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International Women's Day
Friday 8 March 2013 | Published in Local
Vaine Wichman, president of the Konitara Vaine Tini O Te Kuki Airani (Cook Islands National Council of Women), shares her views on the voices and dreams of Cook Islands women and their families as the central focus in any development growth path or plan of the country. Kia orana te iti tangata Kuki Airani.
Holding back women hurts everyone
Friday 8 March 2013 | Published in Local
Gavin Murray and Franz Drees-Gross of the World Bank are calling for support to change attitudes towards women and the need for the Pacific to promote gender equality.
Ending violence against women – hand in hand
Friday 8 March 2013 | Published in Local
On this International Women’s Day, with its focus on eliminating and preventing violence against women and girls, I recall and applaud anew the significant commitments made by Pacific leaders in 2012 to make their countries safer for women.
Fight night tonight!
Friday 8 March 2013 | Published in Local
Tonight is not the fight night of the century but an opportunity for local boxers to exhibit their skills in the ring and get some much needed bouts under their belts.
Plan for CI women launched tomorrow
Thursday 7 March 2013 | Published in Local
It’s a day to celebrate women tomorrow and the Cooks are putting on a show of support along with the rest of the world.
Teachers band together
Thursday 7 March 2013 | Published in Local
Teachers will gather at Avatea School next Tuesday to discuss how teachers are treated in the Cook Islands.
Visit planned for Queen's baton
Thursday 7 March 2013 | Published in Local
The Oceania region, including the Cook Islands will be among the first countries the Queens’ baton will travel through as part of the build up to the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Scotland.
Orion operation in the Cooks
Thursday 7 March 2013 | Published in Local
A Royal New Zealand Air Force has been helping the Cooks with an ocean surveillance operation over the past three days.
Celebrating CI women
Thursday 7 March 2013 | Published in Local
Women across the Cook Islands will be coming together on Friday to celebrate International Women’s Day.
BPW event for Women's Day
Wednesday 6 March 2013 | Published in Local
The Cook Islands Business and Professional Women’s Association will be hosting its second annual International Women’s Day event tomorrow evening.
Generators need testing
Wednesday 6 March 2013 | Published in Local
Local engineer Ron McKenzie says generator owners need to regularly check and maintain their machines to ensure they will run properly in times of need.
Resorts switch to back-up
Wednesday 6 March 2013 | Published in Local
An island-wide power outage caused little disruption for guests staying at the major resorts on the island.
Women's day of prayer
Wednesday 6 March 2013 | Published in Local
It is a week for celebrating women, beginning with the Women’s World Day of Prayer, Te Ra Pueanga Maata a te Vainetini o Teianei Ao, which will take place tomorrow evening.
New tea house in Titikaveka
Wednesday 6 March 2013 | Published in Local
A new tea house is opening at The Green Living Water Garden, which resides on Titikaveka land.
Speed counts in round two
Wednesday 6 March 2013 | Published in Local
Fast paced touch rugby games provided action galore at Nikao field on Monday where the 12 teams in the women’s and social mixed tournament gathered to battle.
Two faults cause blackout
Tuesday 5 March 2013 | Published in Local
An unfortunate combination of unrelated faults caused Rarotonga’s power outage yesterday, which affected homes and businesses for around seven hours.
Businesses affected by outage
Tuesday 5 March 2013 | Published in Local
The island-wide power cut forced many businesses to come to a standstill yesterday.
Hibiscus offers Indian style
Tuesday 5 March 2013 | Published in Local
Bringing the influence of Indian massage techniques to the Cook Islands is just a part of what the Hibiscus Massage and Beauty Salon currently has on offer.
Outage causes little economic loss
Tuesday 5 March 2013 | Published in Local
Despite Rarotonga being without power yesterday morning, economic loss is estimated to be low.
Schools stay open
Tuesday 5 March 2013 | Published in Local
Rarotonga schools did their best to cope with yesterday’s power cut.
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