Cook Islands’ northern islands faced dry conditions last month, while the south may experience similar dryness in April-June and the north could see wet weather.
Cook Islands parliamentarians engaged in open discussions with Aotearoa New Zealand’s Speaker of the House of Representatives Gerry Brownlee and his delegation at Parliament House yesterday morning.
Twenty six paddlers lined up for Saturdays 18km race from Trader Jacks to Avana and back in the second to last race on the CICA singles calendar. Reuben Dearlove and Serena Hunter kept their names on the leader board, with Dearlove first home in a time of 1.34.34 on his V1. He was followed about […]
Police are investigating the disappearance of more than $37,000 worth of fertiliser from the Ministry of Agriculture. The investigation has been prompted by an audit review that found 652 bags of fertiliser worth $37,510 are unaccounted for after being purchased and distributed by the ministry. In a response to the review which includes a recommendation […]
Minimum terms and conditions of employment in the private sector are being stipulated in the draft new employment relations bill. If implemented the bill will become a legal employment relations framework to ensure workers are treated fairly and protected from discrimination and any adverse situations arising from employment agreements. Under the bill all collective agreements […]
The Mauke branch of the Cook Islands Red Cross presented Mauke Hospital with a mobile reading shelf this week. The shelf holds a good selection of magazines, current and past, covering a wide range of topics such as human interest stories, agriculture, historical and health information. Many thanks to Marjorie Crocombe for giving the majority […]
Those in custody facing charges laid under Operation Eagle are being kept in isolation at the Arorangi prison. Initially 13 men and women were remanded in custody for one week after being arrested in relation to the drug bust, which is the largest police operation of any kind in the country. A man and woman […]
The new Omoka School building on the island of Penrhyn is almost ready for the schools 56 students to move in and start learning. The old Omoka School building was condemned after suffering structural damage during cyclones in early February 2010. Since the school building was condemned the 56 students and 4 teachers have been […]
The Air New Zealand Cook Islands Tourism Awards committee announces the third seminar in its 2011 series. Speaker Megan Shannon will present a seminar on cash flow management, the theme of which is understanding how cash flows through your business. Westpac and the Tourism Awards committee are sponsoring the function. The seminar will provide an […]
Cook Islands ties with the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) have been strengthened with a recent visit to the country by SPC deputy director general (Suva) Fekitamoeloa Katoa Utoikamanu. Utoikamanu and Prime Minster Henry Puna, met in Rarotonga earlier this month when she spent a week in the Cook Islands from May 7. As […]
The search for the Cook Islands perfect wave is on. Surfing enthusiast Charlotte Piho and her team of four adventure surfers will head to Atiu today then on to the uninhabited island of Takutea to search for the rumoured 400m surf break. The 10-day journey and mission in search of the best waves in the […]
The brakes of this Mike Rennie Builders Ltd 12-tonne truck failed on Friday as it was being driven down hospital hill at Nikao, causing it to crash on to the Rarotonga golf course. 11051313
Police forbade two motorists from driving and arrested another for reckless and careless driving over the weekend. A woman was arrested on Friday for reckless driving when she was spotted by police driving the wrong way on the one-way road in front of the CITC main store in Avarua. When police saw the woman take […]
The national budget and the employment relations bill will take priority at the next sitting of parliament, Prime Minister Henry Puna said. He did not name the date of the sitting, but said it will be in early July. Puna said on Friday that the government is still committed to 100 parliamentary sittings and intends […]
Dear Editor, Disclosure was made at the sitting of the Privileges Committee on 11 May 2011 that the main driver of the motion to put MP Norman George before them for being absent from parliament on 18 February 2011 was Minister Teina Bishop. His motion included having Georges parliamentary seat declared vacant if found guilty. […]
Prime Minister Henry Puna and finance minister Mark Brown held their first press conference in a month last Thursday. The pair discussed issues like immigration policy, the upcoming budget, the drug bust, Chinese funding, Minister McCullys visit and BTIBs approval of the countrys largest infrastructure project. Puna said his government is still committed to transparency […]
Nine-year-old Katana (far right) is a precious gift to the Wichman family of Hamilton. The beautiful Cook Islander is the adopted daughter of Bernadette Wichman (in photo), also from the Cooks, and her husband Alan. Nine years ago, a Rarotonga woman gave birth to a baby girl she named Destiny Tai who was adopted by […]
Teenagers wanting to finish school in Aitutaki will be able to do so from next year, through a new joint initiative. The scheme has been developed by the Ministry of Education, Cook Islands Tourism Corporation, and the islands council along with is the Department of National Human Resources Development. The ultimate aim is to increase […]
The Awakening a 10-day odyssey to find the perfect wave will be launched this morning at Muri beach. Passionate surfer and events manager Charlotte Piho has enlisted the help of four adventure surfers from Australia to track down the illusive perfect wave. David Sparkes, a writer and photographer from Australias top selling surfing magazine Tracks, […]
Dear Mum, Thank you, for looking after me every day. Thanks for getting new stuff for me. I like it when you cook our food. I Love you because you look beautiful. By Adyn Kapi Year 6 Dear Mummy, Youve always taken care of me and this is my way of saying, thank you! I […]
Prime Minister Henry Puna says he is pleased with the outcome of recent meetings between the Business Trade & Investment Board (BTIB) board, contractors McConnell Dowell and local subcontractors. The BTIB board last week rejected McConnell Dowells foreign enterprise application on the basis that the project proposal did not include adequate local participation. After a […]
The McConnell Dowell team responsible for managing the Avatiu harbour reconstruction project over the next 18 months has settled into its Ingram House office. It is looking forward to the delayed arrival of the Southern Express this weekend, as it bears machines and equipment to be used in the $27 million project. The team includes […]
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