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Eels stripped of match points

Wednesday 25 March 2015 | Published in League

The Avatiu Eels premier men’s rugby league team has been stripped of competition points for playing an ineligible player.

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Regal visitor might call again in the future

Wednesday 25 March 2015 | Published in Local

The excursion manager for the cruise ship Queen Victoria which called at Rarotonga on Sunday had a great time on the island and wants to organise regular visits from the luxurious Cunard Line vessel.


Demo Party conference 'a farce'

Wednesday 25 March 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, This is an open letter to the Democratic Party. I am writing out of despair and fading hopes for the future of the party.

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All on the line in school football

Wednesday 25 March 2015 | Published in Football

The final stage is set for a thrilling and action-filled school football competition.

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Result speaks for itself

Wednesday 25 March 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I find Taoro Brown’s allegation in Saturday’s (March 21) paper to be absurd, ridiculous and groundless.


Diving tragedy needs answers

Wednesday 25 March 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Chip Boyle of Export Aquarium Ltd in Matavera has for decades exported what must by now be millions of dollars’ worth of aquarium fish from the reefs of Rarotonga.


PSC tight-lipped on Ponia

Tuesday 24 March 2015 | Published in Politics

The Public Service Commission is keeping quiet over an incident in Auckland involving Marine Resources Secretary Ben Ponia.

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Drowned diver described as 'experienced'

Tuesday 24 March 2015 | Published in Local

The 30-year-old Argentinian whose body was discovered over the reef outside Avarua Harbour on Saturday was an experienced diver, says one of his employers.


Wait for Chinese money best for Apii Nikao, says Brown

Tuesday 24 March 2015 | Published in Politics

Waiting for $10 million from China to build the new Apii Nikao modern learning school is the best solution for the project, says Minister of Finance Mark Brown.

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Cruelty to dogs sparks global outrage

Tuesday 24 March 2015 | Published in Local

A dog that had hot liquid poured over it, causing burns to 90 per cent of its body is expected to make a full recovery. But this incident and other animal welfare abuses uncovered on Rarotonga have sparked international outrage.

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Machinery problems to be looked at

Tuesday 24 March 2015 | Published in Politics

More than $4 million worth of Chinese-donated heavy machinery is headed to its final destination in the outer islands this week, but there are already reports that the machines are suffering mechanical problems.

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Fuel pipe plan comes with cost benefits

Tuesday 24 March 2015 | Published in Politics

The debate around the proposal to install a mooring and pipeline just offshore from Rarotonga to allow medium sized tankers to discharge fuel in bulk has been a bit onesided to date. People opposed to the plan have clearly stating their views, but little if anything heard from people who support the idea.

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Girl Guides make most of weekend

Tuesday 24 March 2015 | Published in Local

Some very special Girl Guide training took place at St Joseph’s Catholic Cathedral on March 13 and 14.

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Excitement brews over one day soccer tourney

Tuesday 24 March 2015 | Published in Football

The CIFA Complex in Matavera will be overrun by football loving children who will gather on Thursday for the annual one-day football tournament sponsored by CITC and Coca Cola.

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Long wait for family law change

Tuesday 24 March 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, The Family Law Bill has been long in the waiting, especially for practitioners in family law and for people caught in custody and children welfare related disputes.


He's survived every natural disaster

Monday 23 March 2015 | Published in Regional

EFATE – Volcanic eruptions, landslides, earthquakes and cyclones – 76-year-old Lik Simelum from Vanuatu has survived them all – although he did see his father and youngest brother killed by a cyclone triggered landslide.


Death toll rises, homeless go hungry

Monday 23 March 2015 | Published in Regional

PORT VILA – The United Nations has raised the confirmed death toll in Vanuatu in the wake of Cyclone Pam from 11 to 16 in the wake of the direct hit from the devastating category five storm on March 13.


Importance of forests highlighted

Monday 23 March 2015 | Published in Regional

PORT MORESBY – A United Nations ecology expert says the world needs to realise the importance the forests of Papua New Guinea holds in the fight against climate change.


Apology demanded after Nauru review

Monday 23 March 2015 | Published in Regional

CANBERRA – The Australian Greens says the former Immigration Minister Scott Morrison must apologise for his role in the wrongful sacking of ten charity workers on Nauru.


Violence against refugees continues

Monday 23 March 2015 | Published in Regional

YAREN – Tensions between refugees and locals on the pacific island of Nauru have been heightened again after a series of violent attacks that have left multiple refugees injured or arrested.


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