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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.
Vaevae wraps up with Zumba party
The move for health Vaevae Challenge wrapped up its eight week programme on Friday afternoon with a mass Zumba party at the BCI Stadium in Nikao. The 54 teams of six that took part in the programme gathered at the stadium to celebrate their new healthier lifestyle kicked off by the walking challenge. The programme […]
Takitumu school grateful for community support
Takitumu School now has a new photocopier thanks to its students, their parents and the community for supporting its spellathon and readathon last month. Principal Engia Pate says just over $12,500 was raised through the school’s major fundraiser for the year and says the funds also helped purchase other educational equipment to benefit the 160 […]
Southern Cross undergoing repairs
The SV Southern Cross, which was at sea for a total of 20 days after the engine broke down near Palmerston, is now undergoing engine repairs in Rarotonga. Paul Green, the boat’s captain and owner, said that further problems confronted the three man crew when they were sailing back to Rarotonga. A helyard on one […]
Free business course week coming up
Free business training courses are being offered during Rarotonga Business Week from July 27-30. They include a one day course on how to manage a car and motorbike service and repair workshop and an evening session on internet marketing. The four courses on offer next week are part of the second year of the joint […]
The value of education
Yvonne Underhill-Sem is very aware of how important it is to have Cook Islanders represented in academia. It’s incredibly difficult to get a job on the academic staff at the University of Auckland, with over 48 applicants for a recent post. “As the only Cook Islander academic at the university, I have an obligation to […]
The phenomenon of distance
Evelyn Marsters is fascinated by the way Cook Islanders organise their lives over massive distances. So fascinated, in fact, that she has been studying the phenomenon since she began her Masters in geography, when she studied the way households in Manihiki and Mauke organised their finances and lives. “I looked at how resources and households […]
Call to support independents
Cook Islander Warren Wichman has set up his own political party and is running for a Federal Senate seat in New South Wales, Australia. He is visiting Rarotonga to see family, and is calling for the nation to support the independents running for office in the upcoming general elections. Wichman’s father, Peter Wichman, was a […]
Pacific and Asia closer
Australia-New Zealand (ANZ) Banking Group Limited general manager Norman Wilson believes the Pacific and the Asia are coming closer as trade is shifting more towards Asia. Speaking at the Fiji Economy Update 2010, Wilson highlighted the historical trade flow between Asia and the Pacific was around 15 percent. “This has however, grown by 25 percent […]
Minister heads to Mitiaro for infrastructure review
Infrastructure Minister William Heather Jnr was due to head an eight-member delegation to Mitiaro today to explore projects for the island. New Zealand High Commissioner Linda Te Puni and NZAID representatives were reportedly accompanying the minister on the visit. Heather’s chief executive, Tere Taio, told CI News that the minister was hoping to be updated […]
Increasing youth in agriculture
A consultation on the Pacific Youth in Agriculture Strategy was held recently in Suva. The public meeting in Fiji kicked off a three-week Pacific wide consultation to seek views from relevant stakeholders on the recommendations made to increase youth participation in agriculture in the Pacific. Pacific youth comprise about 20 per cent of the total […]
Boys Zone in Raro
Boys from all over Rarotonga attended Boy Zone yesterday. One of the many events of careers week, Boy Zone aims to help boys who are in their final year at school make informed choices as they think about their career paths. The event was held at USP and lead by Ian George, advisor to the […]
CIP name and uto symbol protected
The Cook Islands Party says it applauds the decision of the court to ban others from using the name or initials of the party in reference to other parties. The CIP issued a press release yesterday in response to Justice Colin Nicholson’s judgment released on Friday. The judgment means that Avatiu MP Albert Nicholas can […]
Flying goodbye from Chinese Ambassador
Zhang Limin, who has been the Chinese Ambassador to the Cook Islands, Niue, and New Zealand since 2008, has visited Rarotonga for the last time in an official capacity. To meet China’s strict retirement laws Limin is retiring immediately when he turns 60. Yesterday, he paid courtesy calls to several ministers, as well as dropping […]
Child assault claim
A mother also filed a complaint with police, claiming that her 10-year-old son had been assaulted at the Empire theatre on Friday night. She said that when she picked him up from the movies, she noticed swelling on the right side of her face “that clearly showed the palm of an adult hand”, Rua said. […]
Candidacy under review
The Democratic Party Murienua committee is set to decide if James Beer is still the candidate after an issue arose over his membership in the party. Committee chairman Kaota Tuariki told CI News yesterday that it was likely to announce the outcome of its review into the matter by tomorrow. Tuariki would not comment further, […]
Politicians should know better says Rasmussen
Politicians have a higher onus to steer clear of situations of financial conflict of interest says Finance Minister Wilkie Rasmussen. He believes Former Finance Minister Sir Terepai Maoate and his former Associate Minister Terepai Maoate Jnr should never have even thought about applying for $60,000 worth of business support loan funds through the Business Trade […]
Te Kura announces new policies
Te Kura O Te Au has added two new policies to its party platform. Spokesperson Jancey Trego said that the party is now publicly advocating equal representation for men and women in parliament. Chairman of the Te Kura O Te Au advisory committee Tim Tepaki proposed the policy, as he and other committee members decided […]
Students talk to women in science
Female senior students from Rarotonga and southern group islands high schools spent yesterday speaking to local women working in the science and technology industry. Female students gathered at the Pukapuka hostel for the annual Women in Science and Technology (WISAT) workshop. Around 60 young women attended the one day workshop where in groups they moved […]
Government loses Toa appeal
Appeal Court dismisses Crown appeal of Weston judgement Government has lost its appeal against Toa Petroleum’s owners and must now explore other options if it hopes to extricate itself from the eight year $1.2 million annual profit guarantee. Yesterday the Appeal Court judgement dismissed Attorney General Wilkie Rasmussen’s appeal on behalf of the Crown of […]
Author looks at merging cultures
Kiwi author John Cranna was in Rarotonga last week gathering material for a book on how Polynesian and European immigrant cultures have merged. Cranna says he has already done some research in Samoa and Fiji and is now focusing on New Zealand and the Cook Islands. He was in Rarotonga last year to conduct some […]
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