National
PM ‘assures’ New Zealand bubble date is joint decision
Wednesday 21 April 2021 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Economy
Prime Minister Mark Brown’s expedited plan to welcome Kiwi visitors into the country from May 1 looks unlikely.
Schools culture festival starts tonight
Tuesday 20 April 2021 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Culture
After weeks of rehearsals and late nights to complete costumes, the Rarotonga schools culture festival kicks off tonight at the National Sports Arena in Nikao.
Aitutaki and Manuae surveys to aid marine management
Tuesday 20 April 2021 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Environment
A Ministry of Marine Resources (MMR) team has recently returned from their two-and-a-half-week expedition to Manuae and Aitutaki.
Youth, aged and disabilities projects get NZ support
Tuesday 20 April 2021 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in National
Fourteen local organisations have received support from the New Zealand High Commission Fund.
Guilty plea for careless driving and excess blood alcohol
Tuesday 20 April 2021 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Crime
In the High Court yesterday Marie Teranea Mataurarii Woonton’s charge of careless driving causing injury was downgraded to careless driving.
Foreign interest for local properties
Tuesday 20 April 2021 | Written by Alana Musselle | Published in Economy
The future of real estate in the Cook Islands is looking to be more promising than ever, with overseas investors showing a high interest especially in the light of the global Covid-19 pandemic.
Pacific groups seek UK support to halt deep sea mining
Tuesday 20 April 2021 | Written by Alana Musselle | Published in Environment
The Cook Islands environmental group Te Ipukarea Society has joined groups from across the Pacific asking the British government to support calls for a moratorium on deep sea mining.
$274k market sealing: No budget, tender or contract
Tuesday 20 April 2021 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Local
The Audit Office has revealed the Punanga Nui Market allowed a contractor to start work without a signed contract, calling the practice “alarming and disturbing”.
Human error leads to crane topple
Tuesday 20 April 2021 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local
Human error by the driver of a crane owned by Cook Islands General Transport (CIGT) caused the heavy industrial machine to topple over on Saturday afternoon at Avatiu Port.
Driver arrested and charged
Monday 19 April 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Crime
The weekend got off to a smashing start when a car ploughed into the front of an Arorangi bar, early Saturday morning.
$50 fine for driving while disqualified
Monday 19 April 2021 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Crime
Noah Davey was convicted and fined $50 in the High Court on Thursday for driving while disqualified.
Guilty pleas for theft and conspiring to defraud
Monday 19 April 2021 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Crime
Daniel Nooenua Thompson and Ngariki-E-Tini Thompson both entered a guilty plea of conspiring to defraud and theft as a servant when they appeared in the High Court in Avarua on Thursday.
$7.7k of Penrhyn’s power money wasn’t banked, says Audit Office
Monday 19 April 2021 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Outer Islands
A third of all the receipts from electricity sales on Penrhyn were not banked at all and the rest were banked late.
Working together to keep us Covid-safe
Monday 19 April 2021 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Health
The Cook Islands Red Cross Society has signed an important memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Cook Islands Ministry of Health as both organisations face the fresh challenges that the Covid-19 pandemic brings to the country.
Former power boss takes over water as Longman ‘steps down’
Monday 19 April 2021 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
Just over a year in the job, the head of the local water authority has stepped down for health reasons.
‘Just get on a boat and go!’
Saturday 17 April 2021 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Features, Go Local, Outer Islands
Master boat builder Teokotai ‘Tango’ Herman has been in the business for some 40 years and has built many boats but none bigger than the new Air Rarotonga aluminium catamaran he is currently working on.
Lack of details on $20m in financial aid ‘unacceptable’
Saturday 17 April 2021 | Written by Emmanuel Samoglou | Published in Economy
As the wait for a travel bubble continues, the Democratic Party has voiced its frustration with PM Mark Brown’s Government for withholding information on vital NZ financial assistance that’s targeted to plug a widening budget gap.
Covid-19 tracing app available for download
Saturday 17 April 2021 | Written by Emmanuel Samoglou | Published in Health
The Cook Islands contact tracing app is now available for download for residents with a smartphone.
Safety drills for Tongareva students
Friday 16 April 2021 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in National, Outer Islands
This week, students at Omoka School in the northern group islands of Tongareva (Penrhyn) tried out the fitting of their life jackets in preparation for an evacuation drill to be held next week.
Electricity discount to continue for Aitutaki customers
Friday 16 April 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in National, Outer Islands
Prime Minister Mark Brown has announced details of the continuing support being offered to Aitutaki businesses and households by electricity provider Te Mana Uira O Araura.
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