Tiki Ice Cream Café, the new ice cream shop located near the airport in Nikao, is offering a refreshing addition to the area’s food scene.
Cook Islands Investment Corporation (CIIC) in collaboration with Emergency Management Cook Islands (EMCI), a division in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), has announced the commencement of the Rarotonga Safety Shelter Programme (RSSP).
Air NZ flight 45 landed on Rarotonga four hours late on Tuesday night. A passenger suffered a ‘serious’ heart attack midway through the flight from Auckland to Rarotonga, according to Air NZ manager David Bridge, and the plane turned back mid-flight. The traveller was rushed to hospital in Auckland, and the plane jettisoned its fuel […]
The Ministry of Cultural Development in association with UNESCO invites the public at large to take part in the national workshop on ‘safeguarding of the intangible cultural heritage in the Cook Islands’. The invite is especially calling for traditional leaders, government and non-government organisations, musicians, composers, choreographers and anyone interested in Cook Islands cultural heritage […]
The 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand is a key opportunity for Cook Islands Tourism, according to Martin Sneddon, CEO Rugby World Cup 2011. After the success of the first wave of ticket sales, Sneddon says that Pacific nations can look to European tourists for stopovers on their way back from New Zealand. Over […]
Cricket in Mangaia is on track to be restored to its glory days of the1950s when each village played competitive cricket. It was also the era when a Mangaia representative team beat Aitutaki who arrived to Mangaia unbeaten after touring Rarotonga. Last week Cook Islands Cricket travelled to Mangaia with its popular ANZ Outer Island […]
There was a celebratory buzz in the air at the Rarotonga international airport yesterday as the $8.5 million newly built terminal buildings were officially opened. Travellers have been using the terminals since April and yesterday’s formal blessing and opening was an opportunity to congratulate those involved in making the project a reality. About 250 invited […]
The French navy is here to help the Cooks with Operation Tautai. Several Pacific countries have this year launched Operation Tautai in a combined effort to police uncontrolled Pacific waters for illegal fishing activity. The mission aimed to identify and apprehend vessels in breach of fishing regulations. A number of foreign vessels, especially from Asia, […]
The discourse on foreign aid is still haunted by colonial era issues of guilt, greed, and good intentions. Little wonder that the topic has been steeped in controversy and misunderstanding, which often overshadows the importance that aid can play in improving the lives of many poor people around the world. A recent review of the […]
The Oire Nikao dance troupe’s upcoming all-expenses-paid trip to Tahiti was cancelled last week and postponed to next year. Eighty members of the troupe dancers, drummers, leaders and costume makers were scheduled to leave at the end of this month to perform in the Polynesian cultural festival in Papeete. But the trip was called off […]
Taking good care of your animals is in your best interest as well as theirs. Some people have suggested that the Esther Honey Foundation animal clinic in Nikao put more emphasis on owners tying up their dogs to prevent them from being hit by cars. The foundation has long advocated that dogs be kept at […]
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) are co-organizing the Pacific NCD Forum from June 21 – 23 in Nadi, aimed at strengthening prevention and control of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the Pacific islands. With the theme ‘From Evidence to Action’, the forum will focus on utilising existing evidence […]
It took Englishman Richard Bird 41 years to reach Rarotonga, but he’s finally made it. In 1969, Bird read Tom Neale’s autobiography, An Island to Oneself, which traces the Kiwi author’s life on Suwarrow, and resolved to visit the Cook Islands. He sent a letter to government requesting information about how to get here, as […]
French naval vessel La Tapageuse arrives in the harbour tomorrow and will be here for three days. Its crew is returning from a mission to patrol the high sea pocket that spans the exclusive economic zones of the Cook Islands, Kiribati and French Polynesia. Te Kukupa was a convoy to the voyage as well. Nathallie […]
This week, police signed a memorandum of understanding with the Department for National Human Resources Development (DNHRD) formalising its intention to provide police training under the accreditation of the Association of Cook Islands Tertiary Institutes (ACITI). The Cook Islands police services will be providing police education and training programmes that are endorsed by ACITI, which […]
Cook Islands Tourism (CIT) brought the warmth of the Pacific to the chilly Waikato at the annual National Agricultural Fieldays at Mystery Creek. CIT was there promoting the country at the four-day event held from June 16-19. Fieldays is the largest agribusiness event in the southern hemisphere and is attended by farming enthusiasts throughout New […]
The Mongoose golden oldies rugby team volunteered their time to clear the site of the new SPCA animal centre in Vaimaanga recently. The team worked hard for two afternoons ridding the site of creepers and other foliage so that work can begin on cat runs and dog kennels for strays. SPCA president Alistair Macquarie said […]
Aspiring actor Tai Mackenzie can’t cry. He was the only Pacific Island student attending the National Youth Drama School in Hawke’s Bay this year, and he’s caught the eye of a well-known production company, but he can’t cry. Mackenzie, 18, said that it’s the only thing he finds difficult about acting. “I’ve been sitting in […]
Police are cracking down on speeding. In the past week, 30 people have been charged for speeding and fined $100 each. Police want to remind the public to drive cautiously in two reduced speed zones – one at the back road of Nikao, from Aunty Mau’s residence to the Harley Street intersection, and the other […]
Audit is losing two senior staff members. Manager of special reviews and performance audit Allan Parker and senior audit manager of financial audit Elizabeth Tommy have been posted at the regional audit body, Pacific Association of Supreme Audit Institution (PASAI). Parker has been appointed Capacity Building Advisor and is currently on secondment and taking leave […]
The Whitireia Community Polytechnic in Porirua has for years been offering NZQA business administration and computing programmes to employees in the Cook Islands. This month, a number of Cook Islanders graduated from office administration and computing, business and accounting courses. Aquarius hosted graduation ceremonies earlier this month in recognition of the students’ hard work, commitment […]
Police are asking for any information regarding an armed young man who reportedly attempted to break into two homes. Two Matavera residents reported a male of a slender build trying to break into their homes, armed with a pocket knife. He was wearing black shorts, shirt and shoes, and a blue jacket. If you have […]
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