Local – Cook Islands News https://www.cookislandsnews.com Wed, 16 Oct 2024 19:57:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 Koutu Nui swears in new leaders, addresses land issues and other challenges https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/local/culture/koutu-nui-swears-in-new-leaders-addresses-land-issues-and-other-challenges/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=koutu-nui-swears-in-new-leaders-addresses-land-issues-and-other-challenges https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/local/culture/koutu-nui-swears-in-new-leaders-addresses-land-issues-and-other-challenges/#respond Wed, 16 Oct 2024 19:57:55 +0000 https://www.cookislandsnews.com/?p=273205 Holders of taoanga Māori titles were sworn in at the Koutu Nui annual general meeting (AGM) this week.

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]]> https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/local/culture/koutu-nui-swears-in-new-leaders-addresses-land-issues-and-other-challenges/feed/ 0 Vendors to showcase local produce at World Food Day https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/local/agriculture/vendors-to-showcase-local-produce-at-world-food-day/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=vendors-to-showcase-local-produce-at-world-food-day https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/local/agriculture/vendors-to-showcase-local-produce-at-world-food-day/#respond Wed, 16 Oct 2024 19:54:16 +0000 https://www.cookislandsnews.com/?p=273203 Over 50 vendors are expected to gather at this year’s World Food Day celebrations to be held at the Terevete Park in Avarua on Friday.

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]]> https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/local/agriculture/vendors-to-showcase-local-produce-at-world-food-day/feed/ 0 Public Accounts Committee recommends liquor licence transfer https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/local/public-accounts-committee-recommends-liquor-licence-transfer/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=public-accounts-committee-recommends-liquor-licence-transfer https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/local/public-accounts-committee-recommends-liquor-licence-transfer/#respond Wed, 16 Oct 2024 19:46:45 +0000 https://www.cookislandsnews.com/?p=273200 Cook Islands Ministry of Transport is evaluating a recommendation to transfer the responsibility of liquor licence management to another ministry with more relevant expertise.

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]]> https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/local/public-accounts-committee-recommends-liquor-licence-transfer/feed/ 0 Lack of funding and leadership threaten future of Te Kainga https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/local/health/lack-of-funding-and-leadership-threaten-future-of-te-kainga/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lack-of-funding-and-leadership-threaten-future-of-te-kainga https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/local/health/lack-of-funding-and-leadership-threaten-future-of-te-kainga/#respond Tue, 15 Oct 2024 19:34:56 +0000 https://www.cookislandsnews.com/?p=273170 Cook Islands’ mental health organisation, Te Kainga O Pa Taunga, celebrated its 20th anniversary last week, revealing that it continues to struggle with financial sustainability due to a lack of funding.

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]]> https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/local/health/lack-of-funding-and-leadership-threaten-future-of-te-kainga/feed/ 0 Key partnership to address women’s health and safety in Cook Islands https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/local/health/key-partnership-to-address-womens-health-and-safety-in-cook-islands/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=key-partnership-to-address-womens-health-and-safety-in-cook-islands https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/local/health/key-partnership-to-address-womens-health-and-safety-in-cook-islands/#respond Tue, 15 Oct 2024 19:33:33 +0000 https://www.cookislandsnews.com/?p=273167 A memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed between Punanga Turuturu Itivaine, formerly known as Punanga Tauturu Inc., and Te Marae Ora Ministry of Health to “enhance and strengthen support” for all women in the Cook Islands.

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]]> https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/local/health/key-partnership-to-address-womens-health-and-safety-in-cook-islands/feed/ 0 Puaikura Volunteer Fire Brigade set to celebrate long-awaited station upgrade https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/local/puaikura-volunteer-fire-brigade-set-to-celebrate-long-awaited-station-upgrade/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=puaikura-volunteer-fire-brigade-set-to-celebrate-long-awaited-station-upgrade https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/local/puaikura-volunteer-fire-brigade-set-to-celebrate-long-awaited-station-upgrade/#respond Tue, 15 Oct 2024 19:30:17 +0000 https://www.cookislandsnews.com/?p=273162 Over 20 firefighters of the Puaikura Volunteer Fire Brigade will finally celebrate the long-awaited extension and upgrade of their station at Aroa Nui Hall in Arorangi this Friday.

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]]> https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/local/puaikura-volunteer-fire-brigade-set-to-celebrate-long-awaited-station-upgrade/feed/ 0 ‘I feel so unsafe’: Victim’s grief compounded by police delays and lack of communication https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/local/crime/i-feel-so-unsafe/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=i-feel-so-unsafe https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/local/crime/i-feel-so-unsafe/#respond Sat, 12 Oct 2024 17:39:00 +0000 https://www.cookislandsnews.com/?p=273095 A traumatised victim of a theft incident, who believes they are being targeted by a group of young thieves, is left feeling further traumatised by the lack of response and security provided by the police.

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]]> https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/local/crime/i-feel-so-unsafe/feed/ 0 Rarotonga builders bring joy to Tupapa family after ‘scam’ https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/local/rarotonga-builders-bring-joy-to-tupapa-family-after-scam/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rarotonga-builders-bring-joy-to-tupapa-family-after-scam https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/local/rarotonga-builders-bring-joy-to-tupapa-family-after-scam/#respond Sat, 12 Oct 2024 00:04:30 +0000 https://www.cookislandsnews.com/?p=273056 The trauma of a Tupapa family of being scammed of over $100,000 off their new home has finally come to an end, after their newly built three-bedroom cottage is now complete and shining.

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]]> https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/local/rarotonga-builders-bring-joy-to-tupapa-family-after-scam/feed/ 0 Te Kainga O Pa Taunga celebrates milestone https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/local/health/te-kainga-o-pa-taunga-celebrates-milestone/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=te-kainga-o-pa-taunga-celebrates-milestone https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/local/health/te-kainga-o-pa-taunga-celebrates-milestone/#respond Fri, 11 Oct 2024 19:33:15 +0000 https://www.cookislandsnews.com/?p=273038 The Cook Islands mental health organisation, Te Kainga O Pa Taunga, yesterday celebrated 20 years of its service to the Cook Islands.

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]]> https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/local/health/te-kainga-o-pa-taunga-celebrates-milestone/feed/ 0 Aitutaki students pitch in to clean up island https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/local/outer-islands/education/aitutaki-students-pitch-in-to-clean-up-island/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=aitutaki-students-pitch-in-to-clean-up-island https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/local/outer-islands/education/aitutaki-students-pitch-in-to-clean-up-island/#respond Fri, 11 Oct 2024 19:32:01 +0000 https://www.cookislandsnews.com/?p=273035 Primary schools in Aitutaki took part in the island-wide clean-up effort last month to mark Clean up the Cook Islands Day.

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