Monday 18 June 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Can I make a correction please? The two Members of Parliament from the Opposition side travelling to West Australia are the former Prime Minister Jim Marurai and Rakahanga MP Taunga Toka. Their names were recommended by the Opposition caucus to the Clerk of our Parliament just under two weeks ago. I, as the […]
Monday 18 June 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I would like to express my concerns regarding the meeting that was held last week by MMR about shark conservation. As one of the 15 that attended, the message that I got from this was that it was okay to catch some shark species. Personally I think this is garbage. As someone whose […]
Monday 18 June 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Kit e Etita, Tata atu au i te oronga atu i ta matou akameitaki anga ta te au metuavaine o Ngatiarua e tei akakorona ia ki te kana tunu mori te ka tae mai, tei turuturu ia mai e te ona tauturu CIS, tei oora ia mai e ta ratou tamaine angaanga koia a Vanesa. […]
Monday 18 June 2012 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Many of your readers I am sure would like to see a picture of ‘Tamariki Kuki Airani’s’ grandfather harpooning fish from his vaka, if only to remind of bygone days when fish were plentiful. I recall during my childhood, the then common practice of stalking and the spearing of fish from the beach […]
Monday 18 June 2012 | Published in Kata
Monday 18 June 2012 | Published in Netball
Cook Islands national netball coach Margaret Foster says she’s enthused by the upcoming challenge of winning the Pacific Series tournament in Fiji. Cook Islands impressed at last year’s tournament, recording wins over Papua New Guinea and Samoa, and losing to eventual champions Fiji. Foster says they are going into the tournament with the belief they […]
Monday 18 June 2012 | Published in National
Understanding that poor agricultural practice causes land degradation, the Sustainable Land Management (SLM) project supported by National Environment Service and Ministry of Infrastructure and Planning is pleased to support Titikaveka Grower’s Association’s (TGA) Soil School. The first school was in December 2011and the next happens soon with an introduction course, on Monday to Thursday July […]
Monday 18 June 2012 | Published in National
The Business, Trade and Investments Board is warning all foreign enterprises that their annual filing of information is due. A public notice was issued last Thursday by the Business, Trade and Investments Board (BTIB) to notify all registered foreign enterprises and individuals of their requirement to file information under the Development Investment Act. BTIB often […]
Monday 18 June 2012 | Published in National
Farming organically may be seen the old way of doing things, but it is coming into fashion again. ”Pacific island farmers have been doing it the right way after all,“ says Karen Mapusua, who works with the Pacific Organic and Ethical Trade Community (POETCom) to promote organic farming and ethical trade in the region. She […]
Monday 18 June 2012 | Published in National
Tourism minister Teina Bishop has defended the Air New Zealand subsidy as a ”cash positive investment“. Responding to allegations from the Opposition bench last week that the subsidies are a ”waste“, Bishop has said that they are crucial to improving the economic health of the Cook Islands. ”The economic data available to us states that […]
Monday 18 June 2012 | Published in Smoke Signals
About $44 million in official development assistance funds will be spent during this financial year. That figure includes unspent funds of about $15m rolling over from last year’s Budget. Of the $44m, $16.6m is going toward water and sanitation – this represents the biggest component of overseas development assistance (ODA) – and $7.2 million toward […]
Monday 18 June 2012 | Published in Smoke Signals
Minister of agriculture Nandi Glassie has accused the Opposition of asking ”silly questions“ about agriculture. Responding to a challenge to the government from Mitiaro MP Tangata Vavia to invest ”millions“ in agriculture, Glassie said the available acreage on the outer islands does not warrant an investment of that magnitude. Vavia had challenged the government to […]
Monday 18 June 2012 | Published in Smoke Signals
”Is the Hon. Norman George really that smart?“ a smoke signaller asks. ”If he really thinks that he can continue to outsmart the highest authority of this country and avoid the confidence vote in the budget every Parliament sitting, then we dare him to cast his five votes in the right place in the upcoming […]
Saturday 16 June 2012 | Published in Environment
Since 2008 when Lagoon Day was first held, June Hosking and other presenters advocated for reusable nappies over disposables. However the topic, without ready suppliers and information on island, has crawled along. So earlier this year Hosking, now the coordinator of Lagoon Day, decided it was time to follow her dream with a good plan […]
Saturday 16 June 2012 | Published in Environment
A two-day meeting was held this week by the Ministry of Marine Resources to discuss an updated national plan of action for sharks. Ministry of Marine Resources (MMR) secretary Ben Ponia organised the consultation to talk about the problem of shark over-fishing and the possibility of creating a shark sanctuary in the Cooks. Ponia flew […]
Saturday 16 June 2012 | Published in Local
Budget 2012 has been passed without amendment. Yesterday Speaker of the House Niki Rattle went through each schedule and appropriation, and none was opposed. Parliament dispersed quickly just after 1pm when it was announced that the Appropriation Bill 2012 had passed. The announcement was made not long after the bill was read for the third […]
Saturday 16 June 2012 | Published in Local
Government has been insistent that a 2 percent cut to the public service budget will not engender job losses, but the Cook Islands Workers Association (CIWA) is not convinced. CIWA president Anthony Turua says he has received a flood of feedback from CIWA executives and members, who are disappointed with the Budget and its ”impact […]
Saturday 16 June 2012 | Published in Local
Saturday 16 June 2012 | Published in Features
My Mama My mama is short My mama is healthy My mama is lovely My mama is funny too But I don’t care if people talk about her She is the love of my Life By Leahana Pareanga, Year Eight Country Roads Far and farther away Seemed it would never end The winding and turning […]
Saturday 16 June 2012 | Published in Features
Frocks will be dusted off, party tiaras polished and dancing shoes laced up for this evening’s must attend event of the month – the red carpet Queen’s Jubilee Fire and Ice Ball. Presented and held at the BCA Art Gallery in the Beachcomber complex in Taputapuatea – the ball is a fundraiser event for the […]
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