery Visiting professor and artist Yoshimi Hayashi and local couple Phil and Ani Wilson recently joined together to revive a lost Rarotongan art – pottery. Hayashi met the Wilsons at the Pacific Arts Association symposium at Crown Beach last month, which brought artists and […]
Regional water plans
The way we manage water is often fragmented, but a regional project is helping 14 nations to develop national water policies and plans. Recently Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) project officer Subhashni Raj from SOPAC (Pacific Islands Applied Geoscience Commission) has been in Rarotonga assisting government in the process of appointing a national policy advisor. […]
Officials eye Japan fund
Government has been going over initial plans for taking up a renewable energy project with US$4 million in funding allocated to the country from Japan. The Forum Secretariat’s director strategic partnerships and coordination Su’a Kevin Thomsen was in Rarotonga recently on a brief visit to talk with government officials and a select group of private […]
Local teen shares her passion every week
Community Service is an important chapter in the book of India Lambeth’s life. Much of the world will take time out to celebrate International Literacy Day tomorrow. But India shares her passion for literacy on a weekly basis. Every Tuesday, the teen helps younger students with reading, vocabulary, and maths at The Reading Centre in […]
Books for Cooks from NZ
Coinciding with World Literacy Day is ‘Books for Cooks’, an initiative driven by CITC pharmacist Shannon Saunders’s mother Ann and her pupils at St. Cuthbert’s College in Auckland. ‘Books for Cooks’ is a project whereby St Cuthbert’s librarians and students are making an effort to donate useful, practical books to the Cook Islands. Ann, a […]
Women to mark literacy day
PPSEAWA (Pan-Pacific South East Asian Women’s Association) is doing its part to raise awareness of International Literacy Day scheduled for tomorrow. Several activities are planned in honour of the day, which recognises that reading and writing play key roles in personal and community development. The organisation will deliver Pepe Packs to the maternity ward at […]
It's a week of special days
Reading, rehabilitation and recovery are this week’s buzzwords, as the world observes Literacy Day, Physiotherapy Day and Suicide Prevention Awareness Day. Local non-government organisations are working to generate support and awareness for the above causes. Tomorrow is World Physiotherapy Day, which honours physiotherapists and what they do to improve the health and well-being of people […]
Punanga Nui in new hands
CIIC takes over responsibility from ministry of agriculture The Punanga Nui market has changed hands. The market, which until last week was the responsibility of the ministry of agriculture, has been transferred to the Cook Islands Investment Corporation (CIIC). The handover is in line with budget committee recommendations drafted earlier this year. “We have no […]
'Maori week' at Takitumu
This week is Maori Culture Week for students of Takitumu Primary School in Matavera. The students will be immersed in all things Maori and cultural from learning Maori speeches and cultural performances to visiting the museum and visiting various maraes. The students will have a pre-prepared programme every day and will be receiving some expert […]
Short v. Maoate row continues
A memorandum which alleges many Democratic Party supporters have been pressured into signing a petition supporting sitting MP Sir Terepai Maoate has been handed to the central executive committee by the group supporting Mann Short. Short won the recent candidate run-off in Ngatangiia. Short’s memo claims: “…we agree with the (CINews) report that members of […]
Marsters stands as independent
Punua Marsters has thrown his hat into the ring as an independent candidate on Aitutaki. The island builder said he has made the decision to stand for the Vaipae-Vaipeka-Tautu seat because he feels that if you are going to get change, you are going to have to make that happen from the inside. The seat […]
Ship rescues yacht
On its last visit to Rarotonga the vessel Forum Pacific recently answered a distress call 233kms west of Niue and found the upturned 17-metre catamaran Anna, with one American and one New Zealand crewman on board. Both sailors were rescued safely after an anxious wait of 14 hours, and the Forum Pacific continued her voyage […]
Men's clinic opens
Rarotonga’s new Men’s Health Clinic opens its doors at Tupapa Outpatient Clinic tomorrow (Tuesday). The clinic will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4.30pm – 6.30pm – specially timed so men can drop in after work. It will be running for two months and will be staffed entirely by male receptionists, nurses and doctors […]
Warning against mining in whale sanctuary
Te Ipukarea Society (TIS) is warning against mining in the Cook Islands whale sanctuary. “It is acknowledged by everyone looking into seabed mining that the technology to mine is at least 10 years away,” the environmental NGO said in a media release. “We believe mining technology that will avoid environmental impacts is much, much further […]
4 motorbikes stolen at weekend
Police have found one of four motorbikes stolen at the weekend. One Kawasaki motorbike was stolen, stripped for parts and found abandoned in Arorangi. The owner of a red Yamaha Crypton motorbike discovered his bike was stolen from where he parked it at Michigan Motors after he finished work on Friday night. The description of […]
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