Local
Water supply off Turangi to town
Saturday 23 February 2013 | Published in Local
If you live between Turangi and Avarua – your water will be turned off for approximately three hours from 8.30 this morning.
For better or worse: OI government
Friday 22 February 2013 | Published in Local
On Wednesday afternoon, Parliament passed the Island Government Act 2013.
CITC walks the talk
Thursday 21 February 2013 | Published in Local
Cook Islands Trading Corporation staff swapped their lunch for half an hour of pounding the pavement as they embraced a new work initiative to get healthy.
'Unlikely' boats sneaking in
Thursday 21 February 2013 | Published in Local
Members of the public at a meeting on purse seining last week were concerned the fishing boats were illegally coming too close to shore and taking more than their fair share of the catch.
'Nu Tapu' tivaevae unveiled
Thursday 21 February 2013 | Published in Local
Friends and family of the Muri-based WATSAN unit attended a special occasion last week when a custom-designed tivaevae was presented to the team at a ceremony on the shores of the lagoon.
Dictionaries for students
Thursday 21 February 2013 | Published in Local
Rotary plan to gift an Usborne illustrated dictionary to every year 9 student in the country in 2013.
Fire in Nikao on Monday
Tuesday 19 February 2013 | Published in Local
Fire-fighters work to bring a Nikao house fire under control early on Monday morning.
Visitor 'humiliated' at airport
Monday 18 February 2013 | Published in Local
A visitor to Rarotonga who was humiliated at the airport by heavy-handed quarantine staff said she just wanted to get back on the plane and go home.
Future leaders support regional approach
Monday 18 February 2013 | Published in Local
Cook Islander Luana Bosanquet-Heays recently returned from the Future Leaders of the Pacific Conference held in Pago Pago, American Samoa from 4-7 February.
New student leaders for Takitumu
Monday 18 February 2013 | Published in Local
Takitumu School and the local community gathered under the shade of the uto tree on Friday morning, to welcome in the new student leaders for the year.
Tiki tour!
Saturday 16 February 2013 | Published in Local
The best way to check out the night life on the rock is to take a bus – a party bus that is, and there’s a new one on the road.
Empowering schools with technology
Saturday 16 February 2013 | Published in Local
Schools in Aitutaki were the first of many Pa Enua schools to receive the latest technology from the Ministry of Education last week.
Local TV series to focus on women
Saturday 16 February 2013 | Published in Local
The Cook Islands National Council of Women (NCW) is working with the Pacific Media Assistance Scheme (PACMAS) to create a Cook Islands television drama.
Papaaroa selects student leaders
Saturday 16 February 2013 | Published in Local
The new student leaders for 2013 at Papaaroa College were officially recognised during the school’s prefect investiture on Thursday.
CI News welcomes new deputy editor
Saturday 16 February 2013 | Published in Local
Former Cook Islands News senior journalist Helen Greig is back in the the newsroom as deputy editor.
Where to with the tax review?
Friday 15 February 2013 | Published in Local
Is there really a review of our tax system to be conducted or is this another government public relations exercise? I’m asking this question because the Minister of Finance and officials from the Ministry of Finance and Economic Management along with hired guns held a public meeting last week to explain this plan.
Fishing observers need more resources
Friday 15 February 2013 | Published in Local
Regional fishing observers being trained this week in Rarotonga will learn how to better manage corruption within their observer ranks, among other topics.
Growers display fruit of labour
Friday 15 February 2013 | Published in Local
Fresh locally grown produce and blooming flowers were the main features of yesterday’s inaugural ‘Te mou o te enua – celebrate the harvest’ festival at the Punanga Nui Markets.
$1m plus lost in cruise revenue
Thursday 14 February 2013 | Published in Local
Bad weather in Rarotonga has caused four scheduled cruise ships in the last three months to cancel their visits – resulting in a potential $1.2 million loss to the local economy.
Piloting error in tanker trouble
Thursday 14 February 2013 | Published in Local
Human error is believed to be the reason LPG tanker Victoire got in to trouble in Avatiu harbour on Monday afternoon.
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