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Tongan painter in new art show
Tuesday 7 June 2016 | Published in Local
TONGAN/New Zealand artist Benjamin Work will present his exhibition, For King and Country, this Thursday at Bergman Gallery.
EU ratifies agreement on fishing
Tuesday 7 June 2016 | Published in Local
The EUROPEAN Union Council has ratified the controversial fisheries agreement it wants with the Cook Islands.
Motorcyclist killed in Arorangi smash
Tuesday 7 June 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
A 22-YEAR-old male is dead while another is in serious condition from two separate motorcycle crashes over the weekend.
Ridge notches up a special win
Saturday 4 June 2016 | Published in Local
ASPIRING Cook Islands opera star Ridge Ponini has surpassed his achievement at last year’s Green Island singing competitions, taking first place in the junior vocal section for performers 18 and under 21 years and winning the Green Island Competitions Society’s Cleveland Recital Trophy.
Plenty of support for gala day
Saturday 4 June 2016 | Published in Local
PARENTS and supporters of the St Joseph School made sure there was a good crowd at the school’s gala day yesterday.
Labour conference a first
Saturday 4 June 2016 | Published in Local
COOK ISLANDS representatives are attending the International Labour Conference, in Geneva, Switzerland, for the first time since becoming a member of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in 2015.
Students do well with art classes
Saturday 4 June 2016 | Published in Local
TEREORA College junior students have been producing some magnificent art work this term with the help of their teacher Tarona Daniels.
Exciting day for Avarua students
Saturday 4 June 2016 | Published in Local
It WAS an exciting time for students at Avarua yesterday when the school held its fundraising drive.
Some facts about those FADs
Saturday 4 June 2016 | Published in Local
FISH AGGREGATION devices, or FADs, have been placed around Rarotonga and most of the Pa Enua by the Ministry of Marine Resources for the past 30 years or more.
Puna encourages nations to help each other
Saturday 4 June 2016 | Published in Local
PRIME minister Henry Puna and the 79 other members of the African Caribbean Pacific (ACP) who attended the eighth ACP Leaders Summit in Papua New Guinea this week welcomed the ACP Eminent Persons Group report regarding repositioning of the ACP group, also known as the Wagani Declaration.
Water project role a learning experience
Saturday 4 June 2016 | Published in Local
THE Climate Change Cook Islands programme under the Office of the Prime Minister has advertised a position for an in-country coordinator to help in the second phase of its water projects in the Northern Islands under the new European Union and the German International Cooperation Agency (EU–GIZ) programme.
Local bank plans month-long birthday
Saturday 4 June 2016 | Published in Local
THE only locally-owned bank in the Cooks, Bank of the Cook Islands, will celebrate 15-years of delivering the best in banking products and services to the people of the Cook Islands with a variety of celebrations over the month of June.
Trader Jacks marks 30 years of success
Saturday 4 June 2016 | Published in Local
HARD work, dedication and surrounding yourself with good people, are some of the components that make a successful businessman.
More time given for tenders
Saturday 4 June 2016 | Published in Local
THE tender for the Rarotonga Community Beautification programme has been extended to next week Friday, June 10.
Land access talks go well
Saturday 4 June 2016 | Published in Local
FINANCE minister Mark Brown has revealed talks aimed at restarting land access discussions for Stage 2 of Te Mato Vai project involving water intakes, have been taking place between leading landowners and government officials.
'Name and shame' for WATSAN defaulters
Saturday 4 June 2016 | Published in Local
AROUND $10,000 - $13,000 is still owed by home owners who had new environmentally-friendly sanitation systems installed under WATSAN’s Muri-Avana pilot programme.
Capital budget to hit $30m mark
Saturday 4 June 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
THE Cook Islands Government is committing about $30 million in capital expenditure in the 2016-17 budget which will be tabled in Parliament next week.
PSC okay with BTIB sacking
Saturday 4 June 2016 | Published in Local
THE Public Service Commissioner has confirmed his office hasn’t any issues with an internal investigation conducted by the Business Trade and Investment Board which has resulted in the recent sacking of a manager.
St Joseph gala on today
Friday 3 June 2016 | Published in Local
ST JOSEPH School parents, teachers, students, caregivers and supporters will host a fundraising gala event at the St Joseph school grounds in Tutakimoa today.
Regional statisticians meet
Friday 3 June 2016 | Published in Local
GOVERNMENT statistician Taggy Tangimetua attended a week-long regional statistician workshop in Lautoka, Fiji this week.
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