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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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Articles by Utopia Support
Puna praises of our cultural heritage
Monday 9 November 2015 | Published in Politics
Prime Minister Henry Puna spoke of the importance of cultural heritage at the UNESCO General Conference in Paris this week where he said Cook Islands’ cultural heritage was not buildings and monuments. “Our cultural heritage is centuries of calendars for fishing and planting, traditional navigation, using our ocean and environment to signal our weather, drum beats and dance steps. These are the things that have made our country what it is, and are still all in use today.”
Two decades of caring for animals
Monday 9 November 2015 | Published in Local
The Esther Honey Foundation celebrated 20 years of treating and caring for animals in the Cook Islands with a small gathering on Saturday.
'Enlightened' by government info
Monday 9 November 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, It seems like anyone can write a letter making false and speculative statements to incite hatred and then hide behind the anonymity of a nom-de-plume. I thought I may as well have a go at this.
Referendum was hardly a majority
Monday 9 November 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, In the Cook Islands News dated November 6, the following statement concerning Sunday flights to and from Aitutaki was included, which is actually quite misleading – surely unintentionally.
A brief few words on that pension tax
Monday 9 November 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor,
Talking about corruption is not enough
Monday 9 November 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Your article on November 6, Anti-corruption moves rubbished, sheds light on the champion against corruption, Nandi Glassie, in his efforts to thwart corruption by travelling to St Petersburg again to deliver the same speech he did recently for the same reasons.
Study finds contaminated fish
Saturday 7 November 2015 | Published in Regional
MAJURO – Fish consumed from popular fishing spots in the Marshall Islands have been found to show high levels of toxic pollutants that could raise the risk of cancer and learning disabilities.
Fiji to host Super 15 clash
Saturday 7 November 2015 | Published in Regional
SUVA – The Chiefs will host the Crusaders in Suva during the Super Rugby competition next year.
Nauru defends human rights record
Saturday 7 November 2015 | Published in Regional
Following allegations of rape and other abuse, Nauru has come under pressure at the United Nations to improve its conditions for asylum seekers on the island. Its human rights record has been under scrutiny at a meeting in Geneva, as the country continues to face criticism on a number of fronts.
Soldiers rampage
Saturday 7 November 2015 | Published in Regional
PORT MORESBY – Papua New Guinea’s deputy police commissioner has condemned soldiers involved in a rampage at a Port Moresby police station that left two policemen seriously injured.
Asylum seeker budget blowout
Saturday 7 November 2015 | Published in Regional
CANBERRA – Australia’s Department of Immigration and Border Protection has suffered a $100-million blowout in the cost of detaining asylum seekers offshore.
Calls to fly pregnant women off Nauru
Saturday 7 November 2015 | Published in Regional
CANBERRA – Doctors will have Labor’s backing when it comes to requests regarding the treatment of asylum seekers in offshore detention centres, Australia’s Opposition Leader Bill Shorten says.
Situation much worse behind the scenes
Saturday 7 November 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The Government’s latest media release is a quite-natural attempt at damage control.
Press release misses vital information
Saturday 7 November 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I refer to the press release presumptuously suggesting no misconduct on the part of any government “officials” (no mention of “Ministers”) without sharing with us exactly what the nature was of the FIU questions referred to Crown Law.
Film screening promotes equality
Saturday 7 November 2015 | Published in Local
The Cook Islands Ministry of Education is joining a New Zealand movement to create a more equal society for people with disabilities and the elderly.
Sailing club's big birthday bash
Saturday 7 November 2015 | Published in Local
Flag officers and Rarotonga sailing club sponsors past and present attended the club’s 75th birthday dinner at Sails Restaurant on October 27. With families and descendants of past flag officers also present, there were plenty of laughs and lots of opportunity to reminisce and renew old friendships.
The 'merman' of Muri lagoon
Saturday 7 November 2015 | Published in Hot on the Rock
Many locals had a hunch about it, but now there is proof a mermaid lives in the shallow and crystal clear waters of Muri lagoon.
Grey Power, tax and the NZ pension
Saturday 7 November 2015 | Published in Local
Text in box: This thought-provoking opinion piece was written by Te Tuhi Kelly, national coordinator for CI Red Cross. Kelly has a background in Human resource management, IT, engineering, indigenous development, business consulting, health and safety, statistics, community development and bicultural disputes resolution. He came to the Cook Islands in 2010 to set up a new HR Division at the Ministry of Education and has now made the Cook Islands his permanent home. He has written and had published a number of academic papers regarding New Zealand Maori traditional knowledge in health and wellness. In his spare time, Kelly researches, writes and has had published numerous articles that discuss historical and current topical issues in the Cook Islands of today.
Aid relationship moves up a gear
Saturday 7 November 2015 | Published in Politics
An historic arrangement has been signed by the Cook Islands and New Zealand governments which consolidates New Zealand’s aid programme and delivers it mainly through the Cook Islands Government budget.
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