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Blooming for mums this Mother’s Day
The hardworking and dedicated team at Island Craft Ltd are powering through one of their busiest times of year.
Setting sail for the future
Vaka Marumaru Atua voyage to the Festival of Pacific Arts in Hawaii aims to revive traditional navigation techniques and celebrate cultural heritage, with a young crew mentored by experienced navigators.
Govt making over Rarotonga for Forum
Ahead of the Pacific Islands Forum, infrastructure and planning minister Teariki Heather is prioritising the beautification of Rarotonga. Out of the ministry’s capital expenditure funds will come handouts to Rarotonga members of parliament for cleaning streams and drains and trimming roadside trees. Last November, Heather convened a meeting of all Rarotonga members of parliament to […]
Trees chopped to protect hut
Responding to concerns about the chopping-down of two trees at the Punanga Nui marketplace, Terry Rangi says he made the decision in the interest of public safety. As chief executive of the Business Trade and Investment Board, Rangi is responsible for supervising marketplace operations. To protect vendor Kate Numanga’s hut – which Rangi says was […]
Cocos Island does conservation right
A log from the journey of Vaka Marumaru Atua, which as of this weekend is anchored at Cocos Island, south of Costa Rica in Central America. Crew member Alex Olah reports. We have only had short bursts of slight wind for only an hour or so since Wednesday! To make it worse the days have […]
New internet cafe on the rock
Panama’s new internet caf is an internet gamer’s delight. Annie’s Internet Caf, which opened three weeks ago, has been specifically designed to keep gamers happy from its large screen XP terminals to their brand new comfortable chairs. LAN internet gaming is just one of the range of facilities on offer – they provide internet access, […]
Nikao roadwork's causes profit loss
For the business located near the Rarotonga Airport, the Nikao road project is more than a minor inconvenience. The day the detour signs went up about a week ago, Cafe Jireh’s profits took a 50 percent hit. Cafe manager Brian Aitken says that as a result of the road project he is recording a loss […]
Welfare policy change recommended
The Cook Islands government strongly reiterates its commitment to ensuring the most vulnerable in the community such as the very elderly continue to receive appropriate support and assistance. “The Cook Islands has one of the most extensive social welfare systems in the Pacific region,” said internal affairs minister Mark Brown, “and it is an integral […]
Customer complaint prompts rate review
Recent media coverage of a Telecom customer’s complaint has re-opened a conversation between Telecom Cook Islands and its parent company about roaming rates in the Cook Islands. Telecom Cook Islands (TCI) chief executive Jules Maher says New Zealand media reports of disgruntled customer Magnus O’Neill’s experience using his mobile phone in the Cook Islands could […]
500 miles to go, excitement in the air
It has been an interesting couple of days since our last correspondence with a few changes and events on and around our vaka. We had a visit from our support vessel who brought two film crews to spend a day and night with us – Mike, the head honcho of the production, and Tim as […]
Dog to be destroyed
A dog attack, theft, assault and contempt were all crimes that police dealt with at the weekend. A young girl in Matavera was attacked by a dog on Saturday. The owner and the dog have been identified and the dog will be destroyed. One man has been charged with careless driving after he collided with […]
Farmy Army lady takes a break
Christchurch hero Helen Heddell has been blown away by her visit to the Cook Islands. “We’ve loved it. It is very special, generous and humbling. Every experience here has been amazing,” she said. Heddell is visiting the Cook Islands with her husband Peter as part of the Heroes initiative of the Cook Islands government. They […]
Slur campaign continues online
The purported chief executive of bogus online company TouristAdvisor continues to pester Cook Islands residents with emailed promises to cripple the country’s tourism industry. In January a man – Cook Islands News believes him to be American author Rick Johnston, who spent a number of months on Rarotonga last year – sent an email under […]
Pukapuka leads way in health
Pukapuka is leading the way in the fight against non-communicable disease. The island held a meeting about healthy living and diet at its school hall on March 2, following which an ‘NCD-friendly lunch’ of local food and fresh fruits and vegetables was served. The meeting, attended by hospital staff, the island council and government representatives […]
New call for rock ban
Former Ports Authority chairman Sam Crocombe is calling on the government to halt further work on the Avatiu sea wall. “It looks to me as though they have run out of money to do the job properly,” he told CINews yesterday. Crocombe was ports chairman from 2006 to 2010 and oversaw the project to redesign […]
Owners serve notice on Toa
Following a flawed arrangement with Toa Petroleum, the government is required by law to top-up the company’s annual income – provided it is open for business and operating. The petroleum depot’s lease expires next month, at midnight on April 30, and landowners have not made any arrangements to renew it. What that means for the […]
Wacky Wednesday for Leap Year
It was a wacky Wednesday at school for Apii Te Uki Ou students and teachers who all went loopy to celebrate Leap Year last week. Students were encouraged to ditch the uniforms and dress wack for the day. Being the obedient bunch they are at Apii Te Uki Ou, students rocked up to school wearing […]
Arorangi head boy pledges his support
Puaikura pride overflowed at the Aroa Nui Hall on Friday when Arorangi Primary School inducted 10 school leaders for the 2012 year. Puaikura members of parliament and traditional leaders joined parents for the special occasion which also included the induction of the school’s two peace ambassadors. The 10 prefects are Teumere Tairi (head girl), Emilio […]
Jumping thresher shark entertains crew
Cook Islands vaka Marumarua Atua crew members Numa Mackenzie and Alex Olah recently sent an update of their journey from Mexico to the Galapagos Islands to members of the Cook Islands Voyaging Society – here we have printed parts of it. Our weather has been improved greatly as of yesterday and the waves have calmed […]
Growing Atiu tourism
One of the most exciting outcomes of the recently launched tourism destination development project on Atiu has been the incredible support by the people of Atiu for the initiatives. Tourism Cook Islands acknowledges that the first phase projects would not have been completed without the cooperation, hard work and determination of Te Iti Tangata o […]
Linking women on international day
Connecting girls and inspiring futures is the focus of this year’s International Women’s Day on Thursday, March 8. International Women’s Day is a global day celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. To commemorate the annual day for women – Internal Affairs will be highlighting the endeavours of young […]
Takitumu inducts new prefects
Vaka Takitumu celebrated the induction of eight new prefects and two peace ambassadors at Takitumu Primary School on Friday. Proud parents, grandparents and wider members of the community gathered at the school in Matavera to support the young leaders of the school. The newly inducted prefects of Takitumu Primary School are – Jasmanda Tuaputa, Joseline […]
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