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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.

The Last Waltz looms

Only three days left! The night of the Tereora College ball ‘The Last Waltz’ is just around the corner people, so I hope you are all ready. If you don’t already know (you’d have to be living under a rock to not know) the ball will be at the Princess Anne Hall on Thursday from […]

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Swine flu vaccine given to 86%

Over 12,000 people have received the vaccination for swine flu (H1N1) during a national immunisation campaign over the past four months. The ministry of health reports that 12,115 people have received the vaccine – about 85.6 per cent of the estimated population of 14,000. Director of community health services Dr Rangi Fariu says of the […]

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Sun interference affects Telecom services

Telecom Cook Islands says that between September 12 and 20 there will be some service degradation due to sun interference. During these times the sun will be directly in line with the satellites servicing Rarotonga and a number of Outer Islands. Because the sun’s radiation is much stronger then the satellite signal it interferes with […]

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CIIC continues Aitutaki work

While work continues repairing and rebuilding homes on Aitutaki damaged by Cyclone Pat, work is also ongoing on government buildings and buildings under government control. This work includes repair and restoration of Aitutaki Hospital as well as repair and reconstruction of schools including Araura College, Araura Primary and Vaitau Primary. Also the Amuri School has […]

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Elephantitis treatment going to Pukapuka

Next month Pukapuka and Nassau will be receiving treatment for filariasis – a tropical disease more readily known as Elephantitis – a non-curable condition where parts of the body can become severely enlarged and painful. The treatment programme is being run following screening of the population last month. Director of community health services Dr Rangi […]

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Ngatangiia a 'step towards reform'

The Ngatangiia Democratic Party Committee says that the planned run-off later this month to decide their candidate is “the first step towards political reform”. In a media release on Friday the committee said a Ngatangiia Democratic Party public meeting would be held on September 23 upon confirmation of the candidates for the run-off. They said […]

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Not just muscles!

It’s time to re-label modern day bodybuilding. The word bodybuilding easily conjures images of guys spending endless hours grunting it out in the gym and developing freakishly huge muscles, with personalities such as the now Governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, being the most famous of them all. It is true that to be a bodybuilder, […]

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Spiritual healing in Hawaii

Members of the Cook Islands Voyaging Society have been taking part in a ‘Health our spirit worldwide conference’ in Honolulu – a meeting of indigenous people from across the globe. Pictured here is the director of the Polynesian Voyaging Society Nainoa Thompson (centre left) with members of the Cook Islands Voyaging Society including (from left) […]

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Pacific academic talks about alcohol use

Auckland University Pacific Health lecturer Dr Vili Nosa says his research on alcohol use by Niuean men in NZ reveals similarities to the drinking practices of other Pacific Islanders. Nosa spoke at the recent Women in Sport seminar about his work and research which has focused on alcohol, tobacco and drug use. For his PhD […]

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Inspired by Blondie's

Cook Islander Potini Potini has been taking photos for most of his life, but it wasn’t until four years ago that he realised he had a gift. A friend of his got married in 2006 and he wasn’t impressed with the images captured by the professional photographer, smugly noting to himself that he could probably […]

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Amendment proposed

Government has looked at tabling an amendment to the Constitution before parliament is dissolved on September 24. Attorney general Wilkie Rasmussen says the idea was to compliment the national referendum on the issue of whether the number of MPs should be reduced with legislation that could be followed through by the government formed after the […]

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Petrol pumps dry

Rarotonga’s petrol pumps dried up yesterday but fuel importer Triad Pacific Petroleum is saying the shortage will soon be over. The island’s fresh stock of petrol is due to arrive aboard the Southern Express on Sunday afternoon. Triad Pacific Petroleum manager Chris Vaile says he’s been assured the fuel will start coming off the ship […]

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Harbour fuel pipeline test

Toa Petroleum cleared up rumours of a burst pipeline at Avatiu Harbour on Wednesday – apparently all the digging was for the routine three-year integrity test on the fuel line. Toa manager Oki Apera says the pipeline runs from the harbour to the Panama depot and the Juhi depot now owned by the Tahiti-based Pacific […]

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Feast wraps up culture week

Today, students of Takitumu Primary School will celebrate a successful Maori Culture week in true Cook Islands style – with a traditional umu kai feast. The school students have spent the week learning all things Maori from strengthening their language to learning traditional chants, songs and dances plus learning some traditional games and sports. Yesterday […]

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Raising suicide awareness

The team from the Mental Health and Wellbeing Centre are campaigning to raise awareness of how suicide can be prevented. They are asking everyone to wear yellow today and light a candle in their window tonight at 8pm to show their support for World Suicide Prevention Awareness Day today. “There is hope there,” said Mareana […]

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Party Tumu sets out policies

Party Tumu started releasing parts of its manifesto on Wednesday in the lead up to the November election. Ruatonga-Avatiu-Palmerston-Panama-Atupa (RAPPA) MP Albert Nicholas formed the party in July after a controversial split from the Cook Islands Party. While the new party has yet to attract another election candidate, it has been actively working on its […]

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Next steps for the GPC

Lynnsay Francis of the Group for Political Change (GPC) says that Wednesday night’s forum and achieving a referendum about MP numbers are just the start for the lobbying group. There will be two further forums on change for people to attend and take part in. “We came together because we wanted some action and we […]

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GPC welcomes national referendum

Lynnsay Francis says her Group for Political Change (GPC) are rapt that a national referendum on reducing the number of MPs will go ahead. “We’re thrilled. We (GPC) regrouped. We went out and asked the people what they wanted and they told us and we went and lobbied some of the MPs and cabinet ministers […]

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Leadership called for

Angeline Tuara was the only candidate at the Forum for Change who spoke up in support of having a strong leader for the Cook Islands. “What I would really like to see is strong leadership for the country. I want the Prime Minister to lead, to mould and to train. He needs to have skills […]

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MPs, hopefuls support reform

MPs and political hopefuls joined forces and pledged their support for a reduction in MP numbers at the people’s forum for change. Along with nine others, the Deputy Prime Minister and Democratic Party Leader Robert Wigmore stated his support for a reduction in the number of MPs from the current 24 on Wednesday night. There […]

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