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Police seek public cooperation for festive security
Cook Islands Police are launching a community policing initiative with volunteer support from each vaka in Rarotonga to enhance safety and security during the festive season.
Families navigate inflation, businesses stock up for festive season
As Christmas approaches, local families and businesses in Rarotonga are feeling the seasonal buzz. While the island’s shops are busy preparing for the influx of shoppers, families are making sure they have everything needed for the festive season.
Rua stands down
Rakahanga’s Piho Rua is retiring from politics after six years as the northern group island’s independent MP. Rua has been in Auckland for several months for medical reasons and expects to return to Rarotonga before the November election, but says he is no longer interested in being an MP once his term expires. CI News […]
Already on the campaign trail
Potential politicians are already campaigning for the November election and both major parties are working on confirming candidates for all 24 seats in parliament. The ruling Democratic Party has yet to announce candidates for Atutaki’s Arenikau-Nikaupara constituency and Pukapuka, and is in the process of confirming its Ngatangiia candidate. Meeting are due to take place […]
BTIB database goes electronic
The Business Trade Investment Board (BTIB) has built a new electronic database, which ensures quick access to information about every foreign investor in the Cook Islands. The database replaces a slower manual system, which required BTIB to retrieve files manually and one-by-one. Going electronic means that the board can isolate data or catalogue it into […]
Police catch beach thieves
A special investigation team set up by police to combat the growing numbers of thefts from visitors has paid off as police have arrested two male youths who stole from tourists this week. Police report that there has been a spike in reported thefts of propertty from underneath the seats of motorcycles, from cars and […]
Eyewitnesses tell story of fateful night
Eyewitnesses – including four Golden Oldies rugby players who were with teammate Duncan Barrowman on the night of his death at Tupapa last year – gave evidence in the Paul Williams trial yesterday. Prosecutors Kim Saunders and Catherine Evans and defence counsel Norman George spent the day trying to establish what happened that night in […]
Aitutaki school relocates
Students of the Aitutaki Seventh Day Adventist School are thriving in their temporary classrooms at the former Amuri Primary School in the village of Amuri. The original school located in Vaipeka was completely destroyed by Cyclone Pat in February and since then the school’s 91 students ranging from the ages of 3 to 10 haven’t […]
Minister overseas
Finance minister Wilkie Rasmussen left the country on an unannounced personal trip to Sydney on Sunday and is not due back until September 14. It is understood Rasmussen is visiting a sick relative before attending the Pacific Forum Technical Assistance Center (PFTAC) Pacific Islands Conference in Vanuatu on September 9-10. A Pacific Islands Financial Management […]
PM with son
Prime Minister Jim Marurai is due to accompany his son Jason Marurai back to Rarotonga today from Auckland after heading there on Tuesday. Jason Marurai, 38, has been recovering from injuries that saw him sent to NZ for emergency medical treatment in mid-July after a motorbike crash in Tupapa. The PM briefly visited his son […]
'I'm not used to it'
Vaipae grandmother Sally Pukenga is still not used to living in a tent – a tent she and six of her family members, including toddlers, have lived in since Cyclone Pat destroyed most of their home in February. But Sally has made her tent home as comfortable as she can while she waits for her […]
SPECIAL AITUTAKI CYCLONE RECOVERY REPORT: Reconstruction drags on
Recovery work will run into new cyclone season It is now highly unlikely that all the homes on Aitutaki will be rebuilt before the start of the next cyclone season. With just two months to go before the official start of cyclone season at the beginning of November, the latest progress report on rebuilding shows […]
Fatty corned beef draws complaint
The high-fat content canned corned beef is one of the Pacific’s favourite foods but local woman Iva Eitiare says enough is enough. The television ad says a ‘party’s not a party’ without it, but the Maraerenga resident says she will not buy Palm Corned Beef again after opening two cans of ‘pure fat’. She says […]
Building materials donated to Aitutaki
Mona Ioane made a quick trip to Aitutaki last week to deliver six containers of building materials which were donated by Cook Islanders in New Zealand. Ioane, the secretary of the Aitutaki community on Rarotonga, said he went over to present it to the island on behalf of the Aitutaki Enua Society in Auckland which […]
'Progress is being made'
While there is still some grumbling about the rebuild rate of homes on Aitutaki, progress is being made. NZAID’s Peter Scantlebury says sometimes people’s expectations are unreasonable about what is possible. He said people have to be realistic and appreciate they were dealing with a lot of logistical and bureaucratic requirements. Scantlebury is in Aitutaki […]
Repairs for Te Kukupa
Last week, police patrol boat Te Kukupa returned to Rarotonga after a trip to the northern group, during which she provided flu vaccinations and health checks to the people of Palmerston, Suwarrow, Nassau, Pukapuka, Manihiki, Rakahanga and Penrhyn. She was scheduled to leave again for the north yesterday, but the trip was cancelled after it […]
Police force farewell trio
The police force said farewell to two long-serving staff members and one meteorological service officer last week. Superintendent Taivero Isamaela is leaving the police force after 29 years. The 56-year-old joined the Cook Islands Police in 1983 and spent time serving as commander of police patrol boat Te Kukupa. Isamaela is the Cook Islands Party […]
Telecom 'future-proofs' Aitutaki
Telecom Cook Islands (TCI) says it is “future-proofing” its public switched network by replacing the older softswitch, with a new softswitch in Aitutaki. TCI says the powerful, next-generation softswitch will allow its customers “next generation network” services. “The new switch was successfully installed. It’s going well,” TCI manager of exchanges Carl Framhein said. “Random dial […]
Any takers?
The local branch of Pacific Islands Aids Foundation (PIAF) is looking to pair up with another organisation interested in sharing an office space. PIAF’s lease on their Tupapa building has expired and the non-profit organisation is looking to merge their offices with another business or relocate. The current building which houses PIAF belongs to Tangata […]
Puati hopes to inspire others
Jordan Puati is one of two new Pasifika scholarship students who have joined the Bachelor of Communication Studies degree programme at AUT University this year – and hope to inspire young people in their communities to follow their lead. Puati, 20, and Krissy Rangi, 18, have been awarded AUT/Pacific Islands Media Association (PIMA) Pasifika communication […]
Prison shouldn't be an option
Visitor says prison no place for sufferers of mental illness Kiwi visitor Graham Roper says people with mental health conditions should not have to be put in prison as highlighted in last week’s court report and street poll. Roper says families and the community can support those with mental illnesses and help them live productively […]
Smear test plea
Less than half the women asked to come for a pap smear actually attend. The test could be life-saving and is essential for any women over 21. “Cervical cancer is the only cancer which can be detected up to 10 or 15 years before it starts,” head of obstetrics and gynaecology at Rarotonga hospital, Dr […]
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