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.
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.
Four health workers received their certificates of competence in HIV test counselling on Friday. Last April they and four others currently in the outer islands took part in an intensive 10-day training course run by Pacific Counselling and Social Services and the Secretariat of the Pacific Community. The Global Fund to Fight AIDs, Tuberculosis and […]
The small Pukapuka community on Rarotonga has given $5330 to the Aitutaki Cyclone Appeal (ACA) – a gesture that’s been described as a “tremendous effort” by the committee. Pukapuka community spokesman Makirere Poila says they know only too well the devastating effects of cyclones and wanted to give a significant amount to help. “This donation […]
Top Shape Gym in Taputapuatea this week celebrated 21 years of keeping Cook Islanders in shape and introduced a new management team to carry on the health and fitness work started by the gym’s founders. Founders of the gym Mann and Sisi Short held a joint birthday and handover ceremony at the Staircase Restaurant and […]
Cabinet ministers are at odds in opinion over government accepting more Chinese aid. Last week infrastructure minister William ‘Smiley’ Heather took a proposal to ask China to fund the construction of 200 houses in Aitutaki to cabinet but it was quickly shot down by finance minister Wilkie Rasmussen and deputy prime minister Robert Wigmore. It’s […]
A proposal from Habitat For Humanity New Zealand to build 72 new homes in Aitutaki in partnership with Lockwood NZ has been put to government. Finance minister and recovery coordinator Wilkie Rasmussen says Habitat representatives made an offer to cabinet on Wednesday and the proposal will go back to the ministers next Tuesday for possible […]
Te Mire Atu 2010 composers competition night has been brought forward to Thursday March 25 instead of the original date of March 31. The date for the annual composers competition was originally changed due to most of the songwriters getting behind the Aitutaki cyclone relief effort. The new change is to allow for the competition’s […]
Empowering youth through sports in order to give back to the community is one of the aims of the first Pacific Youth and Sports Conference to be staged in Manukau, Auckland, next week. A group of 56 youth from the Cook Islands under the banner of Cook Islands Youth Ambassadors will be taking part in […]
Dear Editor, The tragic “out-of-control drink driving” accident that caused the death of a young, gifted Cook Islander who had so much promise and potential for the future once again highlights our culture of alcohol abuse. Visit some homes on Rarotonga on any Sunday afternoon and you will see groups of Cook Islanders happily drinking […]
Local residents and businesses have stepped in to reinforce Rarotonga’s recycling programme with recycling services of their own. If you’re looking to dispose of toxic waste or bulky metal appliances, drop them at the Big Orange Shop in Matavera, and if you’ve got inoperative electronics, discard them at IT Technology on the back road at […]
Glenda Tuaine is again acting Cook Islands Tourism Corporation chief executive after John Dean returned to Australia last week. Dean resigned in January and was due to see out his second contract year at the end of next month. There is no official explanation for his early departure from CI Tourism, but it is understood […]
Dreamin’ On, a 78-foot Garlington custom-built sportfishing boat, has docked at Avarua and is in the business of attracting curious stares from those who can appreciate a beautiful boat. It’s here as part of a world marlin-fishing tour and will be chasing marlin around the island for three weeks, though Captain Randy Hodgekiss pledges to […]
Stopping drinking and driving is a shared responsibility Dear Editor, In regards to ‘Very concerned parents’ letter to the editor, I would like to take the opportunity to respond to the points raised. It both saddens and appalls me that our people continue to drink and drive and cause the deaths and maiming of themselves, […]
Dear Editor, Demo MPs, what’s happening? Mr Tongia is running loose making all kinds of invalid claims on your behalf. Why can’t some of you stand up and declare your position. It’s obvious you are divided in your opinions and vision of the way forward. You are supposed to be a democratic party, but Mr […]
The online tributes for local television news presenter Tamarii Pierre continue to grow. Tributes can be seen on CI News online tribute page as well as on the Facebook group ‘R.I.P. Tamarii Pierre’. Created by his friend John Michael, the group now has around 400 members. Pierre was killed in a car crash on Saturday […]
The Titikaveka community has embarked on a new mission to live healthier. On Monday MP and deputy prime minister Robert Wigmore helped officially launch the ‘Go Local’ Titikaveka project at the rugby field behind the Kent Hall. Community leader Teava Iro Jnr now heads a committee that will support the community’s efforts and promote the […]
Tributes are flooding in to the CI News online memorial page for local television news presenter Tamarii Pierre, who was tragically killed on Saturday. Since the page was launched on Monday, friends, family and people from around the world have shared their tributes, thoughts and condolences for the family of the young Cook Islander. Here’s […]
According to police commissioner Maara Tetava, 22 people have been killed in motor vehicle crashes in the Cook Islands during the past four years. Eighteen of those accidents involved drivers of motorbikes who were not wearing helmets at the time of death, he said. The high numbers of road fatalities have people wondering when and […]
Temarama Anguna from Ministry of Health, Edward Herman from FIU and Rosa Henry from Westpac Bank were chosen as Cook Islands delegates to the second Emerging Pacific Leaders’ Dialogue (EPLD), which will take place from March 11 until March 23. The Cook Islands representative on the EPLD Secretariat is Ngara Katuke, who does clerical work […]
Dear Editor, I would like to comment on Kevin Cook’s letter to you regarding the road works on our roads. It is a vague approach for me to fully comment on this issue, without knowing the whole parameters and the specified standard stipulated by the governing body in relation to any road works on our […]
The ministry of health reopened the Tupapa community health clinic yesterday after its facelift worth just over $100,000 was carried out over the past few months. Ministry director of funding and planning Daphne Ringi says the project was thankful to $40,000 from The Global Fund (to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria), and funding and work […]
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