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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
22 August 2024
Corruption report exposes ‘bribe and sexual favours’
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Challenging ‘rape culture’
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Articles by Utopia Support
Tepaki's letters an insult
Wednesday 30 March 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Tim Tepaki can speak for himself.
Service duplication wastes funds
Wednesday 30 March 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
In last Saturday’s Cook Islands News I noted that both the Ministries of Agriculture and Finance had advertisements for the recruitment of policy advisers.
Time to reinvent our legal system
Wednesday 30 March 2016 | Published in Opinion
Due to the lack of progress in attending to the modernisation of our laws, the shadow of crisis is never far away. We are 40 years behind New Zealand with most of our laws.
CITTI marks a successful service course
Wednesday 30 March 2016 | Published in Local
The Cook Islands Tertiary Training Institute (CITTI) has held a ceremony on Thursday last week to celebrate the success of participants who attended and achieved a London City and Guilds International Introductory Award in customer service programme.
Safety issues need urgent action
Wednesday 30 March 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
On the subject of Takitumu Primary School, I am once again saddened that when our principal and educators follow protocol and ask for help from relevant departments, they get nowhere.
Architect leading light in palace restoration
Wednesday 30 March 2016 | Published in Local
Auckland architect Professor Harry Turbott, remembered by many as the creative supervisor for Makea Nui Ariki, helping to raise money to restore the ruined 129 year-old palace, died on March 4.
Poor data means poor development
Wednesday 30 March 2016 | Published in Local
MISUSE and misinterpretation of data can lead to poor health and development outcomes.
New animal clinic PAW's aim
Wednesday 30 March 2016 | Published in Local
A local and independent organisation has been set up to raise funds to assist animal welfare and the work of veterinarians in the Cook Islands.
Aitutaki man missing since last week
Wednesday 30 March 2016 | Published in Outer Islands
A 45year-old father of three has been missing on Aitutaki for more than a week.
Bishop leader on a deadline
Wednesday 30 March 2016 | Published in Politics
Teina Bishop will be the leader of the Members of Parliament in opposition to the Government until July 31, at which point his position will be re-assessed in the light of the outcome of a court case he is facing.
A masterful move
Tuesday 29 March 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
OMG! The appointment of Teina Bishop as the new leader of the opposition is simply masterful.
Defeat snatched from the jaws of victory
Tuesday 29 March 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
What is it about the present Democratic Party caucus – that is, elected members of Parliament – that leads them to once again snatch defeat from the jaws of victory?
Government accused of unlawful spending
Tuesday 29 March 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Despite the pain and distress he has caused many Cook Islanders, Henry Puna has taught us all a valuable lesson – never believe you can vote every four years and then let the government do what it wants during that interval.
Sun comes out for beach day festival
Tuesday 29 March 2016 | Published in Local
There were a number of objections on religious grounds to the annual Beach Day Out being held on Easter Friday, with some protestors saying the Religious Advisory Council should step in and ask the organisers to choose a more appropriate date.
Raro towel rack the most popular photo
Tuesday 29 March 2016 | Published in Local
Simone Fe‘ao’s photograph of her family enjoying a summer’s day at Muri has won the Paradise Pitstop CI News Summer Hot Shots photo competition for the summer of 2015-16.
Government records unexpected surplus
Tuesday 29 March 2016 | Published in Politics
GOVERNMENT recorded an unexpected net operation surplus of $7 million in the second quarter of the financial year ending in December 31 last year.
Speaker stands by decision
Tuesday 29 March 2016 | Published in Local
Speaker of Parliament Niki Rattle is standing by her actions to interview some MPs and closely oversee the process of a confidence declaration in a new leader of opposition in the House.
Great support for special needs kids
Saturday 26 March 2016 | Published in Local
Four young children with special needs are enjoying the opportunity to be amongst students of Apii Nikao Maori School.
Passion and agony of the cross
Saturday 26 March 2016 | Published in Local
The prisoner of war was in a work detail on the infamous “Death Railway” in Thailand, during World War Two.
Famed actor joins fight to protect oceans
Saturday 26 March 2016 | Published in Environment
This week the high profile actor’s foundation announced it is donating almost $NZ1.5 million to help finance the first-ever “debt for oceans conservation swap,” which will benefit ocean protection efforts in the Seychelles, a tiny African nation of 115 small islands in the Indian Ocean off of East Africa.
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