Several businesses and households across Rarotonga participated in Earth Hour on Saturday by turning off their lights for an hour.
A repeat offender received a 12-month probation sentence with community service for stealing lemons and failing to report to the police station.
The fourth caucus forum on international gender and womens issues is being held at the Takuvaine headquarters of the Cook Islands National Council of Women (CINCW) tomorrow morning. Following a brief welcome and prayer at 11am, associate minister John Henry will make the first forum presentation about his attendance at the fourth womens ministerial meeting […]
Government is leaving no room for excuses in its budget planning for the next financial year, by initiating the process three months earlier than usual. The Ministry of Finance and Economic Management (MFEM) has released its timeline for budgetary planning, which was approved by cabinet on September 20. Financial secretary Richard Neves says government has […]
Nikao resident Michael Brown has been acquitted on a charge of common assault, which relates to an alleged incident in Tupapa on October 2 last year. Brown (37) appeared in the Cook Islands High Court before justice of the peace John Kenning on Tuesday for a defended hearing. He denies the assault and the court […]
Convicted Matavera resident Corey Nicholas is applying for the return of his property by police through the Cook Islands High Court at Avarua. An application by Nicholas was considered in the court by justice of the peace Tangi Taoro last Thursday. Defence counsel Charles Petero says Nicholas (28) wants his passport back, as well as […]
Patience and two late tries were the key ingredients that saw the Tupapa Panthers Senior A grade snatch the champions trophy from the Ngatangiia Dragons to win the CITC Senior A grade club grand finals on Saturday. A fired-up Ngatangiia Dragons senior A team, intent on breaking the 32-year grand finals hoodoo and buoyed by […]
The Japanese Brave Blossoms and Cook Islander Ryan Nicholas will take to the field for the last time in the 2011 Rugby World Cup tonight in Napier. Without any chance to make it through to the next stage of the competition, Japan take to the field against Canada with a slim chance of finishing third […]
The Cook Islands Hash House Harriers running group celebrates 31 years on the island and the group invites all Round Raro Road Race competitors and supporters to join them on their birthday run today. This evenings celebration also marks the accumulation of 1610 runs on the island by local harriers and hoffsprings. Tonights venue will […]
Australian runners took out the 2011 Round Rarotonga Road Race titles in both the open mens and womens division. Aussie speedster Matt Cooper blazed around the island in 2.07.34 to take out this years Island Car and Bike Hire Round Raro Road Race while fellow Australian club runner Renae Jones took out the womens division […]
A number of new initiatives are being implemented by the Cook Islands police, following police commissioner Maara Tetavas attendance at the latest Pacific Islands Chiefs of Police (PICP) annual conference in Pohnpei last month. The conference theme was Urban Drift Policing Moving Populations and police chiefs from throughout the region agreed they need to work […]
Punanga Tauturu is holding a stakeholder consultation to discuss a non-government organisation (NGO) report to the United Nations Convention on the rights of the child this week. The consultation will take place at the Sinai Hall in Rarotonga on Tuesday from 8.30am to 1.00pm. Punanga Tauturu manager Kairangi Samuela says the NGO report complements a […]
Prime Minister Henry Puna has held the latest round of discussions with the China Civil Engineering Construction Company (CCECC) regarding governments development plans for the next few years. CCECC has been involved in past infrastructure projects in the Cook Islands and while in China last week, Puna took the opportunity to consult the corporation, along […]
Government is in a favourable position to strengthen its ties with the Chinese city of Shanghai. Prime Minister Henry Puna and his delegation to China were last week given a red carpet welcome to the city, where they attended a number of official engagements. Puna met with Shanghais executive vice mayor Yang Xiong, who expressed […]
Aitutaki is gearing up for a week-long bonefishing competition, set to raise the islands profile amongst angling communities worldwide. The fly-fishing event will run from October 12 to 19 and include the world premiere of a DVD documentary featuring Aitutakis record-size bonefish. The Aitutaki Business Association is organising the tournament, with support from local bonefishing […]
For those uninterested in world politics, the current Arab uprisings in the Middle East would seem like a world away from the surf and sand of the South Pacific. Truth is, they are a world away. Dig a hole directly from the Cook Islands through the centre of the Earth and, despite what Bugs Bunny […]
The question of whether wind technology can be used in town or not has not yet been fully explored, but one man thinks he can offer a clear answer from his experiences: no, it cannot. Rarotonga Printing managing director David Norgren has been testing wind turbine equipment at his offices in Maraerenga as a way […]
Although they sit idle, not generating even one volt of electricity for the island, the Cook Islands government does not consider the Mangaia wind project a failure. Since they were erected in 2003, the two 20-kilowatt windmills at Mangaia have been plagued with problems that caused them to underperform and eventually shut down. The $365,000 […]
The National Environment Service (NES) was aiming to register 80 people in yesterdays round-Rarotonga bicycle ride. NES reached its goal and then surpassed it. Just before 11am, the drums of Oire Avarua heralded a long line of bicyclists, some garbed in bright colours and Cook Islands flags, others bearing signs decrying fossil fuels. The convoy […]
Justine Tuatai William has been voted on to the Manihiki Island Council, beating opponent Takairahi Toka by ten votes. An official count of votes has been completed, securing Williams win with 37 votes to Tokas 27. Earlier this year Tauhunu council member Taromi Solomona passed away, leaving his seat vacant. The preliminary results for the […]
The Cook Islands police recruitment programme is going through an overhaul. Police commissioner Maara Tetava says he is currently revising the police recruit training package, but anticipates the latest recruit wing to complete training before the end of this year. Police officers are going through a short list of recruit applicants at present, while an […]
A ceremony will be held next week for the signing of a US$1 million solar panel installation project for Rakahanga. Government is signing a finance agreement for the project, which will see Rakahanga residents move away from a reliance on diesel. The government of Japan and Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) will also be represented […]
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