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Villas boost Mangaia tourism plans
Monday 19 July 2010 | Published in National
As part of his plan to market Mangaia as a holiday destination, Mangaia MP Winton Pickering has opened his seven new villas to the public. The self-contained units are on the waterfront and protected by a newly-built seawall, which was erected after a storm nearly washed the villas away. For three years, local contractors and […]
Tourism meeting on
Monday 19 July 2010 | Published in National
Cook Islands Tourism chief executive Carmel Beattie is holding a meeting with the industry on Wednesday evening at Crown Beach Resort. “I really want to invite all members of the industry, whether accredited or not,” Beattie said. CI News previously reported that a member of the industry had complained that it was ‘impersonal’ that Beattie […]
Kim here to help with pharmacy
Monday 19 July 2010 | Published in National
Uhjin Kim is a World Health Organisation pharmacy consultant from Korea who has just started working with public health in the Cook Islands. She is here to set up a system of buying pharmacy supplies to prevent running out of medicines and dressings and improve supply to the outer islands. Kim will be working here […]
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, […]
Top Te Aito effort
Monday 19 July 2010 | Published in Local
Te Aito Cook Islands team (from left) Vaea Melvin, Emilene Taulu, Reuben Dearlove, Fletcher Melvin and Serena Hunter proudly represented the Cook Islands at the prestigious oe vaka festival Te Aito Tahiti. It was a great day for the team in the Tahitian surf and sun on Saturday.
Environment forum on
Monday 19 July 2010 | Published in Local
The National Environment Forum, being held from tomorrow to Thursday, is being organised by the National Environment Agency, and is open to all – but you will need to express your interest in attending as places are limited. A host of topics are being covered over the three days, with the key issue of how […]
CI journalist gets IFJ Pacific role
Monday 19 July 2010 | Published in Local
Cook Islands journalist Lisa Williams-Lahari will be the local coordinator for an International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) project in the Pacific. The project is designed to strengthen the role of media workers and press freedom advocates in defending and promoting human rights and fundamental freedoms in the region. Media for Democracy and Human Rights in […]
No conflict of interest
Monday 19 July 2010 | Published in Local
Solicitor-General Tingika Elikana has reportedly issued a legal opinion that rejects the Audit Office view that the Former Finance Minister and Associate Minister had a conflict of interest in receiving $60,000 in business support loans from government. The report condemning the Business Trade Investment Board’s (BTIB) decision to grant two loans to businesses owned by […]
Chinese ambassador visits Cooks
Monday 19 July 2010 | Published in National
The Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China, Zhang Limin arrived in the country yesterday for a four day visit. Resident in Wellington, this will be the third visit by the Ambassador to the Cook Islands. This week the Ambassador will meet with members of Cabinet including the Prime Minister, Jim Marurai, and the Foreign […]
Westpac launches new youth account
Monday 19 July 2010 | Published in National
Kids aged from 12-18 years of age will soon be able to open their own account with as low as $10 thanks to Westpac’s new Youth Account. The launch of the account was specially timed to line up with the upcoming Careers Expo and is part of the banks agenda to introduce banking services to […]
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 […]
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