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LETTERS: Alarm bells keep ringing

Wednesday 6 October 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Letters for Wednesday October 6, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Seafarers celebrated on Rarotonga

Wednesday 6 October 2021 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Local, National

Domestic seafarers were celebrated at Avatiu Harbour yesterday with a sausage sizzle and gift pack marking World Maritime Day.

Local

China slashes its aid to the Pacific

Tuesday 5 October 2021 | Written by RNZ | Published in Pacific Islands, Regional

China has dramatically scaled back its aid to the Pacific in the past two years.

Pacific Islands

Top four remain unbeaten

Tuesday 5 October 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Cricket, Sports

A superb fielding effort from Arorangi handed them the win in the Rarotonga Cricket Club men’s competition over the weekend.

Cricket

Vaccinations are the armour against Covid-19: PM Brown

Tuesday 5 October 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Opinion

All the information that our health experts and professionals at Te Marae Ora have to hand tells us that the Pfizer vaccine is just as safe for our 12–15-year-olds as it is for adults, writes Prime Minister Mark Brown.

Opinion

Quarantine facility ready to host returnees

Tuesday 5 October 2021 | Written by Al Williams | Published in Local, National

Ninety Cook Islanders stranded in Alert Level 2 regions of New Zealand are expected to land on Rarotonga tomorrow.

Local

In brief: News from around the Pacific

Monday 4 October 2021 | Written by RNZ | Published in Pacific Islands, Regional

Two men missing at sea in Solomon Islands have landed in PNG; Cook Islands govt wants to vaccinate target youth population before opening borders to NZ; Vanuatu health director flags mandatory vaccination; Forum keen to host Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones in the Pacific

Pacific Islands

Tupapa overcomes plucky Avatiu

Monday 4 October 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Football, Sports

Giantkillers Avatiu were unable to replicate their upset causing performance against Tupapa in the Tower Insurance premier men’s match at Matavera Sports Field on Saturday.

Football

‘Honesty costs nothing, lying could cost you everything’

Monday 4 October 2021 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Opinion

Honesty is a very expensive gift, so don’t expect it from cheap people. It’s written that it pays to be honest, and time and time again it’s proven to be true.

Opinion

LETTERS: Freedom of expression

Monday 4 October 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Letters for Monday October 4, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Care for caregivers: Looking after those who look after you

Monday 4 October 2021 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Features

Te Vaerua Community Rehabilitation Services Inc held its first workshop to train people in basic caregiving skills to care for people with long term illnesses and disabilities, earlier this week. A caregiver who attended the course was moved by the stories that were expressed.

Features

NGOs snubbed in Seabed Minerals Licensing Panel

Monday 4 October 2021 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Environment, National

The non-inclusion of local non-government environmental and social expertise in the recently announced Seabed Minerals Licensing Panel ‘is an obvious gap’, says a local environment group.

Environment

New Caledonia extends lockdown again, due to Covid-19 crisis

Saturday 2 October 2021 | Written by RNZ | Published in New Caledonia, Regional

The lockdown in New Caledonia has been extended by two weeks due to the worsening Covid-19 crisis in the French territory.

New Caledonia

KATA: Women in leadership

Saturday 2 October 2021 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Kata, Opinion

Kata

The way our ancestors travelled

Saturday 2 October 2021 | Written by Te Ipukarea Society | Published in Opinion

Sailing feels like reconnecting to the ways that our ancestors travelled. Don’t poke fun, I certainly had my fair share of Moana moments onboard Vaka Marumaru Atua, writes Terena Koteka-Wiki of Te Ipukarea Society.

Opinion

Cooks leading the way for women in business

Saturday 2 October 2021 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Features

Cook Islands’ representation of women in business has grown by leaps and bounds from the time young local women needed a signature of their father or husband in order to take out loans at the banks. According to a new regional report, representation of women in business leadership in the Cook Islands well exceeds global and regional averages.

Features

‘Voices of dissent’ follow authorities to public meetings

Saturday 2 October 2021 | Written by Al Williams | Published in Health, National

A minority group are still ‘pushing their agenda’ to influence people in decision making as the rollout of Covid-19 vaccinations for children aged 12 to 15 gets underway next week.