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Third year for Salon Culinaire
Monday 25 March 2013 | Published in Local
The Cook Islands Salon Culinaire competition is on again this year and will be held on April 5 and 6.
Mitiaro airstrip work complete
Monday 25 March 2013 | Published in Local
Urgent maintenance work has just been completed on the Mitiaro airstrip to allow Air Rarotonga to maintain its flights to the island.
Pukapukan local craft
Monday 25 March 2013 | Published in Local
Most women in Pukapuka know how to weave mats, hat, brooms, and fans.
Zumba supports Earth Hour
Monday 25 March 2013 | Published in Local
More than 70 people came along to a lunchtime Zumba class on Friday to celebrate Earth Hour.
Mokoero clears land
Monday 25 March 2013 | Published in Local
The Mokoero community on the island of Atiu, under the leadership of the Pu Tapere Mama Piri Touna, held a four-day working bee this month to remove the invasive Acacia trees around their community.
Davy Jones Locker to meet
Monday 25 March 2013 | Published in Local
The Davy Jones Locker Society is holding a meeting today to review two recent sea burials.
Hottie Yachties take on leaders
Monday 25 March 2013 | Published in Local
The sociable Hottie Yachties have a tough touch rugby game on their hands when they face the top of the table Bounty Hunters today at Nikao field.
Views wanted
Monday 25 March 2013 | Published in Local
New Zealanders of Cook Islands, Niue, Tokelau heritage say they are being treated as second class citizens and they want better recognition constitutionally says chairman of the Pacific People’s Advisory Panel, Reverend Uesifili Unasa.
New water tank subsidy
Saturday 23 March 2013 | Published in Local
The government has announced a new $1500 subsidy for households on Rarotonga to install a domestic water tank.
Man jailed for underage sex
Saturday 23 March 2013 | Published in Local
An Aitutaki man has been sent to jail for having sex with his underage niece.
PM travels by airforce plane
Saturday 23 March 2013 | Published in Local
Prime Minister Henry Puna was flown to New Zealand from Tonga by the Royal New Zealand Air Force.
Netball training squad named
Saturday 23 March 2013 | Published in Local
A wider squad of 28 netball players have been selected to train on and prepare for upcoming international fixtures.
Sevens team set sights high
Friday 22 March 2013 | Published in Local
The Cook Islands national sevens team are ready and excited to be taking to the field at the pinnacle rugby sevens tournament in Hong Kong.
Education: a major Demo policy
Friday 22 March 2013 | Published in Local
Education will be a major focus of the Democratic Party.
World Water Day today
Friday 22 March 2013 | Published in Local
Today is World Water Day, which coincides with a lack of rainfall in recent weeks.
Netbooks for sister islands
Friday 22 March 2013 | Published in Local
It was smiles all around as teachers and students from Tukao, Ruamanu and Rakahanga Schools received netbooks in Manihiki this week, as part of the ‘Netbooks for Teachers’ initiative funded by the New Zealand Aid Programme.
Support for playground
Friday 22 March 2013 | Published in Local
The playground at the Punanga Nui Market has a new guardian angel in the form of free regular maintenance by Conrad Hunter and the team at Rarotonga Welding and Steel Construction.
Rotary helps Are Pa Metua
Friday 22 March 2013 | Published in Local
The Rotary Club of Rarotonga president John McElhinney recently presented a cheque for $1000 to the Are Pa Metua Trust so that the trust can carry on with their efforts to enrich the lives of the elderly in Rarotonga.
Picton Castle back in Raro
Thursday 21 March 2013 | Published in Local
As they approached Rarotonga on Wednesday, captain Daniel Moreland of Cooks-registered tall ship Picton Castle took a moment to take a photo with his seven month old son Dawson with the peaks of Tumutevarovaro in the background.
Niua first to get netbooks
Thursday 21 March 2013 | Published in Local
Pukapuka’s Niua School teachers were the first of the northern group of schools to receive their netbooks this week.
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