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Cousins bring cool treats

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.

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Government partners with communities to improve safety shelters

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).

CIT talks with Aussie market

Cook Islands Tourism representatives at the recent Bula Fiji Tourism Exchange (BFTE) in Fiji said they took the opportunity to recap with the Australia market on the upcoming Sydney-Rarotonga flight. CI Tourism board member Robert Skews said the Australian wholesalers were all “very happy going forward with our flight” and they had a chance to […]

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Baton departs after massive reception

The Queen’s Baton departed Rarotonga early yesterday continuing its global relay journey in Tuvalu. On Rarotonga the baton was warmly welcomed by all villages and vaka who went the extra mile to give the baton and its bearers a real Cook Islands welcome. After a day of travelling around Rarotonga passing from hand to hand, […]

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5 months in jail for assault on visitor

JP Tangi Tuoro presided over the following cases in the high court last week: Travel Tangatapoto – pleaded guilty to assault on a female and one unlawfully found charge. Police highlighted that the incident impacted not only the victim, but also the Cook Islands tourism industry, as the victim was a tourist and the incident […]

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Police attend media workshop in Samoa

At the beginning of the month, two members of the Cook Islands police force attended a five-day media seminar in Apia, Samoa that focused on the way that building a relationship with the media can improve community confidence. The seminar was funded by the Australian Federal Police Pacific Police Development Program and attracted 20 participants […]

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Promoting Pacific ICT development

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) are working together to identify opportunities for joint information and communication technology initiatives in the Pacific islands. The partnership became official when ADB and SPC signed a letter of agreement this month, enabling SPC to join an existing ADB regional technical assistance […]

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Red Cross thanks community for support

Cook Islands Red Cross would like to extend a very big thank you to all those who contributed wholeheartedly to our Door Knock Appeal last Monday. The appeal ended up generating $6194.80 in donations to aid and assist future Red Cross projects. A big meitaki maata also to all the schools who accepted our invitation […]

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Tourist hits dog at Nikao

A tourist escaped serious injury after hitting a dog at Nikao. Police say on Friday afternoon, a tourist was driving a motorbike on the back road at Nikao when a dog darted in front of him. The driver collided with the dog and fell off his bike, but was not seriously injured. Police also responded […]

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Pacific Blue confirms fourth Raro flight

Pacific Blue has announced a fourth permanent weekly flight between Auckland and Rarotonga starting in July, adding over 9000 extra seats to the route each year. The flight, DJ 163, will depart Auckland on Monday at 6.30pm and return at 1.50am. The airline trialled a fourth weekly flight over the summer holiday season which attracted […]

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Quitting Manukau for Mauke

Hugh Graham, a first-term Manukau City councillor, was given a verbal serving in the New Zealand press last week by Manukau Mayor Len Brown last week over his extended absence from council, while he had been in the Cook Islands. Graham hit back yesterday saying Brown was aware of and agreed to his absence and […]

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Thunderous turou for Queen's Baton

The Queen’s Baton Relay around Rarotonga was a colourful and joyous occasion as each tapere, village and vaka staged a thunderous turou (welcome) into their area. The baton arrived on Friday night carried by 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games organising committee representative Brianca Negi. Negi and the baton were treated to a cultural performance and welcome […]

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Police outreach

Police are cordially inviting members of ethnic community groups to attend a second community meeting on Tuesday May 25 at 6 pm. An overwhelming response from the previous meeting in April has sparked interest from other organisations. The meeting will focus on building and strengthening police’s relationship with people from ethnic communities and allow police […]

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Toa-ing and froing

Apex Agencies’ director Brett Porter is relieved that the Toa case has, for the moment, closed. He insists that the whole affair was not scandalous or corrupt – it just represented a commercial transaction gone awry. The whole thing was based on a failed attempt to nationalise fuel. Porter said that government knew what it […]

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Recovery plans going forward

By Vaine Wichman During a recent visit to Aitutaki, I chatted with women leaders on how things were moving with the recovery plan since Cyclone Pat destroyed homes and lives in February. Disasters impact people in different ways. A few sit back and complain and wish for things to get back to normal right away. […]

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Carr says Government should have left Toa alone

One of this country’s most senior public accountants says the Toa fiasco was yet another case of the Government getting involved in something it shouldn’t have. Mike Carr from KPMG said the case saw the Government getting involved in matters best left for the private sector, and leaving the financial mess to be funded by […]

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Aitutaki cell site down

Telecom Cook Islands is advising Aitutaki customers that the Maunga Pu cell site is down. This site has been without power since Cyclone Pat. The site has been running by generator which now requires repairs. A mechanic is examining the generator and Telecom said they hope to have it back working as soon as possible. […]

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2 CIP nominees for Nikao

Two people have put their names forward as potential candidates for the Cook Islands Party in Nikao. CIP vice-president Mark Brown told CI News that nominations for Nikao opened on Wednesday night, with two people – Piritau Nga and Tangee Kokaua – throwing their hats into the ring from the outset. Nominations close on May […]

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Regional meeting discusses TB control

Political will, sustained commitment from governments and continued international funding remain essential for the control of tuberculosis (TB) in the Pacific region, a major regional meeting on the disease says. The fifth Pacific Stop TB meeting in Nadi, Fiji from May 4 to 7 May was organised by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) […]

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Visitors dance tonight

The Hideaway Bar in Avarua is the place to be tonight for the Papaa (visitor) and Golden Oldies dancer of year. If you are visiting our shores and have had the opportunity to watch or even try the local dancing – then this is your opportunity to really show of your dance skills. This is […]

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Switching allegiances

Hugh Graham, the Manukau City Council member in trouble with his Mayor, is currently in Rarotonga and is understood to have been given the nod as the Democratic Party’s candidate for Mauke. This in itself is a surprise given that he comes from a staunch Cook Islands Party family. It is understood that Graham, whose […]

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Queen's Baton arrives today

The island will have a festive feel this weekend for the Cook Islands leg of the Queen’s Baton global relay. All motorists are asked to be careful on the roads as the baton and its convoy travel around the island. The baton will arrive this evening and a traditional turou ‘welcome’ will be conducted at […]

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