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Manihiki residents show resilience amidst isolation and shipping delays

Over 200 residents of Manihiki continue to demonstrate resilience as they adapt to a lifestyle shaped by isolation, shipping delays and resource constraints.

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Ministry of Transport enhances marine safety investigation capabilities

The Ministry of Transport is participating in a Regional Foundation Course on Marine Casualty Investigation to ensure accurate and accountable marine safety investigation reports.

JJ stands to get running water

JJ Brown is running as an independent candidate for the Aitutaki seat held by Tiena Bishop since 1999. He wants to know why Bishop hasn’t yet solved the fundamental problem of running water in Arutanga-Reureu-Nikaupara in Aitutaki. “My main concern is running water in homes. We are the last constituency to suffer like this – […]

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Sour grapes over housing policy

Tunui Mati has a complaint about the system that was used to assess which Aitutaki houses should be repaired. He said that he had a house which his children return to when they come back to the island, and had been told by the island council that the house wouldn’t be repaired. No one had […]

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65 families still waiting

Category four homes will not be completed until well into the new year. There are 65 families still waiting for their homes to be rebuilt after they were completely destroyed by the cyclone. The eight work teams are currently focusing their efforts on category three homes, as these could easily be destroyed should a cyclone […]

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Work continues on 2 public holidays

Category 3 homes due to be repaired by Christmas Workers on the Aitutaki Recovery Programme volunteered to work through National Gospel Day (Tuesday) and Aitutaki Gospel Day (Wednesday) last week so that they could get people into their homes as quickly as possible. A month of rain and strong winds could have delayed the recovery […]

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Noni growers aim to double output

Cook Islands noni juice growers and distributors hope to double exports of the product in coming years, to about 30 tonnes each month. A field day for those in the industry was held last week at Titikaveka where changes to relevant legislation were discussed along with marketing methods and other ways demand for the juice […]

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Rentals alerted

Inspector Tere Patia called a meeting with all vehicle rental companies last Thursday to discuss the problem of locals stealing from hired bikes and cars. He said that a major problem for police as of late has been locals stealing from tourists or their vehicles on the beach. He asked rental companies at Thursday’s meeting […]

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Vaka voyagers in good spirits

The hull Tahitian ocean voyaging canoe, O Tahiti Nui Freedom, has reached Aparri in the northern Philippines after battling through extremely rough weather. The vaka is expected to stay in Aparri for up to three days before making its way to its final destination Shanghai. Three of the eight crew are Cook Islanders – navigator […]

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Still no explanation for Mauke shipwreck

Taio Shipping director Tapi Taio remains tight-lipped about what caused the company’s largest cargo vessel to strand on Mauke’s reef. He denied rumours about the MV Te Kou Maru II’s crew members being drunk, asleep, and fishing at the time of the incident. “There’s no grog on that ship, and most of the crew don’t […]

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Cyclone season begins with prayer

All churches that fall under the Religious Advisory Council joined together last evening for a prayer service to mark the start of the cyclone season. This season, the national meteorological services predict average to above-average cyclone activity – the southwest Pacific should expect between nine and 12 cyclones to form this year. While risk for […]

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Neighbourhood Watch works!

The Puaikura Neighbourhood Watch (PNW) was set up ten years ago in response to the high crime rate in the area and the results “have been very good,” says organiser Doreen Kavana-Boggs. “Instead of sitting back and complaining we stepped up and did something about it, working together with the Police department.” Kavana-Boggs says while […]

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Bike stole while owner asleep in bus stop

While a man was sleeping off the effects of a night’s partying – his blue Spark motorbike was stolen. The man had decided to sleep at the Kiikii bus stop leaving his bike parked there with the key in the ignition. When he woke up the next morning his bike had been stolen and police […]

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Navy ship Otago heading here

Rarotonga should expect the HMNZS Otago to arrive on November 12. The Protector-class off-shore patrol vessel of the Royal New Zealand Navy is leaving Auckland this week and is scheduled to arrive in Apia on Tuesday, and in Rarotonga a week later. The HMNZS Otago was commissioned three years ago, in 2007. She was built […]

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Man critical after crash

A road accident reported to police at 9 o’clock on Thursday night has left a tourist in a critical condition and in need of medical evacuation. Rupana Keno was going anti-clockwise when he lost control of his rental motorcycle on the curve at Black Rock. His wife Curley was riding pillion. In a statement to […]

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Take a break, take stock – Tavioni

Any country that depends on tourism exclusively is making a mistake says Te Kura O Te Au candidate for Avatiu, Mike Tavioni. He says its time to take stock of the assets the country has outside of tourism. “I want our people to try and take time out and try and see where we are, […]

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Titikaveka baker: Demo govt selling our future

Titikaveka resident and Turoa Bakery owner Atua Atuatika says he was shocked to find out government has agreed to divert the main road around the derelict hotel site at Vaimaanga. He says the Democratic Party should change its slogan ‘our future now’ to ‘selling our future now’. “Are we selling our future now? I believe […]

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Owner suspects someone poisoned her dogs

Matavera resident Harriet Williams reckons someone poisoned her dogs. Williams’s two dogs died suddenly and without explanation late last week – she found them, bloated and lifeless, after she hadn’t seen them for a few days. A nearby neighbour has also reported his dog missing. Williams visited veterinarians at Esther Honey at the weekend, who […]

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Mama chases down dangerous driver

A 70-year-old Matavera woman reported a dangerous driver on Wednesday evening after she chased him down to obtain his plate number. She was driving in Turangi, when an oncoming driver made a sudden inland turn – the woman was able to control her bike and prevent a crash but was shaken up and police say […]

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Road flooding targeted in Tupapa

The Ministry of Infrastructure and Planning has started a maintenance road works programme which will see 34 underground sink pits upgraded or installed at various sites around Rarotonga to prevent flooding and road surface deterioration. Work began at Tupapa this week, involving the maintenance and upgrading of two existing sink pits as well as the […]

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Melbourne Cup Bash at Aqua

There are still a few last minute tickets on offer to Monday’s Melbourne Cup day bash at Aqua Cafe Bar. The main race of the day will be at 6pm, but all the day’s races will be shown on the three big screens from 2pm onwards. There will be a sweepstake for each race. The […]

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We must all take ownership of crime

Police chief urges people to tell police about crime Police Commissioner Maara Tetava says people who are aware of criminal activities and don’t tell police is “totally unacceptable” as everyone “should do their bit” to help reduce crime. “Most of our work relies on information from members of the public, and when that link is […]

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