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Cook Islands Nines team named for Pacific Games
Wednesday 4 October 2023 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in League, Sports
UK-based Adam Tangata will headline the Cook Islands 9s rugby league squad to the Pacific Games in the Solomon Islands next month.
‘A big loss for the nation’: Fiji’s public prosecutor dies at 49
Wednesday 4 October 2023 | Written by RNZ | Published in Fiji, Regional
Fiji's attorney general has confirmed the acting director of public prosecutions (DPP) and acting commissioner of the Fiji Independent Commission Against Corruption (FICAC) David Toganivalu, 49, has died.
Vanuatu PM loses majority, faces defeat in Friday vote
Wednesday 4 October 2023 | Written by RNZ | Published in Regional, Vanuatu
The opposition group in Vanuatu appears to have secured the support of more MPs than the government.
Te Maeva Nui NZ a ‘raging success’
Wednesday 4 October 2023 | Written by RNZ | Published in Art, Features
The New Zealand Cook Island community came together over the past weekend to celebrate their culture, with the Te Maeva Nui Festival.
Pet Talk: ‘Don’t eat reef fish, or feed it to your pets’
Wednesday 4 October 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Opinion, Pet Talk
Ciguatera poisoning, or as we know it, fish poisoning, occurs all over the world in animals and people. We can’t cure it in animals, all we can do is make them comfortable, writes Dr Michael Baer, Te Are Manu Vet Clinic medical director.
Letter: New Vaimaanga development
Wednesday 4 October 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
I refer to the letter regarding public concerns over the ring road (more of a horseshoe road really) which is being promoted as part of the development of the old Sheraton site.
Letter: Noisy motorbikes a menace
Wednesday 4 October 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, It was with great delight that I read in Monday’s Cook Islands News (2/10/23), that there are at least two other persons on Rarotonga who share my frustration at the number of “noisy and illegal” motorbikes yahooing around various parts of Rarotonga.
Autism art auction raises $12k
Wednesday 4 October 2023 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Art, Features
The Autism Cook Islands (ACI) Takavekave Tatou Art Exhibition and Auction has raised $12,000 with a percentage of the funds going back to the student artists and to a charity of their choice, and to support the organisation’s pathways programme.
Minister Mokoroa attends International Law and Religion Symposium in Utah
Wednesday 4 October 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Local, National
Securing potential humanitarian projects for the Cook Islands and renewing a record digitisation initiative with the Ministry of Justice were among the agenda items for the touring Minister of Justice.
Tree trimming starts multimillion dollar Te Tau Papa O Avarua project
Wednesday 4 October 2023 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Environment, National
Tree trimming undertaken by Baker Tree Services started in the Avarua Township last week to “revitalise” the flora landscape, to eliminate any public safety hazards, and to help preserve healthy trees.
Direct Fiji flight during Forum meet praised
Wednesday 4 October 2023 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Fiji, Local, National, Pacific Islands Forum, Regional
A charter flight between Nadi and Rarotonga, organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration (MFAI), has been praised by Fijians residing in the Cook Islands.
Government secures inter-island vessel with Japan’s support, local operator wary
Wednesday 4 October 2023 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Economy, National, Outer Islands
The Cook Islands government has secured an inter-island domestic shipping vessel through an agreement signed with the government of Japan, but a local shipping company is concerned that the incoming vessel will affect its business.
Three fires kept fire brigades busy over the weekend
Wednesday 4 October 2023 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local, National
The Puaikura Volunteer Fire Brigade, Teimurimotia Volunteer Fire Brigade, and Airport Rescue Fire were kept busy over the weekend on Saturday responding to three fires fuelled by the wind.
‘It’s unfair’: Retiree questions New Zealand Super entitlements
Tuesday 3 October 2023 | Written by Al Williams | Published in Local, National
A retired Cook Islands man believes there’s been a bureaucratic bungle as he is trying to access his New Zealand Superannuation and get it backdated to when he says he was first entitled to it.
‘Journey – To tatou Kaveinga’ mural captures beauty and vibrancy of the Cook Islands
Tuesday 3 October 2023 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Art, Features
A stunning mural capturing the beauty and vibrancy of the Cook Islands was unveiled at the Rarotonga International Airport on Friday, kicking off the Airport Authority upgrades and preparations for the 50th anniversary which will be celebrated in January next year.
New multi storey building proposed for PM and emergency operations staffers
Tuesday 3 October 2023 | Written by Al Williams | Published in Economy, National
A multi-storied building, with a floor area of more than 1000 square metres to house an emergency operations centre and a number of core functions at the Office of the Prime Minister, has been proposed.
Rarotonga clean up day collects 357 kilos of waste
Tuesday 3 October 2023 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Environment, National
Rarotonga’s “Clean Up the Cook Islands Day” led by the National Environment Service (NES) collected a total of 357 kilos of waste.
Letter: Why fix something that isn’t broken?
Tuesday 3 October 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, Please can somebody tell me, why we are fixing something at a huge expense, that isn’t broken?
Doubt over Cook Islands’ 2025 renewable energy target
Tuesday 3 October 2023 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Environment, National
Facilitating the general public to install grid tied domestic solar systems on their home would help the Cook Islands achieve 100 per cent renewable energy by 2025, says Te Ipukarea Society.
Cook Islanders attend US-Pacific Institute for Rising Leaders Fellowship
Tuesday 3 October 2023 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Education, Local, National
Cook Islanders Jackie Rongo and Pekalani Fisher are in Washington DC attending the inaugural US-Pacific Institute for Rising Leaders Fellowship.
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