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Pearls and energy on agenda
Monday 19 September 2011 | Published in National
Cook Islands pearl exports to China and cooperation in respect of renewable energy technology are issues being discussed this week by Prime Minister Henry Puna and senior representatives of the Chinese government. Puna is also involved in bilateral discussions with China about its general development assistance to the Cook Islands and possible aid for next […]
Prime minister begins China visit
Monday 19 September 2011 | Published in National
Prime Minister Henry Puna began his official visit to China yesterday with his first official engagements in Beijing. Met at the new airport in the capital by senior Protocol officials from the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the prime minister and his delegation were provided a police escort into the city where they were taken […]
Biodiversity study includes Cooks
Monday 19 September 2011 | Published in National
Leafflower trees and leafflower moths which are mutually dependent on each other arrived in the South Pacific separately, but over time reconnected. That is the conclusion of a study conducted by University of California Berkeley PhD student David Hembry, whose research centred on biodiversity in the Cook Islands and French Polynesia. Hembry started out studying […]
Natural resources adviser appointed
Monday 19 September 2011 | Published in National
A Cook Islands initiative to develop deep sea mining is further progressed by the appointment of a natural resources adviser. New Zealand geologist Daryl Thorburn has officially been appointed to the new position, funded by the Commonwealth Secretariat for two years. Minerals and natural resources minister Tom Marsters has formally notified the secretariat that Cook […]
Finsec tracks aid funding trends
Monday 19 September 2011 | Published in National
Global funding patterns are changing, but the Cook Islands is relatively well-placed to continue receiving aid, financial secretary Richard Neves says. Neves has returned to the Cook Islands from a conference in London, at which the changing trends of aid application and criteria were analysed. It precedes a further international conference in November, at which […]
PM clocks up biggest travel costs
Monday 19 September 2011 | Published in National
Prime Minister Henry Puna has proportionately spent the most from governments Civil List on international travel of any minister or member of parliament in this financial year. Since July 1 Punas official international travel to Samoa, New Caledonia, the United States, New Zealand and China has included about $47,000 from the Civil List. Government has […]
Audit job under wraps
Monday 19 September 2011 | Published in National
Finance and audit minister Mark Brown is keeping tight-lipped about the appointment of an audit director. He says a media release is likely to be issued in the next two weeks and in the meantime he is not prepared to discuss the matter.
Parliament to resume soon
Monday 19 September 2011 | Published in National
Parliament may resume in October, finance minister Mark Brown says. Following a lengthy session in July, parliament adjourned sine die and then an impromptu sitting was scheduled in late August for the passing of an amendment bill to governments withholding tax legislation. Brown says the resumption of parliament has not been confirmed, but government wants […]
Vanilla in demand
Monday 19 September 2011 | Published in National
The Cook Islands could soon be exporting up to 100 tonnes of vanilla to French Polynesia every year, as international demand for the spice continues to grow. A delegation of Cook Islands agriculture industry professionals, growers and government officials recently travelled to Tahiti in an effort to better understand initiatives for product expansion. Finance minister […]
US pays $2m for fish rights
Monday 19 September 2011 | Published in National
Annual payment to the Cook Islands by the United States as part of a Pacific fishing treaty is set to increase from $250,000 to $2 million. Finance minister Mark Brown says the increase is a result of discussion at the recent Pacific Leaders Forum in New Zealand, involving marine resources minister Teina Bishop. Brown says […]
Travel savings voluntary
Monday 19 September 2011 | Published in National
Ministers and members of parliament have the opportunity to save taxpayers money on travel by opting for economy class seats on flights, using air points accrued from official travel and staying in cheaper accommodation. There is a level of entitlement to MPs and ministers for official travel and its associated costs, through the Remuneration Tribunal […]
Travel real reason for tax
Monday 19 September 2011 | Published in Smoke Signals
Nobody but an idiot can have been taken by surprise by the Toa and Air New Zealand payments that were supposedly the reason for the Brown Tax [withholding tax on savings interest], a smoke signaller writes. It has now become clear that the unexpected expenses were actually a civil list blowout due to excessive travel. […]
UNDAF conference next week
Saturday 17 September 2011 | Published in Church Talk
A conference on the Cook Islands support of a United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) is being held in Rarotonga next week. Consultations for the Cook Islands in respect of the 2013-2017 UNDAF will take place at the Assembly of God church hall in Takuvaine on Tuesday, September 20 from 8am to 5pm. UNDAF is […]
From spinning to grinning
Saturday 17 September 2011 | Published in Environment
Out in Rarotongas east, the trade winds blow a consistent breeze and are providing a steady rotation to Tamaiva Tuaveras wind turbine at Muri. It is now a year since the owner of Captain Tamas Lagoon Cruises installed the five-kilowatt turbine at his hillside house just up from the beaches at Muri lagoon, and Tuavera […]
Floating plans for offshore wind
Saturday 17 September 2011 | Published in Environment
Wind farm advocates are backing the technology with an increasing conviction with the belief that high-volume, Chinese-made parts and investment in offshore technology will reduce the price of wind energy. Chinese companies have stepped up their production of wind turbine parts to help meet the growing demand within its borders for the technology. Until recently, […]
Tideline TV series has Cooks ties
Saturday 17 September 2011 | Published in Features
Driven by his affiliations with the Cook Islands and his passion for the Pacific, director-producer Andre Mortimer has created a marine conservation-themed television series that he hopes to air locally within the next few months. Tideline takes a look at marine environments the world over the good (South Pacific beaches), the bad (dolphin by-catch) and […]
Avaiki pearls and Matutu showcased
Saturday 17 September 2011 | Published in Features
Of over 80 Pacific companies represented at Aucklands Pacific Showcase, Cook Islands businesses were the only ones offering black pearls and beer making them popular amongst the 35,000 visitors traipsing through The Cloud. The showcase, organised to coincide with the Pacific Leaders Forum last week, featured booths advertising Pacific brands, businesses and products. Avaiki Cook […]
Performance a ray of hope
Saturday 17 September 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, After years of disappointment with Tereora College trying to get our children educated in a system that does not work, we were encouraged after attending the awesome performance the children gave at the hall Thursday night. It was a ray of hope that things might actually improve at that institution! Schoolteacher Ms Waldron […]
Let us be peacemakers
Saturday 17 September 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I just want to add my shillings worth in response to yesterdays paper re: the Pacific Islands Leaders Forum to be held here next year. I read with interest other writers views opposing the Fiji PM from getting an invitation to attend. One would think that there is a reason for the coup […]
Young people need communitys support
Saturday 17 September 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Congratulations to the Tereora College performing arts drama class for their outstanding performance on Thursday night. I was so proud to see so many talented young people showcase their creative and artistic talents through drama, dance and music as part of their contribution to raise awareness on the issue of suicide this week. […]
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