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Youngsters clean up to help community
Thursday 1 December 2016 | Published in Local
HUNDREDS of children across the Cook Islands armed with gloves and bin bags, picked rubbish and cleaned up around their communities recently.
Our Natalia makes it to Miss World semi-finals
Thursday 1 December 2016 | Published in Local
MISS WORLD Cook Islands Natalia Short is amongst the 15 semi-finalists in the 2016 Miss World pageant.
Census forms to be filled today
Thursday 1 December 2016 | Published in Local
EVERYONE in the Cook Islands is being urged to fill out their Census forms today and are reminded it is compulsory to do so.
Leaking fuel tank engulfs car in flames
Thursday 1 December 2016 | Published in Local
A CAR that was travelling along the Atupa back road in Avatiu was completely engulfed in flames around midday yesterday.
Te Kukupa back from NZ event
Thursday 1 December 2016 | Published in Local
The COOK Islands Police Service patrol vessel Te Kukupa returned from New Zealand yesterday morning where it participated in a multinational exercise and joined the Royal New Zealand Navy in celebrating its 75th anniversary.
Kiwi business leader offers views
Thursday 1 December 2016 | Published in Local
AUCKLAND, New Zealand Chamber of Commerce chief executive Michael Barnett says that in advocacy on issues of concern to business, he is often asked: “If we keep doing things the same way, how can we expect to get a different result?”
Climate change in need of action now, says Puna
Thursday 1 December 2016 | Published in Local
COP 22, the UN climate negotiations meeting in Marrakech, Morocco is over, but the Cook Islands are yet to see if other countries who were party to the negotiations will answer their call for urgent action.
Pitt matter for call over in 2017
Thursday 1 December 2016 | Published in Local
THE CONTEMPT of court charge against Cook Islands publisher and broadcaster, George Pitt will be brought before the Cook Islands High Court next year for a call over.
Diesel oil the wrong starter for umu fires
Thursday 1 December 2016 | Published in Local
IF YOU’RE planning to put down an umu to feed guests at a social occasion, please don’t use diesel oil to get the fire started.
Study tackles sexual harassment
Thursday 1 December 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
A COOK ISLANDER pursuing her master’s degree in International Hospitality Management in New Zealand is working on a thesis which looks into sexual harassment of hospitality employees by tourists visiting this country.
UN calling groups to apply for funding
Wednesday 30 November 2016 | Published in Local
CIVIL SOCIETY organisations in the Cook Islands and around the world are being invited to apply for project funding from the United Nations Democracy Fund.
Pile of debris sparks cleanup
Wednesday 30 November 2016 | Published in Local
SHORELINES around Rarotonga were piled with huge amounts of debris and plastic materials that caused a lot of concern to people who walked past the mess.
Memorial Lego sculpture damaged
Wednesday 30 November 2016 | Published in Local
A LEGO sculpture that was made in the honour and memory of Cook Islands soldiers of World War One was damaged in Auckland, New Zealand, recently.
Christmas in the Market promises night of fun
Wednesday 30 November 2016 | Published in Local
COME and celebrate this year’s Winter Wonderland Christmas event with families and friends at the Punanga Nui Market on the first Wednesday of next month.
Lighting up gallery with 6000 stars!
Wednesday 30 November 2016 | Published in Local
COOK ISLANDERS have woven more than 15,000 stars as part of the Cook Islands Star Weave Challenge.
Candle caused fire in Muri
Wednesday 30 November 2016 | Published in Local
A CANDLE is said to be the cause of fire for a home in Ngatangiia.
'Two years to save lagoon'
Wednesday 30 November 2016 | Written by Richard Moore | Published in Local
A MARINE expert has says that if our lagoon is not cleaned up in two years it may be too late to save it.
Church service launches Miss Pacific Islands
Tuesday 29 November 2016 | Published in Local
THE 2016 Miss Pacific Islands Pageant officially opened over the weekend with a special church service for the eight Pacific Islands representative.
We're leading the world in solar power
Tuesday 29 November 2016 | Published in Local
Representatives of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) visited the Cook Islands last week and one of the things they were told about is that preliminary work has begun on an ADB-funded project to take solar power to the southern Cook Islands.
Call to oppose purse seiners
Tuesday 29 November 2016 | Published in Local
BRING YOUR mana as a Cook Islander to the fore and tell the European Union and the Spanish: our country doesn’t want a purse seining agreement with them or Spain’s monster fishing boats harvesting our waters.
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