A Children’s Week initiative going by the acronym STEAM will ceklebrate the Cook Islands Robotics Team.
An email phishing scam which targeted companies including The Rarotongan Beach Resort & Lagoonarium has highlighted growing cybersecurity challenges facing businesses in the Cook Islands.
Wednesday 22: To raise funds for an upcoming trip to Samoa, five deaf adults with the help of the Disability Action Team are currently holding sign language classes every Thursday evening from the DAT offices in Kiikii. The hour-long classes started last week and will continue for six weeks at just $5 per class. DAT […]
Friday 17: The maximum retail petrol price for Triad Pacific fuel is set to go up seven cents to $2.14 a litre as of Monday. The price tribunal issued a new price order for Triad fuel yesterday. This is the first rise in prices for Triad fuel since the company began its campaign against government’s […]
Wednesday 22: Local environmental group, Te Ipukarea Society, is urging the public to make their opinion known on the Seabed Minerals Bill by contacting the Parliamentary select committee today as they only have until Friday to make submissions on it. “Whether through lack of awareness or lack of belief in the project to collect millions […]
Thursday 16: The recent Cook Islands Red Cross biennial general assembly 2009 was a very rewarding time for all, says secretary general Niki Rattle. With the theme for the week being ‘HIV and Governance’, Rattle says a lot was covered during the first three days. For the 10 branches, and the national office, Rattle says […]
Tuesday 21: Arorangi Cook Islands Christian Church secretary Okirua Teokoitu described work carried out on the 160-year-old church as “a job well done” and “professionally accomplished”. In his address during the re-dedication service for the Ziona church, Teokoitu said this work was done with willing hearts from the ekalesia, community and private sector, and God’s […]
Thursday 16: It’s the zappiest, smartest little car in New Zealand, and now it’s making a debut on the rock. The compact and perfectly formed Honda Jazz 2009 hatchback delivers a powerful driving performance with a cheeky attitude. This little beauty is only available from the good guys at the Cook Islands Motor Centre who […]
Tuesday 21: A house fire was reported in Manihiki on Sunday morning. Police say it started around 2am with all occupants uninjured. An investigation has been launched to ascertain what caused the fire. In other police matters, there were no car accidents reported on the weekend and only three motor vehicle crashes occurred last week. […]
Thursday 16: The CISNOC general fund has recorded $34,273 in unidentified payments – the reason for unaudited financial statements presented to the annual general meeting on Tuesday night. Treasurer John Tierney said the statements are being audited, pending the outcome of further investigation into these payments. He said that two temporary staff had been taken […]
Tuesday 21: Police are taking action to rectify a problem at the Avatiu intersection that has ruined the holiday of many tourists. The intersection will soon be getting a new stop sign placed closer to the seaside of the cross-roads, after Chief Justice David Williams urged that something be done. Last week in the high […]
Thursday 16: A proposed amendment to the CISNOC constitution will now be addressed at a meeting for members on May 12. The amendment to article 9, which relates to the composition, election and appointment of the executive board, was put to the annual general meeting on Tuesday night. However, it was the clause referring to […]
Tuesday 21: This year’s dancer of the year competition will start with the popular and entertaining papa’a event next week of the year for island visitors. This event will be held on Monday April 27 at the Staircase Restaurant and bar. The junior and intermediate dancer of the year finals will be held at the […]
Thursday 16: The Esther Honey Foundation animal clinic is pleased with the community response to Vet Trek Rarotonga, the mass spay/neuter project currently under way. EHF clinic director Karen Galvan reports that EHF de-sexed 1123 animals in 2008, including 537 dogs. “This prevented hundreds of unwanted puppies and kittens from being born and improved the […]
Tuesday 21: Tourism minister Wilkie Rasmussen says the Tourism Corporation has received the good news that its request for an extra $1 million in its annual budget has been approved. Rasmussen says the corporation is set receive just over $1 million on top of its annual budget for increased marketing in Australia and North America. […]
Thursday 16: Police say there were no other vehicles involved in Saturday’s fatal road accident. Tumaru Iona, 34, died after failing to negotiate a bend at the Nikao seawall. He was driving towards Arorangi when his motorcycle hit a rail on the airport side around 9.11pm. He was propelled off his bike landing behind the […]
Tuesday 21: The trip to the United Nations headquarters in New York to deliver the claim for the extension of the Cook’s continental shelf could have been done by courier service, says Opposition foreign affairs spokesman Norman George. George contends that all that deputy prime minister Sir Terepai Maoate and his two member delegation did […]
Thursday 16: While primary students were back hitting the books this week, their high school counterparts were still enjoying time off. The Ministry of Education says high schools in Rarotonga and the outer islands were given an extra week for the Easter holidays as they had started a week earlier in January. The college calendar […]
Monday 20: Miss Cook Islands will now be driving around in style. Engara Gosselin accepted her blue Honda Daelim motorcycle at the Motor Centre last Friday. The $3450 bike was part the prize package she won after being crowned Maine Kuki Airani this month. Gosselin says she is happy to be the first Miss Cook […]
Thursday 16: Westpac Bank will be celebrating its new ATM today by raising funds for the children’s ward at the Rarotonga Hospital. A $2 sausage sizzle will be held from 11am to 1pm outside Super Brown in Tupapa – the latest location to receive a Westpac cash machine. Westpac general manager Rob Buick says the […]
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 […]
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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