Wednesday 26 August 2009 | Published in Local
Wednesday 26: Cabinet minister Tangata Vavia is heading to China on Friday to attend the 5th International Cooperation Summit and the 3rd Global Outsourcing Summit in Changchun City. Initially prime minister Jim Marurai and DPM Sir Terepai Maoate were invited to next month’s summits but due to prior commitments, they are unable to attend. It […]
Wednesday 26 August 2009 | Published in Local
Wednesday 26: Opposition MP Norman George says Penrhyn MP Wilkie Rasmussen should accept the Democratic Party decision to give him the boot. George says even if Rasmussen’s rights have been abused, the court action he’s threatened would only drain the Demo Party and the MP of their resources. “He would have to go for a […]
Wednesday 26 August 2009 | Published in Local
Wednesday 26: Prime minister Jim Marurai is heading an urgent mission to French Polynesia for further talks on the charter of a ship to get the northern group tere parties to Rarotonga next month. Marurai left for Tahiti yesterday along with secretary of culture Sonny Williams and his private secretary Rosita Taikakara. The PM is […]
Wednesday 26 August 2009 | Published in Local
Tuesday 25: A fault along a sea-side line caused a power outage in Rarotonga on Sunday night. Te Aponga Uira acting chief executive Elma Marurai says a fault was recorded from 9.30pm along the line from Avatiu wharf to the meteorological service office at the Nikao seawall. All households and businesses along the line would […]
Wednesday 26 August 2009 | Published in Local
Tuesday 25: Deputy prime minister Sir Terepai Maoate left for New York on Saturday where he will address the United Nations Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf. The formal presentation of the country’s extended continental shelf claim this week follows Sir Terepai’s previous visit to New York to submit the claim in April. […]
Wednesday 26 August 2009 | Published in Local
Tuesday 25: Penrhyn MP Wilkie Rasmussen is not leaving the Democratic Party without a fight, despite its decision to expel him. He’s now giving the party 24 hours to withdraw the decision or face court action. “The action by the so called Democratic executive to cancel my membership in the Democratic Party was an act […]
Wednesday 26 August 2009 | Published in Local
*29 of these died of head injuries — ROAD SAFETY COUNCIL
Wednesday 26 August 2009 | Published in Local
Tuesday 25: A recent report has named the Cook Islands as having the second deadliest roads in the world. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has released a global status report on road safety where 178 countries were surveyed. The statistics were compiled and compared per capita. The Cook Islands is recorded to have the second […]
Wednesday 26 August 2009 | Published in Local
Monday 24: Heads of government ministries (HOMs) will attend a two-day orientation course this week. The office of the public service commissioner (OPSC) is introducing the new orientation initiative to allow new and current HOMs to be brought up to speed on some of the many roles and responsibilities they have in government. Central government […]
Wednesday 26 August 2009 | Published in Local
Monday 24: A ceremony to officially launch the Mauke water supplu project will be held tomorrow. Project manager Ngateina Rani says that minister Kete Ioane will lead a delegation to the island today including New Zealand high commissioner Tia Barrett, Ioane’s former chief executive turned agriculture secretary Tony Brown and infrastructure committee chairman George Cowan. […]
Wednesday 26 August 2009 | Published in Local
Monday 24: Foodland’s Marie Aererua was one of the first locals to get their hands on tickets to the Pacific Mini Games PMG when they went on sale for the first time outside the Bank of the Cook Islands last Friday. Taking advantage of the launch day specials, Aererua bought a ticket for her husband […]
Wednesday 26 August 2009 | Published in Local
Party executive accuses MP of anarchy, destabilising govt Monday 24: The Cook Islands Democratic Party yesterday hand delivered a letter to rebel Penrhyn MP Wilkie Rasmussen expelling him from the party. The executive has cancelled the party membership of the former senior cabinet minister and deputy-leader. “There is no doubt that the former deputy leader […]
Wednesday 26 August 2009 | Published in Local
Do you think the Arorangi Prison needs upgrading? Dallas Young Yes, they should be treated like human beings and they need to be rehabilitated right. Sonny Foster I’m not sure, I haven’t seen it. Maui Joseph Probably, but not too much because they will feel too comfortable and want to go back in there. Nancy […]
Wednesday 26 August 2009 | Published in Local
SATURDAY 22: The August sitting of the long-running Operation Slush trial came to an end yesterday with a key witness still being questioned. Lawyer Norman George, businessman Chris Vaile and former island secretary Charles Koronui have numerous corruption and conspiracy allegations against them in the Cook Islands High Court. The case was heard over the […]
Wednesday 26 August 2009 | Published in Local
SATURDAY 22: Independent MP for Rakahanga, Piho Rua, is calling on government to honour its commitment to bringing the northern group people to Maeva Nui celebrations next month. Rua may soon receive good news as government endeavours to make good on that commitment by having a final plan ready on Monday. Manihiki MP Apii Piho […]
Wednesday 26 August 2009 | Published in Local
Friday 21: Young hearts leapt with joy and crumbled with disappointment at yesterday’s exciting finals games in the 2009 World Youth Netball Championships. These photos by Matariki Wilson capture the highs and lows of the day, and have pushed out the normal daily news of crime and politics as we celebrate a great tournament and […]
Wednesday 26 August 2009 | Published in Local
Thursday 20: Miss Cook Islands will be challenging the title of Miss South Pacific in November. A decision was announced this week to send Engara Gosselin to the event held in Suva from Novmeber 21 to 28. The pageant theme will be ‘Preserving our environment the Pacific Way.’ Miss Niue, Vanessa Marsh, is the current […]
Wednesday 26 August 2009 | Published in Local
Thursday 20: Penrhyn MP Wilkie Rasmussen is opposed to government doing a deal with Air Rarotonga and Taio Shipping for the Maeva Nui teams from the north. Rasmussen says he turned down an invitation to meet with culture secretary Sonny Williams and other northern group MPs at the DPM’s office yesterday because of hard feelings […]
Wednesday 26 August 2009 | Published in Local
Thursday 20: Newly appointed secretary of culture Sonny Williams is facing one of the first challenges of his role – finding transport for Maeva Nui northern group tere parties. Yesterday deputy prime minister and finance minister Sir Terepai Maoate met with Williams, financial secretary Sholan Ivaiti, Manihiki MP Apii Piho, Rakahanga MP Piho Rua, Taio […]
Wednesday 26 August 2009 | Published in Features
Dear Editor, We write to express our sadness at the passing of a son of the Cook Islands, the celebrated poet Alistair Te Ariki Campbell, who died last weekend in New Zealand. Although he left the Cook Islands involuntarily 76 years ago, his affinity with the place of his birth remained, and grew stronger in […]
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