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TB could still have resurgence
Monday 19 July 2010 | Published in National
A study by a team from the University of Auckland and public health of the Cook Islands is looking at the health of Cook Islanders and how their international lifestyles affect their health. The main focus of the study is tuberculosis (TB) and how it is treated in New Zealand, the Cook Islands, and Tuvalu. […]
Author looks at merging cultures
Monday 19 July 2010 | Published in National
Kiwi author John Cranna was in Rarotonga last week gathering material for a book on how Polynesian and European immigrant cultures have merged. Cranna says he has already done some research in Samoa and Fiji and is now focusing on New Zealand and the Cook Islands. He was in Rarotonga last year to conduct some […]
Mangaia mobile: let others try
Monday 19 July 2010 | Published in National
The country’s second largest island, Mangaia, had a temporary mobile phone service in place for the island’s historic total solar eclipse event last Sunday 11 July 2010. In a letter to the editor yesterday on Friday 16 July 2010 a writer hoped that Telecom Cook Islands would install a permanent mobile service, saying it could […]
POPs give food for thought
Monday 19 July 2010 | Published in National
The saying is we are what we eat, which took on a new meaning at a recent meeting. Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) took centre stage at a stakeholder group meeting held at the AOG Centre last Thursday. These dangerous chemicals are the focus of a new UNDP project being run by the National Environment Service. […]
BTIB in hot water over loans
Monday 19 July 2010 | Published in National
Misconduct allegation surface in audit report on business loans Board members of the Business Trade Investment Board are facing allegations of misconduct in an audit report on business support loans granted to the agency’s former minister, associate minister and shockingly, to the members themselves. Two Aitutaki businesses owned by Sir Terepai Maoate and his son, […]
Tangi not ruling out re-election
Saturday 17 July 2010 | Published in Local
Tupapa-Maraerenga MP John Tangi has lost the chance to remain the Democratic Party’s candidate for the constituency at the general elections. While Tangi has conceded that Nooroa Tupa is the new candidate after winning the three man run off, he has indicated he may consider other options for candidacy this year. “This is only the […]
Audit condemns Maoate
Saturday 17 July 2010 | Published in Local
Former Finance Minister Sir Terepai Maoate and his son, former associate Minister of Finance Terepai Maoate Jnr, have been condemned by a new audit report for introducing an economic stimulus package – a $550,000 business loan fund – and then directly benefiting from it to the tune of $60,000. Sir Terepai, the former Deputy Prime […]
Win, loss for Irish schoolboy side
Saturday 17 July 2010 | Published in National
It was one apiece at the Avatiu Swamp on Thursday when the visiting Ballyclare High School rugby team from Ireland clashed with a combined Avatiu-Tupapa side. The combined Avatiu-Tupapa under 16 team was too strong for Ballyclare’s under 15 team to win the match 17-0. Ballyclare struggled with the island heat and humidity while the […]
Te Aito debut by 5 CI paddlers
Saturday 17 July 2010 | Published in National
The gruelling Te Aito Tahiti – the world’s toughest singles outrigger race – lived up to its reputation yesterday when Cook Islanders made their debut in the elite French Polynesian event. Howling winds, choppy surf and strong currents tested the field of 40 open women and 30 junior women on what was the first day […]
Careers Expo all go
Saturday 17 July 2010 | Published in National
The annual Careers Expo will this year be held at the Telecom Sports Arena in Nikao starting on Thursday. A total of 32 exhibitors have confirmed to take part in this year’s expo and they include private and government sector businesses plus visiting exhibitors from tertiary institutions from New Zealand. Around 650 students are expected […]
Tupa secures Demo candidacy for Tupapa
Saturday 17 July 2010 | Published in National
Nooroa Tupa has been elected the Democratic Party candidate for the country’s largest electorate, Tupapa-Maraerenga. Standing MP John Tangi has now lost his chance at being re-elected to a second term in Parliament after the run-off on Thursday resulted in an 18 vote margin win for Tupa. The final votes were 182 to Tupa, 164 […]
$50,000 theft trial warps up
Saturday 17 July 2010 | Published in National
The Crown vs Eiao Baniani trial wrapped up yesterday after a week before 12 jurors. Baniani was this week tried before Judge Nicholson and jury for stealing cash from Paradise Cove, an Aitutaki accommodation for which he worked as property manager. Terepai Maoate owns Paradise Cove, but his son Junior and wife Paula manage it. […]
Aitutaki MP benefits unfairly from economic stimulus loans
Saturday 17 July 2010 | Published in National
An audit probe has revealed that $60,000 of loan funds meant to help struggling outer island businesses during the economic downturn ended up supporting the reportedly cash-strapped businesses of Aitutaki MP and former associate Minister of Finance Terepai Maoate Jnr. The audit review on the Business Support Loan administered by the Business Trade Investment Board […]
Trio examines island biodiversity
Thursday 15 July 2010 | Published in National
Three Master’s degree students from England recently returned from a five-week stint studying biodiversity in the outer islands. Two of them – Rachael Heptonstall and Hannah Stephenson – were on Atiu, staying with the Porio family in Mapumai. Kimberley Jennings, whose background is in biology, did her research on Aitutaki. All three tertiary students will […]
$40,000 raised at St Joseph's
Thursday 15 July 2010 | Published in National
By the start of the 2011 school year, new entrants at St Joseph’s Primary School will have a new preschool block to have fun learning in. The Catholic school held a gala day on Friday and raised $40,000 for the renovation of the preschool block. The gala day included loads of fun kids’ games and […]
Boy a big hit
Thursday 15 July 2010 | Published in National
The Aotearoa Society, Rarotonga recently held their premiere fundraiser of the top selling New Zealand movie Boy. It was a huge success with a sellout audience, 200 hangi plates sold and even Minties for the premiere ticket holders. The Empire Theatre also had a great weekend screening the movie and the foyer, decked out in […]
Drugs protected from tsunami
Thursday 15 July 2010 | Published in National
The new World Health Organisation (WHO) representative to the region, Dr Yang Pbaoing, has agreed to fund the moving of all pharmacy supplies to the hospital from the Public Health Clinic in Tupapa. The move will be going ahead in the coming months to protect all drugs from damage if the island is hit by […]
Cervical cancer vaccine coming
Thursday 15 July 2010 | Published in National
Secretary of Health Tupou Faireka has revealed that he is in talks with a professor from New Zealand to bring to the Cook Islands the vaccine that protects against cervical cancer. The vaccine, known as the HPV vaccine, protects against the virus which is the main cause of cervical cancer. It has already been rolled […]
Te Puni formally introduced to PM
Thursday 15 July 2010 | Published in National
New Zealand High Commissioner Linda Te Puni is now officially recognised by the Cook Islands’ Government after presenting her letter of introduction to Prime Minister Jim Marurai yesterday. Te Puni had been acting High Commissioner for three months before she was appointed to the post on June 2 by NZ foreign minister Murray McCully. The […]
Southern Cross still at sea
Thursday 15 July 2010 | Published in National
The Southern Cross is still at sea, four days after 11 people, including two sick children were rescued from it by police on patrol boat Te Kukupa. “If we did not send out Te Kukupa to rescue those children we would not be able to say if they would be alive or not today,” said […]
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