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Public invited to shape the future of tourism
Cook Islands Tourism Corporation is inviting the community to a public information session to discuss the responsible management of tourism in the country.
Minister Toki-Brown heads to Philippines for WHO meeting
Minister for Health Vainetutai Rose Toki-Brown is on her way to Philippines to chair the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for the Western Pacific meeting next week.
Dance comp tonight
Monday 27: The popular papaa dancer of the year for visitors to the island will be held tonight at the Staircase Restaurant and bar. The event is expected to be a lot of fun and is scheduled to start at 8.30pm with tickets selling at $5. Meanwhile the junior and intermediate dancer of the year […]
20 sign up to e-waste programme
Monday 27: E-waste Cook Islands and Island Technology Ltd is reaching out to businesses and the community to help recycle and reduce e-waste by launching a programme that collects and recycles computer waste. Already over 20 businesses have signed up for the e-waste programme which collects computer and computer electronic items to be recycled safely. […]
Operation Exercise 'KURA' Competition
Wednesday 29: 1. Listen to the special weather bulletins 2. Track all tropical cyclone coordinates on the tracking map provided. 3. At the end of the exercise write your full name and contact details on the tracking map and either post your entry to; Emergency Management Cook Islands C/- Office of the Prime Minister Private […]
Shelf claim major achievement, Commonwealth Secretariat
Monday 27: Following the Cook Islands extension to the continental shelf claim being lodged at the United Nations headquarters in New York just over a week ago, the Commonwealth Secretariat has praised it as a major achievement which should give the country access to areas of the seabed for the benefit of present and future […]
'Kura' to gauge disaster response
Wednesday 29: Emergency Management Cook Islands is running a National Operational Exercise this week and the exercise is called ‘KURA’ meaning message. According to EMCI director Charles Carlson, this will be an opportunity for all agencies to test their communication and coordination operational capabilities and evaluate how well are they prepared for an emergency or […]
Rotary donate bus
Saturday 25: It’s been in planning for more than 12 months but Aitutaki will soon be receiving a new bus to transport senior citizens and those with disabilities. A Nissan Urvan worth $33,000 will be shipped to the island thanks to the fundraising and coordinating efforts of the Rotary Club of Rarotonga. Rotary president Mousie […]
White men can dance!
Wednesday 29: ANZ Bank head of lending Darrin Walsh proved that white men can indeed dance when he retained his Papaa Male Dancer of the year title on Monday night. Walsh was one of six contestants who took to the Staircase Restaurant and Bar stage to showcase their Cook Islands dancing skills in the Papaa […]
CICC assembly to wrap up
Saturday 25: The Cook Islands Christian Church concluded its biennial meeting at the Avarua CICC yesterday afternoon. General secretary Nga Mataio said the three-day meeting had progressed smoothly with a range of issues being covered, with delegates expressing the need for the CICC to move forward with the times. “There was a sense of wanting […]
Second flood in six months at USP campus
Wednesday 29: The University of South Pacific campus has been a flood victim twice in six months. Staff were cleaning from 10am yesterday after water from heavy rain seeped into every office and classroom of the Rarotonga campus. University director Rod Dixon says ‘nothing of importance’ was damaged other than several piles of text books. […]
Youth learn to overcome adversity
Friday 24: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints district president Danny Williams (second from left) with some of the youths at the district conference evening youth assembly at the new Arorangi conference centre last month. The highlight of the weekend (March 21-22) was the formal dedication of the new building by Tahiti mission […]
Avarua school hit by flooding
Wednesday 29: Avarua School students did not have classes yesterday, instead spending the day cleaning their school of mud, water and debris after heavy rain caused flooding of the area. Principal Gelling Jack said the flooding was the worst the school had ever seen with over a foot of water going through the classrooms. “In […]
Air NZ talks on departure tax inclusion
Friday 24: Tourism minister Wilkie Rasmussen will head talks with Air New Zealand later this month on incorporating Cook Island’s departure tax into airfares by September. Rasmussen, CI Tourism chief executive John Dean and financial secretary Sholan Ivaiti are set to meet with the airline in New Zealand to complete the arrangement. As of this […]
WA parliamentary delegation on goodwill tour
Wednesday 29: A delegation from the parliament of Western Australia is due to call on the prime minister Jim Marurai tomorrow. The group includes the president of the Western Australian legislative council, Nick Griffiths, and the speaker of the WA legislative assembly Grant Woodhams, and their respective clerks. Clerk of parliament Nga Valoa said that […]
USP students asked to support a free Fiji
Friday 24: Former University of the South Pacific graduates are being asked to sign up to a petition supporting free speech in Fiji. Former Cook Islands News reporter and founding member of Pacific Freedom Forum, Lisa Williams-Lahari is calling on USP graduates who have lived in Suva to go to the following link http://www.gopetition.com/online/26992.html to […]
Education ministry loses resources in flash flood
Wednesday 29: Water and mud from the heavy early morning downpour yesterday swept through the ministry of education based at the Aitutaki Hostel. Education secretary John Herrmann expressed anger and disappointment at the damage, saying flooding of the area is an ongoing drainage problem. The ministry has suffered damage and loss affecting their computers and […]
Praise for government progress on seabed legislation
Friday 24: Marine biologist Tap Pryor says he is impressed with government’s progress towards well-managed exploitation of the resource. Pryor presented his submission on the Seabed Minerals Bill to the parliamentary select committee on Wednesday. Pryor has lived and worked in Rarotonga since 1989, first joining the office of the prime minister as special projects […]
No Sunday work on site: coordinator
Tuesday 28: Chinese workers continue to work on the multi-sports complex at Tepuka on Sundays, despite the project coordinator saying that no work is carried out on site on the day. After receiving a photo (right) taken on Sunday April 19 showing workers carrying out work on the structure, Cook Islands News also ventured up […]
Business women's meeting next week
Thursday 23: The Business and Professional Women’s Association (BPW) is inviting members, non-members and intending members to its annual general meeting next week. Vice president Erica Anderson says the guest speaker for the evening will be Theresa Barrett, an experienced realtor and property valuer. She is also the wife of New Zealand High Commissioner, Tia […]
Funding for waste reduction projects
Monday 20: The National Environment Service is putting up $2500 to encourage community groups to use in waste reduction and management projects as part of its waste education campaign this year. NES is making five lots of $500 in seed funding available for ‘any good community-benefiting waste activities groups or individuals may have.’ Any youth […]
Best with words wins laptop
Thursday 16: Miss Westpac Julia Scott has quite a way with words. So much so that she was awarded a Toshiba L300 laptop yesterday for her composure and intelligent answers during her Miss Cook Islands pageant stage interview. In front of a near sell-out National Auditorium earlier this month, Scott impressed the audience and the […]
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