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Arorangi's double celebration
Tuesday 8 March 2011 | Published in National
Arorangi Primary School on Friday celebrated new beginnings – a fresh lot of prefects and a recently-refurbished woodwork and home economics building. A morning ceremony honoured head boy Tokoitu Vavia, head girl Kathleen Paerau, deputy head boy Tamarua Marsters, deputy head girl Jennifer Nookura and the 2011 prefects – Joseph Tapeua, Rshart Henry, Teokoitu Rima […]
Earthquake appeal reaches $14,000
Tuesday 8 March 2011 | Published in National
Local contributions to the earthquake-ravaged Christchurch community are estimated to exceed $14,000. The Aotearoa Society was the first to initiate a fundraising drive for Cantabrians. Members toted donation buckets around town last weekend and deposited collection tins at the Rarotonga Golf Club, Aramoana Cafe and Grill, Foodland, Friendlimart and Cafe Salsa, inviting contributions for the […]
PSC meets with mayors, island secs
Tuesday 8 March 2011 | Published in National
Outer islands mayors and island secretaries have been given the chance to table concerns about the public service on their islands in open and frank discussions with Public Service Commission staff. Yesterday’s closed meeting included an orientation of the 2009 Public Service Act and how the commission can more efficiently and effectively serve the outer […]
PM delays Pukapuka island visit
Tuesday 8 March 2011 | Published in National
Pukapuka will have to wait until after the by-election for a parliamentary representative is held before Prime Minister Henry Puna will visit the island. Puna’s CEO Edwin Pittman says while the prime minister wants to visit all islands in the group, going to Pukapuka before the by-election could be construed as trying to influence voters. […]
Cyrus explores his roots, helps with social services
Tuesday 8 March 2011 | Published in National
Cyrus Mea-Nielson has two main objectives while living in the Cook Islands – to help improve the service of government departments and to discover his genealogical roots. A New Zealand-born public servant, Mea-Nielson is the eldest son of the late Kuranui Teariki Dave Mea of Mauke. He is on a 12-month secondment to the Cook […]
'Me'a Kai' best in the world
Saturday 5 March 2011 | Published in National
A Pacific-themed cookbook featuring Cook Islands cuisine and the smiling faces of local cooks has just taken out the prize for Best Cookbook in the World 2010. ‘Me’a Kai: The Food and Flavours of the South Pacific’, co-authored by Robert Oliver and Tracy Berno, beat out stiff competition from NOMA and the New York Times […]
Schools go red around the Cooks
Saturday 5 March 2011 | Published in National
Schools across the Cook Islands went all out to encourage their students and teachers to wear red on Friday to support the Christchurch quake appeal. At St Joseph’s School – principal Sister Celine could hardly believe that every single student at the school took heed of the school’s message to wear red on Friday. The […]
Police chief reports after Christchurch
Saturday 5 March 2011 | Published in National
Police commissioner Maara Tetava says visiting Christchurch in the aftermath of February’s 6.3 magnitude earthquake was tragic and heartbreaking, although he is confident Cook Islanders there are in good spirits and have access to all the help they need. “You don’t realise the enormity of the situation until you are actually there on the ground […]
Apology to education
Saturday 5 March 2011 | Published in National
Cook Islands News apologises to the Ministry of Education for a report on February 22 that said, “International Mother Language Day was belatedly celebrated in schools through the Cook Islands yesterday, due to a Ministry of Education blunder.” The story titled ‘Mother language day celebrated’ suggested that some local schools were celebrating the occasion one […]
Don't clear the ngangie
Saturday 5 March 2011 | Published in National
The small breeding population of tavake (red-tailed tropicbird) on Maina Iti in Aitutaki is very special and has brought an enormous number of visitors a great deal of pleasure, says ornithologist Gerald McCormack McCormack, director of the Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, explains the tavake is not an endangered species but is a rare nester […]
NZ pensions advocated for all CI elderly
Saturday 5 March 2011 | Published in National
The ability of Cook Islanders to collect the same level of pension as New Zealand superannuitants is the most important step forward for the country. And there’s widespread mutual benefit for both countries if this can be achieved, says former Cook Islands high commissioner to NZ Iaveta Short. Short was responsible for negotiating the portable […]
For the love of Nassau
Saturday 5 March 2011 | Published in Local
2011 Mire Atu winner Poti Maeva expressed his love for his home island of Nassau on Thursday night when he sang his winning composition Ongalewu to an appreciative crowd at the national auditorium. Report and photos, paqes 14-15. 11030403
Huge outpouring for 'red and black' day
Saturday 5 March 2011 | Published in Local
Organisers of yesterday’s red and black appeal for victims of the Christchurch earthquake are completely overwhelmed by the generosity of Cook Islanders. Although a tally of the funds raised throughout the country will not be known until next week, those who have started counting donations say it will be a large amount. “There’s a lot […]
Stirrer back
Saturday 5 March 2011 | Published in Local
Controversial New Zealand Maori sovereignty campaigner Bruce Ruatapu Mita is back on Rarotonga reviving his 2008 mission – to rouse the Ui Ariki to assert their “traditional mana”. Te Au O Tonga paramount chief Joseph Vakatini Ariki, once close to Mita and directly involved in events of 2008, says he’s since apologised to the Crown […]
'Leave Maina Iti alone'
Friday 4 March 2011 | Published in Environment
An Aitutaki lagoon tours operator is accusing one of the islands’ most entrepreneurial families of causing irreparable damage to Maina Iti – a naturally occurring sand-cay. For some years Andrew Katu has been operating his lagoon tours and he’s not happy that the Henry family is using Main Iti as a recreational area. It took […]
Widening explained
Friday 4 March 2011 | Published in Local
Improved drainage and preparing roads for further tar sealing works are the reasons for current roadside widening through Vaka Te Au O Tonga. Widening of the main road around Rarotonga is an ongoing project from the previous administration and one that Infrastructure and Planning Minister Teariki Heather is happy to continue with. While some residents […]
PMG inquiry stalled
Friday 4 March 2011 | Published in Local
Attempts to resolve a dispute over money allegedly held by the Cook Islands National Olympic Committee (CISNOC) in Pacific Mini Games per diems have stalled. In September last year lawyer for Pacific Mini Games Ltd (PMG) Tim Arnold made plans to recruit an arbitrator to deal with the issue. Arnold says the change in government […]
New faces make squad
Friday 4 March 2011 | Published in National
The Cook Islands 12-man rugby sevens squad to play at the Adelaide leg of the sevens circuit between April 2 and 3 includes eight local based players and will be captained by veteran forward Ashley Drake. Players who will debut in Adelaide are Tupapa 19-year-old winger and prop Tai Joseph, 20-year-old pivot Teariki Tou and […]
Celebrating women's achievements
Friday 4 March 2011 | Published in National
Each year for the past 60 years the United Nations has established and supported the commemoration of the work and status of women globally. In recent times, here in the Cook Islands, we have been celebrating this day annually to ensure we never lose sight of the work and contribution our women make in the […]
100th women's day on Tuesday
Friday 4 March 2011 | Published in National
The world honours women next Tuesday. For the 100th consecutive year, countries around the globe will celebrate International Women’s Day (IWD) and pay tribute to what women have achieved in spite of historical gender divides. It is a time for women to reflect on past struggles and to look toward future opportunities. The theme of […]
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