National

We don't need a new political model: Tongia

Tuesday 26 January 2010 | Published in National

Political reform must go hand in hand with public service and business sector reform. The three must go together. I am in support of reduced seats and changing the current political model in parts. But I am not in favour of overhauling the whole political system and adopting a new model altogether. That the new […]

National

International customs day celebrated today

Tuesday 26 January 2010 | Published in National

Cook Islands customs searched approximately 3200 airline passengers, processed 800 aircrafts, screened 2000 parcels and conducted 500 cargo examinations last year. As international customs day is celebrated today, our national counterpart has released statistics showing the extent of work involved in protecting the country. With 10 full-time officers and 14 part-time airport officers, customs collects […]

National

Avatea pupils roll up for 2010

Tuesday 26 January 2010 | Published in National

Avatea School has seen a boost to its student number this year with just over 300 students already enrolled. Principal Nga Charlie says last year the school had about 280 students and the increase this year is welcomed. More students are expected to enroll this week and there have been several new students apart from […]

National

Back to Blackrock for preschoolers

Tuesday 26 January 2010 | Published in National

Kids poured in through the Blackrock Apii Potiki School gate in Nikao without a tear or tantrum in sight! In fact, it was the parents who looked sad to leave their children at the preschool with one mum commenting, “I think I’m the one with the problem – look my son doesn’t even know I’m […]

National

Nikao clean up for new school year

Tuesday 26 January 2010 | Published in National

It was clean up day on the first day back at school for Nikao Maori School students. Classrooms were emptied of desks and chairs and floors swept to make for a clean learning environment. That was the case for the senior students of the school. Junior students went about making friends as they waited to […]

National

Investment code needs updating

Monday 25 January 2010 | Published in National

Business Trade & Investment Board’s chief executive believes that it is time to update the country’s investment code. Terry Rangi, who has been the agency’s CEO for the past eight months, says it is important that the code is updated now after last being reviewed in 2003. “I think it is time to update the […]

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Talking the biodiversity talk

Monday 25 January 2010 | Published in Environment

Red List – also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data List is a listed inventory of the global conservation status of plant and animal species. For example, it is in the Red List that you can find out whether a certain species is Extinct, Critically Endangered or Vulnerable. Invasive Species – Introduced […]

Environment

Biodiversity facts! Did you know?

Monday 25 January 2010 | Published in Environment

– The global cost associated with invasive species is estimated at US$1.4 trillion annually – 5% of the world economy. – More than 450 million people live within 60 kilometers of coral reefs, with the majority directly or indirectly deriving food and income from them. – In rural areas of Pacific Island Countries, fish contributes […]

Environment

2010 Targets – Biodiversity

Monday 25 January 2010 | Published in Environment

The Cook Islands is a member of the Bureau for the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). Cook Islander Tania Temata was nominated to the Bureau in 2008 to represent the interests of the Asia Pacific region. In 1994 the Cook Islands became a party to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) which […]

Environment

Cook Islands Year of Biodiversity

Monday 25 January 2010 | Published in Environment

2010 is the International Year of Biodiversity. It is a celebration of life on earth and of the value of biodiversity for our lives. The world is invited to take action in 2010 to safeguard the variety of life on earth: biodiversity. Human activity is causing the diversity of life on Earth to be lost […]

Environment

Befriending Biodiversity

Monday 25 January 2010 | Published in Environment

Nod if you just read the word and wondered ‘what the heck is biodiversity?’ Now take a look around you, at your surroundings. Do you see trees outside your window? Are you fortunate enough to have a co-worker who is wearing a flower in her air? Have you got a great view of the ocean? […]

Environment

Lobby group supports PM

Monday 25 January 2010 | Published in Local

Aitutaki’s lobby group Te Kura O Te Au is backing prime minister Jim Marurai and his cabinet. Leader Taraota Tom says the people’s movement is fully supporting Maurai and his team “for their effect in leading this country toward the election”. Although the group was formed as a result of discontent over Sunday flights to […]

Local

PM turns down invite to summit

Monday 25 January 2010 | Published in Local

Prime minister Jim Marurai has turned down an invitation to attend what has been touted as the first major gathering of world leaders following last month’s Copenhagen climate change conference. The Delhi Sustainable Development Summit in New Delhi, India, will run from February 5 to 7under the theme ‘Beyond Copenhagen: new pathways to sustainable development’. […]

Local

Crocombe charts new directions in tourism

Monday 25 January 2010 | Published in Local

Tourism board chairman Tata Crocombe is looking forward to the challenges of taking the industry in a new direction this year. Following news of a 7 percent increase in tourist arrivals last year – the first year the Cooks recorded more than 100,000 visitors – Crocombe says the number still has to be substantially increased […]

Local

Tree climbers back to school

Monday 25 January 2010 | Published in Local

By 8 o’clock this morning, these young kids will be in their school uniforms and greeting their teachers. These youngsters were snapped on Saturday playing ‘monkey up a tree’ at the Takitumu school grounds where they said that they were bored and couldn’t wait for their Takitumu school to start. Climbing out the tree was […]

Local

A parent's day – it's a balancing act

Monday 25 January 2010 | Published in National

This article is a personal reflection of one parent. It’s intended to emphasise how important your role is as parents working closely with your child, whether it’s back to school or end of the school year. Situations may differ across homes, however common across the board is our striving to provide our children with the […]

National

Bus is cheaper in long run

Monday 25 January 2010 | Published in National

Cook’s Bus company operator Kevin Cook would like to remind parents of schoolchildren that the bus is “a lot cheaper than running a car to school”. “A lot of parents think they can do it more economically by taking their children to school in the mornings and having them ride the bus home. “But we’re […]

National

Teachers discuss post-grad programmes

Monday 25 January 2010 | Published in National

About 65 teachers and school administrators met this week to discuss the offer of masters and PhD programmes in education at the University of the South Pacific, starting in April. The meeting was attended to by education secretary Sharyn Paio, the head of USP’s school of education Teweiariki Teaero, and Violet Tisam from the department […]

National

MBE recipient leads by example

Monday 25 January 2010 | Published in National

A seventy-five-year-old man from the island of Pukapuka makes up the list of Cook islanders set to receive one of four New Year’s honours. Mangere Malo will receive a BEM for services to the public. The former health inspector and police officer was educated in Rarotonga before being posted to the island of Man-gaia. He […]

National

Edgewater names 2 staff of the year

Monday 25 January 2010 | Published in National

Two Edgewater Resort and Spa staff were recognised on Friday for their outstanding work by being named as ‘staff of the year’. Joan Ngati and Rouvi Auua were given the staff of the year awards by the resort’s general manager Chris McGeown in front of their cheering colleagues. McGeown says that the purpose of the […]

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