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Cook Islands to benefit from new climate data project
Cook Islands will be one of the major beneficiaries of a new project, called Digital Earth Pacific, being developed to capture extensive satellite information about climate change and natural disasters in the region.
Veterans reflect on sacrifice and camaraderie at Anzac Dawn Parade
The Anzac Day Dawn Parade, held yesterday morning at the cenotaph by the Ministry of Justice building, drew a large crowd of hundreds including the visiting Vietnam veterans from Aotearoa New Zealand.
Elderly advise priorities
Rarotonga’s population aged 60 and over have identified access to healthcare, financial security and being able to live with dignity as points worth protecting for the elderly people of the Cook Islands. The government is currently developing an official policy to help guide the future coordination and delivery of services to the elderly in the […]
Final call for Miss Cook Islands entrants
The Miss Cook Islands Pageant Association is issuing a final call to aspiring Miss Cook Islands contestants. All Cook Islands women between 18 and 26 years of age are invited to register for the June 7 pageant before April 27. “We are looking for our newest role model to represent our young women and our […]
'Star Wars moment' in health
Health services in the Cook Islands have had a ‘Star Wars moment’ with the addition of online, telecommunication equipment to its arsenal, according to secretary of health Tupou Faireka. The Rarotonga Hospital officially launched the new system at a special meeting on Wednesday, linking officials in Rarotonga with hospital trainers and medical professionals 3000 kilometres […]
Dalai Lama in our ei!
The Dalai Lama arrived in Honolulu a short while ago, and was greeted by high school seniors from Kamehameha Schools. They chanted, sang and danced. The Dalai Lama cracked some jokes. He shook hands. Before anyone could give him ei, he grabbed an orchid and a maire ei and threw them over his own head […]
Sports minister reports from Russia
Members of the Oceania National Olympic Committee (ONOC) have met with Minister of Sport Mark Brown to discuss the current standing and future plans of the Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee (CISNOC). Brown is currently in Russia, attending the Second World Olympics Sports Convention alongside 171 sports ministers and 204 national Olympic committees […]
Australian police donate to Cooks police
The Cook Islands’transnational policing capabilities have been bolstered by a donation from the Australian Federal Police, who handed over the keys to a car and a store of surveillance equipment at a special ceremony yesterday. Superintendent Murray Taylor and Federal Agent Anthony Hall travelled from AFP’s Fiji hub to officially hand over the donations to […]
Cultural re-awakening for Atiuans
Their people have spread far and wide across the world but for the first time they will be celebrating their culture and history in their adopted home of Rotorua. More than 160 descendants, relatives and family members from the small island of Atiu in the Cook Islands will converge on Apumoana Marae in Rotorua from […]
Ministry releases dangerous goods report
The Ministry of Internal Affairs yesterday released the 2010 Audit of Dangerous Goods Installation report that was prepared and finalised in November 2010 with the assistance of the New Zealand Department of Labour’s technical leader of hazardous substances Kim Comben. Internal Affairs secretary Bredina Drollet noted that the report represents a snapshot of compliance to […]
Majority in breach of the law
A contentious report drafted by New Zealand dangerous goods inspector Kim Comben in 2010 has been made available for public viewing. Responding to advice from Chief Justice Tom Weston and a subsequent Cook Islands News request for information under the Official Information Act, the Ministry of Internal Affairs yesterday released the document. The report represents […]
Report damns Te Aponga Uira
An independent report reviewing the dangerous goods handling procedures of Cook Islands facilities calls state-owned enterprise Te Aponga Uira a “disappointment”. As a state-owned entity, Te Aponga Uira (TAU) is not subject to the same standards under the Dangerous Goods Act as independent operators. It has no dangerous goods licence, though it does not need […]
Mutiny on the Bounty descendants meet
A chance meeting in Aitutaki has seen descendants of Commander William Bligh and mutineer Fletcher Christian, who are, of course, central to the mutiny on the Bounty, come face to face at a seaside bar. Though the pair are progeny of fierce enemies many generations removed, Aitutaki resident Steve Christian said he shared a short […]
Island boy wins 'rookie of the year' award
Island boy Mouroa Reuben Hosea scooped up the ‘Rookie of the year – Leisure” award at the House of Travel Annual Awards Ceremony on March 31 in Auckland. Hosea, the eldest son of Hosea and June Hosea, is a former student of Papaaroa Adventist School, Enuamanu School, Araura College and Tereora College. He started off […]
PM confirms cabinet shuffle
A mini shuffle of cabinet portfolios that will see Prime Minister Henry Puna take over responsibilities of outer islands governance and give up the police portfolio is being attributed to recommendations from the Public Sector Functional Review. Puna yesterday confirmed a report from Saturday’s Cook Islands News that announced that Minister Teariki Heather would take […]
Visiting eye doctors in big demand
People waiting to see a team of eye doctors from New Zealand packed out the outpatient area at Rarotonga Hospital last week. The coordinator for the team’s visit, Pa Taukume, said the hospital had a priority list of 400 patients with eye problems. In past weeks staff have been contacting people on that list, encouraging […]
Details cloud vessel's journey
The MV Samoa Express has begun its long-pending voyage to the Cook Islands’ northern group, albeit under an unclear schedule for the five islands awaiting its arrival. The vessel made contact with Pukapuka yesterday, the first of its destinations in the northern group. But the remaining journey remains unclear, with Cook Islands News yesterday receiving […]
Market food huts are 'falling short'
Land extensions currently underway at the Punanga Nui market will give hut owners a chance to improve their facilities, market manager Elmah McBirney said. While the majority of hut owners are complying with regulations and restrictions being asked of them, McBirney said there were still two or three huts that were falling short of expectations. […]
Lifejacket drills for Penrhyn pupils
Tetautua School students and community members on the island of Penrhyn are more safety conscious and have better understanding of the importance of lifejackets after a safety drill was run on the island earlier this month. Tetautua School principal Teina Teariki explains the exercise was part of the health and physical wellbeing syllabus with the […]
'Cooks not prepared for tsunami'
The Cook Islands are not prepared to face the ever-increasing threat of tsunami, says expert Dr James Goff. While sirens and signage are a “good start”, they are merely two pieces of a larger “jigsaw puzzle”. “They’re helpful and a good start, and that’s to be commended, but the Cook Islands are still fundamentally not […]
Cheaper loans one answer to depopulation: Brown
The Cook Islands government hopes to give the private sector better access to cheaper loans in order to make the country a more attractive place for business, according to Minister of Finance and Economic Management Mark Brown. With population decline on the mind, Brown said he hoped to see the local banking system improve following […]
Sex accused's exit reads like fiction
New Zealand Police have abandoned their efforts to prosecute a man in absentia after he fled the country by yacht six weeks before his child sex charges trial. Aucklander Christopher Michael David Peppiatt sparked an international mystery after his unmanned yacht Bonny was found drifting off the Cook Islands in January. Peppiatt, 62, had sailed […]
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