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Pacific
Tahiti sailors win 2024 Regatta in Raro
Sailors from Tahiti edged over Rarotonga, proving to be very competitive taking out first place in both the Lasers and the Optimist classes, winning the 2024 sailing challenge overall trophy.
Former PM Puna first Cook Islander elected to East-West Center Board
Former Cook Islands prime minister and secretary-general of the Pacific Islands Forum, Henry Puna, has been confirmed as the first Cook Islander appointed to the East-West Center Board of Governors based in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Maori delegation ready to step up
A four-member delegation representing the 56 tribes of Aotearoa New Zealand believes the time has come for the group to become an official member of the Polynesian Leaders Group (PLG). Selwyn Parata (Ngati Porou), Kingitanga representative Tukuroirangi Morgan, Ngai Tahu chairman Mark Solomon, and Te Arawa Holdings CEO Roger Pikia presented their case for inclusion […]
'Crisis level' NCDs
Small island states leaders paid considerable attention to the prevalence of non-communicable diseases in their communities at a meeting yesterday. Prime Minister Henry Puna noted at a post-meeting press conference that an item in Cook Islands News sparked ample discussion about health at the small island states leaders’ meeting yesterday. ”That article in the Cook […]
Small island states = large ocean states
Leaders of the region’s smaller island states – Cook Islands, Kiribati, Nauru, Marshall Islands, Niue, Palau and Tuvalu – convened yesterday to discuss the issues closest to their hearts. Binding the region’s smallest nations are a few common challenges – climate change, sub-regional transportation, coastal erosion, ocean acidification – they face on account of being […]
'Smaller' islands kick off Forum week
That the first meeting on the Forum agenda pertains to the needs of smaller island states is significant. Forum Secretariat secretary-general Tuiloma Neroni Slade noted that the timing of yesterday’s smaller island states’ leaders meeting was strategic, as its discussions will set the stage for the rest of this week’s Forum. The chronology of the […]
Gillard on gender
A multi-million dollar plan to lift the dismal rate of women holding political office in small Pacific island nations will be unveiled by Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard this week. Talks with Nauru and Papua New Guinea over the Labour Party’s bid to revive the Pacific Solution for asylum seekers will be high on Gillard’s […]
Petition aims to 'arrest' mining
A petition bearing over 8000 signatures is being circulated amongst Forum participants this week as part of a regional effort to arrest seabed mining projects in the Pacific. A coalition of non-government organisations, which includes the Pacific Network on Globalisation (PANG) and Act Now! PNG, is here on Rarotonga to raise awareness about deep seabed […]
Mauke makes Forum ei
Mauke island businessman Taratoa Metuariki shows off the Tiare Maori and ara (pandanus fruit) ei his business Maire Akatoka is providing for VIPs attending the 43rd Pacific Leaders Forum. Yesterday two boxes of 42 ei karaponga or ei kaki (neck ei) were flown in from the island of Mauke for guests at the Oceanscape dinner […]
3 times round the rock
Canada’s very own marathon man Martin Parnell is preparing to run the Cook Islands Round Rarotonga Road Race on September 22 – three times. During 2010 Parnell undertook a global marathon quest, running 250 full marathons (42.2 km) to raise over $320,000 for children’s charity Right To Play. Now he is embarking on what he […]
Sevens qualify for Hong Kong
Sunday afternoon at the North Sydney Oval in Australia saw a lot of tears from a gallant Cook Islands Seven’s team who went so close to achieving something incredible. The squad lost 19-17 to Tonga to finish fourth in the Oceania qualifying tournament which had a lot riding on it. After finishing pool play on […]
Small island states leaders meeting outcomes
The SIS Leaders acknowledged the work of the SIS Unit within the Forum Secretariat and the implementation of its work programme in the past year. The Leaders noted the special work the SIS Pacific Plan Desk Officers posted in all the SIS member countries are doing The Leaders directed that the Secretariat consult with SIS, […]
Linking eastern and western Polynesia
An air service linking eastern and western Pacific countries is a topic its advocates hope will be considering during the 43rd Pacific Leaders Forum. Since the early 1990s, eastern and western Polynesia has not been linked by an air service. In the 70s through to the early 80s, Tonga, Samoa and Niue were all connected […]
Biggest carbon footprint here
Cabinet minister Mark Brown told Pacific media on Saturday that the Cook Islands has the biggest carbon footprint per capita of any other island country in the Pacific. He was speaking to journalists about government’s investments in energy production, explaining that diesel is one of the country’s highest overall costs. ”We have the biggest carbon […]
Most travelled Pacific people
Last year, about 13,000 Cook Islands residents left the country and came back. Given that the latest census figures peg the population of Rarotonga at about 13,000, that is a fairly staggering statistic. Finance minister Mark Brown shared that figure with Pacific journalists at a workshop on Saturday morning, adding that the tendency of Cook […]
Brown discusses CI depopulation
Wearing his internal affairs minister hat on Saturday morning, Mark Brown addressed a roomful of Pacific journalists on the oft-discussed issue of depopulation in the Cook Islands. He traced the depopulation trend to the 1950s exodus of Cook Islanders searching for opportunities in New Zealand’s freezer works and forestry industries, and followed it through the […]
Birth rate up since baby bonus enacted
Since government enacted the baby bonus, the birth rate has increased. Internal affairs minister Mark Brown, speaking to a room full of Pacific journalists on Saturday, said the average birth rate has jumped from about 300 to about 390 in two years. ”We don’t know if it’s because of the incentive of the baby bonus […]
Groups lobby for PLG membership
The Polynesian Leaders Group (PLG) is seriously considering admitting Hawai’i, Rapa Nui and Aotearoa Maori into its fold. The communiqu containing its final decision is not being released until Friday. Three Polynesian groups made submissions on Saturday to the leaders of the eight Polynesian nations that comprise the PLG – Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu, Cook Islands, […]
All home for Forum
All cabinet ministers are in the Cook Islands this week for the 43 rd Pacific Leaders Forum, the largest gathering of Pacific leaders ever to assemble in the country. Police Minister Teariki Heather yesterday arrived back from the Solomon Islands, where he has been attending a Pacific Chiefs of Police conference with police commissioner Maara […]
Polynesian leaders want a cable
Polynesian leaders are hoping to alleviate the burden of their geographical isolation by sharing the costs and benefits of a fibre optic telecommunications cable. It was an issue that featured heavily in discussions of the Polynesian Leaders Group (PLG) meeting on Saturday, according to Prime Minister Henry Puna and Samoan Prime Minister Tuilaepa Malielegaoi, who […]
Avatiu's triumph over Arorangi
In the main match in the Lotto Premiership football championships on Saturday, host Avatiu defeated Arorangi by two goals to one in their first game of the 2012 Rarotonga football round cup competition. The match was evenly contested throughout the entire game by both sides. In the 46th minute Dwayne Taio of Arorangi scored the […]
7s qualify for Hong Kong
The Cook Islands national sevens rugby team has qualified for the Hong Kong leg of the HSBC Sevens Series. The Cook Islands finished fourth overall at the Oceania Men’s Sevens Championships in Sydney over the weekend. The Cooks placed third in their pool after beating PNG 24-12, losing 26-24 to Samoa and thrashing Tahiti 66-0 […]
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