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Big day for Marsters as she takes on new duties
Friday 9 December 2016 | Published in Local
Tuaine Marsters was admitted to the bar as a Notary Public before Chief Justice Hugh Williams at the Cook Islands High Court on December 6.
Happy Valley place to be tonight
Friday 9 December 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
HAPPY Valley will come alive with music tonight with a Jam Fest at the Takuvaine Rugby Club.
Boat 'raid' tests search skills
Friday 9 December 2016 | Published in Local
Fisheries Officers recently conducted a practice boarding and search of a suspect fishing vessel in Avatiu Harbour.
Captain dies as ship enters Avatiu harbour
Friday 9 December 2016 | Written by Richard Moore | Published in Local
Tragedy struck during the arrival of the freighter Imua II yesterday when its captain died of a suspected heart attack.
Support makes success of anti-violence event
Thursday 8 December 2016 | Published in Local
THE COOK ISLANDS Punanga Tauturu organisation has acknowledged the tremendous support it received during the United Nations International Day of Elimination of Violence against Women.
Wastewater upgrade to be halted
Thursday 8 December 2016 | Published in Local
PRESENT efforts to upgrade Rarotonga’s domestic wastewater systems will come to a temporarily halt while government completes plans for a major sanitation project designed to protect and improve the lagoons on both Rarotonga and Aitutaki.
Freight levy 'rip-off' angers visiting pastor
Thursday 8 December 2016 | Written by Richard Moore | Published in Local
A COOK Islands’ pastor living in Australia is furious with charges being levied on people by Cook Islands Customs.
Rarotonga visitor 'ritziest ship in the industry'
Thursday 8 December 2016 | Written by Richard Moore | Published in Local
The CRUISE liner regarded as the best in the world visited Rarotonga yesterday with 500 guests on board.
Plea to tighten life jacket law
Wednesday 7 December 2016 | Published in Local
The sister of one of the Cook Islands men who died in New Zealand’s Kaipara Harbour fishing disaster on November 26, says she hopes the tragedy leads to the law on life jackets being strengthened.
Cook Islands artefact fetches big sum in British auction
Wednesday 7 December 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
A Cook Islands tribal art necklace fetched $99,000 at an auction in England last week.
Bishop's jail term slashed to six months
Wednesday 7 December 2016 | Published in Local
Former One Cook Islands Party and Member of Parliament Teina Bishop was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment at the Cook Islands High Court yesterday.
Key resignation 'sad for Cook Islands'
Wednesday 7 December 2016 | Published in Local
The shock resignation of New Zealand prime minister John Key is a sad occasion for the Cook Islands as Key has shown exemplary leadership and diplomacy on issues of mutual interest involving the two countries, says parliamentary opposition leader Rose Brown.
Lagoon work to cost $70 million
Wednesday 7 December 2016 | Published in Local
Government is planning an ambitious sanitation project to improve water quality in both Rarotonga and Aitutaki lagoons, at a cost of around $70 million over a 10-year period.
Fiji meeting discusses refugees
Wednesday 7 December 2016 | Published in Local
Cook Islands Principal Immigration Officer Kairangi (Nani) Samuela recently attended the Pacific Regional meeting on Refugee Protection hosted in Nadi, Fiji.
Bluesky's new look a hit with customers
Wednesday 7 December 2016 | Published in Local
The, BRIGHT new look of the recent refurbishment to all Bluesky outlets in Rarotonga has been well received by customers, staff and visitors to Rarotonga, the company says.
Software glitch brings network outage
Wednesday 7 December 2016 | Published in Local
A SOFTWARE glitch caused last week’s Bluesky network outage that left much of the island without communications.
Farewell to 'son of the Cook Islands'
Wednesday 7 December 2016 | Published in Local
By the Prime MInisters
Disaster finance a first for region
Wednesday 7 December 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
COOK ISLANDS has secured a $13.95 million loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) which will be made available in the event of a disaster hitting this country, The policy-based loan will fund the Cook Islands Disaster Resilience Programme, which will make finance rapidly available in the event of a disaster.
NZ pest endangers island trees
Wednesday 7 December 2016 | Published in Local
A MINISTRY of Agriculture plant importation programme that was expected to boost avocado production here appears to have gone horribly wrong, instead introducing an invasive species of tree borer.
Court memorial for honoured JP
Wednesday 7 December 2016 | Written by Richard Moore | Published in Local
A MOVING memorial service for the late Senior Justice of the Peace John Kenning was held yesterday in the No.1 Courtroom.
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