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Kata - May 9, 2013

Thursday 9 May 2013 | Published in Kata

Final league round

Thursday 9 May 2013 | Published in League

The final round of rugby league games this week kick off on Friday at Raemaru Park and at Victoria Park.

HOM jobs up for grabs

Thursday 9 May 2013 | Published in Politics

The top jobs at four government ministries are up for grabs – but be in quick, the deadline is tomorrow.

Short line in a big sea for tourism

Thursday 9 May 2013 | Published in Smoke Signals

“Kia orana, and congrats to all the ‘new’ and ‘old’ Cook Islands Tourism Corporation board members!” writes a smoke signaller in response to yesterday’s p7 article ‘Tourism board members appointed’.

Close contest in 5-a-side football

Thursday 9 May 2013 | Published in Football

The round two five-a-side football matches in the women’s division proved to be a strong contest between Green Hornets and Queenz and between Lorettes and Matavera on Monday.

Solar paint cuts power bill

Wednesday 8 May 2013 | Published in Environment

Eric Bateman hasn’t turned on his air conditioning unit in weeks.

PAC to consult public on Colagate

Wednesday 8 May 2013 | Published in Local

The parliamentary Public Accounts Committee is gearing up for an investigation into the Colagate saga.

Bus fares go up

Wednesday 8 May 2013 | Published in Local

Adult bus fares have increased on Rarotonga as of May 1.

Community uses Aitutaki fishing club

Wednesday 8 May 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I am writing to correct a few comments in the letter to your paper ‘Alcohol won it over water’ May 7.

Kata - May 8, 2013

Wednesday 8 May 2013 | Published in Kata

Political games for political gain

Wednesday 8 May 2013 | Published in Raro on my mind

Is the political game the same, no matter the players or the field on which it’s played? I wonder.

Who is the mimi man?

Wednesday 8 May 2013 | Published in Smoke Signals

“Your statement in Tuesday’s paper is a bit far fetched,” a smoke signaller writes in response to yesterday’s smokie ‘Supporting gay rights’.

Coastal mapping to find future flood risk

Tuesday 7 May 2013 | Published in Environment

An environmental engineer who has mapped parts of Rarotonga for coastal disaster risk says his data will be put to such uses as estimating the value of coastal infrastructure and property.

Pacific media ombudsman advances accountability

Tuesday 7 May 2013 | Published in Environment

News media across the region move into an era of advanced accountability with adoption last week of a concept for a Pacific Media Ombudsman.

Displacement to get worse

Tuesday 7 May 2013 | Published in Local

The head of an international organisation to combat issues to do with human displacement across borders is in Rarotonga ahead of a regional meeting in two weeks.

More work needed on disaster policy

Tuesday 7 May 2013 | Published in Local

Current national policies for climate change and disaster risk reduction management are insufficient to achieve the outcomes the country wants, says a local policy development team.

Facebook scam targets locals

Tuesday 7 May 2013 | Published in Local

A scammer has attempted to access personal details about a Cook Islands local through a fake Facebook profile.

Uniting family and tribe

Tuesday 7 May 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, In response to ‘Pa Ariki was the judge and jury’ (May 3) and its references to practices in the 18th century - before people launch into tirades about other people’s manners, they should ask themselves what constitutes ‘manners’ and then discriminate between what is considered correct or unacceptable social behaviour.

Travel costs claim a smoke screen

Tuesday 7 May 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I refer to statements made in your Smoke Signals column last Friday under the heading ‘travel cost not lower’, by the poor bastard who either has no name or doesn’t have the balls to name himself.

Alcohol won it over water!

Tuesday 7 May 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I just spent a week in Aitutaki recently, and I was taken aback by a deep feeling of being reattached to my roots.