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Counterfeit $50 notes circulating in Rarotonga, warns local banks
Businesses and the public are being warned to remain vigilant after counterfeit notes have been found circulating in Rarotonga.
Parliament Select Committee recommends withdrawal of controversial Cryptocurrency Bill
The special select committee looking into the Tainted Cryptocurrency Recovery Bill 2023 has recommended that the controversial Bill be withdrawn from Parliament.
Love and passion come before money
The national auditorium on Saturday was the fullest it had been all week for Te Maeva Nui as dancers, singers, drummers and supporters gathered for the tangi kaara competition and the closing ceremony of the festival. Comments had been made during the week of celebrations that the performances lacked ‘competitiveness’ and that it was a […]
Audit alleges Tini took Chinese 'gift'
The Audit Office alleges former Cook Islands Investment Corporation (CIIC) chief executive John Tini broke the law and used his position to obtain a benefit – a $38,000 car – from the Chinese state-owned company that built the Telecom Sports Arena. The special audit (dated April 15) of the ongoing review into Tini’s usage of […]
Aid budget allocations up 30%
The national aid budget for 2010–11 is $39.5 million, a huge 30 percent increase from the 2009 Budget. The increase comes from three major sources – $8 million from Japan which has been allocated to the Cook Islands for solar power and water sanitation, a $6 million dollar carry-over from last year’s NZAID allocation, increasing […]
Second jobs practice 'unfair'
Audit calls for consistency in pays for board members An audit report has found that a law which prevented public servants from getting paid for working for government outside of their normal hours was ‘unfair, inconsistent and heavily prejudiced against public servants.’ Public Service Commission Act of 1995-96 prohibited public servants from getting paid beyond […]
Food for thought
The Sixty Plus group has donated around a dozen bags of food to Te Kainga O Pa Taunga, the Mental Health and Wellbeing Centre. Two months ago the Sixty Plus group started collecting food every week from members so that they could make the donation in recognition of Constitution Week. Members have been bringing in […]
Mauke newspaper production project
Mauke students learned all about newspapers last term with the unit culminating in the students creating their own papers. They spent time pouring over copies of the Cook Islands News paper to study content and layout before heading out across their island to collect stories for their very own paper with each group of students […]
Friday lunch Trade Day drawcard
The final day of the annual Trade Day market yesterday once again pulled a large crowd but this time the demand was for the fresh umu kai on sale. Workers through Avarua and visitors lined up in long queues to wrap their lips around some of the delicious kai on sale and the wait was […]
Health checks for men
A health clinic for working men which will be run entirely by male health care staff is set to open in September. One of the difficulties for many men, according to Mark Case, lead nurse on the project, is that they are at work when most of the health services are available. They don’t get […]
House in disorder
An audit into the management of the Parliament of the Cook Islands has found that the parliamentary bank account was over drawn for months at a time in 2007 – and that a lack of clear policy resulted in one employee walking out without warning. The report examined bank reconciliations between August–November 2007 and January–March […]
Bird on a wire flies in
Former CEO of Telecom New Zealand Teresa Gattung is coming to the Cook Islands. She will be speaking at a dinner to raise funds for Te Vaerua Community Rehabilitation Service on Saturday September 4 at 6.30pm at Crown Beach Resort. Te Vaerua president Eliu Eliu said, “We feel privileged and honoured that such a high […]
Slow tsunami response noted
An audit into the way the tsunami of September 29, 2009, was handled was prompted due to the “inadequate and disorganised response from national government agencies”. The report raised 13 points – the most significant findings were that there was a delayed response to the initial warnings which meant that information and essential warnings didn’t […]
Cassey carries QR role
The office of minister of culture Cassey Eggelton has clarified the minister’s ‘lateness’ at last Saturday’s Te Maeva Nui opening saying that she was carrying out the duties of Queen’s Representative after Sir Frederick Goodwin’s warrant as QR had expired. The expiry of the QR’s warrant was kept hush-hush and it was no wonder then […]
Demos in conflict
Candidate selections still under challenge Ngatangiia MP Sir Terepai Maoate’s candidacy for the Democratic Party at this year’s election is still being challenged behind closed doors this week. With a possible snap election to be called for October 27, the party is desperately trying to resolve continued complaints about its candidate selection process. Sir Terepai, […]
Child support petition started
‘Abandoned’ mum calls for government action A Cook Islands woman whose long-term partner walked out on her and their five-year-old daughter earlier this year has started a petition calling on the New Zealand and Cook Islands governments to enter into a reciprocal agreement where absent parents have to pay child maintenance. As principal petitioner, Moana […]
High standard by five teams
Despite just five teams taking part in this week’s 2010 Te Maeva Nui, performances on the national auditorium stage have all been of high standard. The competition continued last night and this evening will see the final performances by teams from Oire Arorangi, Oire Nikao, Mangaia, Atiu and the popular Pukapuka team. Teams will find […]
Budget bits missing
It has emerged that journalists were given an incomplete version of the Budget when it was tabled in Parliament last Thursday. “A mishap at the printers meant that five pages were missed out. We will be getting them reprinted,” Secretary of Finance Kevin Carr said. CI News noticed that the section on Aid Flows, which […]
CI Day in China
It wasn’t just Constitution Day in the Cook Islands on Wednesday, it was also Cook Islands Day at the Shanghai World Expo. Each country at the expo celebrated a national day and the Cook Islands held theirs to coincide with the national day celebrations at home. A delegation of 24 people are in Shanghai for […]
Bishop turns on party over Aitutaki concerns
The Opposition Party’s official word on the recent erratic behaviour of its deputy leader, Aitutaki MP Teina Bishop, is that he is simply ‘tired and needs a rest’. The party’s parliamentary leader Tom Marsters was reluctant to say more yesterday, but on Tuesday some of Bishop’s other colleagues told CI News the MP was suffering […]
Eels eye the cup
The Avatiu Eels sevens squad are looking like the team to beat at tomorrow’s final day of the inaugural CITC Constitution Sevens Cup tournament. The Eels powerhouse forward pack led by the Nicholas brothers Lui and Clive, supported by workhorse Lee Ponini and cunning halves Teokotai Tuaivi and Tepou Taana were the stand out performers […]
Pursuing partners exhaustive and expensive
There are many cases of women giving up pursuing child maintenance from former partners because the process can be so exhaustive and they don’t have the money to keep following through via legal channels, says Punanga Tauturu Women’s Counselling Centre head Kairangi Samuela. She says the problem is not only with “absconding fathers but fathers […]
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