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If it seems too good to be true, it is
Tuesday 6 December 2011 | Published in Local
Fraud tends to peak during the holidays, as scammers attempt to take advantage of the seasonal surge in spending. Its the festive period a lot of people are spending money and the possibility of internet scams occurring is very high right now, Financial Intelligence Unit head Bob Williams said yesterday. I think as a precautionary […]
Better project implementation advocated
Tuesday 6 December 2011 | Published in Local
Better project implementation will support inclusive, sustainable growth, delegates at a workshop organised by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have been told. The workshop on project implementation and administration, held in Port Vila, was attended by senior officials from ministries of finance and economic management, infrastructure and public utilities, and lands and natural Resources, as […]
Parliament to resume
Tuesday 6 December 2011 | Published in Local
Parliament resumes from 1pm tomorrow. Members will meet for a prayer and a roll call to determine whether parliament has a quorum a minimum of 12 members who must be present in order to conduct the business of parliament and can resume. As such, the sitting cannot be confirmed until tomorrow afternoon. Clerk of parliament […]
Excess noise and thefts at weekend
Tuesday 6 December 2011 | Published in National
Cook Islands Police have recorded a trouble-free weekend on Rarotongas roads, but noise complaints and thefts have been keeping officers active. Police recorded a number of burglaries and thefts over the weekend, but warned that some could have been prevented if people took more proactive precautions. A tourist fell victim to theft at Rutaki beach […]
ANZ reduces Pacific transfer fee
Tuesday 6 December 2011 | Published in National
Sending money from Australia to the Pacific with ANZ will be cheaper over the Christmas period. The bank has dropped its fee for remitting money from Australia to the Pacific from AU$32 to $8 as part of its international money transfer Pacific campaign until January 31, 2012. The $8 fee will apply to all personal […]
PIAF closing up shop and re-locating to Suva
Tuesday 6 December 2011 | Published in National
The Pacific Islands AIDS Foundation (PIAF) is re-locating to Suva and holding a function this Friday to farewell its home island. Established by Maire Bopp in 2003, PIAF was for years the only regional organisation headquartered in Rarotonga. After PIAF closes up shop, research officer Hilary Gormon will continue to conduct research locally but will […]
World AIDS Day in Mangaia
Tuesday 6 December 2011 | Published in National
Mangaia observed World AIDS Day on Thursday by decorating buildings in red and encouraging people to think about AIDS, and unite in the global fight against it. World AIDS Day falls on December 1 each year and represents an opportunity for communities to support people living with HIV and commemorate those who have died from […]
Mongoose gets into holiday spirit
Tuesday 6 December 2011 | Published in National
The Mongoose might feature in a Tagata Pasifika Christmas special to air on TV One on Christmas day. Ronnie Siulepas daughter Nikki is a presenter for Tagata Pasifika and putting together a Christmas special featuring Pacific people singing Christmas songs. Her criteria: All you need to do is up-load on You Tube a video of […]
Fresh packaging suggested for local accommodators
Tuesday 6 December 2011 | Published in National
Cook Islands tourist accommodation owners should take inspiration from airlines in selling their properties, according to one wholesaler developer who packages deals for Virgin Australia. Dennis Basham, a developer with Blue Holidays, said accommodators in the Cook Islands would benefit individually and as a group from adopting a pricing programme similar to that prescribed by […]
Undiscovered marketing campaign to sell Cooks
Tuesday 6 December 2011 | Published in National
The Cook Islands Australian advertising campaign isnt only making waves in Australia people in Fiji, Vanuatu and across the Pacific are taking notice, too. The Cook Islands has gone from having very little awareness among Australian tourists in May this year ago to establishing the beginnings of a brand name in what the Cook Islands […]
Forum to anchor Kia Orana Cook Islands
Tuesday 6 December 2011 | Published in National
A two-day forum will act as the main anchor for the Kia Orana Cook Islands week-long event spread over this week. The forum, being held on Wednesday and Friday this week, will give the local tourism industry a chance to meet and question with experts from the Cook Islands main tourism markets from overseas. Cook […]
More prizes on the way
Monday 5 December 2011 | Published in Local
Rarotongas schools will continue their prize-giving ways this week with the last of the schools launching into their end of year celebrations following a frantic Friday of festivities on the island. Rutaki Primary School kicks off this weeks prize giving ceremonies today, the school recognising its students efforts for 2011 from 9am at its school […]
Tourism events tantalising start
Monday 5 December 2011 | Published in Local
An Air Rarotonga plane carrying about 70 visitors and the dreams of the tourism industry left for Aitutaki this morning, marking the official beginning of the Cook Islands largest tourism forum. Tourism industry wholesalers and promoters from across the globe have been gathering at Rarotonga from Saturday. The largest group is coming from Australia for […]
Brown talks up global partnerships in Korea
Monday 5 December 2011 | Published in Local
The Cook Islands finance minister Mark Brown says developing international partnerships are a necessity in the Pacific as countries in the region face new challenges and engage with new actors in their aspirations. Brown was speaking during a side event organised jointly by the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat and the African Union agency, NEPAD, at […]
Nikao boys on the bubble
Monday 5 December 2011 | Published in Local
Nukumae Inatea and Michael Heather getting into the fun of Apii Nikao Maoris end of year celebrations on Friday, blowing off the schools main prize giving ceremony to head outside and blow some bubbles. It was a whopper day of school prize giving ceremonies on Friday where four primary schools and Titikaveka College honoured their […]
Mauke centre fundraiser a sell-out
Monday 5 December 2011 | Published in National
As the world remembers the disabled, Mauke took time on December 3 to celebrate everyones varying abilities and purpose, as their motto states akaepaepaanga i to tatou akakoroanga tuketuke. As has been said by a number of visiting educators, not disabled, but differently abled. A fundraiser began at 6.30am and was all over in a […]
School, business in award trade-off
Monday 5 December 2011 | Published in National
The Cook Islands Trade Training Centre and Trader Dons have helped kick-start the toolsets of three of the centres best students for 2011 at its end of year function. The importance of consistency, effort and improvement was underlined at the centres prize giving and farewell on Friday as the top students from the centres three […]
Korea, Cooks building relationship
Monday 5 December 2011 | Published in National
The Cook Islands and South Korea have taken a closer step towards officially opening formal diplomatic relations this week. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Immigration Tom Marsters has met with First Secretary of the Republic of Korea Kyongsig Park this week. The pair discussed diplomatic connections and deep sea mining during […]
Uniforms out, sequins in at Nikao Maori School
Monday 5 December 2011 | Published in National
Schools almost out at Apii Nikao Maori and school uniforms were out of fashion on Friday, at least for pre-schoolers. Sequins, tiaras, crowns and capes were all the rage for Apii Nikao Maoris youngest group during the schools colourful end of year prizegiving on Friday morning. The school farewelled the year with a swath of […]
Avatea School high achievers list
Monday 5 December 2011 | Published in National
(year 1/room 14) 1st Troy Matutu, 2nd Tiare Williams, 3rd Daniela Toa, (year 2/room 16) 1st Akeliah Nena, 2nd Jane Chand, (year 2/room 17) 1st Tivaknoa Solomone, 2nd Heath Heather, 3rd Tiare Lusby, (year 3 junior special awards) Junior Sports Girl-Alma Ngametua, 1st Runner-up Sports Girl-Jordayn Matutu, 2nd Runner-up Sports Girl-Gemma Ngari, Junior Sports Boy-Taio […]
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