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Apii Nikao well on way
Monday 4 September 2017 | Published in Local
Apii Nikao staff have visited the new school’s construction site to view the learning spaces that they will be occupying in 2018.
Workshop addresses ocean health issues
Monday 4 September 2017 | Published in Local
Enhanced safety of fishing vessels at sea will lead to better ocean health and marine species.
Cook Islands in Jamaica seabed minerals meeting
Monday 4 September 2017 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
The Cook Islands took part in the 23rd Session of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) which was held in Kingston, Jamaica last month.
English: Useful to us, or a threat?
Monday 4 September 2017 | Written by Chris Taylor | Published in Local
Is English a useful addition to the community or a threat to Cook Islands Maori? And, can a local form of English become part of the cultural heritage?
French patrol boat open to view
Monday 4 September 2017 | Published in Local
The French Navy ship Arago, a patrol boat based in Tahiti, French Polynesia, will be making a visit to Rarotonga from today till Wednesday.
Rarotonga on target for renewable energy
Monday 4 September 2017 | Written by Chris Taylor | Published in Local
The findings of a study commissioned by Te Aponga Uira (TAU) projects that Rarotonga can reach 100 per cent dependence on renewable energy for extensive periods by 2019.
Blaze ravages voyaging vaka
Monday 4 September 2017 | Published in Local
Voyaging vaka Te Marumaru Atua suffered what a Cook Islands Police Service spokesman described as “significant internal damage” when the vessel caught fire at Avatiu marina shortly after midnight on Saturday.
Top ministers in Samoa
Monday 4 September 2017 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
Prime Minister Henry Puna and finance minister Mark Brown are in Samoa attending the 48th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting this week.
Resource donation helps Apii Rutaki
Monday 4 September 2017 | Published in Local
Apii Rutaki students and teachers have received a donation of books and art resources from The Farmyard for Early Learners school in Gisborne, New Zealand.
Chasing the wind across the world
Monday 4 September 2017 | Written by Chris Taylor | Published in Local
Aristos (Arry) Georgiou, is living his dream of chasing the wind across the globe, traveling from one tropical island paradise to another.
Project progresses despite challenges
Monday 4 September 2017 | Published in Local
Despite challenges, Te Mato Vai, the largest infrastructure project in the history of the Cook Islands, continues its progress towards providing a healthy and reliable water supply for the island of Rarotonga.
Still loving the job after 25 years
Monday 4 September 2017 | Written by Chris Taylor | Published in Local
Change was in the air for Air New Zealand in 1992 when the first Boeing 747-400 touched down, bringing with it a vibrant new corporate style wardrobe for staff.
Kanona sisters rally together
Monday 4 September 2017 | Published in Local
Friends stick together through life’s challenges and the ‘Kanona Fundraising Committee” epitomise true friendship in their mission to raise funds to support their dear friend and sister Shannon Skews as she continues her fight against cancer.
Digital tools give language a boost, says PM
Monday 4 September 2017 | Published in Local
What purpose do our oral narratives serve within a contemporary Cook Islands Maori society?
Visitor has a whale of a time here
Monday 4 September 2017 | Published in Local
The Canadian visitor who took spectacular photos of humpback whales while out fishing in Rarotonga recently, says the trip was wonderful.
$300m plan is all go: Tepaki
Monday 4 September 2017 | Published in Local
The Merchant of Paradise (MOP) development group claims it is going ahead with a $300 million development plan aimed at boosting the economies of all the Cook Islands’ inhabited outer islands except Aitutaki.
Police blitz nets multiple fines
Friday 1 September 2017 | Written by Chris Taylor | Published in Local
Police stopped 150 vehicles on Wednesday morning in a one-hour traffic check at Taputapuatea, the gateway to Avarua town.
Police on the trail of 'graffiti bandit'
Friday 1 September 2017 | Written by Chris Taylor | Published in Local
A mystery graffiti bandit has been branding their tag “Festo” over any large surface they can find, from Matavera to Turangi.
Fire brigade, volunteers, douse Aitutaki blaze
Friday 1 September 2017 | Published in Local
A fire which broke out on Aitutaki on Tuesday afternoon threatened several houses on the island before being brought until control at around 10pm.
Fine ambassadors for school, country
Friday 1 September 2017 | Published in Local
Tereora College Year 13 Media Studies students have received some remarkable feedback after their successful presentation at The Games for Learning conference in Wellington, New Zealand.
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