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Te Ipukarea Society: School holiday programmes dive deep into ecology
Over the last week of the school holiday period, Te Ipukarea Society and Kōrero o te ‘Ōrau have combined efforts to run their respective youth programmes Mata Nātura and ‘Ātui’anga Ki Te Tango (AKTT).
Alleged rapist in remand
A man accused of raping minors aged under 14 is remanded in police custody after he was deemed a “risk” to society.
You're the one one one one one one!
Kiwi couple Tania and Michael Dale exchange I dos on the beach at Little Polynesian yesterday. There were a record number of weddings over 25, infact yesterday, as it was 11-11-11 (November 11, 2011). Either an easy date to remember for future anniversaries or a lucky number, depending on who you talk to. This photo […]
Police investigations continue into 2 incidents
Police are still investigating two incidents in which a 10-year-old Takuvaine girl has died and a 16-year-old Arorangi girl has received injuries serious enough to prompt her transferral to New Zealand. The cases are not related. On Sunday the 10-year-old died at Rarotonga Hospital, one day shy of her 11th birthday. Police commissioner Maara Tetava […]
Ministers return from China
Cabinet ministers Teina Bishop and Teariki Heather are back in the Cook Islands, having spent time in China. Bishop has been away three weeks and Heather just over one week. Marine resources secretary Ben Ponia has also returned from China, where he was involved in fisheries discussions alongside Bishop. Heather, as cultural development minister, travelled […]
USP connects to station
An historic In-Flight Education session between the University of the South Pacific and the students of Suva Sangam School with Dr Satoshi Furukawa, a Japanese astronaut currently staying in the International Space Station (ISS), was an eye opener for regional students. The live question and answer session was jointly organised by USP, the Japan International […]
Australia offers technical assistance
Western Australias government has offered to provide technical legislative assistance to the Cook Islands parliament in coming months. The offer was made by Barry House president of the Legislative Council of Western Australia during a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Tom Marsters in Perth recently. Marsters and foreign affairs and immigration secretary Jim Gosselin travelled […]
Telecom vows to work on communication
Telecom Cook Islands says it will work on its communication techniques when technical issues affect its internet services, but admits the problems are sometimes hard to identify. Chief executive Jules Maher said internet services in the Cook Islands had suffered more outages in recent weeks than normal and he understood that the disruptions were causing […]
World celebrates the one-der of 11-11-11
Todays date doesnt just have an added significance for numbers-minded couples looking for an easy anniversary to remember their wedding day 11.11am on November 11, 2011 is being used across the world for everything from parties to devil worship. The line-up of ones, which occurs on the calendar only once every century, has significant meaning […]
Spike in weddings on 11-11-11
On any given day, the Births, Deaths and Marriages department of the Ministry of Justice prepares five or six marriage licences. But for today, it has prepared 20. The spike in the number of weddings being held in the Cook Islands relates to todays date November 11, 2011, or 11-11-11 and its significance for numbers-minded […]
Remembering veterans
At the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month in 2011, the Cook Islands will mark the 93rd anniversary of the end of the First World War. Its a time and date history students love and one that the Commonwealth has vowed to remember forever so not to forget the horrors of […]
Donations stolen
Jess Cramp gave up everything she knew her friends, her home, her job to promote conservation and environmental awareness in Rarotonga. She volunteers for Pacific Islands Conservation Initiative (PICI), a charitable trust registered in the Cook Islands in August, and spends her days writing proposals and seeking support for conservation initiatives in the Cook Islands. […]
CI presentation at mining conference
A newly penned research paper on deep sea mining in the Cook Islands will be presented at an international conference on mining in the Pacific at New Caledonia later this month. Paul Lynch, environmental lawyer and adviser to the minister for minerals and natural resources Tom Marsters, will present his paper titled Towards the Development […]
Selling cuts that dont make the cut
Less than one tonne of the fish delivered aboard Yuh Yuean #3 this week will be available for purchase in Rarotonga. More than six tonnes of fish from that vessel is being processed and packaged at Ocean Fresh for export to Japan and the US. The tuna that does not meet Tokyo sashimi standards 283kg […]
Dry run tests tsunami response
At 10.57am on Wednesday Rarotongas emergency sirens sounded warning that a tsunami may be on its way. Children poured out of schools from low-lying areas, their teachers ushering them to higher ground and out of harms way. The Cook Islands emergency communications system was pulled into force, as emergency sirens whirred into gear across the […]
Good signs for Fosters comp
The Cook Islands Game Fishing Club will be running the annual CITC Fosters fishing tournament this Saturday. Weather and fishing conditions look good, with northeast winds around 10 to 12 knots forecasted. The Maori fishing calendar says it will be an excellent day for fishing with the moon phase two days after full moon. There […]
Reduction in flight numbers seasonal
A reduction in the number of Air New Zealand flights arriving at Rarotonga is part of a seasonal trend and are not permanent, says the airlines Cook Islands manager. About 10 Air New Zealand flights are currently arriving at Rarotonga International Airport each week, a figure down on the busier winter season. But Air New […]
Mauke considers a livestock farm
Mauke could become the first Cook Islands community to establish a commercial livestock farm for the provision of cattle and goat meat. Agriculture minister Nandi Glassie says government and Mauke residents are considering the clearance of almost 500 acres on the island, to become a major livestock farm. Cattle and a variety of goats would […]
New babies in new ward
Rarotongas newly opened hospital maternity ward is already being put to good use. Above is a photo of the first proud parents to use the ward, with their newborns.
PIPSO empowering women in business
The second round of a Pacific Islands Private Sector Organisation (PIPSO) conference about empowering women in business is taking place in Fiji on November 14 and 15. The Cook Islands was part of the first conference workshop, held in Samoa in August. This coming conference is for the Melanesian countries involved in the initiative, and […]
Upgrade for Mauke doctors residence
The 50-year-old doctors residence on Mauke will either be renovated or replaced by the Ministry of Health. Health minister Nandi Glassie and secretary Tupou Faireka travelled to Mauke last week to assess the residence and discuss options in respect of its future. Glassie says at present the residence is occupied by Maukes doctor, but it […]
Monster mangoes?
Do big mangoes mean theres going to be more cyclones? That was the question asked by Greg Parker who visited our office yesterday with three monster mangoes. Although he tried to claim they could be the biggest mangoes around, staff at CINews reckon theyve seen bigger already this season. Parker, who lives in Matavera next […]
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