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Pensioners hit the pavement in protest
Friday 25 October 2013 | Published in Local
Pensioner activist group Grey Power made good on their vow to take their message to the streets yesterday.
Arsonist targets schools
Friday 25 October 2013 | Published in Local
The separate fires that destroyed blocks of classrooms at Nukutere College and Avarua Primary School on Sunday were deliberately lit.
Avatea School re-opens today
Thursday 24 October 2013 | Published in Local
Avatea Primary School re-opens its doors for learning today after a blaze destroying a block of classrooms forced the school to close on Monday and Tuesday.
TIS concerned with public consultation process
Thursday 24 October 2013 | Published in Local
Nukutere College students were brimming with gratitude yesterday as they accepted a donation to kick-start the school’s rebuild after a block of classrooms was destroyed in a fire – an amount that will be matched for Avatea School.
Cabinet shuffle in the works
Thursday 24 October 2013 | Published in Local
The Cook Islands government will be receiving a makeover in the near future, as Prime Minister Henry Puna prepares to shuffle his cabinet.
Police appeal for info on fires
Wednesday 23 October 2013 | Published in Local
The two school fires on Sunday are being treated as suspicious by police who are appealing to the community to help them in their investigation.
Sheraton investors failed to perform
Wednesday 23 October 2013 | Published in Local
New Zealand-based development company Mirage Group will not be funding the development of the derelict Sheraton Hotel site, says landowner Pa Marie Ariki.
NZ fire investigator on the job
Wednesday 23 October 2013 | Published in Local
An investigator from the New Zealand fire service investigation unit got straight to work sifting through the ashes at Avatea School and Nukutere College yesterday.
Mateparae in Mauke
Wednesday 23 October 2013 | Published in Local
New Zealand Governor-General Sir Jerry Mateparae and Lady Janine Mateparae were greeted to another ceremonial welcoming yesterday, as the Vice-Regal couple and their entourage descended on the island of Mauke.
Two schools closed today
Monday 21 October 2013 | Published in Local
Nukutere College and Avatea School will be closed to all students today following yesterday’s destructive fires.
Nukutere hit by fire again
Monday 21 October 2013 | Published in Local
The Catholic community woke on Sunday morning to the tragic news that the west wing classrooms of Nukutere College had burned to the ground in the early hours – the same block that was destroyed by fire in 2006.
Governor-General arrives tomorrow
Saturday 19 October 2013 | Published in Local
New Zealand Governor General Jerry Mateparae and Lady Janine Mateparae are scheduled to arrive tomorrow in what will be his first official visit to the Cook Islands.
Te Mato Vai project underway
Saturday 19 October 2013 | Published in Local
The company that will manage the biggest infrastructure project ever undertaken by the Cook Islands government has been chosen and planning to get the Te Mato Vai project up and running has begun.
Fresh food
Saturday 19 October 2013 | Published in Local
Fresh ika mata was among the products on offer by the Ministry of Marine Resources at World Food Day yesterday.
Youth concert today
Friday 18 October 2013 | Published in Local
Young people will be singing and dancing in Avarua today to end a week-long holiday programme.
Sheraton project to be resumed
Friday 18 October 2013 | Published in Local
The derelict Sheraton Hotel is going to be refurbished under the management of Little Polynesian’s Sam Napa.
Workshops focus on women's rights
Thursday 17 October 2013 | Published in Local
Young Cook Islands women are discussing women’s rights this week in preparation for an upcoming conference in Rarotonga.
Demo query pawpaw exports
Thursday 17 October 2013 | Published in Local
The opposition Democratic Party is looking for answers from government on the status of plans to export pawpaw.
'Spot on' search and rescue
Wednesday 16 October 2013 | Published in Local
A search and rescue mission launched over the weekend in response to an alert from a yacht 150 miles northeast of Aitutaki has been deemed a false alarm.
Cookies go wild!
Wednesday 16 October 2013 | Published in Local
Cook Islands rugby league members (from left) cultural attach Ina Tapurau, Daniel Fepuleai, Tyrone Viiga and coach David Fairleigh get cosy with wallabies at the Yorkshire Wildlife Park in Doncaster, England.
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