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Water conservation programme in schools continues
Saturday 6 February 2016 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Education, Local, National
The Water Conservation Programme in Schools will continue under the Te Mato Vai project.
Patito return to Muri lagoon
Saturday 6 February 2016 | Published in Local
Excavation by scraping algae off the Muri lagoon floor will be delayed until Thursday next week to allow the harvest of the highly sought after patito sea snail, which has returned to the area for the first time in four years.
DPM calls emergency cabinet, caucus meeting
Saturday 6 February 2016 | Published in Local
In an unusual move, a cabinet and Cook Islands Party caucus meeting was held at the home of deputy prime minister Teariki Heather yesterday lasting several hours.
Immigration decision will be appealed
Saturday 6 February 2016 | Published in Local
Immigration officials are expected to release by Wednesday next week a decision on the future of Samoan sportsman Afereti Iona who was convicted of common assault in the high court recently.
Captain receives lifetime achievement award
Friday 5 February 2016 | Published in Local
A Cook Islands certified and registered tall ship has won a prestigious award from Tall Ships America.
Bluesky adds Disney to Moana TV
Friday 5 February 2016 | Published in Local
Bluesky Cook Islands have announced the inclusion of the Disney channel to the line-up of programming on Moana TV.
Kukis in command
Friday 5 February 2016 | Published in Local
As kids in Avatea Primary school they would get into trouble for making paper planes and ‘flying’ these in the classroom.
Tiare Taporo licensed to trade
Friday 5 February 2016 | Published in Local
After sitting idle in Avatiu Harbour since November last year, Tiare Taporo has been issued a domestic shipping licence to begin carrying cargo and passengers in the Cook Islands.
Give raui greater mana
Friday 5 February 2016 | Published in Local
A traditional chief in Titikaveka says aronga mana have been waiting too long for the raui to be given greater mana and be legislated by Parliament – almost 20 years – and they’d like the ministry of Marine Resources to now move quickly on this.
FIU to investigate DPM
Friday 5 February 2016 | Published in Local
A Financial Intelligence Unit investigation into the activities of deputy prime minister Teariki Heather as a minister of the Crown is to shortly get underway now that a formal complaint has been lodged with the agency.
Just Play back
Thursday 4 February 2016 | Published in Local
The curtain will be drawn on the first Village Festival of the 2016 Just Play Programme on Tuesday next week at Victoria Park in Tupapa. Project manager Michelle Paiti met with partners and schools involved with the programme on Tuesday to confirm its calendar to get everyone up to par with events planned for the year. With schools resuming this week, Paiti is excited to launch the sport for development programme again for its sixth year running. The first Village Festival set for next week will touch on key messages surrounding gender, teaching children from ages 5-13 years about respecting one another, reiterating that violence is not okay, and the importance of equality on-and-off field. These active learning sessions will be delivered by the gender division of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in between fun sporting activities set out for children. “Through the integration of social messages, children also learn to develop healthy lifestyle habits and promote social inclusion and gender equality,” says Paiti. Just Play Cook Islands has seen tremendous success since it’s an inception in 2011. Now well into 18 schools and 12 community groups across four islands, the incentive has a reach of over 1878 children participating in the sport for development programme and a total of 120 trained facilitators. Paiti hopes to further expand the reach of her project to other outer islands including Mauke and Mitiaro. She also hopes to increase the participation of younger children in the 5-8 year-old bracket over the course of this year. All children ages 5-13 years from the village of Tupapa and anyone else who is interested are invited to join in the festival next Tuesday at the Victoria Park from 2.30pm. The session will run for an hour and parents are most welcome to join in the fun. - Just Play
ANZ launches campaign
Thursday 4 February 2016 | Published in Local
It was a great start to the week for the team at ANZ Bank when they officially launched their first 2016 campaign across from the Banana Court in Avarua, on Monday morning.
Tourism awards seal sponsors deal
Thursday 4 February 2016 | Published in Local
Organisers of the 2015 Cook Island’s Tourism Awards have finalised the sponsors for all of this year’s categories that will be awarded in April.
Small grants for local fishers
Thursday 4 February 2016 | Published in Local
The Ministry of Marine Resources (MMR) is again inviting applications for the annual fisheries grant scheme this week for the fifth year since its inception.
Pitt slamming over PM jet
Thursday 4 February 2016 | Published in Local
A roving prime minister with an apparent yearning for his own jet, two brothers and a newspaper have proven good fodder for a battle of words…Pitt against Pitt.
Cook Islands sends taro to Samoa for improvement programme
Thursday 4 February 2016 | Published in Local
Twenty-eight samples of taro from a breeding programme in Cook Islands have been taken to Samoa for testing against the Taro Leaf Blight disease.
Weather prevents cruise ship shore visit
Wednesday 3 February 2016 | Published in Local
Adverse weather and sea conditions in Rarotonga disrupted a cruise ship carrying 341 passengers yesterday.
Seafood shop closed for two months
Wednesday 3 February 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
Rarotonga may have a short supply of fresh fish after a prominent local seafood shop announced it will be closed for two months.
Tower starts fire prevention campaign
Wednesday 3 February 2016 | Published in Local
In an initiative to prevent house fires in Rarotonga, Tower Insurance will be conducting a fire prevention campaign from today.
Bank lends support for tourism awards
Wednesday 3 February 2016 | Published in Local
It’s that time of the year again when Cook Islands Tourism Awards is gearing up to acknowledge businesses in the Cook Islands.
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