Weekend
Library and Museum celebrates 50th anniversary of recording and preserving culture and heritage
Saturday 1 February 2014 | Published in Weekend
The Cook Islands Library and Museum Society will hold a special ceremony on Monday to celebrate the society’s 50th anniversary.
Asbestos: Into the red zone
Saturday 1 February 2014 | Published in Weekend
This week, the Cook Islands Investment Corporation has been co-ordinating the large-scale removal of soil from Avarua School, after it was found to be contaminated by asbestos. The truckloads of soil were taken to a site in Arorangi, to be disposed of in a hole dug especially for this purpose.
Atiu nearly free of myna birds
Saturday 11 January 2014 | Published in Weekend
After nearly five years of trying to trap, poison and shoot every myna bird on their island, the people of Atiu could be free of the destructive bird within six months.
Rainwater collection in the pipeline
Saturday 23 November 2013 | Published in Weekend
Len Toi is happy to be in Rarotonga. The health protection officer from Aitutaki says it’s good to leave the bone-dry outer island for a decent shower. Toi has spent the past week at a workshop on Rarotonga learning about rainwater harvesting – something that might one day help fill his water tanks back home. […]
Treddlecat steers toward high seas
Wednesday 23 October 2013 | Written by Emmanuel Samoglou | Published in Weekend
Along Muri beach sit four unique-looking boats.
Everything is Super
Saturday 8 October 2011 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Features, Weekend
The Inside Films (IF) Awards have been termed the peoples choice awards for Australia. If thats the case, the people have chosen Cook Islander Gareth Davies, whose two short films have been nominated for IF Awards. Davies is the son of Sandra Davies and grandson of Mary Harvey, who was the sister of Sir Tom […]