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NZ firms up commitment to Aitutaki recovery plan

Friday 12 March 2010 | Published in Regional

New Zealand has confirmed up to $1.2 million more in support towards the $9.46 million Aitutaki cyclone recovery plan. The NZ government has yet to publicly announce its aid toward the recovery project, but in a letter from the acting New Zealand High Commissioner, Nicola Ngawati, to minister of finance and recovery coordinator Wilkie Rasmussen, […]

Tiraa dashes off to Qatar

Thursday 11 March 2010 | Published in Regional

Twenty-five-year-old Aitutaki sprinter Tiraa Arere is on his way to Doha, the capital city of the state of Qatar in the Persian Gulf, for the World Indoor Athletics Championships. And while people have been joking with him to hunt down terrorist Osama Bin-Laden – Tiraa would rather return home with a medal. Tiraa’s journey from […]

Primary schools to battle it out for round cup

Thursday 11 March 2010 | Published in Regional

The Cook Islands Football Association will be holding its Rarotonga Primary School Round Cup Soccer Tournament for forms 1 and 2 students starting this Friday at the CIFA complex in Matavera. The primary school round cup is played after school at the CIFA complex over a period of five weeks. CIFA’s technical development manager Jimmy […]

Doggies and Eels up first

Thursday 11 March 2010 | Published in Regional

The Titikaveka Bulldogs and Avatiu Eels will kick start round two of the league competition with two games scheduled for today. The under 19 squads from the two clubs will take to the Avatiu field first today with their match starting at 4.15pm followed by the senior reserve grade match at 5.15pm. The remaining grades […]

School volleyball continues

Thursday 11 March 2010 | Published in Regional

The inter-primary schools boys volleyball competition will be played out today at the Avatea Primary School grounds in Nikao. Yesterday it was about the girls as female students from Rarotonga schools gathered in Nikao for their competition. Today’s volleyball games start at 9am and all parents and the community at large are invited to come […]

Recovery plan for Aitutaki to manage disaster risk

Thursday 11 March 2010 | Published in Regional

Government hopes to spend over half a million dollars on improving Aitutaki’s disaster awareness following Cyclone Pat’s destruction last month. As part of the $9.46 million cyclone recovery plan announced last week, a strategy has been put together to help the island better manage its disaster risk. The recovery needs assessment showed that communities want […]

Harmon remains CIFA president

Wednesday 10 March 2010 | Published in Regional

Cook Islands Football Association (CIFA) president Lee Harmon has been re-elected for the next four years after serving in the position for 10 years. CIFA held its elective annual meeting last Thursday at the CIFA headquarters in Matavera. Delegates from the Rarotonga clubs and the outer island associations all attended to review the progress of […]

Women called to triathlon

Wednesday 10 March 2010 | Published in Regional

The fifth Annual Rarotonga Women’s Triathlon will be held this Saturday March 13 at 3pm at the triathlon section in Tikioki. Good numbers are already indicated and we look forward to as many women as possible challenging themselves over the 400m swim, 16km bike ride and 4km run course. This event can be completed individually, […]

Tamarii – a class act

Wednesday 10 March 2010 | Published in Regional

By Barbara Dreaver Pacific Correspondent, One News There’s this kid Tamarii – young, bright with a smile as wide as the sea. Between him and two other reporters at Cook Islands Television, they do everything to get their news to air every night. When I say everything I mean everything – they interview, they film, […]

Reader Tributes

Wednesday 10 March 2010 | Published in Regional

Dear Mr Tamarii and Ipu Pierre Tutangata It was with a great sense of loss when the Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) family heard of Tamarii Pierre’s untimely death. The PINA regional media fraternity shares with Cook Islands TV and your family the untimely loss of a young and vibrant journalist, who we only met […]

Donations still coming for Aitutaki

Wednesday 10 March 2010 | Published in Regional

Members of the Filipino community in the Cook Islands donated $500 to the Aitutaki Cyclone Appeal Committee out of their own pockets yesterday. Treasurer of the Filipino community in the Cook Islands, Julian Perla, presented Mona Ioane (at left) with the cheque. 10030911

Vikings and Rama score big wins

Wednesday 10 March 2010 | Published in Regional

The Vikings and Rama touch rugby men’s teams had the best day on the field on Monday night when both hit double figure scores. The Vikings faced the Roxz prison team and despite their best efforts the Roxz just couldn’t stop the rampaging Vikings who easily won the match 13-2. But credit to the Roxz […]

Revoked

Tuesday 9 March 2010 | Published in Regional

Prime minister Jim Marurai has cancelled the state of disaster he declared for Aitutaki on February 10 after the island was struck by Cyclone Pat. “As we move into the recovery phase for Aitutaki, let me assure you that my government is totally committed to the social and economic recovery of the island,” wrote Marurai […]

UNDP advisor impressed with plan

Tuesday 9 March 2010 | Published in Regional

Government has acted swiftly to take Aitutaki from cyclone relief to recovery phase starting this week, says United Nations Development Programme consultant Moortaza Jiwanji. The disaster risk management advisor travelled with ‘recovery coordinator’ and finance minister Wilkie Rasmussen to Aitutaki last Friday on his mission to inform the people of government’s plan to spend $9.46 […]

Young athletes post good results on BCI Stadium track

Tuesday 9 March 2010 | Published in Regional

The first youth athletics competition last Wednesday drew a small group of enthusiastic athletes who posted some great results. The fortnightly meet is expected to draw more youth athletes as stormy weather caused changes to the start of the programme. The eight athletes who took part in the first meet were Teiti Tupuna (Tupapa), Czaria […]

Tamariki Sports on a roll

Tuesday 9 March 2010 | Published in Regional

The weekly ANZ Tamariki Sports programme will be stepping up a gear today with more drills and fun on the cards for kids. Basketball, touch rugby and athletics are again the sports the kids will learn to play today with coaches aiming to get children to combine their new found skills through mini games. The […]

Plan includes help for economy

Tuesday 9 March 2010 | Published in Regional

Aitutaki’s business community has been encouraged by news that government will allocate $1.35 million to boost the local economy under the recovery plan announced last week. Recovery coordinator and finance minister Wilkie Rasmussen met with some members of the community at Tamanu Beach in Aitutaki on Friday to tell them about initial plans to assist […]

Boiler Babes cast the net

Tuesday 9 March 2010 | Published in Regional

Te Tupu O Te Manava oe vaka club’s under 19 ‘Boiler Babes’ team is currently recruiting new members for the ace squad. The team is looking for new paddlers over the age of 16 to train and be part of the club and crew. In 2009, the Boiler Babes under 19 crew of Michaela Dearlove, […]

Pacific media salute Tamarii Pierre

Tuesday 9 March 2010 | Published in Regional

Regional journalists have come together through online forums to celebrate the life and achievement of the late Tamarii Pierre. News of the 19-year-old’s tragic death in a car crash at the weekend has generated a flood of condolence messages and the sharing of stories on how the energetic and aspiring young television reporter touched their […]

Tamarii Pierre - Photos

Monday 8 March 2010 | Published in Regional