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Costs to keep climbing: Chamber
Friday 25 March 2011 | Published in Local
The cost of living in the Cook Islands will continue to escalate as long as the country continues to rely on imported fuel for so much, warns the Chamber of Commerce. Recent rises in petrol prices coupled with confirmation of a significant power increase will make living in the Cook Islands more expensive. President Steve […]
Travel winner on Atiu
Friday 25 March 2011 | Published in National
Lizzie Bishop from Kuoni Travel is the lucky winner of the Cook Islands Tourism Corporation trade competition, winning a holiday of a lifetime for two to the Cook Islands and a guaranteed commission to write a travel feature for Real Travel magazine on her island experience. She is currently in Atiu, experiencing the natural untouched […]
Emphasis on attendance
Friday 25 March 2011 | Published in National
Although truancy has been cited by the Ministry of Education as a concern, particularly among year 11 students, Tereora College says to date no pupils have been referred to a truancy officer in this school year. Ministry of Education secretary Sharyn Paio says measures are being put in place to target truancy among students sitting […]
Cook Islands and Switzerland establish diplomatic relations
Friday 25 March 2011 | Published in National
The Cook Islands and Switzerland have formally established diplomatic relations and have exchanged formal diplomatic notes to this effect. “The Cook Islands welcomes this very positive step forward in the development of relations with Switzerland,” says acting Foreign Affairs Minister Nandi Glassie. He says that the establishment of diplomatic relations provides a sound basis for […]
Jogging for health at Enuamanu
Friday 25 March 2011 | Published in National
Last month the students and teachers of Enuamanu School on Atiu launched their health and wellbeing initiative towards healthy bodies, healthy minds equals a better education. The entire school will jog around the field for 10 minutes every fine day. Principal Nooroa Teipo and staff member Oirua Rasmussen led from the front with a determined […]
Miles leads law society
Friday 25 March 2011 | Published in National
The Cook Islands Law Society has elected a new council following its annual general meeting recently. Barrister and solicitor Lloyd Miles has been re-elected as president and will serve his third annual term in the role. Newly-elected vice president Charles Little fills the vacancy left by former vice president Marie Francis, who resigned from the […]
Raising the bar in Aitutaki
Friday 25 March 2011 | Published in National
The teachers at Araura Primary School have been engaged in professional development using ‘formative assessment practices’. A key aspect of formative assessment is the development of learning intentions and success criteria, said Gene Bartlett, principal of the school. “They are used to focus learning and teaching to allow students to self assess themselves against indicators […]
Water works for 5 islands in north
Friday 25 March 2011 | Published in National
A $2.2 million project to improve water collection, storage, and supply infrastructure on cyclone-hit northern group islands is set to be implemented in the next few months. A contract for the work is out for tender and project managers hope to have it awarded soon in order for equipment to be procured and shipped to […]
Tourism launches UK website
Friday 25 March 2011 | Published in National
In anticipation of the travelers that will flock to New Zealand this year for the Rugby World Cup 2011, Cook Islands Tourism (CIT) is reaching out to the United Kingdom market. CIT has launched a brand new microsite (part of its larger website) in cooperation with Air New Zealand, Austravel, Turquoise Holidays and Gullivers Sports […]
Cyclone Bune no threat
Friday 25 March 2011 | Published in National
Director of the Cook Islands Meteorological Service Arona Ngari issued a cautionary warning about a tropical cyclone near Fiji yesterday. The Fiji met service said yesterday that tropical cyclone Bune was expected to intensify to a category three. At press time the cyclone was south of Fiji and moving very slowly in a south-easterly direction. […]
TAU supports HIV policy
Friday 25 March 2011 | Published in National
Te Aponga Uira (TAU) is the first company in the Cook Islands to consider implementing an ‘HIV policy’, which would protect HIV-positive employees. Salome Vincent of the Pacific Islands AIDS Foundation (PIAF) reports that in other Pacific Islands countries, employers have been known to sack HIV positive employees for fear that they could pass the […]
TCI donates to quake victims
Friday 25 March 2011 | Published in National
Telecom Cook Islands has shown its support by donating $4000 to Red Cross for the victims of the Christchurch earthquake appeal. On Friday March 4, Telecom staff wore black and red in support of the Christchurch appeal, and donations raised by staff were matched dollar for dollar by Telecom. The Telecom Office in Penrhyn raised […]
Imports deficit grows
Friday 25 March 2011 | Published in National
Exports fell behind imports in 2009, causing the balance of trade for the year to register a deficit of $285.8 million – up from $207.1 million the previous year. While exports decreased by 25.4 percent, imports increased by 36.3 percent over 2008. The provisional current account balance for 2009 shows a deficit of $28.8 million, […]
Assault lands brother in trouble
Friday 25 March 2011 | Published in Crime
For assaulting his sister during a domestic dispute, a 30-year-old man was sentenced to 12 months probation by Justice of the Peace Tui Short in the High Court at Avarua yesterday. Iro Tekii admitted slapping his sister about the head and face up to six times with an open palm, and punching the back of […]
Public appeals raise $36,000 so far
Friday 25 March 2011 | Published in National
More than $36,000 has been donated by Cook Islanders to help those affected by Australia’s recent floods and earthquakes in Christchurch, New Zealand. A Ministry of Cultural Development fundraiser held last week to raise money for victims of the Christchurch earthquake and Australian floods has generated at least $12,000. The appeal included a radiothon during […]
CICC to celebrate Earth Hour
Friday 25 March 2011 | Published in Environment
The Cook Islands Christian Church (CICC) Sunday school grounds at Avana will be the venue for an official Earth Hour party tomorrow evening. A candlelight service will include prayer, song, and purua reading. Local artists at the gathering will also make presentations during the hour between 8pm and 9pm, when all residents are encouraged to […]
Pilot escapes 'eerie calm' of Tokyo
Friday 25 March 2011 | Published in National
Mark Lusby left a devastated Tokyo last week to come home to his Rarotonga family and says that right now, “this is the best place to be – away from it all”. Lusby is a captain for All Nippon Airways and he was in Tokyo when the 8.9 magnitude quake shook Japan. Following the disaster, […]
Trek turns into rescue for US visitors
Friday 25 March 2011 | Published in Local
Four American visitors to the island got more adventure than they bargained for when a three hour walk across the island turned into a midnight rescue mission. David Bredehoft (60) along with his wife Adena (59) and their friends Gene (81) and Opal Shepherd (77) set out for what they thought would be an easy […]
Jonassen says he can't abandon Japan
Friday 25 March 2011 | Published in National
Cook Islander Rena Jonassen isn’t leaving Japan saying he can’t abandon his in-laws and adopted country. “I can’t turn my back on my relatives, the grandparents of my children and the country,” says Jonassen who is married to Mika, a Japanese school teacher. They live in Funabashi a district of Chiba and have two children […]
New NZ head
Thursday 24 March 2011 | Published in Local
Cook Islands Tourism Corporation has confirmed the appointment of a new general manager for its New Zealand office – 12 months after the position has been vacant. The new manager is Graeme West who CITC describes as having held senior sales and marketing positions with Tourism Holdings Ltd. West takes up his new position in […]
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