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CITC Liquor gets a makeover
Saturday 14 July 2012 | Published in National
With its distinctive pink exterior paint detailing, it has been difficult to miss that changes have been made at CITC Liquor. The new look store officially opens its doors today for its ‘Renovation Celebration.’ Staff are celebrating with a new uniform, and a range of giveaways for customers. This includes the chance to win a […]
Card a 'win-win' for Cooks
Saturday 14 July 2012 | Published in National
A new debit card which entices visitors to the Cooks then gives them money to spend in local stores was launched on Wednesday. The Mataora Visitor Card is a collaborative project between the Cook Islands Tourism Corporation and Westpac bank, and aims to provide an incentive for travellers to choose the Cook Islands as their […]
We should all be fighting diabetes
Saturday 14 July 2012 | Published in National
Diabetes affects not only its victim, but also her unborn baby. Over eight percent of Dr May Aung’s patients over the last five years have tested positive for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). GDM is a condition that causes women – who have not previously been diagnosed with diabetes – to exhibit high blood sugar levels […]
NCDs chew up 43% of drug budget
Friday 13 July 2012 | Published in National
Non-communicable disease medications comprise 43 percent of the country’s overall drug budget. Biribo Tekanene gave an informative presentation at the health conference on the burden of non-communicable diseases – which cause 74 percent of deaths in the Cook Islands – on the Ministry of Health budget. The national budget is $179m and the Ministry of […]
Driving taxis
Friday 13 July 2012 | Published in National
Struggling to find taxis could soon be a thing of the past. The Cook Islands Taxi Association (CITA) could get more uniformity, awareness and peace of mind if a proposal by the Business Trade and Investment Board (BTIB) is approved. Interim president Larry Price said they approached the BTIB to see how they could assist […]
Atiu meet
Friday 13 July 2012 | Published in National
The Atiu community of Rarotonga is meeting with the Atiu Island Trust today to discuss the slow-moving Atiu hostel project. Recently the community ran a ‘monster raffle’ to raise money for its hostel project, the draw for which was delayed multiple times. Eventually a winner was announced, and the Rarotonga-based Atiu community wants to join […]
'Ski' trip to Raro!
Friday 13 July 2012 | Published in National
Rarotonga is not normally where one would go for a ski trip – but it was the first choice for the Shirtliff family. Four generations of the Auckland family are on the island for a unique ski trip – Spending the Kids Inheritance trip, that is! The family group of 25 arrived on Rarotonga last […]
BTIB goes local?
Friday 13 July 2012 | Published in National
Social networking website Facebook has been abuzz with rumours that the Business Trade and Investment Board ignored its own message to go local. A local Facebook user posted an indignant comment about the Business Trade and Investments Board (BTIB) getting their ”Go Local“ stickers printed offshore. The back of the stickers are printed with American […]
Tuck shops a health problem
Friday 13 July 2012 | Published in National
Nutritionist Karen Tairea says her biggest challenges in making schools healthier places are the tuck shop managers. She talked about overweight and obese children at the health conference yesterday, noting that the weight of Cook Islands children is becoming an issue of increasing importance. The Ministry of Health has been monitoring child weight since 2003. […]
Man imprisoned for 'unsound mind'
Friday 13 July 2012 | Published in National
A young man has been ”languishing“ in prison for nearly five weeks after being accused of having an unsound mind, prompting court to order urgent action before his human rights are breached. Felix Willie Tua was arrested almost five weeks ago by police, who found him wandering in front of cars near the back-road shack […]
Family 'ski' trip to Rarotonga!
Friday 13 July 2012 | Published in Local
Seventy-eight-year-old Audrey Shirtliff with her eldest grandson Kurt (left), eldest son Keven and great-grandson Blake on their ‘ski trip’ to Rarotonga. 12071206
DPM rejects independent shippers' plea
Friday 13 July 2012 | Published in National
Transport Minister Tom Marsters has rejected a letter from independent shippers concerned about a monopoly caused by the second government shipping licence going to newly-formed company Tai Moana Ltd. The protestors, which include Cook Islands Shipping and Manea Foods, were told to collect the letter from the front desk of the minister’s office and resubmit […]
Lagoon Day postponed
Friday 13 July 2012 | Published in Local
Highlighting the health of the lagoon is still a priority for Lagoon Day organisers who have had to postpone the two-day event until Monday and Tuesday. Consistent heavy rains left organisers with no options but to move the event. Even coordinator June Hosking told Cook Islands News that it wasn’t great weather to have children […]
Punanga Nui management not clear
Friday 13 July 2012 | Published in Local
Punanga Nui manager Elma McBirney hopes the changeover to the Ministry of Agriculture will focus on the vendors and the people. Her statement comes after founding manager and current general secretary for Cook Islands National Olympic Committee (CISNOC) Rosie Blake was reappointed to the role she held between 1996 and 2006. The Punanga Nui market […]
Shipping licence protested
Friday 13 July 2012 | Published in Local
Independent shippers from island businesses are protesting over the second shipping licence being granted to newly-formed company Tai Moana Ltd, and have asked the transport minister to immediately issue a third shipping licence. A letter was sent to Deputy Prime Minister Tom Marsters, whose portfolio includes transport, signed by 20 independent shippers. This is apparently […]
Franky shares and shows her dream
Friday 13 July 2012 | Published in National
Franky got the annual national health conference moving yesterday. Francis ‘Franky’ Browne, certified group fitness and Zumba instructor, spoke about the benefits of physical activity at the health conference, and at the end of her presentation had everyone – doctors, professors, researchers – out of their seats and doing Zumba. She explained her fight to […]
Collaboration vital between NZ and CI
Friday 13 July 2012 | Published in National
To improve the level of healthcare service to Cook Islanders both here and in New Zealand, both governments should focus on working together, on jointly establishing training programmes and sharing information. This was the crux of three presentations delivered at this week’s health conference. Counties Manukau District Health Board chief executive Geraint Martin talked about […]
Fizzies decried
Friday 13 July 2012 | Published in National
Fizzy drinks contribute 20 percent to gains in unhealthy weight, says Dr Gerhard Sundborn. At the risk of offending the industry, he opted not to call fizzy drinks ‘poison’, but was firm in his declaration that governments need to consider reducing fizzy drink consumption an ‘endgame’. He shared programmes being undertaken in the Untied States, […]
How much salt is too much?
Friday 13 July 2012 | Published in National
Most people in the Cook Islands have no grasp of how much salt is too much. There is strong evidence that consuming too much salt can increase blood pressure and put a person at greater risk of cardiovascular disease, stroke and renal disease. As cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of death in the Cook […]
Gout warning
Friday 13 July 2012 | Published in National
Pacific Islands men have been found to be more susceptible to gout than other ethnic groups. In South Auckland, gout affects 15 percent of Pacific men, nine percent of Maori men and four percent of European men. Dr Robert Eason, who presented the above findings at yesterday’s health conference, suggested Pacific men inherit a defect […]
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