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Volunteer helps out at CIFWA
Friday 4 December 2015 | Published in Local
A New Zealand volunteer is hoping to strengthen sexual health programmes in the Cook Islands over the next 12 months.
Tourism hopes to ride on Air NZ success
Friday 4 December 2015 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
Accolades to Air New Zealand from AirlineRatings.com come as welcome news for the Cook Islands Tourism Corporation.
Parliament to sit before Christmas
Friday 4 December 2015 | Published in Local
Prime Minister Henry Puna has plucked up the courage to call parliament to sit just a week before Christmas.
EIA required for Muri lagoon work
Friday 4 December 2015 | Published in Local
Ngatangiia residents have been told that before any remedial work can be done to improve deteriorating conditions at Muri lagoon, they must first obtain an Environment Impact Assessment.
Bishop case to be heard next year
Friday 4 December 2015 | Published in Local
One Cook Islands leader Teina Bishop’s future is in the hands of a judge and 12 jurors as his high-profile corruption case is set to be heard in July next year.
Tourism: Swimming safe at Muri
Thursday 3 December 2015 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
Cook Islands Tourism has assured visitors to Rarotonga that the algae growing in Muri Lagoon is non-toxic and presents no threat to safe swimming.
Last chance to view skilled art
Thursday 3 December 2015 | Published in Local
The Matariki Maori Art Exhibition at BCA Gallery which celebrates the artistic and cultural links between New Zealand and the Cook Islands, ends on Friday, so there’s no time to lose if you want to see some top class art work.
Aronga mana, TIS case to continue
Thursday 3 December 2015 | Published in Local
A submission by Crown Law for an application for a judicial review and interim injunction by aronga mana and Te Ipukarea Society to be struck out was declined yesterday in the High Court by Justice Christine Grice.
Huge vessel blamed for overfishing
Thursday 3 December 2015 | Published in Local
If Cabinet agrees to the European Union purse seine fishing deal, what has been described as “the most devastatingly efficient tuna fishing vessel in the world” could be heading this way.
School celebrates pupils' great work
Thursday 3 December 2015 | Published in Local
Imanuela Akatemia celebrated the achievements of their graduates at the school prizegiving, held on Tuesday morning at the Avarua Assembly of God church in Takuvaine.
PM takes a stand at Paris meeting
Thursday 3 December 2015 | Published in Local
“We may be a small country but we believe in big actions, we did not cause the problems of today, but we want to be part of the solutions.”
New cable boost for telecoms
Thursday 3 December 2015 | Published in Local
A new submarine cable system connecting the Cook Islands to Samoa and New Zealand with Hawaii will provide Rarotonga and Aitutaki with what has been described as “world class connectivity” when it is completed in 2018.
Mofest a big hit
Wednesday 2 December 2015 | Published in Local
There was a big turnout on Saturday for Motone Productions’ Mofest at Cocoputt Ale House on Saturday.
'Papa Timi' now a US police deputy
Wednesday 2 December 2015 | Published in Local
Cruz Avila also known on Rarotonga as Papa Timi, is living life to the fullest in Stockton, California with his fiancée Lavicka and his two beautiful children, Nicholas (three months) and Kelani Teruia (3).
Demos quiet on coalition split
Wednesday 2 December 2015 | Published in Local
The Democratic Party is remaining quiet after the announcement on Monday that their One Cook Islands counterparts were leaving the Opposition Coalition.
Water intakes finally flowing well
Wednesday 2 December 2015 | Published in Local
JUST RECENTLY our water situation wasn’t looking good, but now Rarotonga has had enough rain to refill the island’s waterways.
Tug boat lifted out for safety
Wednesday 2 December 2015 | Published in Local
The Ports Authority tug boat Toa is temporarily high and dry after being lifted out of the water because of the chance of Avatiu harbour being hit with damaging swells and high winds.
Same rule for all...
Wednesday 2 December 2015 | Published in Local
The Public Health department has been instructed to reissue a letter to all commercial properties on the Muri foreshore warning them of the April 16, 2016 expiry date when all sewerage systems have to be compliant.
Working to deregister drug bust ship
Wednesday 2 December 2015 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
MV Jupiter, the cargo ship found carrying more than 20 tonnes of cannabis with an estimated street value of $336m, is still on the Cook Islands Ship Register.
Review could bring new telecoms option
Wednesday 2 December 2015 | Published in Local
Cook Islanders could be one step closer to having another mobile phone company if the High Court asks the Minister of Finance Mark Brown to rethink his rejection of Orama Ltd’s bid for a telecommunications licence.
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