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Corruption report exposes ‘bribe and sexual favours’
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National
Partitioning -Balancing land use with Customary Values
Partitioning land in the Cook Islands is both a practical and meaningful process, offering a unique opportunity to align traditional land rights with modern economic and social needs. This method involves dividing land into small portions, defining new boundaries, and deciding who can own or use the land among family members. While the process can be complex, it holds great potential to make the best use of land and support both family and community wealth, writes Natalie Tikitau.
ICI begins clean up today
Infrastructure Cook Islands (ICI) will begin reactive work, repairing damage from last week’s storms such as pothole repairs and debris clearance.
George wary of reforms
CIP MP claims reforms would destroy democratic system CIP MP Norman George says some of the suggested political reforms would destroy the country’s democratic system. George says the direct election of the Prime Minister, creating national seats and selecting cabinet from outside of parliament would be so destructive as to ruin the democratic system and […]
Blocking flight case delayed
Justice of the peace Tui Short presided over a number of cases in the high court last week: Temu Okotai, Mataio Johnson and Ruhau Tamahunu – called up in relation to an incident dating back to 2008 in which the three allegedly endangered transport by blocking an Air Raro flight from landing on Manihiki. Norman […]
Getting mobile on the net
Telecom Cook Islands has introduced its new mobile data service Koka Connect to post-paid subscribers. For the technically minded, it is known as GPRS – general packet radio service – and is a mobile data service enabling cellphone users to do email and surf the internet. The new service offers post paid mobile customers 300 […]
GPC wants candidates at forum
The newly re-formed Group for Political Change plans to call for a national consultation of current and intending MPs on political reform. In the lead up to the election, the group have vowed to finish what it started and continue to lobby for the reduction in the number of MPs. Founding members Lyndsay Francis and […]
Main aim to reduce MPs
The Group for Political Change will lobby for the reduction of the number of MPs in the lead up to the general election in November. The newly reformed group says this reform is one of the last it has yet to achieve since it began lobbying government back in 2002. Two of GPC’s founding members, […]
Temata moving on
Come the end of October, the second Pacific nation to hold a seat on the Bureau for the Convention for Biological Diversity, passes this privilege on. Tania Temata from the Cook Islands together with Cambodia represents the Asia Pacific Group on this bureau. It is a first for the Cook Islands to be represented on […]
TIS invite all to have a say
“Government could be planning a new tax and people are either unaware, haven’t got the time or are unskilled to make a submission,” That is the message from Te Ipukarea Society (TIS) programme manager Jacqui Evans who says TIS could help people to have more of a say on policies that affect the environment and […]
Marsters defends Pukapuka's Peua
Opposition leader Tom Marsters believes the track record of getting things done for Pukapuka is good enough for the island’s sitting MP Vai Peua to be given another chance by the Cook Islands Party. He says Peua, who he described as a hardworking MP, shouldn’t be ostracised by the Pukapuka CIP committee because he has […]
Best settled in court
Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee (CISNOC) president Sir Geoffrey Henry has responded by email to questions about why CISNOC is still holding on to funds paid to it in per diems by countries competing in the 2009 Pacific Mini Games. “There is probably no better way to settle this than through a court […]
All sectors toughening up
Throughout the countries of the world, the economic recovery is mixed with responses by those countries moving from economic stimulus (government’s putting money into the right places in the economy to kick up some investment and economic activity) to economic austerity (government’s tightening their spending in the right areas where the country can do without […]
Commissioner at conference
Commissioner Maara Tetava. “/> Cook Islands police commissioner Maara Tetava is this week attending the 39th Pacific Islands Chiefs of Police (PICP) conference in Australia. The Brisbane conference will cover issues such as disaster response and management, maritime security and domestic violence, which are relevant to most if not all Pacific Island states. The PICP […]
Two hospitalised after smash
A 17-year-old male driver and his passenger, a 12-year-old girl, were hospitalised after a head-on collision with a truck on the main road of Ngatangiia early this week. Police say that witnesses have told them that the car driven by the 17-year-old veered into the opposite lane and the oncoming truck could not avoid it. […]
Hoping for resolution
Mann Short yesterday said that he hopes to settle the dispute over the candidacy for the Democratic Party in Ngatangiia by meeting with Sir Terepai Maoate. “My committee and I have agreed with the central committee’s advice and Sir Terepai’s,” he said. “That after the election for us, we are to meet and hopefully to […]
Mann Short wins Ngatangiia vote
Mann Short won Wednesday night’s run off for the Ngatangiia Democratic Party candidacy with 45 votes, while Iaveta Short polled 35 and Steven Peyroux 28. But he now faces a new battle against sitting MP Sir Terepai Maoate and his followers, who are still insisting that Maoate was selected as candidate back in May. Members […]
Reform advocates ask for six
Political reform advocates have recommended six questions for a referendum to be held at the election. Yesterday reform advocates Tata Crocombe and Iaveta Short presented five questions as a starting point in discussions with representatives from Mou Piri, the Group for Political Change, and Professor Jon Jonassen. The discussions held at Prime Minister Jim Marurai’s […]
Turner meets growers
Rarotonga growers will discuss improving exports of agriculture and livestock products today when they meet with one of NZ’s largest produce importers and exporters, J&P Turner. Turner has accompanied agriculture minister Robert Wigmore on a whirlwind visit to Mangaia, Mauke and Atiu this week as part of his offer of assistance towards government’s agriculture revival […]
Beach thefts continue
Police are becoming increasingly concerned about the frequency of locals stealing from tourists on the beach. “It’s a very important issue,” detective inspector Areumu Ingaua said. “It concerns us all. I reckon this will be a big problem if we don’t do anything about it. (We have to) if we want tourists to come to […]
Reforms 'ill-conceived'
Cook Islands Party MP Norman George is hitting out hard against what he calls ‘ill-conceived’ political reforms. He says recent commentary about the failure of the Parliamentary system is alarming, especially when it is being blamed for the outward migration of young Cook Islanders. “The reasons given by those postulating these ideas without solid evidence […]
Sore shoulder sparks incident
According to Sir Geoffrey Henry the whole “terrorists” incident stems from an injury he has been nursing since March. “I was loading my suitcase onto the roller to put it in the hold and I pulled my shoulder. It was very painful.” He said he went through the normal procedure of putting his bag and […]
College canteen celebrates
Passing Tereora College last month you would be forgiven for thinking the teachers had taken a day off leaving students to let loose. The school’s canteen was celebrating its first birthday on July 6 with music booming during lunch break, prizes and free food sponsored by various businesses and marking down all food items to […]
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