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Anxiety on the rise: Cook Islands faces mental health challenge
The incidence rate of newly diagnosed mental health cases in the Cook Islands between 2021 and 2023 is nearly five per 1000 population, but a non-governmental organisation claims there are more cases than officially reported.
New council president pledges to drive tourism development
The newly appointed president of the Cook Islands Tourism Industry Council aims to further develop the tourism sector in the Cook Islands, building upon the progress made since the Covid-19 pandemic.
Stan the Man helps at home
Ireland based Cook Islands professional rugby player Stanley Wright is back home on Rarotonga for his annual visit to catch up with his parents David and Tuki Wright. But the hulking six-foot-one prop has spent much of his holiday helping local clubs ahead of this weekend’s first round of the 15s season. Stan is based […]
World Cup could bring tourists
The 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand is a key opportunity for Cook Islands Tourism, according to Martin Sneddon, CEO Rugby World Cup 2011. After the success of the first wave of ticket sales, Sneddon says that Pacific nations can look to European tourists for stopovers on their way back from New Zealand. Over […]
Sewage talks planned
The government will be holding talks at the end of July about proposed upgrades of sewage treatment on Rarotonga and Aitutaki. The talks will involve the community steering group for the project, which is headed up by Te Tika Mataiapo Dorice Reid, and representatives from NZAID and the European Union. NZAID and the EU are […]
Beehive reporter
CI News reporter Nerys Case is this week on a trip to New Zealand funded by NZ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Three journalists from the Pacific are spending time finding out about how the media and MPs work together to make sure the population hears about decisions which affect them, and that government […]
Mangaia prepares for major influx
Next month the population of Mangaia will increase significantly as hundreds converge on the island for the solar eclipse. The eclipse is due to happen on July 11 and has sparked huge interest, especially among astronomers both serious and amateur. One specialist travel company, Travel Quest International, will fly in groups of 12 people on […]
OMIA relocating
The ministry of infrastructure and planning (MOIP) office in Avarua is in the process of relocating to the former ministry of works office in Arorangi. In October of 2008, cabinet endorsed the merging of MOIP and the office of the minister of island administration, but their offices remained separate – some MOIP departments continued to […]
Board checks out Green Team work
A group of Air NZ board members and senior executive staff, the New Zealand High Commissioner and local Air NZ staff walked across the island this week with legendary guide and medicine man Pa Teuruaa of Pa’s Mountain Trek. They had a chance not only to see all of Rarotonga, but also the new and […]
Water works job nears completion
The ministry of infrastructure and planning is in the final stages of replacing outdated water lines, a project that has required workers to rip up the roads. MOIP acting secretary Otheniel Tangianau said that it’s been a slow process because no blueprint exists to show the location of the galvanised pipes installed years ago. “These […]
Emergency delays NZ flight
Air NZ flight 45 landed on Rarotonga four hours late on Tuesday night. A passenger suffered a ‘serious’ heart attack midway through the flight from Auckland to Rarotonga, according to Air NZ manager David Bridge, and the plane turned back mid-flight. The traveller was rushed to hospital in Auckland, and the plane jettisoned its fuel […]
Safeguarding culture
The Ministry of Cultural Development in association with UNESCO invites the public at large to take part in the national workshop on ‘safeguarding of the intangible cultural heritage in the Cook Islands’. The invite is especially calling for traditional leaders, government and non-government organisations, musicians, composers, choreographers and anyone interested in Cook Islands cultural heritage […]
It's official – Mangaia loves cricket!
Cricket in Mangaia is on track to be restored to its glory days of the1950s when each village played competitive cricket. It was also the era when a Mangaia representative team beat Aitutaki who arrived to Mangaia unbeaten after touring Rarotonga. Last week Cook Islands Cricket travelled to Mangaia with its popular ANZ Outer Island […]
New $8.5m airport terminals opened
There was a celebratory buzz in the air at the Rarotonga international airport yesterday as the $8.5 million newly built terminal buildings were officially opened. Travellers have been using the terminals since April and yesterday’s formal blessing and opening was an opportunity to congratulate those involved in making the project a reality. About 250 invited […]
French and Cooks combine forces
The French navy is here to help the Cooks with Operation Tautai. Several Pacific countries have this year launched Operation Tautai in a combined effort to police uncontrolled Pacific waters for illegal fishing activity. The mission aimed to identify and apprehend vessels in breach of fishing regulations. A number of foreign vessels, especially from Asia, […]
Aid discussion paper released
The discourse on foreign aid is still haunted by colonial era issues of guilt, greed, and good intentions. Little wonder that the topic has been steeped in controversy and misunderstanding, which often overshadows the importance that aid can play in improving the lives of many poor people around the world. A recent review of the […]
Dance troupe trip postponed
The Oire Nikao dance troupe’s upcoming all-expenses-paid trip to Tahiti was cancelled last week and postponed to next year. Eighty members of the troupe dancers, drummers, leaders and costume makers were scheduled to leave at the end of this month to perform in the Polynesian cultural festival in Papeete. But the trip was called off […]
Animal safety your responsibility
Taking good care of your animals is in your best interest as well as theirs. Some people have suggested that the Esther Honey Foundation animal clinic in Nikao put more emphasis on owners tying up their dogs to prevent them from being hit by cars. The foundation has long advocated that dogs be kept at […]
NCD focus at forum
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) are co-organizing the Pacific NCD Forum from June 21 – 23 in Nadi, aimed at strengthening prevention and control of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the Pacific islands. With the theme ‘From Evidence to Action’, the forum will focus on utilising existing evidence […]
Englishman finally realises Raro dream
It took Englishman Richard Bird 41 years to reach Rarotonga, but he’s finally made it. In 1969, Bird read Tom Neale’s autobiography, An Island to Oneself, which traces the Kiwi author’s life on Suwarrow, and resolved to visit the Cook Islands. He sent a letter to government requesting information about how to get here, as […]
French arrive tomorrow
French naval vessel La Tapageuse arrives in the harbour tomorrow and will be here for three days. Its crew is returning from a mission to patrol the high sea pocket that spans the exclusive economic zones of the Cook Islands, Kiribati and French Polynesia. Te Kukupa was a convoy to the voyage as well. Nathallie […]
Police training boost
This week, police signed a memorandum of understanding with the Department for National Human Resources Development (DNHRD) formalising its intention to provide police training under the accreditation of the Association of Cook Islands Tertiary Institutes (ACITI). The Cook Islands police services will be providing police education and training programmes that are endorsed by ACITI, which […]
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