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Police testify in rape, burglary trial
Police officers who responded to the burglary and rape crime scenes of February 21 last year testified in a jury trial at the High Court in Rarotonga yesterday.
New tariffs cause a splash: Free water allocation for residents, businesses face higher costs
Residential users will receive 50,000 litres of water per month free under the final water tariff structure announced by To Tatou Vai and commencing October 1, 2024.
USP Press to be launched
In May the University of the South Pacific will launch its publishing arm that will be known as the USP Press. The goal of the press is to publish high quality research and writing on issues related to the Pacific Islands, or the islands commonly known as Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia. Toward this end, the […]
Sonographers ready
Sonographer Tim Alchin recently presented three members of staff at the Rarotonga Hospital with certificates of achievement in sonography. Radiographer Waisiki Lomalagi, physiotherapist Pare Tangata, and midwife Tangi Nganu have spent the last year studying sonography with Alchin. Over the past year Alchin has worked with all three to perform 15,000 ultrasounds. The scans are […]
'Rethink' political structure
Te Kura O Te Au says it’s time to rethink the political and economic structure of the country in order to save the Cook Islands for future generations. In a statement released this week the movement said: “The Westminster party politics that we embraced has divided and conquered us because we allowed the Executive (Cabinet) […]
Voyagers elect officers
The Cook Islands Voyaging Society held its annual meeting recently. The meeting was just for ‘housekeeping’ purposes, secretary Eva Nepia-Clamp said, and the officers were for the most part re-elected, with a few new additions. Ian Karika is again president, Te Aturangi Nepia-Clamp is vice president and Eva Nepia-Clamp is again secretary-treasurer. Peter Tierney is […]
Migrants grow Catholic numbers
The Cook Islands Catholic Diocese is experiencing a slight increase in membership, to more than 3000 followers throughout the nation. Leaders from Catholic churches in Rarotonga and the outer islands gathered in Avarua this week to discuss business during the second of two annual meetings. Bishop Stuart O’Connell said the church was experiencing a slight […]
Tiare Festival set to go
The Tiare Festival will officially open on November 27 with the first appearance of Miss Tiare contestants and the young men in the inaugural Tama Aito section of the festival. The week following the opening will see the decorated property competition and judging run. This year’s competition has been extended to all shops, businesses, government […]
'We stand by pledge'
Prime Minister and Telecommunications Minister Jim Marurai says the Democratic Party stands by its pledge to research the benefits of an open and competitive telecommunications market. The party manifesto includes a pledge to reduce the cost of telecommunications but there is no commitment to open the market to competition. The Democratic Party acknowledges that current […]
Women's rights awards
The Secretariat of the Pacific Community wants to recognise individuals and organisations that are dedicated to advancing the rights of women. SPC in partnership with the Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre (FWCC) is seeking nominations for the 2010 SPC/RRRT Pacific Human Rights Awards. Any person or organisation in the Pacific is eligible for the award, according […]
Licence battle continues for Mervin
Company frustrated at constant rejection of its application Local company Mervin Communications believes its application for a licence to operate mobile and wireless internet networks continues to face obstruction from the government-owned monopoly Telecom Cook Islands (TCI). Despite countless meetings and correspondence with telecommunications minister PM Jim Marurai, the company has had its applications turned […]
NZ helps with election resources
New ballot boxes and other resources have been provided for the November 17 election courtesy of New Zealand’s Electoral Commission. Secretary of Justice Mark Short says the Electoral Office is grateful for the assistance that will enable them to run a well-resourced election. He says a request for resources was put to NZ through NZ […]
Have faith in the people: Puna
Cook Islands Party leader Henry Puna says one of the biggest issues of the day is government having faith in is own people. “We need to show our people we have faith in them and look to them first. We need to empower our people. I think its human nature to think the grass is […]
Police target drunk drivers
Police were on high alert at the weekend, staffing eight road checkpoints to keep drunk drivers off the roads. From 9pm until 1.30am, they ran checkpoints in town, in Tupapa and Nikao near the International Sevens tournament at BCI stadium. They caught an underage driver at BCI stadium on Saturday afternoon – they issued a […]
Puaikura must keep focus
Vaka Puaikura has the lowest crime rate of Rarotonga’s three districts, but maintaining that is dependent on keeping its neighbourhood watch programme running at full strength, says community constable Alan Rua. That vaka Puaikura now has the least number of crimes is in stark contrast to what the district once was, as it was known […]
Meeting revives neighbourhood watch
A recent meeting revived falling interest in the Puaikura Neighbourhood Watch (PNW) programme. PNW is a registered non-profit organisation with a volunteer working committee, which provides surveillance services to its sponsors. Hired wardens also conduct checks of public areas. Twenty-five people attended last Tuesday’s meeting, including police commissioner Maara Tetava, William ‘Smiley’ Heather, President of […]
Court supports majority
The court of appeal yesterday ruled in favour of Elena Tavioni for Makea Kopu Ariki – an easy decision, given that the respondent agreed to proceed on Tavioni’s terms. Tavioni, together with Mere Macquarie and all Makea Kopu Ariki lines, is currently fighting June Baudinet on behalf of Ngati Raina for Tuarea Nui Section 40 […]
Wild Goose man overboard identified
The Kiwi man who fell overboard Wild Goose last week after leaving Rarotonga has been identified as 41-year-old Rex Fearon from Wellington. Fearon fell from the 14-metre yacht on Wednesday of last week at a point about 150 nautical miles from Rarotonga. Conditions were reportedly calm. The vessel was skippered by Australian yachtie Jamie Mitchell, […]
People, not the system, are the problem
Aitutakian political candidate Mona Ioane Kake is focused on making key improvements for the community, focusing on key concerns of Aitutakians: water, cyclone recovery, and education. But he also wants to change the way the land court works, and bring back growing to the people of Aitutaki. Kake was a policeman for 22 years after […]
People first says Nicholas
Avatiu-Ruatonga-Palmerston candidate and leader of Party Tumu Albert ‘Peto’ Nicholas says he will continue to be an advocate for youth and sports. He now hopes to build on Avatiu’s sporting strengths with an increased focus on youth support, education and training for those keen to enter the workforce. Party Tumu believes Nicholas is now in […]
Kevin Carr responds to Chris Vaile
Dear Editor I refer to the advertisement by Chris Vaile in last Saturday’s paper. The template that Vaile appears to be referring to is the one agreed in 2006. This was not a guarantee and this was acknowledged by Scott Leith, the advisor for TOA during the negotiations relating to how the guarantee provided for […]
Design changes forced by budget cut
Rarotonga-based architect Romani Katoa is defending his design of the Ministry of Education’s new building at Nikao. Criticism of the $1.6 million complex has been expressed to the Cook Islands News in a letter to the editor, calling the structure “tasteless, boring, and ugly”. Katoa said his initial plans for the building had to be […]
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