Technology
Chamber supports fibre optic cable
Wednesday 27 February 2013 | Published in Technology
The Chamber of Commerce believes having a fibre optic cable laid under the sea would be “game changing” for the Cook Islands telecommunications industry and businesses that rely on fast, affordable internet for growth.
New SPC science director
Thursday 21 February 2013 | Published in Technology
There has been a change of reins at the region’s geoscience and technology facility.
New Teleshop opens in Muri
Saturday 2 February 2013 | Published in Technology
Telecom Cook Islands board member Madeilene Sword-Tua cuts the ei held by CEO Jules Maher in officially opening the new Teleshop at the Pacific Village in Muri yesterday morning.
New Teleshop at Muri
Friday 1 February 2013 | Published in Technology
The public is invited to the opening of a new Telecom Cook Islands shop in Muri on Friday, where the company will be giving away spot prizes.
Westpac to upgrade e-banking systems
Thursday 31 January 2013 | Published in Technology
Westpac Cook Islands is doing a scheduled upgrade on its e-banking systems in the weekend which will close eftpos terminals and ATM machines for at least six hours.
American phone scam affects Cooks
Monday 28 January 2013 | Published in Technology
A phone company in the United States put a temporary block on calls to the Cook Islands after customers were being duped by a phone scam.
PNG signs up for O3b
Monday 28 January 2013 | Published in Technology
Hot on the heels of the American Samoa service announcement last week, O3b has announced a deal with Digicel Papua New Guinea.
American Samoa getting O3b too
Saturday 19 January 2013 | Published in Technology
American Samoa has followed the Cooks lead and signed up for high-speed internet with fibre optic network company O3b Networks.
New year, new laptop!
Saturday 19 January 2013 | Published in Technology
Rupe Piakura, Apii Davison, Teremoana Unia and Tehira Winchester show off their new HP Netbooks.
Teariki Fanovaha is flying high
Friday 4 January 2013 | Published in Technology
Discovering how planes work and what tools are needed to fix them was the highlight of Teariki Fanovaha’s first semester at Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology.
Improving GIS systems pushed
Thursday 3 January 2013 | Published in Technology
More than 150 delegates from around the world will meet in Suva next week to participate in a geographic information system conference to explore developments.
Senior graduates surf the web
Wednesday 19 December 2012 | Published in Technology
Kopu Tumutoa (left), Turua Peter (centre) and Ruhau Tamahunu are three of the latest computer whizzes in the Cook Islands.
Online renewal within 5 days
Tuesday 18 December 2012 | Published in Technology
The first Cook Islander to renew his passport online is praising the virtual method after it took just five days for his passport to arrive.
MPs and queens support appeal
Friday 14 December 2012 | Published in Technology
TODAY’S radiothon and queenie show are the final events of a five-day appeal for the victims of four house fires in Nikao.
Brown clears Mason's 'integrity'
Thursday 29 November 2012 | Published in Technology
Minister of internal affairs Mark Brown has pre-empted parliamentary question time by answering one of the queries put to him by Teenui-Mapumai MP Norman George.
Students learn cheesy craft
Tuesday 27 November 2012 | Published in Technology
Science just got a whole lot cheesier at Vaitau Primary School – and the students certainly aren’t complaining.
Senior citizens new internet 'addicts'
Wednesday 21 November 2012 | Published in Technology
A group of nine senior citizens are now internet savvy and raring to email family after completing a computer literacy course at the University of South Pacific’s Rarotonga campus.
Conservation key to fishing
Monday 19 November 2012 | Published in Technology
The western and central Pacific tuna fishery is the world’s biggest tuna fishery – worth US$5.5 billion in 2011.
Software piracy rife in Cook Islands
Saturday 17 November 2012 | Published in Technology
Software piracy is pretty bad in the Cook Islands but there’s nothing that can be done to stop it, according to Internet Action Group member Ano Tisam.
New phone book cover has eco message
Thursday 15 November 2012 | Published in Technology
A graphic design with a message of protecting the environment has made the 2013 Cook Islands phone book cover.