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Norman George challenges GPC
Monday 6 September 2010 | Published in Local
Atiu MP for Teenui-Mapumai Norman George has publicly declined the invitation to take part in this week’s People’s Forum for Change called by political reform advocates. George continues to ridicule GPC and Mou Piri with the offensive intimation that ‘a woman’s place is in the home’. The self-described Atiu Warrior issued a press statement saying […]
Financial crisis at CISNOC
Monday 6 September 2010 | Published in Local
Sports minister worried by staff numbers and money management The Cook Island Sports National Olympic Committee (CISNOC) last week revealed it’s in dire financial straits by asking government for an advance on its quarterly funding. The move has indicated to Minister of Sport Apii Piho that the organisation is in serious financial difficulties. CISNOC receives […]
There's no quick fix
Monday 6 September 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Let me take this opportunity to “get it right” as referred to by Serena Hunter of Muri. Reduction in the number of seats in parliament is the one suggestion agreed by GPC, Mou Piri and the Reformers as the referendum topic for this election, a suggestion that took at least two hours worth […]
Let's pressure candidates
Monday 6 September 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
We want signed commitments on key issues like reducing seats Dear Editor, In front of our eyes on almost a daily basis the political parties are falling apart. It’s time for everyone to seriously question your loyalty to a party because most politicians obviously don’t have any loyalty to YOU in the party, so many […]
Dog epidemic out west
Monday 6 September 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I was not surprised recently to hear that a tourist had been bitten by a roving dog in Arorangi. I wrote to the Dog Ranger, via the police, several weeks ago stating that someone would get hurt by these dogs if nothing was done. Well, nothing was done and as far as I […]
Run-off idea ridiculous
Monday 6 September 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I refer to Sir Terepai’s arrogant suggestion for a ‘national day run off’. Is he crazy? Does he not realise that he will be totally wiped out by the people of Ngatangiia? If only Sir Terepai and his bunch of loud mouth commitee members followed the constitution where it clearly states the proper […]
Sinking and rising islands
Monday 6 September 2010 | Published in Smoke Signals
A big congrats going out to Pacific Resort Aitutaki’s GM Michael Shah for being voted the South Pacific general manager of the year at the 2010 HM Awards for Hotel & Accommodation Excellence in Sydney on Friday night. Shortly after starting the job in Aitutaki he said he has the best job in the world, […]
New service
Saturday 4 September 2010 | Published in Local
A new shipping service may soon get the go-ahead if transport minister William Heather has his way. Picton Castle skipper Daniel Moreland and two local business partners are proposing a new service for the Cook Islands using a converted deep sea fishing trawler (as pictured above). Transport minister William Heather says Pacific Schooners Ltd’s proposal […]
Toa warns fuel shortage
Saturday 4 September 2010 | Published in Local
Fuel distributor Toa Petroleum is warning Rarotonga’s petrol pumps may run dry before the next ship arrives in a week’s time. The Toa facility ran out of fuel yesterday but its competitor, Triad Pacific Petroleum, insists it still has enough fuel in storage to last the week. Retailers of Toa’s fuel are expected to run […]
National run-off?
Saturday 4 September 2010 | Published in Local
Sir Terepai’s suggestion: ‘A national day of elimination’ Embattled Ngatangiia MP Sir Terepai Maoate is proposing a ‘national day of elimination’ to clean up the candidate selection process in all Democratic Party. It’s his answer to the stand-off that has developed in his electorate. In a statement released by his Ngatangiia committee late yesterday, Sir […]
DVDs on sale
Saturday 4 September 2010 | Published in Features
Liz Ponga of the Ministry of Cultural Development shows off the 2010 Te Maeva Nui DVDs which goes on sale today at the Punanga Nui Market. The ministry has compiled a DVD box set of this year’s constitution celebration performances which includes four DVDs all for the bargain price of $50. The box set covers […]
Just the Ticket
Saturday 4 September 2010 | Published in Features
It’s been 38 years since Trevor Richards of Polynesian Tax Free took the stage as a singer with the hugely popular band Ticket. Back then, he was long-haired, clad in bell bottoms like all fashionable rockers in the 1970s and heavy into acid rock. But Richards – who changed his name from Trevor Tombleson “simply […]
Nikao Maori kids proud of their culture
Saturday 4 September 2010 | Published in Features
It’s been a busy three weeks for years 3 and 4 pupils at Nikao Primary school. The youngsters with the Te Maeva Nui celebrations still fresh in their minds produced posters, costumes and short stories about their strong Cook Islands culture. The students all between the ages of 6 and 7 are no strangers to […]
Rotary gets behind Blackrock
Saturday 4 September 2010 | Published in Features
The Rarotonga Rotary Club donated printing, laminating and binding equipment to Blackrock Preschool at Wednesday night’s meeting. The Computer Man contributed $100 to the cause and Westpac also sponsored a computer. Principal Stephanie Puiri, treasurer Ana Silatolu and board member Nora Raita were present to accept the donations, which will facilitate a book-writing project that […]
High-flyer speaks for Te Vaerua
Saturday 4 September 2010 | Published in Features
Theresa Gattung, ex-CEO of NZ Telecom, will be speaking at Crown Beach tonight to a packed house of people who paid $100 for a ticket. So what made a woman who has been named one of 50 most powerful women in the world want to speak in Rarotonga to raise funds for Te Vaerua? “It […]
Pedal-power an opportunity
Saturday 4 September 2010 | Published in Features
Inventor seeks investors for local manufacturing Local inventor Ken Kingsbury says that his boat the Treddlecat is a chance to get the Cook Islands on the world map. He says investors are interested in Auckland – but he is keen to get investors in the Cook Islands behind setting up manufacturing here. Kingsbury has Cook […]
Aitutaki cleans up!
Saturday 4 September 2010 | Published in Features
The Aitutaki community will be conducting their annual programme celebrating ‘Clean up the World’ starting yesterday and continuing through to next week. And it won’t just be about picking up rubbish! Araura College has planned a number of fun activities for the school, with prizes sponsored by the National Environment Service as well as CITC […]
11 new boat masters
Saturday 4 September 2010 | Published in Features
Eleven Aitutaki fishermen were expected to receive their Boat Masters Certificate yesterday. Boat masters course tutor Stephen Simpson of the Cook Islands Maritime Training Centre on Rarotonga has spent the past two weeks on Aitutaki delivering the course to local fishermen. Simpson says the course he is teaching the fishermen is one specifically developed by […]
Cooks filmed for The Blue Continent
Saturday 4 September 2010 | Published in Features
A British film crew on a whistle-stop tour of the South Pacific is in the Cook Islands. They are filming a five-part series called The Blue Continent being made for the UK’s Travel Channel. The series examines what the Islands of the South Pacific have to offer by exploring the culture of the people and […]
Maoate objection
Saturday 4 September 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, As a Ngatangiia Demo supporter, I object to Junior Maoate telling me who I should appoint as my candidate. Does he think we should go to Aitutaki and tell the people in his electorate if they nominate him, our member will walk away from the Demo party? Talk about arrogance, just like the […]
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