A police prevention team along with members from New Zealand Defence Force and Blue Light NZ held Youth Development training courses in the country.
The newly appointed coadjutor bishop arrives in Rarotonga tonight to assist the retiring Bishop before eventually succeeding him.
Discussions on employment possibilities have been held between Infrastructure and Planning Minister Teariki Heather and former financial secretary Sholan Ivaiti, the minister’s office has confirmed. But Ivaiti and Heather’s CEO Ben Mose are downplaying the discussions both saying nothing has been confirmed. “The outcome of that is still with the minister,” says Mose. Heather is […]
Prime Minister Henry Puna was one of the first to try out the new mobile telephone service on the northern group island of Manihiki when he arrived on Monday. Telecom technicians have been in Manihiki installing the service for the last two week sand are due back from Manihiki today. Manihiki is the third outer […]
Dear Editor, Approximately two and a half weeks ago, someone removed my two Bibles (both in English and Maori) from inside the Avarua CICC Church. The English bible was presented to me for achieving the highest result during the Lay Preachers Graduation Ceremony at the P.I.C Presbyterian church Newton, Auckland, in 1986. If you spare […]
In a major policy shift, the focus of state owned enterprises (SOEs) will no longer be on making money but rather on providing more efficient and better services – a move the government believes will help generate the economy. Finance Minister Mark Brown says getting SOEs to be more efficient “allows the users of those […]
Air New Zealand flight NZ19, which was due to depart for Auckland at 8.15am yesterday, was delayed in Rarotonga for four hours. The Boeing 767 (below) due to operate the route experienced a bird-strike on one engine upon landing in Rarotonga from Los Angeles. The aircraft landed without further incident and was inspected by engineers. […]
In the wake of a recent customer complaint about pricing, CITC management has issued a statement. A customer, who asked not to be named, registered a complaint about pricing that Food Group general manager Dan O’Brien said raises three separate pricing issues – that pricing is not consistent with cash payments (e.g. $5.99 when the […]
The French naval vessel La Railleuse is back – she arrived on Sunday and leaves today at midday. She was scheduled to arrive at Avatiu on Saturday but en route from French Polynesia had to conduct an unexpected rescue so was held up. CINews is catching up with the captain and French Marine Nationale troops […]
For over 40 years, the Rotary Club of Rarotonga has been acknowledged as a community-oriented organisation devoted to helping those in need. Today, the club is engaged in nearly 20 different projects that offer support for different community requests. One in particular is the ‘Books for the Cooks’ project. “This project encapsulates for me what […]
For some descendants of Pa Taputapuatea, there seems to be no end in sight to the dispute over the Pa Ariki title. Tupe Short approached CINews last week to clarify some points raised in an earlier article. The article suggested that Mere Pa did not pass on her title, but Short’s message was that she […]
Pacific Resort Rarotonga has announced the opening of Pacific Village Salon, located in the double-story complex across the road from the resort. The salon staffs internationally trained stylist and leading trainer for Servilles New Zealand, Kim Davis, who is available for free consultations. She employs a sophisticated range of creative styling and uses the latest […]
During her break from a year-long Yoga Instructors Programme in Auckland, Diya Welland is back home on Rarotonga. Over the next two weeks she will be offering four 90-minute yoga classes at Better Health. Welland has 25 years’ experience as a Bodywork Practitioner and 15 as a Therapeutic Life Coach. She aims to teach people […]
Over the weekend an Aro’a resident reported a wallet containing $800 stolen – later that day the thief withdrew $100 from the victim’s account at an Avarua ATM. Police have still not recovered the wallet. A woman reported her handbag missing after visiting an Arorangi pub and vendors selling produce at the Kavera meeting house […]
Starting today, Vaka Takitumu school students will be working on poems, essays and posters as part of the education and awareness competition organised by the European Union Muri Water and Sanitation Project in conjunction with the Muri Environment Care Group. The students will be required to research and write about the water and sanitation topic […]
Deputy leader of the Democratic Party and former minister of finance Wilkie Rasmussen says that claims by parliament that it is cash strapped ‘does not make sense.” He says that the cuts made by the cabinet of the previous government were predominantly for travel and clothing allowances for members of parliament that fall under the […]
Parliament is broke because of a massive payout to ministers and MPs who lost their seats after the general elections, prime minister Henry Puna has revealed. That payout is expected to be around $180,000. It’s estimated that former ministers will get approximately $15,000 in a lump sum and ordinary MPs about $11,500. Puna says parliament […]
New Tereora College media studies teacher Phil Jones hopes that through his course students will become more aware of the opportunities available to them in the media industry. “I hope there’s more awareness around media and job opportunities and travel opportunities in the media (industry),” he said. Jones said that in the media industry he’s […]
At a Tupapa luncheon on Wednesday, the Ministry of Health honoured new graduates in the health disciplines, and eight new recipients of Ministry of Health-sponsored scholarships to study for careers in health. Minister of Health Nandi Glassie, secretary of health Tupou Faireka and hospital staff turned up to celebrate the success of the following people: […]
The two-day electoral petition hearing in Aitutaki ended Thursday afternoon when Chief Justice Tom Weston delivered his decision. Weston upheld two elements of Demo candidate Kete Ioane’s petition, meaning the final vote count changes but Cook Islands Party MP Mona Ioane Kake retains the Vaipae-Tautu seat. In November Ioane won 159 votes, but Kake won […]
Dear Editor, The CIP/Demo petition boxing matches are all on now in courts across our nation. Ding! Ding! The way I read the petition results in the paper so far, the seats are staying the same as when announced after the election. So after the Aitutaki petition decision on Thursday being lost by the Demo, […]
NUKUALOFA, Feb 5 – The Tongan cabinet has allocated 1 million- pa’anga (NZ$702,000) from government’s national emergency fund to address immediate relief efforts to Ha’apai the island worst hit by tropical Cyclone Wilma on January 25. But the fund will cover only the basic necessities at this stage and rebuilding efforts will come later. Deputy […]
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