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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 […]
Shark campaign goes to all islands
Tuesday 1 May 2012 | Published in National
Pacific Islands Conservation Initiative founder Stephen Lyon has visited the island of Mauke to discuss shark protection. Lyon, who visited Aitutaki to talk sharks last month, is finding that generally all agree on the value of protecting sharks once they understand the threats posed by the shark finning trade. He says that sharks are finned, […]
Rotaract raises $821
Tuesday 1 May 2012 | Published in National
Rarotonga Rotaract Club raised $821 at a garage sale for the Mangaia Junior Red Cross. As soon as the garage sale sign was erected, garage sale enthusiast bustled to get first dibs on the household items, clothing, jewellery, shoes and bags that Rotaract had on offer. Mangaia Junior Red Cross founder Sue Ngatokorua was also […]
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 […]
Minister and Finsec attend ADB meeting
Monday 30 April 2012 | Published in National
Minister Mark Brown and Financial Secretary Richard Neves will be attending the 45th annual meeting of the Board of Governors of the Asian Development Bank from May 2 to 5 in Manilla, Philippines. The minister will be attending in his capacity as the Cook Islands Governor on the ADB Board of governors. The meeting which […]
New head of regional health protection
Monday 30 April 2012 | Published in National
“I do believe that if there is a problem there are bound to be solutions, as long as people recognise the ties that they have with one another as a world community.” This is the opinion of Dr Yvan Souars, manager and medical epidemiologist of the Secretariat of the South Pacific’s (SPC) Health Protection Programme, […]
Siren test in Tupapa
Monday 30 April 2012 | Published in National
Emergency sirens in Tupapa will sound today in their first test run since being installed earlier this year. The emergency sirens installed at the Tupapa Meetings House will be switched on about midday, giving the surrounding area a taste of what they could expect in warning of a tsunami or other natural disasters. Tupapa Pu […]
Young entrepreneurs get their chance
Monday 30 April 2012 | Published in National
Students at Tereora College and Enuamanu School have been asked to think smart for the return of the young entrepreneurs programme. Pupils in both Rarotonga and Atiu have been included in the programme so far under the guidance of the Business Trade Investment Board (BTIB) and the Ministry of Education. Twenty-seven youth at Atiu aged […]
Australian numbers up
Monday 30 April 2012 | Published in National
The emerging Australian market for visitors to the Cook Islands has continued to show growth in March, with almost 40 percent more people coming from the country in 2012 than they did last year. The number of Australians travelling to the Cook Islands during the month swelled by 39 percent when compared to last year […]
'Mineral potential attracts China'
Monday 30 April 2012 | Published in National
Former government minister Papa Tupui Ariki Henry thinks there is plenty the Cook Islands can offer China, but the most important thing it has to offer is potential. Henry thinks that the People’s Republic of China would have a good idea of what lays below the sea in Cook Islands waters and what they will […]
Incest and multiple assault cases in court
Monday 30 April 2012 | Published in Crime
Justice of the Peace John Kenning presided over a session of the High Court at Avarua last week. Cases were called in the following order. Noema Kauvarevai appeared on a charge of contempt of court, which was laid when he left Atiu after being ordered by the court to remain on the island unless and […]
Teenaged burglars re-offend
Monday 30 April 2012 | Published in Crime
Teenagers Kapu Joseph and Bishop Bailey have again been jointly charged with burglary. One charge, to which they have pleaded guilty, relates to a burglary in Taputapuatea. Pleas have not been entered on two fresh charges of breaking and entering Empire Theatre and Supa Saver with intent to commit a crime. In court last week, […]
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