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Airline celebrates 30 years of supporting Rarotonga Triathlon
Air New Zealand’s longstanding sponsorship for the Rarotonga International Triathlon “is testament to the airline’s commitment to the tourism industry”.
NZDF helps Cook Islands agencies support vulnerable youth
Members of the New Zealand Defence Force’s (NZDF) Youth Development Unit (YDU) have returned back from a rewarding deployment aimed at helping the Cook Islands Police and Prison and Probation Services support vulnerable Pasifika youth.
Booties and socks galore
Regular visitor to Rarotonga Charlotte Mueller (pictured) from Berlin displays some of the baby booties and socks she knits to support the Hospital Comforts newborn baby gift programme. Mueller has made Rarotonga her holiday destination for 30 years and pays for her island holiday by knitting and selling baby booties and socks at a market […]
Viking Spirit causes much excitement
The arrival of the Viking Spirit with the Mycon barge in tow, pictured, caused a lot of excitement at the Avatiu harbour yesterday. The barge and boat from the Pacific Marine and Civil Solutions Company in Fiji a marine construction and marine transport company, has been contracted by the Ministry of Infrastructure and planning to […]
Renowned Pacific artist dies in NZ
One of the Pacifics most internationally renowned artists and curators, Cook Islander Jim Vivieaere, passed away yesterday morning in Auckland. He was born to Cook Islands parents in 1947 and raised in Christchurch where he attended Canterbury University Ilam School of Fine Arts in the 1960s. He was recently diagnosed with terminal cancer, and passed […]
Gender equality focus of northern trip
Cook Islands National Council of Women (CINCW) president Vaine Wichman has lead a team visit to Rakahanga and Manihiki to raise awareness of gender equality in the northern group pa enua communities. The two-week trip is in accordance with recommendations outlined in the councils national action plan to advance women in public life. It is […]
PM praises university
Prime Minister Henry Puna is happy with the services provided by the University of the South Pacific. He told guests at a May 11 function hosted by the Cook Islands government for the USP Council that the university was doing a very good job in the Cook Islands. Puna said that USP had produced very […]
Saying yes to life with disco
To keep kids off the streets tonight, police organisation Blue Light is arranging a youth disco in the courthouse car park. This falls in line with our drugs and alcohol free campaign its about saying no to drugs and yes to life, constable Alan Rua said. Were just providing a space for young people to […]
Australian school hosts CI day
Mudgeeraba Creek State School on the Gold Coast of Australia have been learning all about the Cook Islands and its culture as part of the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games adopt a nation programme. The school of around 630 students will be supporting Team Cook Islands at the Commonwealth Games and recently some students spent […]
Vaka reaches Nuku Hiva
Cook Islands vaka Marumaru Atua has arrived at Nuku Hiva in the Marquesas. This week the crew sent an update to Cook Islands Voyaging Society president Ian Karika from Taipivai, a bay to the east of Taiohae, the main harbour. The journey from Fakarava took seven days. …I am sure there were times when some […]
Cutting up the wharf
Contractor McConnell Dowell (Macdow) is using this 70 hp concrete saw to sawcut parts of the old wharf, which is 500mm deep. Pictured is Lucky Matapuku, who has been appointed as the sawcutter he is being trained by Ed Richardson, who flew to Rarotonga for two days to work with him. Richardson said he was […]
Arorangi jetty manager sought
A project manager is being sought for the proposed development of a jetty at Arorangi which is being built to provide an alternative cruise ship mooring site on Rarotonga. The Ports Authority is advertising for a project manager or management firm to be responsible for the overall administration and timely completion of the jetty, to […]
Help for smokers
In the wake of World No Tobacco Day, the Ministry of Health is offering to help smokers kick their addiction. The ministry of health runs tobacco cessation programmes designed to help smokers plan how to quit smoking and cope with the struggle of giving up tobacco. For help quitting, ring 29110 ext 313. The ministry […]
McBride cleared in investigation
The storm has passed for Tim McBride, a 38-year-old surfing instructor who had been the subject of a Fijian police investigation. As far as he (Tim) is concerned, the storm has passed, McBrides mother Nima said from her Rarotonga home. Hes calm and collected and he was not concerned at any time because he was […]
$2.2m northern water project begins
The contract for a $2.2 million project to supply Pukapuka, Nassau, Rakahanga, Manihiki, and Penrhyn with better access to safe drinking water has been awarded to Keta Williams. Williams has subcontracted Cook Islands Building Supplies and Raro Plumbing to manufacture and outfit the 300 water tanks and first flush systems, which will be shipped to […]
Woman of the year to be decided
Nominations closed this week for the Business and Professional Woman of the Year awards, which are scheduled for June 10. The awards have not been held since 2006. Eleven women have been nominated for this years award and while they know they have been nominated, the Business and Professional Women (BPW) board prefers not to […]
Kwai disappearance not thought suspicious
There is no evidence to suggest foul play was involved in the disappearance of an Arorangi man who may have fallen overboard from the sailing Vessel Kwai last month. Police are continuing to investigate the suspected death of Manuela Fortes, who was employed as a driver/operator for T & M Heather Ltd. Fortes, in his […]
Buried waste no public health risk
The National Environment Service should have been consulted on the burial of untreated septic waste at the Rarotonga hospital, NES compliance manager Vavia Tangatataia says. In April less than one tonne of solidified untreated sewage was buried in a two metre-deep trench underneath a cracked 10,000 litre septic tank on site at Rarotongas hospital in […]
Students push wetlands message
Performing arts teams from four Rarotonga schools exhibited impressive knowledge on the importance of wetlands to the health of our islands. The performing arts programme is part of the Environment Week (May 30 to June 3) activities for Rarotonga and outer island school students. Avatea Primary School won the overall prize of $300 for their […]
Health minister returns from Switzerland
Health minister Nandi Glassie and secretary Tupou Faireka are back in the country following a three-week trip to Geneva in Switzerland for the 64th session of the World Health Assembly. The annual World Health Organisation (WHO) conference comprises health leaders from throughout the world and is aimed at fine tuning a specific health agenda prepared […]
Navy ship has local link
Two Cook Island families are eagerly anticipating the arrival of the HMNZS Otago tomorrow. Two Cook Islanders are part of the crew seaman combat specialist Beau Milner and leading stores accountant Noel Hirovanaa. Hirovanaa was born on Rarotonga and grew up in New Zealand, but returns once in awhile to visit relatives. Milners mother and […]
BTIB case set for July
A court trial is set to be held in July for the case between the Business Trade Investment Board (BTIB) and Taakoka Island Villas Ltd. It will focus on whether search warrants executed by the BTIB on Taakoka were legal and if the latter company was operating illegally. The BTIB alleges Taakoka was operating in […]
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