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Nations take stock of nuclear prohibition treaty
Saturday 8 December 2018 | Published in Politics
Cook Islands joined other Pacific nations this week in Auckland to take stock of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) from a regional prospective.
Climate change finance on COP24 agenda
Saturday 8 December 2018 | Published in Environment
Funding for both mitigating climate change and adapting to its impacts continues to be an important issue for the Cook Islands at the 24th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC COP24), now being held in Katowice, Poland.
Tourists still the target of local thieves
Saturday 8 December 2018 | Published in Crime
Tourist accommodation facilities continue to be targeted by thieves as visitors fall victim to break-ins on Rarotonga each month.
Maoate calls for TMV inquiry
Saturday 8 December 2018 | Published in Politics
A commission of inquiry into the problem-ridden Stage One of the Te Mato Vai project must be held to establish exactly what went wrong with it from the outset, detail the decisions and mistakes made and explain exactly why its price tag ballooned from $60 million to $90 million, says Democratic Party Opposition leader Terepai Maoate.
Fun-filled week ahead for these children
Saturday 8 December 2018 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Education
Heading into the last week of school, Papaaroa Adventist School Grade 3 and 4 kids have a fun-filled schedule ahead of them.
School pupils visit cultural sites
Saturday 8 December 2018 | Published in Education
St Joseph’s Primary School has transformed its Maori Cultural classroom into hands-on education with over 200 students, teachers, parents and caregivers visiting 15 historical and cultural sites yesterday.
Blue economy focus of meeting in Africa
Saturday 8 December 2018 | Published in Environment
This weekly column is contributed by Te Ipukarea Society. It deals with conservation and environment matters of interest to the Cook Islands.
Apii Arorangi pupils celebrate success
Friday 7 December 2018 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Education
The Apii Arorangi Dux for 2018 is Victoria Fatiaki, who received a certificate, trophy, voucher and $200 at the school’s prizegiving event yesterday.
Vaka Pride extended to three islands
Friday 7 December 2018 | Written by Jaimie Keay | Published in Local
Cook Islands Tourism Corporation has coordinated three Vaka Pride community projects on the islands of Rarotonga, Aitutaki and Mauke.
Prizegiving at AOG
Friday 7 December 2018 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Education
Imanuela Akatemia school held their prizegiving on Wednesday at the Arepua Gateway Assembly of God (AOG) hall in Takuvaine.
Hushed-up subjects come out in the open
Friday 7 December 2018 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Health
As part of the series of activities organised under the 16 Days Activism to End Violence against Women, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (Intaff) hosted a well-attended discussion panel at the USP on Wednesday.
Proposed law tackles long stay issue
Friday 7 December 2018 | Published in Local
A proposed maximum stay of eight months for international visitors to the Cook Islands other than New Zealanders will address an issue that has seen non-Cook Islanders leveraging bona fide visitor provisions in the Cook Islands Entry, Residence and Departure Act 1971-72 (ERD) to remain in this country indefinitely.
Seawall crash victim had Spring Break link
Friday 7 December 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Crime
The 38-year-old tourist who died in a motorbike crash at the seawall in Nikao on Sunday has been identified as Michael Kemp.
Proud to support nation's vaka
Friday 7 December 2018 | Published in Local
It is with a great sense of pride that the government of the Cook Islands has been able to gift the Cook Islands Voyaging society and the vaka Marumaru Atua $255,000 so she can be restored and repaired after the devastating fire last year at Avatiu, says prime minister Henry Puna.
Super fund hits a speed bump
Friday 7 December 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
The return on investment made by the Cook Islands National Superannuation Fund (CINSF) is expected to remain volatile in coming months.
Truck riding rules raised again
Thursday 6 December 2018 | Published in Crime
Truck drivers who allow anyone to ride in a manner in which they are at risk or in danger will be liable for prosecution.
TMV crisis 'appalling' says opposition leader
Thursday 6 December 2018 | Published in Politics
Te Mato Vai project is in an appalling situation and Democratic Party Opposition leader Terepai Maoate is calling on the government to make public the Opus investigation into the multi-million dollar development.
Ivirua election date call pleases Demos
Thursday 6 December 2018 | Published in Politics
Parliamentary Opposition Terepai Maoate says he’s pleased that a date for the Ivirua by-election has been set.
Frequent visitor rewarded
Thursday 6 December 2018 | Written by Jaimie Keay | Published in Local
Wayne Price from Brisbane, Australia has visited the Cook Islands numerous times, twenty one times in fact, winning the online International Visitors Survey award.
Napa challenges government over mining law changes
Thursday 6 December 2018 | Written by Jaimie Keay | Published in Politics
Opposition MP Selina Napa is challenging the government to tell the Cook Islands people exactly what law changes are being planned for the current Seabed Mining Act.
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