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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.
Tourism agents experience CI
A delegation of tourism marketing agents is in the Cook Islands to experience what the country has to offer. Cook Islands Tourism Corporation facilitates the visits by its contracted agents and staff members based in New Zealand, Australia, the United Kingdom, Europe, and North America. At present 15 of the 17 agents are in Rarotonga, […]
Police make 5 arrests
Police made five arrests at the weekend for a number of offences including drink driving and burglary. A 51-year-old man of Avatiu driving a pickup truck was arrested for a hit and run accident that occurred on the main road in Tupapa after allegedly crashing into a white Toyota truck that was driving out on […]
Watching arc welding is dangerous
A concerned smoke signaller writes about the $27 million Avatiu Harbour upgrade project: The ringside viewing area at the wharf works are great but does everyone know the danger of looking at arc welding in progress? Should there be warning signs so no one gets eye injury? SmokeSignals: Thats a very good point. Experts say […]
$2m water project officially complete
A $2 million upgrade of Maukes water supply has been blessed and officially handed over to the southern group islands community. Various Cook Islands government members and dignitaries travelled to Mauke last week for three days of ceremony for the project. Among them was Prime Minister Henry Puna, opposition leader Robert Wigmore, infrastructure minister Teariki […]
Airport equipment upgraded
Navigational equipment at the Rarotonga International Airport is getting a long-overdue upgrade. The Doppler VOR a navigational aid that operates in high frequency on the runway is heading into its third week of renovation. A team of engineers from Radiola Aerospace New Zealand is on Rarotonga installing the new version of Doppler VOR, and Airport […]
Westpac launches e-statements
Hundreds of thousands of trees can be saved and tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions wont be released into the atmosphere because of Westpacs recently launched e-statements the paperless way of receiving bank statements. e-statements are not only good for the environment, theyre also a quick and easy way to access your banking records, says Westpac […]
Honourary consulate presents credentials
Nathalie Rosette-Cazel presented her credentials as honourary French consulate to deputy prime minister Tom Marsters last week. Rosette-Cazel, a French citizen, has been living on Rarotonga since September 1992. For the last 19 years, she has divided her time between the Cook Islands and France. For several years she worked at the Office of the […]
Theft accused shocked and upset
Justice Hugh Williams has reserved his decision in the criminal case against a former Cook Islands police employee. Maryann Pirake (48), Air New Zealand customer service officer, of Nikao, denied one charge of theft as a servant when she appeared in the dock before Justice Hugh Williams in the Cook Islands High Court at Avarua […]
Consultants monitor port work
Beca International Consultants Ltd have joined the Avatiu port development project to supervise McConnell Dowells construction. Resident engineer Gareth Clayton is working alongside local site engineer Ben Parakoti in a small temporary office at the Avatiu wharf adjacent to the Ministry of Transport building. Clayton arrived on Rarotonga with his family in March, and Parakoti […]
Police appeal against sentencing withdrawn
A police appeal against the sentencing of Arorangi man Travel Tangatapoto in May last year has been withdrawn from the Cook Islands High Court at Avarua. Justice Hugh Williams was yesterday due to hear the appeal of a sentence handed down to Tangatapoto by Justice of the Peace Tangi Taoro on May 20, 2010. She […]
NZ tutors back to assess course
The drainlaying course at the Arorangi Trades Training Centre is into a new phase of theory, on the heels of a visit from a New Zealand-based tutor.Wintech tutor Pete Shields and ITO operations manager Craig Cochrane flew to Rarotonga this month to deliver new material and assess the students taking the two-year course. Every three […]
Minister rejects meddling rumours
Minister of tourism Teina Bishop this week rejected rumours that the government in any way influenced the decisions of Tata Crocombe and Iaveta Short to resign from their positions on the tourism board. Crocombe has also said his primary motivation for leaving the board was a desire to invest more time in his family and […]
Solar farms on wish list
The prime minister has reminded media that his government is serious about pursuing its renewable energy alternatives. Aboard this months Kwai voyage were two renewable energy officers, who went to scope Pukapuka for its potential to go solar. Pukapukans are well aware of the benefits of solar energy, having been the recipients of solar programmes […]
Marsters leads delegation to Korea
Deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs Hon Tom Marsters heads the Cook Islands delegation attending this weeks First Korea Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers Meeting in Seoul. Hosted by Korean minister of foreign affairs and trade Kim Sung-Hwan, the meeting will discuss possible future cooperation between the Republic of Korea and the Pacific Islands. […]
Vaima wins international award
Leading international online travel service tripadvisor has awarded a certificate of excellence to Vaimaanga business Vaima Polynesian Bar and Restaurant. Vaima owners Cameron and Dorothy Robertson are thrilled with the award, which is the first they have received since buying the business in June last year. The couple have lived and operated establishments in the […]
Unlimited benefits to eGovernment
Telecommunications minister Mark Brown says a shift toward eGovernment or a digital interaction between government agencies and between government, citizens and businesses is essential for the Cook Islands. The benefits are unlimited, he said at a press conference this week. Brown noted that the Cook Islands are spread over a large area, and connecting all […]
Fuel price differences unexplained
Triad Pacific Petroleum manager Chris Vaile can only guess why there are discrepancies between this months maximum prices of fuel set for the Cook Islands by the Price Tribunal. He suspects it is because the costs borne by each company are different, and this is taken into account by the Price Tribunal. The latest price […]
History presented in stone
The Cook Islands National Museum will present Cook Islands in Stone an exhibition that documents various stone structures, sites and objects that are distinctive to our islands. The exhibition is a visual and historical record that looks at specific locations and monuments, providing a glimpse into cultural traditions that once shaped the lives of the […]
Paddlers build up to Te Aito
Paddlers will be hoping for surf in todays V1 and OC1 races from Avarua harbour hosted by the Live Free Club. Todays weather will determine the 20km course for the womens race and 25km for the men. Race registrations start at 12.15pm and racing will start at 1pm sharp. All V1 and OC1 paddlers are […]
Future leaders receive scholarships
Two Cook Islands nurses have been selected to receive Australian Leadership Awards (ALA) Fellowships which aim to help improve health services across the Pacific. Joyce Matamaki of Avarua and Teinakore (Teina) Windy of Atiu will travel to Sydney in June 2011 as part of a six-month work and study programme sponsored by the Australian Government. […]
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