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Big plans for vessel
Wednesday 22 June 2011 | Published in Local
Pacific Schooners Ltd has big plans for inter-island cargo and passenger vessel Tiare Taporo, which is on track to arrive in Rarotonga early next year. She will provide a regular inter-island cargo and passenger service. The 40m vessel can comfortably transport up to 300 tonnes of cargo. In her former life as a North Sea […]
Ground-breaking study in CI
Wednesday 22 June 2011 | Published in Local
A Gulfstream V (GV) in the midst of a 27-day landmark climate change study arrives on Rarotonga today. The aircraft outfitted with state-of-the-art equipment and a crew of 10 scientists from Harvard University and other prestigious research institutions is part of HIPPO, a study sponsored by the US National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration and National […]
Te Tikas funeral tomorrow
Wednesday 22 June 2011 | Published in Local
Te Tika Mataiapo Dorice Reids body arrives on this afternoons flight from Auckland. The House of Ariki, Koutu Nui, Te Tika Mataiapo Komono/Pota Rangatira and Kautai Mataiapo will be at the airport to greet flight NZ46 around 4.15pm. Reverend Tereora Tereora of the Nikao CICC will host a prayer service at the Air NZ cargo […]
Festival highlights importance of culture
Wednesday 22 June 2011 | Published in National
The Tereora College cultural festival was a big step towards finding the balance between sporting, academic and social studies at the school, according to its organisers. Tereora cultural organiser Vae Papatua said for what had started as a nervous day, last Fridays cultural festival ended even better than he hoped. The schools four houses performed […]
Drawing on proud history
Wednesday 22 June 2011 | Published in National
New inter-island cargo and passenger vessel Tiare Taporo was named after one of the last ships to trade under sail in the South Pacific. The original Tiare Taporo which in Tahitian means lime blossom was built for A B Donald Ltd in 1913 by Charles Bayley Jr of Auckland. When old man Donald started his […]
New inter-island ship gets overhaul
Wednesday 22 June 2011 | Published in National
Pacific Schooners Ltd the Rarotonga-based company that is outfitting Tiare Taporo as a passenger and trading schooner has commissioned additional work for the trawler-turned-trader, pushing her date of arrival back a few months but giving her captain and crew more time to plan for her delivery voyage and future operations. She is currently undergoing renovation […]
Sympathy and memories pour in
Wednesday 22 June 2011 | Published in National
More tributes have been sent to Cook Island News mourning the death of Te Tika Mataiapo Dorice Reid. Waiting for the rainbow A Dorice, de la part de toute la communaut franaise de son Enua. Vous aviez toujours manifest un grand intrt pour tout ce qui touchait la France et la Polynsie franaise, avec notre […]
Public talks on deep sea minerals
Wednesday 22 June 2011 | Published in National
Members of the public will soon get the chance to hear the latest on advances in the push for deep sea mining in the Cook Islands. The office of Deputy Prime Minister Tom Marsters, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minerals and Natural Resources, is planning a number of public seminars to help inform the community […]
Ceremony marks project milestone
Wednesday 22 June 2011 | Published in National
A ceremony will be held tomorrow to mark the beginning of construction on the $27 million Avatiu Port upgrade. The government of the Cook Islands in conjunction with Cook Islands Ports Authority will host members of the Asian Development Bank Board and local dignitaries tomorrow at an 11am ceremony at the Avatiu Wharf. The Avatiu […]
Space truck fries above us
Wednesday 22 June 2011 | Published in National
The South Pacific or the airspace above it to be precise had a role to play in the International Space Station just before 11am yesterday as the impact point for Europe’s space freighter carrying a 1.3 tonne cargo of waste from the station. After a four month mission the automated transfer vehicle Johannes Kepler was […]
Power cut closes store
Wednesday 22 June 2011 | Published in National
The Cook Islands Trading Corporation (CITC) main store in Avarua closed early yesterday afternoon due to a power cut. Electricity to the retail centre was cut shortly after 3pm although staff managed to keep serving customers until 4pm. The store is usually open to 4.30pm on Tuesdays. It is not yet known what caused the […]
School plans bring and buy fundraiser
Wednesday 22 June 2011 | Published in National
Araura Primary School on Aitutaki will be holding a bring and buy fundraiser on Friday at the Araura College Hall. The funds raised on the day will go towards supporting a range of planned projects for the school this year. The ex-pupils of Ararua Primary from Ureia and Arutanga are combining to co-ordinate this event […]
Port work may deter yachties
Wednesday 22 June 2011 | Published in National
It is not yet known if port redevelopment works at the Avatiu Harbour will impact on yacht numbers at Rarotonga during this years season, Ports Authority general manager Bim Tou has said. Tou said though the works may be deterring yachties who are considering stopping at Avatiu, any comment was speculation at the moment. He […]
Bank governors make official visit
Wednesday 22 June 2011 | Published in National
Members of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) board of governors will tomorrow morning meet with ministers and the opposition leader, after arriving in the Cook Islands this afternoon. It is the first official visit by ADB board members since September 2004 and is likely to be the last until 2018. The delegation includes executive directors […]
Pacific workshop draws court leaders
Wednesday 22 June 2011 | Published in Crime
A five-day Pacific Judicial Development Programme (PJDP) workshop in Rarotonga this week brings together court and judicial leaders from throughout the Pacific to discuss the enhancement of services and procedures. Among those visiting the Cook Islands for the workshop are Kiribati chief registrar Tetiro Mate, Nauru resident magistrate Peter Law, Samoa supreme court justice Clarence […]
Budget report tabled
Wednesday 22 June 2011 | Published in Local
A report by the governments Budget Support Group has been completed and officially tabled in cabinet. At present the Ministry of Finance and Economic Management is in the final stages of preparing the governments budget for the next financial year, which is to be tabled in parliament during the next sitting on July 1. The […]
Competition pulls top guns
Tuesday 21 June 2011 | Published in Environment
Some of the worlds biggest kitesurfing names are coming to the Cook Islands to compete in next weeks competition. The pros start trickling in this week. World champion Jesse Richman, sponsored Tahitian rider Moehau Goold and head judge Bradley Price are on Thursdays flight from Papeete. Richman is just 18 but already a two-time KPWT […]
Funding recipients chosen
Tuesday 21 June 2011 | Published in Environment
Five community groups with environment focused projects will receive seed funding from the National Environment Service. A fun and educational Wetlands Quiz night was held at the end of the recent environment week with funds raised from team entry fees going towards the community-based environment projects on Rarotonga and the outer islands. We recognise that […]
Police once again urge vigilance
Tuesday 21 June 2011 | Published in Local
Cook Islands police are again reminding people to be vigilant in locking up and keeping an eye on personal properties to deter opportunist theft and burglaries, after another five over the weekend. Three burglaries and two thefts were reported to police at the weekend. A visiting couple returned to their Matavera accommodation to find their […]
NCIFC in court in July
Tuesday 21 June 2011 | Published in Local
A civil court case between the Northern Cook Islands Fishing Company (NCIFC) and a Taiwanese fishing firm is scheduled to be heard for the first time before a Justice of the Peace on July 15. Acting for Taiwanese company Yuh Yow Marine Ltd and Chen Jin Tyan, local lawyer Lavenia Rokoika says she plans to […]
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