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Numa suspended from public service
Wednesday 5 December 2012 | Published in Politics
Opposition leader Wilkie Rasmussen began parliament with a “straight forward” question about a senior public official whom he had heard was suspended from her job on Monday.
Lock up the cowardly women bashers
Wednesday 5 December 2012 | Published in Smoke Signals
A smoke signaller asks: “Does it not seem a tad strange that six men in just one criminal court sitting can be up for beating the bejesus out of their women/wives and be given chance after chance to avoid jail, only to reoffend days later, while some young people who smoked a bit of weed from the back yard, hurt no one, are sitting in jail to ‘deter’ others. Come on JPs, wake up and smell the coffee. Fill the prison up for the holidays. You may not deter any other women-beaters but ones locked up sure won’t be ruining Christmas for the rest of society. Lock ‘em up like the cowardly curs that they are.”
U17 to start knockout football semis
Wednesday 5 December 2012 | Published in Football
The Cook Islands football knockout competition continues today with the semi-finals to be played in the under 17 men’s division at the CIFA complex in Matavera starting at 4.30pm.
Vote for Maine Purotu Kate Ngatokorua
Tuesday 4 December 2012 | Published in Local
Cook Islanders looking to help Miss South Pacific hopeful Kate Ngatokorua can do so online by voting for her to be crowned Miss Internet.
'ANZ Complete' launched in the Pacific
Tuesday 4 December 2012 | Published in Local
Cook Islanders will have access to a new range of bank accounts as part of ANZ’s streamlined services to the Pacific islands.
Pacific experience for education advisor
Tuesday 4 December 2012 | Published in Local
While working as an education advisor is not a new role for Jim Matheson, working in the Cook Islands is.
Teaching job questioned
Tuesday 4 December 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, In your paper on Saturday, the position of head of business at Tereora College was re-advertised.
Tourney produces top level netball
Tuesday 4 December 2012 | Published in Netball
One of the feature matches of day one of the three-day Netball in Paradise Tournament was the clash between the Cook Islands national open women’s team and the Titikaveka Pearls.
U17s fuelled by Powerade
Tuesday 4 December 2012 | Published in Netball
The national Cook Islands under 17 netball team not only looked fabulous in their new Powerade sponsored and inscribed uniforms – they also did the damage on court in their first Netball in Paradise match.
Cooks in top 10 places to visit
Tuesday 4 December 2012 | Published in Outer Islands
Major travel retailer Flight Centre has decided to promote the Cook Islands as one of its Top 10 Places to Visit in 2013.
70 internationals in Aitutaki motu race
Tuesday 4 December 2012 | Published in Outer Islands
Traditional voyaging vaka Te Au O Tonga will add more Polynesian magic to today’s Motu to Motu oe vaka race in Aitutaki.
CPA meeting 'fruitful'
Tuesday 4 December 2012 | Published in Politics
Speaker of the House Niki Rattle opened parliament yesterday with a nod to why members took a three-week break from sitting.
Customs legislation passes second reading
Tuesday 4 December 2012 | Published in Politics
Parliament got down to serious business on Monday afternoon with the second reading of the Customs Tariff Amendment Bill.
PM: Is there an arsonist in Nikao?
Tuesday 4 December 2012 | Published in Politics
Teenui-Mapumai MP Norman George asked the government during parliamentary question time yesterday what they are doing about the large number of “horrific fires” which have broken out around Rarotonga recently.
Middle Earth comes to Rarotonga
Monday 3 December 2012 | Published in Local
The Cook Islands was treated to a taste of Middle Earth yesterday after an Air New Zealand Boeing 777-300 (pictured) decorated with characters from The Hobbit landed in Rarotonga.
Training helps with social impact fund
Monday 3 December 2012 | Published in Local
A workshop scheduled for tomorrow aims to help Social Impact Fund (SIF) applicants understand the need for policies and operating manuals.
Celebrations bring Vaka Eiva to an end
Monday 3 December 2012 | Published in Local
The 9th Vaka Eiva Festival came to a celebratory end on Friday with the fun sprints in Muri, presentation and paddles up party in Avarua.
Netballers takes to courts in Paradise
Monday 3 December 2012 | Published in Local
Over 200 netball players making up 30 teams will take to the courts over the next three days for the inaugural Netball in Paradise Tournament.
'How do Rarotongans understand occupation rights?'
Monday 3 December 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The meaning of occupation right seems to have caused a furore amongst the legal fraternity as to the effect of that particular type of land tenure.
A little banter is not being vocal
Monday 3 December 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Et Tu Brutus!
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