Outer Islands
Ship must carry cargo – but refused gas
Friday 7 December 2012 | Published in Outer Islands
Transport minister Tom Marsters confirmed that all three of the country’s internationally licensed freight service vessels must accept cargo from any person or business that wants to use the service.
Aitutaki's splendour on show
Friday 7 December 2012 | Published in Outer Islands
Araura Enua shone in all its splendour on Tuesday for the second Motu to Motu oe vaka teams race.
Christmas stamps
Wednesday 5 December 2012 | Published in Outer Islands
Cook Islands Philatelic Bureau manager Aileen Piri is hoping customers will get into the Christmas spirit with its latest sets of stamps.
Cooks in top 10 places to visit
Tuesday 4 December 2012 | Published in Outer Islands
Major travel retailer Flight Centre has decided to promote the Cook Islands as one of its Top 10 Places to Visit in 2013.
70 internationals in Aitutaki motu race
Tuesday 4 December 2012 | Published in Outer Islands
Traditional voyaging vaka Te Au O Tonga will add more Polynesian magic to today’s Motu to Motu oe vaka race in Aitutaki.
German press visits Cooks
Monday 3 December 2012 | Published in Outer Islands
The Cook Islands is likely to feature heavily in German media soon – as five German travel editors are on the island to see for themselves what the country has to offer.
New barge ready for Tongareva
Monday 3 December 2012 | Published in Outer Islands
A brand new barge will be shipped to Tongareva on the maiden Cook Islands voyage of the Tiare Moana.
Students achieve Palmerston first
Saturday 1 December 2012 | Published in Outer Islands
History was made on the outer island of Palmerston as two Year 11 students attending Palmerston Lucky School were the first to be awarded New Zealand academic qualification.
Tiare Moana on maiden voyage
Friday 30 November 2012 | Published in Outer Islands
The country’s newest service vessel set sail on its maiden voyage as Tiare Moana on Wednesday night.
Traditional vaka taking shape
Thursday 29 November 2012 | Published in Outer Islands
Vaka building workshop students have been transforming logs of wood to vessels of the sea in Avarua.
Giving Tree for Rarotonga and Aitutaki
Thursday 29 November 2012 | Published in Outer Islands
The Westpac Giving Tree is laden with tags this year as the project now includes children on Aitutaki.
Cheesy treats delight!
Tuesday 27 November 2012 | Published in Outer Islands
Aitutaki students have been smiling with more cheese than usual at Vaitau Primary School.
Christmas freight being accepted
Saturday 24 November 2012 | Published in Outer Islands
The newest vessel to service the Cooks will arrive in Rarotonga in two week’s time – and its shipping agents are accepting freight to take up to the northern group in time for Christmas.
Teve plant safe to eat
Friday 23 November 2012 | Published in Outer Islands
Local resident Jake Numanga called in the Ministry of Agriculture to go and investigate what he termed an alien looking plant on his property in Matavera.
Big differences in small sums
Wednesday 21 November 2012 | Published in Outer Islands
Community groups looking to make a big difference with small sums are being encouraged to apply for the Head of Mission Fund (HOMF).
Brown refutes allegations of 'treating'
Tuesday 20 November 2012 | Published in Outer Islands
Finance minister Mark Brown says opposition leader Wilkie Rassmussen’s comments in yesterday’s CI News that the government must be wary they are not “treating” the people of Mangaia ahead of the Tamarua by-election are false allegations.
Humour enhances Cowley's story
Tuesday 20 November 2012 | Published in Outer Islands
The name Charles Frederick Cowley might not ring a bell with Cook Islanders today.
Missionary's memoir enriching
Tuesday 20 November 2012 | Published in Outer Islands
Cook Islanders today will be enriched after reading Rev. William Wyatt Gill’s ‘Jottings from the Pacific’.
Grab bags for emergency at sea distributed
Monday 19 November 2012 | Published in Outer Islands
The Cook Islands Fishing Association (CIFA) executive has distributed safety grab bags on behalf of the Ministry of Marine Resources (MMR).
Turtle study on Aitutaki and Manuae
Friday 16 November 2012 | Published in Outer Islands
A four-person research team left for Aitutaki yesterday to begin an 11-week study on the sea turtle populations of Aitutaki and Manuae – the first such study of its kind on these two islands.