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Manihiki lagoon cleaned up
Wednesday 26 July 2017 | Published in Local
Last week the Manihiki Lagoon clean-up project reached a total of 200 tonnes of material removed from the lagoon.
Float parade rain or shine
Wednesday 26 July 2017 | Published in Local
Te Maeva Nui opens on Friday with the iconic float parade, as those competing in the competition try to win over judges and onlookers alike.
PSC encourages civil servants
Wednesday 26 July 2017 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
Office of the Public Service Commissioner says they continually encourage civil servants to attend important national events. Last year, Deputy Prime Minister Teariki Heather was disappointed with the turnout of the civil servants at the Constitution Day and suggested their attendance to events of national importance should be made compulsory.
PM sees 'connectivity' with China
Wednesday 26 July 2017 | Published in Local
Prime minister Henry Puna sees a future of “enhanced connectivity” between the Cook Islands and China, accompanied by a potentially huge increase in Chinese tourists.
Clean-up volunteers tied to alleged cult
Wednesday 26 July 2017 | Published in Local
A QUASI-CHRISTIAN organisation claiming to represent ‘God the Mother’ is in the Cook Islands preaching their brand of religion under the cover of a volunteer environmental project.
PM in Noumea
Tuesday 25 July 2017 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
Prime Minister Henry Puna has pushed his Manihiki trip to next week in order to attend regional meetings in Noumea, New Caledonia, this week.
Call for better waste practices
Tuesday 25 July 2017 | Published in Local
Solid waste is a serious problem in the Cook Islands, as the Rarotonga landfill is almost fill, and much of the plastic and waste is harmful to the environment.
Thefts growing
Tuesday 25 July 2017 | Published in Local
Theft on the island has been a growing concern for the community, with countless posts on local Facebook page, Rarotonga Community and Beyond urging residents to lock their doors and secure their valuables.
Stolen property offered back
Tuesday 25 July 2017 | Written by Chris Taylor | Published in Local
Stolen items recovered in last week’s successful Police raids in Rarotonga are ready to be returned to their rightful owners, but be prepared to prove it was yours.
Brown denies telecom share sales
Tuesday 25 July 2017 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
Telecommunication and finance minister Mark Brown has shot down suggestions that government’s stake in Bluesky Cook Islands is up for sale.
Water quality under drone watch
Tuesday 25 July 2017 | Written by Chris Taylor | Published in Local
Muri beachgoers have been temporarily detoured off the beach as the Mei Te Vai Ki Te Vai project to improve the water quality of the lagoons in Rarotonga and Aitutaki got underway this week.
PM heads home for Te Maeva Nui
Monday 24 July 2017 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
Prime minister Henry Puna left for Manihiki yesterday to celebrate Te Maeva Nui on the island.
Planting's her passion
Monday 24 July 2017 | Published in Local
Energetic young farmer Rourumaru Papatua from Mangaia can usually be found in the early hours of the morning working in her family taro plantation or her vegetable plantations.
CIs to contest NZ election
Monday 24 July 2017 | Written by Chris Taylor | Published in Local
IN a move that could prove pivotal in gaining more seats in parliament, the Maori Party now has strong Pasifika backing, announcing last week in Auckland that six candidates of Pacific Islands descent will stand in the September New Zealand general election.
New Crimes Bill up for discussion
Monday 24 July 2017 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
The Parliamentary Select Committee for the Crimes Bill 2017 will meet today to receive the first two public submissions on the bill.
Visitors claim rugby tour
Monday 24 July 2017 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
Tereora College went down to the visiting Malvern College from the United Kingdom in a double header at the BCI Stadium on Thursday.
The numbers speak for themselves
Monday 24 July 2017 | Published in Local
Depopulation is a word that is bandied around a lot and I, too, have sometimes been caught up in the talk around what this means for us as a country.
Rod-wielding mamas send patuki packing!
Monday 24 July 2017 | Published in Local
It’s been many years since the Cook Islands Game Fishing Club last organised and held a Mamas (and Papas) Reef Fishing Competition.
What price a healthy coral reef?
Monday 24 July 2017 | Published in Local
An article recently published in the scientific journal Marine Policy, highlighted that up to 70 million tourist trips annually are made to locations that benefit to some degree from coral reefs.
Art session ends school for the term
Monday 24 July 2017 | Published in Local
After a long 12-week term, schools across the island have finally finished their last week for the term.
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