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Millennium development goals not on track
Friday 12 October 2012 | Published in Local
There is uneven progress in Millennium Development Goals achievement among Pacific islands, participants heard at a consultation in Fiji to follow up these goals.
Pacific Break song winner
Friday 12 October 2012 | Published in Local
Tupapa youth Jaik Berg has shot to stardom this week after his song ‘My Oh My’ was picked the best song of the year in Radio Australia’s annual Pacific Break competition.
Pre-disaster planning
Friday 12 October 2012 | Published in Local
A shift from a culture of reaction to a culture of prevention is what is required to effectively address disasters in the Pacific, disaster risk professionals were told at a Pacific workshop recently.
Jaik scores Pacific Break music award
Friday 12 October 2012 | Published in Local
From making mouth watering pizzas to award winning music – it’s all in a days’ work for aspiring local songwriter-singer Jaik Berg.
Keenly seeking 'Colagate' talkback
Friday 12 October 2012 | Published in Local
A smoke signaller writes: “Funny, when the Toagate issue broke out there was news every day about it – even radio talkbacks never ever stopped talking about it. But with Colagate – which is 10 times more critical then Toagate – hmmmmm, no radio talkback. Wonder why? Is Radio Cook Islands owned by Colagate too, if so, is there any other radio station out there that can provide radio talkback to let the grass root people know more about the Colagate scandal. We want to hear the people’s view on this.”
Audio engineering training offered
Thursday 11 October 2012 | Published in Local
Motone, through funding support from Cook Islands Tourism, is now able to create an opportunity for those interested in furthering their skills with live audio engineering starting this month at the Divas in Paradise concert.
Turtle conservation makes curriculum
Tuesday 9 October 2012 | Published in Local
School children throughout the Cook Islands will soon be learning more about turtle conservation and lagoon management after funding for the Cook Islands Conservation Education Project (CEP) was approved by UNESCO’s participation programme.
Reef reopens trading route
Tuesday 9 October 2012 | Published in Local
The MV Southern Reef has taken over the historic shipping route from Tiare Taporo, not Tiare Torupu as reported in yesterday’s newspaper.
Island does have fuel
Tuesday 9 October 2012 | Published in Local
Manea Foods proprietor James Beer is concerned that Rarotonga seems to be having another fuel shortage.
Hunter and Dearlove win Singles titles
Tuesday 9 October 2012 | Published in Local
Challenging sea conditions on Saturday made the perfect testing ground for local paddlers who competed in the Cook Islands National Singles race to test their training and gauge their preparedness ahead of the November Vaka Eiva Festival.
Southern Reef service celebrated
Monday 8 October 2012 | Published in Local
The government gave Reef Shipping and the Tai Moana consortium a new shipping contract because they promised to be regular and on time – but Reef’s new service was still late getting in to port this weekend.
Plastic waste ships out
Monday 8 October 2012 | Published in Local
The huge stockpile of crushed plastic bottles which has built up in Rarotonga has been shipped off the island on the MV Southern Reef.
Latest university graduates praised
Monday 8 October 2012 | Published in Local
AUT hosted a celebration at Manuia Beach Resort on Friday marking the graduation of 16 Cook Islands students in the Graduate Certificate of Business (Project Management).
Free helmets snapped up
Friday 5 October 2012 | Published in Local
It seems members of the public are so keen to wear helmets they can’t wait to get their hands on them. Motor Centre was swamped yesterday by people claiming a free motorcycle helmet – five days before the giveaway was meant to start. Motor Centre general manager Diane Ioaba told Cook Islands News on Wednesday […]
Protest to save iconic tree
Friday 5 October 2012 | Published in Local
A public protest is being staged at midday today to challenge the rumoured chopping of a 130-year-old tamarini (tamarind) tree at Cooks Corner. Concerned neighbours and tenants of the Enuakura complex are outraged that the leaseholder has reportedly elected to raze the tree as part of a re-development project. “I think it’s a disgrace,” said […]
PM weighs in on Kata furore
Friday 5 October 2012 | Published in Local
Prime Minister Henry Puna has joined the fray over a controversial Cook Islands News cartoon poking fun at Solomon Islanders’ outrage over a dress protocol gaffe during the Duchess of Cambridge’s recent visit. The prime minister’s media advisor Trevor Pitt wrote a media release on behalf of the prime minister and sent it to a […]
Helmet giveaway to save lives
Thursday 4 October 2012 | Published in Local
A visiting official from the World Health Organisation weighed in on the Cooks helmet debate this week – and it looks likely the government will pay heed. On Tuesday afternoon, WHO Western Pacific region director-general Dr Shin Young-soo signed a country cooperation strategy with health minister Nandi Glassie to help tackle the country’s health problems, […]
Voyagers bring vaka home
Thursday 4 October 2012 | Published in Local
After 18 months of voyaging Te Moana Nui A Kiva and 12 days of enduring harrowing sea and wind conditions on their final leg home – voyaging canoe Marumaru Atua and her weary crew finally returned home yesterday morning. The beating drums and waving family and friends welcomed the vaka to Avatiu harbour where a […]
WHO helps Cooks tackle health
Wednesday 3 October 2012 | Published in Local
The Cook Islands has signed an agreement with the World Health Organisation that will help the country combat health problems. Yesterday afternoon, WHO Western Pacific region director-general Dr Shin Young-soo signed a country cooperation strategy with health minister Nandi Glassie. Twenty-one other Pacific countries and territories have also signed the five-year plan, which supports the […]
Vaka Marumaru Atua expected today
Wednesday 3 October 2012 | Published in Local
Yesterday at press time Cook Islands Voyaging Society president Ian Karika had received no word from Marumaru Atua crew, but was predicting the vaka would be coming in today. At about 8.30am yesterday he heard she was 45 nautical miles off Rarotonga and moving at a speed of 2.5 knots. As of press time there […]
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