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Otago's crew were warned of danger
Thursday 28 June 2012 | Published in National
The HMNZS Otago’s commanding officer had warned sailors onboard of the danger of scooter accidents in Rarotonga. A comprehensive brief had been given to the ship’s company by the commanding officer on the day of their arrival in port on Wednesday June 13. This brief was made following a visit by the commanding officer to […]
Police warn tourists: follow rules
Thursday 28 June 2012 | Published in National
A police inspector believes tourists are more ”complacent“ when driving in the Cooks than they would be driving in their own countries. Inspector Tere Patia says despite tourists being told the road rules by police, their driving habits leave much room for improvement. ”When tourists come here, they are complacent because they think we have […]
Emergency glitch prompts citizen rescue
Thursday 28 June 2012 | Published in Smoke Signals
A regular visitor to the island phoned in a smoke signal yesterday as follows: ”Two Americans had trouble while kayaking over the reef this week. People on the beach phoned the emergency service number 999 to relay the problem. It took 4 minutes to answer the phone; the call was transferred but it got disconnected. […]
'Green market' for Lagoon Day
Wednesday 27 June 2012 | Published in Environment
Lagoon Day markets will be green and a ‘no plastic’ zone. The night market on July 12, the start of the two-day Lagoon Day environmental awareness campaign, aims to raise the benchmark for local markets. ”It’s a benchmark in green economics,“ says Lagoon Day coodinator June Hosking. The market will be setting the wheels of […]
Fines for pig polluters
Wednesday 27 June 2012 | Published in Environment
Harsher guidelines on pigs are part of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Planning’s campaign to combat pollution in Rarotonga’s waterways and lagoon. Focusing on the need to keep pigs a safe distance from streams and waterways, the WATSAN unit of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Planning (MOIP) is coordinating a campaign supported by the enforcement […]
New shipping consortium
Wednesday 27 June 2012 | Published in Local
Reef Shipping has issued a notice to its international client base advising that it will be introducing MV Southern Reef into the Cook Islands trade under a licence registered to an entity called Tai Moana. The shipping company’s notice, which has been widely circulated via email, calls Tai Moana a ”consortium of Cook Islands importers“. […]
Man brazenly enters bedroom
Wednesday 27 June 2012 | Published in Local
A home in Titikaveka was broken into on Monday night while a mother and her children slept and her husband was in the lounge. The brazen break-in happened around 11.30pm, when a man entered Tikioki resident Hoana Matapo’s bedroom while she was in bed with her three young children. The bedroom is accessed from a […]
Ned gets nod
Wednesday 27 June 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
After reading yesterday’s front page article ‘3 new HOMs in appointments’ a smoke signaller texts to 188: ”Isn’t it four, not three new heads of ministry, as Ned Howard is new too?“ SS: You are right, and others have pointed this out. We apologise to Ned for this. Ned Howard is the new head of […]
Let's stay hush-hush
Wednesday 27 June 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I heard that Luen Thai fishing company is going into business with another company, taking our fish right before our very eyes. We do not agree with this agreement between the company and marine resources. I second what opposition leader Wilkie Rasmussen said to Teina Bishop last week that the shark fin saga […]
Financial services sector reinforced
Wednesday 27 June 2012 | Published in National
A positive peer review reinforces the strength of the Cook Islands financial services industry. The OECD’s Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes on June 20 released its report on the Cook Islands entitled ”Peer Review Report Phase 1 Legal and Regulatory FrameworkCook Islands“. The report is the result of months […]
Port project pushes on at pace
Wednesday 27 June 2012 | Published in National
Good weather and a lack of machine complications have meant progress on the Avatiu port has continued at a great pace and under budget. Ports Authority general manager Bim Tou says dredging is 65 percent complete and that they are confident the process will be finished by July 22. The two light barges will then […]
Puaikura celebrates start of jetty
Wednesday 27 June 2012 | Published in National
Vaka Puaikura Aronga Mana and the community at large gathered at Arorangi Primary School on Monday morning for the official ground breaking ceremony of the new alternative cruise liner landing platform and jetty. Work on the $2 million project funded by the New Zealand/Australia Harmonised Aid Programme began as soon as the official ground breaking […]
Penrhyn paua ban lifted
Wednesday 27 June 2012 | Published in National
A restriction on extracting paua from the Tongareva lagoon has been lifted. These are the words of Opposition leader Wilkie Rasmussen, who made the announcement in Parliament on Monday. He encouraged Rarotonga residents to place orders for paua ahead of Te Maeva Nui. ”Those who wish to have some of these delicacies can expect to […]
Man found injured on roadside
Wednesday 27 June 2012 | Published in National
A young man is in a critical condition after crashing his motorcycle while drunk early Saturday morning. The local man, who police say is in his early 20s but cannot be named as all relatives have not be notified, was found lying on the road by a passer-by, who called police. The man crashed into […]
Outer islands women lacking support
Wednesday 27 June 2012 | Published in National
Women in the outer islands are struggling for bras and other suitable support, according to Punanga Tauturu spokesperson Shana Kamana. The reaction comes as worldwide group Project Uplift announced they are sending their next shipment of donated bras to the Phillipines. In their seven-year existence they have donated over 330,000 bras to various countries throughout […]
Tiare Taporo heading 'home' soon
Wednesday 27 June 2012 | Published in National
A date has been confirmed for the departure of Tiare Taporo from Nova Scotia. The 135-foot fishing vessel-turned cargo and passenger ship has been undergoing a refit at a Lunenburg dock for the better part of a year, but she’s getting ready to come home. The vessel is set to leave Canada on September 15, […]
Howard takes over transport
Wednesday 27 June 2012 | Published in National
The list of new heads of ministries includes Ned Howard, who will take over the position of secretary for the Ministry of Transport from Aukino Tairea. Howard was formerly the director of marine at the ministry. He and other new heads of ministries – Matairangi Purea (agriculture), Elizabeth Iro (health) and Elizabeth Wright-Koteka (prime minister’s […]
US Endangered Species Act a crusade for coral restoration
Tuesday 26 June 2012 | Published in Environment
In the build-up to the establishment of a large marine park in the Cook Islands, it is timely for us to be aware of environmental issues in other parts of the Pacific that could affect us. Recent developments regarding the possibility of listing over 80 species of stony corals on the US Endangered Species list […]
Sailor farewelled
Tuesday 26 June 2012 | Published in Local
Members of HMNZS Otago carry Able Seaman Combat Specialist William Paratini Delamere’s coffin on to the Hercules waiting to take him home to NZ from Rarotonga yesterday. 12062504 / 5
Adjourned
Tuesday 26 June 2012 | Published in Local
Parliament has adjourned sine die. Deputy Prime Minister Tom Marsters moved a motion at the conclusion of yesterday’s sitting – the eleventh since the Budget was tabled in Parliament on June 7 – to adjourn until after September. He praised translator Bobby Turua, who picked up most of the interpreting work during this lengthy sitting, […]
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