National

Parliament ends on high note

Thursday 7 December 2017 | Written by Chris Taylor | Published in Politics

The second sitting of parliament for 2017 ended on a high on Tuesday with prime minister Henry Puna’s announcement that the government will provide a bus for schoolchildren on Mangaia.

Politics

Longline fishery in survival mode

Wednesday 6 December 2017 | Published in Environment

The survival of the Pacific’s domestic tuna longline fishery is at stake without more effective management of fishing in the High Seas – those areas outside of the waters of the region’s 200-mile Exclusive Economic Zones.

Environment

For police, last weekend was a rare one on three fronts.

Wednesday 6 December 2017 | Written by Chris Taylor | Published in Local

Over the weekend reporting period, which includes Friday, no incidents of domestic violence were received.

Local

Muri drilling to go until February

Wednesday 6 December 2017 | Published in Local

Drilling to install permanent monitoring wells around Muri as part of the Mei Te Vai Ki Te Vai project will continue through until February next year, as access is confirmed with landowners.

Local

Month starts badly on Rarotonga roads

Wednesday 6 December 2017 | Published in Local

With the busy festive season fast approaching, Cook Islands police are asking locals to take extra care on the roads around Rarotonga.

Local

Schools support Aids Day event

Wednesday 6 December 2017 | Written by Chris Taylor | Published in Local

A wearable art competition, a performance by a competitor in the Dancer of the Year competition, and a poetry and poster contest for school students were all part of the fun at the Punanga Nui market on Friday morning.

Local

Drowning victim laid to rest

Wednesday 6 December 2017 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local

United States Republican State Representative for South Dakota, Craig Tieszen, who died in a kayaking incident in Rarotonga was laid to rest on Monday.

Local

Mental health patients being housed in jail

Wednesday 6 December 2017 | Written by Chris Taylor | Published in Health

Minister of Health Nandi Glassie has confirmed some mental patients with extreme behavioural issues are still having to be housed in Arorangi prison.

Health

Have your say on wastewater issues

Tuesday 5 December 2017 | Published in Local

Be informed and have your say at the Mei Te Vai Ki Te Vai consultation meeting, to be held at the USP campus in Takamoa.

Local

Punanga Nui notches up 25 years

Tuesday 5 December 2017 | Written by Chris Taylor | Published in Local

A quarter of a century of Punanga Nui market vendors selling their tasty homemade goods, produce, and locally-made wares was celebrated on November 24 with the unveiling of commemorative plaques set in stone, by Queens Representative Tom Marsters and New Zealand deputy High Commissioner Samantha Beckett.

Local

A life devoted to women's rights

Tuesday 5 December 2017 | Published in Local

Women’s rights, health, and equality, along with violence against women, business opportunities for women and political leadership are just some of the issues to which Dr Takiora Ingram has devoted her personal and professional life.

Local

Hefty fines set for unclean properties

Tuesday 5 December 2017 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local

Penalties up to $10,000 have been set for individuals and corporate bodies who fail to keep their properties clean at all times.

Local

Nicholas shuns Pitt plot

Tuesday 5 December 2017 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local

Albert Nicholas says suggestions that he is part of a new government allegedly proposed by publisher George Pitt are scurrilous and mischievous and an attack on his integrity.

Local

Shipping subsidy is good news

Tuesday 5 December 2017 | Written by Chris Taylor | Published in Local

“Timing is everything” said Minister of Finance Mark Brown as he announced a new $500,000 shipping subsidy to the Northern Group in parliament last Thursday afternoon.

Local

New culture policy and the arts

Monday 4 December 2017 | Published in Local

This is the second of a series of CINews articles on the new National Culture Policy initiated by the Ministry of Cultural Development, to be introduced next year. The policy addresses five strategic goals and will introduce a number of significant changes. The second strategic goal is art and art forms.

Local

Ministers home for parliament

Monday 4 December 2017 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Politics

All Cabinet ministers are expected to remain in Rarotonga for the second week of Parliamentary sitting.

Politics

Chinese lessons provide a new outlook on life

Monday 4 December 2017 | Published in Education

When I arrived in the Cook Islands almost six months ago, the last thing I ever thought I would do was graduate with a beginner’s degree in the Chinese language.