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DPM defends CIIC finance and travel policies
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CIIC directors seek $350,000 in damages over defamatory claims
21 October 2024
Man found guilty of rape, burglary
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Parliament Clerk sparks outrage over deep sea mining statement
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Cook Islands deep sea mining poll sparks controversy
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MCI rejects ‘dark fleet’ label
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31 August 2024
Prime Minister defends $659,000 MPs travel bill
23 August 2024
Taxpayers foot $659,000 bill for MPs travel and allowance
22 August 2024
Corruption report exposes ‘bribe and sexual favours’
17 January 2023
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Challenging ‘rape culture’
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Community responds to Government’s calls for partnership
Following the announcement of the launch of the Rarotonga Safety Shelter Programme (RSSP), communities around Rarotonga are actively engaging with the Cook Islands Investment Corporation (CIIC) to learn more about the programme.
Back-to-back cruise ship visits boost Rarotonga tourism
Within 48 hours, two cruise ships – the Zuiderdam, which visited on Saturday, and the Costa Deliziosa, which arrived yesterday – called at Rarotonga.
Tonight's the night for jewellery makers
Tonight thirty-three anxious students will find out tonight which six participants will be going home with money to spend. The prizegiving will be held at Cafe Salsa at 6.30pm tonight. There are three categories, To’ora (grades 4-6), Kakaia (grades 7-9) and Matariki (grades 10-13). Participants in all categories will have three chances to win cash […]
Avatiu mum beefs up washing power
Doing the laundry is going to become a hassle free chore for Avatiu mum June Putere who won herself a brand new 8.56kg Fisher & Paykel washing machine in the recent CITC supermarkets corned beef Mothers Day promotion. CITC key brands manager George George says that the two week promotion for Mother’s Day was a […]
450 get immunised against swine flu
The ministry of Health has provided a government supply of the Panvax swine flu (H1N1) vaccine to about 450 people last week. The week long programme aimed to immunise about 600 people who fall into priority groups such as frontline health and border control staff and those with chronic illnesses. According to event surveillance response […]
Employer unhappy as workers change jobs
A local restaurant owner, who asked not to named, said that he feels immigration policy in the Cook Islands is “inconsistent” and “discriminatory”. “Policy at immigration is not applied consistently across the board,” he said. “It’s an issue that causes us (as employers) to struggle.” He said that he sponsored three foreign nationals to come […]
Locals feast their eyes on visiting liner
Students and tutors from the Hospitality and Tourism Training Centre and staff from CI Tourism were treated to a tour of the Pacific Sun yesterday – the last of the large cruise liners to visit Rarotonga this year. It was a chance for local students who are on two year long courses through the Wellington […]
Locals get dangerous goods training
Dangerous goods’ training was held recently for locals who are involved in their shipment. Twenty three people from the Ports Authority, CITC, Taio Shipping, Express Cook Islands Line and Cook Islands General Transport attended two one-day workshops on the identification, classification, marking and placarding, documentation, segregation and packaging of dangerous goods. The training was carried […]
New Polynesian fisheries agreement
For the past two years Polynesian countries specifically the Cook Islands, New Zealand, Niue, Samoa, Tokelau and Tonga have been working closely together to identify fisheries management and development options that will result in greater long term sustainable economic benefits from their fisheries. Meetings at ministerial and official level have recognised and demonstrated the value […]
Demo puna want their say on party's future
Democratic Party assistant president Sean Willis says the puna (constituency committees) deserve to have their say on the party’s future. Willis has hand-delivered two written requests for a conference to be called by the executive to party secretary general John Tangi. “Now we have the numbers with regards to the number of punas supporting the […]
Party diehards dominate in preferred PM poll PM Jim Marurai came third in an on air poll by Matariki FM which asked, “who is your preferred prime minister?” yesterday.
Disability training workshop held A three day training workshop was held recently to educate people with disabilities on their rights. The training program was held on Rarotonga from April 21 to 23 and was organised by Cook Islands national disability program coordinator Debbie Ave. Twelve local people with different disabilities learnt about their rights as […]
Thank you mum!
E mami toku. E mami tunu kai i te popongi. E mami meitaki toku. E mami manea toku. E mami tipoti toku. E mami imene. E mami ura toku. E mami tama kapu toku. E mami tama mereki toku. E mami aka manea i te roi. E mami tunu i taku kai. E mami aere […]
Get up, stand up
Top ranked paddle surfer making waves on circuit Manavaroa Kamaki Worthington, who lives on the North Shore of O’ahu but is currently on Rarotonga for a holiday, recently ranked third in the world as a stand-up paddle surfer. Worthington is the only Cook Islander on the professional stand-up paddle surfing circuit, and he’s making waves. […]
Activity to mark Red Cross Day
This morning, Red Cross will be stirring up some friendly competition in honour of World Red Cross Day. Starting at 9am in the space across the road from the Banana Court, teams will be competing in six games. Participants will be challenged to perform disaster response, build a shelter, administer first aid and communicate effectively, […]
Cooks Islands' visitor numbers continue on downward trend
A declining trend looks to be continuing for visitor arrivals to the Cooks this year. Statistics just released by CI Tourism for the month of April show just a 0.4 per cent decrease on the same month last year, but it continues a month on month decline in visitor numbers. The year to date visitor […]
Vaka paddlers take to the harbour
The Avarua harbour, and in particular Trader Jacks bar, will be the spot to be to watch today’s OC1 and V1 canoe races. Local paddlers will be tackling two courses today a 5km relay changes race and a 10km iron race. The race will start at the ‘boiler’. Those tackling the 5km changes race will […]
Facing economic challenges
The global financial crisis may seem like a strange time to launch negotiations on a new regional trade and economic agreement. But I am convinced that Pacific Islands Forum Leaders made exactly the right decision when they agreed in August 2009 – in the darkest days of the global financial crisis – to commence negotiations […]
Voyaging vaka moor at Raivavae
The voyaging vaka fleet of Hine Moana (Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu crew), Uto Ni Yalo (Fiji) Te Matau a Maui (Aotearoa) and the Cook Islands vaka Marumaru Atua berthed at Rairua Bay on the island of Raivavae on Wednesday morning. The vaka fleet was escorted into the lagoon of the small island by Tahiti’s vaka […]
Petrol permit still not approved
Bruce Manuela of Pokoinu Trading in Nikao is waiting for the go-ahead from the Rarotonga Environment Authority to develop a petrol station on the site. The convenience store, which trades as The Corner Store, was approved by the National Environment Service (NES) in November last year and opened for business on Saturday. Neighbouring residents and […]
WAVE wraps up meetings
The pre-World Press Freedom Day conferences in Brisbane allowed Pacific women in media to catch up and swap stories, but also served as a time for them to reflect and plot the way forward for WAVE, in particular, and female journalists in general. This week Pacific WAVE (Women Advancing a Vision of Empowerment) drafted an […]
Justice planning rehab programmes at prison
Secretary of justice Mark Short has plans to implement a number of rehabilitation programmes at Arorangi prison, so as to prepare inmates for life outside the cell. Prison services has organised touch and ukulele crafting to keep inmates occupied, and has established a planting programme in which prisoners participate, but does not provide any other […]
Still no election date
As elections draw nearer, the electoral committee is busy making preparations. The committee made a presentation to Cabinet recently proposing a timetable for either a general election in late November or a snap election in early October. Secretary of justice Mark Short says that though an election date has not yet been determined, the committee […]
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