Tuesday 24 May 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
The Cook Islands National Dance Theatre (CINAT) team has settled in well in Guam for the 12th Festival of Pacific Arts, which kicked off with a boisterous opening ceremony over the weekend.
Tuesday 24 May 2016 | Published in Local
The late Fraser Nooroa’s Kids Education fundraising golf contest last week was an emotional but successful event.
Tuesday 24 May 2016 | Published in Local
The launch of the “Brilliant Resilient” national seminar saw key stakeholders from around the country and the region discussing and highlighting climate change issues and disaster risk reduction actions on Rarotonga yesterday.
Tuesday 24 May 2016 | Published in Local
Coraland giant clam bleaching was one of the issues raised as an effect of climate change at yesterday’s “Brilliant Resilient” seminar held at the National Auditorium Centre.
Tuesday 24 May 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
Contrary to reports that the Cook Islands is strongly opposed to control of shipping emissions, Foreign Affairs director of UN and Treaties division Josh Mitchell says the country has always backed authorities leading the charge on the prevention and control of pollution from ships.
Tuesday 24 May 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
The Ministry of Health receives regular information from Rarotonga Hospital and keeping a close eye on dengue outbreaks in other parts of the Pacific, but no cases of the debilitating disease, spread by mosquitoes, have been discovered in the Cook Islands so far this year.
Monday 23 May 2016 | Published in Local
ESTHER Honey Foundation volunteer Kelsey Hayden has not regretted her decision to help out at the Esther Honey Foundation.
Monday 23 May 2016 | Published in Local
Requests for tenders for construction of stage one of the Tereora College redevelopment project will be issued from mid-June.
Monday 23 May 2016 | Published in Local
Questions from CI News about apparent division among cabinet ministers over the EU purse seine fishing deal have been ignored by the Office of the Prime Minister.
Monday 23 May 2016 | Published in Local
Araura College students are now better equipped to help their Aitutaki community during times of disaster.
Monday 23 May 2016 | Published in Local
Four Aitutaki schools have received a valuable gift from Auckland businessman Graeme Enderby – expensive high end paper cutters – a must for art education and many other uses in day-to-day school life.
Monday 23 May 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
At least three ministers are confirmed to be on official overseas duties this week.
Monday 23 May 2016 | Published in Local
MENTAL health awareness workshops will be organised by Te Kainga Mental Health on Mitiaro and Aitutaki today.
Monday 23 May 2016 | Published in Local
Most visitors who come to the Cook Islands are here for a well-deserved break, but for Amelie Laute, our “Pacific paradise” is something else.
Monday 23 May 2016 | Published in Local
Cook Islanders can now enjoy a wider selection of quality television programmes on new channel Pasifika TV, launched under the Pacific Broadcasting Initiative last week.
Monday 23 May 2016 | Published in Local
ESTHER Honey Foundation manager Jo Taylor Kupu has called for government intervention and public awareness about cruelty to animals after tourists found a sack containing two abandoned puppies.
Saturday 21 May 2016 | Published in Local
It all began on a Saturday afternoon in 2010 when a group of paddlers who lived on Aitutaki decided to paddle to Maina Island for a barbecue.
Saturday 21 May 2016 | Published in Local
A steady line up of people arrived at CITC Liquor on Thursday morning to pick up a barbecued sausage for breakfast and among them, when CI News called were the president of the Cook Islands Civil Society Organisation, Ngara Katuke (second from right) and Tereahi Tearii. Cooking up a storm behind the barbecue was Mata Tamarua.
Saturday 21 May 2016 | Published in Local
The Cook Islands Road Safety Council presented 11 “arty” youngsters with prizes for their standout entries in the Road Safety Awareness week colouring competition last Thursday.
Saturday 21 May 2016 | Published in Local
The Pacific Islands have dedicated the year 2016 to the whales to raise awareness and help in their protection.
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