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Miss Vonnia's enters the pageant
Wednesday 30 May 2012 | Published in Local
Vonnia’s Warehouse yesterday launched the campaign for their Miss Cook Islands candidate Michelle Elia Silota. She’s pictured here next to Miss Cook Islands Pageant Association president Clee Marsters with current Miss Cook Islands Engara Gosselin and staff members at Vonnia’s.
Ports respond to saltwater woes
Tuesday 29 May 2012 | Published in Local
Concerns over saltwater damage to cars and possible contamination of taro patches has prompted the Ports Authority to cease dumping dredged harbour spoil at Panama in favour of Punanga Nui. A number of residents were concerned about the spilling of saltwater from trucks transporting the dredged material on the road from Avatiu to Panama. This […]
Indo crime ring detected
Tuesday 29 May 2012 | Published in Local
An illegal Indonesian visitor was expelled from the Cook Islands last night after being found to be connected to an organised Indonesian crime network. Immigration Cook Islands threw the man out after he confessed to travelling on airline tickets purchased with a stolen credit card. Immigration director Kave Ringi told Cook Islands News that investigations […]
Specialists hard at work
Monday 28 May 2012 | Published in Local
The specialist health clinics are well under way at Rarotonga Hospital. Orthopaedic surgeons Mr Vaughan Poutewera and Dr Deacon Teapa were very busy last week, with surgeries taking place daily. Over the past two weeks nurses Diane Hamilton and Josephine Wolfenden have been undertaking hearing tests and screening patients for the upcoming visits by further […]
Japan pledges $500m in Pacific aid
Monday 28 May 2012 | Published in Local
Japan has pledged to donate up to US$500 million to the Pacific region over the next three years. Following what he called ”fruitful“ and ”meaningful“ discussion at the weekend’s PALM6 meeting, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda announced that his government would be increasing its level of aid to the Pacific. He made the announcement from […]
Night work
Monday 28 May 2012 | Published in Local
Beca port engineer John Youdale couldn’t resist snapping these shots of the Kimahia dredge at work overnight last week. The dredge, which will operate 24 hours a day six days a week, began pulling up material from the harbour floor on Wednesday. There are concerns over the spilling of saltwater from trucks carting the spoil […]
8 Miss Cook Islands hopefuls
Saturday 26 May 2012 | Published in Local
Eight beautiful young Cook Islands women were officially unveiled on Thursday night as the 2012 Miss Cook Islands pageant contestants. The official launch of the contestants on Thursday included them selecting their order of appearance on the pageant night scheduled for Thursday June 7 at the national auditorium. The Miss Cook Islands contestants, in their […]
Parliament sits on June 7 for Budget
Saturday 26 May 2012 | Published in Local
THURSDAY June 7 has been confirmed as the official start-date for the next sitting of parliament. The second sitting for 2012 is expected to be dominated by the Budget appropriation bill being presented by Minister of Finance and Economic Development Mark Brown. The members of parliament could meet for up to 10 days from June […]
PM speaks for Pacific leaders in Japan
Friday 25 May 2012 | Published in Local
Prime Minister Henry Puna officially opened PALM6 at a reception hosted by Japanese foreign minister Koichiro Gemba on Thursday night. Gemba launched the reception with a brief address, thanking Pacific leaders for extending their support and condolences to his country after it suffered a triple disaster last March and noting in a show of solidarity […]
Dengue containment measures working
Friday 25 May 2012 | Published in Local
Two suspected cases of dengue fever recorded last week have returned negative results, leaving the Cook Islands with just its original three recorded cases of the disease. Another person is now awaiting the second test to confirm whether or not they have been infected with the mosquito-borne disease. That test will confirm whether the person […]
Ariki explains historic koutu
Friday 25 May 2012 | Published in Local
Rutaki Primary School students visited Arai-Te-Tonga Koutu yesterday where Potiki-taua Taunga Tako Ariki Bobby Turua explained the site to the students as part of their culture studies. Turua explained that the site in Ooa, Tupapa, was in fact a koutu and not a marae as the sign reads at the entrance of the site. He […]
Cold snap, windy weather ahead
Thursday 24 May 2012 | Published in Local
Don’t put away your woollies yet – the weather is set to get colder and windier towards the weekend. The Meteorological Service today warns the public to be aware of heavy rain and strong winds which will worsen towards the end of the weekend. An active low pressure system is predicted to develop along a […]
Sopranos in paradise
Thursday 24 May 2012 | Published in Local
Between them opera singers Mere Boynton and Deborah Kapohe have performed in high-country sheep stations in New Zealand, converted woodsheds in the Australian outback, in pine forests, on islands and even while emerging from the mist of a New Zealand geyser. After this weekend, Boynton and Kapohe will be able to say they have also […]
Commercial pharmacies under pressure
Thursday 24 May 2012 | Published in Local
Island pharmacies have noticed an increase in customers over the past couple of weeks – and it’s not just the cold snap. Reports have come to light of the public Rarotonga Hospital’s pharmacy running low on stock due to the Ministry of Health being at the end of the financial year. CITC Pharmacy’s manager Shannon […]
Oyster outages
Wednesday 23 May 2012 | Published in Local
Internet was down across the whole of Rarotonga for half an hour on Monday afternoon, affecting all of Telecom’s customers. The incident occurred around 1.30pm, and affected local businesses and schools before Telecom’s tech support could fix the unexplained fault. Telecom’s servers were also down last weekend, interrupting internet use on the island for an […]
Pacific Voyagers set sail for Samoa
Wednesday 23 May 2012 | Published in Local
Soft rain, seen as a sign of the presence of our ancestors, mixed with tears of joy and sadness at Avatiu harbour yesterday as family and friends farewelled the Pacific Voyagers fleet and their crews on their next journey to Samoa. Mothers of Cook Islands crew on vaka Marumaru Atua urged their sons and daughters […]
Family backs Teuira Napa
Tuesday 22 May 2012 | Published in Local
Miss Tarani Crafts and Pearls Teuira Napa’s pageant campaign is something of a family affair. Tarani Crafts and Pearls will be sponsoring the young Napa, but family members have offered to cover incidental costs like shoes and costumes. With the support of her family behind her, the 19-year-old feels confident in her bid to take […]
Ariki's DBE for women
Monday 21 May 2012 | Published in Local
Makea Karika Margaret Ariki accepted her title of honour as Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (DBE) on behalf of all Cook Islands women. Her investiture in front of hundreds of proud family, friends and government representatives at the national auditorium on Saturday was an emotional one for the 92-year-old, […]
Dame Makea Karika Margaret Ariki honoured today
Saturday 19 May 2012 | Published in Local
A Cook Islands living legend, Makea Karika Margaret Ariki, will add to her lifetime of achievements today when she is invested as a Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire. The ceremony will begin at 1pm at the National Auditorium and anyone wishing to attend is asked to be seated no […]
Voyagers at market
Saturday 19 May 2012 | Published in Local
Pacific Voyagers from the Fiji vaka Uto ni Yalo and the all-women vaka Hine Moana in traditional wear are pictured at the Punanga Nui night market last evening. Today the public will have a chance to taste life aboard a traditional double-hulled vaka. Several of the canoes will make short excursions from Avatiu harbour between […]
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