Weather
Cyclone Winstone watched cautiously
Friday February 12, 2016Cook Islands may face the brunt of Cyclone Winston by Thursday next week if the category two cyclone remains on its projected path.
Cook Islands waiting for rain
Thursday February 11, 2016Everyone who has been dreading the heat of the past few days, and keeping a close eye on the clouds up on the mountains around Ikurangi, can expect rain showers in the next few days.
Fragile buildings cyclone concern
Tuesday December 08, 2015With the Cook Islands now into the cyclone season, fragile buildings around Rarotonga have become a concern for the Emergency Management Cook Islands (EMCI).
Waitangi walk, run
Monday February 02, 2015Today’s Run No 1804 will celebrate NZ’s Waitangi Day (Feb 6).
‘Weather bomb’ moves away
Thursday January 29, 2015A ‘weather bomb’ predicted to hit Rarotonga this weekend is unlikely to eventuate, but the weather could still worsen from today.
Season’s second cyclone moves on
Thursday January 22, 2015The second cyclone of the 2014-2015 season was yesterday afternoon passing to the north of Papeete and was expected to reach Rurutu, 572kms southwest of Tahiti by last night.
Flooding wreaks havoc on island’s roads
Thursday January 08, 2015Road users are being warned to drive with care at numerous locations around Rarotonga where road repairs are being carried out.
Weekend rain hits water intakes hard
Wednesday January 07, 2015Water Works maintenance personnel have been hard at work since the weekend, repairing problems at water intakes around the island.
Bright side to all that rain: No reported vehicle crashes
Monday January 05, 2015Heavy rain that kept most indoors also resulted in no reported vehicle crashes on Rarotonga between December 29 and 12 pm yesterday.
