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Northern Cooks hit by dry spell, southern group could be next
Cook Islands’ northern islands faced dry conditions last month, while the south may experience similar dryness in April-June and the north could see wet weather.
Local MPs discuss challenges with NZ Speaker Parliamentary delegation
Cook Islands parliamentarians engaged in open discussions with Aotearoa New Zealand’s Speaker of the House of Representatives Gerry Brownlee and his delegation at Parliament House yesterday morning.
New customs legislation ready
New customs legislation will be tabled in parliament next week. Following is a background explanation provided by Finance Minister Mark Brown: The Cook Islands customs legislation is 99 years old. Back before World War I, there were no such things as cell phones, commercial airlines, the internet, and all the other modern technology available today. […]
No answer on second ship
Shipping company Pacific Direct Line has been waiting more than a month for a response from government regarding its application for a licence to operate a large vessel into and out of the Cook Islands upon the completion of the harbour project. On May 1, the company approached government with a proposal to operate the […]
New openness with Budget
Media are attending a ‘budget lockup’ this morning at the Ministry of Finance and Economic Management. Ahead of Minister of Finance Mark Brown’s Budget speech, scheduled for 1pm in Parliament House, media will have a chance to pore over the details of all three budget books. Officials will be on hand to answer questions from […]
New Budget has a surplus balance
The 2012-13 Budget will be a milestone in the reporting of the country’s finances. For the first time, the Budget will be presented in the Government Financial Statistics (GFS) format which is a standard approach to the presentation of public finances by many governments, including those of Australia and New Zealand. In announcing the change […]
Tereora students working hard
Queen’s Birthday weekend was not a holiday for all on the island. Year 11 commerce students at Tereora College, and their teacher Jerry Spooner, gave away their day of relaxing to instead focus on some revision. Spooner, accounting teacher at the school, said the aim of the day was to cover certain topics that the […]
Crew changes, high speeds and a great time in Samoa
Cook Islands vaka Marumaru Atua was yesterday passing the first island in the Fiji group (Wailangi Lala) and planning to arrive at its destination this morning. Below is part of the latest instalment from crew member Alex Olah’s blog. In Raro we unfortunately had to say goodbye to three of our older crew members, Harry […]
Cook Islands fights for voice at Rio+20
The Cook Islands and Niue will continue to battle for speaking rights at the United Nations Rio+20 Conference to be held in Brazil this month despite moves to exclude these Pacific Small Island Developing States (SIDS) from doing so. The removal of speaking rights for the Cook Islands follows a UN General Assembly Resolution 66/197 […]
CI contributes to information sharing
Cook Islands immigration services have been involved in a three-day workshop with law enforcement experts from across the Pacific in order to strengthen the information flow between countries and agencies in the region. Head of Cook Islands Immigration Kave Ringi travelled to Fiji last month to join the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat meeting, which brought […]
Cyber Safety Pasifika website launched
Cyber Safety Pasifika has launched a new website that is aimed at helping young members of the Cook Islands and other Pacific Island communities to be safe online by providing information, advice and assistance on cyber safety. Cyber Safety Pasifika is a programme which equips police in the various Pacific Island countries including the Cook […]
Aitutaki kicks off cloth bag comp
Aitutaki took the lead in the Environment Week celebration this year, beginning its campaign on Monday. Aitutaki vainetini got together in a cloth shopping bag art competition as part of its ‘Say YES’ to reusable bags campaign under the Taau Taku Tita banner. The vainetini used their own cloth bags or made their own out […]
Transit of Venus a high
Cook Islands students – literally – witnessed an exciting slice of history yesterday afternoon. They were the last lot of students until December 2117 to watch Venus transit across the sun, and their enthusiasm was palpable. Tereora College science students gathered around department head Des Duthie’s telescope from midday. Duthie arranged the telescope in such […]
Reef sub ready and waiting
A photo was in Saturday’s paper of the Raro Reef Sub ”high and dry“ –this is incorrect. The Reef Sub is ready to continue its trips if the water clarity improves and if coral reef and sea life can be seen. Owners Sheryl and Huw John will let everyone know when they are back in […]
Queen's birthday celebration for pastor
Tevai ‘Bobby’ Matapo – pastor, leader and promoter of tertiary education – received a Queen’s Honours Award on the Queen’s birthday. His extended family and members of government attended a ceremony on Monday morning, at which Matapo was honoured with a rank as an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire for […]
Lonely two months as an 'observer'
Adrift on a Taiwanese vessel (its facilities designed for crew of Taiwanese stature) with no English-speaking companion, local Corey Fisher lived a fairly solitary life for the better part of two months. He’s glad to be back on Rarotonga, but says he would do the whole thing over again. He was selected by the Ministry […]
Low rating for CI 'procurement'
A Public Expenditure and Financial Assessment (PEFA) conducted by the Ministry of Finance and Economic Management (MFEM) in conjunction with AusAID has rated the Cook Islands’ procurement system lowly. Procurement is a term that denotes the government’s purchase of goods, works and services to implement public projects or provide services like infrastructure, health and education. […]
Local Samoans celebrate independence
The local Samoan community rose with the sun on Friday to celebrate 50 years of Samoa’s independence from New Zealand. Samoans and supporters convened at the home of Navy and Florence Epati in Matavera at 6.30am, ahead of a 7am flag-raising ceremony. The group re-convened after work at the Nikao golf club for a formal […]
Akirata to follow Royal's footsteps
As Rarotonga based dance troupe Akirata is busy preparing for their tour to Europe in August, veteran dance troupe manager Ingrid Caffery remembers a similar tour that took place over 20 years ago. The Royal Rarotongans, a dance group of 22 members, travelled to Europe in 1991 for eight weeks to perform at many of […]
$50,000 prize won by Rotorua Atiuan Millie Kautai
Rotorua based Atiu islander Millie Kautai will be packing her bags and travelling the world after being drawn the $50,000 winner of the Atiu hostel raffle. While the lucky winner wasn’t on the island to pick up her cheque, her family visiting from Kansas, Mary Kautai-Mateariki and her daughter Claire Boaza were more than happy […]
Bank expert sees scope for reform
Following his initial appraisal of Cook Islands banks, founding chief executive of Kiwibank Sam Knowles says that interest rates are high not because banks are aiming to turn a profit, but because the state of the economy and the structure of the local banking system are such that local banks have to account for additional […]
60 Plus cooking up a recipe book
Members of the 60 Plus social group gathered for their regular catch up this week which included a photo shoot for the club’s cookbook titled ‘Raurau ki to rima.’ Kitchen-tested and time-honoured, the recipes featuring in the cookbook are a blend of local and non-local dishes submitted by club members. Initially – about two years […]
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