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Mitiaro students learn from 'Rorouira apaipai'
Wednesday 24 February 2010 | Published in National
Mitiaro school students already have a name for the new state-of-the-art laptops they received as a pilot school for the One Laptop Per Child Project – ‘Rorouira apaipai’ – literally the carry around computer. The laptop project had been stalled for over a year, but this January, about 70 of them were finally sent to […]
Ukulele workshop on today
Wednesday 24 February 2010 | Written by Byron Brown | Published in National
Ukulele playing skills are about to increase in local schools. Since its introduction to the Cook Islands early in the 20th century, the ukulele has been an important instrument – an essential part of our string bands – but today school teachers are looking at how to get the most out of it for the […]
Tropical depression downgraded
Tuesday 23 February 2010 | Published in Local
A feeling of relief rippled around the Cook Islands yesterday after special weather bulletins were cancelled for a tropical depression in the north. At 2am on Monday, special weather bulletins for tropical depression 11F were cancelled. At 8am yesterday the depression was downgraded to a tropical disturbance. Earlier on Sunday afternoon, the island of Penrhyn […]
Penrhyn reports damage from tropical depression
Tuesday 23 February 2010 | Published in Local
A government delegation is due to head to Penrhyn today to assess reported damage from tropical depression 11F to homes and government buildings on Sunday night. Cabinet approved an Air Rarotonga charter flight worth $19,720 to take finance minister and Penrhyn MP Wilkie Rasmussen and three officials to the island to carry out an initial […]
Fresh approach by ANZ sales team
Tuesday 23 February 2010 | Published in Local
Fresh air sparks fresh ideas – that’s the idea behind outdoors meetings by the ANZ Bank marketing and service department. The team is pictured during their open air meeting last Thursday morning. Team leader Christian Mani (front right) says that the department holds a meeting at the picnic tables across the road from the bank […]
Meeting to go over donations
Tuesday 23 February 2010 | Published in National
The Aitutaki Cyclone Appeal Committee will be reviewing and processing donations at a meeting in Rarotonga on Thursday at 5pm. The committee requests village leaders to be present and asks that they bring a list of donors and all receipts to the hostel on Wednesday, so as to reconcile the accounts. – RR Cyclone Appeal […]
More drink driving accidents
Tuesday 23 February 2010 | Published in National
Police responded to six vehicle accidents at the weekend and say that those involved were lucky not to receive major injuries. Three accidents occurred early on Friday morning. The first accident occurred opposite the Kii Kii Motel in Tupapa when a female driver heading towards Muri crashed through the hedges. She was breath tested and […]
European Union gives $158,000
Tuesday 23 February 2010 | Published in Economy
The European Union announced yesterday the allocation of about $158,000 towards rehabilitation work in the Cook Islands in the wake of widespread devastation to Aitutaki caused by Cyclone Pat on February 9. The donation will be used for the provision of emergency relief supplies such as tarpaulins, blankets, water containers, and family and hygiene kits. […]
Assault, burglary, drink driving dealt with
Tuesday 23 February 2010 | Published in Crime
JP Ina Tautu presided over a number of cases in the Rarotonga High Court last week: Tai Herman was called for a common assault charge. The name suppression Herman was granted last month expired, and Tautu did not renew it. Herman did not appear in court as he is tied up in Aitutaki helping to […]
Muri under survey
Tuesday 23 February 2010 | Published in Environment
The first phase of the Muri European Union Water and Sanitation Project is underway with a survey of 329 properties. The five-year project, worth about $5 million ($2.55 million Euro), began in April last year when government, the EU and the Muri community formed a partnership. There are three phases to the project – and […]
Mitchell confirmed
Tuesday 23 February 2010 | Published in Local
Mike Mitchell’s nomination as Cook Islands High Commissioner to New Zealand has been accepted as of yesterday by the NZ government. Foreign affairs and immigration minister Robert Wigmore announced that Mitchell will take up the new post in Wellington from mid-March. His new appointment is for one year.
PM on the fence
Tuesday 23 February 2010 | Published in Local
Prime minister and telecommunications minister Jim Marurai says government’s intention to open the telecommunications market remains unchanged but it is considering the alternative – keeping the Telecom monopoly. Judging by Marurai’s statements on Friday, he’s more and more swayed toward seeing if a better service can be created with the status quo. “I’ve seen their […]
Rebuild starts
Monday 22 February 2010 | Published in Local
Wilkie Rasmussen, minister responsible for the national cyclone relief efforts for Aitutaki, says government is committed to the reconstruction of buildings and infrastructure on the island. Options being weighed up include whether to provide kitset homes or build basic homes from scratch. Rasmussen says government is also considering how it will fund the reconstruction estimated […]
New alert
Monday 22 February 2010 | Published in Local
A tropical depression 45 nautical miles from the northern group island of Penrhyn caused flooding in low lying areas yesterday and some roof damage caused by strong winds. Police commissioner Maara Tetava activated the Police Operations Emergency Centre at 11 o’clock on Saturday morning to monitor tropical depression 11F sitting in the Cook Islands northern […]
Aitutaki tourism all go again
Monday 22 February 2010 | Published in National
Tourism is all go again after the disruption caused by cyclone Pat, according to the Aitutaki Tourism Council’s second situation report. Yesterday’s report (dated Sunday February 21) starts by saying that in the interest of helping visitors to Aitutaki make informed decisions on their travel to our Island, the Tourism Council of Aitutaki will provide […]
Positive NZ response
Monday 22 February 2010 | Published in National
A presentation outlining the key points of the country’s economic development task force programme was well-received in New Zealand, according to a media release from the office of the prime minister. Information about the programme was conveyed to the New Zealand government during a visit to Wellington recently by task force chairman Tata Crocombe, and […]
Supplies urgent in north
Monday 22 February 2010 | Published in National
The northern group islands could get much needed supplies earlier than expected if Taio Shipping manages to fix its second ship over the next week. MV Te Kou Maru is expected to depart with cargo for the north on March 10 but this could leave sooner if repair work on its sister ship is completed […]
Cooks sign new high seas fisheries treaty
Monday 22 February 2010 | Published in National
The Cook Islands has become the second country to sign a treaty on the conservation and management of high seas fisheries this month. While in Wellington earlier this month, deputy prime minister and minister of marine resources Robert Wigmore signed the Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fishery Resources in the South […]
Scientists gather info for disaster preparedness
Monday 22 February 2010 | Published in National
Scientists from New Zealand are in Rarotonga and Aitutaki this month as part of an initiative to measure vulnerability and risk from earthquakes and cyclones in the Pacific Islands. Led by scientist Phil Glassie from NZ government-owned research organisation, GNS Science, they will spend the next six months collecting information on buildings and other infrastructure […]
Govt asked to be specific
Saturday 20 February 2010 | Published in National
Aitutaki Cyclone Appeal Committee says an intention to formally request country embassies in Wellington to match dollar for dollar any funds it raises has been sidelined on advice from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. ACA secretary Flo Syme-Buchanan said the committee had planned to write formal letters to embassies requesting assistance by matching the final […]
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