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Prolonged drought impacting food, water across Micronesia
Extreme droughts in the Western Pacific region are expected to persist over the next three months.
Solomon Islands PM retains seat, vote counting continues
Solomon Islands’ pro-China Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has retained his seat in the national election, according to local media reports, but it will take days to know if his party has won enough support to form the next government.
NZ approves Penrhyn relief flight
A RNZAF C-130 Hercules was set to return to the Cook Islands last night to make a relief flight to Penrhyn today. The Hercules will deliver chainsaws, tarpaulins, construction material, emergency food supplies, fuel and telecommunication equipment. Government requested the relief flight on Tuesday after tropical depression 11F caused damage to homes and buildings on […]
Ella 9th in Oceania event
Accomplished Cook Islands slalom kayaker Ella Nicholas qualified ninth fastest in the final of the women’s C1 slalom event at the Oceania Canoe-Kayak Open in Sydney this week. The C1 canoe slalom is a new discipline of canoeing for Nicholas who had just four weeks of training prior to the competition. Clocking a time of […]
Welfare needs for Aitutaki being considered
Extra welfare assistance for Aitutaki households following Cyclone Pat will be included in government’s yet-to-be-announced reconstruction and recovery programme, says internal affairs secretary Bredina Drollet. Drollet spent last Thursday in Aitutaki as part of health and internal affairs minister Apii Piho’s delegation visiting the island to assess health and welfare needs. She says her ministry […]
Little Bears and Bulldogs clash
The under 13 Arorangi Bears rugby league team will open up this week’s round of rugby league matches with a match against the Bulldogs this afternoon. The under 13 grade has gone through some restructuring to give the limited number of under 13 grade teams more game time. The first up under 13 match will […]
Squadron leader to speak at schools
The Cook Islands’ own Royal New Zealand Air Force squadron leader, Kaveriri Tamariki, is visiting local schools this week to talk about the Cyclone Pat relief effort and careers in the military. Tamariki, who is based at defence headquarters in Wellington, has a long history of working on disaster response teams. He was in Samoa […]
Red Cross serves breakfast for Aitutaki kids
More than 500 school students across Aitutaki are being provided healthy breakfasts under a new Red Cross programme to support them as they return to classes. As schools reopened this week for the first time since Cyclone Pat ravaged the island on February 9, Red Cross and community volunteers were there with a breakfast of […]
Aquarius donates beds
Yesterday Aquarius donated 12 beds to the cyclone appeal committee, which handed the bunks over to Red Cross to be distributed in Aitutaki. Six bunks, or 12 beds, six mattresses and 12 pillows were loaded on to a truck yester- day and transported to Red Cross. Louise Buckley of Aquarius said that unfortunately, six mattresses […]
Ages 3 to 6 on court
Budding mini tennis stars held their first tennis lesson on Saturday with local tennis coach Malcolm Kajer impressed by the skills on display from the little ones. For the next four weeks, Kajer will be holding tennis lessons for little ones aged between three and six at the Nikao Tennis Centre. He says skills the […]
'Playing politics'
Prime minister Jim Marurai has accused the leader of the Democratic Party Sir Terepai Maoate of using the Aitutaki cyclone disaster to ‘play politics’. Yesterday Sir Terepai, who was sacked from cabinet last year, reiterated his call for parliament to sit immediately so it can endorse plans for the recovery of Aitutaki following Cyclone Pat’s […]
Accountability promised
Dear Editor, A Smoke Signal published in Cook Islands News raises some issues that need to be clarified. The Aitutaki Cyclone Appeal Committee has stressed from the very outset that accountability for all monies that we receive is crucial. This is to give people the confidence that every effort is being made to ensure that […]
Vikings victors
The Vikings are proving to be a difficult team to put away in the open men’s touch rugby competition, trouncing the Warriors on Monday 6-2. Meanwhile the northern group Rama faced a somewhat tired Avatiu League Boys team who’ve played hard on the league field but ran out of energy for their touch rugby game. […]
Tini saga spirals
During the course of an audit investigation that began six months ago, suspended Cook Islands Investment Corporation CEO John Tini has been accused of nepotism and labelled autocratic, controlling, and deceitful. CI News confirmed with CIIC board chairman Tapi Taio last week that Tini’s suspension with full pay lasted until December – since then he […]
Michigan Motors digs deep for appeal
Like many businesses on the island, Michigan Motors staff dug deep to help the Aitutaki cyclone relief efforts. Staff at the Taputapuatea based company collected together $175 for the radio-thon last week and yesterday the company donated $2500 to the Aitutaki Cyclone Appeal committee. Michigan Motors general manager Mona Rakei handed over the donation to […]
Tamariki Sports popular with all ages
Fun, exercise and valuable sports skills are what kids learn at the ANZ Tamariki Sports programme which continues today. Last Tuesday more than 130 kids took part in the programme . Basketball, touch rugby and athletics are the three main activities for the older kids. Coordinator Ake Hosea-Winterflood has just developed a new programme for […]
First timers enjoy tri
Great performances were seen at the weekend’s Corporate Team Triathlon Challenge – especially from new and first time triathletes. While the experienced trio of Steve Whitta, Jennie George and Greg Gustafson of team Seafari Ducks cleaned up the multi-discipline event in a time of 1.22.57, there were a number of competitors who could as easily […]
Schools resume as Aitutaki recovers
The Aitutaki Cyclone Emergency Operations Centre yesterday issued this update on the relief effort: Updates • Schools are expected to begin classes this week. • Red Cross continues with relief distribution. • UNDAC Team departs Aitutaki for Rarotonga. • Community Meetings held in light of new Tropical Depressions. • Ship arrives with relief supplies and […]
Aitutaki kids get school-in-a-box
Students from Aitutaki’s four schools will receive the innovative ‘School-in-a-Box’ provided by the United Nations Children’s Fund as they begin classes again this week. About $5000 worth of school resources are contained in the kits which have become part of the UNICEF standard response in emergencies. They are used in many back-to-school operations around the […]
Costs assessed
Rebuilding homes for families on Aitutaki has now become the priority on the island which was struck by cyclone Pat two weeks ago. Over the past week, tents and temporary housing were provided for those families who were left without a home after the cyclone. Initial building damage assessments have provided valuable information for the […]
Health minister pleased with initial recovery in Aitutaki
Health minister Apii Piho believes most Aitutaki people are getting through the trauma caused by Cyclone Pat as they see recovery efforts move more swiftly. “They are seeing things happening and there’s a big difference to the place. The cleanliness there speaks for itself. The first day it was like a maze to get down […]
FBI lead women, Vikings the men
The FBI women’s touch team and Vikings men’s team are currently leading in the open touch rugby competition. FBI, who are on a total of 8 points, will take on current second placed team the TSL Rookies who are sitting on 7 points. The Vikings men’s side have been the stand out team in the […]
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