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Wifi woes
Tuesday 17 July 2012 | Published in Local
People who had problems with Telecom’s wifi hotspots over the weekend will be pleased to know Telecom has upgraded to a ”faster, cleaner“ system. While Friday, Saturday and Sunday saw disgruntled tourists locked out of wifi hotspots at times, Telecom’s business solutions manager Brendon Welsh said there will be no more problems as they have […]
Lagoon Day discovery
Tuesday 17 July 2012 | Published in Local
These Arorangi School kids discovered at yesterday’s Lagoon Day that this massive pile of crushed and bailed plastic bottles will not be shipped off the island because of the high cost of the process. 12071619 Related article(s): Lagoon Day welcomed to Puaikura
O3B internet experts explain plan
Monday 16 July 2012 | Published in Local
A special industry forum is being held today in order to discuss the new O3B internet service being launched in the Cooks. Telecom Cook Islands has invited people from key businesses, state owned enterprises and government ministries to attend the evening presentation given by Telecom and O3B representatives. The people chosen to attend the conference […]
Busy week: Lagoon Day, Careers Expo, Rippa rugby
Monday 16 July 2012 | Published in Local
Learning to improve lagoon health, picking the right path for a future career and lacing up rugby boots are all on the agenda for Rarotonga school students this week. Today the postponed Lagoon Day event will go ahead from the Ministry of Infrastructure and Planning office in Arorangi. Rarotonga schools would have received their revived […]
4 men survive boating mishap
Monday 16 July 2012 | Published in Local
For now, fishing has stopped at Captain Moko’s charters after the Avana fishing operator’s seven-metre fishing boat ‘Tangaroa-Jillymae’ sunk in Avana harbour on Saturday morning. An emotional Steven Kavana, known to everyone as Captain Moko, blames himself for the accident which resulted in a rescue of the charter’s three customers and skipper Andrew Bullen. ”I’m […]
Tai Moana hits back
Saturday 14 July 2012 | Published in Local
The owners of the company at the centre of the shipping debate have hit back at what they refer to as the ”unfortunate slurring“ of their name. Tai Moana Ltd owners Vaine and Arama Wichman wrote to Richard Barton of Cook Islands Shipping yesterday and asked him to contact them first in future before putting […]
4 Cook Islands languages 'endangered'
Saturday 14 July 2012 | Published in Local
Language retention is such a hot topic that it even featured in the annual health conference. Leon Iusitini presented at the conference this week the results of a survey conducted amongst Pacific people in Auckland. The survey involved interviews with 926 children, 134 of whom identified as Cook Islands Maori (about 15 percent of the […]
Family 'ski' trip to Rarotonga!
Friday 13 July 2012 | Published in Local
Seventy-eight-year-old Audrey Shirtliff with her eldest grandson Kurt (left), eldest son Keven and great-grandson Blake on their ‘ski trip’ to Rarotonga. 12071206
Lagoon Day postponed
Friday 13 July 2012 | Published in Local
Highlighting the health of the lagoon is still a priority for Lagoon Day organisers who have had to postpone the two-day event until Monday and Tuesday. Consistent heavy rains left organisers with no options but to move the event. Even coordinator June Hosking told Cook Islands News that it wasn’t great weather to have children […]
Punanga Nui management not clear
Friday 13 July 2012 | Published in Local
Punanga Nui manager Elma McBirney hopes the changeover to the Ministry of Agriculture will focus on the vendors and the people. Her statement comes after founding manager and current general secretary for Cook Islands National Olympic Committee (CISNOC) Rosie Blake was reappointed to the role she held between 1996 and 2006. The Punanga Nui market […]
Shipping licence protested
Friday 13 July 2012 | Published in Local
Independent shippers from island businesses are protesting over the second shipping licence being granted to newly-formed company Tai Moana Ltd, and have asked the transport minister to immediately issue a third shipping licence. A letter was sent to Deputy Prime Minister Tom Marsters, whose portfolio includes transport, signed by 20 independent shippers. This is apparently […]
Blake back
Thursday 12 July 2012 | Published in Local
CISNOC secretary-general Rosie Blake has been appointed to chair the committee overseeing the Punanga Nui Market. Minister of Agriculture Nandie Glassie was reluctant to comment about the appointment yesterday but gave a brief statement when confronted about the issue by Cook Islands News. ”All I can say is the committee has been set up and […]
Operation Eagle defendants plead guilty
Thursday 12 July 2012 | Published in Local
In a dramatic turn-around in the Operation Eagle jury trial yesterday, all three defendants changed their pleas to guilty. The defendants Giovanni Marsters, Inano Matapo and Samuel Tangaroa had entered pleas of not guilty in the High Court at the start of the trial on Monday to numerous offences occurring between October 27, 2010, and […]
Man stopped at airport for unpaid tax
Thursday 12 July 2012 | Published in Local
A departing Cook Islander was prevented from boarding his flight at Rarotonga Airport over unpaid tax, which he was then apparently told the next day he did not have to pay. In a letter to the editor, a man says his son was prevented by airport officials from boarding his flight back to Auckland, where […]
Health professionals here for conference
Thursday 12 July 2012 | Published in Local
The Cook Islands’ star health practitioners at the health conference, pictured with World Health Organisation representative Baoping Yang (second from right). From left, Dr Kiki Maoate, Dr Robert Woonton, Dr Joe Williams, minister of health Nandi Glassie and Dr Francis Agnew., 9 and 10. 12071126 Related article(s): Tsunami of NCDs predicted Wear sunnies The airway […]
5 doctors rewarded for services
Wednesday 11 July 2012 | Published in Local
Five medical professionals were yesterday awarded honorary permanent residency in recognition of their service to the people of the Cook Islands. They are Dr Andrew MacDiarmid, Dr Robert Eason, Dr John Veale, Dr Michael Webber and Dr Paul Rosser. They join a small, exclusive group of about 30 people who have received honorary residency over […]
Increased risk of cyclones this summer
Wednesday 11 July 2012 | Published in Local
El Nino weather predictions mean there is an increased risk of stronger tropical cyclones this coming summer. The Cook Islands Meteorological Service has taken note of the Island Climate Update, issued this week by the Pacific Island Meteorological Services, SPREP (Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme) and NIWA. The bulletin warns Pacific meteorological offices […]
Spouses join Cook Islands family
Wednesday 11 July 2012 | Published in Local
Foreign affairs minister Tom Marsters with Rebecca Brown and Lisa Williams – and their families – after yesterday’s permanent residency ceremony. Nine spouses and five medical professionals were awarded PR at the ceremony. and 9. 12071036 Related article(s):
Marumaru Atua vaka crew crushed
Tuesday 10 July 2012 | Published in Local
The Cook Islands crew aboard vaka Marumaru Atua feels let down by government’s failure to send a Cook Islands delegation to Honiara’s Festival of Pacific Arts. In his regular blog update, voyager Alex Olah described on behalf of his crew the pain and sadness he felt when no one Cook Islands team turned up to […]
Pito mai Pukapuka
Monday 9 July 2012 | Published in Local
Tetio Kaisara Pa ki Tonga Ariki from the island of Pukapuka with a pito or rock from the northern group island with the islands motu and lagoon etched onto it. The Pukapuka chief joined his fellow chiefs for the inaugural Ra o te Ui Ariki held on Friday where chiefs presented a rock in remembrance […]
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