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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.
Parliament withdraws employment bill
Parliament has withdrawn from its order paper a bill regarding employment relations legislation. The bill, which is considered long outdated and redundant, will now be re-drafted by those in the Crown Law Office to reflect recommendations of a special select committee. The committee was established to review the old employment relations legislation and has made […]
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 […]
Help is here for abuse perpetrators
Men who commit acts of domestic violence are being encouraged to find support and stop the abuse occurring in Cook Islands households. Bob Kimiangatau, of the Rotaianga Mens Support Centre, said it was time for the perpetrators of domestic abuse to take responsibilities for their actions and seek help. He said there were options for […]
Population issues persist for Mangaia
Mangaias shrinking population continues to be one of the biggest issues affecting people on the island, according to mayor Tere Atariki. A lack of jobs and the rising costs of living are pulling people away from Mangaia and impacting on the lives of those who still live there, Atariki said. Young Mangaians often choose to […]
Uirangi does Aitutaki proud
Miss Fiji Alisi Rabukawaqa. This is a collection of images taken by the pageant organising crew in the lead-up to Saturdays pageant Bishop is pictured during official visits in the week before the pageant.
New banking legislation adopted
Parliament has passed into legislation a new banking bill, which replaces the legal framework in place since 2003. Finance minister Mark Brown introduced the bill to fellow MPs about 4pm yesterday and half an hour later it was unanimously supported without amendment. The bill changes legislation in order to implement greater transparency and accountability within […]
Trochus harvest period extended
Aitutakis trochus harvest has been extended by a week to allow residents enough time to fill the 17 tonne quota one full shipping container. Cook Islands company Ora Moana Ltd successfully tendered for the trochus, which is the first harvested on Aitutaki since 2003. Ora Moana has the same owners and directors as fellow Rarotonga-based […]
Tourism industry best placed to get it right
The Cook Islands embodies the South Pacific region as a destination for tourism, but trying to brand it or a business here on the image of sun, sand and palm trees alone is not enough to stand out from the pack, according to a keynote speaker at the Kia Orana Cook Islands forum. Instead, businesses […]
Kia Orana Cook Islands forum wraps up
The Kia Orana Cook Islands tourism forum officially closed on Friday night, but the Cook Islands Tourism Corporations foreign representatives will stay on Rarotonga another week to join some in-house workshops and meetings. Tourism industry wholesalers and other representatives from New Zealand, North America and Europe gathered for a final get-together on Friday night for […]
Italian ambassador named
Government has formally agreed to the appointment of Dr Alessandro Levi Sandri as Italys ambassador to the Cook Islands. Deputy Prime Minister and foreign affairs and immigration minister Tom Marsters announced the decision last month. Dr Sandri is based in New Zealands capital Wellington and is also accredited to Kiribati, Marshall Islands, New Zealand, Niue, […]
Marlin on the menu
Usually at a staff Christmas party you come away with fond memories and perhaps a hangover, but the Whatever! Bar and Grill staff came away with a 70kg marlin. Pictured is the team with their prize catch. Its safe to say that marlin is on the Whatever! menu this Christmas.
Little things important to making Cooks great
Tourism representatives from Europe and the United Kingdom said the Cook Islands needed to work on the little things to make a stay here a well-rounded experience. Overall, panel members talking at the Kia Orana Cook Islands roundtable forum yesterday said the Cook Islands provided a positive, enjoyable and welcoming experience for visitors, but while […]
Wedding TV to showcase Cooks
Cook Islands wedding providers will feature in an online television channel that attracts about 800,000 viewers per month. Wedding TV, an online television channel based in the United Kingdom, dedicates itself to airing programmes on weddings, romance and honeymoons. Cook Islands Tourism Corporation UK office has organised for six Cook Islands tourism operators to feature […]
Cooks an option for UK newlyweds
United Kingdom honeymooners are looking to new and exotic places for their post-wedding travels and holidaying in the Cook Islands is increasingly climbing their to do lists. The UK wedding market plays a small but valuable part in the Cook Islands tourism industry, says England-based tourism wholesaler Petra Stringfellow. Stringfellow, a New Zealander living in […]
United States of travel coming back to life
The Cook Islands should soon begin seeing an increase in American visitors coming to its shores as the United States recovers from its financial turbulence, according to members of the North American tourism industry. Many Americans have been staying home in recent years due to the economic pressures of the global financial crisis, nicknamed the […]
Young appointed director
Dallas Young has been appointed as the new director of international affairs within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration (MFAI). Young, who has been working at the Ministry of Finance and Economic Management (MFEM) in its treasury division, starts work with MFAI on Monday, December 19. Her position at MFEM has been advertised and […]
Speed network at Fishing Club
Encouraged by a successful speed networking session aboard Southern Cross, the Cook Islands Business and Professional Womens Association is at it again this time at Cook Islands Game Fishing Club. The organisation has organised a social mixer for its members and potential members tonight, representing an opportunity for the professional and businesswomen of the Cook […]
Kwai repairs nearing completion
Cook Islands General Transports 50-tonne Kobelco crane was removed from Kwai soon after it fell across the vessels deck on Friday morning. The crane was moving a standard 20-foot shipping container from the Avatiu wharf to the ships cargo hold when it tipped over, its boom landing across the deck of Kwai. Cook Islands General […]
Cycling tribute emotional for friends
A moving tribute for the late Pauline Atera was held on Saturday afternoon when over 50 friends, family and fellow triathletes took their bikes for a memorial ride around the island. Atera, affectionately known to her friends as Granny was tragically killed over two weeks ago on the main road in Matavera while out on […]
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