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Celebrating our biodiversity
Wednesday 19 May 2010 | Published in Environment
The annual Environment Week runs from May 31 to June 4 with the theme this year, ‘E Tango Maori Te Ao Ora Natura’ Our Biodiversity Our Foundation. Competitions and fun days will be held throughout the week with events such as the popular ‘lagoon day’. The aim for the week is to help create awareness […]
Urgent need for Aust promoter
Tuesday 18 May 2010 | Published in National
Sydney-based Wayne Borland is being employed for just three months as a consultant in the role of director of strategic development. Cook Islands Tourism identified an urgent need to employ someone on the ground in Sydney to oversee the launch of the Sydney-Rarotonga direct service. A press release from Cook Islands Tourism states that Borland […]
Health meeting on
Tuesday 18 May 2010 | Published in National
Pacific Islands’ ministers of health are currently in Geneva for the first planning meeting of the Healthy Islands Forum. Organised by the World Health Organization (WHO), the meeting is taking place before WHO’s World Health Assembly and will involve all the Pacific Island Health Ministers and senior officials. The Healthy Islands Forum planning meeting will […]
No crashes or burglaries
Tuesday 18 May 2010 | Published in National
A weekend free of motor vehicle crashes and burglaries was welcomed by police. Police also made special mention of rugby league grand finals spectators who were well behaved. However, four people were caught in contempt of court for breaching their curfew, which was imposed as a condition of bail. Two curfew violators were caught when […]
Vaka voyagers at anchor in Papeete
Tuesday 18 May 2010 | Published in National
The vaka voyaging fleet of Hine Moana (Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu crew), Uto Ni Yalo (Fiji), Te Matau a Maui (Aotearoa), Faafaite (Tahiti) and the Cook Islands vaka Marumaru are currently anchored in Papeete after a short journey from Moorea. The vaka crews are expected to sail to Raiatea on May 19 where the fleet […]
Red Cross details Aitutaki costs
Tuesday 18 May 2010 | Published in National
The Cook Islands Red Cross recently issued a budget summary detailing the funds collected for and spent on Aitutaki in the wake of Cyclone Pat, the storm that devastated the island in early February. The majority of funding was allocated toward the purchase of relief supplies – among them, tarpaulins, ropes, building materials, shelter tool […]
Tourism denies 'dismal and empty' expo stand claims
Tuesday 18 May 2010 | Published in National
A recent visitor to the World Expo in Shanghai was less than impressed with the Cook Islands stand. The person, who asked to remain anonymous, told CI News that “the whole lot that handled expo have been replaced and they had nothing to work with when they got here, no containers etc so they had […]
Welland exhibit unveiled
Tuesday 18 May 2010 | Published in National
Beachcomber Contemporary Art gallery’s artist in residence Rick Welland unveiled a series of paintings, both old and new, at BCA yesterday. The exhibit is “noteworthy”, BCA owner Ben Bergman said, because it is the widest collection of Welland’s work on display at one time during his entire career as an artist. On the first day […]
Pensioner shopping scheme proves popular
Tuesday 18 May 2010 | Published in National
Foodland launched its new programme for pensioners yesterday, generating buzzing excitement among its elderly shoppers. Manager Donna Gotty said that the turnout was so strong that both she and representatives at BCI ran out of vouchers by mid-afternoon. More have been printed and are on hand for those who couldn’t make it to town yesterday. […]
More bites at night
Tuesday 18 May 2010 | Published in National
Light those mosquito coils and pull down those nets, there is a new night-biting mosquito about. Hot on the wings of the night-biting Culex, which has recently made its presence felt, comes the Nocturnal Aedes mosquito (Aedes nocturnes). The attached photo was taken in Tupapa recently, is the Nocturnal Aedes Mosquito (Aedes nocturnus) well-known to […]
Lagoon Day is on again
Monday 17 May 2010 | Published in Environment
Planning for Lagoon Day is well underway and this year the event is set to kick start National Environment week. Thursday and Friday May 27-28 will see around 1000 school students and the general public converge on Nukupere Park to interact in a hands on learning experience, with booths spilling over with information on the […]
Joint EU visit
Monday 17 May 2010 | Published in Local
Officials from a delegation of the European Union (EU) for the Pacific and the European Investment Bank (EIB) will visit Rarotonga this week (May 17-21) to discuss current and future cooperation with the Cook Islands. The four-person delegation will meet with cabinet ministers and officials, including the deputy prime minister and minister of finance. Meetings […]
'It's a miracle'
Monday 17 May 2010 | Published in Local
Friends and family of the four men missing at sea on the run-down Gypsy Trader were calling it miraculous when the foursome returned to Rarotonga yesterday afternoon. They were rescued from being stranded on Manuae, an atoll near Aitutaki, after their old fishing vessel broke anchor and disappeared out to sea. Times and details of […]
Plea for pounamu
Monday 17 May 2010 | Published in National
A pair of Kiwi vacationers to Rarotonga are seeking help or information regarding a lost pounamu or greenstone taunga. Isaac Paul, from Onehunga in Auckland, reckons he lost his precious pendant last week, and says he could have left it at Coconut Tours, Highland Paradise, Cafe Salsa or Crown Beach. He isn’t upset because the […]
Roadshow aims to increase ticket sales
Monday 17 May 2010 | Published in National
Attendees at a meeting to finalise roadshow arrangements included Liana Scott of Muri Beach Hotel, Tanya Savage from Raina Lagoon Villas, Charleen Heather from Club Raro and Thomas Koteka of Pacific Resort. .jpg “/> Cook Island Tourism has announced the full details of a roadshow to promote the new direct flights from Sydney to Rarotonga. […]
Mentoring scheme to help boost economy
Monday 17 May 2010 | Published in National
Plans to help boost the country’s economy one business at a time are developing well, according to the man who has been tasked with setting up the scheme. Ian Furlong, manager of the Pacific Business Mentoring Programme, was in the country last week setting up a business mentoring scheme for small businesses in the Cook […]
'Warrior mentality' condemned
Monday 17 May 2010 | Published in Crime
Chief Justice David Williams wrapped up a few cases on Friday in his last sitting at the criminal court of the Cook Islands: Japhet Manuel appeared for call-overs on possession of cannabis and utensils and an unlawfully found charge. Counsel Norman George told the court that the defendant’s “total cooperation” with all police instructions and […]
Parade honours departing chief justice
Saturday 15 May 2010 | Published in Crime
Police yesterday paid tribute to David Williams who is bowing out as Chief Justice and handing the title and responsibility to Tom Weston. Police raised the national flag and sat for a number of speeches recognising the work Williams has done over the years in the Cook Islands high court. Police commissioner Maara Tetava said […]
Norwegians celebrate
Saturday 15 May 2010 | Published in Local
Norwegians around the island will gather to remember and celebrate their motherland on Monday, which is Norway Day. Norwegian Grete Marsters has offered to host a function in honour of the holiday at her home on Monday afternoon. “It’s mainly just a get together, we’ll make a couple of Norwegian dishes and hopefully the kids […]
Warring Demo factions keep slugging
Saturday 15 May 2010 | Published in Local
The battle of the Democratic Party factions continues as MP for Tupapa John Tangi steps up his efforts to undermine the conference planned for May 31. Tangi, general secretary of the Democratic Party and recently sacked Leader of the House, says “Tupapa have never supported the conference”. He goes on to say that documents signed […]
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