The incidence rate of newly diagnosed mental health cases in the Cook Islands between 2021 and 2023 is nearly five per 1000 population, but a non-governmental organisation claims there are more cases than officially reported.
The newly appointed president of the Cook Islands Tourism Industry Council aims to further develop the tourism sector in the Cook Islands, building upon the progress made since the Covid-19 pandemic.
Mitiaro school students already have a name for the new state-of-the-art laptops they received as a pilot school for the One Laptop Per Child Project – ‘Rorouira apaipai’ – literally the carry around computer. The laptop project had been stalled for over a year, but this January, about 70 of them were finally sent to […]
The Aitutaki Cyclone Appeal Committee will be reviewing and processing donations at a meeting in Rarotonga on Thursday at 5pm. The committee requests village leaders to be present and asks that they bring a list of donors and all receipts to the hostel on Wednesday, so as to reconcile the accounts. – RR Cyclone Appeal […]
Police responded to six vehicle accidents at the weekend and say that those involved were lucky not to receive major injuries. Three accidents occurred early on Friday morning. The first accident occurred opposite the Kii Kii Motel in Tupapa when a female driver heading towards Muri crashed through the hedges. She was breath tested and […]
A presentation outlining the key points of the country’s economic development task force programme was well-received in New Zealand, according to a media release from the office of the prime minister. Information about the programme was conveyed to the New Zealand government during a visit to Wellington recently by task force chairman Tata Crocombe, and […]
The northern group islands could get much needed supplies earlier than expected if Taio Shipping manages to fix its second ship over the next week. MV Te Kou Maru is expected to depart with cargo for the north on March 10 but this could leave sooner if repair work on its sister ship is completed […]
Scientists from New Zealand are in Rarotonga and Aitutaki this month as part of an initiative to measure vulnerability and risk from earthquakes and cyclones in the Pacific Islands. Led by scientist Phil Glassie from NZ government-owned research organisation, GNS Science, they will spend the next six months collecting information on buildings and other infrastructure […]
The Cook Islands has become the second country to sign a treaty on the conservation and management of high seas fisheries this month. While in Wellington earlier this month, deputy prime minister and minister of marine resources Robert Wigmore signed the Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fishery Resources in the South […]
Tourism is all go again after the disruption caused by cyclone Pat, according to the Aitutaki Tourism Council’s second situation report. Yesterday’s report (dated Sunday February 21) starts by saying that in the interest of helping visitors to Aitutaki make informed decisions on their travel to our Island, the Tourism Council of Aitutaki will provide […]
Aitutaki Cyclone Appeal Committee says an intention to formally request country embassies in Wellington to match dollar for dollar any funds it raises has been sidelined on advice from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. ACA secretary Flo Syme-Buchanan said the committee had planned to write formal letters to embassies requesting assistance by matching the final […]
Cat and dog owners are urged to take their pets to the Esther Honey Foundation Clinic for a free spay or neuter. Tuesday February 23 is Spay Day International – a Humane Society International annual campaign to inspire people to save animal lives by spaying or neutering pets and homeless cats and dogs. This is […]
Police documented eight thefts last week. On Monday, pareu were stolen from a Kavera home. A gas bottle and a maroon mobile phone were taken from another Kavera residence. On Tuesday, residents of a Titikaveka home reported a theft of $400, cigarettes and a cell phone. Another Titikaveka resident reported that a handbag, diary, credit […]
Leaders of the country’s two political parties are warning government that all major expenditure on cyclone recovery must be done according to the rules – with parliamentary endorsement. Democratic leader Sir Terepai Maoate says very little commitment can be made to the people of Aitutaki and the full recovery programme because the minority government needs […]
Telecom wants to tailor solutions to the needs of businesses as it attempts to improve its overall services further, says chief executive Jules Maher. At a cocktail function held on Tuesday for TCI’s key clients, Maher said the company is hoping to better understand the specific needs of businesses. “We need to find out what […]
Telecom’s pledge to deliver better service has been branded a facade by Mervin Communications director William Framhein. “It’s all very well for Anthony Briscoe of Telecom New Zealand to say Telecom Cook Islands is of like-mind with the government and the people who want telecommunications that are good value, great service and quality second to […]
Beacons used by Air Rarotonga pilots to direct landings were recently damaged in strong winds on Penrhyn and Aitutaki. Air Raro managing director Ewan Smith said that the beacon building on Penrhyn was destroyed and that without it, flights were unable to travel northward. A Tuesday flight to Manihiki was delayed until Thursday so as […]
Former works secretary Atatoa Herman has been nominated as the Cook Islands Party candidate for Ngatangiia for the upcoming general elections. Herman’s nomination was confirmed at a meeting of the Ngatangiia CIP membership. Herman joins several other candidates who have been announced by the CIP recently. The candidates are Nandi Glassie for Tengatangi-Areora-Ngatiarua, Norman George […]
Shipping services to the Cook Islands could be improved if New Zealand expands its initial proposal to build a ship for a Samoa-Tokelau service. Foreign affairs minister Robert Wigmore was in Wellington last week where he met with his NZ counterpart Murray McCully to discuss shipping issues. McCully requested the meeting which foreign affairs secretary […]
Immigration officials from the Pacific region met yesterday at the Muri Beach Club for the 13th annual Pacific Immigration Directors’ Conference. The meeting was the first of the year, and will be followed by another in July and a final conference in October. A Cook Islands delegate represented Polynesia, delegates from Papua New Guinea and […]
Most Pacific economies are stuck at zero growth but cash-strapped governments are now being provided some budget support from the Asian Development Bank, said vice-president Larry Greenwood. Speaking at a press conference after the second day of talks at the UN Pacific conference on the human face of the global economic crisis (GEC) in Vanuatu, […]
Kids’ clothes and toys, a pick-up truck and tools were among items stolen over the weekend in four separate burglaries reported to Rarotonga police. A cheeky burglar broke into a Pokoinu home by climbing a mango tree and gaining access through a window. The home owner reported that toys were stolen from their home which […]
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