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Passionate about children’s health
Thursday 22 December 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Health, Local, National
With her passion for child health and development, it is no surprise Molly Dalton was a successful candidate for the Well-Child Trainer assignment in Rarotonga. The achievement made her the first-ever qualified Early Childhood Nurse/Well-Child Trainer in the Cook Islands.
Deluge makes hard work of voyage preparations
Thursday 22 December 2022 | Written by Cameron Scott | Published in Local, National, Weather
Torrential rain and generally miserable weather conditions on Tuesday afternoon weren’t enough to deter Taio Shipping staff from preparing the Lady Moana for her final voyage of 2022 to the Southern Group Islands.
Cook Islands Badminton concludes 2022 season with awards
Thursday 22 December 2022 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Badminton, Sports
A special awards night held earlier this month by the Cook Islands Badminton Association (CIBA) acknowledged the effort and support from players and supporters in 2022.
Pa Enua visitors keep Air Raro busy
Thursday 22 December 2022 | Written by Cameron Scott | Published in Local, National, Outer Islands, Tourism
While Air Rarotonga festive season flights to the Southern Group islands aren’t quite as busy as in the pre-Covid epidemic years, they’re still running at a good level, says the airline’s founder and chief executive, Ewan Smith.
Plan ahead for a smooth flight: Air New Zealand
Thursday 22 December 2022 | Written by Cameron Scott | Published in National, Tourism
With more than 2.8 million customers taking to the skies with Air New Zealand – and large numbers of Cook Islanders returning home from New Zealand and Australia for their summer holidays, the airline is encouraging people to plan ahead and add extra time for their travel.
Choppy seas fail to deter cruise passengers
Thursday 22 December 2022 | Written by Cameron Scott | Published in Local, National, Tourism
About 125 passengers of the 315 aboard the cruise ship Paul Gaugin braved choppy conditions yesterday to disembark from the vessel and check out Rarotonga.
More seats for Raro route
Wednesday 21 December 2022 | Written by Matthew Littlewood | Published in Economy, National, Tourism
Air New Zealand has responded to tourism operators’ concerns about capacity in Rarotonga and has added an extra 70,000 seats for the Auckland to Rarotonga route over the winter period next year.
Junior athletes achieve their best in NZ
Wednesday 21 December 2022 | Written by Al Williams | Published in Athletics, Sports
Young Cook Islands athletes have scored personal bests at national competition level in New Zealand.
Drink-driving defence fails to gain traction in court
Wednesday 21 December 2022 | Written by Matthew Littlewood | Published in Court, Crime, National
A trial of a man accused of reckless driving and driving with excess blood alcohol will likely go ahead, after the defence lost its claim there was no case to answer.
Showers on the way for Christmas Day
Wednesday 21 December 2022 | Written by Cameron Scott | Published in Local, National, Weather
While Rarotonga has been hit by some very wet weather lately, the outlook for Christmas-New Year is slightly brighter, says Cook Islands Met Service director Arona Ngari.
Help needed to pack 100 Christmas boxes
Wednesday 21 December 2022 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local, National
Cargo ship delays won’t stop the Christmas Box team from blessing 1000 families with delightful festive cheer this season.
Parade on, hopefully…
Wednesday 21 December 2022 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Entertainment, Local, National
Fingers crossed, the weather forecast for tomorrow will not stop the Tropical Christmas in Raro Santa Parade get on the road at 4.30pm.
New Aussie diplomat is announced
Wednesday 21 December 2022 | Written by Al Williams | Published in Local, National, Politics
Phoebe Smith will be Australia’s next High Commissioner to the Cook Islands.
LETTER TO EDITOR: Scholarship woes upset our students
Wednesday 21 December 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, I wanted to share this with you as I am really upset with the outcome from the Ministry of Education - myself along with many other local students currently studying in New Zealand who have received the same treatment or similar.
Busy year for Te Are Manu
Wednesday 21 December 2022 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Features, Local, National
This is my final column for 2022. It is a universal truth that the second to last column is really the last edition, because the last edition is a puff piece disguised as a “review” of the year.
Tonga diversion adds two hours to Rarotonga flight
Wednesday 21 December 2022 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in National, Tourism
An Air New Zealand flight to Rarotonga was delayed by more than two hours yesterday, after being diverted to Tongatapu Fuaʻamotu International Airport in Tonga.
Year’s probation for violent assault
Wednesday 21 December 2022 | Written by Matthew Littlewood | Published in Court, Crime, National
A young man who violently assaulted his then-partner has received a sentence of 12 months’ probation.
Apii Arorangi prizegiving marks principal’s departure
Tuesday 20 December 2022 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Education, National
Apii Arorangi’s prizegiving on Wednesday last week saw Teraipoia Rose Heather presented with the Dux of the Year award. Lana Aperau-Toa won the First Runner-up Dux award and Ariki Tekorona took out Second Runner-up Dux.
Cook Islands swimmers break national records
Tuesday 20 December 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Sports, Swimming
Cook Islands swimmers achieved personal bests (PBs) and broke Cook Islands national records at the FINA (Fédération Internationale de Natation) World Swimming Championships in Melbourne, Australia.
Titikaveka ends title drought with Knockout Cup win
Tuesday 20 December 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Football, Sports
After a dismal performance in the Rarotonga football Round Cup competition, Titikaveka women’s side made a strong comeback to win the Knockout Cup title on Saturday.
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