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Kids invited to 'camp'
Thursday 14 April 2011 | Published in National
The Youth With a Mission (YWAM) headquarters in Vaimaanga is offering kids with no plans for the school holidays to come along for a ‘Truth Seekers’ camp from April 18 to 21. Youth leaders are coming from New Zealand to help out at camp, the theme of which will be ‘the search for the hidden […]
Sustainable methods advocated
Thursday 14 April 2011 | Published in National
Bio-organics and sustainable methods of agriculture are the way forward if the Cook Islands economy is to benefit, according to some at the National Economic Development Summit. A joint session on agriculture and marine resources was held as part of the summit at the National Auditorium on Tuesday. Panellists included Ministry of Marine Resources (MMR) […]
Marine park criticism 'unfounded'
Thursday 14 April 2011 | Published in National
Deputy leader of the opposition Wilkie Rasmussen is throwing his full support behind the proposed marine park development. Rasmussen yesterday told the Cook Islands News criticism of the proposal was unfounded. “I want to reiterate that as a member of parliament, Penrhyn MP, and former minister of marine services, I am in full support of […]
Preserving te reo debated
Thursday 14 April 2011 | Published in National
Te reo was the focus of much public discussion after the Ministry of Education presentation at the National Economic Summit. A dialogue about preserving the Cook Islands Maori language continued, back and forth, for much of the plenary period yesterday afternoon. From the floor Ian Karika said he was ‘appalled’ at the scant use of […]
DPM supports safeguarding mineral revenues
Thursday 14 April 2011 | Published in National
Deputy Prime Minister Tom Marsters has lent support to a “safety box” approach to the treatment of revenue generated from seabed minerals, at the Commonwealth Secretariat Forum on Natural Resources. The forum was held in London last week, and the DPM was accompanied by Marine Resources secretary Ben Ponia. Industry experts at the forum view […]
USP costs way less
Thursday 14 April 2011 | Published in National
Attending USP Cook Islands costs one-third of the price of tuition at tertiary education institutes overseas. That was part of Tevai Matapo’s pitch at the economic summit yesterday in his capacity as the USP advisory committee chairman. He explained that USP offers a wide variety of courses, and has churned out dozens of local graduates, […]
Free seminars on time management
Thursday 14 April 2011 | Published in National
Time management professional Robyn Pearce will be speaking at free seminars later this week organised by Air New Zealand Cook Islands Tourism Awards 2011 council and The Bond Liquor Store – the purpose of which is to teach local tourism operators about time management before they enter the tourism awards. Pearce will speak on the […]
'Stop knocking education'
Thursday 14 April 2011 | Published in National
Secretary of education Sharyn Paio says it’s time for the Cook Islands to ‘stop knocking’ its education system. “It’s very precious, it’s very good – stand up for it and support it,” she told the National Auditorium at yesterday’s Summit. She said research proves Cook Islands students who study in the Cook Islands perform better […]
Young Sid and Pieter T check in
Thursday 14 April 2011 | Published in National
New Zealand hip-hop icons Young Sid and Pieter T are checking into Rehab tomorrow night to spit their world-famous rhymes for Rarotonga. Young Sid, born Sidney Diamond, is a Cook Islander – his grandparents are from Atiu and Mauke – but he hasn’t been to Rarotonga since he was seven. He says it’s ‘good to […]
'We're 10 years behind'
Thursday 14 April 2011 | Published in National
“Nothing has been done and this is the reason why we are here today, to try and make something happen.” Infrastructure Minister Teariki Heather yesterday summed up the infrastructure session of the national economic development summit, which ran behind schedule as a result of public gripes about the state of Rarotonga’s water, road, and sanitation […]
Minister orders report on sewage
Thursday 14 April 2011 | Published in National
Health Minister Nandi Glassie is seeking a full report into the Rarotonga hospital septic waste system following concerns untreated sewage was, or is, leaking or being discharged into the environment. Glassie, who has just returned to the Cook Islands from a business trip to Tonga, yesterday spoke with staff from the public health division of […]
Pa enua called to speak up on fishing
Thursday 14 April 2011 | Published in National
Pa Enua are being encouraged to write in and express their opposition to purse seining in Cook Islands waters during the government organised public consultations. Te Ipukarea Society programme manager Jacqui Evans says she is pleased that the Pa Enua are being included by being asked to register their thoughts on purse seining in writing […]
What about social development?
Thursday 14 April 2011 | Published in National
Returning Cook Islander Cyrus Mea-Nielson said from the floor yesterday that the economic summit seemed to largely ignore social development and how it factors into economic progress. Mea-Nielson is on a 12-month secondment to the Cook Islands Ministry of Internal Affairs as a senior manager and corporate advisor. He said he returned from New Zealand […]
Health under pressure
Thursday 14 April 2011 | Published in National
An investment in the nation’s health system is an investment in the future of the Cook Islands. This was the premise of a presentation put together by the Ministry of Health that screened at yesterday’s summit, which called for funding to improve the ministry’s level of service, or even to just maintain it. As Dr […]
Dole is the problem in NZ
Thursday 14 April 2011 | Published in National
Lawyer Iaveta Short said at yesterday’s summit that the Cook Islands has ‘a problem in New Zealand’ – its people living on the dole. He said that Cook Islanders living in New Zealand and Australia are becoming too accustomed to living on government welfare, which means that “soon we will have a population returning who […]
'Scrap outdated and broken scheme'
Wednesday 13 April 2011 | Published in National
The Chamber of Commerce considers the government’s Employer’s Liability Insurance scheme outdated and broken and wants it replaced with commercial insurers. Passed in 1965, the ELI act which established the workers compensation scheme hasn’t been reviewed for over 20 years or “updated to reflect modern conditions”, says chamber president Steve Anderson. ELI is administered by […]
Missing hats a mystery
Wednesday 13 April 2011 | Published in Local
Twelve beautiful woven rito hats have gone walkabout. Since January, Penrhyn woman Manongi Latham has been carefully weaving a batch of hats to send to her sister on Rarotonga. The 12 shell-studded hats were meant to travel with a Titikaveka group on an upcoming trip to Tahiti. Over a week ago, Manongi loaded the hats […]
'We talk too much'
Wednesday 13 April 2011 | Published in Local
Lawyer Iaveta Short issued a challenge to government at the Economic Development Summit yesterday, and when he concluded his brief speech the National Auditorium burst into applause. “In my view the biggest problem for the Cook Islands is we talk too much,” he said. “If we can convert the discussions in the papers from paper […]
'Be nimble and flexible'
Wednesday 13 April 2011 | Published in Local
Prime Minister Henry Puna believes the smallness of the Cook Islands is a huge advantage as it faces the future. In a rally call at the opening of yesterday’s two-day Economic Summit, Puna said the country must change the way it does business. He said in recent years the Cook Islands economy has contracted by […]
Meeting Mr Zumba
Wednesday 13 April 2011 | Published in National
Tai Ngari and Puai Wichman of Fitness Revolution are pictured with the creator and guru of the Zumba craze Beto Perez. The local Fitness Revolution owners met Perez while in Auckland attending a special Master Class of Zumba. The Cook Islands’ version of Zumba was showcased at the special session and it certainly caught the […]
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