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Cook Islands to benefit from new climate data project
Cook Islands will be one of the major beneficiaries of a new project, called Digital Earth Pacific, being developed to capture extensive satellite information about climate change and natural disasters in the region.
Veterans reflect on sacrifice and camaraderie at Anzac Dawn Parade
The Anzac Day Dawn Parade, held yesterday morning at the cenotaph by the Ministry of Justice building, drew a large crowd of hundreds including the visiting Vietnam veterans from Aotearoa New Zealand.
Mass milkfish die-off in Penrhyn raises concerns
Residents of Penrhyn island are investigating the cause of a large die-off of milkfish in a local fish pond, suspecting it is related to recent extreme heat and low oxygen levels in the water.
Cook Islands Met Service staff bolster climate knowledge through workshop
Cook Islands Meteorological Service staff were part of a successful climate information workshop held a week ago.
Court briefs
A woman appearing through an audio-visual link from Manihiki has been given time to find a lawyer. Ngatamaine Pupuke appeared before Justice of the Peace Nadine Newnham for four counts of theft as a servant.
Police make 4 arrests during Easter weekend
Cook Islands Police arrested four people over the long Easter weekend, but say it’s an improvement from past festive weekends.
Cook Islands doctors to be trained on prescribing medicinal cannabis
Cook Islands doctors will undergo a special training on how to prescribe medicinal cannabis (marijuana), confirmed Secretary for Health Bob Williams.
Te Ipukarea Society’s sustainable keyhole garden takes root
After weeks of collecting material, a bit of lifting and digging, Te Ipukarea Society has finally started up their keyhole garden again ready to use for planting!
Catholics remember Jesus’ sacrifice on Good Friday
Catholics in Rarotonga observed Good Friday yesterday by praying the Stations of the Cross, mourning the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
House of Ariki and Maori King join forces for whale protection
The House of Ariki and Aotearoa Maori King signed a declaration advocating for the legal personhood of whales and their protection.
Resort champions sustainability through coral planting initiative
A resort in Aitutaki is actively engaged in a coral planting initiative to restore and preserve the health of their lagoon’s marine ecosystem.
Fisheries revenue to double
Cook Islands’ fisheries revenue is projected to double following the historic Tuna Treaty between the Pacific Island States and the United States reached this week.
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.
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.
Parliament upskills government agencies on Cabinet submissions
Cook Islands Parliament hosted a one-day training for government agencies boosting their knowledge on how they can produce high-quality Cabinet submissions.
Rarotonga families sprout new skills at vegetable planting workshop
Families were delighted to take home a large number of pinapi (bok choy) seedling plants from the Ministry of Agriculture vegetable planting workshop initiated by the Cook Islands Child Welfare Association (CICWA).
Aitutaki suspect in Cook Islands cyberbullying probe
Cook Islands police are investigating complaints of cyberbullying targeting teenagers and are seeking legal advice as their laws don’t explicitly address cyberbullying.
New clerk pledges to learn and serve
Dr Tuaine Unuia has hit the ground running in his new role as the O-Tari-Kura o te Are Ariki (Clerk of the House of Ariki) earlier this week, welcomed by members of Te Are Ariki.
Atupare Marae welcomes new shelter, Maori King for ocean initiative
Tui Dewes, Aotearoa New Zealand High Commissioner to the Cook Islands, had the honour of opening the new Taupare for Atupare Marae, alongside the Minister for Tauranga Vananga Ministry of Cultural Development, George “Maggie” Angene, last week.
Teenager confirmed wearing ‘approved helmet’ in crash
Cook Islands Police have confirmed the teenager injured in a crash last Friday was wearing a ‘fully approved’ German helmet.
Aitutaki’s Ngatamariki ready for Te Mire Atu debut
Corina Mose Ngatamariki from Aitutaki is “excited” to be competing in tonight’s Te Mire Atu composer’s competition at The Edgewater Resort for the first time.
Court: Suspended sentence
Well-known to the court for his previous conviction, Justice of the Peace John Whitta said he would not consider Travel Tuaputa’s previous record as it was not similar to the current offence.