Court
Week of High Court hearings start today
Monday 29 August 2022 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Court, National
Justice Christine Grice will preside over a week of High Court hearings at Avarua, commencing today with a two-day jury trial.
12 months disqualification after high speed checkpoint escape
Monday 29 August 2022 | Written by Matthew Littlewood | Published in Court, National
A man who sped away from a police checkpoint has had his licence disqualified for 12 months, and has been fined by the Courts.
Court denies request to further relax bail conditions
Friday 26 August 2022 | Written by Matthew Littlewood | Published in Court, National
A man who evaded the police for a week has been denied a request to further relax his bail conditions.
Former Justice cashier pleads guilty to theft
Monday 22 August 2022 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Court, National
A former Ministry of Justice employee has pleaded guilty to theft as a servant in the High Court at Avarua on Friday.
Lawyer to lodge official complaint against police
Saturday 20 August 2022 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Court, National
The lawyer of the person who was arrested a week after an alleged drink driving offence will file an official complaint against police.
Former staff plead guilty to stealing $240k from Police
Wednesday 17 August 2022 | Written by Matthew Littlewood | Published in Court, National
A former staffer at the Cook Islands Police has pleaded guilty to defrauding the police service of more than $240,000, while also working in tandem with work associates to conspire to defraud the police office on multiple occasions.
High profile cases to appear before Chief Justice
Tuesday 16 August 2022 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Court, National
The high-profile criminal cases involving a senior politician and two former heads of ministries will appear before the Chief Justice this afternoon for another follow up.
Drivers banned for drink driving
Friday 12 August 2022 | Written by Matthew Littlewood | Published in Court, National
Two people were disqualified from driving for 12 months after admitting to driving with excess breath alcohol during their appearances in the Criminal Court in Avarua on Thursday.
Bail altered to allow accused time for work
Tuesday 9 August 2022 | Written by Matthew Littlewood | Published in Court, National
A man who went on the run from the police for a week is now allowed to work while on bail, but he is not allowed to participate in rugby matches.
Defendant told ‘courts cannot save you’
Monday 1 August 2022 | Written by Matthew Littlewood | Published in Court, National
A Cook Islands man has been sentenced to a week in jail after repeatedly breaching his community service orders.
Drink driving cases top Court list in Rarotonga
Monday 1 August 2022 | Written by Matthew Littlewood | Published in Court, National
There were several cases of alcohol-impaired driving heard before the Court in Avarua on Thursday.
Man accused of assaulting woman bailed under strict conditions
Friday 29 July 2022 | Written by Matthew Littlewood | Published in Court, National
A man who went on the run from the police for a week has been granted bail under the strict conditions of a 24/7 curfew.
Crown opposes judicial review over Tapaitau’s reinstatement
Friday 29 July 2022 | Written by Matthew Littlewood | Published in Court, National
A lawyer representing an anti-corruption group wants to take a judicial review over the reinstatement of Robert Tapaitau as Deputy Prime Minister to the Court of Appeal.
In brief: Court news
Thursday 28 July 2022 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Court, National
Morey Vati entered a guilty plea to assault on a female on Thursday last week in the Criminal Court at Avarua.
In brief: Court news
Friday 22 July 2022 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Court, National
Name suppression for mental health.
Tunupopo denied bail again
Friday 22 July 2022 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Court, National
A man who was on the run from police for nearly a week was denied bail a second time in the Criminal Court at Avarua yesterday.
Uptick in early voting
Thursday 21 July 2022 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Court, National
With 10 days left until the General Election on Monday, August 1, 174 people have already exercised their right to vote, says chief electoral officer Taggy Tangimetua.
Willful damage costs man over $1600
Wednesday 20 July 2022 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Court, National
A man apologised in the Criminal Court at Avarua last week for causing over $1600 worth of damage to his uncle’s property.
Rarotonga man records over five times the drink driving limit
Saturday 16 July 2022 | Written by Matthew Littlewood | Published in Court, National
A Cook Islands man has been disqualified from driving for 12 months, after recording a breath alcohol rate more than five times over the limit.
Court matters adjourned to later dates
Friday 15 July 2022 | Written by Matthew Littlewood | Published in Court, National
The majority of the matters in the Criminal Court at Avarua on Thursday were adjourned to a later date.