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Preschoolers take a lagoon cruise
Monday 30 November 2015 | Published in Local
For the past two weeks, pupils of Apii Blackrock preschool have been learning about the sea and all the creatures that live in it.
Book celebrates women in business
Monday 30 November 2015 | Published in Local
It was a historic evening for 50 creative and driven Cook Islands businesswomen and their families on Friday night at the Muri Beach Club Hotel, as they launched their first book called 50 Business Women in the Cook Islands, a masterpiece “by Cook Islands women, for Cook Islands women.”
Sewerage compliancy
Monday 30 November 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.
Depopulation key labour issue, says report
Monday 30 November 2015 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
Depopulation continues to be a key labour issue in the Cook Islands – with mainly young adults, aged 15 to 40 years, leaving the country to pursue education and economic opportunities overseas.
New tourism concept launched
Monday 30 November 2015 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
The Cook Islands Tourism Corporation has taken a “bold, honest approach to guide the industry into the future”.
Cook Islands lifestyle showcased
Monday 30 November 2015 | Published in Local
Civil defence 'needs work'
Monday 30 November 2015 | Published in Local
On the back of three deaths in Rarotonga waters recently, serious work is needed to strengthen civil defence and emergency responses in the Cook Islands.
Monster seiners heading our way
Monday 30 November 2015 | Published in Local
If Cabinet agrees to the European Union purse seining agreement, four Spanish super seiners will be heading this way to harvest Cook Islands waters of tuna, amongst them monster ship Albatun Tres.
Te Uki Ou students show skills at writing about their experiences
Saturday 28 November 2015 | Published in Local
Oliver Dearlove What I am looking forward to next year
What needs to be done at Muri lagoon
Saturday 28 November 2015 | Published in Local
Dear Sir, I am a little bit sensitive to allegations that my family’s businesses are responsible for polluting Muri Lagoon.
Natasha's Cupcakes
Saturday 28 November 2015 | Published in Local
Natasha’s first cupcake recipe which she still uses today, came from the ever-popular Edmonds Cookery Book which has been produced in New Zealand for over 130 years.
Schools go all out for Mire Tiare
Saturday 28 November 2015 | Published in Local
With only two weeks left of classroom work for most of the primary schools on the island, the enthusiasm and energy projected through their flower displays in Wednesday’s Mire Tiare decorated properties category was nothing short of powerful. Nine schools participated in this year’s judged event and all produced work of a very high standard.
The module mining environment
Saturday 28 November 2015 | Published in Local
Figure 3 on this page presents some of the key aspects of the environment related to nodule mining in the South Penrhyn Basin (SPB).
Tinomana to host contestants
Saturday 28 November 2015 | Published in Local
Tinomana Tokerau Ariki, the paramount traditional chief of Puaikura, will host contestants in the Bluesky Miss Pacific Islands Pageant 2015 for the event’s opening. On Sunday December 6 contestants from around the region, and their delegations will gather at the Arorangi Cook Islands Christian Church at 10am for a church service to officially open the Bluesky Miss Pacific Islands Pageant 2015. Following the dedication and church service, the contestants will be hosted by Tinomana Ariki and the people of Vaka Puaikura to a Sunday feast at Au Maru Palace grounds next door to the church.
Cannabis aquittal
Saturday 28 November 2015 | Published in Local
Douglas Tau, 24 has been acquitted on two charges of cultivating cannabis and possession of a utensil (bong) for smoking cannabis, after a trial lasting two days.
Ace netballer supports a great cause
Saturday 28 November 2015 | Published in Local
Dreadlocks go for prostate cancer
Saturday 28 November 2015 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
Tristan Metcalfe is set to lose his dreadlocks at the 2015 Mofest concert at Coco Putt Ale House today.
Te Kai festival set to inspire
Saturday 28 November 2015 | Published in Local
Bringing life back into traditional Cook Islands cuisine is the aim of a competition hoping to capture four fantastic dishes in the inaugural Te Kai Maori festival.
Lagoon meeting
Saturday 28 November 2015 | Published in Local
The Muri community will hear the government’s plan for fixing their lagoon at a public meeting on Tuesday at the Ngatangiia meeting house.
Possible cyclone may head our way
Saturday 28 November 2015 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
The Cook Islands Meteorological Service (CIMS) is monitoring a developing tropical cyclone which is looming in the Pacific.
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