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Resort leads the way for Earth Hour

Several businesses and households across Rarotonga participated in Earth Hour on Saturday by turning off their lights for an hour.

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Repeat offender gets probation sentence for stealing lemons

A repeat offender received a 12-month probation sentence with community service for stealing lemons and failing to report to the police station.

Red Cross officers trained for all islands

Cook Islands Red Cross Society (CIRC) officers, including those from outer islands, are learning best practices for delivering community-based health and first aid during a training workshop at the Manihiki Hostel in Rarotonga this week. About 25 people were involved in yesterday’s session, which included presentations by Suva-based International Federation of Red Cross (IFRC) community […]

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Why not just sell the Cook Islands now?

“Watching our leaders smiling while signing ‘non-binding’ fishing agreements brings to mind the native people who once owned what is now called Manhattan Island but sold it for a few strings of glass beads to the invading Brits,” a smoke signaller writes.” Why drag the inevitable out? Let’s sell the Cook Islands now, lock, stock […]

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Cooper sees MOU as 'starting point'

Amidst all the public discussion about government collaborating with Asian fishing companies, Jack Cooper is not worried about his own fish processing business. Cooper believes it is too early to jump to conclusions about the implications of a memorandum of understanding signed last week by the Ministry of Marine Resources (MMR) and global fishing giants. […]

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Rubbish ready for recycling

Former Ministry of Infrastructure and Planning secretary Otheniel Tangianau surveys the Arorangi landfill. Inset: The recycling centre in Arorangi, below Rarotonga’s landfill, is due to be upgraded. “/> The Ministry of Infrastructure and Planning has secured $189,000 to upgrade the existing recycling centre below the Arorangi landfill. It will enable Rarotonga’s residential – and some […]

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World weather day

GENEVA, March 22 – Yesterday was World Meteorological Day, in recognition of the contributions of meteorological offices around the world to our daily lives. “WMO activities in the area of climate are widely perceived today as key contributions to human safety and well-being and the realisation of economic benefits for all nations,” said WMO secretary-general […]

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Building approvals down

The total value of building approvals issued during the September 2010 quarter decreased by 27% compared to the same quarter of the previous year. Residential building approvals contributed to 72.7% of that total value, averaging $140,000 per residential building approved. The number of building permits issued decreased by 22.7% for the same period. During the […]

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Tua beats King in 'backyard brawl'

What is his tactic? That’s the question everybody was asking on Saturday night when Demetrice King and David Tua faced off in the ‘Tua De Force 3 – Backyard Brawl’. It was the first fight for Tua in his hometown of South Auckland since turning pro and the evening bustled with a palpable Pacific energy. […]

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Nathan sheds 42kg – and shares how

Becoming a nutritional coach was the last thing on Nathan Waitai’s mind as he struggled to carry his 184kg frame. Today, Waitai, who is of New Zealand Maori descent, will celebrate his 36th birthday 42kg lighter and passionate about being part of the solution to the obesity epidemic. He wants to inspire Cook Islanders to […]

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'No way'

Ocean Fresh owner Bill Doherty is not confident the Ministry of Marine Resources (MMR) will profit from entering an agreement with foreign fisheries. “There is no way MMR is going to make the money they state they’re going to make,” he said. “There’s no way it can be profitable.” The profit government would collect in […]

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No background checks done

Government did not conduct due diligence into any of the international fishing companies it is entertaining doing business with – apparently failing to comply with its own rules to have background checks done first before business. Business Trade Investment Board, the agency responsible for carrying out background checks of businesses, confirmed no request for due […]

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After-hours violence on the rise

Police are concerned about incidences of violence occurring in town on the weekends. A Fijian man and his mate allege that they were attacked outside Raro Fried Chicken by a group of Cook Islanders on Sunday morning. The man admitted he neither filed a report nor waited for police to arrive at the scene – […]

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Local fishermen shouldn't be confined to coastal waters

The vision of the Cook Islands Fishing Association is to see more Cook Islanders given the capacity to grow in the fishing industry rather than being confined to coastal waters only, says chairman Mark Vaikai. “The national association’s primary intent is to protect and foster the development of local fishing activities for the betterment of […]

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New CIIC board appointments

The Cook Islands Investment Corporation has confirmed new appointments to a number of boards and authorities. Businessman Temu Okotai is the new chairman of Telecom Cook Islands. Okotai, who was handed his warrant as the new chairman on March 17, takes over from Nadine Newnham who resigned the same day. The chairman collects an annual […]

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Atiu welcomes PM's delegation

The prime minister’s recent three days in Atiu were spent meeting with the environmental and island councils during the day and discussions late into the night with ‘interest groups’. CEO Eddie Pittman says PM Henry Puna and his wife Akaiti were given a great welcome on Atiu. Accompanying the PM were Education minister Teina Bishop, […]

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Report talks money

Movements in assets and liabilities of the banking system show a 163.4% increase in net foreign assets for 2008-2009 over the previous fiscal year. During that period, net foreign assets (gross foreign assets less foreign liabilities of the financial institutions surveyed) were $60.5 million. Net domestic credit, or net lending to government and gross lending […]

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Truancy affects NCEA level one

The Ministry of Education is generally happy with the achievement level of Cook Islands secondary school pupils, although it has identified areas for significant improvement. Ministry secretary Sharyn Paio says the 2010 level three results of the National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) qualification are better than they have been in years. However, level one […]

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Airline still helping quake victims

Cook Islanders with immediate family in Christchurch are continuing to be offered cheap air travel through Air New Zealand, which has transported more than 50,000 people out of the city since its February earthquake. Until March 2, $50 one-way compassionate airfares between Christchurch and Rarotonga were offered for immediate family to visit the devastated city […]

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Rotaract gifts for mums and babies

The cupboard of warm and cuddly newborn baby wraps, clothes and nappies at the maternity ward of the Rarotonga hospital has been restocked thanks to the Rotaract Club. $800 worth of newborn baby supplies was donated to the maternity ward last Friday morning and is earmarked for mothers who have to rush to hospital for […]

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Rotary collects coins

If you have any spare Cook Islands coins when you are in the departure lounge of Rarotonga airport, spare a thought for our local Rotary Club. President Maureen Hilyard and Rotarian David Bridge organised with the Airport Authority to install a donations box in which departing passengers may deposit Cook Islands coins they will not […]

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Investigation into infrastructure ministry

An investigation of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Planning (MOIP) is underway, following former secretary Otheniel Tangianau’s resignation. Donye Numa has been appointed as the acting secretary for the ministry by Public Service Commissioner Navy Epati. This is her first week on the job. Numa has worked in the ministry since August last year, developing […]

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