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Cooks set benchmark with PITA hosting
Tuesday 11 April 2017 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
The Cook Islands has set a benchmark with the successful hosting of the Pacific Islands Telecommunication Association (PITA) annual general meeting and tradeshow at the National Auditorium last week.
Hibiscus paintings impress art lovers
Tuesday 11 April 2017 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
New Zealand-born Cook Islands artist Sylvia Marsters paintings left many who attended the exhibition at Bergman Gallery last week mesmerised by their beauty.
If you like fine dining, you'll love this...
Tuesday 11 April 2017 | Written by Richard Moore | Published in Local
If you are a food lover or just enjoy watching cooking competition shows, then get yourself down to the Cook Island Tertiary Training Institute today for a lesson or three in fine dining.
Demo election on Wednesday
Tuesday 11 April 2017 | Published in Local
The three-day Cook Islands Democratic Party conference began at the AOG Hall in Takuvaine yesterday – with the news media excluded.
Horror crash shatters pair's lives
Monday 10 April 2017 | Published in Local
As Florida Hosking Pori and her daughter Courtney waited patiently on a motorbike at a Matavera side road for traffic to pass, an oncoming speeding car smashed head-on into them – their bike ending up crushed under the front of the vehicle.
Determined to raise service standards
Monday 10 April 2017 | Written by Richard Moore | Published in Local
Raising the standards of service in restaurants around the Cook Islands is top of Caroline Medway-Smith’s menu.
Irresponsible parents earn online rebuke
Monday 10 April 2017 | Published in Local
An injured child who was unsupervised at the Punanga Nui playground sparked a discussion surrounding the freedom of children on Rarotonga.
Red Cross water safety manual
Monday 10 April 2017 | Published in Local
Positive feedback at a water safety training consultation meeting this week has constructively contributed towards the development of a water safety training manual that is relevant and suitable to be delivered in the context of Cook Islands ocean and lagoon conditions.
Massive losses for rental firms
Monday 10 April 2017 | Written by Richard Moore | Published in Local
Rarotonga’s rental vehicle operators are losing thousands of dollars a day because motorscooter licence and testing fees have not reverted back to the old price of $20.
Power can't hold a candle to this nut
Saturday 8 April 2017 | Published in Local
The celebration of Earth Hour last month prompted Climate Change director Ana Tiraa to take a look at how people lit their homes before the arrival of electricity in the Cook Islands.
Best to stay away from these...
Saturday 8 April 2017 | Published in Local
If you see any of these mushroom-like fungi on your lawn, don’t be tempted to eat them.
Cruise ship to arrive on Monday
Saturday 8 April 2017 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
Local vendors will have a chance to boost their sales when the MS Maasdam arrives in Rarotonga on Monday morning.
Aid programme delivers in partnership
Saturday 8 April 2017 | Published in Local
The Tereora college redevelopment and the wastewater initiative are two well-known examples of development cooperation between the governments of New Zealand and the Cook Islands.
CITC upgrade new life for Kavera store
Friday 7 April 2017 | Published in Local
The Kavera Central Store previously operated by Eddie Wichman and his family has been given a new lease of life with a substantial upgrade and is to be operated by CITC.
Cable signing brings 'exciting times'
Friday 7 April 2017 | Published in Local
The signing of an agreement for the design, construction, operation and maintenance of the Manatua Polynesian cable project shows the Pacific has come of age in harnessing the opportunities provided by telecommunications,” says prime minister Henry Puna.
Multiple factors in ship stranding
Friday 7 April 2017 | Published in Local
The absence of a detailed chart, lack of radio communication and unfamiliarity with Nassau’s over-the-reef conditions contributed to the stranding of MV Moana Nui on the island’s reef in January, say Ministry of Transport investigators.
Employers paying above minimum
Friday 7 April 2017 | Published in Local
A boost in the minimum wage from $6.25 to $7.00 an hour won’t bother many Rarotonga employers if a recent survey is any indication.
Beach Day Out moves to Easter Saturday
Friday 7 April 2017 | Published in Local
The iconic Beach Day Out music festival will again be getting the rhythms going on Easter Saturday.
Brown at economic ministers' forum
Friday 7 April 2017 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
Finance minister Mark Brown this week attended the 20th Forum Economic Ministers Meeting on regional approaches for financing development goals in the Pacific region.
A matter of precision...
Friday 7 April 2017 | Written by Richard Moore | Published in Local
The world of the sommelier, a wine waiter, is one of knowledge and precision.
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