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$541.7m tourism earnings
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Cook Islands passport proposal
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Top cop position advertised
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Police need numbers and bigger budget
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Niki Rattle: A call for stronger human rights protections
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Solid and Hazardous Waste Bill referred to Parliament committee
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DPM defends CIIC finance and travel policies
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Cook Islands has its first mosque
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CI Muslim opens up about her faith and journey
16 November 2024
RAC to address mosque legality
19 November 2024
I don’t expect much change: PM Brown on US Elections
6 November 2024
Fifth weekly Sydney flight to Rarotonga announced
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CIIC directors seek $350,000 in damages over defamatory claims
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Man found guilty of rape, burglary
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Tenants face water bill burden
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Tourism contribution set to surpass half-billion dollar mark
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National
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.
Australian High Commission accepting applications for community grants
The Australian High Commission has announced the opening of the Australia – Cook Islands Community Grants Program.
Helping patients breathe easier
Ivan Batistich has been working hard to help patients at Rarotonga Hospital breath easier. “Ivan has been brought in under the health specialist programme to strengthen oxygen and air facilities in the two theatres, the high dependency unity and the emergency room,” Heather Webber-Aitu, the director of hospital health services said. “Previously oxygen bottles were […]
Women's conference
Women’s organisations from vaka Te-Au-O-Tonga are being called to a meeting this week to discuss the Cook Islands National Council of Women biennial conference to be held October 11-15. The organising committee for the national women’s conference is asking women from Avarua to Nikao to attend a meeting at the Punanga Nui market rotunda today […]
Tourism's great potential
Tourism has significant potential to reduce poverty in the Pacific, international tourism industry experts say. Pacific tourism leaders are attending the Asia Pacific Workshop on Tourism Development and Poverty Reduction, in Sydney, Australia. They have been told their industry has very significant potential to create jobs and business opportunities. This is particularly so for Pacific […]
Search for NZ manager ongoing
Another round of interviews for Cook Islands Tourism’s (CIT) New Zealand manager took place on Monday. The post has been vacant since Chris Ingram resigned in March and interviews were delayed until CIT’s new chief executive Carmel Beattie was in place. The first round of interviews took place in June. An Australian was offered the […]
NZ sign language teacher here
For this year’s Deaf Awareness Week, the Cookies Deaf Club has brought in a teacher from New Zealand to help deaf Cook Islanders learn more sign language. Nirvana May is from Christchurch and has 10 years experience as a sign language teacher, as well as being profoundly deaf. She will be teaching every morning until […]
Taxis agree to resolve differences
Scrapping between rival taxi drivers over airport parking seems to have been resolved. For months, Rarotonga Taxi Association (RTA) and Cook Islands Transport Inc (CITI) were up against a wall – the two competing associations were at odds and couldn’t seem to agree on issues such as airport parking. Fast forward a series of meetings […]
Mind and body challenge
Top Shape Health and Fitness is running a Mind and Body Life Change challenge, which is basically to help people change their lifestyle and be healthier. The challenge starts on October 4 and ends on December 18 and has a $5000 first prize as well as numerous consolation prizes. Registration will be carried out until […]
Stranger found watching Tikioki TV
Tikioki residents called police when they discovered an uninvited stranger watching television in their home. The homeowners said that upon returning to their house, they found a motorbike parked in the driveway and a man in the sitting room. The 27-year-old intruder was arrested and remanded in custody, and will appear before the court this […]
Miss CI joins Edgewater
The Edgewater Resort and Spa has recruited reigning Miss Cook Islands, Engara Gosselin, as front office manager. The resort has also had a refit and refurbishment of the information and reception area. It took two months to complete and has a brand new contemporary Polynesian look designed by the team at Edgewater. The reception area […]
Fundraiser to support Meyer
The Miss Cook Islands Pageant Association (MCIPA) is working hard to support Maine Tapairu Joyana Meyer, who will represent the Cook Islands at the Miss South Pacific Pageant in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. The pageant isn’t until November 22, but already the MCIPA is getting its fundraising efforts well underway. On Friday, October 8, […]
Tahiti changes
The Tahiti Nui Association would like to clarify a few points raised in the article in yesterday’s CI News. The association is no longer called Tahiti Tamarii Maohi NoPorinetia, and has officially changed its name to Tahiti Nui Association. The article also omitted the Tahiti Nui Association’s newly-elected secretary, which is Andre Raoult. The Association’s […]
Telecom eyes cyclones
Telecom Cook Islands (TCI) has been preparing for tropical cyclone season in Rarotonga and the outer islands, through its cyclone preparedness exercises. The tropical cyclone season in the Cook Islands is between November and April, when damage from flooding and strong winds can result in disruptions to services. However, tropical storms and cyclones may occur […]
Training upgrade for nurses
Nurses trained in the Cook Islands could soon have a qualification which is recognised internationally. Currently nurses trained in the Cook Islands are not allowed to practice overseas as their training is not of a high enough standard. It has now been proposed that the curriculum be upgraded to offer a three-year level six diploma […]
Glassie attends Nairobi meeting
Opposition MP Nandi Glassie attended the 56th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in Nairobi, Kenya this month where talks centred around the roles of politicians. The meeting focused on parliament in the 21st Century and emphasised the importance of the institution of Parliament in governance, particularly in emerging democracies. He said speaker of the Kenya National Assembly […]
Tangi to run for second term
Tupapa-Maraerenga MP launches his campaign as an independent Tupapa-Maraerenga MP John Tangi has declared he is running independent as he campaigns for a second term in Parliament. Tangi, 59, ran as a Democratic Party candidate and was elected in 2006, but earlier this year the country’s largest electorate chose Nooroa Tupa as the 2010 candidate. […]
Change of uniform for nurses
Nurses in white uniforms are now a thing of the past. Rarotonga’s 60 nurses now have practical and durable uniforms that they need in order to keep up with their demanding jobs. Director of nursing Iokopeta (Peta) Ngari says that in the 20 plus years she has been a nurse on the island – they […]
Tahiti group elects board
The Tahiti Tamarii Maohi No Porinetia Association – a haven for Tahitians and descendants of Tahitians living locally – held a meeting last week at which it elected new board members and discussed plans to build a hostel in the near future. The association formed in 2008, has since put Tahitians in touch with one […]
Medical records link for islands
Thanks to the efforts of the Ministry of Health and Telecom Cook Islands (TCI), nearly all of the outer islands are signed on to Medtech 32, a computerised patient record system that the Rarotonga hospital installed in 2005. The two islands that haven’t yet gained access to Medtech 32 – Nassau and Palmerston – will […]
Aketa relocates
Not six months after it moved from Muri to a spot directly opposite the Punanga Nui marketplace, Aketa is again relocating. Starting Monday, the fashion boutique will be open for business at the Banana Court complex in town, next to Hermie’s Salon. Owners Rebeka Buchanan and Joan Flanagan hope that the new location will allow […]
CI chefs form new group
The Cook Islands food and restaurant industry got its foot in the door with international foodies last week. Local chef Jezebel Tamasese and New Zealand chef Sam Timoko, who’s been tutoring at the Hospitality and Tourism Training Centre (HTTC), officially registered the Cook Island Chefs Association (CICA) at the ministry of justice on Tuesday. CICA […]
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