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Cook Islands passport proposal
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Top cop position advertised
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Police need numbers and bigger budget
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Niki Rattle: A call for stronger human rights protections
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Solid and Hazardous Waste Bill referred to Parliament committee
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DPM defends CIIC finance and travel policies
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Cook Islands has its first mosque
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CI Muslim opens up about her faith and journey
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RAC to address mosque legality
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Fifth weekly Sydney flight to Rarotonga announced
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Man found guilty of rape, burglary
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Tourism contribution set to surpass half-billion dollar mark
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Anxiety on the rise: Cook Islands faces mental health challenge
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MCI rejects ‘dark fleet’ label
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MMR gains funding to strengthen tuna fisheries and food security
The Cook Islands Ministry of Marine Resources (MMR) use its share of the US$156.8 million (NZ$272.8m) regional grant to assist in logistical and resourcing challenges.
The importance of Property Maintenance: Routine vs. Emergency Maintenance.
Maintaining your property, whether residential or commercial is essential for several reasons. Regular upkeep not only preserves the property’s value but also ensures tenant satisfaction and safety. There are benefits of both routine maintenance and emergency maintenance.
CI message given on mercury poisoning
Cook Islands environmentalist Imogen Ingram is currently at negotiations in Stockholm for a global treaty to restrict or eliminate mercury in order to protect human health and the environment. Ingram, from the Island Sustainability Alliance CI Inc, is there with government representatives from Kiribati, Papua New Guinea and Tuvalu. She reports international agreement was reached […]
Volunteers help renovate Vaimaanga hall
The Jehovah’s Witness Kingdom Hall in Vaimaanga has been undergoing a major make-over this week. Forty-nine Jehovah’s Witnesses from all over New Zealand flew in last week to volunteer their time to renovate and refurbish the hall alongside members of the local congregation. In six days, a team of 60 people replaced the building’s roof, […]
Countdown to Te Aito
The countdown is on for Te Aito, the inaugural long-distance rudderless canoe race that will determine which local paddlers are eligible to compete at Aito Tahiti in July. Sponsored by Air Raro and Raro Fried Chicken, the race is touted to become an annual event. Te Aito Tama for junior paddlers, sponsored by Pacific Resort, […]
Cross-country enjoys muddy run
The third race of the cross-country series got underway on time with seven males, four females and that dog ‘Rusty’ last Thursday. It had rained during the week, so we finally got at least one muddy patch to dirty those dusty shoes and those Persil white fours. After a reconnaissance first lap, the speedsters lifted […]
Careers Expo shows kids options
The 2010 Careers Expo will be held on Thursday, July 22 for Rarotonga and southern group islands school students. The expo aims to expand students understanding of the huge variety of careers available when they leave school. The expo not only showcases the different careers in both the private and public sectors, it also provides […]
Te Vaerua seeks support to help them assist others
Te Vaerua Community Rehabilitation Service is here to ‘help individuals to help themselves’ to regain their independence, or improve their quality of lives by assisting them to regain their skills towards participating in everyday activities again that includes work, leisure, community involvement. Currently people would generally need to go to New Zealand to obtain rehabilitation […]
Waring apologises for NZ's stance
New Zealand academic Marylin Waring has apologised publicly for New Zealand’s refusal to sign up to a global convention on the basic rights of domestic workers which could improve the situation of many Cook Islands women in NZ. She stated that around 20,000 home-based care workers live in NZ and the overwhelming majority of these […]
Turepu selected for Matavera
The Cook Islands Party (CIP) has selected Kiriau Turepu as their candidate to contest elections in Matavera from two nominees. More than 350 financial members of the CIP turned out to cast their votes to determine the candidate. Turepu won with 218 votes to Vaitoti Tupa’s 132. Both candidates had signed declarations that whoever won […]
Forum to discuss women in politics
Today and tomorrow a fourm is being held at Crown Beach Resort aimed at finding out how to involve women in political decision making, and how more women can be encouraged to go into politics. Representatives from politics, the religious advisory council, the youth council and many other areas of business and government have been […]
Vincent Ingram as I remember him
Lively, cheeky, snappy, wicked with a school boy sense of mischievous fun. He was a very bright scholar and classy lawyer. He prepared for his cases with laborious thoroughness. He paid attention to detail and would spend hours getting to the finer points of the law. On the political side of things, he was fun […]
Funds raised for Aitutaki golf
The Rarotonga Golf Club and sister club Aitutaki Golf Club held a joint fundraising effort three weeks ago in aid of the Aitutaki Golf Club house infrastructure which was badly damaged after Cyclone Pat in February. The fundraising effort managed to raise $6800 with a shortfall of $3200 to their expected target of $10,000, however, […]
Air NZ gives track first class upgrade
A team from Air New Zealand’s Green Team are working in Rarotonga for the first time. Twenty-five volunteers are spending five days working to make the cross-island track safer for walkers and to protect the biodiversity along the route. The team are working to cut back overgrown parts of the track, get rid of dangers […]
Walking for a cause on Mauke
Queen’s Birthday morning was cool, overcast and still. Just perfect for Mauke’s Seventh Day Adventist Walkathon. The morning began at 6am with a prayer at the SDA church in Kimiangatau, followed by a small band of keen walkers heading off in a clockwise direction taking the coastal road, approximately 18km around Mauke. Three hours later […]
Police crackdown on traffic offences
Police issued 152 minor offence notices to motorists in May. Failure to pay a fine at the police headquarters for an offence citation will result in the recipient appearing in court. Eighty-three vehicles have been found to have expired warrants of fitness and 28 vehicles were still without annual license vehicle registration. Nineteen drivers have […]
Climate change studies continue
Twenty-five health, environment, climate and planning officials from five Pacific island countries met last week in Auckland, New Zealand, to plan for the effects of climate change. The Cook Islands, Kiribati, Niue, Tonga and Tuvalu attended the workshop which was organised by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and hosted by the University of Auckland. The […]
Win or lose, Graham to work for Mauke
Hugh Graham gave up a $75,000 a year local government position in New Zealand to run as the Democratic Party candidate for Mauke in this year’s general elections. He knows there is no guarantee that he will win and is realistic enough to know that he could be left unemployed. But Graham, who recently resigned […]
Last vaka leave our shores
The last three vaka voyaging canoes Matau O Maui (Aotearoa), Hine Moana (mixed nations) and Uto ni Yalo (Fiji) departed from Avatiu harbour on Saturday headed for Samoa. The three sister vessels were escorted out of the harbour by Cook Islands vaka Marumaru Atua. A large crowd of well wishers gathered at the Avatiu western […]
Ingram to be farewelled today
Former Cook Islands minister and lawyer Vincent Alfred Kura Taratu Ingram will be laid to rest today (Wednesday NZ time) at All Saints Chapel in Meadowbank, Auckland. Ingram passed away peacefully in his sleep, surrounded by family on Sunday at Auckland’s Mercy Hospice. Ingram was born in Auckland in 1946, the son of the late […]
Cassey tumbles on way to talks
Minister for the Environment Cassey Eggelton fell victim to wild weather in Argentina on her way to the GEF conference in Uruguay. Eggelton landed at Buenos Aries airport in the midst of a torrential downpour and slipped and broke her leg on her way to catch the plane to Uruguay. Eggelton received medical treatment and […]
Te Puni confirmed as envoy
Linda Te Puni has been confirmed as New Zealand’s next High Commissioner to the Cook Islands. Career diplomat Te Puni, currently Acting High Commissioner in Rarotonga, was most recently deputy director of the Pacific division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. She has previously served in Paris, Mexico City, Apia, Honiara, and Suva. […]
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