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Police warn speeding and reckless drivers
Friday 9 September 2022 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Crime, National
Cook Islands Police are warning drivers that they will be stopped and could have their keys taken off them if found speeding in reduced speed areas.
Wear red to support First Aid Day
Friday 9 September 2022 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local, National
Cook Islands will today mark the World First Aid Day, which is an international day recognising the importance of knowing first aid.
Hand, foot and mouth disease detected in Raro
Friday 9 September 2022 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Health, National
Hand, foot and mouth disease has been detected at primary medical care centres in Rarotonga over the last two weeks.
Children make the most of book giveaway
Friday 9 September 2022 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Education, National
Around 8500 books were handed out for free in just over 30 minutes outside of Bank of Cook Islands (BCI) headquarters in Avarua yesterday.
Always in our hearts
Friday 9 September 2022 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in National
Cook Islands has joined the rest of the world to pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II who died early yesterday at the age of 96.
Connecting to Cooks collections
Thursday 8 September 2022 | Written by Matthew Littlewood | Published in Culture, National
A new website helping Pacific Islanders to better tell their stories was introduced to Cook Islands audience yesterday.
455 attend mammogram screening
Thursday 8 September 2022 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Health, National
Over a period of 10 days 455 women have been screened at the Rarotonga Hospital for the early detection of breast cancer.
Supply chain issues continue to hamper Rarotonga’s supermarkets
Thursday 8 September 2022 | Written by Matthew Littlewood | Published in Economy, National
Prime Foods managing director Daniel Forsyth said being at the end of the supply chain had proved a hinderance to the store.
Bench warrant issued, sentencing adjourned
Thursday 8 September 2022 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Court, National
Three matters that were called for sentencing yesterday have been adjourned after a defendant and a lawyer failed to turn up at Court.
Free books for Literacy Week
Thursday 8 September 2022 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Education, National
Charity organisation Furniture for Schools Cook Islands will be giving away free books today from 10.30am at BCI Bank in Avarua.
Laced up and ready to compete!
Thursday 8 September 2022 | Written by Matthew Littlewood | Published in Local, National
Young Mauke athletes bound for the Cook Islands Games in Rarotonga now have their own footwear thanks to a shoe drive.
Loading … Cook Islands’ internet speed among the slowest in the world
Thursday 8 September 2022 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in National, Technology
The Cook Islands internet speed is close to the slowest in the world according to one study but the chair of the Competition and Regulatory Authority says the data had no value.
Fisheries important to the recovery of Pacific economies
Wednesday 7 September 2022 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Environment, National
The Pacific Fisheries Ministers meeting held in Kiribati identified maximising value from their fisheries as key to supporting the economic recovery from Covid-19.
Growing demand for taro
Wednesday 7 September 2022 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local, National
There is growing demand for local taro in New Zealand and more growers are needed to increase the volume of the produce which is airfreighted out once a month.
‘Paws and Claws’ ready for kitten rehoming day
Wednesday 7 September 2022 | Written by Matthew Littlewood | Published in Local, National
A special day celebrating the Paws and Claws cat sanctuary will give people the opportunity to have one of their kittens free to a good home.
‘Onwards and upwards’
Wednesday 7 September 2022 | Written by Matthew Littlewood | Published in National, Tourism
Air Rarotonga is ‘encouraged’ by the early take up of flights to Tahiti
St Joseph’s students show off their whacky hairdos for Literacy Week
Wednesday 7 September 2022 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local, National
Crazy Hair Day at St Joseph’s Primary School had a good number of students including Lylah Tommy (left) Tama Maxwell, Alesi Ralulu and Lukarose Akava sporting creative and whacky hair styles.
‘Let’s get to work’
Wednesday 7 September 2022 | Written by Matthew Littlewood | Published in National, Politics
The incoming Cook Islands Party led coalition government held its first Cabinet meeting on Tuesday.
Freight subsidy to bring ‘some relief’ for Pa Enua
Wednesday 7 September 2022 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in National, Outer Islands
Cook Islanders residing in the Northern Group are feeling the pinch of rising food prices and have welcomed government’s freight subsidy scheme which is expected to ease cost of living pain to households on the islands.
Designer’s Cook Islands climate crisis plans win two international awards
Tuesday 6 September 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Environment, National
The first-ever town plan for Avarua – the capital of the Cook Islands – has won an International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA) award for its response to the climate crisis.
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