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Emergency exercise
Thursday 29 October 2015 | Published in Local
A full emergency training exercise will be held at Rarotonga International Airport from morning till noon today.
Public responsibility may be 'Brychyard' issue
Thursday 29 October 2015 | Published in Local
With the graves of foreigners washing out to sea, there may be a public responsibility issue for Government to consider in building a retaining wall to protect the Brychyard cemetery.
Puaikura make it two out of three
Thursday 29 October 2015 | Published in Local
Round one of the Vaka Pride competition wrapped up on Friday, with two out of three vaka taking out the three categories.
Airport well equipped for emergencies
Thursday 29 October 2015 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
Rarotonga International Airport is well equipped to tackle issues during an emergency especially in case of an aircraft crash.
Outage affects island
Tuesday 27 October 2015 | Published in Local
A power outage on Friday that affected all of Rarotonga was caused by a diesel generator shutting down abruptly at 8.40am because of a fuel line issue, according to Apii Timoti CEO of Te Aponga Uira.
Navy support officer heads home
Tuesday 27 October 2015 | Published in Local
After three years of giving technical support to officers on the frontline of protecting Cook Islands waters, a New Zealand Navy official is homeward-bound.
VIP cars will be out again
Tuesday 27 October 2015 | Published in Local
Those infamous VIP cars, last used during the 50th anniversary of self-governance celebrations, will be coming out again next week – this time to transport more than 100 delegates attending the Forum Trade Ministers and Forum Economic Ministers meetings.
Rescue dogs in need of some love
Tuesday 27 October 2015 | Published in Local
Anyone in need of a best friend and loyal companion doesn’t have to look very far, with 10 furry candidates ready and waiting at the SPCA in Titikaveka.
Girl guides celebrate 87 years
Tuesday 27 October 2015 | Published in Local
The Girl Guides Association Cook Islands celebrated 87 years of guiding in the Cook Islands last week.
Cook Islands make world top 20 listing
Friday 23 October 2015 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
Cook Islands have been named in the top 20 best islands in the world by an award-winning US travel magazine.
Food day community effort
Friday 23 October 2015 | Published in Local
People from all corners of the community took time out of their day to be both educated and well fed at World Food Day last week.
The world is Natalia's oyster
Thursday 22 October 2015 | Published in Local
“I still feel like Nat,” says humble Miss Cook Islands 2015 Natalia Short.
'Aere ra' to disability wonderwoman
Wednesday 21 October 2015 | Published in Local
It was an emotional farewell for disability advocate, champion and coordinator Pat Farr at Are Pa Metua yesterday.
$800 ambulance fee stuns tourist
Tuesday 20 October 2015 | Published in Local
An Australian tourist was stunned to be charged $800 for an ambulance to take his wife to Rarotonga Hospital after she collapsed on a local bus service.
New manager set on change
Tuesday 20 October 2015 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
On his first day in office yesterday, newly-appointed Bluesky country manager Phillip Henderson signaled change to improve the telecommunication industry in the Cook Islands.
New charts to make navigation safer
Tuesday 20 October 2015 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) which has the job of updating and improving the Cook Islands’ navigation charts, is waiting on the government to do its part before they can begin the five-year programme.
Chinese tourists love our islands
Monday 19 October 2015 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
Cook Islands is expected to maintain its strong surge in the visitor arrival numbers from the Asian markets after being named as one of the top 20 favourite islands destinations of Chinese citizens.
Powerless to help pigs
Monday 19 October 2015 | Published in Local
The SPCA says they are powerless to help a group of badly neglected animals at the Sheraton site in Vaimaanga, despite public outcries.
Fundraiser to celebrate muumuu tradition
Monday 19 October 2015 | Published in Local
The humble muumuu was promoted by early missionaries to force or “encourage” women to cover up from neck to toe.
Who is Milan Brych?
Saturday 17 October 2015 | Published in Local
“Cancer man” Milan Brych was born Vlastimil Brych on 11 December 1939 in Czechoslovakia, and is responsible for possibly the biggest medical hoax in New Zealand history.
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