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350 join Red Cross to celebrate new HQ
Thursday 1 March 2012 | Published in National
More than 350 people are expected to attend the grand opening of the Cook Islands Red Cross headquarters in Kiikii this morning. Secretary-general Nikki Rattle says that while 300 invitations were distributed to people in the Cook Islands and around the Pacific region, she is expecting over 350 to turn up. Yesterday Rattle reported that […]
Inspired
Thursday 1 March 2012 | Published in National
Experts in the community are visiting Tereora College to inspire and motivate students. On Monday morning, one class of Tereora College’s accounting students was lucky enough to have Vaine Nooana-Arioka, managing director of BCI (Bank of the Cook Islands), as a guest speaker. Arioka is pictured with the students she met. The visit was organised […]
Pa Ariki's Mata Enua market on tonight
Thursday 1 March 2012 | Published in National
Pa Marie Ariki’s Mata Enua palace is heralding the arrival of March with a night market. Following on from a successful inaugural effort, coordinator Sam Napa is hopeful there will be a healthy turnout at tonight’s market. “The idea is to get people to come and have a feed and then go to the composers’ […]
20 Honda Waves out the door
Thursday 1 March 2012 | Published in National
Twenty new stylish Honda Wave 110cc fuel injected motorbikes rolled out of the Motor Centre shop floor on Tuesday with delighted new owners grinning ear to ear. Honda has been the world’s top selling bike for the last 40 years and Rarotonga’s top selling bike for 30 years. As well as its stylish exterior, the […]
Sound of Music and dictionaries at Nukutere
Thursday 1 March 2012 | Published in National
Nukutere students were treated to a resounding rendition of Sound of Music song “Climb Every Mountain” by visiting Rotarian Frank Leadley yesterday morning. Leadley, from Rotary Bay of Islands in New Zealand, is in the Cook Islands to gift beautiful illustrated dictionaries to Year 9 students across the nation. He encouraged students to strive hard […]
Grassroots support
Thursday 1 March 2012 | Published in National
Community groups are encouraged to apply for an India Grant Fund through the development coordination division of the Ministry of Finance and Economic Management (MFEM). Between 2006 and 2008 the Indian government provided grant funds of US$100,000 for each Pacific Island country. In 2009 the fund increased to US$125,000 annually. Targeted at socio-economic development projects, […]
Marketplace to expand
Thursday 1 March 2012 | Published in National
The rule is that history repeats itself, and the case of the Punanga Nui market is no exception. The market was originally built on reclaimed land, dredged from the seabed during the construction of the international seaport at Avatiu in 1975. Funded by New Zealand and Australia government aid, the project was completed in about […]
Health inspectors tackle tobacco
Thursday 1 March 2012 | Published in National
Sixteen health inspectors from around the Cook Islands are meeting in Raratonga this week for a Tobacco Enforcement Training Workshop. Health promotion officer Maina Tairi Mataio organised the workshop with funding provided by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC). The aim of the workshop is to provide the 16 health inspectors and eight Ministry […]
Tourism accreditation meeting at Muri
Thursday 1 March 2012 | Published in National
The tourism industry is facing a shake up with the Tourism Industry Council holding a meeting to ratify a new accreditation scheme at Muri Beach Club Hotel today. Destination development director Metua Vaiimene said the scheme will ensure that visitors will get the same level of hospitality no matter where they are in the Cook […]
Kia maeva te peu, reo Maori!
Wednesday 29 February 2012 | Published in National
In honour of Mother Language Day, internationally commemorated on February 21, Apii Te Uki Ou put on a cultural extravaganza at a special assembly for family and friends last Friday. Makara Vaine, teacher in charge of Maori and culture at Apii Te Uki Ou, says that Mother Language Day commemorations ran for the whole week […]
Kave Kave in Pukapuka
Wednesday 29 February 2012 | Published in National
The Kave Kave fishing competition remains a unique, time-honoured tradition in Pukapuka. For two days, the men of each village compete against each other to see which village can catch the most fish. And since Yato won the overall sports competition, Yato set the rules for this year’s Kave Kave fishing competition. For two days, […]
Grocery grabber fills 5 trolleys
Wednesday 29 February 2012 | Published in National
A planning meeting on Monday night helped Vaine Ngatokorua grab $2713.90 worth of groceries in three minutes at the CITC supermarket yesterday as the second winner of the company’s grocery grab promotion. Ngatokorua turned up for the grocery grab in heels and her work uniform but the clever Cookie brought a spare set of clothes […]
CISNOC wants to ban media
Wednesday 29 February 2012 | Published in Local
Today’s Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee special meeting is sure to be a heated one with national federations ready to air their views on the widely publicised financial mismanagement at the national sports office. While the agenda for today’s meeting includes updates on the finances of CISNOC, budget submissions for 2012-2013, reviewing the […]
International airport land tenders rejected
Wednesday 29 February 2012 | Published in Local
Both tenders received for a piece of land at the Rarotonga International Airport have been rejected. The Airport Authority last year advertised a section of land between the Air New Zealand hangar and the airport’s heat treatment plant, inviting companies to place bids. Domestic airline hopefuls Kia Orana Air put in a tender, as did […]
Repeat burglaries worry Inave family
Wednesday 29 February 2012 | Published in Local
It is the same scene that has been playing out across the island over recent months – another home burgled and another family left feeling unsafe. In this case Jules and Katie Maher have taken the step of moving out of their home in Inave “for safety reasons and out of concern for our family,” […]
56 incidents reported in 4 days
Wednesday 29 February 2012 | Published in Local
Burglaries and thefts are still plaguing the community with 56 incidents including common assault, motor vehicle accidents and reckless driving reported to police between February 24 and 27. A Tupapa resident next to the Apostolic Church reported $65 stolen from her home and the suspect is believed to be a male person from Ngatangiia. Tourists […]
H Factor singers at Te Kainga
Wednesday 29 February 2012 | Published in National
Sweet melodies soothed the souls of regular visitors to the Te Kainga Mental Health and Wellbeing Centre in Panama yesterday when the top four H Factor contestants visited with guitars in hand. Top four H Factor talent quest contestants Peter Pokipoki, Joseph Pakitoa, Tia-Maree Takiika and Unarii Tafale entertained regular Te Kainga visitors with classic […]
4 left in H Factor grand final
Wednesday 29 February 2012 | Published in National
The H Factor talent quest show carried on last Saturday despite a no-show by one of the contestants with some stunning performances seen and enjoyed by the crowd at Hidie’s Bar. Despite Emma-Jean not being able to take to the stage, the show went on but meant that only one contestant could be eliminated on […]
Rotary gifts dictionaries
Wednesday 29 February 2012 | Published in National
Rotary Cook Islands is to gift 250 pictorial dictionaries to Cook Islands students. The dictionaries were developed by Rotary in New Zealand and Australia specifically for schools across the Pacific. The project for the Cook Islands was funded by Rotary Bay of Islands in New Zealand, and also Rotary Cook Islands. First to receive the […]
Crown prints of Raro
Wednesday 29 February 2012 | Published in National
The chefs fraternity of Rarotonga have had a new printer served up to them on a platter after giving their old machine the chop last year. For the Cook Islands Chefs Association, part of the World Association of Chefs Societies, printing easily makes up one of its biggest expenses. And printer trouble last year was […]
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