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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.
Police investigate assault on female
Four domestic violence incidents were reported to police last week. This included two men who now face possible charges for an alleged assault on a female, but police are still investigating. Police say that the disputes turned violent because one or both parties had been drinking. All up last week police responded to 58 incidents, […]
Milestone for Raro resort
In an important milestone for Pacific Resort Rarotonga, the company’s commitment to environmental practices has been recognised by EarthCheck, the world’s leading sustainable travel and tourism certification organisation. The EarthCheck programme is widely regarded as the world’s most scientifically rigorous. It measures key environmental indicators such as energy and water consumption, and total waste production […]
Fire service thrills kids
Oohs and ahhs rang out from Avatea School’s room four students who were amazed at the size of the fire trucks and equipment at the Rarotonga crash fire department on Monday morning. The class visited the crash fire department, airport terminal and airport tower as part of their theme studies communication and transportation. The field […]
Emergency response workshop in Raro
A three-day workshop on contingency planning for emergency response will be held in the Cook Islands from tomorrow until Thursday. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA) on behalf of the United Nations Resident Coordinator (UN RC) for Samoa, the Cook Islands, Niue and Tokelau and in partnership with Emergency […]
Winning design to stop smoking
Tereora College student Alex Ngarua has won a competition to design a logo to promote a smoke free Cook Islands and a healthier future. The logo was unveiled on No Tobacco Day yesterday at a ceremony at Rarotonga hospital. It is based on the globally recognised No Smoking symbol, but has a Cook Islands twist, […]
Spam warning
Telecom Cook Islands is warning its customers after a spam email was sent to its Oyster email customers asking for their account details. Telecom marketing manager Mark Boyd said a message, currently circulating, is being sent purporting to be from Telecom. He said the email was spam and advised people to delete it. He said […]
CIIC looks for CEO
The Cook Islands Investment Corporation (CIIC) is advertising for a chief executive to fill the vacancy left by former head John Tini, who was suspended last year. Employment applications close on June 16, so applicants have three weeks to apply. A selection committee has not yet been confirmed, but financial secretary Kevin Carr has agreed […]
In support of the vaka
Crews on the vaka voyage support vessels Evohe, Foftein and Ranui have new found respect for Pacific voyagers, especially the crews that voyaged across the Pacific to Rarotonga. The three vessels accompanied the four canoes of Matau O Maui (Aotearoa), Hine Moana (mixed nations), Uto ni Yalo (Fiji) and Cook Islands vaka Marumaru Atua from […]
Dancing future in good hands
Last Thursday’s Dancer of the Year competition was a combined junior, intermediate and senior dance show. The junior dancers really showed that they are passionate about our Cook Islands culture and their performances warmed the heart of every Cook Islander in the near-full national auditorium. Dancers became more polished and fluid in the intermediate and […]
Girls main target of no tobacco day
The smoking rate among adolescent girls and young women in the Cook Islands is one of the areas to be highlighted at World No Tobacco Day on Monday. According to the Cook Islands Community Health Services, two global youth tobacco surveys initiated by the World Health Organisation were conducted in the Cook Islands in 2003 […]
Voyage of rediscovery
The arrival of the voyaging fleet to Avana harbour on Saturday afternoon was a sight not seen for hundreds of years. Canoes from the Pacific visited in 1992 for the Pacific Arts Festival – but not since the days of our ancestors have a fleet of sister canoes voyaged together from the spiritual home of […]
Russian Cook Islander earns Masters
Dasha Tarasova, daughter of Tatiana and Colin Burn, has successfully graduated with a Masters of Architecture degree from the University of Auckland after five years of hard work. Dasha originally came to Rarotonga with her parents from Moscow in 1999 and attended Avatea School, Tereora College and St Cuthbert’s College in New Zealand. Dasha is […]
Papa Ron to be celebrated at conference
The life of academic Professor Ron Crocombe will be celebrated at a conference in Rarotonga in August. The two-day ‘Conference for Festschrift for Ron Crocombe’ will be held at the University of the South Pacific (USP) Rarotonga Campus on August 12-13. In academia, a Festschrift is a book honouring a respected person, especially an academic, […]
Who's really the big boss?
“Interesting to note that the Queen’s Representative has rejected the call by the Prime Minister for a snap election for not commanding a majority number of members of Parliament,” writes a smoke signaller in response to a CI News article on Monday. “Yet the same QR gave the go ahead to the same PM to […]
Support swells for Demo conference
The Cook Islands Democratic Party breakaway group has confirmed – Monday’s conference will still go ahead. A Friday night media release said that while injunction papers have been served, a date for the hearing is yet to be confirmed, therefore it is business as usual – pending court advice. “At the close of business today […]
Demo or not Demo?
Part of the Democratic Party dispute revolves around whether or not Robert Wigmore, Apii Piho, Cassey Eggleton, and William ‘Smiley Heather are members of the party. CI News asked Minister of Health Apii Piho if he considered himself a member of the Democratic Party? “I have been elected candidate and won the elections as the […]
Toa attacks Triad compliance
This week Toa Petroleum served papers on the secretary of the Ministry of Trade, Labour and Transport outlining the provisions of a statement of claim it intends to file in court. Counsel Tony Manarangi drafted the claim on behalf of Apex Agencies, which is trading as Toa, and named secretary of the Ministry of Trade, […]
Visitors take on chilly challenge
A group of New Zealand tourists took on a chilly challenge this week at Edgewater Resort & Spa for Heart Children Week. The Heart Stopper Challenge is a fundraising opportunity for Heart Children New Zealand, a non-profit organisation that supports children with heart disease, and involves donning a costume and plunging into ice water for […]
Cross-country off to good start
Last Thursday saw the first event of the cross-country series take place at Takitumu Primary School. It was a dry run for the 10 male; five female; and one canine, contestants. The lack of rain meant that those dusty shoes were, unfortunately, not going to get muddy after all. The course was different from the […]
WHO calls to protect women from tobacco
Dr Chen Ken, World Health Organization (WHO) representative in the South Pacific, is calling on the Cook Islands and other Pacific island countries to protect women and girls from efforts by the tobacco industry to induce them to start smoking. He made the call in the lead up to World No Tobacco Day 2010 on […]
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