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National
Social Impact Fund awards $199,825 to 14 community projects
The Cook Islands Social Impact Fund approved 14 proposals totalling $199,825.20 from 21 applications, supporting community initiatives across Rarotonga and the Pa Enua, with a focus on sports, wellness and youth development.
Christmas in the Park brings festive cheer to Rarotonga
Hundreds of locals, visiting families, and tourists gathered at the National Auditorium and Domes on Thursday evening for the annual Christmas in the Park event, hosted by Rotaract Rarotonga.
CITC gives plastic the boot
To promote environmental awareness, all CITC departments are passing on plastic today. Plastic Bag Free Day marks another step in the superstore’s campaign to discontinue plastic bags altogether. Jolene Bosanquet of Te Ipukarea Society, who has been campaigning against plastic bags for over a decade, said she is “overjoyed” about the CITC effort. “Back in […]
Our culture is alive and well!
Close to 2000 people flocked to the national auditorium on Thursday night to watch Rarotonga school children showcase their Cook Islands cultural skills through song and dance. The five-hour cultural extravaganza was a huge success which many commented was the best cultural show they’d seen in a long time. 2008 was the last time the […]
An unforgettable experience
From the moment we left Rarotonga we were out there representing. We arrived in Auckland early on Saturday morning. (Note to self –remember to wear socks with my jandals on the plane. My toes were freezing by the time I got to NZ.) We got settled into our accommodation at the Waatea Marae in Mangere […]
Collapse of Australian visitor market predicted
Australian travel industry rep issues scathing criticism of tourism chair Tata Crocombe An Australian travel industry representative alleges tourism board chair Tata Crocombe has single-handedly caused “extensive damage to the reputation and credibility” of CI Tourism. The emailed statement from Christopher de Doby, a travel wholesaler, has now been sent to numerous local industry members […]
Sports grants on offer
Applications for the 2010-11 round of the Australian Sports Outreach Program (ASOP) – Pacific Sport Development Grants, are now open. ASOP has been operating since 2006 and is managed by the Australian Sports Commission. Its goal is to increase capacity to deliver inclusive sports-based programmes that contribute to social development. ASOP’s Pacific Sport Development Grants […]
Avatea kids bring books to life
Students read and studied a number of books which some students turned into a play. Other students wrote poems about their favourite book and presented these to their friends in other classes at school. The following poems are by Avatea year 3 students who read and studied the book ‘The enormous crocodile’.
Telecom feedback call prompted by CITV
Telecom Cook Islands says its call for questions and feedback played on CITV this week was an initiative of CITV chief executive Jeanne Matenga. TCI says following the recent Turama documentary programme on telecommunications, it came to light that the majority of the public was unaware of what goes on behind he scenes in the […]
Mangaia plans agriculture revival under new project
Agriculture minister Robert Wigmore has been in Mangaia since Wednesday in his capacity as chair of the steering unit taskforce for the industry revival project Te One Kura. The project aims to revitalise agriculture on the islands of Mangaia, Mauke, Mitiaro and Atiu, to cater for the tourism market, mainly on Rarotonga. Government is investing […]
Netballers head to NZ trial
Netball hopefuls will be showing off their skills today (Saturday NZ time) in New Zealand at the Cook Islands national netball trials including seven local based players. The trials are being held at the Tangaroa College in Otara with a large showing of Cook Islands players from New Zealand and Australia expected to battle it […]
CIP set to announce 10th candidate
The Cook Islands Party is about to confirm its 10th candidate for this year’s elections as it rolls out its line up of 24. Yesterday the party confirmed its ninth candidate, Moana Ioane, who will run for the Tautu-Vaipae seat currently held by Demo MP and former cabinet minister Kete Ioane. The last candidate the […]
Health practitioner claims diseases increasing
Richard Wachter of Better Health Research Centre in Maraerenga claims that diseases such as Lyme’s, dengue, malaria, tuberculosis, leprosy, Aids and diabetes are dramatically on the rise in the Cook Islands. He says that health department statistics are not an accurate reflection of the country’s health problems. “During TB week, they said we get one […]
Demo leader stands by his call for PM to stand down
The Democratic Party rift remains this week and it looks unlikely to end with talk of party president Makiuti Tongia possibly filing an application for a court injunction in an attempt to stop some Demos using the party name. Last week party leader Sir Terepai Maoate remained steadfast in his view that prime minister Jim […]
No need for ministerial visit
Dear Editor, I was appalled to read in yesterday morning’s paper about Apii Piho’s trip to Atiu in his current capacity as Minister of Health. The Hon. Norman George and I along with Man Unuia, former Island Secretary for Atiu, were invited to meet with a senior hospital administrator Heather Webber-Aitu to discuss the non-infectious […]
Exercise in fresh air
Dear Editor, It seems our sense of image makes us do some non-sensible things. In many countries of the world where not many people have any option other than to walk or pedal a bicycle if they’re privileged or wealthy enough to have one the idea of ‘taking exercise’ is just not a consideration. Most […]
Keep Rarotonga clean, green and pristine
Dear Editor, After the Sea Eagles win at Muri beach rugby league field last Saturday, it came as a shock and surprised me the amount of rubbish left behind by spectators and also players. Most of the rubbish covered the parking area, and by Monday a lot of it had been blown into the surrounding […]
Cabinet ministers head north
Three cabinet ministers will head north to Manihiki and Rakahanga in June to look into government property and infrastructure issues and needs. Health minister and Manihiki MP Apii Piho, Cook Islands Investment Corporation (CIIC) minister and Deputy Prime Minister Robert Wigmore, and infrastructure minister William ‘Smiley’ Heather are set to spend a week on the […]
Vaka voyage delayed
Set to sail on Sunday Tahiti voyaging vaka Faafaite will have to wait a little longer for her sisters to join her in Tahiti with the vaka voyage across the Pacific from Auckland delayed until Sunday afternoon (Saturday local time). The Pacific voyage of four double hulled, 13 tonne, 22m long delayed their voyage to […]
Liner aborts Raro visit
Dawn Princess blames swell, wind and current The large cruise liner Dawn Princess is one of many to abort its shore visit to Rarotonga over the past year. On Saturday, instead of going ahead with its seven hour stop over, the ship circumnavigated the island before continuing on to Tahiti. Destination Management Cook Islands says […]
Web seminar on offer
In this day and age, it’s possible to build a business from the comfort of your computer chair. The internet is a valuable marketing tool, and if you own a website or would like to create one, you might want to consider attending a free seminar on April 21 to learn how to make it […]
Halatoa up for challenge
Newly appointed acting chief executive of CI Tourism, Halatoa Fua, says he’s up for the challenge of the role until the corporation makes a permanent appointment. The tourism board announced Fua’s appointment on Monday saying he will be assisted in his new duties by three of its members. Fua, 32, only joined the corporation two […]
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