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NCEA exams begin
Saturday 9 November 2013 | Published in Local
Students across the country will be putting pen to paper over the next two weeks, with NCEA exams beginning on Sunday. The first exam, NCEA English Level 1, is timed to take place on Monday New Zealand time, with students having only one more day to make any final preparations. Senior students at Tereora and […]
Police urge tourists to guard valuables
Saturday 9 November 2013 | Published in National
Visitors to the Cooks Islands need take heed of warnings about robberies and take care of their valuable possessions, says a police inspector. Earlier this week, Japanese couple Yosuke and Tomoko Takanabe had their scooter compartment broken into and possessions stolen while parked at Muri Beach. A New Zealand family also had their holiday experience […]
BTIB offers Turoa Bakery startup loan
Saturday 9 November 2013 | Published in Local
In an effort to restart its operations, The Business Trade and Investment Board (BTIB) is offering a concessional loan to a local business recently destroyed in a fire. The announcement to offer the loan to Titikaveka’s Turoa Bakery – which was the scene of a blaze that also claimed the adjoining Saltwater Caf – was […]
Tivaivai stiches people together
Saturday 9 November 2013 | Published in National
The unique Cook Islands craft of tivaivai quilting is being shared with local women, expatriates and passing visitors at the Punanga Nui Markets. The Punanga Nui Vainetini Mamas group set up their sewing kits at the markets in Avatiu up to three times are week and have an open door policy for anyone interested in […]
Venue change for Diwali festivities
Saturday 9 November 2013 | Published in National
Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, has had a last-minute venue change in Rarotonga. The event will be hosted at the Avatea school hall in Nikao tonight at 7pm. The guest of honour will be the New Zealand High Commissioner Joanna Kempkers and she will be welcomed with a garland of flowers and a traditional […]
Disco fundraiser at Apii Te Uki Ou
Saturday 9 November 2013 | Published in National
Students at Apii Te Uki Ou were moving their dancing feet yesterday to raise funds for Nukutere College. The entire school and teachers took to the dance floor, with disco hits such as gangnam style, we will rock you and the birdy dance proving to be very popular. Students made a $2 donation to take […]
Fun on wheels raised funds
Saturday 9 November 2013 | Published in National
Five hundred dollars have been raised by Apii Te Uki Ou as part of an Avatea School fire appeal. Skating, cycling and whizzing around on scooters were all part of the fun activities that Apii Te Uki Ou school children took part in to raise the funds. The school held its first ever wheels day […]
Nukutere honours students' efforts
Saturday 9 November 2013 | Published in National
The Nukutere College and Catholic family put aside fire recovery tasks yesterday to celebrate the graduation of the school’s senior year 11 students. It was indeed a joyous day for the Catholic college and family as this year’s student leaders were honoured for their hard work throughout the year in and out of the classroom. […]
Tereora celebrates its top students
Saturday 9 November 2013 | Published in National
Cheers from students and the smell of flowers filled the air at Tereora College’s senior prizegiving yesterday. Students from year 10 to 13 received awards for their hard work over the year, with hundreds of students making their way across the stage in front of the proud school community. A table at the front of […]
Te Vaerua visits outer islands
Saturday 9 November 2013 | Published in National
Members of Te Vaerua Community Rehabilitation Services have been taking their services to the outer islands over the past month, with Mauke, Mitiaro and Mauke all benefitting from recent visits. Assessments for people with disabilities were provided by two therapists from the centre, with physiotherapist Rebecca Washbourn and occupational therapist Kelly Pick both sharing the […]
Foot work at massage clinic
Saturday 9 November 2013 | Published in National
At his clinic under the shade of a Miro tree, Teuvira Upokotea holds a mama’s feet in his hands. For Upokotea, feet can tell the story of a person – how they live, what they do and what condition their body is in. “They keep us grounded on Papatuanuku. They transport us to where we […]
New physio wants to help
Saturday 9 November 2013 | Published in National
There is a new face providing physiotherapy services to the Cook Islands. Dave Taylor has been in the country for just six weeks, having moved to Rarotonga from the United States with his wife Louise, and has joined the team at Te Vaerua Community Rehabilitation Services. “I love what I do,” Taylor says of his […]
FADs deployed by MMR around Raro
Saturday 9 November 2013 | Published in National
Fishers on Rarotonga will be pleased to know that the fish aggregation devices (FAD) in the Black Rock area and a FAD off the Rarotongan Beach Resort have just been deployed by the Ministry of Marine Resources (MMR). Both FADs are approximately 5 kilometres offshore and set at depths of 1200 metres. A FAD committee […]
New vehicle boosts airport security
Saturday 9 November 2013 | Published in National
Security staff at Rarotonga International Airport will be patrolling the aerodrome in style after receiving a new vehicle funded by the New Zealand government. Adorned with flowers, the red Honda CRV was handed over to the Cook Islands Aviation Security Unit yesterday by New Zealand Deputy High Commissioner Aimee Jephson. The vehicle will enable the […]
Eco-tourists report back on Aitutaki lagoon
Saturday 9 November 2013 | Published in Environment
A team of eco-tourists was in Aitutaki last month for the Aitutaki Lagoon Monitoring Project, a combined research and eco-tourism project run by local organisation, the Pacific Islands Conservation Initiative (PICI). Eight people took part in this four-week project and surveyed 22 sites within the lagoon, inside and outside of ra’ui. The team measured coral […]
Aged care facility in the spotlight
Saturday 9 November 2013 | Published in National
The Ministry of Internal Affairs will soon be launching a study on whether the Cooks needs an aged care facility and what that facility would be like. There is currently no dedicated facility for elderly people in the Cook Islands, although there are a handful of elderly patients residing long-term at Rarotonga Hospital. Social welfare […]
Cook Islanders to raise national issues at climate change forum
Saturday 9 November 2013 | Published in Environment
A delegation from the Cook Islands will be among the thousands attending the global climate change conference in Warsaw, Poland this month. The Cook Islands is one of the 195 Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). This year the 19th Session of the UNFCCC will see the Cook Islands focus […]
Base line
Friday 8 November 2013 | Published in Local
Live drum n’ bass outfit Shapeshifter has landed on the rock in advance of their Friday gig at Rehab nightclub. Yesterday, Shapeshifter’s lead vocalist and Cook Islander PDiggs Paora-Daniel Apera Pori Makea (far left) along with fellow band member Devin Abrams and MC Tiki Taane (far right) made their way to 88FM to chat with […]
Wanted: Arsonist, cash reward
Friday 8 November 2013 | Published in Local
Prime Minister Henry Puna has announced a $10,000 reward for the capture of the person or persons responsible for the recent string of fires on the island. “A reward of $10,000 will be put up by the government,” said Puna, who is currently in Guangzhou, China for the 2nd China Pacific Island Countries Economic Development […]
Charity begins at home
Friday 8 November 2013 | Published in National
Pink was the theme of the day for Cook Islands News staff on October 31. News, administrative and reception staff all came together to support and raise awareness of breast cancer by wearing pink. October is breast cancer awareness month and the idea came about so that the staff could contribute to the cause. The […]
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