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Police deny 999 fault
Tuesday 3 July 2012 | Published in Local
Police are denying there is anything wrong with the 999 emergency line, despite members of the public having to go to the aid of two stranded kayakers last week after emergency calls failed. Whitesands Beach Villas owner Don Beer said on Sunday June 24 a guest came and told him two American kayakers were having […]
Telecom turns 21
Tuesday 3 July 2012 | Published in National
When Ngarama Aniterea first started work at Telecom Cook Islands, there were no mobile phones and no internet in the Cooks. Aniterea, who has worked his way up from technician to chief operating manager, is one of a handful of staff who has been with Telecom since it began on July 1, 1991. At the […]
$5m for climate change projects
Tuesday 3 July 2012 | Published in Local
Five million dollars has been invested into a programme to help the Pa Enua build resilience to climate change and reduce disaster risk. The programme, which will be rolled out over five years, is called Strengthening the Resilience of our Islands and our Communities to Climate Change (SRIC-CC), or akamatutu’anga i te iti tangata no […]
Tereora students perform 'Niu Sila' comedy
Tuesday 3 July 2012 | Published in National
Tereora College performing arts students are putting their skills to use tomorrow evening at Nikao Hall. They will be starring in Niu Sila – a ”hilarious comedy based on true experiences“ – as performing arts teacher Claire Waldron describes it. ”Set in the 1970s during the peak of Polynesian immigration to Auckland, six-year-old Ioana Tafioka […]
Blood donors are superheroes!
Tuesday 3 July 2012 | Published in Local
In support of Red Cross and their blood donor campaign – Tereora College students dressed in red last week. The national college went one step further by creating this photo of a drop of blood – giving blood means giving life. World Blood Donor Day was this year celebrated globally on June 14 with events […]
DNHRD merges into Ministry of Education
Tuesday 3 July 2012 | Published in National
Education for Cook Islanders from the first day of school to further education at tertiary level will become more streamlined after the merger of the Department of National Human Resources Development and the Ministry of Education. Their amalgamation, effective from yesterday, comes as part of the Cook Islands government’s streamlining of the public sector, in […]
Voyagers gather for culture, arts, harmony
Tuesday 3 July 2012 | Published in National
The Pacific Voyagers and the Cook Islands’ voyagers aboard Marumaru Atua arrived in Honiara at the weekend. They sailed from Vanuatu in time to make the Festival of Pacific Arts, which officially started on Sunday. The festival encompasses over 3000 artists and cultural practitioners from all over the Pacific, who are gathering to celebrate their […]
NZ gives $9.5m to education over 3 years
Tuesday 3 July 2012 | Published in National
For over 25 years the New Zealand Government has provided support to the Cook Islands education sector and today an arrangement for the next three years will be confirmed at a small gathering at Ngatipa. Secretary of education Sharyn Paio, school principals, staff of the Ministry of Education and other stakeholders will be present to […]
New magazine for Titikaveka College
Tuesday 3 July 2012 | Published in National
Titikaveka College will be producing a school magazine this year, after a break of many years since the last publication. The students themselves will be producing the magazine, thanks to an upgrade to the computer system in the school’s computer lab. The information communication technology classes will now include a variety of multimedia programmes, including […]
Auckland mayor leads delegation to Cooks
Tuesday 3 July 2012 | Published in National
Auckland mayor Len Brown and a group of Auckland businesspeople arrive in Rarotonga next Monday. Delegates will include business executives from the fields of education, infrastructure and food and beverage – sectors which make up 23 percent of the Auckland economy and are listed as priorities in Auckland Council’s Economic Development Strategy. Brown and his […]
'Paravets' proposed for Pacific animals
Tuesday 3 July 2012 | Published in National
The chronic shortage of veterinarians in the Pacific Islands may be solved with the training of paravets, the animal world’s equivalent to paramedics. Maintaining healthy livestock and livestock products is an ongoing challenge in Pacific Islands countries and territories (PICTs). The Paravet Project, administered by SPC’s regional animal health service, was designed in response to […]
Cooks not ready for cybercrime
Tuesday 3 July 2012 | Published in National
The Cooks are vulnerable to the rising threat of cybercrime, with no legislation in place to stop it. Cybercrime is a global problem affecting all countries that have access to mobile phones and internet technology. Areas of concern include child pornography, cyber-bullying and the theft of money by stealing bank account numbers and credit card […]
Tourism seeks expo partners
Tuesday 3 July 2012 | Published in National
The tourism corporation is looking for exhibition partners to join them at the Flight Centre mid-year travel expo in Auckland in August. The expo will be held from 10am to 4pm at the ASB Showgrounds in Greenlane, Auckland, on August 12. The cost to any company who wants to apply will depend on the number […]
Tenders re-opened
Tuesday 3 July 2012 | Published in National
A call for tenders for Cook Islands destination videos closed last Friday, but tourism is now running the tender again to make sure they comply with all tender requirements. The invite to tender asks film companies to submit proposals for a number of three adverts and six types of videos, including ones targeting honeymooners, families […]
Lunch is on CITC
Tuesday 3 July 2012 | Published in National
Kindness, sunshine and all sorts of good food was spread in Tupapa as another of the CITC Building Centre’s free lunches was held at the Creative Centre on Friday. A beautiful spread of fresh fruit, sandwiches, savouries and other tasty dishes were on hand courtesy of the building centre. The centre puts on a sausage […]
Scholarships for 2013 to be granted
Tuesday 3 July 2012 | Published in National
A number of scholarships for study next year closed on June 14, with applicants still to be told who won them. Cook Islands Government in-country tuition awards scholarships (ITAS) are for current tertiary students who have been admitted into a tertiary-level programme of study and have already completed at least four courses towards this programme. […]
Mangaia forms emergency taskforce
Monday 2 July 2012 | Published in National
Mangaia residents have launched an official emergency taskforce to help deal with emergency situations as they arise. The taskforce is named Te Puna Kira Kira by Mangaian historian Inangaro Papatua, as in times gone by there were always selected members of the community whose role was to monitor events to protect the island. Mangaia experienced […]
Spruce up for Te Kukupa
Monday 2 July 2012 | Published in National
Cook Islands patrol boat Te Kukupa (above) is due to go for its biennial check-up in two weeks. The boat, which is 24 years old, will go to either Samoa or Pago Pago in American Samoa depending on who wins the tender for the work. The repair work, officially known as a ”slip-in“, will take […]
BCI donates winnings
Monday 2 July 2012 | Published in National
Winners of the recent SLM recycled sculptures competition, Bank of the Cook Islands, donated their prize winnings to Rarotongan schools last week. Takitumu School was one of three schools, alongside Arorangi and Rutaki, who received $100 each. Takitumu School entertained Mene Rennie and Kendall Browne from BCI, with a number of songs, and Browne encouraged […]
Demanding work for new HOM
Monday 2 July 2012 | Published in National
Having lived and breathed the language of the National Sustainable Development Plan for the last five years, Liz Wright-Koteka feels amply prepared to take over as the prime minister’s chief of staff from today. Wright-Koteka was last week appointed head of the prime minister’s office, after years of moving up within the ranks – from […]
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