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National
Penrhyn seeks airport upgrade for tourism boost
With a population of around 200 people, the residents of Penrhyn always look forward to welcoming yachters who contribute a little to their economy. However, Penrhyn executive officer Puna Vano says the island needs an upgraded airport to contribute more significantly to its tourism economy.
Visitor ordered to pay $28,000 reparation for Titikaveka crash
A visitor to Rarotonga was convicted of excess blood alcohol and careless driving after a car accident, resulting in a $28,000 reparation.
Auckland's CI community disappointed with very slow progress on Aitutaki
Some members of the Auckland Cook Islands community say they are disappointed by the scant progress with the cyclone damage repairs in Aitutaki. Yesterday Radio NZ International reported that the Aitutaki community in Auckland wants speedier aid from New Zealand and for the Cook Islands government to release funding for the recovery and reconstruction project. […]
Three thefts
Police reported three thefts at the weekend. On Friday, 40 kikau were stolen from Arorangi but police have not identified any suspects. On Saturday morning, a purse containing credit cards and a driver’s licence was stolen from Whatever Bar, and later that same day a wallet containing over $100 was stolen from the T-shirt factory. […]
Students gain work experience at CI Tourism
Tereora College year 13 students Raita Rongo and Maia Numanga, both 17 (pictured), are on work experience for a week at CI Tourism as part of their Business Administration and Computing course. Day one yesterday was spent learning how to handle telephone and customer enquiries at the front desk. Rongo said he was looking forward […]
Mongoose cleans up beach
The Avatiu Mongoose golden oldies rugby club spent Sunday morning picking rubbish off the beach at the social centre. “We just couldn’t believe what it says about the mentality of our people,” spokesperson George George said. “This is a spot tourists come to and the way people are treating it is sad. I just can’t […]
Carr sets goals for short term
Newly appointed acting financial secretary Kevin Carr has set himself three key goals as he takes on the high profile role he was previously in for almost nine years until 2007. Carr has been appointed following government’s decision to allow former financial secretary Sholan Ivaiti’s three year contract to expire in February. The position has […]
Vaka voyagers leave Auckland
Cook Islands voyaging vaka Marumaru Atua and her crew of 16 departed Auckland on Sunday afternoon (Saturday local time) along with three other sister canoes on their much awaited Pacific voyage. The four double-hulled vaka – Te Matau a Maui (New Zealand crew), Hine Moana (Western Samoa, Vanuatu, and Tongan crew), Uto Ni Yalo (Fijian […]
Toa application results in disclosure of cabinet minute
Last month Apex Agencies made an application to the court for disclosure of documents relating to its multi-million dollar out of court settlement with government. In the lead-up to the hearing before Justice Tom Weston this Wednesday and Thursday, Apex has been preparing its case in which it is seeking court orders declaring the settlement […]
Tamariki Tumeke on tour
The Tauira/Nicholas family group called Tamariki Tumeke (pictured) is reaping the rewards of hard work – a three-week holiday travelling through Australia and New Zealand. The family group of 24 has worked hard for nearly two years mowing lawns and trimming hedges to raise the funds for their big trip overseas. The team also has […]
Pacific countries to report on biodiversity targets
The Cook Islands is one of 11 Pacific island countries to meet in Samoa this week for a workshop to assist them in completing their fourth National Reports to the Convention of Biological Diversity (CBD). The CBD is an international treaty that sets out commitments for maintaining the worlds’ biological diversity. Fourteen Pacific islands are […]
Healthy food, healthy islands
Regional food summit in Vanuatu this week Mention the Pacific, and most people think of sandy beaches, market stalls heavy with fruit and vegetables, seas teeming with fish, and happy, smiling people. Very few think – food crisis. And yet that is what is happening right now. Malnutrition, chronic obesity, sky-high levels of diabetesthese are […]
Telecom feedback call prompted by CITV
Telecom Cook Islands says its call for questions and feedback played on CITV this week was an initiative of CITV chief executive Jeanne Matenga. TCI says following the recent Turama documentary programme on telecommunications, it came to light that the majority of the public was unaware of what goes on behind he scenes in the […]
Mangaia plans agriculture revival under new project
Agriculture minister Robert Wigmore has been in Mangaia since Wednesday in his capacity as chair of the steering unit taskforce for the industry revival project Te One Kura. The project aims to revitalise agriculture on the islands of Mangaia, Mauke, Mitiaro and Atiu, to cater for the tourism market, mainly on Rarotonga. Government is investing […]
CITC gives plastic the boot
To promote environmental awareness, all CITC departments are passing on plastic today. Plastic Bag Free Day marks another step in the superstore’s campaign to discontinue plastic bags altogether. Jolene Bosanquet of Te Ipukarea Society, who has been campaigning against plastic bags for over a decade, said she is “overjoyed” about the CITC effort. “Back in […]
Our culture is alive and well!
Close to 2000 people flocked to the national auditorium on Thursday night to watch Rarotonga school children showcase their Cook Islands cultural skills through song and dance. The five-hour cultural extravaganza was a huge success which many commented was the best cultural show they’d seen in a long time. 2008 was the last time the […]
An unforgettable experience
From the moment we left Rarotonga we were out there representing. We arrived in Auckland early on Saturday morning. (Note to self –remember to wear socks with my jandals on the plane. My toes were freezing by the time I got to NZ.) We got settled into our accommodation at the Waatea Marae in Mangere […]
Collapse of Australian visitor market predicted
Australian travel industry rep issues scathing criticism of tourism chair Tata Crocombe An Australian travel industry representative alleges tourism board chair Tata Crocombe has single-handedly caused “extensive damage to the reputation and credibility” of CI Tourism. The emailed statement from Christopher de Doby, a travel wholesaler, has now been sent to numerous local industry members […]
Sports grants on offer
Applications for the 2010-11 round of the Australian Sports Outreach Program (ASOP) – Pacific Sport Development Grants, are now open. ASOP has been operating since 2006 and is managed by the Australian Sports Commission. Its goal is to increase capacity to deliver inclusive sports-based programmes that contribute to social development. ASOP’s Pacific Sport Development Grants […]
Avatea kids bring books to life
Students read and studied a number of books which some students turned into a play. Other students wrote poems about their favourite book and presented these to their friends in other classes at school. The following poems are by Avatea year 3 students who read and studied the book ‘The enormous crocodile’.
Netballers head to NZ trial
Netball hopefuls will be showing off their skills today (Saturday NZ time) in New Zealand at the Cook Islands national netball trials including seven local based players. The trials are being held at the Tangaroa College in Otara with a large showing of Cook Islands players from New Zealand and Australia expected to battle it […]
CIP set to announce 10th candidate
The Cook Islands Party is about to confirm its 10th candidate for this year’s elections as it rolls out its line up of 24. Yesterday the party confirmed its ninth candidate, Moana Ioane, who will run for the Tautu-Vaipae seat currently held by Demo MP and former cabinet minister Kete Ioane. The last candidate the […]
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