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Taxpayers foot $659,000 bill for MPs travel and allowance
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Corruption report exposes ‘bribe and sexual favours’
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National
Community responds to Government’s calls for partnership
Following the announcement of the launch of the Rarotonga Safety Shelter Programme (RSSP), communities around Rarotonga are actively engaging with the Cook Islands Investment Corporation (CIIC) to learn more about the programme.
Back-to-back cruise ship visits boost Rarotonga tourism
Within 48 hours, two cruise ships – the Zuiderdam, which visited on Saturday, and the Costa Deliziosa, which arrived yesterday – called at Rarotonga.
Island council welcomes plan
Aitutaki recovery coordinator Wilkie Rasmussen’s announcement of the recovery plan was welcomed by the island’s eight village leaders on Friday. Following the devastation of Cyclone Pat on February 10, the island has been waiting for news of assistance from government. Rasmussen told the council government plans to spend $9.46 million on the recovery plan for […]
Political will critical to usher in change
All Pacific Island States with Cook Islands included, but except Nauru, Palau and Tonga, have ratified CEDAW and endorsed the Beijing Platform for Action (BPfA), and therefore are accountable to advancing equal rights for women and men, and the empowerment of women, according to UNIFEM Pacific. CEDAW is the UN Convention to Eliminate All Form […]
$220,000 in support for social recovery
The Aitutaki recovery plan includes $220,000 to support social recovery on the island. “While a lot of focus has been placed on the physical reconstruction and establishing systems to return people to normalcy, there is a need to monitor and assess that the people affected by the disaster are also recovering. The needs assessment and […]
WAVE calls for civilian and media leadership
Regional development agencies must step up more effective engagement with civil society and media leadership to help achieve stronger Pacific futures, says the Women Advancing a Vision of Empowerment Network, WAVE. “What we are seeing from the Pacific regional and national statements coming out at Beijing +15 is a continuing trend from previous regional and […]
Defining International Women's Rights Day
International Women’s Day is celebrated every year around the world on March 8. The commemorative day emerged from women activist movements at the turn of the 20th century. This year’s theme is “Equal rights, equal opportunities: Progress for all”. Equality between women and men continues to be a challenge world-wide. Women form the majority of […]
Ministries lack political mandate to integrate gender
A stocktake carried out last year has concluded that gender mainstreaming as a strategy to integrate gender into all aspects of planning, programmes, projects and activities of government is still far from being realised. It also concluded that central agencies and line ministries lack the political mandate to integrate gender analysis principles into policy development […]
Women have to stop 'making do'
Pacific women doing gender work need to break out of the mentality of making do with resource-poor situations, especially if they are senior public servants tasked with bringing commitments such as the Beijing Declaration to life. That’s the view of Solomon Island’s Director for Women, Ruth Maetala, who has come into the post recently after […]
Coordination the same despite numbers: SPC
The Pacific representation at the 54th Commission on the Status of Women meeting in New York may be very small this year, but the effort put to making the representation possible has been the same for technical officers from the region. National statements, country delegates, plenary sessions, side panel events, a change in UN hosting […]
Local play to honour Women's Day
To honour International Women’s Day on Monday March 8, the Cook Islands National Council of Women in partnership with Punanga Tauturu are putting on a stage play. Written by Vaine Wichman, produced by Tereapii Napa and directed by Clare Waldroun, the play will be staged on Monday at the Assembly of God church in Takuvaine […]
Tsunami experiences recorded
Takitumu Primary School’s composite grade 4 and 5 students held a tsunami brainstorming session to learn more about a tidal wave caused from an earthquake. The students then wrote their own early morning tsunami evacuation stories using words from their brainstorming session. Today’s Kids Page features tsunami stories written by Takitumu Primary School students. Cook […]
Mangaia gives $8200
The island of Mangaia raised $8200 for the Aitutaki cyclone relief effort last week through a telethon appeal, hosted by volunteers, the Mangaia TV station and the local YPE branch. Mangaia Red Cross president Gill Vaiimene commended the people who made “a great effort for a population of less than 600”. The money was sent […]
Beijing's daughters – doubtful and disconnected at 15
She was ten years old when Beijing’s commitment to a world of equality, development and peace was declared. At 25, Linley Faulkner is in New York at Beijing+15, wondering where the years – and the BPA, went. “I still wonder how useful the document is now. As a statute it is very useful but I […]
Telecom to credit Aitutaki customer accounts
Telecom Cook Islands is lending a helping hand by crediting all Aitutaki customer accounts for rentals for the month of February. It’s a relief package worth about $20,000. All landlines, broadband internet, dial-up internet and post-paid mobiles will have their monthly rentals free for the month of February. This is to help the people of […]
The price of eggs and CITC
Local egg supplier targets ‘monopolistic trade practice’ Dear Editor, I write to inform your readers that CITC is at it again. The CITC conglomerate has advised that they do not require us to supply them with eggs as they have adequate stocks of NZ eggs. Typically this advice is verbal as they have shown a […]
Political deals and terms explained
Dear Editor, In response to your journalist Helen Greig’s questions, I answer as follows: all 24 seats contested at all elections belong to the party and not to the incumbent MP as stated on our radio hour today. Kare te nooanga e no te mema. Kare ite taoonga kopu tangata. E taoonga ikiia ra, e […]
First fundraiser for Tupapa meeting house renovations
The Tupapa Nui meeting house fundraising committee will launch its first fundraiser this Saturday – a barbecue that should kick off around 8am at the Maraerenga Meeting house next to the Convenient Shop. A plate of food will cost $10 and all proceeds will go to the meeting house renovation project. Fundraising committee chairman Juinor […]
Classic liner cancels tour
The latest in a line of cruise ships to cancel shore visits to Rarotonga this year because of ‘sea conditions’ was the European liner Princess Danae yesterday. Destination Management Cook Islands cruise ship coordinator Marlene Cuthers says their company had been talking with the ship’s agents for two years in the lead up to its […]
Tsunami plan expected today
Emergency management met with police, MOIP, Red Cross, met services, Ports Authority, ministry of health, ministry of tourism, Telecom, BRET (Betela-Rutaki Emergency for Tsunami) and the airport authority yesterday to draft a comprehensive tsunami response plan. Willie Tuivaga of EMCI said that the plan has been submitted to cabinet for review and will be released […]
Govt still seeking views on welfare
Members of the public have less than two weeks to submit their views for this year’s review of the social welfare system. The ministry of internal affairs announced last month that government is undertaking a preliminary review of the system and has identified a number of issues for broader public discussion. A public discussion paper […]
Time to renew liquor licences
All liquor licences will expire on the 31st of this month. Businesses intending to serve liquor in the coming months will need to apply to have their licence renewed. According to Harriet Williams, secretary for the Liquor Licensing Authority, 210 licences had been issued as of December last year and will be up for renewal […]
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