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93 to receive PR
Tuesday 24 January 2012 | Published in Local
There are 93 names on the finalised list of people who will be granted permanent residency (PR) on Thursday. All are spouses of Cook Islanders or permanent residents. Cook Islands News printed a story earlier this month about this weeks PR ceremony, urging those who believed they were eligible to double-check the status of their […]
Savings to go toward education: Bishop
Tuesday 24 January 2012 | Published in Local
Minister of Education Teina Bishop is pushing for any money saved through the merger of the education ministry and the Department of National Human Resource Development to be re-invested into education, the Office of the Public Service Commissioner (OPSC) reports. Earlier this month, Bishop attended a meeting of the steering committee that is overseeing the […]
Nukutere College opens for new term
Tuesday 24 January 2012 | Published in Local
Nukutere College will focus on establishing its new technology laboratory and integrating more IT-based learning in its classrooms during 2012, says principal Donna Nahu. The school will also continue to work on improving the literacy and numeracy of its students through introducing a new timetable and teaching method for the year. Nukutere officially opened for […]
Ironing out the last of Cyclone Pat
Monday 23 January 2012 | Published in Local
Though the memory of Cyclone Pat is still clear in the minds of many people of Aitutaki, there are fewer and fewer reminders of the destruction that it caused laying about the island. With so many homes partially or completely ruined by the February 2010 storm, Cyclone Pat left Aitutaki with an unwelcome legacy in […]
Aere mai kaikai!
Monday 23 January 2012 | Published in Local
Nikao member of parliament Ngamau Munokoa (centre) joined fellow village leaders and elders including (seated from left) Koutu Nui president Maria Henderson, Uritaua Ki Uta Mata Andrew Turua OBE and his wife Tutai at a special gathering on Saturday in honour of village elders living in Avatiu and Nikao. In the background is Avatiu-Nikao Mongoose […]
Pukapuka island cyclone shelter ahead of schedule
Monday 23 January 2012 | Published in Local
A cyclone shelter on Pukapuka will be completed earlier than expected and within budget, says the Office of the Prime Minister. The cyclone management centre, as it has been called, is expected to be completed in March this year and officially opened soon after, said European Union (EU) programme assistant Daphne Ringi. Senior government representatives, […]
NCEA results improving
Saturday 21 January 2012 | Published in Local
The Ministry of Education has released preliminary NCEA results from the November examinations. Final confirmed results will be released when they become available. We are delighted with the overall achievement which reinforces that the strategies that have been implemented by our ministry and the schools over the past several years are starting to reap real […]
New teachers arrive
Saturday 21 January 2012 | Published in Local
Fifteen New Zealand teachers and their families have arrived in the Cook Islands to take up posts at schools across Rarotonga and on Aitutaki. The new teachers and their families are pictured here in the new Ministry of Education base in Nikao where they had an orientation day. The teachers will spend the weekend house […]
Pageant date earmarked
Saturday 21 January 2012 | Published in Local
The Miss Cook Islands Pageant Association (MCIPA) has set a tentative date for this years Miss Cook Islands pageant. The pageants finale is scheduled for June 7. The date was postponed to allow the current titleholder, Engara Gosselin, to do her three months probation at her new job as Pure Fiji Australias assistant general manager […]
Results will be released next week
Saturday 21 January 2012 | Published in Local
Results of a census and health inspections in regard to Scotts chicken farm in Muri should be publicly released next week. For years the stench of Scotts Farm has offended locals and tourists alike and in the last month the issue has come to a head with the Ministry of Healths involvement. Dr Rangi Fariu […]
Stay hydrated
Friday 20 January 2012 | Published in Local
Rarotonga has been experiencing a hot spell this week, but Cook Islands Meteorological Services director Arona Ngari says temperatures are normal for the summer period. Temperatures this week have been averaging about 29 or 30 degrees. Its up there, but I think whats getting people thinking its over 30 is the humidity, which has been […]
Consumer price index statistics out
Friday 20 January 2012 | Published in Local
The latest Cook Islands Consumer Price Index (CPI) statistics have been released publicly, posted on the internet through the Ministry of Finance and Economic Management (MFEM) and its statistics division. CPI relates to the cost of living and inflation. It is an indicator or measure of price change. The latest CPI figures released are for […]
This is a case of a missing person
Friday 20 January 2012 | Published in Local
Cook Islands police are working in contact with New Zealand Police and Interpol as they continue their investigations into the case of missing skipper and wanted man. Inspector John Strickland yesterday said police had made contact with his next of kin and were waiting for them to make their way to the Cook Islands. Strickland […]
74 spouses granted PR
Thursday 19 January 2012 | Published in Local
Cabinet has approved the granting of permanent residency (PR) status to 74 spouses of Cook Islanders and permanent residents. At a meeting in Rarotonga yesterday cabinet approved a list of the 74 applicants, who have all been married to Cook Islanders or those with PR for at least five years. They are now being notified […]
Police chase and arrest teenage girl
Thursday 19 January 2012 | Published in Local
A teenage motorcyclist reached speeds of up to 90km/hr during a police pursuit through Rarotongas west this week. A 17-year-old female was arrested on Monday afternoon and charged following the pursuit. She spent the night in police custody and was charged with dangerous driving. Cook Islands police detective inspector Areumu Ingaua said police were considering […]
Killer whale of a time!
Thursday 19 January 2012 | Published in Local
Proud aunty Josephine Turepu sent in this gorgeous photo of her two-year-old niece Taleya Gukisuva having a Killer Whale of a time at the Rarotongan celebrating her brother Zechariahs fifth birthday with family. This photo is one of a number of stunning images sent in to Cook Islands News in our Memories of summer photo […]
Hot dogs put sun to use
Wednesday 18 January 2012 | Published in Local
The Esther Honey Foundation will be able to spend less time worrying about its power bills and more time helping animals in need following and thanks to a new donation. A new 10-panel solar system has been installed at the foundations Rarotonga clinic with its costs and installation all covered through donations. Mary Smith, a […]
Dead or alive?
Wednesday 18 January 2012 | Published in Local
A friend of the missing skipper and wanted man said he does not believe he is still alive and has dismissed ideas that he had faked his death. The skipper who is wanted in New Zealand on 26 charges including four of rape, has been the subject of a missing persons investigation since disappearing in […]
Major noni deal sours
Wednesday 18 January 2012 | Published in Local
A deal in which tens of thousands of litres of Cook Islands noni juice would be shipped to China for sale has gone sour leaving local growers searching for alternate buyers. Last year Pure Pacifika a New Zealand-based company with subsidiaries in the Cook Islands, Niue and Samoa announced it would purchase Cook Islands noni […]
Tennis time!
Tuesday 17 January 2012 | Published in Local
Rarotonga children returned to the courts yesterday for the start of the tennis holiday programme with wide grins and energy to burn. The courts in Nikao were chock-a-block with energetic children learning to play tennis and improving their tennis skills. The programme will run every day from 9 to 10am for beginners and from 10am […]
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