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Quake heroes take time out in the Cooks
Monday 6 February 2012 | Published in Local
The first group of Christchurch heroes and heroines arrived on the island over the weekend for a break from the ongoing recovery and rebuilding of Christchurch city after the devastating February 2011 earthquakes. Close to 100 heroes, heroines and their partners will retreat to Rarotonga over the next few months in small groups of 6 […]
Online laws need overhaul: advocate
Monday 6 February 2012 | Published in Local
The recent spate of emails from a man who is intent on bringing down the Cook Islands tourism industry though an insidious online campaign has sparked an internet advocate to call for more comprehensive laws governing the use and abuse of the web. Maureen Hilyard, the Rarotonga-based chair of the Pacific Islands Chapter of the […]
'It's time to talk about it'
Saturday 4 February 2012 | Published in Local
It’s time to talk about the issue of suicide, says minister of youth Mark Brown. Brown, like the community at large, was devastated to hear of another Cook Islands youth who had committed suicide at the weekend. “It was just devastating to hear the news,” says Brown who had personally known the young man who […]
Rain and high seas forecast
Saturday 4 February 2012 | Published in Local
A series of low-pressure systems developing around the Cook Islands means a probable continuation of rain and rough seas through the weekend. Unusually large surf drew crowds to Avatiu and the Avarau waterfront yesterday morning and Thursday evening. Waves were even crashing over the sea wall at Nikao and rising above the Boiler in front […]
Yacht owner talks
Friday 3 February 2012 | Published in Local
The owner of the yacht Bonny says he reacted in disbelief when he found out about the fate of his boat, which had gone missing from New Zealand with an accused sex offender late last year. Six weeks later, it turned up in the Cook Islands unannounced with its skipper, who is wanted on 26 […]
MMR looking for Pago Pago office
Friday 3 February 2012 | Published in Local
The Ministry of Marine Resources (MMR) is currently searching for office space in American Samoa with plans to establish a long-term presence there. A team of workers from the ministry has been in the US territory’s capital Pago Pago since last week. They were due to return to the Cook Islands yesterday. There they have […]
'Nothing severe'
Thursday 2 February 2012 | Published in Local
The newest storm brewing near New Caledonia and Vanuatu does not pose a threat to the Cook Islands, says Meteorological Services operations manager Maara Vaiimene. This week a few new weather systems have developed within the region – a tropical depression near Vanuatu and New Caledonia (which actually falls under Fiji’s area of responsibility), a […]
Major road works underway
Thursday 2 February 2012 | Published in Local
A $2.9 million roads project has begun in Rarotonga after more than four years of planning and waiting. The job, officially known as the Rarotonga Road Network Improvement project, is bringing three parties together for its completion, coupling the Ministry of Infrastructure and Planning (MOIP) with contractors T&M Heather and Triad Petroleum. MOIP secretary Donye […]
'We must tackle suicide as a nation'
Thursday 2 February 2012 | Published in Local
More needs to be done at a governmental level and in the home to tackle suicide among Cook Islands youth, according to Minister of Health Nandi Glassie. Glassie said the Cook Islands must tackle suicide as a nation, by bringing in better legislation for mental health, introducing more funding for psychological and mental health care, […]
Pork trotter not cricket
Wednesday 1 February 2012 | Published in Local
Four Aitutaki men have landed themselves in hot water over the theft of a pig carcass from a cricket team, with all set to be sentenced next month over the heist. A 17-year-old youth and a 19-year-old man both pleaded guilty to the thefts at Aitutaki court this week over the January incident. The two […]
US$300,000 for elderly and disabled
Wednesday 1 February 2012 | Published in Local
Funding amounting to US$300,000 has been made available for home and nursing care services for the elderly and disabled people of the Cook Islands. The money will enable three national pilot schemes to go ahead. All non-government and community-based organisations with experience in delivering programmes for the elderly and disabled are being invited to submit […]
Two-way sharing key to discussions
Wednesday 1 February 2012 | Published in Local
Share was the buzzword of the day at the keystone meeting of a Cook Islands governments two-day powwow that brought together its heads with representatives of its major development partners. More than 40 people took part in the roundtable meeting held in Rarotonga yesterday with at least as many watching on as the Cook Islands […]
Slow start
Tuesday 31 January 2012 | Published in Local
Apii Nikao Maori principal Terangi Elika is expecting classrooms at her Nikao school to fill up over the next week after a low turnout on the first day of school yesterday. While numbers were low on day one Elika was thrilled with the 30 pre-school students who were all smiles on their first day of […]
Police arrest 2 youths for home raid
Tuesday 31 January 2012 | Published in Local
Cook Islands Police Commissioner Maara Tetava is stressing to Cook Islands youth that crime is not and will never be the answer to earning a living. His comments come after police arrested two young men on Friday and jointly charged them for the burglary last week on the home of Ronnie and Loretta Siulepa in […]
Positive tone for todays talks
Tuesday 31 January 2012 | Published in Local
The Cook Islands government yesterday concluded a series of bilateral discussions with its development partners stating the talks had set a very positive tone for todays roundtable meeting. Development partners, including representatives of New Zealand, Australia, the European Union, the Asian Development Bank and China, met separately with Cook Islands government officials throughout the day […]
Parliament opens mid-Feb
Monday 30 January 2012 | Published in Local
The next session of parliament has been unofficially scheduled for February 15. Parliamentary services clerk Nga Valoa says he cannot confirm a date as yet, but Cook Islands News understands that the deadline for the Ministry of Finance and Economic Management to confirm the workings of the supplementary budget is February 15. The budget is […]
Aitutaki keen to host retreat
Monday 30 January 2012 | Published in Local
Aitutaki member of parliament Teina Bishop says the people of Aitutaki are 150 percent supportive of the proposal to host Pacific Islands Forum leaders on One Foot Island in August. Were 150 percent supportive we just cant wait, Bishop said yesterday. The Aitutaki community met with Bishop, mayor John Baxter and retreat coordinator Mike Henry […]
High level talks begin today
Monday 30 January 2012 | Published in Local
A two-day meeting between Cook Islands officials and representatives from its development partners in New Zealand, Australia, China, India, the European Union, the Pacific and other regions begins today. The meetings, hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration, include a number of bilateral discussions with about 30 representatives from governments, international authorities, regional […]
Muri people say no one is listening
Saturday 28 January 2012 | Published in Local
Muri residents say they have given up hope that the Ministry of Health will take action to address their collective complaints about the smell coming from John Scotts poultry farm. Resident Mann Short says he and his neighbours have been making noise, but are being ignored and rebuffed by authorities. He says he is still […]
Treat it as spam: CI Tourism
Saturday 28 January 2012 | Published in Local
Claims made in an email aimed at blowing the lid on the Cook Islands tourism industry are misleading at best and should be treated as spam, says Cook Islands Tourism Corporation chief executive Carmel Beattie. Beattie said it was best to ignore the email, as international tourism representatives were sure to be doing, and stick […]
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