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Mataora appointed ICI deputy secretary
Infrastructure Cook Islands (ICI) has become the first ministry to appoint a deputy secretary, aiming to improve efficiency and leadership within the organisation.
Container theft accused walks free
A man charged with theft of a 40-foot container was discharged without conviction yesterday.
Trades orientation
The Cook Islands Trades Training Centre (TTC) in Arorangi is preparing for another busy year. Night classes start at the end of this month, though full-time day classes do not get underway until April. All night courses will last through to December. Next week is Orientation Week for returning students and prospective students – anyone […]
Healthy bodies = healthy minds
Students who stick to a nutritious diet are able to concentrate better in the classroom, according to public health nutritionist Karen Tairea. “We strongly believe that healthy children learn better,” she said, which explains the joint effort between the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education to promote healthy eating in schools. Students should […]
Let's aim for a 'first class' education
Schools in the Cook Islands officially re-open on Wednesday 26 January 2011. However, some schools might require students to be in school prior to that date. Ensure that you check with your child’s school as to the time and date when they are required to be in school. The Ministry of Education is running an […]
Excited to show maths is fun and useful
Bryn Parry is one of two new maths teachers at Tereora College. He has come to Rarotonga with his wife Julz and their three children Leif (7), Blake (5) and Willow (4). Parry was inspired by his childhood memories to bring his own children to a Pacific island. “When I was a five my father […]
New maths teacher loves culture
Amy Brittain is one of two new maths teachers at Tereora College. She originally comes from Nuhaka on the East Coast of the North Island. After teaching in New Zealand for the last four years, she stumbled upon the job at Tereora almost by accident. She found it by doing a simple search for ‘maths’ […]
Tourism a new subject at Tereora
2011 will be the first year that Tereora College is running an accredited tourism course. The new tourism teacher Alan Olliver calls the course the ‘double whammy’ as it leads to two qualifications. “Students on the course will get the National Certificate in Tourism, and the course is also part of NCEA so they get […]
Ex-journalist teaches media studies
The new media studies teacher at Tereora College, Philip Jones, says that media isn’t just about what you read in the papers. “It’s such a broad subject.” he says. “We will be talking about different styles of writing for news or feature articles or advertising copy, as well as looking at radio shows and the […]
Teaching life skills
Life skills programmes run by Kevin Iro are still taking enrolments. While the Cook Islands Sports Academy programme on Rarotonga is full – the trade based Tu Manava course for youth aged 15 to 20 and the life skills course Te Rakei Toa for boys between 11 and 13 are still taking enrolments. The Te […]
Graduate wants to create a fitter, healthier Cook Islands
Nana Cuthers has returned from the Fiji School of Medicine as one of the first graduates of their Degree course in Nutrition and Dietetics. Food and health have always been a passion for Cuthers. She worked as food supervisor at Middlemore Hospital in New Zealand for 10 years. She then came home to Rarotonga and […]
Employee of the year at Edgewater
The Edgewater Resort and Spa has awarded its night auditor James Short Employee of the Year. James has been working at the resort since 1994. General manager Chris McGeown said, “James is one of the first people visitors see when they arrive and he is the window on the resort. A lot of his work […]
Cruise ship business flows
Cruise liner Seabourn Sojourn is set to visit today, following hot on the heels of the MS Rotterdam’s stopover on Tuesday. The ship has just started its 2011 World Cruise this month and boasts 225 luxury suites. Its last port of call was Papeete and it will voyage on to Auckland during its 111 day, […]
Jumping through the info hoops
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration (MFAI) appears to have invented a form for requests under the Official Information Act (OIA), which looks to be in response to a request from CINews that they didn’t like. The newspaper this week revealed that an OIA request made to MFAI Secretary Jim Gosselin was refused without […]
Raro makes 'true' beachfront hotels
Rarotonga has made it on to a list of the top 25 holiday destinations offering ‘true beachfront’ hotels. The Beachfront Club markets itself as the ‘first-ever global authority on beachfront hotels’ and awards ‘true beachfront’ qualifications to hotels that are actually on the beach, meaning not separated from the sea by roads or traffic. The […]
Problem with Pukapuka petition
The Pukapuka election result could be declared void before the petition is heard by the High Court early next month if information urgently being sought proves that eight people from the island were denied the right to vote. The petition is being pursued by former MP Vai Peua (represented by lawyer Tina Browne), who lost […]
Scholarships offered for aquatic studies
Mahurangi Technical Institute (MTI) in Warkworth, New Zealand, is offering a course starting next month which allows students to attain a certificate in aquatic studies – at present, no course of its kind is available on the island. Rebekah Daniel of the Ministry of Marine Resources said that the certificate will enable students to find […]
Vaka voyage to start earlier
The epic ocean-going vaka voyage will depart earlier than planned, says Cook Islands Voyaging Society (CIVS) president Ian Karika. CIVS originally intended to outfit Marumaru Atua with a solar-powered motor here in Rarotonga, but will not be able to obtain the necessary equipment in time for the April voyage. To that end, the vaka will […]
Tiare Taporo floats on equity funding
Raising the bar for the quality and standard of cargo shipping Plans to launch Tiare Taporo, a 140-foot cargo vessel, on to the Cook Islands shipping scene are coming together quickly thanks to an innovative private investment scheme. The vessel – formerly fishing vessel ‘Zebroid’ – is undergoing a refit on a Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, […]
HIV advisor to address MPs
Temo Sasau will be talking to Members of Parliament tomorrow night at Crown Beach about how the Cook Islands should deal with HIV in the community. Sasau is the Pacific Positive Community Programme Coordinator for the Pacific Islands Aids Foundation. He says that the main focus of his discussions with ministers will be to tell […]
NCEA results need improvement – MOE
The Ministry of Education has warned schools need to do a lot of work to improve the pass rates of the national certificate of educational achievement (NCEA) to come up to the targets set by the Education Master Plan. The ministry released provisional results for NCEA Levels 1 to 3 yesterday. The Level 1 pass […]
Second trip for sailors
Two members of the crew sailing Taio Shipping’s new boat from Norway next week begin their trip to Norway for the second time. Tevita Vakasavi from Fiji and Nubono Teano from Kiribati were stopped in Bangkok when they were travelling with Tapi Taio and Joey Taoro to Norway last November. “They were not allowed to […]
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