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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.
Avatea students learn first aid
Years 4-8 at Avatea primary school went through a ‘People Savers’ first aid course for two weeks last month. The course taught students basic first aid skills including the recovery position, book work and a practical demonstration. A course was held last year for teachers and this year the students were given the opportunity to […]
Call for support to battle epidemic
Health specialists have appealed for increased United Nations support in the battle against the epidemic in the Pacific of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as diabetes, heart attacks and cancer. A meeting in Nadi last week backed a call on the UN to hold a global summit on NCDs, to include them in the Millennium Development […]
Air NZ lounge separate from the VIP lounge
The difference between the Air NZ premium lounge and the government lounge at the newly-renovated airport terminal has become the subject of much confusion. Air NZ manager David Bridge clarified that the government lounge will be used to host visiting dignitaries, the prime minister and local government officials before and after flights. It is a […]
New Norway ambassador visits
Norway has appointed a new Ambassador to the Cook Islands. On Friday at the residence of Queen’s Representative Sir Frederick Goodwin, Her Excellency Mrs Siren Gjerme Eriksen presented her credentials as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Cook Islands. She handed over a letter from King Harald V to Goodwin, which authorised her as Norway’s […]
NZ quizzed over $4.8m for Pacific
The $4.8 million allocated in the New Zealand Budget for the Pacific Economic Development Agency (PEDA) has been widely questioned. The NZ Government said that the money will be used to help young, unskilled Pacific Islanders without jobs who are living in New Zealand. But concerns have been raised about how capable PEDA is of […]
Ben breaks out of comfort zone
the winner of New Zealand’s version of The Apprentice was Cook Islander Thomas Ben. He took the time out packing up his house in Auckland this week to talk about his love of the Cook Islands and offer a few business tips to budding entrepreneurs. Ben’s grandfather was born on Manihiki and his grandmother was […]
Tamariki apii tumu korero
Kua raveia te tarere atu korero na te au tamariki apii Rarotonga inanai i ko i te apii Avatea. Kua putuputu mai te au aito korero Maori no roto mai i te au apii i runga i te enua no teia akakoroanga e kua akapapa ratou i ta ratou au korero ki runga i te […]
Cutting the cloth to fit
This month as we close on this financial year, the budget policy statement for the next financial year says it best: we will need to ‘cut our cloth according to our size’. We’ve all had one of those days when trying on a shirt or skirt we find it has shrunk, when all else has […]
Aitutaki identity passes away
Bernard ‘Bernie’ Storr, aged 75, passed away at the Aitutaki hospital after a long illness. He was given a long funeral service on Saturday June 5 at his residence in Tautu. His grieving wife Tapu and family wish to advise all family and friends about Bernie’s passing away. His wife Tapu is the daughter of […]
Blue Light run to break relay record
Next Thursday’s 40 hour run-a-thon relay is slated to break a record set by the Takuvaine U21 rugby boys in 1986, who ran a fundraiser relay for 36 consecutive hours. The July 1 relay is a police initiative, and proceeds will benefit Blue Light, the non-profit organisation that aims to keep kids out of trouble. […]
New party wants no Sunday flights
Te Kura O Te Au said it would seek to immediately suspend all Sunday flights to Aitutaki and after a “cooling off period” of at least two years, conduct a referendum with the people of Aitutaki regarding Sunday flights. The new political party recently announced this as one of its objectives if it was successful […]
Tav opens new Avarua shop
Amidst unwanted public attention and pressure to pay an outstanding tax debt, businesswoman Elena Tavioni is pressing on. She is in the process of opening a new shop at the Beachcomber in Avarua, and outfitting it with new products and new designs. Tavioni declined to comment on the new venture other than to say she […]
Urologists to visit
If your bladder is a pressing issue – relief is on the way with a team specialists in urology from New Zealand set to begin screening on the island this Monday Urology is the surgical specialty that focuses on the urinary tracts of males and females, and on the reproductive system of males. Medical professionals […]
Considering reproductive health in disaster plan
The Cook Islands Family Welfare Association (CIFWA) has this week been facilitating a three-day workshop at Sinai Hall. The focus of the workshop, that ends today, is to ensure that a national disaster response plan considers the rights of women, children and acknowledges reproductive health in general. The workshop is a Sexual and Reproductive Health […]
Telecom sends Aitutaki equipment to US
Replacement equipment arrived early this week in Aitutaki for the new switch damaged during installation last week. “Unfortunately these were insufficient to ‘liven’ the new switch so faulty equipment has been sent back to the United States for repairs,” Telecom Cook Islands marketing manager Mark Boyd said. The timeline for this is about three weeks. […]
CI financial watchdog goes online and global
Louise Wittwer, manager offshore services at the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC), recently returned from a trip to Mauritius in Africa. She attended the Corporate Registers Forum (CRF) 2010, which focused on keeping corporate registers honest, and which assisted her in preparing a ‘scoping proposal’ to identify potential sources of funding. While she was in Mauritius, […]
New Air NZ baggage policy takes effect
Late last month Air New Zealand introduced a new baggage allowance policy, which is gradually being implemented locally. Economy class passengers are allowed just one piece of luggage weighing no more than 23kg, with each additional bag which also has to weigh less than 23kg costing $75. Business class passengers, on the other hand, are […]
'Apologise to the guy in the mirror'
Justice of the peace John Kenning presided over a number of cases in the high court yesterday, a number of which were adjourned as defence lawyer Norman George was off the island.
Stan the Man helps at home
Ireland based Cook Islands professional rugby player Stanley Wright is back home on Rarotonga for his annual visit to catch up with his parents David and Tuki Wright. But the hulking six-foot-one prop has spent much of his holiday helping local clubs ahead of this weekend’s first round of the 15s season. Stan is based […]
Irish lads want to play rugby
A 40-man rugby squad from Ballyclare High School in Ireland will touch down in Rarotonga in three weeks time to make history as the first ever Irish college rugby team to tour the Cook Islands. The Irish will begin their tour in New Zealand where they will play rugby for three weeks against a number […]
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