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'Come clean' calls hit Govt

Thursday 20 August 2015 | Published in Politics

Government is coming under increasing public pressure to come clean about how $600,000 of taxpayer money allocated for the 50th Constitution Celebrations was spent.

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Allsworth leads Koutu Nui

Thursday 20 August 2015 | Published in Local

Terea Mataiapo Paul Rani Allsworth was elected the new president of Koutu Nui at its ‘Bi-Annual/41’ conference and annual general meeting last week.

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New road gets Te Mato Vai moving

Thursday 20 August 2015 | Published in Local

Government has moved quickly to secure access to land for a new back road linking Avaavaroa and Kauare in Titikaveka.

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Diversity group speaks up

Thursday 20 August 2015 | Published in Politics

Members of the Cook Islands’ only sexual diversity group, Te Tiare Association, have spoken up following the PM’s comments on same-sex marriage.


Pa Enua students address climate change

Thursday 20 August 2015 | Published in Outer Islands

Senior students in the northern islands are all set to help combat climate change on their islands following workshops last month.

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Out of touch on wages situation

Thursday 20 August 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor In response to Elizabeth Hiser’s letter in CI News on August 11, it sounds to me like she must be living in the bush because she doesn’t seem to have any real knowledge about overseas wage rates.


Motorcycle smash figures need more explaining

Thursday 20 August 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Of the 27 fatal motorcycle incidents recorded since 2007, in how many cases has alcohol been involved, or excessive speed - or a combination of both?


Time for Bluesky to answer some questions

Thursday 20 August 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Several weeks ago, Microsoft advised the world that they would be providing to all and sundry, the new Windows 10 software upgrade ‘free of charge’.


Boat saga wake-up call for Demos

Thursday 20 August 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, It is great to see that the Democratic Party has at last woken up to the government’s dealings with Pacific Schooners Ltd and is now filing with the High Court for a judicial inquiry into what the public perceive as a blatant abuse and misuse of substantial public monies.


OPM out of cash for Pa Enua transport

Thursday 20 August 2015 | Published in Politics

The Office of the Prime Minister is running out of money to transport remaining Pa Enua teams home.


Futuristic yacht sinks in the Pacific

Wednesday 19 August 2015 | Published in Regional

PAPEETE – A European eco-explorer has been rescued in the Austral Islands in southern French Polynesia after his purpose-built “yacht of the future” sank off the island of Tubuai.


Worrying litany of accidents

Wednesday 19 August 2015 | Published in Regional

JAKARTA – The Trigana Air disaster is just the latest in a list of air accidents in Indonesia, which has a poor aviation safety record and has suffered major disasters in recent months, including the crash of an AirAsia plane in December with the loss of 162 lives.


No survivors in Papua plane crash

Wednesday 19 August 2015 | Published in Regional

All 54 people on board a passenger plane that crashed in West Papua found dead.


Underlying shades of racism need to be tackled

Wednesday 19 August 2015 | Published in Regional

Oscar Vai To’elau Kightley (pictured right), a Samoa-born New Zealand actor, TV presenter and screenwriter, recently took a look at the changing currents of Pasifika racism in New Zealand in this article published in the Sunday News.


Walking trail seeks world heritage status

Wednesday 19 August 2015 | Published in Regional

KOKODA – Australia and Papua New Guinea are to jointly seek a world heritage listing for the Owen Stanley Ranges and the famous Kokoda Track.


Athlete dies in fall from truck

Wednesday 19 August 2015 | Published in Regional

Fagae‘e – A promising young Samoan athlete has died after falling from the back of a truck while on the way home from a fund raising outing for his school’s athletics team.


New roundabout – but delays, too

Wednesday 19 August 2015 | Published in Local

Road users will need to be extra-patient today when driving through the main road in Avatiu, as construction begins on a new roundabout.

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Tax demand alarms elderly

Wednesday 19 August 2015 | Published in Politics

Grey Power members who have refused to pay ordinary tax on their New Zealand pensions have been told that unless they pay up, the money will be taken from their bank accounts, the organisation’s president, Dennis Tunui said.


Pensioners respond well, says Neves

Wednesday 19 August 2015 | Published in Politics

Financial Secretary Richard Neves says MFEM has had a ‘very good’ response from pensioners in regard to paying tax on their New Zealand superannuation and pensions.


Boat deal prompts Demo action

Wednesday 19 August 2015 | Published in Politics

The Democratic Party is to file for a judicial inquiry into the contract and overall arrangement the government entered into with Pacific Schooners Ltd – a company which has failed to deliver the service it was contracted to do.


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