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Rarotonga crime stats challenged

Cook Islands Police data shows no increasing crime trend, but the Opposition leader and a road safety advocate argue understaffing and passive policing conceal actual crime and safety issues in Rarotonga.

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Australian High Commission accepting applications for community grants

The Australian High Commission has announced the opening of the Australia – Cook Islands Community Grants Program.

Pre-election report

The Ministry of Finance released the Pre-election Economic and Fiscal Update report which it was required to make public yesterday. The document provides the general public with information on the state of the economy and government’s financial position. The report should now be available on the MFEM website (www.mfem.gov.ck) and hard copies were being printed […]

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Scouts prepare for jamboree

Cook Islands boy scouts honed their skills at a two-day training camp in Avarua during the weekend, in preparation for the 19th New Zealand scout jamboree in December. 12 scouts aged between 11 and 15 years took part in the camp at St Joseph’s School, where they practiced pitching tents, marching, cooking, and tying knots. […]

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TAU grant for sirens

Tsunami warning sirens are set to be installed throughout the Cook Islands in coming months, following a $200,000 grant from state-owned power company Te Aponga Uira O Tumutevarovaro to Emergency Management Cook Islands yesterday. The grant was a suggestion made to Te Aponga by government last year, after the tsunami which affected parts of Western […]

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Is this your dog?

Someone from near Muri has lost the brown dog pictured below – it has been staying with tourists in Muri for over two weeks, and Esther Honey is appealing for the dog’s owners to come forward. They said the tourists have asked for the dog to be shipped to them in New Zealand if no […]

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Tepaki unhappy with Arnold

Chairperson for the Te Kura O Te Au steering committee Tepaki (Tim) Tepaki takes issue with independent Tupapa candidate Tim Arnold’s campaign advertisement in which he kicks an old car, likening it to the Cook Islands government. Tepaki said he believes that the advertisement “belittles” past governments, and implies that they were responsible for the […]

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No disaster day events

The Cook Islands is not actively participating in today’s International Day for Disaster Reduction due to other commitments. Emergency Management Cook Islands director Charles Carlson said the annual day had previously been observed in the country, with initiatives including educational television broadcasts and school activities. Pressure on EMCI staff to implement other programmes meant no […]

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Reform not political football: CIP

The Cook Islands Party believes the improvement of the political system should be based on wide consultation with all Cook Islanders. Party leader Henry Puna says political reform is an important issue, but the CIP doesn’t agree with it being used for ‘campaign’ purposes. At the launch of the CIP campaign last week, CI News […]

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Business mentors back

The business mentors are back on Rarotonga and ready to take on 15 new businesses. “Mentors have met again with the various businesses they were allocated with in the first round,” said Teresa Manarangi-Trott of the Chamber of Commerce. “There were 20 originally. Now we have allocated a further round of businesses which want to […]

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Health awareness for mothers

An awareness programme about the health of mothers and their babies started yesterday. The launch of Cook Islands Family Welfare Association’s (CIFWA) new project took place at Pue Clinic’s fortnightly mother and baby clinic which is held Tuesdays from 10am to midday. CIFWA brought in public health nurse Tearuru Takai to talk to mothers and […]

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Craft exhibition on at Beachcomber

Looking for some authentic island crafts? The National Women’s Conference craft exhibition has tivaevae, rito hats, woven mats, bags, fans, head ei, shell ei and more on sale now at the Beachcomber Contemporary Art Gallery in Maraerenga. The exhibition is part of the 7th biennial women’s conference which began yesterday. Stunning tivaevae and other crafts […]

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Biosecurity conference starts on Raro

Thirty-seven people squeezed into the maritime training centre building yesterday to talk biosecurity. It was the start of a three-day training session, attended by importers, customs officers, a representative of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) and people in the shipping industry – all from Rarotonga, Aitutaki and New Zealand – who came together […]

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Penrhyn waits for rower

Penrhyn residents are awaiting the arrival of a French rower journeying across the Pacific Ocean between Peru and Australia via Noumea. Serge Jandaud is making his way from Lima in Peru to Brisbane on a rowing boat, and is scheduled to pass by Penrhyn this week. A website established to record his progress yesterday stated […]

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National women's conference opens

Women (and men) from all over the country are this week coming together to catch up, celebrate craft and discuss the future and how to confidently face the challenges it brings – it’s the 7th National Women’s Conference, and it’s being held at Sinai Hall. Yesterday marked the beginning of the conference, which was attended […]

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Mauke takes a break

Mauke residents will take a break from their week-long effort to help off-load cargo from the stranded Te Kou Maru II today, after the last diesel is pumped ashore and cement building blocks moved to land. The Taio Shipping cargo vessel became stuck on Mauke’s western reef last Monday evening, and community members have been […]

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Gospel Day holiday stays

The Office of the Prime Minister has confirmed that despite rumours to the contrary, Tuesday, October 26 is still the public holiday for Gospel Day. There was talk that even though the holiday actually falls on a Tuesday, the OPM would give workers Monday off – turning the occasion into a three-day weekend instead of […]

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Fighting back against thrips

The weather’s getting warmer, and the thrips are coming back. But if entomologist Dr Maja Poeschko’s plan to introduce a bio-control agent works, this could be the bugs last Cook Islands summer. The Cuban laurel thrip (Gynaikothrips ficicorum) took Rarotonga by storm in November of last year, swarming over brightly-coloured t-shirts, covering arms and faces […]

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Eels slip home against Panthers

In the playoff for first and second at the CITC Rarotonga Club Sevens it was again a strong second-half performance that allowed the Eels to defeat the much-improved Panthers team 10-5 in a closely-fought match. In wet and muddy conditions the Eels forwards, comprising of Clive Nicholas, Teokotai Tuaivi Jnr and workhorse Lee Ponini, laid […]

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Fiji celebrates national day

Despite the damp weather the bula warmth shone through as Fijians on Rarotonga celebrated Fiji Day at the Avatiu field on Saturday. It is 40 years since Fiji gained independence from Britain, and Saturday was a time to celebrate the last four decades for the various ethnicities. Chief guest, Deputy Prime Minister Robert Wigmore, said […]

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Air NZ launches ticket options

Air New Zealand has launched a type of ticket which they say will reduce the cost of flying to New Zealand. The new set of prices apply to every Air NZ flight to New Zealand from Rarotonga, as well as flights from NZ to Australia, but are not available on the Sydney to Rarotonga flights. […]

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Police crackdown on crime

Over the past couple of weeks, police have procured search warrants to enter homes in Ngatangiia, Matavera and Arorangi. They sought warrants in relation to investigations into stolen motorcycles, stolen parts, narcotics, stolen mobile phones and firearms. The warrants and investigations ended in the arrest of eight people: two 15-year-old males who burgled an Arorangi […]

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