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Scholarships offered for aquatic studies
Wednesday 19 January 2011 | Published in National
Mahurangi Technical Institute (MTI) in Warkworth, New Zealand, is offering a course starting next month which allows students to attain a certificate in aquatic studies – at present, no course of its kind is available on the island. Rebekah Daniel of the Ministry of Marine Resources said that the certificate will enable students to find […]
Vaka voyage to start earlier
Wednesday 19 January 2011 | Published in National
The epic ocean-going vaka voyage will depart earlier than planned, says Cook Islands Voyaging Society (CIVS) president Ian Karika. CIVS originally intended to outfit Marumaru Atua with a solar-powered motor here in Rarotonga, but will not be able to obtain the necessary equipment in time for the April voyage. To that end, the vaka will […]
Tiare Taporo floats on equity funding
Wednesday 19 January 2011 | Published in National
Raising the bar for the quality and standard of cargo shipping Plans to launch Tiare Taporo, a 140-foot cargo vessel, on to the Cook Islands shipping scene are coming together quickly thanks to an innovative private investment scheme. The vessel – formerly fishing vessel ‘Zebroid’ – is undergoing a refit on a Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, […]
HIV advisor to address MPs
Wednesday 19 January 2011 | Published in National
Temo Sasau will be talking to Members of Parliament tomorrow night at Crown Beach about how the Cook Islands should deal with HIV in the community. Sasau is the Pacific Positive Community Programme Coordinator for the Pacific Islands Aids Foundation. He says that the main focus of his discussions with ministers will be to tell […]
NCEA results need improvement – MOE
Wednesday 19 January 2011 | Published in National
The Ministry of Education has warned schools need to do a lot of work to improve the pass rates of the national certificate of educational achievement (NCEA) to come up to the targets set by the Education Master Plan. The ministry released provisional results for NCEA Levels 1 to 3 yesterday. The Level 1 pass […]
Second trip for sailors
Wednesday 19 January 2011 | Published in National
Two members of the crew sailing Taio Shipping’s new boat from Norway next week begin their trip to Norway for the second time. Tevita Vakasavi from Fiji and Nubono Teano from Kiribati were stopped in Bangkok when they were travelling with Tapi Taio and Joey Taoro to Norway last November. “They were not allowed to […]
Taio buys Ocean Sun in Norway
Wednesday 19 January 2011 | Published in National
Taio Shipping has bought a ship from inside the Arctic Circle to replace the Te Kou Maru II which ran aground in Mauke in October 2010. The Ocean Sun was built in Norway in the 1970s. It is a 46-metre vessel which can carry 600 tonnes of cargo. In recent years it has been sailing […]
Ten new Kiwi teachers arrive
Tuesday 18 January 2011 | Published in National
Ten new teachers arrived from New Zealand this weekend to take up posts in the Cook Islands. Their contracts run from January 24, 2011, to January 23, 2012. Four of the teachers will be starting at Tereora College on January 24. Alan Olliver will teach tourism, Philip Jones media, Bryn Parry and Amy Brittain maths, […]
Avana stink explained
Tuesday 18 January 2011 | Published in Environment
The rotting mass of seaweed that was cause of the foul stench in an Avana stream was cleaned out on Saturday – but Avana will always, at this time of year, continue to smell. Ngatangiia beautification committee member Willy Kauvai says that on Saturday a crew cleaned out the mess in the stream next to […]
All aboard for Palmerston
Tuesday 18 January 2011 | Published in Local
S.V. Southern Cross is journeying to Palmerston next month, and inviting paying passengers to come along for the adventure – a fairly rare opportunity, as Palmerston is only accessible by boat. The 58-foot yacht leaves February 7 from Avatiu harbour for Palmerston, which sits 270 nautical miles north of Rarotonga. The journey takes 40 hours, […]
High commissioner's comments with held
Tuesday 18 January 2011 | Published in Local
Cook Islands High Commissioner to New Zealand, Mike Mitchell, is the first official to provide comment to government on the December report from the NZ parliament’s Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee. The NZ report is the result of a four-year inquiry into NZ’s relationship with South Pacific countries and pays particular attention to the […]
Push to help combat illegal fishing
Tuesday 18 January 2011 | Published in Local
The report to the New Zealand government on its relationship with Pacific countries pulls out the protection of fishing waters as an issue of primary concern. “Illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing in the Pacific, although hard to measure, is estimated to be worth up to $400 million a year,” the report states. “To help Pacific […]
Floods affect Teremoana family
Tuesday 18 January 2011 | Published in National
Constant phone updates from flood stricken family in Brisbane, Australia, meant that Teremoana Tangauru and his wife Mama Mii knew their children were safe and well. Seven of the couple’s 10 children live in Brisbane but just one son, Maiva Teremoana, was affected by the raging flood waters. Maiva Teremoana and his Tongan partner share […]
Students all in the family
Tuesday 18 January 2011 | Published in National
He still has a few more years of study ahead of him, but 21-year-old Cook Islands university student Jordan Puati is on the road to success. “It’s been a really good year,” says Puati who is studying to complete a Bachelor of Communication degree. Born in London and raised in Wellington, Puati and his family […]
Danny excels in dental studies
Tuesday 18 January 2011 | Published in National
After spending three years studying in Otago, local dentist Danny Areai is this week back in the Tupapa dentistry clinic, armed with a Master’s degree in Dental Surgery and a postgraduate diploma in Community Dentistry. Areai – an example of a Cook Islander who went the extra mile for the benefit of his country – […]
Raro boys lend a hand
Tuesday 18 January 2011 | Published in National
Cook Islanders (from left) Ryan Short, Matt Robinson, William Pittman and George Ama are getting stuck in and helping flood stricken residents in Brisbane clear their damaged property. The Rarotonga men, who all now reside in Australia, have been helping Brisbane families remove sodden and ruined property from their homes for collection by council trucks. […]
Thrips eater to stop pest
Monday 17 January 2011 | Published in Environment
The Cuban laurel thrips (Gynaicothrips ficicorum) remains a major pest on Rarotonga since its discovery in November 2009 – but its numbers are set to decrease with the recent introduction of a biological control insect that feeds on the thrips. Ministry of Agriculture entomologist Dr Maja Poeschko says that when they discovered the thrips they […]
Kids learn to protect lagoon
Monday 17 January 2011 | Published in Environment
Just over 60 kids aged between 5 and 16 became warriors on Friday – Eco Warriors committed to protecting the environment. But the children needed little promoting to rattle off the causes of pollution in the Muri lagoon and what people could do to protect the environment including the lagoon. To give the young environmental […]
Visitors in motorcycle crashes
Monday 17 January 2011 | Published in Local
Four women were involved in three separate motor vehicle accidents attended by police at the weekend. Two of the accidents involved female tourists who lost control of their motorbikes. At Kavera, a female tourist slipped off her bike on the wet roads when she was distracted by a local selling fish on the side of […]
New Pasifika school in Auckland
Monday 17 January 2011 | Published in Local
Kia Aroha College, a new school in Otara, opens on February 1 and will be offering bilingual education in Cook Islands Maori for students between year seven and year 13. The college, which will be the only Maori and Pasifika bilingual secondary school in the country, is currently accepting enrolments for the 2011 academic year. […]
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