Cook Islands Police data shows no increasing crime trend, but the Opposition leader and a road safety advocate argue understaffing and passive policing conceal actual crime and safety issues in Rarotonga.
The Australian High Commission has announced the opening of the Australia – Cook Islands Community Grants Program.
Scientist recommends insect ‘biocontrol’ Peter de Lange, threatened plant scientist for the NZ Department of Conservation, issued a grim warning to Rarotongans this week: “If Cook Islands people don’t do something about their forest, it’s going to disappear”, he said. De Lange said with confidence that he believes “if the Cook Islands don’t do something […]
Tereora College teacher Brian Tairea rolled out with the CITC Careers Expo wheelbarrow hamper yesterday after it was announced that college student Miimetua Monga had won the company’s expo competition. Although only students could enter the ‘match and win’ competition at the expo on Thursday, the wheelbarrow hamper prize would be a prize for the […]
Finance Minister appeals to MPs to put political differences aside Finance Minister Wilkie Rasmussen has issued an appeal to all MPs to refrain from supporting a motion of no confidence in the Prime Minister should it arise when they gather at Parliament next week. Rasmussen issued a statement yesterday saying he believes political differences and […]
Demonstrations and hands-on exhibits at the Careers Expo yesterday helped students better understand the career paths of their choice. The annual Careers Expo was held for the first time at the Telecom Sports Arena in Nikao where over 600 senior students from Rarotonga and the southern group islands schools visited to find out more about […]
Cook Islander Junior Eraio is aiming to someday land his oversized vegetables in the Guinness Book of World Records. Eraio, who lives on a farm in Taranaki, has harvested five separate kumara plants, each weighing over two kilos. The biggest kumara he’s ever produced was 3 kilos. His claim to fame is a 45-kilo head […]
Tourism corporation chief executive Carmel Beattie met with over 100 tourism industry players this week in her first major meet and greet. She presented her plans for promoting the Australian non-stop flight. Beattie was clear on the challenges which the Australian market presented, stating that Australians have a large number of destinations they can get […]
The Top Shape Gym in Taputapuatea has enlisted the help of master fitness trainer Terry Thorne to help deliver a superior group fitness programme for the people of the Cook Islands. Thorne will hold a motivational talk today for gym members and anyone wanting to be inspired into leading a healthy lifestyle. While on the […]
Over 600 students from Rarotonga and outer island schools will attend today’s Careers Expo at the Telecom Sports Arena. Students from Rarotonga secondary schools and high schools from the outer islands of Atiu, Mauke, Mangaia, Mitiaro and Aitutaki will spend today discovering the huge variety of career choices that they can get into after school. […]
Infrastructure Minister William Heather Jnr was due to head an eight-member delegation to Mitiaro today to explore projects for the island. New Zealand High Commissioner Linda Te Puni and NZAID representatives were reportedly accompanying the minister on the visit. Heather’s chief executive, Tere Taio, told CI News that the minister was hoping to be updated […]
A consultation on the Pacific Youth in Agriculture Strategy was held recently in Suva. The public meeting in Fiji kicked off a three-week Pacific wide consultation to seek views from relevant stakeholders on the recommendations made to increase youth participation in agriculture in the Pacific. Pacific youth comprise about 20 per cent of the total […]
Cook Islands Party (CIP) MP Norman George’s call for a national strike was yesterday overtaken by the announcement that Parliament would sit next week. Yesterday George told the CI News that the country should consider a national strike next week if Parliament is not called and the Budget passed. He said this stoppage should involve […]
The move for health Vaevae Challenge wrapped up its eight week programme on Friday afternoon with a mass Zumba party at the BCI Stadium in Nikao. The 54 teams of six that took part in the programme gathered at the stadium to celebrate their new healthier lifestyle kicked off by the walking challenge. The programme […]
Takitumu School now has a new photocopier thanks to its students, their parents and the community for supporting its spellathon and readathon last month. Principal Engia Pate says just over $12,500 was raised through the school’s major fundraiser for the year and says the funds also helped purchase other educational equipment to benefit the 160 […]
The SV Southern Cross, which was at sea for a total of 20 days after the engine broke down near Palmerston, is now undergoing engine repairs in Rarotonga. Paul Green, the boat’s captain and owner, said that further problems confronted the three man crew when they were sailing back to Rarotonga. A helyard on one […]
Free business training courses are being offered during Rarotonga Business Week from July 27-30. They include a one day course on how to manage a car and motorbike service and repair workshop and an evening session on internet marketing. The four courses on offer next week are part of the second year of the joint […]
Yvonne Underhill-Sem is very aware of how important it is to have Cook Islanders represented in academia. It’s incredibly difficult to get a job on the academic staff at the University of Auckland, with over 48 applicants for a recent post. “As the only Cook Islander academic at the university, I have an obligation to […]
Evelyn Marsters is fascinated by the way Cook Islanders organise their lives over massive distances. So fascinated, in fact, that she has been studying the phenomenon since she began her Masters in geography, when she studied the way households in Manihiki and Mauke organised their finances and lives. “I looked at how resources and households […]
Cook Islander Warren Wichman has set up his own political party and is running for a Federal Senate seat in New South Wales, Australia. He is visiting Rarotonga to see family, and is calling for the nation to support the independents running for office in the upcoming general elections. Wichman’s father, Peter Wichman, was a […]
Australia-New Zealand (ANZ) Banking Group Limited general manager Norman Wilson believes the Pacific and the Asia are coming closer as trade is shifting more towards Asia. Speaking at the Fiji Economy Update 2010, Wilson highlighted the historical trade flow between Asia and the Pacific was around 15 percent. “This has however, grown by 25 percent […]
Boys from all over Rarotonga attended Boy Zone yesterday. One of the many events of careers week, Boy Zone aims to help boys who are in their final year at school make informed choices as they think about their career paths. The event was held at USP and lead by Ian George, advisor to the […]
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