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Akono te mango: Protect our sharks
Wednesday 22 August 2012 | Published in National
AKONO TE MANGO: This is the plea Miss Cook Islands Teuira Napa is making to her people. Napa has joined the movement of local people supporting the creation of a shark sanctuary, which will effectively ban shark finning in Cook Islands waters. Pacific Islands Conservation Initiative (PICI) got the ball rolling last year, and the […]
Men hospitalised in unprovoked bar attack
Wednesday 22 August 2012 | Published in National
A German visitor and his local friend were beaten up so severely they both needed hospitalisation in an unprovoked attack in a popular downtown nightclub last Friday evening. The young German visitor, in the Cooks with his girlfriend for work experience in the tourism industry, was attacked by a group of local men in Rehab […]
Police steal money, jewellery in raid
Wednesday 22 August 2012 | Published in National
Chris and Akisi Mussell just want their money returned and the police officers who stole it apprehended. On May 31 last year, around eight police officers searched the Mussells’ house and business – Waterline Bar and Grill –as part of the Operation Eagle drug raids. The police found no evidence the couple were involved, but […]
Progress for all to see at Muri
Wednesday 22 August 2012 | Published in Environment
A progress board to chart the work underway to upgrade all residential septic systems in the Muri and Avana areas was unveiled yesterday. The colourful board placed on the front-wall of the Muri meeting house is aimed at encouraging the local community to keep track of progress on WATSAN’s work to upgrade septic systems at […]
Police have Okotai's backing
Wednesday 22 August 2012 | Published in Local
Pearl farmer Temu Okotai is emphasising the police force has his full support after a previous article suggested otherwise. Last Saturday’s edition of the Cook Islands News ran a story about an angry Okotai’s lack of faith in the police after a two-week delay saw him unable to reclaim 500 pearls that were stolen by […]
Solomons PM opts out
Wednesday 22 August 2012 | Published in Local
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo will not attend the Forum next week, reports the Solomon Star. This was because of his state visit to Canberra, Australia, this week plus he had decided to concentrate on domestic issues at home. It was reported earlier that some ministers planned to topple him in the upcoming […]
'Police driving away tourists'
Wednesday 22 August 2012 | Published in Local
Restaurant owner Chris Mussell has been working within the Cook Islands tourism industry for 35 years now and believes the behaviour of the police force is having a negative effect on the industry. Waterline Bar and Grill owners Chris and his wife Akisi are currently negotiating the return of their safe and over $20,000 which […]
Raiders NRL pathway announced
Wednesday 22 August 2012 | Published in National
Cook Islands Rugby League (CIRL) is set to benefit from a former international player who will head the country’s new development programme from Australia. Former Cook Islands Residents player Ezra Howie has moved into a coaching capacity and has taken control of the Canberra Raiders’ under-16 development team for the last two years. Howie will […]
Hotels save on power bills
Tuesday 21 August 2012 | Published in National
The prime minister’s office Renewable Energy Development Division recently called for interested accommodation owners to help them implement the next step of a programme to increase energy efficiency. The Renewable Energy Development Division (REDD) is working on the regional programme with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Australian government. Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Tonga […]
'Extreme' pig hunt in Atiu
Tuesday 21 August 2012 | Published in National
An extreme fisherman well-known for leaping out of helicopters onto unsuspecting marlin and hooking sharks from his surfboard has been in the Cooks to film his fishing show. Matt Watson of the ITM Fishing Show says he had such a good time filming in the Cooks last week that it felt like a holiday. After […]
Marumaru Atua in Lautoka
Tuesday 21 August 2012 | Published in National
Cook Islands vaka Marumaru Atua is currently in Vuda Marina in Lautoka, Fiji, together with sister vaka Uto ni Yalo (Fiji) and Hine Moana (pan-Pacific). All three will be departing for Tonga next week, where they will do some filming for a Oceanic Nature Film Productions documentary. Marumaru Atua is expected to depart Tonga for […]
Tossi the cat missing from pet clinic
Tuesday 21 August 2012 | Published in National
Has anyone seen this missing cat? Tossi escaped from the Esther Honey Animal Clinic last week. ”It is extremely regrettable whenever an animal escapes and we make efforts to prevent it, but sometimes there is nothing we can do,“ says clinic director Gregg Young. ”We ask for everyone to be on the watch for Tossi.“ […]
New Creative Centre van 'a gift from God'
Tuesday 21 August 2012 | Published in National
A grateful Creative Centre has thanked the community for its help after a new Jinbei van was formally blessed and handed over yesterday afternoon. The blessing marks the end of a two-year wait for a new van that started with the Red Cross trying to find ways of helping the centre buy a new mode […]
Funding for care services on 4 islands
Tuesday 21 August 2012 | Published in National
Elderly and disability centres on four islands have benefitted from a partnership between the Asian Development Bank and government. Government announced the partnership with the ADB to the tune of $167,000 to ensure the quality of life for the elderly and the disabled is improved. Service providers in Rarotonga, Mauke, Mangaia and Atiu were successful […]
Te Tika sells quicker than expected
Tuesday 21 August 2012 | Published in National
The new premium skincare range made with Cook Islands plants is selling so well the stockists had to reorder stock just a few days after the launch. CITC Pharmacy manager Shannon Saunders says the bio-active Te Tika range was launched on August 9 and sold so well they had to reorder stock two days later. […]
Minerals flag flown in China
Monday 20 August 2012 | Published in National
As the senior advisor to minerals minister Tom Marsters, Paul Lynch was last month invited on a three-week junket to China to attend a seminar on mineral resources development and management, attended by delegates from Latin America, the Caribbean and the South Pacific. At the invitation of the Chinese government, Lynch and GIS specialist for […]
People helping people is 'humanitarian'
Monday 20 August 2012 | Published in National
”This year’s World Humanitarian Day presents an historic opportunity to bring together one billion people from around the world to advance a powerful and proactive idea: People Helping People.“ Ban Ki-moon, Secretary General of the United Nations Peter Muller is the regional disaster response advisor for the Pacific with the United Nations Office for the […]
Akirata perform proudly for Czechs
Monday 20 August 2012 | Published in National
Akirata have done themselves proud with their performances in the Czech Republic. The Rarotonga dance team’s first stop on the Czech tour was the city of Ostrava, only 10 kilometres from Poland. Akirata are performing alongside dance troupes from Croatia, Poland, Serbia, Denmark and the Czech Republic all with their own unique style of dance […]
Auckland councillor supports war veteran
Monday 20 August 2012 | Published in National
A councillor for New Zealand’s biggest city is throwing his support behind Rarotongan Bill Framhein, who despite having served in the New Zealand Army is not receiving a pension while living in the Cook Islands. Born in Rarotonga, Framhein was one of some 36 young Cook Islanders who were recruited by the New Zealand Army […]
Toa fuel depot gains approval
Monday 20 August 2012 | Published in Environment
The Rarotonga Environment Authority has granted Toa Petroleum clearance to build its fuel depot at Nikao, and the Ministry of Infrastructure and Planning has approved its construction plans. On Wednesday Toa learned its environmental management plan had been ratified, and yesterday it received official confirmation that its building plans passed the test. Construction of the […]
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