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Cook Islands contribute to immigration regional governance discussions
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration (MFAI) participated in the 58th Pacific Immigration Development Community (PIDC) board meeting and strategic planning workshop held in Samoa from March 3 to 6.
Tereora College revives decade-old flag-raising ceremony, unite students
Tereora College’s student leaders have started the year on a high note by reviving a significant old practice, the flag-raising ceremony, which was last held about a decade ago.
TAU giving away free bulbs
Today is a good day to go to Te Aponga Uira (TAU) main office to pay your power bill as they will be giving away three free CFL bulbs to each domestic customer that comes in to pay their power bill. There are over 7000 CFL bulbs to give away and TAU hopes to give […]
CIP opens Titikaveka seat nominations
The Titikaveka Cook Islands Party is in the process of finding a new candidate in preparation for the up and coming general election. The deadline for nominations is midday today – already three names have been floated but as of yesterday none had been nominated. Membership of $2 is also part of the candidate nomination […]
A day in the house
The student parliament had its final sitting today with the day ending on a high note. Student representatives fortunate enough to take part in the two day mock parliament sessions were awarded with certificates. The organisers of the sessions, held on Wednesday and yesterday, were grateful for the dedication of the students coming in during […]
Mangaia records at risk
The Office of the Ombudsman is echoing secretary of justice Mark Short’s concerns that justice records are not being handled or preserved appropriately. Assistant ombudsman Jeannine Daniel is responsible for training relevant government departments in the Official Information Act, which came into effect last year. While administering training to the Mangaia Island Council and Island […]
WPFD to be streamed live on the internet
The pictures and signs representing journalists murdered or who have disappeared in past years in Mexico during the commemoration at a past World Press Freedom Day. AFP PHOTO “/> Events at World Press Freedom Day 2010 will be streamed live on the internet from May 1 to 3. This year’s UNESCO conference, being hosted by […]
Pacific pioneer journalist dies
Cook Islands born broadcaster Elma Maua died in Wellington on Wednesday (NZ time) at the age of 62. She died after a long battle with breast cancer which earlier this year forced her to retire as sports editor of Radio New Zealand International. Maua was among the pioneer Pacific Islands journalists in New Zealand, also […]
Priority groups set to receive swine flu vaccine next week
The ministry of health has identified priority groups in Rarotonga to be the first to be immunised against swine flu (H1N1) in a week-long immunisation programme starting Monday. About 600 locals in these priority groups have already been asked to provide written consent so they can receive the vaccine next week. The World Health Organization […]
Flooding at Tupapa clinic
The heavy rainfall earlier this week was to blame for the flooding at the community health clinic in Tupapa on Monday. “The problem has been that whenever there is heavy rain fall, the area surrounding the outpatient treatment and dressing rooms get flooded because the outside of that area had a wall build and filled […]
Williams on way
Chief Justice David Williams will be presiding over a number of cases in the Cook Islands high court from May 3 to 14. He will hear the case of Arumia Samatua, who is representing himself and claiming that the Cook Islands police subjected him to cruel and unusual punishment. The defendant alleges that he was […]
Road safety an ongoing concern
It’s a message that’s taught and repeated time and time again in schools and in the wider community. Safe driving and a good understanding of basic roads rules is all the Cook Islands Police Force is asking from drivers and pedestrians. Issues such as underage drinking and driving without a licence are still ongoing issues, […]
Events kick off at University of QLD
BRISBANE, April 28 – Yesterday, more than 20 female journalists from the region met to discuss the difficulties of life as a woman who probes for information for a living. It was the first of a series of daily conferences building up to World Press Freedom Day, which will summon the media-minded from all over […]
Fish stay away from Anzac competition
With some good catches landed last week, there was high expectation among club fishermen that last Saturday’s annual Anzac competition would yield some big fish. However, there is a theory that a few old and wise fish have the uncanny knack of knowing in advance the date on which a competition is to be run […]
Secondary teachers focus on Maori literacy
Secondary school teachers from Rarotonga and the southern group islands started a four day Maori language training workshop from yesterday. Maori language advisor Henrica Wilson-Marona and school review officers Tere Utanga and Andrea Panther will run the National Certificate for Education Achievement (NCEA) programme at the Crown Beach Resort. It is the first time a […]
Atiu group wows crowd in Tahiti
A group of 19 from Atiu were in Tahiti recently as part of a fundraising effort for a hostel in their community. The group, who were in Tahiti from April 13 to 22, were led by the president of the Atiu Nui Maruarua III Incorporated Society, Tupuna Rakanui and assisted by cultural leader Rouru Motu. […]
Pacific media women making history
Pacific women in news journalism, advocacy and media studies are making history in Brisbane, this week. In the first meeting of its kind, more than 20 women from 12 Pacific nations, including Cook Islands News journalist Rachel Reeves, are meeting in a ‘Media Freedom@Work’ event aimed at building safety, excellence and leadership networks for Pacific […]
Goat farming may get $1m boost
About $1 million of the $3.5 million agriculture revival project for Nga Pu Toru and Mangaia could go towards goat farms. On Monday Te One Kura project team member Tinirau Tamarua from the ministry of infrastructure and planning said like Mauke and Atiu, Mangaia wants to focus on an improved method of goat farming. “The […]
Tourism board to meet industry
The CI Tourism board plans to meet with the tourism industry on Thursday to discuss marketing plans for Australia which are being rolled out from this week. Yesterday, board member Robert Skews told CI News that the board and acting chief executive Halatoa Fua have now had talks with Air New Zealand on the promotion […]
The Cook Islands remembers
Fallen warriors, who fought against the spread of evil, were remembered during Sunday’s Anzac Day commemorations. The day’s Anzac services marked the 95th year the commemorations have been held to remember the day that the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps first landed at Gallipoli. The dawn parade drew a staunch group of Returned Services […]
Calling all happy campers
Get your bags packed kids. Today’s the last day to register for the Youth with a Mission (YWAM) summer camp. The ‘Last days of summer’ camp is running for three days from tomorrow to Friday. The campers will be staying in the YWAM dormitory in Vaimaanga and the activities will keep the campers on their […]
Slush trial wrapping up
Crown law presented its closing submissions in the Operation Slush trial before Judge Colin Nicholson yesterday. Prosecutor Mike Ruffin walked Nicholson through the relevant points covered during the year-long trial in an attempt to prove the credibility of key witness Junior Areai. At this point, lawyer Norman George is the single defendant in a case […]
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