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Motone brings more great music to Rarotonga
Saturday 29 June 2013 | Published in Local
The key to making Rarotonga the arts and music hub of the Pacific is to continue to bring international-level events to our shores.
First Pacific nation with quotas
Saturday 29 June 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, As previously indicated I wish to respond to the letter ‘Quotas will give away fisheries’ (June 27) penned by Mr Tylor.
Do or die in netball semi-finals
Saturday 29 June 2013 | Published in Netball
Win and you’re in – the netball grand finals that is.
Cyclone response lacking – doco
Saturday 29 June 2013 | Published in Outer Islands
The last instalment of a three-part documentary will show significant deficits in the emergency response for Aitutaki following Cyclone Pat in 2010.
PM on tail end of European trip
Saturday 29 June 2013 | Published in Politics
Prime Minister Henry Puna begins his week in France, where he has been making calls on various government officials.
Dragons and Eels look for first win
Saturday 29 June 2013 | Published in Rugby Union
The Ngatangiia-Matavera Dragons and Avatiu Eels will be looking for their first win of the season after both teams suffered losses in the first round of the season last Saturday.
Tertiary to go high-tech
Saturday 29 June 2013 | Published in Technology
The upcoming launch of high-speed internet will transform tertiary education, said the Ministry of Education’s tertiary education advisor.
Pharisee or tax collector: which one are you? Part 2
Friday 28 June 2013 | Published in Church Talk
Whom Do I Trust? The Pharisee exalted his own religious practices at the expense of his neighbour.
Catechists' renewal of commitment
Friday 28 June 2013 | Published in Church Talk
On Sunday, June 30, the 10 Catechists (Te au Katekita) of the Cathedral Parish of St.
Solar power for islands
Friday 28 June 2013 | Published in Environment
Funding has been approved for solar panels to be installed on Pukapuka and Nassau.
No justifying endless globe-trotting
Friday 28 June 2013 | Published in Local
Dear Editor, For the spin doctors at PM’s Office to try and justify the endless globe-trotting adventures of PM Henry ‘Elvis’ Puna and his cabinet buddies by highlighting that the costs for the travel is not at taxpayer’s expense is totally absurd.
Meddling nosy beak or an erudite?
Friday 28 June 2013 | Published in Local
Much has been written and said about the arrival of New Zealand based investigative journalist Nicky Hager to Rarotonga.
Water meters still inactive
Friday 28 June 2013 | Published in Local
Water meters have been installed as part of Project City, but they are not yet in operation.
WATSAN looks for stragglers
Friday 28 June 2013 | Published in Local
WATSAN is still on the hunt for 12 property owners who have not signed up to the Muri/Avana sanitation scheme.
Critical to national interests?
Friday 28 June 2013 | Published in Politics
Dear Editor, Through your newspaper may I request government to publicly reveal through the Official Information Act the level of remuneration paid out to former public servant Navy Epati to be a member of the Public Service HOM selection committee concerning the recent appointment of HOMs for Ministries of Marine Resources, Foreign Affairs, Infrastructure and Planning and the Public Service Commission? Also, can the government reveal how much they paid the same individual to accompany the PM, MMR Minister, MMR Secretary and others on the recent trip to Napier for fisheries related matters? Surely Epati’s ’services’ in both instances were not of critical importance to the country’s national interests? Concerned Taxpayer (Name and address supplied) The office of the public service commissioner responds: Panel remuneration is governed by Order of Executive Council ECM (11) 09 where it provides for the following: each member of the heads of department selection panel must be paid at a rate of $30 for each full hour, and for each part hour of 30 minutes or longer, that the members attend a panel meeting or interview.
PM talks sustainability in Paris
Friday 28 June 2013 | Published in Politics
Prime Minister Henry Puna delivered a message of Pacific leadership in the areas of renewable energy and sustainable ocean development on Thursday, through a series of meetings with French government officials.
Leave EIAs, decisions online
Friday 28 June 2013 | Published in Smoke Signals
Responding to the Wednesday smoke signal ‘Blackrock EIA’ which sought information about a recent environmental impact assessment, a smoke signaller asks: “Why does the National Environment Service remove EIAs from its website after the public viewing and comment period of one month? It would be a great public resource if all EIAs and the subsequent decisions of the Environment Authority on each remained permanently online at environment.gov.ck.
PM attends meeting in Paris
Thursday 27 June 2013 | Published in Local
Prime Minister Henry Puna is in France this week under the sponsorship of the New Caledonian government to present the results of an ocean sustainability conference and attend meetings with French government officials.
Tertiary institute opens its doors
Thursday 27 June 2013 | Published in Local
A new strategy for tertiary education was launched yesterday at the official opening of the Cook Islands Tertiary Training Institute (CITTI).
Cooks could be world leader
Thursday 27 June 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, To the readers of CINews most of you would have read the feature in the edition of Saturday June 22.
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