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Prime Minister defends $659,000 MPs travel bill
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Taxpayers foot $659,000 bill for MPs travel and allowance
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Corruption report exposes ‘bribe and sexual favours’
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Community responds to Government’s calls for partnership
Following the announcement of the launch of the Rarotonga Safety Shelter Programme (RSSP), communities around Rarotonga are actively engaging with the Cook Islands Investment Corporation (CIIC) to learn more about the programme.
Back-to-back cruise ship visits boost Rarotonga tourism
Within 48 hours, two cruise ships – the Zuiderdam, which visited on Saturday, and the Costa Deliziosa, which arrived yesterday – called at Rarotonga.
Raising money for disaster victims
Staircase Restaurant & Bar is tonight hosting a Japan Night to raise money for victims of the earthquake and tsunami. Sisi Short of Staircase and Ian Karika both lived in Japan when they were dancing in their youth, and last month contacted Japanese-speaking coordinator for Turama Nana Hirata to organise a fundraiser in honour of […]
Dismissed Short plans to seek legal advice
Recently terminated secretary of justice Mark Short says he will be seeking legal advice before making a public comment. Public service commissioner Navy Epati this week announced Shorts termination, which went into effect last Friday. Short was terminated on the basis that he had breached provisions of the Public Service Act, MFEM Act and his […]
CIIC management under microscope
A new direction for the Cook Islands Investment Corporation (CIIC) is being considered by the organisations newly-appointed chief executive Tamarii Tutangata. In the job two weeks, Tutangata has had his first meeting with the CIIC board and finance minister Mark Brown. He says the main challenges facing the corporation are its future direction and whether […]
Reality show filmed in CI
The eighth season of TV series Shipwrecked will again be filmed in the Cook Islands. The reality show Shipwrecked is returning to Channel 4 for its eighth season, set to air later this year. RDF Television will produce the 15-part series, which will be filmed in the Cook Islands once again. Casting is currently underway. […]
Cowan pips Maru in paddling war
An awesome turnout of 25 keen paddlers took on Wednesdays 8km time trial challenge. The course started from the boiler heading up to Club Raro for the first turnaround then back towards Avatiu harbour for the final turn to Avarua Harbour with the finish line in front of Trader Jacks. Young gun Andre Tutaka-George took […]
Vessel flagging under scrutiny
Ministry of Marine Resources director of offshore fisheries Josh Mitchell and Maritime Cook Islands director Garth Broadhead are fighting for the countrys rights to continue flagging vessels. Both attended a United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) conference on port state measures in Rome earlier this month. The conference was a chance for representatives of […]
Oldest case back in court
A man facing 17 charges of burglary is to next appear in the Cook Islands High Court at Avarua on June 30. Metuamoeroa Tangatapoto appeared in the dock before Justice of the Peace Tui Short yesterday. Defence counsel Norman George said Tangatapoto has already pleaded not guilty to the charges and elected trial by jury. […]
Desperately seeking homes as clinic overrun
The Esther Honey Foundation animal clinic in Nikao is overrun with dogs that need to be re-homed and more dogs are still arriving. Clinic director Gregg Young says they are running out of room to house the growing number of dogs coming to the clinic that need loving homes to go to. The clinic still […]
Tourism corporation no booking agent
The Cook Islands Tourism Corporation should not act as a booking agency for commercial business within the tourism sector, board chairman Ewan Smith says. He says although the corporation is developing a new website, it takes on a facilitative role, only providing access to commercial operations. We cant be a booking agent. We encourage businesses […]
Crash victim still critical
A young Cook Islander involved in a fatal car crash at Nikao this week remains in a critical but stable condition at Rarotonga hospital. The man, in his early twenties, was admitted to hospital with life-threatening injuries on Wednesday morning following a head-on collision between a motorcycle and a sedan car on the back road […]
Government owes $105.3 million
The Cook Islands government is $105.3 million in debt on paper, though its net debt is a little more than half that figure, at $57.2 million. While the government is $105.3 million in debt, it has $20.5 million in cash for loan repayments and is owed a further $27.6 million by the Ports Authority for […]
Food lines back on shelves soon
Shoppers who have been missing their favourite food brands lately can rest assured the temporary lack of products is being rectified. A combination of things has resulted in the reduction of some food import orders, as well as delays in shipping. Some people have noticed shortages of basic food stuffs including rice and flour at […]
Contempt of parliament case continues
The Parliamentary Privileges Committee has not yet reached a decision as to whether Atiu MP Norman George was in contempt of a parliamentary summons when he refused to appear at the February sitting of parliament. The committee comprised of deputy speaker John Henry, leader of the house Mona Ioane, deputy leader of the opposition Wilkie […]
Teen sailors put training to the test
Twelve vocational students from Tereora College had a chance to test their sea legs yesterday. As part of a vocational course, they have been learning to sail, and yesterday boarded Tropic Bird with local sailor Ian Karika to put their Sunburst training to the test. Theyve already put in two full days of training at […]
PM speaks up for women
Prime Minister Henry Puna told a high-level regional meeting that gender perspectives and womens human rights must be accorded their rightful place as critical elements for regional economic development, particularly as regards the transport, energy and information and communication technology (ICT) sectors of the economy. Puna made this statement at the Inaugural Regional Meeting of […]
Talks continue over aquaculture
A handful of Cook Islands aquaculture stakeholders continue to discuss the national management plan that the Ministry of Marine Resources wants to develop. The ministry is hosting three days of public consultation at the New Hope Church in Rarotonga, where it hopes to get a framework for the management plan. At present there is no […]
Students bring IT on
Twenty secondary students are building foundations for careers in information technology. For two hours after school, students are meeting to learn about the core functions of technological support hardware, installing operating systems and software, network tabling, setting up modems and internet connections and basic troubleshooting. The basic skills being taught at the two-week Bring I.T. […]
Drug accused taste freedom
A woman and three men facing drug dealing charges are enjoying their first day outside of Arorangi prison since being arrested and remanded in custody on May 5 and 6. All four were granted bail subject to strict conditions by Justice Hugh Williams, who made the decision from New Zealand via teleconference on Tuesday afternoon. […]
Jobs up for grabs by young locals
McConnell Dowell is looking to employ two young, qualified Cook Islanders who have studied or are currently doing tertiary studies in civil engineering or science. The companys intention is to give young local people an opportunity to gain practical, hands-on experience working on such a major construction project as the Avatiu harbour reconstruction. This would […]
All action as port upgrade begins
McConnell Dowell is looking to start preliminary piling work next week. The contractors 180-tonne crawler crane arrived on the Southern Express at the weekend, and they are expecting another 80-tonne crawler to arrive on the next ship, which is due to leave Auckland on May 25. The 180-tonne crane drives steel piles, or hammers heavy […]
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