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Temporary licence has strict conditions
Wednesday 2 May 2012 | Published in Environment
The Ministry of Internal Affairs yesterday approved Toa’s application for a temporary licence to store dangerous goods for three months at a new site in Nikao with conditions. In its inspection of the site and review of the proposed plans, the ministry concluded that Toa meets the public safety requirements to temporarily store petrol and […]
Toa gains provisional licence
Wednesday 2 May 2012 | Published in Environment
The Ministry of Internal Affairs yesterday issued Toa Petroleum a provisional and conditional dangerous goods licence to operate from Nikao. The ministry issues dangerous goods licences for sites, not companies. Accordingly, Toa’s former licence – which was also provisional, a full licence being contingent on forthcoming upgrades – was rendered invalid by the expiration of […]
Barbados aims for 'sustainable energy for all'
Wednesday 2 May 2012 | Published in Environment
Small Islands Developing States such as Barbados and the Cook Islands can make a meaningful contribution to their nations’ future wealth and the global community through changing their energy sectors, says Barbados Prime Minister Freundel Stuart. Speaking ahead of a conference to be held in Barbados next week on the hopes and ambitions of Small […]
Kia orana, Jerome Kaino and Webb Ellis Cup!
Wednesday 2 May 2012 | Published in Local
All Black flanker Jerome Kaino’s side-stepping moves were handy on Monday night when the 196-centimetre star showcased his Cook Islands dancing at a special World Cup dinner hosted by Prime Minister Henry Puna. Kaino hadn’t expected to pull out his dancing moves so early into his trip to Rarotonga but the persuasive crowd and pulsating […]
Head students represent Cook Islands in Taiwan
Wednesday 2 May 2012 | Published in National
For head boy Robert Heather and head girl Maruia Willie of Tereora College, learning about eco-friendly sports was the highlight of the sports and leadership forum they recently attended in Taipei, Taiwan. University students, sports and physical education students from over 200 countries joined them at the forum. The forum was funded by FISU (International […]
Tribute to Sobati Solomona
Wednesday 2 May 2012 | Published in National
The minister responsible for the Office of the Public Service Commission, Henry Puna, today paid tribute to the life and work of Aitutaki Island Secretary Sabati Solomona who passed away on the weekend after a long illness. “Sabati had a long and unblemished career in the public service having worked in various positions in the […]
'Social impact fund' created
Wednesday 2 May 2012 | Published in National
A new fund is being created to support civil society in the Cook Islands. Current support from the New Zealand government has been delivered by the New Zealand Aid Programme through core funding to non-government organisations (NGOs) and through the Community Initiatives Scheme (CIS). The Ministry of Internal Affairs also manages support to civil society […]
Brown presses ADB for support
Wednesday 2 May 2012 | Published in National
Just hours after landing in Manila yesterday, Finance Minister Mark Brown met with the president of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Haruhiko Kuroda to discuss a number of issues of mutual interest to both the ADB and the Cook Islands. The discussion centred around a number of themes: Consolidating the debt portfolio of the Cook […]
Medal ceremony for woman serving in kitchen
Tuesday 1 May 2012 | Published in National
Margaret Dwane has been added to the list of Cook Islands residents to receive the New Zealand Defence Service Medal in the last week, after she was presented with the medal at a special ceremony on Monday. Dwane, Creative Centre assistant manager, was due to receive her medal alongside seven other people at the RSA […]
Mentoring growing in popularity
Tuesday 1 May 2012 | Published in National
Pacific Business Mentoring Programme country manager Kerry Burridge urges medium- to large-scale businesses to take advantage of New Zealand mentoring services, which are becoming increasingly popular amongst the local small business community. “These mentors are very experienced and very knowledgeable,” Burridge told Cook Islands News. “The calibre of these people is such that they can […]
Businesses invited to mentor meeting
Tuesday 1 May 2012 | Published in National
Cook Islands companies looking to grow their business or groom it for sale are discovering that the Pacific Business Mentoring Programme is their secret weapon in securing the edge for success. A number of successful businesses including jewellery manufacturing, diving services, brewing and tourism have already benefitted from the Cook Islands’ participation as one of […]
Flight Centre embraces Cook Islands
Tuesday 1 May 2012 | Published in National
Cook Islands Tourism has taken flight up and down eastern Australia, attending three Flight Centre expos. The Australian staff and its supplier partners joined three Flight Centre shows in mid February, taking in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney during the month. The corporation’s Australian general manager Kerryn Cook said Flight Centre was the biggest partner the […]
'Grey' tourism for Mitiaro?
Tuesday 1 May 2012 | Published in National
Mitiaro and the “grey brigade” of New Zealand and Australia could be coupled-up in order to cement a small-scale tourism industry on the island, New Zealand High Commissioner John Carter said. Having visited the island last week, Carter said that retirees from the Cook Islands’ largest neighbours could provide the people of Mitiaro with some […]
Doctors sail to northern islands
Tuesday 1 May 2012 | Published in National
For the first time in four years, a group of highly qualified doctors are sailing the isolated northern atolls to bring their medical skills to people who live there. The medical team left from Avatiu harbour yesterday morning on the police maritime surveillance vessel Te Kukupa after farewells from onlookers and dignitaries, including Prime Minister […]
Visitor stats to be surveyed
Tuesday 1 May 2012 | Published in National
A new programme of surveys being launched in June will shed some light on the spending habits and general movements of tourists in the Cook Islands. The Cook Islands Tourism Corporation hopes to gain a better understanding on what the average tourist gets up to in the Cook Islands, from the length of their visit, […]
Siren tests okay
Tuesday 1 May 2012 | Published in National
It’s a sound you would normally rather not hear, but the whining call of emergency sirens ringing out over Tupapa had a few people smiling on Monday. On this occasion, the siren wasn’t signalling an oncoming tsunami or any other type of natural disaster. Instead, the noise meant the system had been installed correctly and […]
Palmerston's turtles under study
Tuesday 1 May 2012 | Published in Environment
The Cook Islands Turtle Project (CITP) has been working six days a week on Palmerston, where a team is undertaking the first sea turtle research in over a decade. Dr Michael White and his team have been performing extensive beach and in-water surveys to help understand the distribution, population and status of sea turtles in […]
Toa in limbo as lease expires
Tuesday 1 May 2012 | Published in Local
Toa’s lease for its Panama site – which it acquired from Mobil in 2006 – expired today when the clock struck 12. Yesterday landowners were counting down the hours to midnight, reporting that they were “so happy to get our land back”. “We the landowners have warned the contractors working onsite that from 12 there […]
Kaino and Cup parade apopo
Tuesday 1 May 2012 | Published in Local
All Blacks star Jerome Kaino and the Webb Ellis Cup laid low yesterday but tomorrow the public will have the opportunity to catch both the star and the cup through the World Cup parade. The parade will start at 3.50pm from the Takamoa Theological College drive and proceed through the Avarua township to the Rarotonga […]
Water passes taste test
Tuesday 1 May 2012 | Published in Local
The community in Tupapa now has greater access to filtered water thanks to a new system installed at the village’s meeting house. And New Zealand High Commissioner John Carter, who funded the project, wants to see more like it undertaken across the Cook Islands. The water system was paid for under the commission’s ‘head of […]
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