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Moringa plantation takes root
Wednesday 9 May 2012 | Published in National
Rarotonga’s first commercial moringa oleifera plantation takes root today with a blessing ceremony at the plantation site in Tupapa. The venture by Mauke resident Hugh Graham began on the outer island when in 2010 he imported seeds to begin his moringa plantaion. Graham says he first came across the moringa oleifera benefits while conducting research […]
Selina sets sights
Wednesday 9 May 2012 | Published in National
The Democratic Party has nominated Selina Matenga-Napa as its candidate for the June 21 Titikaveka by-election, which is needed to fill the seat left absent by the death of former opposition leader Robert Wigmore. Matenga-Napa, a life-long resident of Titikaveka and active sportswomen and community member in the village, said she would commit herself to […]
Teariki Matenga joins CIP for by-election
Wednesday 9 May 2012 | Published in National
Cook Islands Party Titikaveka candidate Teariki Matenga Jnr says he will fight to improve the lives of the people of his village should he be successful in gaining their support in the June 21 by-election. Matenga said the people of Titikaveka faced similar problems to those from around Rarotonga in their day to day lives, […]
No new cases of dengue fever
Wednesday 9 May 2012 | Published in National
No new cases of dengue fever have appeared in Rarotonga in the days since the disease was first encountered last week. Three cases of the disease were recorded in Rarotonga late last week, from three separate areas of the island. Authorities at public health first thought that other cases would appear in order to link […]
Largest ever CI meeting of leaders
Wednesday 9 May 2012 | Published in National
The Cook Islands will host the largest gathering of Pacific leaders ever to assemble in Rarotonga when they arrive for the 43rd Pacific Islands Forum and related meetings in late August. Preparations for the 2012 Forum, to be chaired by Prime Minister Henry Puna, are well underway, with much planning going on behind the scenes. […]
Old uto chopped for safety
Wednesday 9 May 2012 | Published in Local
Road safety was on the minds of Tupapa resident Mereana Hagai and the village’s MP George Maggie yesterday as workers pulled down an uto tree in Maraerenga. The tree, situated on Hagai’s property on the main road near Victoria Park, was a traffic hazard and needed to be removed. Maggie said that the tree was […]
Bedside vigil for Sir Geoff
Wednesday 9 May 2012 | Published in Local
The family of the Speaker of Parliament, Sir Geoffrey Henry, maintained a bedside vigil at his home yesterday afternoon as he lay gravely ill with cancer. Sir Geoffrey, 71, a former prime minister, had been a patient at the Rarotonga Hospital until Saturday, when he was discharged and brought back to the comfort of his […]
Brother versus sister in Titikaveka
Wednesday 9 May 2012 | Published in Local
Brother and sister will face each other in the June 21 Titikaveka by-election with the Democratic Party and Cook Islands Party officially announcing their candidates yesterday. The Demos have pinned their hopes on Selina Matenga-Napa to retain the seat that former opposition leader Robert Wigmore held. The Cook Islands Party, meanwhile, has looked to her […]
Education and HRD prepare for merger
Wednesday 9 May 2012 | Published in National
A delegation from the Ministry of Education and Human Resources – including education secretary Sharyn Paio and DNHRD director Frances Topa-Fariu – recently attended a range of meetings in New Zealand in the lead-up to the merger of both ministries on July 1. Minister of Education Teina Bishop was able to join the delegation for […]
IT in education strategy strengthened
Wednesday 9 May 2012 | Published in National
A recent workshop presented by UNESCO, Microsoft, Commonwealth of Learning and the Commonwealth Secretariat has given the Ministry of Education the confidence to continue with its plans to implement technology across the curriculum and improving learning for Cook Islands students. Secretary of Education Sharyn Paio and the director of ICT (Information and Communication and Technologies) […]
Harbour dredging starts soon
Tuesday 8 May 2012 | Published in Local
Dredging at the Avatiu harbour is expected to begin in about two weeks’ time as the $27 million project enters its final stage of development. Dredges left New Zealand on April 30, bound north for Rarotonga to join the major construction project. They are expected to take two weeks to reach the Cook Islands and […]
Cooks attending Forum trade meeting
Tuesday 8 May 2012 | Published in National
Cook Islands trade officer Danny Williams will join a meeting of trade ministers from across the Pacific in Majuro, the capital of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, for the 2012 Forum Trade Ministers’ Meeting. Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) Tuiloma Neroni Slade says the meeting will provide an opportunity for […]
Candlelight vigil planned for AIDS memorial
Tuesday 8 May 2012 | Published in National
Community groups and individuals are being invited to join an international movement later this month to remember those who have lost the lives to AIDS and support those living with the disease. The Cook Islands will join the global movement International AIDS Candlelight Memorial on Sunday, May 20, with a special service at the Arorangi […]
Pacific voting outcome still unknown
Tuesday 8 May 2012 | Published in National
Pacific islanders waiting to see how the weekend’s changeover of French leaders will affect the region will have to wait a little longer, honorary French consulate to the Cook Islands Nathalie Rossette Cazel Tierney said. Socialist Francois Hollande is the new French President after defeating Nicolas Sarkozy in the country’s presidential election run-off over the […]
Resources wasted by reliance mentality
Tuesday 8 May 2012 | Published in National
CANBERRA – The villagers of Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu, together with those of Fiji’s military dictatorship where living standards have been dropping precipitously, make up most of the population of the Melanesian Spearhead Group. They are now among the very poorest people in the world. Women and their babies die in childbirth […]
Hollande not well received in Pacific
Tuesday 8 May 2012 | Published in National
PARIS – Francois Hollande has swept to victory with 52 per cent of the vote in France’s presidential election run-off, but the 57-year-old is not as popular in the Pacific French Territorities. The majority of voters in the Pacific were hoping for a Sarkozy victory. Reporter Helen Hofman in Paris told Radio Australia’s Pacific Beat […]
'I-Mega' edges out 'Plough Cow'
Tuesday 8 May 2012 | Published in National
Imanuela Akatemia Christian school students are still celebrating their artistic success after the school’s cow sculpture ‘I-Mega’ won the secondary schools division of the Mega Milk sculture competition – and not Papaaroa College as reported in yesterday’s story. Papaaroa College’s plough cow came in a close second to ‘I-Mega’ from Imanuela Akatemia. ‘I-Mega’ the superhero […]
Red Cross opens doors for world day
Tuesday 8 May 2012 | Published in National
People looking to get a peek in to the new Cook Islands Red Cross headquarters in Tupapa can do so today when the local branch of the global organisation marks World Red Cross Day. The headquarters will be open for inspections today between 9am and 4pm to mark the international day, which is being jointly […]
Invitation to join American roadshow
Tuesday 8 May 2012 | Published in National
The Cook Islands tourism industry is being invited to join the Tourism Corporation’s North American Road Show this September, which will take in 11 cities and two major markets in its path. The two-week road show is focusing on the west coasts of Canada and the United States, and participants are being given the opportunity […]
New Suwarrow caretakers going 'home'
Tuesday 8 May 2012 | Published in National
Being named as the new Suwarrow rangers is a homecoming of sorts for Tuakeu Harry Papai and Antony Nicholas, albeit it is in differing ways for each. Manihiki man Papai, the senior park ranger, will travel north to an area that he calls his home. Papai lived in Manihiki for 20 years, running a pearl […]
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