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Cook Islands voyagers share skills, strengthen ties in Hawai’i
Cook Islands Voyaging Society crew members are visiting Hawai’i to enhance, teach and explore their navigational skills and seafaring techniques, as well as to strengthen ties with the Polynesian voyaging community.
Crown Law Office on track for record number of lawyers
The Crown Law Office is on course to have its highest number of lawyers ever, a significant improvement from just five lawyers in August last year.
Vanuatu conference addresses youth issues in region
Pacific youth are like the reef around an island — having to face the most impacts when the full tidal wave of the global economic crisis hits says Tonga youth representative Taniela Sila at a conference in Port Vila. “The tidal waves of the GEC are building up right now. The youth is like a […]
Strong leadership, vision needed: Clark
Strong leadership, vision, good policies, and concerted action is needed in responding to economic and other crises, says UNDP administrator Helen Clark. She made this point in her keynote address at the opening of the Pacific Conference on the Human Face of the Global Economic Crisis in Port Vila, Vanuatu. “Working together, pooling our strengths […]
Te Kakaia to support parents as first teachers
Parents will soon have access to useful skills and information to help their children with homework and learning activities through a new government programme. The ministry of education Te Kakaia Parent Learning Support Programme should be launched early this year as an initiative to provide parents with strategies on supporting their children’s learning in the […]
Teachers take to the water
Rarotonga primary school principals and teachers took to the water last Thursday afternoon to get a better understanding of delivering aquatic education to their children. The ministry of education’s health and physical education advisor Katie Rogers delivered the hands-on aquatic workshop at the Nikao social centre beach. The aquatics programme is all part of promoting […]
Conference looks at economic crisis impact in Pacific
The global economic crisis is often looked at in figures and statistics — as monitored growth rates, deficits and indebtedness of countries. But the cost in human lives and what happens at a household level has yet to be measured. Today high level talks will begin on the impacts of the ‘GEC’ on human lives […]
Island states hit hard by crises
The convergence of two global crises – first the food and fuel crisis and now the economic crisis and climate change impacts have put a large strain on the development of the Pacific’s small island developing states (SIDS). But Dr Noeleen Heyzer, executive secretary of the United Nations’ Economic and Social Commission for Asia and […]
Police advertise positions
Police commissioner Maara Tetava is currently advertising for three positions which he opened up recently as part of his restructuring plan. The non-sworn positions of finance manager, human resources manager and met services director are up for grabs. Tetava said that the current holders of all three positions will be re-applying for their jobs but […]
Economic crisis compounds critical issues in Cooks
The global economic crisis has compounded the issues of depopulation, limited economic development and high food prices in the country. Internal affairs secretary Bredina Drollet says these issues have already been a challenge for several decades but have worsened because of the crisis which began in 2008. “There are signs of economic recovery but the […]
Why we need national seats
Dear Editor, National electoral seats are being proposed by some but rejected by political parties. Why? Because political parties and politicians are threatened by them. Why? Because national seats are designed to give voters more choice and reduce the control of the country by the political parties and to give us a higher quality of […]
Young ambassador to Pacific Youth Conference
Enhancing public health through physical activity and the role of sport in education are just some of the things 17-year-old school girl Raukura Ellison hopes to learn at the first Pacific Youth Conference next month. Raukura is a member of the Cook Islands Youth Ambassadors (CIYA) who will be attending the conference with 300 other […]
Volunteering at hospital on holiday
Maria Peach was studying to be a teacher when her grandparents, Moerau and Makiroa Luka died. Shortly thereafter, a friend of hers died of leukemia and some women she worked with began to develop alcoholism. “I thought it was time to do something, to give back in any way I could,” Peach said. So she […]
Shrinking resources a major challenge in education
Providing first class education with ever-decreasing resources is the overall challenge faced by the ministry of education. Secretary Sharyn Paio says the goal of achieving a high standard education system requires more thought and exploration. She hopes more ideas on how to approach this challenge will result from the opportunity to be part of the […]
Atiu MPs to run again
Atiu’s CIP MPs Norman George and Nandi Glassie will run in the next election following unopposed nomination by their constituencies to stand again. They met with the people of their electorates in Atiu last month. Glassie, 58, says there was unanimous, one hundred percent support for the two to stand again for the party. Rather […]
Epati on meeting
Dear Editor, Your front-page article on Thursday wrongly reported that I was at minister Robert Wigmore’s meeting to lobby for renewal of Bruce Manuela’s company licences. This is a total fabrication of either Helen Greig’s imagination or that of her ‘Deep Throat’ informer at minister Wigmore’s office. This was an official meeting between the minister […]
Scholarships announced at graduation
A total of 24 scholarship awards for students studying in-country and overseas were announced this week. Seven have received awards to study overseas and 17 will undertake distance flexible learning while living on Rarotonga. Most of those studying in-country will work through the University of the South Pacific campus in Rarotonga. Those who have been […]
Retailer reduces water tank prices
The country’s major retailer CITC has responded to news that the water tank subsidy scheme has run out of money, by reducing the prices on their tanks. The ministry of infrastructure & planning announced this week that it could not afford to dispense any more subsidies, after approving 82 out of 139 applications. Late last […]
Clayton lands lifejacket
Clayton Mani displays the brand new Hutchwilco lifejacket which he won following a series of water safety promotions held at the Punanga Nui market place last month. The Sea Scouts put a stand up on a couple of Saturday mornings and a boating safety quiz was run with a lifejacket as a prize. A number […]
Accommodation operators talk to infrastructure minister
Infrastructure minister William ‘Smiley’ Heather says complaints about problems facing Puaikura tourism accommodation operators prompted him to hold talks with them in the hopes government can help. In fact it was letters in Cook Islands News from Rohan Ellis, group general manager of three hotels in Arorangi – Manuia Beach, Castaway Beach Villas and Lagoon […]
Missing girl found
A 13-year-old girl was found yesterday morning after being on the run from her family for six days. Police alerted the public that Rosemary Tereau on Wednesday night with an announcement on television after her aunty, who she resides with in Avarua, reported her missing on Monday. Inspector Tere Patia said she was spotted at […]
Asset advice to govt
The Asian Development Bank project to improve infrastructure service delivery will provide initial advice on asset management to local agencies. In a presentation this week, consultant Graeme Hughson from AECOM in Wellington stressed the importance of asset management plans, and having a register of assets. Basically asset management, said Hughson, helps to ensure that asset […]
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