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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.
Education ministry loses resources in flash flood
Wednesday 29: Water and mud from the heavy early morning downpour yesterday swept through the ministry of education based at the Aitutaki Hostel. Education secretary John Herrmann expressed anger and disappointment at the damage, saying flooding of the area is an ongoing drainage problem. The ministry has suffered damage and loss affecting their computers and […]
Praise for government progress on seabed legislation
Friday 24: Marine biologist Tap Pryor says he is impressed with government’s progress towards well-managed exploitation of the resource. Pryor presented his submission on the Seabed Minerals Bill to the parliamentary select committee on Wednesday. Pryor has lived and worked in Rarotonga since 1989, first joining the office of the prime minister as special projects […]
No Sunday work on site: coordinator
Tuesday 28: Chinese workers continue to work on the multi-sports complex at Tepuka on Sundays, despite the project coordinator saying that no work is carried out on site on the day. After receiving a photo (right) taken on Sunday April 19 showing workers carrying out work on the structure, Cook Islands News also ventured up […]
Business women's meeting next week
Thursday 23: The Business and Professional Women’s Association (BPW) is inviting members, non-members and intending members to its annual general meeting next week. Vice president Erica Anderson says the guest speaker for the evening will be Theresa Barrett, an experienced realtor and property valuer. She is also the wife of New Zealand High Commissioner, Tia […]
Annual Boiler Swim for Thursday launch
Tuesday 28: International Triathlon Week launches off this Thursday with the Trader Jacks sponsored round the Boiler Swim at 5pm. A practice swim of the course will be held this afternoon starting at 5pm from the pebble beach in front of Trader Jacks for those athletes wanting to suss out the best line in a […]
Officers face challenges in outer islands
Thursday 23: The outer island police officers are well into their five week training. Having arrived from their northern island home by the patrol boat Te Kukupa last month, the officers have been learning more on community policing and yesterday spent the day with government agencies. Held at the offices of the ministry of finance […]
17 tender to clean Raro
Tuesday 28: Seventeen tenders have been submitted for cleaning roadsides and drains around the island. Rarotonga community beautification programme coordinator Nga Teao says that the tenders will be opened at a gathering of prospective tenderers tomorrow, Wednesday. A panel will then look over the tenders and forward recommendations to the ministry of internal affairs The […]
Divers to be part of annual fish survey
Thursday 23: Want to go scuba diving for half the normal price and do your part to conserve the underwater environment at the same time? Then get in touch with Cook Island Divers now to register for this Saturday’s PADI (Professional Association of Diving Instructors) Project AWARE (Aquatic World Awareness Responsibility and Education) dive programme. […]
Toa purchase deal revealed
Tuesday 28: Government has included a copy of its purchase agreement with Toa Petroleum company Apex Agencies in its statements of defence in the Triad Petroleum case against its fuel farm scheme. The document was filed by Crown Law with the high court last Friday as one of many exhibits referred to in an affidavit […]
Clean up planned for youth service day
Thursday 23: As a lead up to the World Youth Netball Championships in August and the Pacific Mini Games in September, the youth of the country is being called together for youth service day tomorrow, Friday April 24. Youth service day is celebrated annually in April and the theme for the day is ‘youth changing […]
Swine flu an international emergency
Tuesday 28: The World Health Organisation has declared a public health emergency of international concern in response to human cases of swine influenza A/H1N1 reported in Mexico and the United States. More cases have reportedly been confirmed in New Zealand, Canada and Spain. A Public Health advice notice issued on Sunday says all countries have […]
ANZAC display at library
Thursday 23: Cook Islands Library & Museum Society president, and former RSA executive, Gordon Sawtell (pictured at right) is passionate about the commemoration of ANZAC Day. This year Sawtell, 79, has put together a display at the library in Taputapuatea on the history of ANZAC day including maps of trenches used by the forces. Sawtell […]
CICC biennial meeting next week
Friday 17: The Cook Islands Christian Church will hold its biennial meeting, beginning on Sunday. CICC general secretary Nga Mataio says around 200 people from the 60 ekalesia in the Cooks, New Zealand and Australia, will attend the one-week meeting, with the opening service to be hosted by Nikao The re-dedication of the Ziona Tapu […]
Audit reports ready to go
Friday 17: Rumour that parliament may sit again later this month have not been confirmed by government. But clerk of parliament Nga Valoa says it is likely to sit early next month. In the meantime, the audit office has seven reports ready for tabling in parliament. The audit office’s third quarter report January 1 to […]
CICC meeting begins today
Wednesday 22: The Cook Islands Christian Church biennial general assembly meeting gets underway today at Ngatangiia. Three days are planned for the meeting, with the tabling of reports expected to take up most of today. The CICC’s budget and work programme for the next two years will be tabled tomorrow, when the meeting moves to […]
Millennium bypasses Raro
Friday 17: The Celebrity Cruises’ Millennium liner with 1997 passengers and 900 crew members is the fifth to cancel its shore visit to Rarotonga this year. The Millennium cancelled the visit due to bad weather conditions says Destination Management Cook Islands. Only three of the eight cruise liners that had planned shore visits to Rarotonga […]
Sign classes for trip to Samoa
Wednesday 22: To raise funds for an upcoming trip to Samoa, five deaf adults with the help of the Disability Action Team are currently holding sign language classes every Thursday evening from the DAT offices in Kiikii. The hour-long classes started last week and will continue for six weeks at just $5 per class. DAT […]
Triad prices up
Friday 17: The maximum retail petrol price for Triad Pacific fuel is set to go up seven cents to $2.14 a litre as of Monday. The price tribunal issued a new price order for Triad fuel yesterday. This is the first rise in prices for Triad fuel since the company began its campaign against government’s […]
TIS encourages public to have its say on bill
Wednesday 22: Local environmental group, Te Ipukarea Society, is urging the public to make their opinion known on the Seabed Minerals Bill by contacting the Parliamentary select committee today as they only have until Friday to make submissions on it. “Whether through lack of awareness or lack of belief in the project to collect millions […]
Red Cross prepares for next two years
Thursday 16: The recent Cook Islands Red Cross biennial general assembly 2009 was a very rewarding time for all, says secretary general Niki Rattle. With the theme for the week being ‘HIV and Governance’, Rattle says a lot was covered during the first three days. For the 10 branches, and the national office, Rattle says […]
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