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Major upgrade completed at National Sports Arena
The National Sports Arena, Cook Islands’ key indoor sports facility at Tereora, has undergone a significant upgrade to improve its ability to host both local and international events.
Leaks and wastage persist, says Rarotonga water authority
The issue of high-water leaks and wastage remain a pressing concern, despite the heavy downpour earlier this month that replenished the water intakes across the island.
Southern Cross still at sea
The Southern Cross is still at sea, four days after 11 people, including two sick children were rescued from it by police on patrol boat Te Kukupa. “If we did not send out Te Kukupa to rescue those children we would not be able to say if they would be alive or not today,” said […]
Bastille Day celebration attracts crowd
Yesterday, Le Bon Vivant hosted an all-day celebration in honour of Bastille Day – to commemorate the storming of the Bastille some 221 years ago in France. The French remember July 14, 1789 as a symbol of the birth of the French Republic and the end of monarchy. The Bastille Day celebration attracted members of […]
H1N1 swine flu vaccinations continuing
Public Health is continuing to vaccinate the population against swine flu. The Secretary of Health Tupou Faireka said that by vaccinating health care staff and school children, 10 per cent of the population has already been protected against Swine Flu. Yesterday a group of four health professionals, one IT technician and one admin person left […]
Solicitor general criticised
Solicitor general Tingika Elikana played a “pivotal and controversial” role in the Toagate scandal according to the recently released Audit report on Government’s attempts to nationalise the fuel industry. Although the report states that Elikana played a “limited” role in the overall fuel strategy, he was responsible for reviewing the heads of agreement document, which […]
Watch your valuables, police urge
The compartment under a motorbike seat is not a safe to store your valuables. One couple learnt this lesson the hard way at the weekend when they returned from a stroll along Ngatangiia beach to find their blue Ipod, silver wristwatch and red shoulder bag stolen from their motorbike storage compartment. Police are urging both […]
Corrections
In yesterday’s CI News an article about the cellular coverage in Mangaia said the trial cost $100,000. In fact the value of the equipment is just under $100,000 and the equipment was lent to Telecom Cook Islands on a trial. Meanwhile, in Saturday’s paper two captions, under the photos of Noorangi Mataiapo Moeroa Kaveao and […]
Paddlers head to Tahiti Aito
The islands’ top paddlers are pumped and ready to represent the country at the Tahiti Aito next Friday and Saturday. The Cook Islands Aito team of five paddlers – Emilene Taulu, Serena Hunter, Vaea Melvin, Fletcher Melvin and Reuben Dearlove, will line up against 600 of the worlds best paddlers in the prestigious oe vaka […]
Animals looking for good homes
The Esther Honey animal clinic in Nikao is looking for good homes for some of the animals they have been sheltering. They have a ginger cat by the name of Orlando who will be perfect for a family having trouble with rats – he’s a superb rat catcher! Kaching is an older cat looking for […]
Public urged to help fight crime
Police are cracking down on speeding motorists and are asking the public to help them fight this crime by reporting incidents to the headquarters in Avarua or to vaka constables. The people of Arorangi have for a long time had to put up with their main road being used as a speedway track by careless […]
CIP Tumu invites potential candidates
The coming general election will be a test whether the two main political parties – the Democratic Party and the CIP – are able to hold the confidence of their supporters. The emerging Cook Islands Party Tumu issued its first press release yesterday, saying the time is ripe for a third major party after having […]
Mangaia craftspeople enjoy boom
Craftspeople in Mangaia upped the ante this past weekend to cater to the hundreds of tourists that travelled there for the eclipse. Local jewellery and local crafts were wildly popular with the eclipse-chasers, who cleaned out market stalls and local shops that most of the time don’t get such great numbers of tourists. Lyn Martin, […]
Telecom boosts cell service
The weekend influx of more than 400 tourists to Mangaia was the impetus for Telecom to provide the island with temporary cellphone coverage. Telecom sent a crew to install cell towers on Thursday last week, and by Friday night they had successfully set up towers at the airport and in Oneroa village. TCI Information Systems […]
Avarua school gala raises $30,000
Avarua School’s food festival and gala was a huge success last Friday July 9, according to principal Gelling Jack. They had aimed to make around $20,000 but the quantities of food donated and consumed by parents and the local community left Jack confident that the amount raised would exceed $30,000. The umu goat was ready […]
Apii Te Uki Ou fundraises for Aitutaki
Apii Te Uki Ou has helped Aitutaki through weeks of fundraising and fun activities. First we had a food drive which went over in Term 1. Then we raised $1300 for Aitutaki after Cyclone Pat. We bought three mats and a brand new laptop for Araura College and Primary School. We fundraised by having a […]
Making fun and funds
By 11.30am yesterday, most of the food at the St Joseph’s School gala had sold out but there was still plenty of fun on offer for families. The gala day at the school was to raise funds to upgrade the pre-school block. There was umu kai food, barbequed kai and plenty of cakes and muffins […]
A little help from our Tahiti friends
Air Raro will be busy this weekend shuttling hundreds of international eclipse watchers to Mangaia, while its own Saab 340 is still in New Zealand undergoing a major overhaul. To ensure that all goes smoothly, the airline chartered an ATR42-500 from neighbouring Air Tahiti to assist with inter-island passenger traffic over the coming week. The […]
Poetry helps boys speak
Students on the Te Rakei Toa programme were the stars of the show at the auditorium on Thursday night. Each of the 11-14 year old boys on the programme learned, understood, and recited a poem in English or Maori. They were then filmed reciting their poem for the DVD ‘Voices along the Wayside’, copies of […]
Pa Ariki Palace planned
Plans to build an official residence for Takitumu paramount chief Pa Ariki have been revived, but no details are available at this stage how the project will be financed. Some of Pa Ariki’s sub-chiefs met yesterday morning on the two-acre section off the main road in Turangi that has long been designated as the site […]
Cheap Aussie holidays
A cheap Australian holiday package has been launched for Cook Islands residents. In an effort to ensure the success of the new direct Sydney flight, Island Hopper has packaged a deal for those who want to visit Australia. The tour operator approached Air New Zealand and was able to secure a “reasonably attractive airfare”. Retail […]
Audit report reveals 'clear financial mismanagement'
The newly-released Toagate audit report points to serious financial mismanagement on government’s part and reveals that key decision makers did not cost the proposed nationalisation strategy properly. Government attempted to nationalise the fuel industry in order to mitigate and control rising fuel costs, but the plan ended as an “enormously expensive failure with no benefit […]
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