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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 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | 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.
Former comedian out to change lives
Tuesday 29 November 2016 | Written by Richard Moore | Published in Local
Former comedian, now mental-health campaigner, Mike King loves change.
Boat capsize claims second Cook Islander
Tuesday 29 November 2016 | Published in Local
A SECOND Cook Islander has been named as a victim of the fishing boat disaster that took the lives of seven men on New Zealand’s Kaipara Harbour on Friday (CI time).
More would-be students check out scholarships
Monday 28 November 2016 | Published in Local
TE REINGA Akataungaanga, the Ministry of Education’s new scholarship scheme is gaining popularity amongst Cook Islanders who wish to pursue further education.
Party celebrates another great Vaka Eiva
Monday 28 November 2016 | Published in Local
Vaka Eiva is an iconic Cook Islands celebration where competitive paddling and oe vaka culture draw in enthusiasts from all walks for a week of on and off the water action.
Doctor gives $7500 for vaka carving event
Monday 28 November 2016 | Written by Richard Moore | Published in Local
WHEN DR Wolfgang Losacker read in the CI News about a lack of funds preventing master carver Michael Tavioni putting on a vaka-carving exhibition during the Vake Eiva festival, he decided that shouldn’t happen again next year.
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