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Heavyweight in Rarotonga
Saturday 13 August 2011 | Published in Local
After four days of feasting and relaxing on Rarotonga Kiwi boxer Shane Cameron joked that he was back up to a heavyweight fighter. The Mountain Warrior was on the island for a friends wedding and spent most of his time relaxing. Ive just been roaming around the island on my scooter, swimming and relaxing as […]
Depopulation sponsored
Saturday 13 August 2011 | Published in Local
About one tenth of Penrhyns permanent population is leaving the northern group island, having been transported to Rarotonga for Te Maeva Nui events this month. Tongareva member of parliament Wilkie Rasmussen says of the 63 people who travelled on MV Lady Naomi from Penrhyn to Rarotonga recently, about 20 will not return. Many are leaving […]
Emma Koteka-Wikis back from the US to de-stress
Saturday 13 August 2011 | Published in National
Four years ago Emm Koteka-Wiki introduced Rarotonga to the Zumba fitness craze. Shes back on the island for the second time since then, and she says shes pleased to see that so many people have caught the Zumba fever. Its taken off big time, she said. Ive seen more people doing Zumba which is really […]
Te Maeva Nui photo scrapbook
Saturday 13 August 2011 | Published in National
To help remember the thrill of the week-long festival students have poured over, cut out and made wall hangings of the photos from the festival printed daily in Cook Islands News. Today we share some of the excitement kids had at Te Maeva Nui written by Room 4 students. Te Maeva Nui Te Maeva Nui […]
An oasis blending beauty and profit
Saturday 13 August 2011 | Published in National
It is almost impossible to believe that Maire Nui Gardens was once three lone trees on a flat seven-acre paddock. Macquarie, who has lived in the Cook Islands all her life, could see the lands potential however and embarked on what has been a 14-year journey. Fronting the main road through Titikaveka, the expanse of […]
Stirring message in San Francisco
Saturday 13 August 2011 | Published in National
San Francisco, one of the biggest cities on the California coast, had its eye on the Cook Islands this week. Wednesday was deemed Cook Islands Day in celebration of the arrival of vaka Marumaru Atua, which left Rarotonga in March and has since travelled over 15,000 miles to the American mainland. Prime Minister Henry Puna […]
HTTC students off to Aitutaki
Saturday 13 August 2011 | Published in National
TOURISM Minister Teina Bishop will make good on his promise to send the award-winning Hospitality and Tourism Training Centre students on a trip to Aitutaki. Bishop reaffirmed his pledge while attending a congratulatory ceremony organised by the centre yesterday. He said the students, who brought home silver and bronze medals from the prestigious Nestle Toque […]
Rakahanga rewarded
Saturday 13 August 2011 | Published in National
There must be some sore thumbs in the Rakahanga camp this week thanks to the mammoth text-messaging marathons of the week before. But hopefully the people of Rakahanga feel like it is worth it, having now received a $500 cheque from Telecom Cook Islands for coming first in its Te Maeva Nui peoples choice awards. […]
More money to be made at trade days
Saturday 13 August 2011 | Published in National
The Trade Day markets held during Te Maeva Nui were an enormous success for stall vendors but the outer islands are still not taking full advantage of the opportunity, says Business Trade Investment Board chief executive officer Terry Rangi. Although the event grew again this year, the message from BTIB is that there was plenty […]
North to be CIs green leader
Saturday 13 August 2011 | Published in National
The northern group of islands will lead the rest of the Cook Islands as the country moves towards becoming 100 percent reliant on renewable energy sources, says Prime Minister Henry Puna. The government will soon begin installing solar technology in the northern islands to meet its goal of becoming completely reliant on sustainable energy for […]
Mass treatment or mass hysteria?
Friday 12 August 2011 | Published in National
A smoke signaller asks: How often do we hear that the over-use of antibiotics is creating super-germs? So why are we mass treating our population with drugs just in case some of us have Chlamydia? Are we teaching our children to take drugs whether they need them or not? Are we too lazy to test […]
Stolen laptop recovered
Friday 12 August 2011 | Published in National
Avarua businesswoman June Baudinet has been reunited with a laptop stolen from her office on July 31. The laptop contains all her business contact information, family documents and other important records. Baudinets Raina Trading store was broken into by a thief or thieves who smashed through an outside wall, using pallets to conceal the activity […]
Island hopes burglar not local
Friday 12 August 2011 | Published in National
Aitutaki mayor John Baxter hopes the islands Bank of the Cook Islands (BCI) branch has been burgled by a visitor. Discovering a local has burgled the peoples bank would devastate the already shocked Aitutaki community, he says. Baxter personally believes the bank, which was burgled late Tuesday or early Wednesday, has been targeted by a […]
Title dispute continues
Friday 12 August 2011 | Published in National
Dear Editor, It is interesting to read what people come up with, telling stories instead of checking whether it is the truth. Ewan, ko tooku tupuna vaine i apai mai ite Evangeria ki Tumu Te Varovaro Ill repeat it again. Ko Tepaeru Te Mata Purotu o Tangaroa the Atiuans and the people of Ngaputoru know […]
Victim innocent
Friday 12 August 2011 | Published in National
Dear Editor, I have always been proud to be a Cook Islander, proud of the fact that the culture taught us by our elders was one of respect, love and giving. We live in changing times and we hear of problems with land and family. Still we hope that a glimmer of our heritage will […]
Man in court
Friday 12 August 2011 | Published in Crime
Interim name suppression has been granted to the 28-year-old Matavera man accused of cultivating and possessing cannabis as well as harbouring a cache of stolen property. The man appeared before Justice of the Peace Bernice Manarangi in the Cook Islands High Court at Avarua yesterday. He is remanded in custody to August 29 when he […]
Uirangi our Miss South Pacific contender
Friday 12 August 2011 | Published in Local
Aitutakis Uirangi Bishop will represent the Cook Islands in this years Miss South Pacific competition. The five-time dancer of the year will travel to Apia, Samoa, to vie for the Miss South Pacific crown in December this year. Bishop, the third place getter in the 2009 Miss Cook Islands competition, has been nominated as the […]
Burglary a first
Friday 12 August 2011 | Published in Local
Thousands of dollars in cash has yet to be recovered after it was stolen from the Bank of the Cook Islands (BCI) Aitutaki branch. Rarotonga and Aitutaki police officers are in the midst of investigations into the incident, which occurred late Tuesday or early Wednesday. Police commissioner Maara Tetava can not confirm a rumour that […]
Setting up a brand takes time
Friday 12 August 2011 | Published in National
Pearl wholesaler Raymond Newnham says establishing a brand like Avaiki takes time. He spoke in response to concerns raised by retailers at yesterdays pearl industry forum that the Avaiki branding strategy has not attracted as many buyers as anticipated. At the 2008 pearl forum, the industry agreed to launch the Avaiki brand, and decided that […]
Avaiki still finding its way
Friday 12 August 2011 | Published in National
Three years after the Cook Islands Pearl Authority (CIPA) agreed to establish the Avaiki pearl brand, farmers and retailers are still at odds over whether it has benefitted the industry as a whole. Yesterday the industry convened for the first time since its 2008 forum at the AOG Hall in Takuvaine. Mike Hodge of New […]
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