AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoHealth & Women’s Wellbeing: The Cook Islands Breast Screening Programme starts Monday, July 20 to Friday, August 7 at Rarotonga Hospital, with women aged 40+ (and those due after a 2024 screen) urged to book mammograms, delivered with Te Marae Ora, the Cook Islands Breast Cancer Foundation and BreastScreen Australia. Youth & Democracy: Cook Islands National Youth Council’s Kai Vānanga no te Uki o Āpōpō brought candidates to Titikaveka and Ngatangiia, with youth pushing for a better balance between tourism-driven growth and protecting land, lifestyle, culture and the environment. Community & Voyaging: Marumaru Atua returned safely to Avana after a voyage to Mauke and Atiu, with the Cook Islands Voyaging Society citing weather changes and highlighting hands-on learning for newer crew. Local Politics: Incumbent Toanui Isamaela has rejoined the Cook Islands Party to contest Amuri/Ureia in the August 12 election, while nominations also confirm Agnes Helen Armstrong’s Ivirua seat is uncontested. Language & Culture: A new multilingual poetry anthology, The Ocean Remembers, spotlights Cook Islands Māori, Niuean, Sāmoan, Tongan and Solomon Islands Pijin, supported through Tala: Sharing Pacific Stories. Sports (Cook Islands in focus): Cook Islands U18 women’s team opened their FIBA Asia Cup Division B campaign against Lebanon, then faced Kazakhstan and Samoa as the tournament heats up.
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