Local
Entrepreneurs hard at work
Tuesday 26 February 2013 | Published in Local
Coming up with new and innovative business ideas has been part of the school day for the Business Studies students at Tereora College.
St Joseph's prefects appointed
Monday 25 February 2013 | Published in Local
St Joseph School appointed its student leaders in a morning mass on Friday.
Young Entrepreneur Scheme begins
Monday 25 February 2013 | Published in Local
Young entrepreneurial minds started on their pathway to becoming successful business people on Friday.
Cooks part of Pacific plan review
Monday 25 February 2013 | Published in Local
Cook Islands Chamber of Commerce and private enterprises had their voices heard in an effort to better shape the Pacific.
Searching for family links
Monday 25 February 2013 | Published in Local
British man Gordon Holdgate is hoping to find out more about the lives of his great grandparents who were based in the Cook Islands in the early 1900s.
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.
MMR releases licence list
Saturday 23 February 2013 | Published in Local
The Ministry of Marine Resources has released figures on licence numbers and revenue a day after being questioned in parliament on lack of regular and clear updates to the public.
Hydroponics 'buzz' fades away
Saturday 23 February 2013 | Published in Local
What has happened to the country’s drive for hydroponics, asked Opposition leader Wilkie Rasmussen to Agriculture Minister Nandi Glassie in parliament yesterday.
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.
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