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.
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.
Chris McGeown, General Manager of Edgewater, has confirmed that the organising committee for the 2011 Cook Islands tourism awards has been formed and is in the preliminary stages of getting the awards off the ground. He estimates that submissions can begin coming in early in the new year. McGeown said that the committee will be […]
A member of the tourism industry is complaining that new Cook Islands Tourism (CIT) chief executive Carmel Beattie has not yet made time to meet with everyone in the industry. The person, who asked not to be named, said that they felt it was “a bit impersonal” that she hadn’t yet called a meeting with […]
Secretary of Justice Mark Short has responded to comments by Sholan Ivaiti that point to Short misusing operating funds while he was chief executive of the Development Investment Board. Short said that former Financial Secretary Ivaiti was wrong to suggest in a letter of complaint against Director of Audit Paul Allsworth that he (Short) unlawfully […]
Dame Margaret Shields, a former New Zealand cabinet minister, brought memories and mementoes back to the Cook Islands last week. Dame Margaret was a Labour Party MP throughout the 1980s. She is holidaying in Rarotonga and has brought with her an album of photographs which document the devastation caused by Cyclone Sally in 1987. Now […]
Last month, Te Vaerua Community Rehabilitation Service put on a community garage sale to raise funds to get the new Arorangi office up and running. The sale was a huge success and brought in over $3,000, which has been helping to fix up Te Vaerua headquarters and to pay physiotherapist Rebecca Washbourne, who has been […]
The Rotary Club of Rarotonga has its first Cook Islands woman president since the club was established in 1969. Maureen Hilyard recently received the Rotary Chain of Office from past president Mike Pynenburg at its formal changeover event. During the ceremony, Hilyard introduced her new executive committee whose members include Mousie Skews, Kevin Carr, John […]
Norman George has dispelled the rumour that he will be joining the new political party, Cook Islands Party Tumu, which emerged at the weekend. The Cook Islands Party Tumu was formed because of a fallout with the CIP central executive over the RAPPA (Ruatonga, Avatiu, Panama, Palmerston, Atupa) nominations. Originally MP Albert ‘Peto’ Nicholas declared […]
Te Kura O Te Au will announce electorate representatives for Rarotonga this week. Spokesperson for Te Kura O Te Au steering committee Jancey Trego says that the “fundamental point of difference” between Te Kura and other parties is its electoral procedure. The party advocates voters electing candidates without interference from the steering committee, so as […]
Air Raro is sold out of tickets to Mangaia this weekend, but there’s another option for those who want to watch the solar eclipse and are willing to make last-minute plans. The SV Southern Cross – a 58ft ketch – will be tracking across the Pacific to watch the eclipse from the sea and has […]
A passing motorist found a 15-year-old female of Aroa alone and unconscious on the main road at Ruaau around 4.30am on Saturday. Police transported her to hospital and are still investigating whether alcohol was involved, though medical personnel said that the young woman has a heart condition. Two break-ins were reported at the weekend. In […]
The first direct Sydney flight landed yesterday morning just before 5am to a warm Cook Islands welcome. Airport personnel and Cook Islands Tourism (CIT) staged a special greeting, which was attended by a number of public figures bedecked in ei and their Sunday best. The flight arrived early, which deputy prime minister Robert Wigmore said […]
Pacific independent media organisations are soon to have their own voice. They are distancing themselves from the existing Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) which they believe is no longer effective. The new body is tentatively being called Pacific Media Association (PMA). It proposes to embrace and promote media freedom, ethics, governance and transparency as well […]
A boy playing with fire almost caused a disaster at the Nikao Tennis Centre on Saturday. A fire broke out around 12.30pm in a shipping container used as a gear and storage shed, after a boy meant to be helping with lawn mowing and raking took a lighted piece of paper or stick into the […]
There could be a link between postnatal depression and identification with one’s culture, according to a recent survey. Leon Iusitini, a member of the Pacific Islands Families (PIF) study team, said on Friday at the annual health conference that Cook Islanders have a 17.6% chance of developing postnatal depression (PND). The survey found that PND […]
Sexuality was the subject of a number of presentations at Friday’s health conference closing session. Eighteen-year-old Kimi of Tereora College gave a powerful speech detailing her take on teenage pregnancy – a prevalent issue given that in the Cook Islands, the mean age of girls who get pregnant for the first time is 16. Kimi […]
Three more staff have resigned from Cook Islands Tourism (CIT) in response to restructuring planned for the agency that is expected to lead the country’s most profitable industry. The resignations of product manager Anne Lyon, NZ-Australia marketing officer Jeremy Goodwin and UK-Europe marketing officer Kura Metuariki bring total departures this year from CIT to six. […]
The Democratic Party committee in Murienua has postponed the run-off between James Beer and Angeline Tuara for the Murienua candidacy until Friday July 9. The run off was originally set for Wednesday June 30. James Beer told CI News this week that he is fixed on ensuring that the proper process is followed. “We need […]
An international conference will be held on Rarotonga from next Tuesday to Thursday, bringing together staff from the Punanga Reo o Akarana and Early Childhood Education (ECE) teachers in Rarotonga and some southern group schools. The conference will be held at the Crown Beach Resort and aims to discuss issues and concerns regarding the maintenance […]
On the heels of Dr Wame Baravilala’s warning about the dangers of a poor diet, Dr Kara Okesene-Gafa of Middlemore Hospital spoke about the relationship between obesity and poor reproductive health at yesterday’s session of the Cook Islands health conference. A licensed obstetrician, Okesene-Gafa explained that obesity can cause abnormal menstruation and affect a woman’s […]
The Cook Islands Canadian family will gather at Muri beach today to celebrate their country’s national day – Canada Day, which was on July 1. All Canucks (and friends) on the rock are invited to come and share Canadian games, songs, jokes and bring picnic food to keep the wolves at bay – a common […]
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