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Taxpayers foot $659,000 bill for MPs travel and allowance
22 August 2024
Corruption report exposes ‘bribe and sexual favours’
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Leaders call for stronger measures amidst drug trafficking concerns
Transnational crime continues to be a growing concern for Cook Islands’ borders.
Court briefs
Justice of the Peace John Whitta presided over several court matters at the Criminal Court in Avarua yesterday.
Delegation to Geneva this month
The Cook Islands will report to the United Nations in Geneva later this month on the countrys progress against meeting its international obligations for the protection of childrens rights. Led by health minister Nandi Glassie, a small delegation including internal affairs secretary Bredina Drollet, foreign affairs international legal advisor Myra Patai and Crown Law counsel […]
Plan sets agenda for roundtable
The Cook Islands National Sustainable Development Plan (NSDP) 2011-2015 will set the scene for the development partners roundtable meeting in Rarotonga this month. The NSDP is the countrys second national plan and is the result of widespread consultations between government, civil society, the private sector, academia and the wider community. Prime Minister Henry Puna says […]
CI killer loses deportation appeal
A Cook Islands man who killed a Baptist priest has failed in his Federal Court bid to block his imminent deportation from Australia. Charlie Maurangi is about to complete his 11-year non-parole period for the 1999 manslaughter of priest Svetislav Zegarac. Armed with a shotgun and accompanied by another man, Adelaide Now reported, he killed […]
Harbour master dismisses allegations as rubbish
Harbour Master John Cornwell has described allegations levelled at him in a letter to the editor published in yesterdays Cook Islands News as completely unfounded and absolute rubbish. Cornwell said he was disappointed to read the letter (Shocking stuff, January 19, 2012) accusing him of not performing in his role properly when the skipper of […]
Mongoose honours Nikao village elderly
The Mongoose golden oldies club are giving back to the community tomorrow when they host Nikao village elders for a kaikai at the Nikao CICC hall at 5pm. Mongoose club chairman George George is thrilled with the support shown by businesses in the village in contributing goods and cash to run the kaikai. He is […]
Government reporting on treaty to be webcast
Government reporting on the Convention on the Rights of the Child will be available live online for those interested in following it. Non-government group Childs Rights will be webcasting all government reporting. The Convention on the Rights of the Child is an international treaty that recognises the human rights of children, defined as persons up […]
Graduation ceremony next week
The Department of National Human Resource Development (DNHRD) is finalising details of a graduation ceremony to be held next Friday. It will acknowledge graduates of the DNHRDs various scholarship schemes, and include the announcement of scholarship recipients for 2012. In addition, the DNHRD has extended an invitation to all Cook Islanders who privately pursued post […]
DPM meets maritime officers
Deputy Prime Minister Tom Marsters has met with outgoing Maritime Surveillance Adviser Chris Cooper to thank him for his years of service to the patrol boat programme in the Cook Islands. Marsters, the minister of foreign affairs, presented Cooper with a traditional rito hat as a gesture of appreciation and thanked him for his services […]
Development partners meet for roundtable
Representatives of development partners from New Zealand, Australia, the European Union and China as well as regional and international organisations will gather for the annual roundtable meeting in Rarotonga later this month. The meeting includes a series of bilateral discussions, facilitated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration, with key development partners on Monday […]
MOIP focusing efforts on Mangaia
Projects to reduce the Cook Islands vulnerability to the effects of climate change and sea level rise continues to be an important priority for the government, says the Ministry of Infrastructure and Planning (MOIP). The government has been carrying out a number of projects under the Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change (PACC) programme, which was […]
2 in 1 day
Two cruise ships made stops in Rarotonga yesterday, dropping off some 1700 passengers mostly from the United States on the island for the day. The Seabourn Odyssey and the MS Rotterdam both stopped by Rarotonga, the first time the island has had two cruise ships visit on the same day in four years. Tour operators […]
Pearl plan gets the green light
A plan to give the pearl industry a major boost has been signed into action. On the heels of an announcement Prime Minister Henry Puna and New Zealand Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully made last year, two agreements have been signed which give pearl farmers and local technicians access to $1.5 million in New Zealand […]
College open for enrolments
Enrolments for the new school year have already begun at Tereora College, with new students the first in action for 2012. The college opened its doors to new students yesterday at 10am, taking in students from other schools in the Cook Islands and some from New Zealand and Australia. The college will be open again […]
Island spirits lifted by water tanks, new roofs
The people of Rakahanga are reportedly thrilled with upgrades to their island, with its smattering of homes sporting colour-steel roofs and brand-new water tanks. Rakahanga School principal Tuhe Piho is in Rarotonga this week, and sat down with Cook Islands News to discuss the delight of his people at the recent project managed by the […]
Rakahanga rallies to protect turtles
Rakahanga students have rallied behind their islands green sea turtles, proving that even young people are capable of big things. Thanks to the kids keen interest in protecting sea turtles, the entire island community has elected to take the endangered species off the menu. Rakahanga School principal Tuhe Piho says the movement gained momentum when […]
Pu Kuru tradition extolled
A string of traditional meetings have been held in Mangaia this month to help keep the public sector and the islands community in touch with each other. Each Puna (district) on Mangaia has been holding its annual Pu Kuru meeting this month, bringing together members of the general public, the island administration and government workers […]
Support for Mangaia agriculture
Agriculture minister Nandi Glassie and a delegation have returned to Rarotonga from Mangaia where they spent a few days discussing various issues with the local community. Glassie, associate agriculture minister Kiriau Turepu and Ministry of Agriculture secretary Anthony Brown travelled to the southern-most Cook Islands community to learn more about the islands diminishing maire industry. […]
Survey looks at job opportunities
For the sake of school leavers and students seeking work experience, the Chamber of Commerce is urging local businesses that were part of the Pacific Business Mentors Programme to complete an education-employment survey. Chamber of Commerce executive director Lynne Samuel first disseminated the surveys via email in early December, but has had a lackluster response […]
2 cruise ships arrive today
Two cruise ships will deliver 2700 people to the Cook Islands tomorrow when the Seabourn Odyssey and the MS Rotterdam stop by Rarotonga. Both cruise ships will begin disembarking passengers at Rarotonga about 8am tomorrow, with the Rotterdam due to leave about 5pm in the afternoon and the Seabourn Odyssey about 1pm. It is the […]
Industry looks forward to a better year
It has been a difficult year for the Cook Islands noni industry, but things are looking up. Brad Stafford and Gwen Welland of Cook Islands Noni Marketing Ltd spoke to Cook Islands News yesterday about the status of local noni exports. In the past 12 months Cook Islands Noni Marketing and Rarotonga growers have weathered […]
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