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Pukapuka’s Niua School celebrates 60th anniversary
On the isolated and tranquil paradise of Pukapuka, the community came together to celebrate a milestone – the 60th anniversary of Niua School, the island’s only school, which has provided education to generations of students.
Man jailed for stabbing ‘off duty’ police officer
A man who stabbed a police officer and assaulted a tourist in Avarua, Rarotonga, in May last year has been sentenced to one year and two months in jail.
Cook Islands notes sell for $50,000
A pair of uncirculated Cook Islands banknotes recently sold to a private collector for $50,000. The two-shilling and four-shilling notes were printed in August 1894 but never went into circulation. Only two two-shilling notes and three four-shilling notes were ever produced, making this pair of notes extremely rare. These notes are highly prized amongst world […]
Nation must address domestic violence issue: DPM
Acting Prime Minister Tom Marsters has described domestic violence as an evil that represents a threat to the fabric of our nation and something that the whole of the community must act to stamp out. Marsters said that although domestic violence was an uncomfortable issue to discuss, the nation as a whole must bring it […]
Govt working on financial transparency
The Cook Islands government is working to become more open with the public finances and improve its sovereign credit rating, says financial secretary Richard Neves. United States credit rating agency Standard & Poors this week downgraded the Cook Islands credit rating for a perceived lack of positive information that could hold up its credit status. […]
Partygoers asked to turn it down
Police are hoping this weekend will be a bit quieter than recent weekends have been, not just for them but for communities around Rarotonga. Last weekend, police received six noise complaints, prompting them to reissue public appeals to be mindful of neighbours during the festive season. Cook Islands Police inspector Tere Patia said the complaints […]
Rapt with Christmas in the Park
The Christmas in the Park festivities attracted more than 2000 people and raised more than $10,000 for Rotaracts community fund. Organisers were singing the praises of volunteers, stall holders and general punters yesterday for making the event an overwhelming success. Rotaract secretary Pauline Dean said the group was still tallying attendance figures and the amount […]
Parking changes at Punanga Nui Markets
The beachfront road at the Punanga Nui Market in Avatiu will be closed to the general public from this Saturday to ease congestion and encourage pedestrians into the area. The road extending from the fish market will be closed to traffic from this weekend, although stall vendors, people living with a disability and the elderly […]
NZ speaker to join domestic violence workshop
A representative from the Pacific Prevention of Domestic Violence Programme will act as the keynote speaker at a national workshop on domestic violence in Avarua tomorrow. John Robinson, the programmes country mentor to the Cook Islands from New Zealand Police, will talk on how police forces in the Pacific can increase their capacity in responding […]
Takitumu celebrates with Pa Marie Ariki
Hundreds of people turned up for the grand opening ceremony of Pa Arikis Takitumu palace. Though 1500 people were invited, about 500 showed up, including all government ministers currently on Rarotonga and Queens Representative Sir Frederick Goodwin and Lady Goodwin. Under a blistering sun, Cook Islanders, New Zealand Maori and Tahitians celebrated their ancestral vaka […]
Rubbish attitude should be canned
Recycling and rubbish dumping remains a problem at the Punanga Nui Market and organisers are calling on the public to step up its efforts in keeping the area beautiful. Market manager Elmah McBirney said everyone in the community had a part to play in recycling and looking after the environment, especially in a community area […]
Pa shares her vision for the Are Ariki
I would like to introduce a project focusing on improving our health and ultimately our well-being as a people. This project will include small clinics where we can gather to re-learn and remember the way we ate and took care of ourselves in the past. The past is not long ago that past belongs to […]
Are Ariki opens today
Over 1000 people are this morning expected to attend a ceremony marking completion of the Are Ariki o Pa Ariki. Fifteen hundred invitations have been sent to people in the Cook Islands, Aotearoa and Tahiti. Even parliament has been adjourned to enable government to attend the ceremony. For Pa Marie Ariki and the village of […]
27 kittens need homes for Christmas
If you are stuck for ideas in the lead-up to Christmas, a solution may be found at the Esther Honey Foundation Animal Clinic in Nikao. The Nikao clinic has 27 kittens that need homes, although Esther Honey staff and volunteers remind people to think carefully before taking on the commitment of having (or giving) a […]
Relations with Philippines formalised
The Cook Islands and Republic of the Philippines have formally established diplomatic relations through the signing of a joint communique document. Cook Islands High Commissioner to New Zealand Tiki Matapo and Philippines ambassador Virginia Benavidez signed on behalf of their respective governments at the Philippines embassy in Wellington on December 12. The Cook Islands and […]
Minister's wives share Christmas cheer
The Cook Islands First Lady Akaiti Puna led a group of Cook Islands Party ministers wives to Rarotongas health support clinics on Tuesday to help spread some Christmas cheer. The women visited Te Kainga Mental Health and Wellbeing Centre, Are Pa Metua and the Rarotonga Hospital, sharing food, presents, carols and stories with their hosts. […]
Society schedules elections for January
An annual general meeting of the Pukapuka Community of New Zealand Inc has been scheduled for January, at which it is expected there will be elections for the positions of president and for the executive board. The elections have been called as a matter of urgency given that the societys two opposing camps have yet […]
Signed, sealed and delivered in town
Cook Islands Police have taken possession of a number of business signs that were collected up from various locations and dumped at others around Rarotonga by an unknown group overnight on Monday. Mischief-makers toured the main road on Monday night, collecting up unfastened signs left by the road. Some were found in the town area […]
Small steps to address womens plight
Honiara-based Cook Islands journalist Lisa Williams-Lahari, who is a founding member of the Pacific Freedom Forum and WAVE media networks, said the issues of abuse and pressure facing women journalists are not just a regional trend. I started at Cook Islands News when it was still a government paper in 1984. Up until the time […]
Pacific journalists must speak out against violence
As the global 16 days of activism campaign against violence against women for 2011 came to a close, Pacific journalists reporting on violence against women are called on to expose abuse of their own colleagues. Titi Gabi, chair of the Pacific Freedom Forum (PFF), said newsrooms are more often majority staffed by women, so violence […]
Ministry considering tenders
The Ministry of Infrastructure and Planning (MOIP) is considering tenders for all leftover materials from the Aitutaki cyclone recovery programme. Surplus building materials are on sale by tender through the ministry, which may receive a recommendation from its tender committee by the end of the week. Items include fastenings (nails, brackets, washers, bolts, galvanised wire), […]
Let someone else do the Christmas cooking
Christmas is a time to celebrate be it Jesus birth, the end of a busy year, the beginning of a new one or the unofficial start of summer and Rarotonga restaurants and resorts are well aware that sometimes people want to do it the stress-free way. For those who want to gather around family, friends […]
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