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Many topics on table as G-G meets Cabinet
Tuesday 28 March 2017 | Published in Local
The Governor-General of New Zealand, Dame Patsy Reddy and her husband Sir David Gascoigne visited Cabinet last week as they conducted their first official visit to the Cook Islands and first official engagement here in her new post.
Pitt says sorry for content and timing of Bishop story
Tuesday 28 March 2017 | Published in Local
Publisher Gorge Pitt has been fined an undisclosed amount and has made a public apology for an article published in the Cook Islands Herald last year involving the high profile Teina Bishop case.
Flosse calls for sacking
Tuesday 28 March 2017 | Published in Regional
FRENCH POLYNESIA – French Polynesia’s broadcaster has issued a statement to support a journalist whom a convicted political figure demanded to be sacked.
Carbon-rich soil lauded
Tuesday 28 March 2017 | Published in Regional
PACIFIC – A Pacific scientist says boosting the carbon content in soil is crucial to helping small island states become more resilient to climate change.
Police rampage claimed
Tuesday 28 March 2017 | Published in Regional
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – A human rights group in Papua New Guinea is accusing police of burning down 150 houses in a village near the Porgera Gold Mine, during an early morning raid over the weekend.
Tonga expects Teufaiva Stadium to host July rugby tests
Tuesday 28 March 2017 | Published in Regional
TONGA – The Tonga Rugby Union expects Teufaiva National Stadium will finally be ready to host international rugby in July. The ‘Ikale Tahi have not played on home soil since 2009 and a scheduled home test against Wales in June has been moved to New Zealand because the field was deemed unfit for play. Representatives from World Rugby and Turf Management New Zealand visited Nuku’alofa last week to assess the playing field. Tonga Rugby CEO Fe’ao Vunipola said the governing body has given them the go ahead to begin preparations for hosting Samoa and Fiji in the Pacific Nations Cup in July, pending a final sign-off. “They were all surprised when we all turned up to Teufaiva – the whole field now is green – it’s all green,” he said. “The grass has grown, it’s so healthy, because we had been having rain for the last few weeks and even the turf management consultant from New Zealand was surprised by how quick the grass had grown, so there’s no major work to be done.” “They will be mowing it, fertilising it and fixing little patches wherever they feel they need to but overall there’s no need for a huge improvement to be done, like they anticipated before,” Vunipola said. Teufaiva National Stadium is being refurbished for Tonga’s hosting of the 2019 Pacific Games but had faced numerous delays, while the Games Organising Committee and the government have clashed on multiple occasions. Work at the Teufaiva site has since begun and the Papua New Guinea government has committed over US$15 million towards the project. Despite the frustration of the ‘Ikale Tahi being deprived a home venue for two full Rugby World Cup cycles, Vunipola was keen to look forward and said it was an “awesome feeling” for the Tongan rugby community. “I think for us our priority was always to bring a game to here and to qualify for the 2019 World Cup,” he said. “Which by playing the two important matches here gives us more chance of winning it this year because that’s the only way we can qualify for 2019 is to win the Pacific Nations Cup this year.” “People have priorities, the government have the people of Tonga as their priority but now we are just grateful that they are lending us a big hand to help us out because rugby union, as you know, is the Tongan national game – has been and will always.” Vunipola said upgrades to other facilities at Teufaiva will also be carried out in the coming weeks. “Priority is the playing area. The grandstand work, changing rooms and stuff, is, I think, straightforward. It only involves the replacement of plumbing, fittings and stuff and then doing some decoration work to the grandstand.” - RNZI
Samoans now obtaining surgical needs in India
Tuesday 28 March 2017 | Published in Regional
SAMOA – Samoa has begun sending patients needing medical treatment overseas to India instead of New Zealand.
Fa'afafine to consult with media on coverage
Tuesday 28 March 2017 | Published in Regional
SAMOA - The Samoa Fa’afafine Association(SFA) is organising a media summit this week in an effort to have fair, accurate, and inclusive news coverage of their issues and stories in the media in the future.
Samoa considering taxing church ministers
Tuesday 28 March 2017 | Published in Regional
SAMOA – Samoa’s government is eyeing up the millions of tala it will collect from church ministers if they are required to pay taxes.
Oceans conference to be 'game-changer'
Tuesday 28 March 2017 | Published in Regional
FIJI – Fiji says it’s crucial that members of the United Nations reach a consensus at this year’s Ocean Conference, saying it could be a game-changer for the future of the Pacific.
New coach heartened by Fijian effort
Tuesday 28 March 2017 | Published in Regional
FIJI – Fiji coach Christophe Gamel remains proud of his players despite two errors gifting New Zealand a 2-0 victory in the FIFA World Cup qualifying match in Lautoka at the weekend.
Potential Philippines Isis threat
Tuesday 28 March 2017 | Published in Regional
AUSTRALIA – The Islamic State terrorist group could establish a caliphate in the southern Philippines, according to Australia’s Foreign Minister Julie Bishop.
Queensland braces for the worst
Tuesday 28 March 2017 | Published in Regional
AUSTRALIA – Tropical Cyclone Debbie intensified to category four as it hit the north Queensland coast yesterday morning
Open Touch heads into the semifinals
Monday 27 March 2017 | Published in Touch Rugby
The Bluesky Open Mens and Womens Touch Competition road to the finals series begins today with the semifinals at the Nikao Field.
More finger pointing still to come
Monday 27 March 2017 | Published in Smoke Signals
Clearly a lot of finger-pointing already going on with regard to the double murder/suicide in Vaimaanga …
Please complete road to save our cars!
Monday 27 March 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
It’s great that the work has begun on the road in Takuvaine Valley, but when, oh when, is the new seal going to go on?
Learning a lot about weather
Monday 27 March 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
After reading the CI News article in Thursday’s paper regarding the open day at the Cook Islands
Alcohol, not guns, is the real danger
Monday 27 March 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
I write to you to voice my opposing view to a statement by Terea Mataiapo Paul Allsworth, president of the Koutu Nui in the CI News recently.
Students share their feelings on World Poetry Day
Monday 27 March 2017 | Published in Local
International World Poetry Day was observed on Tuesday this week.
Tereora College prepares for Cultural Festival
Monday 27 March 2017 | Published in Local
Tereora College is set to perform in this year’s Cultural Festival coming up next month.
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