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National
Nukutere art up for silent auction
An inspiring collection of artwork by the Nukutere College inclusive education “superpower” art students is now on display.
Slow Down in Town - 30 km/h speed signs in town zone
Thirteen days after the Infrastructure Cook Islands (ICI) public notice to notify the community about the new 30 km/h speed zone along the main road at the St Joseph’s Cathedral, the road signs has finally been erected.
Govt still seeking views on welfare
Members of the public have less than two weeks to submit their views for this year’s review of the social welfare system. The ministry of internal affairs announced last month that government is undertaking a preliminary review of the system and has identified a number of issues for broader public discussion. A public discussion paper […]
First fundraiser for Tupapa meeting house renovations
The Tupapa Nui meeting house fundraising committee will launch its first fundraiser this Saturday – a barbecue that should kick off around 8am at the Maraerenga Meeting house next to the Convenient Shop. A plate of food will cost $10 and all proceeds will go to the meeting house renovation project. Fundraising committee chairman Juinor […]
Classic liner cancels tour
The latest in a line of cruise ships to cancel shore visits to Rarotonga this year because of ‘sea conditions’ was the European liner Princess Danae yesterday. Destination Management Cook Islands cruise ship coordinator Marlene Cuthers says their company had been talking with the ship’s agents for two years in the lead up to its […]
Tsunami plan expected today
Emergency management met with police, MOIP, Red Cross, met services, Ports Authority, ministry of health, ministry of tourism, Telecom, BRET (Betela-Rutaki Emergency for Tsunami) and the airport authority yesterday to draft a comprehensive tsunami response plan. Willie Tuivaga of EMCI said that the plan has been submitted to cabinet for review and will be released […]
Time to renew liquor licences
All liquor licences will expire on the 31st of this month. Businesses intending to serve liquor in the coming months will need to apply to have their licence renewed. According to Harriet Williams, secretary for the Liquor Licensing Authority, 210 licences had been issued as of December last year and will be up for renewal […]
Evacuation successful
Police patrol boat Te Kukupa is due to return this morning from its emergency evacuation mission to Nassau. Tetava said that the pick-up was successful and the two patients are reported to be in good health. The operation was expected to encounter Cyclone Sarah, but the commander and his crew were advised by maritime adviser […]
NZ law change extends student loans to Cooks
Interest-free student loans will be available to borrowers in the Cook Islands, Niue, Tokelau and the Ross Dependency under law changes passed by New Zealand parliament last week. The loan requirement is that they have to be present in one of these countries – known as the ‘Realm of New Zealand’ – for at least […]
CITC explains tsunami day problem
Dear Editor, I am sure there were a lot of disappointed customers at the CITC Supermarket on Saturday afternoon (February 27) who were wanting to buy supplies, after everything being closed in the morning due to the tsunami warning. First there was a power failure and with no working power backup system in place, the […]
Tonga advocate steps up for Pacific on key issues
Tonga’s Emeline Siale Ilolahia is eyeing new strategies to engage Pacific Commonwealth networks in achieving the vision of the Gender Plan of Action. Ilolahia is the executive director of Tonga’s Civil Society Forum and took on a new hat this year, representing Pacific civil society networks to the Commonwealth Gender Programmes Monitoring Group (CGPMG). Ilolahia, […]
Photo comp
Your eye and talent is needed to create awareness and help ensure the Pacific can continue to benefit from the wealth of its fisheries. The Secretariat of the Pacific Community has launched a photo competition in which the winner receives US$1000 and gets their photos published in a book that compiles the work of 70 […]
Raro comes out top in Google travel searches
Rarotonga came out on top in Google’s travel-related searches by New Zealand last year. The NZ Herald reported this week that recent stats on google.co.nz and Statistics NZ reveal that Queensland’s Gold Coast may be slipping in its appeal as a Kiwi holiday destination. When the world’s most-used search engine provided details of the 10 […]
PM denies 'fence sitting'
Prime minister Jim Marurai’s office has issued a statement insisting he is not ‘on the fence’ about government ending Telecom Cook Islands’ monopoly. A statement from his office yesterday said, “The prime minister made it clear (to the media) that the government policy on telecom reforms has not changed. It remains that cabinet has approved […]
Fairly 'quiet' weekend for crime and crashes
Police reported three motor vehicle crashes at the weekend. On Friday evening, police sent an ambulance to attend to a 25-year-old male who had fallen off his motorbike at Avatiu. Later that night, a 47-year-old man crashed his motorbike into another motorbike. The driver and passenger, both female, were rushed to hospital but sustained just […]
CI News accredited
Cook Islander Lisa Williams-Lahari is in New York this week under Cook Islands News accreditation to report on the 54th meeting of the United Nations’ Commission on the Status of Women. Williams-Lahari co-founded Pacific WAVE Media Network and is in a joint project with UNIFEM Pacific and UNESCO Pacific to provide media coverage on Pacific […]
UN summit told of Cooks' gender stocktake
The United Nations on the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) was told this week that the Cook Islands is one of the six regional countries that have undertaken a stock take of gender mainstreaming capacity. Gender mainstreaming is the public policy concept of assessing the different implications for women and men of any […]
Life insurance rates to rise
The New Zealand government will be imposing a new tax on life insurance companies, effective July 1, and insurers intend to cushion the financial blow by increasing rates for policy holders. “Insurance companies are going to be taxed like they’ve never been taxed before and individual companies have to decide how to deal with that,” […]
Quake shakes Carlos
In the early hours of Saturday morning, as Carlos Morales brewed coffee for anxious tourists, his thoughts were of his family back in Chile. Morales, who works at Pacific Resort, said he spent the morning pacifying hysterical guests as they waited in the hills for the tsunami to strike. “It was pretty hard to be […]
Family praise local officials
A visiting Kiwi family felt safe and well informed during Saturday’s tsunami thanks to local police officers and neighbours. Nic and Lorraine Brown and their 12-year-old son Bradley were sound asleep in their rental house on Nikao beach when they were woken up at around 3.30am by police officers. “My initial thought was that maybe […]
New home for National Council of Women
The Cook Islands National Council of Women (CINCW) held a blessing ceremony for its new headquarters in Tauae recently. Its previous home was in O’oa, Tupapa. Pictured here is the NCW string band of (from left) Vaine Wichman, Mama Beer, Mrs Pera and Francis Topa, setting a celebratory tone for the occasion. The council continues […]
Mass messages sent
Police email and mobile phone alerts were the first form of tsunami warnings received by many local residents on Rarotonga and the outer islands. Local police officer Allan Rua manages the police mobile and email alert database and says that on Saturday morning he sent the tsunami warnings to the 2000 mobile phone and email […]
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