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Police ask for help in Aitutaki rape case
Wednesday 27 January 2010 | Published in Local
Police are calling on the help of the Aitutaki community with the ongoing investigation into a rape of a young girl last year. The offence was first reported in April 2009 when the victim was nine-years-old. A review has recently been completed in what areas police still need to work on. Suspects have been interviewed […]
CT scanner costs considered says health
Wednesday 27 January 2010 | Published in Local
The feasibility of accepting a donated CT scan machine from Waikato Hospital has been given alot of consideration says health secretary Tupou Faireka. Last week health minister Apii Piho announced that Rarotonga Hospital may soon have its first such machine which could save many lives and reduce the high cost of patient referrals to New […]
Crocombe on mission in NZ
Wednesday 27 January 2010 | Published in Local
Chairman of the economic development taskforce Tata Crocombe was headed to Wellington yesterday to pursue discussions with New Zealand government officials on a range of initiatives proposed by the taskforce. Mac Mokoroa, chief of staff at the office of the prime minister is accompanying Crocombe on the weeklong mission funded by the OPM budget. Mokoroa […]
Wong investigation completed
Wednesday 27 January 2010 | Published in Local
The investigation into former tourism chief executive Chris Wong has been completed. Detective inspector Mark Franklin said the police enquiry into the former tourism boss wrapped up late last year and is now in the hands of crown law. “Police have now referred the matter to crown law for legal opinion to establish whether criminal […]
Most want to reduce seats
Wednesday 27 January 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I am a little concerned at some of the so-called ‘reform’ proposals put forward by the two individuals recently given this task. The major questions in my mind are: We don’t seem to have any reduction in the number of overall seats in parliament, merely a reduction in the number of constituencies to […]
Do the right thing, like Sir Tom
Wednesday 27 January 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, As one of the members of the Cook Islands Parliament(1978-1999) who brought the present Cook Islands Constitution into being, I clearly remember one important principle that the Queen’s Representative is charged with and that is to ensure that the prime minister enjoys the confidence of the majority of the people’s representatives in parliament […]
Reform the electoral rules first
Wednesday 27 January 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, It seems we are departing from the original ideas in the report of the 1998 Political Reform Commission. The political change now proposed is that there shall be no change in the number of Rarotonga seats but only in the number of seats in the outer islands. Justification for this appears to be […]
Speed limit changes draw criticism
Wednesday 27 January 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I returned to Raro after a few years overseas and was pleasantly surprised to see the speed limit had been changed to 50kph, much more realistic than 40kph (which very few followed anyway). I was even more surprised when I got a speeding ticket doing 50kph in a 50 zone! Apparently you can […]
He's not the only expert
Wednesday 27 January 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, This cabinet seems to think that Tata Crocombe is the only expert on the island and he will deliver this country out of the mess that we are in. Personally, I don’t trust this man. I was told that Tata got the old Rarotongan Hotel from government for a very low price. All […]
Tata the 'new messiah'
Wednesday 27 January 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Why on earth is this government allowing businessman Tata Crocombe to dictate and dominate more and more on the future affairs of this country? For some unknown reason it seems as if Tata is the country’s new mover and shaker. A man on a crusade. The person lurking behind the PM pulling all […]
Don't fear change – it's good for us
Wednesday 27 January 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Tupui Ariki Henry, your letter to the editor made you sound like a scared little child. “If we make political changes like reform, mummy (NZ) and daddy (UK) might not like us.” The fact is the NZ government members have stated many times that they don’t think our current political system is beneficial […]
Girl bound and gagged
Tuesday 26 January 2010 | Published in Local
A female teenager was taken to Rarotonga Hospital with injuries sustained during a break-in to her Tutakimoa home on Sunday morning. Police say that the two masked persons entered the girl’s bedroom while she was asleep, bound and gagged her and took her to a nearby plantation. Police were told by the victim that at […]
PM keen on telecommunications reform
Tuesday 26 January 2010 | Published in Local
Prime minister Jim Marurai has issued a statement saying he hopes to maintain momentum on the proposed reform to the telecommunications sector this year. Last November the telecommunications minister announced government’s intention to open the market to competition but said it could take until February to formalise the changes under law. The reform not only […]
Police force faces restructuring
Tuesday 26 January 2010 | Published in Local
The Cook Islands police force is facing a major restructure. Police minister and prime minister Jim Marurai made the announcement last week during a press conference and said it was a move to lower the average age of the force. “He (police commissioner Maara Tetava) was saying for staff at the top level he was […]
Lazy litterbugs spoil it
Tuesday 26 January 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I am consistently amazed at the amount of rubbish thrown out on to the sides of the roads. I do a little bit of walking and have been taking a shopping bag and picking up the rubbish as I go. It does not take very long at all to fill one bag up […]
Reform changes more like 'communism'
Tuesday 26 January 2010 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, National seats have been tried and they failed. At the general elections in March 1965 there were 22 candidates for the newly formed Cook Islands Party (CIP) and 22 individuals to be nationally elected. The result was 15 seats to the CIP Party and 7 National seats. A by-election followed in July, to […]
Where's my backup parachute?
Tuesday 26 January 2010 | Published in Smoke Signals
One person says he finds the current political situation of the five MPs (four of them Demos) and the others as funny. “The 10 Demos probably expected that when they jumped out of power, the other four to jump with them. That didn’t happen and where does that leave them now?” After reading the article […]
Talking the biodiversity talk
Monday 25 January 2010 | Published in Environment
Red List – also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data List is a listed inventory of the global conservation status of plant and animal species. For example, it is in the Red List that you can find out whether a certain species is Extinct, Critically Endangered or Vulnerable. Invasive Species – Introduced […]
Biodiversity facts! Did you know?
Monday 25 January 2010 | Published in Environment
– The global cost associated with invasive species is estimated at US$1.4 trillion annually – 5% of the world economy. – More than 450 million people live within 60 kilometers of coral reefs, with the majority directly or indirectly deriving food and income from them. – In rural areas of Pacific Island Countries, fish contributes […]
2010 Targets – Biodiversity
Monday 25 January 2010 | Published in Environment
The Cook Islands is a member of the Bureau for the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). Cook Islander Tania Temata was nominated to the Bureau in 2008 to represent the interests of the Asia Pacific region. In 1994 the Cook Islands became a party to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) which […]
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