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Christmas Fiji flights from Air Raro
Thursday 4 October 2018 | Published in Economy
Local airline Air Rarotonga has chartered two special flights offering non-stop travel to and from Fiji for the coming Christmas period.
St Joseph students delighted with fire station visit
Thursday 4 October 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Education
It was an exciting moment for more than 50 Early Childhood Education and Grade 1 students from St Joseph School when they visited the Cook Islands Fire Station at the Rarotonga International Airport yesterday.
Sad passing of a loved man of many talents
Wednesday 3 October 2018 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local
Geoffrey Laurance Bergin was born in Sydney, Australia, on 27 January 1953 to Max Bergin and Raela Taporo. Shortly after that his family moved to the Cook Islands.
Sudden data loss angers customer
Wednesday 3 October 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Technology
A frustrated customer of the local telecommunication and internet provider is crying foul at what he describes as “unexpected chewing of data” from his monthly plan.
Tourist robbed in Muri
Wednesday 3 October 2018 | Written by Richard Moore | Published in Crime
Police are hunting for two men involved in the robbery of a tourist at Muri Beach.
Tokoroa students here to connect with homeland
Monday 1 October 2018 | Written by Jaimie Keay | Published in Education
A group of students from Tokoroa High School is currently in the Cook Islands to help further their study of our language.
Almost ready to open
Monday 1 October 2018 | Published in Education
The children at Imanuela Akatemia Christian School in Ngatangiia are exercising great amounts of self-control, as they wait for their brand new playground to be finished and made safe.
Pyjama day at Blackrock Preschool
Monday 1 October 2018 | Published in Education
Recently children and staff from Blackrock Preschool came in their pyjamas. It was part of a fun day “to add a bit of variety and excitement to our week.
Raemaru trek goes digital
Monday 1 October 2018 | Published in Environment
The popular Raemaru trek is going digital as part of World Tourism Day.
Water safety in the spotlight
Monday 1 October 2018 | Published in Environment
Rules and regulations around tourism operators are coming, says director of Destination Development Cook Islands Tourism Metua Vaiimene, “and we must get ready as a community and as operators for this by adopting a culture of compliance now”.
Police make arrest over house blaze
Monday 1 October 2018 | Published in Crime
Police have arrested a teenage male in connection with a fire that extensively damaged a house at Titikaveka on Wednesday last week.
Cook Islands to host regional nurses' forum
Monday 1 October 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Health
The Cook Islands Nurses Association will be hosting the 19th South Pacific Nurses Forum (SPNF) at the National Auditorium next month.
Ban on plastic bags is looming
Monday 1 October 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Environment
The government is likely to introduce a ban on single-use plastic bags in the Cook Islands.
$1m blaze at Noni plant
Monday 1 October 2018 | Written by Richard Moore | Published in Crime
Fire has destroyed the Cook Islands Noni Marketing juice processing plant at Titikaveka causing more than $1 million damage, according to its owner Brad Stafford.
Creative Trail to raise funds for special needs
Monday 1 October 2018 | Published in Local
Local resident James Talbot has taken on a gruelling challenge, to walk the length of New Zealand to raise money for a cause that’s close to his heart, the Rarotonga Creative Centre.
Winner's tale about a true super hero
Saturday 29 September 2018 | Written by Jaimie Keay | Published in Education
Following on from the recent Literacy Week run by the Ministry of Education, we are going to be publishing some of the winning entries from the creative writing competition over the next few weeka. The theme for this year’s competition was “Cook Islands Heroes”.
Sowing seeds to little growers
Saturday 29 September 2018 | Published in Environment
The Agricultural department deals in everything from pests and weeds to growing food.
Learning to manage traffic
Saturday 29 September 2018 | Published in Local
Infrastructure Cook Islands has been holding temporary traffic management training to improve safety on the road at work sites, for the travelling public and road workers.
De-sexing drive well supported
Saturday 29 September 2018 | Published in Local
Cook Islands Tourism director of destination development Metua Vaiimene says tourism is right behind the de-sexing programme taking place at Te Are Manu.
Te Vaerua receive $10,000 donation
Saturday 29 September 2018 | Published in Local
A $10,000 donation will go a long way towards helping Te Vaerua Community Rehabilitation clients.
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