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Resignation a major blow
Wednesday 21 December 2016 | Published in Local
THE APPARENT sudden resignation of Office of the Prime Minister Chief of Staff Liz Wright-Koteka could deal the office and the current administration a huge setback, with the management of major projects and the day-to day affairs of government.
Tourism poised to beat all-time record
Wednesday 21 December 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
THE COOK ISLANDS’ tourism industry is on track to cap off 2016 with record-breaking visitor arrival numbers for October.
Arm wrestling first pulls crowd
Tuesday 20 December 2016 | Published in Local
THE COOK ISLANDS 2016 Steinlager Arm Wrestling Competition has been hailed a success by the many who attended the event last weekend at the Le Rendez-Vous.
Top defence officials look at issues here
Tuesday 20 December 2016 | Written by Richard Moore | Published in Local
HIGH-RANKING defence officials from Australia, the United States, New Zealand and China have been in the Cook Islands to talk about maritime security in the region and their individual programmes for the country.
Miss Cook Islands makes nation proud
Tuesday 20 December 2016 | Published in Local
MISS WORLD Cook Islands Natalia Short has made her nation proud with her performance in the 2016 Miss World Pageant on December 18.
Software issues cause island-wide internet outage
Tuesday 20 December 2016 | Published in Local
BLUESKY says an internet outage on Rarotonga which occurred on Sunday December 11 was due to a software issue.
ICI looks into buying equipment
Tuesday 20 December 2016 | Published in Local
INFRASTRUCTURE Cook Islands is looking for someone to supply a heavy-duty trailer for Mangaia.
Deluge brings mosquito fears
Tuesday 20 December 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
With the biannual tutaka programme ending tomorrow, the Health ministry is concerned with the potential rise in mosquito breeding sites around the island as a result of recent heavy rain.
TMV work to resume early next year
Tuesday 20 December 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
GOVERNMENT is hoping to start work on stage two of Te Mato Vai (TMV) project early in the New Year.
Graves go, in move to tidy land
Tuesday 20 December 2016 | Published in Local
A NIKAO landowner is standing by her decision to level 15 graves belonging to distant relatives from the outer islands who are buried on her family land because they had none of their own in Rarotonga.
Jetskier lands massive 72kg marlin
Monday 19 December 2016 | Published in Local
When Flynn Price got up around 4am earlier this month thinking it would be good to follow the Akura boys out to sea, he little dreamed he would be bringing a 72-kilogram marlin home.
Student wins award for Raro footage
Monday 19 December 2016 | Published in Local
A MASSEY University student of New Zealand has just received a film award after putting together footage taken on her trip to Rarotonga earlier this year.
First Cook Islander in NZ Cabinet
Monday 19 December 2016 | Published in Local
Te ATATU-based National List-MP Alfred Ngaro made history over the weekend when he became the first Cook Islander to be appointed a Cabinet minister in a New Zealand government.
$12 million boost for energy programme
Monday 19 December 2016 | Published in Local
THE GREEN Climate Fund (GCF) has approved the funding of a $12 million grant for the Cook Islands to install energy storage systems and support private sector investment in renewable energy.
It's teachers' turn to receive awards
Friday 16 December 2016 | Published in Local
It WAS the teachers’ turn to be recognised and rewarded for their hard work throughout 2016 at the annual Teachers Awards Ceremony on Tuesday.
Book project makes progress at retreat
Friday 16 December 2016 | Published in Local
THE PACIFIC Literacy and School Leadership Project brought together a group of Education ministry advisors at a writer’s retreat at the Crown Beach Resort and Spa earlier this week.
Noise complaints dominate callouts
Friday 16 December 2016 | Published in Local
POLICE attended 14 callouts last weekend, with complaints of excessive noise prompting seven of them.
Powerful message behind show of stars
Friday 16 December 2016 | Published in Local
Many hands stripped old magazines, newspaper, ribbon, coloured butcher paper, kikau, and lauhala to weave stars for a vibrant display of colour now on show at the Bergman Art Gallery.
Help vote Natalia into top 20
Friday 16 December 2016 | Published in Local
MISS WORLD Cook Islands Natalia Short says she is looking forward to the 2016 Miss World pageants crowning night in Washington DC, this weekend.
Tuna quota system first in Pacific
Friday 16 December 2016 | Published in Local
THE COOK ISLANDS has become the first Pacific Island nation to adopt a quota management system (QMS) for its longline fishery to control catches of albacore and bigeye tuna.
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