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Aitutaki still reeling from water tragedy
Monday 17 September 2018 | Published in Outer Islands
Calls for water safety training and better visitor education have been echoed by the Aitutaki community, amid sad reflections on the family tragedy that has hit their island recently.
Miss CI final a wonderful spectacle
Monday 17 September 2018 | Written by Jaimie Keay | Published in Local
The search for Miss Cook Islands 2018 culminated in a gala evening at the National Auditorium on Saturday night.
Setting platform for sustainable biodiversity
Saturday 15 September 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.
Leaders commit to fisheries resources
Saturday 15 September 2018 | Published in Local
At their annual summit in Nauru last week, Pacific Forum Leaders lent their support to a number of recommendations from Forum Fisheries ministers who had met earlier in the year in July in the Cook Islands.
Unaudited accounts raise issues
Saturday 15 September 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
The Cook Islands is one of the few Pacific island countries which has a backlog of unaudited public accounts, potentially giving the country a bad financial rating.
Northern group islands at risk of dry spell
Saturday 15 September 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Outer Islands
Government is aware and wary of the risk that the northern group islands face with below normal rainfall and drought conditions forecast over the next three months.
Students focus on CI heroes
Saturday 15 September 2018 | Written by Jaimie Keay | Published in Education
St Joseph’s School held their Literacy Week this week, after their school schedule made it impractical to hold it last week with the rest of the Cook Islands.
Tereora students make most of trade day
Saturday 15 September 2018 | Written by Jaimie Keay | Published in Education
Tereora college students made the most of an opportunity to sell both the business products they had come up with and a variety of foods at the college on Thursday.
Students dress up for literacy week
Saturday 15 September 2018 | Published in Education
Apii Avarua’s 500 students dressed up as their favourite literary characters, filling the National Auditorium grounds with colour and laughter for their literacy week finale.
Volunteers clean up island litter
Saturday 15 September 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Environment
The Clean Up the World event coordinated by the National Environment Service (NES) today received a good response from the business communities and the government agencies.
Bed linen package has trade day launch
Friday 14 September 2018 | Published in Education
A unique package of bed linen for single and queen-sized beds with matching pillow slips was launched by the Raro Comfort team, at the college trade day on Thursday.
Underwrite update soon
Friday 14 September 2018 | Published in Economy
Airline strategist for Cook Islands Tourism, John Petersen, will be presenting an update on the current underwrite partnership with Air New Zealand at the next Global Breakfast Update (GBU).
Ambassador pays a visit
Friday 14 September 2018 | Published in Politics
Republic of Korea Ambassador to the Cook Islands, Seung-bae Yeo, presented his credentials as ambassador to the Cook Islands at a ceremony at Government House on Wednesday
PM to nominate Speaker
Friday 14 September 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Politics
Prime minister Henry Puna will nominate the Speaker when the first session of the Parliament since the 2018 general election takes place on Wednesday next week from 1pm.
TMN cargo deal cost country dearly, says Taio
Friday 14 September 2018 | Published in Outer Islands
The Ministry of Culture failed to take advantage of Taio Shipping Services’ final subsidised voyage for the year to the northern islands, opting instead to pay an extra $200,000 for a load of fuel and dangerous goods to be transported on the Cook Islands Towage barge Layar Mas, says company owner Tapi Taio.
Parliamentarians learn roles
Friday 14 September 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Politics
The facilitators of the three-day induction workshop for the new and returning Members of Parliament (MPs) say they were pleased with the enthusiasm of those who attended.
Language book is drawing interest
Friday 14 September 2018 | Published in Education
Tereora College Dragons Den Young Enterprise Scheme winners were selling their book Rarotongan Basic Phrase Book at the school’s trade day yesterday.
College careers expo casts wide net
Thursday 13 September 2018 | Written by Jaimie Keay | Published in Education
The careers expo at Tereora College was about showing not just her pupils, but the wider student body some of the potential career paths available on Rarotonga, says commerce teacher Christina Ganivatu.
Award-winning resort refurbished
Thursday 13 September 2018 | Published in Local
The award-winning Pacific Resort Rarotonga has completed a full refurbishment of 16 standard studio and standard family rooms.
School marks writing wins
Thursday 13 September 2018 | Written by Jaimie Keay | Published in Education
Students at Pukapuka’s Niua School held a special assembly on Tuesday to celebrate the school’s three winners of the recent Ministry of Education creative writing competition.
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