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News exchangers
Saturday 26 June 2010 | Published in Features
TVNZ journalist Adrian Stevanon talks to CI News journalist Nerys Case who has spent this week in New Zealand on a journalism exchange arranged by the New Zealand Government. Stevanon has recently returned home after sailing from Rarotonga to Samoa on mixed vaka Hine Moana. Stevanon had never sailed before when he hooked up with […]
Highland Paradise rates with airline
Saturday 26 June 2010 | Published in Features
The visiting senior Air New Zealand team, executives and board members said they were ‘very impressed’ with their experience at Highland Paradise last Sunday night. Air NZ CEO Rob Fyfe and senior Air NZ staff from here and New Zealand enjoyed the Highland Paradise dinner and cultural show that was the winner of a Cook […]
Combined effort
Saturday 26 June 2010 | Published in Features
The new $8.5 million airport terminal is the talk of the town, but often conversations don’t acknowledge all the local companies involved in its construction. The customs counters, for example, were crafted by Prestige Furnishings. Kurt Scheel of Prestige Furnishings said the designs were inspired by photos of counters at the Wellington and Christchurch airports, […]
New studio for dance and drama at Tereora
Saturday 26 June 2010 | Published in Features
Tereora College drama and dance students put on a fantastic show on Thursday night for the opening of the college’s first performing arts studio. The studio is the building at the bottom of the Telecom Sports Arena and after some minor upgrades – it was put to the test by years 10 and 11 students. […]
Mama love
Saturday 26 June 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, First I’d like to congratulate Mama Mau on her receipt of the MBE. This is one recipient who has truly earned this honour. Always putting others first, welcoming those of us who come from overseas. A great ambassador for the Cook Islands. Well done mama; my family will never forget your kindness, love […]
How to get a cash injection
Saturday 26 June 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, A suggestion for Tav’s and maybe other retail businesses that works well in Waikiki and gives them a cash injection to pay the bills! Have a one day, genuine 50% off ALL stock sale, at the back road shop. Give the local femmes an opportunity to purchase a nice new dress for their […]
Happy tax payer
Saturday 26 June 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I recently left the Cook Islands and it was made very clear to me by a representative from the Tax Office that I was to ensure all taxes were paid prior to my departure. I happily sorted all my affairs out, and to my surprise, I was entitled to a refund. The cheque […]
Hugh Graham served us well in Manukau
Saturday 26 June 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The resignation of Hugh Graham – councillor for Manukau City Council – is indeed a very sad loss to the community. I must say that Hugh has been an inspiration to all ages in the community and especially to his own Cook Islands people. Once in a while, a Pacific leader stands tall […]
Snap election a hoax
Saturday 26 June 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I am writing in regards to last Saturday’s article about the majority of Democrats supporting the PM in order for him to allow for the dissolution of parliament so a snap election can be called. I strongly believe the PM will never call a snap election and will wait until the very last […]
Swift justice is good justice
Saturday 26 June 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Am I the only person in the Cook Islands embarrassed by the apparent lack of urgency in dispensing justice through our Court system? I refer to the report in the Cook Islands News of June 25.A total of 21 cases are reported of which nine are listed as callovers. In seven of the […]
Netball semis clash on
Saturday 26 June 2010 | Published in Netball
There’s nothing more netball teams can do but bring their ‘A’ game to today’s club semi-finals but supporters and cheer squads could make all the difference in how teams play today. In the premier grade, the Avatiu Dragonflies go up against the Takuvaine Red Divas. Takuvaine will no doubt head into this game with their […]
Add VAT, deduct PAYE
Saturday 26 June 2010 | Published in Smoke Signals
One of our readers pointed out the “silliness” in Andrew and Melinda Ponga’s letter to the editor yesterday where it was suggested it was often necessary to borrow from a bank to pay taxes. “Not so,” says our smoke signaller. “You add the VAT on to the sale price of your goods and you deduct […]
Is this a Christian island or what?
Friday 25 June 2010 | Published in Church Talk
We may consider our island to be Christian – at face value. People attend church on Sunday religiously; children sing Christian songs in state schools; there are prayers at sports meetings; and churches are more common than grocery stores. However, upon closer scrutiny there is a very different picture. Some people who claim the title […]
70 Apostolics fly
Friday 25 June 2010 | Published in Church Talk
Bishop Tutai Pere and a team of 70 Apostolic Church members leave this week to attend the Annual South Pacific District Council of the 43rd Episcopal District of the Pentecostal AssemblIes of the World Inc. in Cairns, Australia. The delegation consists of 50 members from the Rarotonga congregation and 20 from the islands of Aitutaki, […]
Mirror-ing ourselves for heaven's reunion
Friday 25 June 2010 | Published in Church Talk
Aka-ata anga ia tatou no te Basileia! In Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the wicked queen asks her enchanted mirror, “Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the fairest one of all?” The mirror cannot lie. So for many years it says, “You, O queen, are the fairest in the land.” But one day, the […]
Nicholas tells CIP to leave him alone
Friday 25 June 2010 | Published in Local
“Leave us alone!” That’s the blunt message from sitting Avatiu MP Albert Nicholas to the Cook Islands Party (CIP) executive. “Don’t talk to us – don’t waste your breath.” Nicholas has felt marginalised by the party executive in recent days after they declared his candidacy for the Avatiu-Ruatonga-Palmerston seat void and called for candidates to […]
Spell-a-thon a moneymaker
Friday 25 June 2010 | Published in Local
Avatea School students spelt their way to $14,324.10 through their school’s recent Spell-a-thon fundraiser. It was the first major fundraiser of the year for the school. The Spell-a-thon was held on Friday May 28 at the Avatea school hall. Avatea principal Nga Charlie said the point of the educational fundraiser was that they wanted to […]
Matenga makes a stand
Friday 25 June 2010 | Published in Local
Another high profile candidate has put his hand up to contest this year’s general elections as an independent. Local businessman Teariki Matenga made the announcement yesterday, saying he had no confidence in the current Government, especially when it came to financial matters. His decision to stand comes hot on the heels of Nikao dentist and […]
Time to boost netball
Friday 25 June 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I am very disappointed with our national netball association. This is a good time for government to step in and have a netball series in Rarotonga or maybe develop an ANZ champs team from the Cooks. After all my time being a netball fan for the Cooks, it is highly disappointing to not […]
Low-interest loans 'great news'
Friday 25 June 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Today (Thursday June 24) CI News has an article that suggests that with the help of the New Zealand Government, businesses in the Cook Islands may get access to low interest loans. This is great news and if it actually happens is an answer to the proposal that for some time now has […]
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