Outer Islands
Aitutaki location for tourism forum
Thursday 28 April 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Outer Islands
In a bid to improve the tourism industry, the Cook Islands Tourism Corporation engage with various stakeholders associated with the business in a forum it will host on Aitutaki tomorrow.
Island children show they care
Sunday 24 April 2016 | Published in Outer Islands
Aitutaki children are leading the charge in growing resilience within their island community.
Minute's silence focuses on climate change
Friday 22 April 2016 | Published in Outer Islands
THE Cook Islands will join the rest of the world today in commemorating World Earth Day, held to draw attention to climate change issues.
MMR funds help fishing clubs
Thursday 21 April 2016 | Published in Outer Islands
Pukapuka and Nassau Fishing Association executives will soon receive grant allocations under the Ministry of Marine Resources (MMR) Fisheries Development Facility.
Students join climate change workshop
Wednesday 20 April 2016 | Published in Outer Islands
Over 30 senior students from the southern islands are arriving this week for a five-day workshop hosted by Climate Change Cook Islands with National Environment Services.
Helping to save beautiful Tanga'eo
Saturday 16 April 2016 | Published in Outer Islands
This weekly column, supplied by Te Ipukarea Society, looks at environmental issues confronting the Cook Islands and the world.
Aitutaki pupils brush up on their smiles
Thursday 7 April 2016 | Published in Outer Islands
There was much excitement at two of Aitutaki’s schools on Tuesday, when pupils were presented with brand new toothbrushes and toothpaste.
Bonefish lure visitors to Aitutaki
Wednesday 6 April 2016 | Published in Outer Islands
Fishing for bonefish is a growing sport that is luring tourists and locals alike to take advantage of recreational fishing opportunities being provided on Aitutaki.
Search fruitless, but family won't give up
Tuesday 5 April 2016 | Published in Outer Islands
Though continued searches for missing Aitutaki man Dorn Marsters continues to produce unsuccessful results, his family and friends refuse to lose hope.
Still no sign of missing Aitutaki man
Saturday 2 April 2016 | Published in Outer Islands
Aitutaki police joined with Te Kukupa crew and local volunteers conducted a full motu, reef and beach search on Thursday morning and continued on until yesterday afternoon, completing yet another full search land search of the island. However there was still no sign of 45 year old Dorn Marsters who was first reported missing on March 21.
Machinery shelters for outer islands
Thursday 31 March 2016 | Published in Outer Islands
Infrastructure Cook Islands (ICI) hopes to get started soon on a project to equip the outer islands with new machinery shelters.
Aitutaki man missing since last week
Wednesday 30 March 2016 | Published in Outer Islands
A 45year-old father of three has been missing on Aitutaki for more than a week.
High level talks set for Aitutaki
Thursday 24 March 2016 | Published in Outer Islands
The fifth Joint Ministerial Forum (JMF) between the Cook Islands and New Zealand will be held in Aitutaki next week.
Tanks will help solve Atiu water issues
Thursday 10 March 2016 | Published in Outer Islands
Thirteen water tanks were handed over to the Atiu Island Government yesterday.
Mayor to air Penrhyn development plan
Wednesday 9 March 2016 | Published in Outer Islands
Merchant of Paradise board chairman Frederick Webb says the people of Penrhyn (Tongareva) have yet to take a look at the group’s Comprehensive Development Plan (CDP) group for their island.
Email error sparks Penrhyn row
Tuesday 1 March 2016 | Published in Outer Islands
Information used by lawyer Wilkie Rasmussen to reveal that government has been considering plans to develop the island as a giant hub for fishing boats in the region, appears to have come from an email accidentally sent to Rasmussen by Ministry of Marine Resources secretary Ben Ponia.
Penrhyn 'bamboozled'
Monday 29 February 2016 | Published in Outer Islands
By Wilkie Rasmussen.. It used to be that local bodies in the outer islands were devoid of party politics.
Group effort stops fire
Friday 26 February 2016 | Published in Outer Islands
A bush fire lit up about 350 hectares of land on the Rangimotia hill on Wednesday of last week, destroying valuable pine and acacia trees on the island of Mangaia.
Penrhyn claims called 'nonsensical'
Friday 26 February 2016 | Published in Outer Islands
The “outburst” by lawyer and former Penrhyn MP Wilkie Rasmussen involving alleged government plans to establish a huge fishing base on the island belongs in “gaga-land,” says prime minister Henry Puna’s media adviser, Trevor Pitt.
New era for TV on Palmerston Island
Thursday 25 February 2016 | Published in Outer Islands
ON an atoll 500 kilometres away from the Cooks capital are 63 highly excited Palmerston residents eager to get home to watch their new television sets to catch up on the daily local news.
