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Rarotonga crime stats challenged
Cook Islands Police data shows no increasing crime trend, but the Opposition leader and a road safety advocate argue understaffing and passive policing conceal actual crime and safety issues in Rarotonga.
Australian High Commission accepting applications for community grants
The Australian High Commission has announced the opening of the Australia – Cook Islands Community Grants Program.
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 […]
English netters arrive
English netballers from Bradford Girls Grammar are on Rarotonga and will play two netball games against local under 19 teams. The visiting team have just completed a three week netball tour across New Zealand and have come to Rarotonga for a quick break before returning home. The local teams consist of the island’s top under […]
Sevens stars shine in Tupapa
The first day of the inaugural CITC Constitution Sevens Cup was a fitting event to end the commemorations yesterday. Constitution week is a fantastic way for the nation to showcase Cook Islands dance and culture, which also includes sports. The first day of the new competition drew a large crowd to the Tupapa Park to […]
Call for country to unite
Unite as a people and as a nation was the key message at yesterdays 45th Constitution Day commemoration at the national auditorium attended by dignitaries, Te Maeva Nui teams and members of the public. Pastor Tevai Matapo began the day’s commemoration with an encouragement for everyone – especially those in decision making positions to return […]
Passion for our culture shines
The first two nights of Te Maeva Nui have been stunning displays of our Cook Islands culture. And with just five teams taking part in this year’s competition, the usual aggressive competition seen in past competitions is almost nonexistent this year allowing for the passion for our culture to really shine through. The clear enjoyment […]
Aitutaki land disputes grow
Work on rebuilding the homes destroyed by Cyclone Pat on Aitutaki is well underway, with the foundations for the first 12 category four houses already laid. But disputes around land ownership are threatening to hinder progress on the rebuilding of at least two of the homes which were completely destroyed. “The reality that is hitting […]
Retrospective budget given tick
Finance minister Wilkie Rasmussen tabled two legal opinions in Parliament on Tuesday that support the supplementary budget 2009-10 being passed retrospectively. Doubts have been raised about whether parliament can legally pass a budget which has been tabled after the end of the government financial year of June 30. The supplementary budget was tabled on July […]
Smuggled paua uncovered
Small quantities of smuggled paua (giant clam) were uncovered in a joint search by Ministry of Marine Resources (MMR) fisheries officers and Police officers at Avatiu Harbour this week. Those receiving the paua among fishery products were let off with warnings. But MMR is warning future breaches may lead to prosecutions. The agencies conducted the […]
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