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Rarotonga crime stats challenged

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.

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Australian High Commission accepting applications for community grants

The Australian High Commission has announced the opening of the Australia – Cook Islands Community Grants Program.

PND studied

There could be a link between postnatal depression and identification with one’s culture, according to a recent survey. Leon Iusitini, a member of the Pacific Islands Families (PIF) study team, said on Friday at the annual health conference that Cook Islanders have a 17.6% chance of developing postnatal depression (PND). The survey found that PND […]

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Conference explores sexual issues

Sexuality was the subject of a number of presentations at Friday’s health conference closing session. Eighteen-year-old Kimi of Tereora College gave a powerful speech detailing her take on teenage pregnancy – a prevalent issue given that in the Cook Islands, the mean age of girls who get pregnant for the first time is 16. Kimi […]

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Three more quit CI Tourism

Three more staff have resigned from Cook Islands Tourism (CIT) in response to restructuring planned for the agency that is expected to lead the country’s most profitable industry. The resignations of product manager Anne Lyon, NZ-Australia marketing officer Jeremy Goodwin and UK-Europe marketing officer Kura Metuariki bring total departures this year from CIT to six. […]

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Warm welcome for Sydney flight

The first direct Sydney flight landed yesterday morning just before 5am to a warm Cook Islands welcome. Airport personnel and Cook Islands Tourism (CIT) staged a special greeting, which was attended by a number of public figures bedecked in ei and their Sunday best. The flight arrived early, which deputy prime minister Robert Wigmore said […]

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Region's media has new voice

Pacific independent media organisations are soon to have their own voice. They are distancing themselves from the existing Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) which they believe is no longer effective. The new body is tentatively being called Pacific Media Association (PMA). It proposes to embrace and promote media freedom, ethics, governance and transparency as well […]

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'Blackout' possible today in Raro

Te Aponga Uira (TAU) is carrying out tests today that could leave the whole of Rarotonga without power. But the electricity company is hoping all will run smoothly and no one will notice a thing. At 1pm today TAU is carrying out a series of tests following the recent major overhaul of one of its […]

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Phone credit for all Aitutaki customers

Technicians in Aitutaki are still struggling to connect remaining Telecom customers to the old exchange. Telecom Cook Islands marketing manager Mark Boyd said yesterday there are now sufficient lines for all customers but staff are still checking to ensure the lines are connected to the correct customers. It has been a difficult three weeks for […]

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Run-off delay

The Democratic Party committee in Murienua has postponed the run-off between James Beer and Angeline Tuara for the Murienua candidacy until Friday July 9. The run off was originally set for Wednesday June 30. James Beer told CI News this week that he is fixed on ensuring that the proper process is followed. “We need […]

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Early childhood educators gather

An international conference will be held on Rarotonga from next Tuesday to Thursday, bringing together staff from the Punanga Reo o Akarana and Early Childhood Education (ECE) teachers in Rarotonga and some southern group schools. The conference will be held at the Crown Beach Resort and aims to discuss issues and concerns regarding the maintenance […]

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Obesity affects reproductive health

On the heels of Dr Wame Baravilala’s warning about the dangers of a poor diet, Dr Kara Okesene-Gafa of Middlemore Hospital spoke about the relationship between obesity and poor reproductive health at yesterday’s session of the Cook Islands health conference. A licensed obstetrician, Okesene-Gafa explained that obesity can cause abnormal menstruation and affect a woman’s […]

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Calling Canadians

The Cook Islands Canadian family will gather at Muri beach today to celebrate their country’s national day – Canada Day, which was on July 1. All Canucks (and friends) on the rock are invited to come and share Canadian games, songs, jokes and bring picnic food to keep the wolves at bay – a common […]

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Aroa and funds pour in for Aratoa

The support of the Titikaveka neighbourhood and the community at large has overwhelmed the family of Titikaveka youth Aratoa Mana – who is currently battling leukemia in New Zealand. Since the community found out about the young man’s plight – there has been an outpouring of support for the 12-year-old and his family who will […]

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Tangi faces July 15 run-off

Tupapa-Maraerenga MP John Tangi will find out later this month if the constituency wants him to run again as the Democratic Party candidate this year. On July 15 a run-off will be held between Tangi and the two other nominees for candidacy – Nooroa Tupa and William Framhein. On Wednesday evening the three nominations were […]

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Childhood development vital

Children who access early childhood development (ECD) programs do better in school and other areas of life than those who did not, says an expert on Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) Junko Miyahara. Ms Miyahara is also the co-ordinator of the Asia-Pacific Regional Network for Early Childhood (ARNEC) which has organised the three-day seminar […]

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Youth back in prison

Twenty-year-old Rima Iotua (picture right) has been remanded in custody after being wanted by police for breaching court-mandated curfew conditions. Iotua will remain in prison until July 29, when he appears in court on a number of charges, including possession of cannabis and burglary. He was incarcerated for one month earlier this year after being […]

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CI Tours sending group to Mangaia

The Mangaia eclipse rush is one of the first major projects for Cook Islands Tours, which marketing director Rohan Ellis called a new up-and-coming alternative tour operator. CI Tours organises tours for inbound operator Natura Holidays, and this time around used Gulliver’s Travel Associates as its supplier agent. Ellis called the Mangaia project “the biggest […]

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Ivaiti lists misconduct claims

Former financial secretary Sholan Ivaiti has made allegations against director of audit Paul Allsworth of ‘criminal misconduct’ In a letter of complaint from Ivaiti, dated June 25 and received by Finance Minister Wilkie Rasmussen on Monday, he recommends Allsworth be suspended and a full independent investigation of his actions be undertaken. Ivaiti claims to have […]

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Regional body starts work in Cooks

A ceremony to mark the start of work by the Pacific Legislatures for Population and Governance (PLPG) in its new Avarua headquarters was held yesterday morning. Mapu Taia, the Speaker of the House, and Prime Minister Jim Marurai unveiled new signage at the two doors of the new secretariat which is based in the old […]

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Panthers repel first challenge

In the first match of the Powerade under 16 mid week challenge the Panthers proved too strong for the Titikaveka Bulls to win the match 44-5. With a 35-0 halftime lead heading into the second half the Panthers seemed to take their foot off the pedal allowing the Bulls to score their only points of […]

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Cooks fisheries officers complete course

Course covers monitoring, control and surveillance of illegal fishing Nine fisheries and compliance officers from Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Palau, Samoa, this week completed a course on monitoring, control and surveillance of illegal fishing today, following a long tradition of education for Pacific Island fisheries and law enforcement staff. The […]

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