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National
Constitution Amendment Bill public consultations planned for Pa Enua
The Parliamentary Select Committee handling the three Constitution Amendment Bills is planning to conduct public consultations for Ngaputoru- Mitiaro, Atiu and Mauke.
RAC donates proceeds from Thanksgiving Service to Kōrero O Te ‘Ōrau
The Religious Advisory Council (RAC) held its annual Thanksgiving Prayer Service at the National Auditorium on the evening of Sunday, April 14.
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 […]
Visiting surgeons keep the tradition
Doctors visiting Rarotonga this week are continuing with a 20 year tradition of medical assistance from New Zealand. Dr Andrew MacDiarmid, an orthopaedic surgeon from Tauranga, has spent years providing care to patients in the Cook Islands – a task which he has now passed on to the current visiting doctors Dr Vaughan Poutawera and […]
Papa Tauira a NZ citizen
With his New Zealand citizenship certificate in hand – Papa Louis Tauira, originally from Tahiti, says he hopes to get across to New Zealand to visit his kids. Eighty-year-old papa Tauira received his New Zealand citizenship certificate at a special and intimate ceremony at the New Zealand High Commission residence in Ngatipa yesterday. While presenting […]
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 […]
'Over the moon'
Selina Napa says she is ”over the moon“ with how well her campaign is going. The first female to stand for election in Titikaveka has been busy asking the people of the village what they think needs to be fixed. ”It’s an eye opener to go into people’s homes and find out what issues and […]
Garden party in honour of women
The weather may not have been quite what one would have hoped for, but Selina Napa’s garden party was still a great success. The Democratic candidate in the Titikaveka by-election invited the ladies of her constituency for light refreshments at the Vai Villas in Vaimaanga on Thursday evening. Napa told CINews she was hosting the […]
Text vote for 'your' Miss Cook Islands
Let your fingers do the talking and vote for your favourite Miss Cook Islands contestants in the Miss SMS competition now open to the public. The contestant with the most votes will win the Miss SMS sash and voting will run right up until competition night on June 7. All pageant enthusiasts, friends and family […]
Port fees going up 4.5%
New port fees are set to come into action at the end of this week. The new fees, valid from Friday June 1, are to increase on average 4.5 per cent. Ports Authority general manager Bim Tou says the fee increase was not a revenue-gathering exercise, but is based on the annual Consumer Price Index […]
Tourism scaling back from Bula Fiji
Cook Islands tourism industry members are scaling back their presence at Fiji’s major tourism expo, Bula Fiji Tourism Exchange, thanks to the increased opportunities on offer at home. The Cook Islands Tourism Corporation and four Cook Islands properties travelled to Fiji last week for the meeting, but Tourism Corporation chief executive officer Carmel Beattie said […]
BCI reduces loan interest rates
The Peoples Bank – the Bank of the Cook Islands – has announced that it will reduce the interest rates on all its business loans by 0.5%pa, and on its home loans by 0.25%pa. The cut will become effective from July 1. BCI managing director Vaine Nooana-Arioka is pleased to make this announcement on behalf […]
Bankers welcome banking review
The Banking Association of Cook Islands (BACI) welcomes the independent review of the banking and financial services sector that started on May 28. Commissioned by the government of the Cook Islands as a result of the Economic Task Force submission in 2011, the review is being undertaken by independent advisor Sam Knowles. BACI chairman David […]
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