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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.
Home chefs rave about course
Hopeful home chefs are raving about chef Tim Tierney’s recent cooking course. The course ran at the Hospitality and Tourism Training Centre (HTTC) in Ngatangiia last month and covered the essentials of home cooking – knife skills, an introduction to stocks, sauteing, roasting, braising, steaming and grilling. All nine participants tried their hand at cooking […]
Ambassador arrives tomorrow
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration, Tom Marsters, officially announced the visit of His Excellency, Xu Jianguo, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to the Cook Islands yesterday. The purpose of Xu’s visit is to present to the Queen’s Representative, Sir Frederick Goodwin, the Ambassador’s credentials issued by the […]
Seeing red during lunar eclipse
During the lunar eclipse projected for December 20, those watching from Rarotonga might be able to watch the moon turn blood-red. Local Tim Buchanan said he has seen two total lunar eclipses and both were ‘amazing’. Ancient cultures considered the red-coloured moon that sometimes appears during a total eclipse to be a sign of the […]
Burglaries continue
Police had two burglary reports this week. On Tuesday, a Titikaveka resident left for work in the morning and was alerted by family members later in the afternoon that the front door to the home had been smashed open. A gray and black Toshiba laptop and its charger were taken; the owner explained that it […]
Fast times at harbour swim
Bluebottle jellyfish, sharks and strong currents were no deterrent for the 22 keen swimmers that took to the water on Wednesday for the inaugural King and Queen of the Harbour swim. The approximately 1.1km swim from Avatiu to Avarua harbour was expected to take the fastest swimmer over 30 minutes due to the strong currents. […]
St Joseph's school honours students
St Joseph’s School grade six students were honoured for a year’s worth of achievements with a thanksgiving mass on Wednesday at the St Joseph’s Catholic Cathedral. Merit certificates were handed out during the ceremony followed by a lunch at the school for parents and students. The ceremony was filled with song and joy as students […]
Police want case revisited
The Cook Islands Police are in the process of appealing a JP decision made back in May of this year. On May 20, JP Tangi Taoro sentenced Travel Tangatapoto to five months in prison after he pleaded guilty to assault on a female and an unlawfully found charge. During the May hearing, police highlighted that […]
Support to extend Protocol
The Cook Islands is standing its ground at the United Nations climate change convention in Mexico calling for an extension to the Kyoto Protocol, which ends in 2012. The Protocol, aimed at fighting global warming, is named after the Japanese city where it was adopted in 1997. So far 191 countries have committed to the […]
Matavera fundraiser for fire family
The community of Matavera is today fundraising at the Atukura grounds in support of young couple Amara Tutakiau and Cheryl Tomokino, whose home burned last month. From 10am, community members will be selling plates of food behind the Office of the Prime Minister and at mid-day, they will be hosting a radiothon which will last […]
Last call for Xmas shipping
Those hoping to send last-minute Christmas gifts to family and friends in the outer islands should act fast, because a number of delivery vessels are shipping out soon. Taio Shipping vessel MV Maungaroa will be servicing the southern group islands and departs on Monday. She is now in Mauke but will be back in Rarotonga […]
Animal options for Xmas cheers
Need a friend around the house to keep you on your toes? The Esther Honey Clinic in Nikao has cats, kittens and dogs that need a home. At the moment the clinic has around 30 kittens and a handful of cats most of which are hospital cases and strays. The clinic is currently treating three […]
Recognising hard work at Nikao
Nikao Primary school students were covered in eis at their prize giving on Tuesday at the Nikao Cook Islands Christian Church hall. The ceremony was opened with a prayer followed by students belting out the school song. School principal Rairi Rairi welcomed parents and guests in his opening speech followed by a short speech by […]
New ambassador to visit
The new Chinese Ambassador Xu Jianguo will arrive in Rarotonga on Sunday to present his credentials to Queen’s Representative Sir Frederick Goodwin the following day. It is understood he will also pay courtesy calls on Prime Minister Henry Puna and members of the new cabinet. Jianguo replaces former ambassador Zhang Limin, who had been the […]
More NZ books heading to Atiu
The ‘Books for Cooks’ project driven by two students at St Cuthbert’s College in Auckland is sending another load of books to Atiu. St Cuthbert’s student liaison officer Ann Saunders said that students Clare Hood and Joy Walpole encouraged classmates to bring books from home to donate to Atiuan schoolchildren, and packed the books into […]
Enuamanu School holds prize giving
The Enuamanu School 2010 year prize giving was held at the CICC hall on Tuesday with parents and guardians in attendance for the annual presentations. The first speaker of the day was principal of the school Nooroa Teipo. He announced that Syaka Tairi will be the new deputy principal for the 2011 year as current […]
Health inspections begin for villages
The two week Tutaka (village health inspection) began on Monday and will run until next Friday. Public Health has made one change to the tutaka – this time it has not told the public the order in which the inspection teams will visit each village. Around 25 staff from the ministry are trying to beat […]
Renewed call for antibiotics caution
Shannon Saunders, Pharmacist for CITC, says that we need to be more careful in the way we use antibiotics. Saunders says that it’s important that people don’t pressurise doctors to prescribe antibiotics – which come from a perception that antibiotics are a quick fix for everything. There are a lot of illnesses that antibiotics don’t […]
Superannuation case 'very interesting'
CINSF claims local businesses not paying their contributions The Cook Islands National Superannuation Fund (CINSF) again appeared before the high court last week to follow up on claims it laid against a number of local businesses that have not paid their contributions to the fund. But what Justice Christine Grice called “a very interesting case”, […]
Faster broadband looms
Telecom Cook Islands (TCI) says O3b Networks is going ahead with its new low orbiting satellite launch in 2013 which will mean seriously faster broadband internet for their customers. TCI has a deal with O3b Networks which announced on Monday that it has raised the US$1.2 billion needed to fund the construction, commissioning and launch […]
Youth making a difference
Pacific Youth Council Treasurer, Jacque Koroi was honoured as the runner up National Volunteer of the Year at the UN International Volunteer Day awards held in Suva on Monday. “Jacque is one that does not say no when it comes to volunteering for any youth activity or programme be it a workshop, clean up campaign, […]
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