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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committee looking into the Tainted Cryptocurrency Recovery Bill 2023 has recommended that the controversial Bill be withdrawn from Parliament.
Cook Islands students benefit from Rotary Rarotonga’s generosity
Students across the nation are given a way with words thanks to the Rotary Club of Rarotonga 9920, who continue their legacy of providing dictionaries to every Year 9 student in the Cook Islands.
Protestors use forum to put spotlight on issues
Thursday 6: This week in Cairns as the 40th Pacific Islands Forum kicks off, protestors from Australia and the Pacific have been staging peaceful protests outside the venue for the event. A group of Torres Strait island separatists have vowed to make their cause known to the leaders attending the meeting in the far north […]
Swine flu slows
Wednesday 12: Another two cases of swine flu (influenza A H1N1) were confirmed over the weekend. This brings the total number of cases in the Cooks to 20 since the first case was confirmed two months ago. For now, the ministry of health is seeing a ‘slow down’ in numbers of the pandemic flu. Last […]
Small island states meet in lead up
Thursday 6: Leaders of the small island states (SIS) met on Monday in Cairns in the lead up to this week’s Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) to discuss some of their common challenges. The Cook Islands, Kiribati, Nauru, Palau, Niue,Tuvalu and the Republic of Marshall Islands make up this group. One of the issues they continue […]
PSC alerted cabinet of audit findings
Wednesday 12: Public service commissioner Navy Epati says the selection panel did alert cabinet of past audit investigations conducted on two candidates vying for head of ministry positions. Sonny Williams, who has regained the position of cultural development secretary, was deemed to have owed just over $6000 to the ministry at the beginning of this […]
'Strong political leaders' needed: Rudd
Thursday 6: The 40th Pacific Island Forum (PIF) began in Cairns, Australia, on Wednesday (AT). This meeting of the 16 forum member country leaders is the premier political inter-governmental forum for the region. PIF addresses issues such as economic growth and under the Pacific Plan endorsed in 2005, aims to strengthen regional cooperation among its […]
Warm welcome touches Molly
Tuesday 11: The subject of men’s netball briefly popped up during discussions on the first day of the International Federation of Netball Association’s congress in Rarotonga yesterday. IFNA president Molly Rhone says currently men’s netball is not part of the international body’s structure but IFNA is aware that men do play the game in some […]
Fijians exhorted to challenge govt
Thursday 6: The former chair of the Pacific Islands Forum, Niue premier Toke Talagi, has urged the people of Fiji to rise against the country’s military regime to re-establish democracy. Talagi made the call at the opening ceremony of the 40th Pacific Islands Forum in Cairns on Wednesday. He told delegates, guests and media at […]
Unconfirmed super fund loss causes concern
Tuesday 11: Public concern is growing over a rumoured multi-million loss on investment by the national superannuation fund. But CEO of the super fund office, Anne Herman, says she is not prepared to comment on the rumour or the financial status of the fund just yet. Herman says this is because her office is currently […]
PM visits CI community in Cairns
Thursday 6: Prime minister Jim Marurai and his delegation arrived in Cairns, Australia, on Sunday and were embraced by the Cook Islands community that lives in the city. Marurai is in Cairns for the 40th Pacific Islands Forum leaders meeting – but he took the time to not only meet Cook Islanders who now call […]
Parking and speed restricted at Tereora
Monday 10: Police are warning motorists and drivers to heed parking restrictions around the Tereora area during the World Youth Netball Championships which begin today. Inspector Tere Patia says that there will be no parking on the ara metua (back road) between Manea Foods and the Nikao CICC Sunday school hall. Patia says a one-way […]
Pittman invested with Teaia Mataiapo
Thursday 6: A second person in a week was invested with the Teaia Mataiapo title yesterday, but not before part of the proceedings was played out in court yesterday morning. Teuatakiri ‘Tua’ Pittman claimed the title at Auroa marae, before 100 family, supporters and guests – just six days after Atatoa Herman was invested with […]
Te Hiva dancers a hit in England
Monday 10: Te Hiva Nui cultural dance group member Tekao Herrmann reports that the team is quite a hit with the English crowds at the Billingham International Folklore festival. It’s been almost a week since departing Rarotonga and the group adapted really well to the town and people of Billingham. Billingham is a small town […]
IFNA netball competitions such as the championships starting on Monday.
In fact, Hellen had to bring down the playing uniforms for team Botswana as it was too late for them to be sent to the team before they left for Rarotonga. Hellen says that her main reason for being in Rarotonga is to make sure that the Gilbert sponsored teams, including the IFNA umpires, have […]
Bank granted a domestic licence
Saturday 8: Saturday 8: At least one of the country’s offshore banks will be spared the axe created by the Banking Amendment Bill which awaits its final reading in parliament. Capital Security Bank was this week granted a licence to carry on domestic banking business within the Cook Islands. When the bill is passed, offshore […]
Aiming for better
Friday 7: Leaders of the Pacific Islands Forum have issued the ‘Cairns Compact’ this week with the aim of lifting the economic and development performance of the region. They expressed their deep concern that, despite continued high levels of development assistance over many years, the Pacific region remains off-track to achieve the Millennium Development Goals […]
Australia backs sport
Friday 7: Australia has increased its support for sports in the region with a new $26 million pledge. In the Cook Islands, this will mean increased support for our most popular sports such as rugby and netball. Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd announced the new commitment at the 40th Pacific Islands Forum post retreat press […]
Mark mid-winter 70s style
Friday 7: The Mid-Winter Warm-up Social that Te Uki Ou Primary School is staging this Saturday night is all about making the dream of school children come true. From the time they enter Te Uki Ou, kids look forward to becoming seniors and the biannual outer island trip that the senior class gets to make […]
How to avoid being a victim
Friday 7: Police are giving tourists some words of advice to avoid being a victim of theft. A leaflet was being distributed yesterday to tourists’ accommodation throughout the island giving visitors safety tips on “how to enjoy our paradise”. Advice given included locking the windows and doors each time you leave, lock and secure valuables […]
4 more cases of swine flu
Friday 7: Four more cases of influenza A/H1N1 have been detected in Rarotonga over the past two weeks, bringing to 18 the numbers which have been confirmed in the past two months. Director of community health services Dr Aumea Herman says of the four confirmed cases, one was a visitor from New Zealand, and two […]
Moni tauturu no te pitiniti rikiriki
5 August: Ko teia te epetoma openga no te au ona pitiniti rikiriki ki runga ia Rarotonga, kia tuku mai i ta kotou patianga no tetai moni tauturu i ta kotou pitiniti i te tuatau o te tarekareka’anga Pacific Mini Games. Ka piri i te reira a te Varaire ra itu o Aukute i te […]
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