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Prime Minister defends $659,000 MPs travel bill
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Taxpayers foot $659,000 bill for MPs travel and allowance
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Corruption report exposes ‘bribe and sexual favours’
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Challenging ‘rape culture’
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Articles by Utopia Support
Govt has questions to answer
Saturday 21 May 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Are we expected to accept the CIP government is calling for their first sitting of the year in June, knowing full well that they have two MPs under investigation Moana Ioane and Teariki Heather, while Mark Brown was also under investigation before Christmas about the $200,000 advancement to the PSL schooner that is now rusting and polluting our northern islands?
Named accountable
Saturday 21 May 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
One of the pure joys in life is waiting to see what fluff and as someone nicely pointed out, “goobledegook,” the turkeys in the government’s PR department will come up with in response to various valid and real complaints from the taxpaying public, on the likes of purse seining, Te Mato Vai, pensioner taxing, roads, etc.
Sunday buzz
Saturday 21 May 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
I recently took my scooter in for a warrant of fitness.
Workers deserve to be treated fairly
Saturday 21 May 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
I wish to respond to the story in CI News on May 19, headlined, “Generous reader offers woman help.”
Pitching in to help with worthy cause
Saturday 21 May 2016 | Published in Local
A steady line up of people arrived at CITC Liquor on Thursday morning to pick up a barbecued sausage for breakfast and among them, when CI News called were the president of the Cook Islands Civil Society Organisation, Ngara Katuke (second from right) and Tereahi Tearii. Cooking up a storm behind the barbecue was Mata Tamarua.
Contest is a huge hit
Saturday 21 May 2016 | Published in Local
The Cook Islands Road Safety Council presented 11 “arty” youngsters with prizes for their standout entries in the Road Safety Awareness week colouring competition last Thursday.
Pacific dedicates year to whales
Saturday 21 May 2016 | Published in Local
The Pacific Islands have dedicated the year 2016 to the whales to raise awareness and help in their protection.
No tolerance for school bullies
Saturday 21 May 2016 | Published in Local
Apii Te Uki Ou students were reminded yesterday that bullying will not be tolerated in the school.
College goes pink for Rotaract campaign
Saturday 21 May 2016 | Published in Local
There was pink aplenty at Titikaveka College yesterday when students dressed in support of Rotaract’s anti-bullying campaign.
Plenty of takers for bank's new card
Saturday 21 May 2016 | Published in Local
The Bank of the Cook Islands’ new Vaka Debit Mastercard went live on Monday, brightening up the rain-soaked day with plenty of cultural colour and dance through Avarua.
Animal clinic may have new home
Saturday 21 May 2016 | Published in Local
The country’s only animal hospital hasn’t been evicted from the government owned premises in Nikao despite exceeding the deadline for moving out by three weeks.
Fiji 7s set for consecutive series win
Friday 20 May 2016 | Published in Rugby Union
The first round of the 2015-16 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series seems like a very, very long time ago.
Nice to watch, but not over and over
Friday 20 May 2016 | Published in Smoke Signals
It’s great that Bluesky has introduced assorted channels to air on Moana TV. But why are some of the programmes being repeated from months ago and why do we pay full price for this? I thought the advertisements were the only things on repeat.
Mauke's Sunday flight ban raises issues
Friday 20 May 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
The family of Fred Tararo are angry at the blatant hypocrisy and disregard of those who allowed a plane to land at Mauke on Sunday May 15, to pick up a passenger who needed to fly out for a funeral.
Te oa Akakino
Friday 20 May 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Teia tikai te au mea taku e taitai a ana au i te au tangata akakino i tetai, mei teia tei tataia i roto i te facebook i nga ra i topa akenei, e kua poitirere Katoa taku vaerua i te kite angai teia na tetai mema paramani ngateitei o te tua patoi i tata.
Land fears prompt MOP explanation
Friday 20 May 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
It seems from some of the public comments and feedback we have received, that there is confusion over the commercial structure of the Comprehensive Development Plan (CDP) scoped by Merchant of Paradise (MOP) for the Northern Group islands, fuelled by fear of losing land in the course of development.
Dealing with distractions
Friday 20 May 2016 | Published in Church Talk
It’s Sunday morning, and you’re at church.
Helping children catch the Gospel
Friday 20 May 2016 | Published in Church Talk
In Deuteronomy 6:6-9, God gives guidance to parents to help them inspire faith in their children and a desire to know and serve God.
Online effort to raise funds
Friday 20 May 2016 | Published in Local
Te Uki Ou School is hoping to raise about $20,000 on its online fundraising drive headlined, “Win a Trip to Raro.”
Animal law in progress
Friday 20 May 2016 | Published in Local
The Animal Welfare Act that could enforce harsher penalties on those who are cruel to animals in the Cook Islands is still in its preliminary stages.
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