Technology
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.
Technology camp for youth
Wednesday 14 November 2012 | Published in Technology
Local youth have the opportunity to become more tech-savvy thanks to a ‘Tech Camp’ running in Fiji this month.
TCI's switch-over celebrated
Wednesday 31 October 2012 | Published in Technology
Telecom Cook Islands chief executive Jules Maher believes the company’s switch to a new switch marks a “hugely historical occasion” for the Cook Islands.
Brown excited to choose advisors
Monday 29 October 2012 | Published in Technology
Telecommunications Minister Mark Brown is looking forward to sifting through the applications he has received from people wanting to be part of a new advisory committee.
Four students in Korea comp
Monday 29 October 2012 | Published in Technology
Four students from the Cook Islands have been chosen to participate in the Global IT Challenge for Youth in South Korea this week.
Floods will end soon
Monday 29 October 2012 | Published in Technology
Telecom Cook Islands has completed the construction work of a new telecommunications tower in Muri, but the area around the site floods badly each time it rains.
Software upgrade causes glitch
Thursday 25 October 2012 | Published in Technology
A software upgrade was behind a glitch that affected some landline phones throughout Rarotonga yesterday.
Network outage
Tuesday 23 October 2012 | Published in Technology
A mystery fault within Telecom Cook Islands’ internal power system caused an outage to mobile, landline and internet services yesterday.
Southern group to get fast internet
Thursday 18 October 2012 | Published in Technology
The southern group is going to get faster internet at the same time as Rarotonga in July, after O3b promised to speed up work on the equipment needed for the service.
Chamber has committee input
Thursday 18 October 2012 | Published in Technology
The Chamber of Commerce has welcomed a new advisory committee addressing issues in the telecommunications industry.
Brown calls for telco advisors
Tuesday 16 October 2012 | Published in Technology
The government is setting up a telecommunications advisory committee to address concerns over the industry, including Telecom Cook Islands’ market monopoly.
Outages for cyclone season
Monday 15 October 2012 | Published in Technology
Mobile phone and television reception will be disrupted in Rarotonga over the next two weeks as Telecom strengthens its equipment in preparation for the cyclone season (November to April).
Mobile EFTPOS for Cook Islands
Monday 15 October 2012 | Published in Technology
Mobile phone technology has made its way to one of the Cook Islands’ major banks.