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Nurse sues health ministry
Tuesday 19 June 2012 | Published in National
A case is due to be heard in the High Court next week for the unfair dismissal of a senior nurse from Rarotonga Hospital. Philomena Henry is seeking $50,000 from the health ministry secretary after being unfairly dismissed by the Ministry of Health after 30 years of working as a nurse. Henry had been a […]
Government tendering and procurement process explained
Tuesday 19 June 2012 | Published in National
Minister of Finance Mark Brown encourages anyone suspicious of government tendering and procurement processes to download a policies and procedures manual from the Ministry of Finance and Economic Management website. Yesterday in Parliament, opposition leader Wilkie Rasmussen asked Brown to explain government tendering processes. ”Could you please explain to the house and to members of […]
New law provides insurance protection
Tuesday 19 June 2012 | Published in National
The Insurance Amendment Bill passed without amendment in Parliament yesterday. Finance minister Mark Brown read the bill, and explained its objective. ”In the course of carrying out the licensing of insurers to conduct insurance business in the Cook Islands, the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) noted some unworkable provisions in the Insurance Act of 2008,“ he […]
Banks 'failing the people'
Tuesday 19 June 2012 | Published in National
Opposition leader Wilkie Rasmussen has said that local banks are ”failing“ the Cook Islands people. ”Failing in the sense that the interest rates are so high in the Cook Islands – from our perspective they are very high – and the interest rates are so high on mortgages (that they are) difficult for Cook Islanders […]
Banking 'tidy up' law passed
Tuesday 19 June 2012 | Published in National
The Banking Amendment Bill was passed in Parliament yesterday. The Bill amends the Banking Act, which was passed in December of last year and which received royal assent from the Queen’s Representative on December 13. Finance minister Mark Brown read the amendment bill’s explanatory note in Parliament yesterday. ”This bill is to make an amendment […]
Going public
Tuesday 19 June 2012 | Published in National
Finance minister Mark Brown says government is keen to publicise a forthcoming report analysing Cook Islands banking institutions, which is currently being drafted by the founding chief executive of Kiwibank Sam Knowles. ”He (Knowles) has provided some initial explanations to myself, however his final report will be due very shortly and it will be a […]
Slow down and watch those animals
Tuesday 19 June 2012 | Published in National
Here at the Esther Honey Foundation our number one case seems to be vehicular in nature – animals being hit by cars, bikes, jumping out of cars, trucks or being run over from sleeping under cars. At this point we have four dogs and three cats which all have serious injuries from being in vehicular […]
Sunset Road portrays life of local artist
Tuesday 19 June 2012 | Published in National
A play based on the life of local artist Ian George – and written and directed by his daughter Miria – premieres today (June 20) in Wellington. While her theatre experience is extensive, ‘Sunset Road’ is the first play Miria has both written and directed. ”It is inspired by my Dad’s life – but has […]
'Go green'
Tuesday 19 June 2012 | Published in National
Associate minister of agriculture Kiriau Turepu has said that Titikaveka Growers Association deserves more financial support. ”I am happy with what the Titikaveka Growers are doing today,“ he said in Parliament on Friday. ”They are looking at various options of how to use their own soil rather than bringing soil from abroad. I fully support […]
Tongareva gives thanks
Tuesday 19 June 2012 | Published in National
Penrhyn MP Wilkie Rasmussen has extended his sincerest thanks to New Zealand High Commissioner John Carter and his team for supplying Penrhyn with fuel. In Parliament yesterday Rasmussen made special mention of the three warships that travelled to Tongareva bearing 60,000 litres of diesel – 30,000 litres for the island and 30,000 for Te Kukupa […]
Retrospective tender waiver not granted
Tuesday 19 June 2012 | Published in National
A Cook Islands Tourism Corporation request to retrospectively waive the tender process for four of its marketing campaigns was not granted, meaning funding was not given. After realising they might not be complying with the proper tender process, the corporation met with the Ministry of Finance and Economic Management (MFEM), which then requested a Public […]
Heather answers contracting questions
Tuesday 19 June 2012 | Published in National
Infrastructure minister Teariki Heather has said that T&M Heather has secured all its contracts legally and fairly. In Parliament yesterday Opposition leader Wilkie Rasmussen asked Heather to address concerns voiced by members of the public pertaining to T&M contracts. ”Some time ago the opposition through me raised concerns in the media about the company T&M […]
Look after your cows!
Tuesday 19 June 2012 | Published in National
Dear Editor, To the owners of the cows/bulls tied up in Kavera: You are causing harm to your animals by not attending to them regularly. They are tied up on vacant land and left for days and it appears no one checks them so our village has to put up with their constant bellowing and […]
Fresh tagging
Tuesday 19 June 2012 | Published in National
Fresh tagging on buildings through the Avarua township is a concern for both community leaders and local police. Sports and community leader George George has noticed an increase in the number of buildings through Avarua with fresh tags by delinquent youth using spray cans. He says that this is the time to raise the awareness […]
Maureen Goodwin reports from Nauru
Monday 18 June 2012 | Published in Environment
Maureen Goodwin is known to many in the Cook Islands, having worked since 1996 in various educational capacities in classrooms and the Ministry of Education. At present she is employed for one year as Literacy Advisor to the Nauru Department of Education. She says that Nauru, the smallest nation in the world, although still a […]
Plastic bags to be outlawed
Monday 18 June 2012 | Published in Environment
Cabinet has agreed to legislate against the importation of plastic bags into the Cook Islands. Prime Minister Henry Puna made the announcement when he stood to support the $1 million allocation for environment in this year’s Budget. ”In supporting the appropriation for environment, I want to say how pleased I am with the support that […]
Missing woman inquest
Monday 18 June 2012 | Published in Local
An inquest into the disappearance of 31-year-old handicapped woman Ngatupuna Pokotea is currently taking place at the High Court, six years after she went missing. Pokotea, who suffered from epileptic fits and could not talk, vanished from her Turoa residence on July 11, 2006. Her body was never found and there are still no suspects […]
Deal for $1.6m
Monday 18 June 2012 | Published in Local
The Cook Islands Consulate in Auckland is moving from Newton to South Auckland. It has occupied a building on Symonds Street since 1994, which government purchased for $976,000 at the time. Last year government decided that the consulate should be located in South Auckland, which is closer to the Auckland International Airport and to the […]
Maternity leave to be paid
Monday 18 June 2012 | Published in Local
Government is aiming to fund six weeks’ paid maternity leave for women in the private sector from January 1. The paid leave scheme is in accordance with the government’s commitment to the International Convention on the Eliminating of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). ”This scheme is intended to provide protection for working mothers by requiring employers […]
Arrested in Bali
Monday 18 June 2012 | Published in Local
Kiwi Cook Islander Charlotte Piho been released from police custody in Indonesia, after being detained over the theft of a chocolate bar. Thirty-year-old Piho, a stand-up paddler and yoga instructor, was arrested on Tuesday at Bintang minimarket in Bali’s upmarket Seminyak. She admits putting $17 worth of chocolate in her bag as she strolled through […]
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