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Prevent suicide by recognising the signs
Saturday 10 September 2011 | Published in National
On average, two people commit suicide in the Cook Islands every year. Mereana Taikoko of Te Kainga Mental Health and Wellbeing Centre has been collecting data since she started working with mentally ill patients in 1997. Twenty-four people have committed suicide on Rarotonga since then 17 males and seven females. The majority were between the […]
Our third-best Pacific Games tally
Saturday 10 September 2011 | Published in National
The Cook Islands breathed a collective sigh of relief this week when news came through that the team would be coming home with at least one gold medal from the 2011 Pacific Games. Sailors Helema Williams and Teau McKenzie secured two gold medals for Team Cook Islands in New Caledonia this week, ensuring that the […]
Call to save water
Saturday 10 September 2011 | Published in National
The Ministry of Infrastructure and Planning is urging all Cook Islanders to conserve water as reservoirs are low and there is little or no forecast of rain. People are also asked to stop lighting fires because of the impact the use of water to extinguish out of control fires will have on already depleted supplies. […]
Pacific leaders here next year
Friday 9 September 2011 | Published in National
The Pacific Leaders Forum will be held in Rarotonga next year bringing about 400 delegates including the political leaders of the 22 Pacific nations to the Cook Islands. Acting Prime Minister Teariki Heather said yesterday the country is set to benefit hugely by hosting next years Pacific Leaders Forum. On the last day of this […]
Cook Islands World Cup begins tonight
Friday 9 September 2011 | Published in National
The Cook Islands Rugby World Cup campaign begins in Auckland tonight. Not with its own team or any south of the equator, but with Japan and its champion Cook Islander Ryan Nicholas. Four nations can try to lay claim to Nicholas, a Cook Islands Maori who was born in Australias dusty centre and schooled in […]
Excitement hits fever pitch
Friday 9 September 2011 | Published in National
Rugby World Cup fever has taken over Rarotonga. Businesses, homes and people right the way through the island were going World Cup wild yesterday ahead of last nights kick-off between New Zealand and Tonga. CITC stores across Rarotonga had their World Cup displays judged yesterday, the efforts including a miniature Eden Park complete with imitation […]
CITC blackout a big hit
Friday 9 September 2011 | Published in National
CITC kicked off the Rugby World Cup with a company-wide Black Fever competition yesterday. Each outlet was to show its support for the All Blacks using whatever means possible, and a panel of judges which included company owner Trevor Clarke determined which did the best. The winner of the $300 cash prize was the Black […]
How they hauled in the medals
Friday 9 September 2011 | Published in National
Sailors arrived at Cote Blanche in Noumea to no wind for the final day of racing and a gold medal already in the bag. A Cook Islands drumming team led by chef de mission George George psyched up the sailors for their final race of the Pacific Games. With a gold medal already secured and […]
High hope for Maori language
Friday 9 September 2011 | Published in National
The head of New Zealands Ministry of Pacific Affairs mentioned to media recently that the chances of Cook Islands Maori surviving in a New Zealand context are high. Dr Colin Tukuitonga was speaking to Pacific Beat about the dismal future of Niuean and Tokelauan, explaining that both languages were at risk of becoming extinct in […]
Books worm into students day
Friday 9 September 2011 | Published in National
Schools around the Cook Islands marked World Literacy Day yesterday by colouring their hair, speaking their minds and rewarding their teachers. Some kids even called on a super hero and an international cricketer for the occasion. To help commemorate World Literacy Day, former Black Cap Mathew Sinclair, who is on Rarotonga assisting Cook Islands Cricket, […]
Man jailed for rape of girl aged 11
Friday 9 September 2011 | Published in National
A Mangaian man who raped an 11-year-old girl, impregnating her, has been sentenced to five and a half years in jail. To protect the identity of the rape victim, her relationship to the accused and his name are suppressed. The victim and her daughter a product of the rape now live in Australia. Her attacker, […]
PSC looks into justice staffing
Thursday 8 September 2011 | Published in Crime
Public service commissioner Navy Epati has requested a full briefing of the situation at the Ministry of Justice, which currently has nine staff vacancies. Epati says he has asked acting justice secretary Alex Henry to provide him with a comprehensive brief on the facts relating to those vacancies and he expects an answer by the […]
Plenty of choices for tonights kick-off
Thursday 8 September 2011 | Published in National
The big screens are going up, the snacks are stockpiled and all things black are the hot fashion in town. After a long countdown, the 2011 Rugby World Cup begins tonight. Restaurants, resorts, bars and clubs right across Rarotonga are getting into the spirit of New Zealands Rugby World Cup. What felt like an age […]
Sirla smashes personal best
Thursday 8 September 2011 | Published in National
Nineteen-year-old local weightlifter Sirla Pera is improving his lifting in impressive leaps and bounds, smashing his two-week-old personal best time lift at the Pacific Games in Noumea. Lifting in the 105kg open mens division Pera expertly lifted 110kg then a 115kg in the snatch category to better his personal best lift of 112kg. He set […]
Tiki Taane gets off police rap
Thursday 8 September 2011 | Published in National
Charges have been dropped against musician Tiki Taane after police opted to settle his controversial case out of court. The Cook Islands has been closely following the yarn, as Taane is a regular visitor to Rarotonga and has performed multiple times live on 88FM and at Rehab nightclub and Club Raro. He also filmed part […]
Akatenianga Reo Maori
Thursday 8 September 2011 | Published in National
Ka raveia te Akatenianga Reo Maori a te au tamariki apii o Rarotonga nei, Mataiti 9 ki te Mataiti 13 a teia ra – Paraparau ra 8 no Tepetema nei i te ora 9 i te popongi ki te are putuputuanga o Iotepa Peata i Tutakimoa (St. Josephs Hall). Tumu Tapura; E Tama/Maine Kuki Airani […]
SDA church offers to host Filipinos
Thursday 8 September 2011 | Published in National
Club Philippines Raro has postponed the second half of its inaugural anniversary celebrations out of respect for staunch Sunday church-goers. The club planned to hold a second family fun day and sporting activities at Muri on Sunday but decided not to, following a letter to the editor published in Cook Islands News. The letter, signed […]
Cooks join oceanscape
Thursday 8 September 2011 | Published in National
Governments support for the establishment of the worlds largest marine park in Cook Islands waters is indicative of the need for Pacific people to reclaim their stewardship of and mana towards the ocean, Prime Minister Henry Puna says. He delivered a speech in Auckland this week at a Pacific Oceanscape event organised through the 2011 […]
PM points to fish potential
Thursday 8 September 2011 | Published in National
Travel and tourism contributes to two thirds of the Cook Islands gross domestic product (GDP) an annual sum of about $200 million. Prime Minister Henry Puna says despite this, growth in those industries may be constrained by obstacles like declining air services in the Pacific region and a lack of investment in associated infrastructure including […]
Media demands travel disclosure
Thursday 8 September 2011 | Published in National
Frustrated by the lack of transparency and response from government, Cook Islands media organisations are launching a campaign for accountability. Just ten months into the Cook Islands Partys reign, it is estimated cabinet ministers alone have indulged in at least 40 international trips. The Pitt Media Group which includes Cook Islands Television, Cook Islands Herald […]
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