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Maritime advisor bids farewell
Tuesday 13 December 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
COOK ISLANDS Police Services yesterday paid tribute to the outgoing Marine Surveillance Officer Lieutenant Commander Tony Grubb, who is retiring from the naval force.
Thanks for the offer, but no thanks...
Tuesday 13 December 2016 | Published in Local
OUR GOOD friend and political commentator Norman George says we cannot afford crooked behind-the-scenes actions and that these would be considered deplorable and unacceptable.
Tourism graduates show Kia Orana spirit
Tuesday 13 December 2016 | Published in Local
The COOK Islands Tertiary Training Institute (CITTI) held a graduation ceremony on Friday last week to celebrate the success of graduates who took part in the Kia Orana Values course.
Ra'ui system explained at Mexico meeting
Tuesday 13 December 2016 | Published in Local
THE COOK ISLANDS traditional method of ra’ui, local marine reserves that provide a refuge from non-discriminate forms of fishing such as gill nets, helping to control the levels of harvesting, was outlined during the High Level Roundtable discussions of the Thirteenth Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP13) in Cancun, Mexico.
Natalia makes Cook Islands history!
Tuesday 13 December 2016 | Published in Local
COOK ISLANDS Miss World contestant Natalia Short has made it into the top 20 finals at the 2016 Miss World Pageant in the United States.
Police quiet on possible Chou charge
Tuesday 13 December 2016 | Published in Local
Cook Islands Police have yet to confirm whether a Chinese businessman who featured as the loan organiser in the recent Teina Bishop trial and appeal case is a person of interest whom they will pursue.
Men warned to show some respect
Tuesday 13 December 2016 | Written by Richard Moore | Published in Local
Police say they are concerned about an increasing level of trouble being caused when people have been drinking alcohol and they will not tolerate loutish behaviour over the festive season.
Arrival of wheelchairs is cause for celebration
Monday 12 December 2016 | Published in Local
THE COOK ISLANDS National Disability Council celebrated International Day for Disability at the Are Pa Metua building in Rarotonga earlier this month.
Cook Islands, China sponsor tranship ban
Monday 12 December 2016 | Published in Local
A REGULATION sponsored by Cook Islands and China to ban transhipment in the Eastern High Seas Pocket was formally adopted at the 13th Regular Session of the Tuna Commission in Fiji last week.
New Zealand students visit Rarotonga
Monday 12 December 2016 | Published in Local
YEAR nine and ten students from Huanui College, Whangarei, in New Zealand have been on Rarotonga over the past two weeks as part of an educational programme of sharing thoughts and challenges with the students of Titikaveka College.
Writers' retreat brings book project closer to fruition
Monday 12 December 2016 | Published in Local
THE COOK ISLANDS Ministry of Education (MOE), in partnership with the University of Auckland (UOA), have been working on a New Zealand Aid funded programme, called the Pacific Literacy and School Leadership project (PLSLP).
Visiting team spreads word on 'white spot'
Monday 12 December 2016 | Published in Local
A PRESENTATION on the “white spot” fungal condition that mostly affects people in the Cook Islands took place the Rarotonga Hospital earlier this month. It was conducted by graduate students of Otago University Pharmacy School in New Zealand for an audience of government stakeholders, nurses, doctors and health specialists.
Ministers stay at home
Monday 12 December 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
IT’S ANOTHER week on the Rock for Henry Puna and his cabinet ministers.
Not our fault, says Agriculture
Monday 12 December 2016 | Published in Local
THE AGRICULTURE ministry has dismissed responsibility for the introduction of a destructive plant pest, shoving blame into the void of, “We do not know how the borer was introduced into the country.”
Dad's diary brings war years to life
Monday 12 December 2016 | Written by Richard Moore | Published in Local
SERVING in the Pacific during World War Two was one of the toughest assignments a United States serviceman could face.
Atiu hotel owner pays dividend
Monday 12 December 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
AN ATIU-BASED tourism proprietor is continuing with an annual tradition, paying a dividend to people on the island who do not make money directly from the industry.
Wrestling challenge a first for island
Monday 12 December 2016 | Published in Local
SO YOU reckon you’re pretty fit, with plenty of strength in your arms?
Winter Wonderland goes down a treat
Monday 12 December 2016 | Published in Local
THE HOT and humid weather certainly didn’t evoke the coldest months of the year, but the Christmas Winter Wonderland event staged at the Punanga Nui market on Wednesday evening was another big success for the hardworking volunteers from the Rotoract Club who organised it, and was hugely enjoyed by the many family groups who turned up to enjoy the food and entertainment.
Awe-inspiring posts take shape
Monday 12 December 2016 | Written by Richard Moore | Published in Local
THERE’S A mighty task ahead for local carvers as they fashion what will be truly awe-inspiring posts for the new entranceway to the RSA cemetery in Panama.
Miss Cook Islands in top 25
Friday 9 December 2016 | Published in Local
It HAS been over a week since 120 contestants arrived in Washington DC to participate in the 2016 Miss World Pageant.
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