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Cooks diaspora consultations in New Zealand
This week’s Cook Islands diaspora consultations in New Zealand have amounted to a shotgun approach to current affairs covering a variety of topics of national importance.
Cooks in plastics treaty negotiations
Heads of delegation for about 32 member states met in Glion, Switzerland, to share views and ideas in preparation for the fifth and final session of Intergovernmental Negotiations Committee (INC-5) to establish a legally binding treaty to end plastic pollution, which will take place in Busan, Republic of Korea this November 2024.
Cooks lead battle against money laundering
Thursday 30: The Cook Islands has made progress in relation to implementing an effective anti-money laundering system, and has one of the top assessments in the Asia Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG). After the annual meeting of the APG in Brisbane, Australia this month, executive secretary Gordon Hook admitted there were “weaknesses” in Pacific […]
Lecturer surveys former students from Solomons
3 August: Most teachers can’t wait to see the back of their students. But for retired survey lecturer Garth Matterson meeting up with a couple of his Cook Islands students after 30 years, was a pleasure. Matterson recently visited Rarotonga where he planned to surprise two of his former students, Tereapii Charlie and George George. […]
Stars & Stripes fly high at Rutaki
Thursday 30: Apii Rutaki might be one of the smallest schools on Rarotonga. But it certainly has the keenest supporters of the two major upcoming sporting events. On Tuesday the school of 64 students held a special flag raising ceremony for the two countries they will be supporting during the World Youth Netball Championships next […]
Constitution Day tomorrow no newspaper on Tuesday
3 August: The official ceremony to commemorate Constitution Day will be held tomorrow morning at the National Auditorium, beginning at 9.15am. Speeches will be made by the president of the House of Ariki, Tou Travel Ariki, the acting prime minister Sir Terepai Maoate, and the Queen’s Representative Sir Frederick Goodwin. Because of public holiday, there […]
Business week workshops continue
Thursday 30: ANZ Bank rolled in a couple of heavyweights to address Tuesday’s opening seminar in Rarotonga’s business week. The seminar – the second in a series of financial literacy presentations held by the bank – brought in CITC’s Trevor Clarke to speak on financial management and Rarotongan Beach Resort & Spa’s Tata Crocombe to […]
Manukau councillor explores political options
3 August: Manukau city councillor for Mangere and Cook Islander Hugh Graham says he still wants to return home to serve the people. With the creation of the Auckland Super City now on the horizon, Graham has decided to explore moving into politics in the Cooks. Graham, 46, won’t be putting his name forward for […]
Hundreds of media to attend 2011 summit
3 August: Between 200 and 300 Pacific media people will converge on the Cook Islands in 2011 for the next Pacific Media Summit. It is the first time the biennial convention of the Pacific Media Association will be held in Rarotonga. The summit draws editors, journalists and managers of all the major newspapers, magazines, online […]
Eclipse seen off Pukapuka
1 August: Several Cook Islanders were among the lucky passengers of the Paul Gauguin cruise liner last week who experienced the total solar eclipse at sea. Cruise Cook Islands ship agent Michael Henry was among those on the voyage chartered by Wilderness Travel and TravelQuest International. The eclipse was watched by the 300-odd passengers at […]
No paper on Tuesday
Friday 31: There will be no paper on Tuesday, August 4, because of Constitution Day. The Cook Islands News office will receive advertisements today and Monday for Wednesday’s (August 5) edition of the newspaper.
Last chance for leading opportunity
Friday 31: Today is the last day for Cook Islanders to apply to attend next year’s emerging Pacific leaders’ dialogue (EPLD). Ngara Katuke, along with Manihiki mayor Kora Kora and aid management head Garth Henderson, attended the inaugural ELPD in 2006. The second EPLD is scheduled to take place from March 11 to 23, next […]
Tangi ka'ara workshop for teachers
Friday 31: A drumming workshop for teachers, with the former lead drummer with the Betela Dance Troupe, Dr Jon Jonassen, will be held today at the Pukapuka hostel. Jonassen will introduce participants to the basics of drumming – working from a manual ‘E papa apii rutu pa’u’ which he has put together – before teaching […]
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 […]
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