National
The Wolf of Avarua hid money in ANZ
Monday 15 July 2019 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in National
ANZ Cook Islands is named in a major US ‘Wolf of Wall St’ style fraud case.
KidsPage: Cutting new life from old wood
Saturday 13 July 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Education
On Aitutaki, the students of Araura College are creating incisive artworks from blocks of wood.
'Feeling Te Maeva Nui vibe'
Saturday 13 July 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Culture
Young dancers are rehearsing late into night as excitement builds ahead of the country’s biggest annual cultural event, Te Maeva Nui festival.
Te Ipukarea Society: A big effort for a little bird
Saturday 13 July 2019 | Published in Environment
Visiting New Zealander Saskia Wagner describes her volunteer work at Takitumu Conservation Area.
Crash officers back in the force
Saturday 13 July 2019 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Crime
Two police officers stood down for their involvement in an accident have been reinstated.
Under the sea, over the sea
Saturday 13 July 2019 | Written by Anneka Brown | Published in Technology
If the Cook Islands goes forward with seabed exploration Rima Browne would be on the front line.
Revival of Reo Maori – not Kuki
Saturday 13 July 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Culture
Language renaissance would feature Maori name to replace “Kuki Airani”.
Showering inferno
Saturday 13 July 2019 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Crime
There may be little risk of a Hollywood-style skyscraper inferno in Rarotonga, where few buildings are as tall as the coconut palms.
Chlorine is in the country
Saturday 13 July 2019 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Health
Government is ready to spend $500,000 a year on 100 tonnes of chlorination chemicals. The public has been kept in the dark about chlorination chemicals already shipped into the country for the pipeline project.
From tropical Raro to icy US lakes 'the old-fashioned way'
Friday 12 July 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local
The difference could barely be more stark: from the tropical atolls of the Cook Islands, to the Great Lakes on the border of Canada and the US, that ice over in winter.
Cooks' first woman PM – for one week
Friday 12 July 2019 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Politics
Low-ranked minister Rose Toki-Brown has leap-frogged her more senior colleagues to serve this week as acting prime minister.
Vigilante threats to car robbers
Friday 12 July 2019 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Crime
With dozens of smash-and-grabs from cars at Rarotonga’s most popular tourist hotspots, an opposition MP is leading calls for locals to take the law into their own hands.
Hi-tech lab to protect fruit exports
Friday 12 July 2019 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Technology
After 10 years of planning the Ministry of Agriculture has finally opened its very own first pathology laboratory, an essential biosecurity service to allow the Cooks to export produce to New Zealand and further afield.
Health plan to respond to addiction
Friday 12 July 2019 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Health
The country is urgently working to pull together a health strategy to deal with drug addicts, as part of the Ministry of Health’s plans for next year.
Gangs and meth threaten
Friday 12 July 2019 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Crime
Six gang members were stopped trying to enter Cook Islands last month, as government prepares drug enforcement strategy.
Climate change and El Niño coult combine in perfect storm
Friday 12 July 2019 | Written by Anneka Brown | Published in Weather
Scientists warn the Cook Islands and equatorial Pacific region face new extremes of weather.
'We will forever remember you Raro'
Thursday 11 July 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local
The two-masted Marconi rigged schooner Argo has stopped by in Rarotonga with 17 students from the US and a crew of seven.
Stink! Curing Raro dogs' Raro worms
Thursday 11 July 2019 | Written by Anneka Brown | Published in Local
Because Rarotonga is reliant on visiting volunteer vets, sometimes there is nobody on the island qualified to help sick and injured animal. That’s why Te Are Manu is appealing for public help.
The final straw
Thursday 11 July 2019 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Economy
Trader Jack’s was the first bar on the island to ban plastic straws, two years ago.
Tour operators show interest for Environment Certification
Thursday 11 July 2019 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Environment
More tour operators around the island are showing interest in promoting environmentally friendly products and services.
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