Crime
Alcohol leads to domestic assault
Saturday 3 March 2012 | Published in Crime
Christopher Tangatakino appeared for sentencing at the Cook Islands High Court in Avarua on Thursday after pleading guilty to assaulting a female on February 10 in an attack that started after drinking with friends. Police prosecutor senior sergeant Ruth Hosking-Tane said the assault started when the two were about to leave and Tangatakino pushed the […]
Incest, fraud, theft cases in court
Tuesday 28 February 2012 | Published in Crime
Justice of the peace Pae Tuteru presided over a session of the Cook Islands High Court at Avarua last Thursday. The session was conducted in courtroom two, as a land court judge from New Zealand is currently on Rarotonga and dealing with tenure issues in courtroom one. Ellis Solomona appeared on charges of burglary and […]
Offender on 12 burglary charges released on bail
Tuesday 28 February 2012 | Published in Crime
Repeat offender Ngatupuna Rata appeared in court to face 12 burglary charges last Thursday. Defence counsel Wilkie Rasmussen explained that initially the defendant faced eight charges, but acknowledged that police have laid additional charges. The defendant was prepared to enter guilty pleas to ‘several of the charges’ but ‘because the facts surrounding some of the […]
Judiciary training for Pacific region
Tuesday 28 February 2012 | Published in Crime
Cook Islands court staff are attending a two-week regional workshop designed to help them upskill their own staff. Programme manager Nicole Cherry said “the programme is designed to build the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to competently deliver and manage their own training programmes that will build capacity in their own country or region”. The […]
Theft, receiving, forgery dealt with
Friday 17 February 2012 | Published in Crime
Justice of the peace Carmen Temata presided over a sitting of the Cook Islands High Court at Avarua yesterday. Joining her on the bench was a colleague from Mauke, who observed the entire session. Christopher Mussell and Akisi Mussell appeared on charges of structuring (the practice of executing financial transactions in a specific pattern calculated […]
Police accused of 'Gestapo techniques'
Friday 17 February 2012 | Published in Crime
Four males were yesterday called before the court on charges of cultivating cannabis. All are being represented by defence counsel Norman George, and none has entered a plea. All will come before the court again for call-over on March 1. Rongomate P Ivirangi appeared on one charge of cultivating cannabis. George sought an adjournment and […]
Assault on a female 'not acceptable'
Friday 17 February 2012 | Published in Crime
In court yesterday Tuaine Tangimetua admitted a single charge of assault on a female. Defence counsel Wilkie Rasmussen said by way of mitigation that the assault took place in a ‘group drinking situation’ of which the victim was also a part. He also, however, acknowledged the gravity of the offence. “I think it is generally […]
Drug raid on Mauke
Saturday 11 February 2012 | Published in Crime
Two Mauke men have been arrested on the island and are set to face court over drug offences. The men were arrested this week in a special operation organised by Cook Islands Police. Two men have already been sent to Rarotonga from Mauke to face charges over cultivation of marijuana on the island. Another man […]
'Don't let alcohol control your life'
Saturday 11 February 2012 | Published in Crime
Michael Brown appeared in the high court on Thursday on one charge of assault on a constable, one charge of assault on a female and one charge of contempt of a court order. The contempt charge relates to the defendant’s consuming of alcohol, which his bail conditions ban him from doing. Defence counsel Charles Petero […]
Domestic violence 'a serious issue'
Saturday 11 February 2012 | Published in Crime
Tauri Shepherd appeared in the high court on Thursday for sentencing on two charges of assault on a female. Police prosecutor senior sergeant Ruth Hosking-Tane told the court the maximum penalty for the offence is two years’ imprisonment. “The prisoner must be made accountable for actions and harm done to the victimdomestic violence is a […]
Court laments alcohol-related charges
Saturday 11 February 2012 | Published in Crime
Justice of the Peace Carmen Temata presided over a session of the high court at Avarua on Thursday. Jade Fraser appeared on charges of dangerous driving and failing to stop. Police prosecutor senior sergeant Ruth Hosking-Tane moved to withdraw the failing to stop charge for want of prosecution, “as the defendant was chased by a […]
'Stay away from the drink'
Saturday 11 February 2012 | Published in Crime
Multiple men facing charges of assault on a female came before justice of the peace Carmen Temata in the high court on Thursday. Temata told the court she was ‘really sad’ to note the number of incidences of domestic violence, and noted that it is a ‘serious issue in the Cook Islands’. Tereinga Rima faces […]
Receiving, theft, assault charges heard
Tuesday 7 February 2012 | Published in Crime
Justice of the peace Tui Short presided over a court session last Thursday – half the defendants who appeared before the court were published on Monday (Assault, theft, sex charges dealt with) and here are the other half: Julia Kajer appeared on a charge of receiving stolen property valued at $48. Hosking-Tane read out her […]
Assault, theft, sex charges dealt with
Monday 6 February 2012 | Published in Crime
Justice of the peace Tui Short presided at a session of the Cook Islands High Court at Avarua on Thursday morning. The defendants called were, in chronological order: Tereapii Tangata Vavia appeared on charges of assault on a female, unlawful damage, breach of a molestation order and wilful damage by fire (of properties valued at […]
Minors consuming alcohol again an issue
Monday 30 January 2012 | Published in Crime
Justice of the peace John Kenning presided over a lengthy session of the Cook Islands High Court at Avarua last Thursday. The cases that were called before him are as follows, in chronological order: Stephen Spain appeared on three charges one of driving with excess blood alcohol and two of dangerous driving causing injury. Defence […]
Separate hearing for Eagle cases
Saturday 28 January 2012 | Published in Crime
Some Operation Eagle defendants appeared in the High Court on Thursday, and justice of the peace John Kenning proposed another call-over hearing be scheduled to deal exclusively with their cases. Kenning noted that as a justice of the peace he is not authorised to approve any variations to the defendants bail conditions, so suggested that […]
JP disappointed by contempt case
Friday 27 January 2012 | Published in Crime
Kakino Kakino yesterday appeared in the high court on a charge of contempt of court. He has another outstanding contempt charge and two charges of burglary, on which he has not been sentenced. Defence counsel Norman George yesterday sought a remand without plea of two weeks. There is a possibility between the police and myself […]
Assault, incest, rape charges in court
Monday 23 January 2012 | Published in Crime
A man last year acquitted of assault and aggravated robbery is again before the court. Iorama Ngataua faces four new charges of burglary, possessing and smoking cannabis and possessing a utensil used to smoke cannabis. He appeared in the Cook Islands High Court in Avarua before senior justice of the peace John Kenning on Thursday. […]
Incorrect information in court
Wednesday 18 January 2012 | Published in Crime
Convicted drink-driver Achsin Kaiou is not an employee of Cook Islands General Transport Ltd, as published on Friday January 13. Kaiou appeared in the Cook Islands High Court at Avarua before senior justice of the peace John Kenning on Thursday January 12. Fridays court report in Cook Islands News is a correct account of the […]
Judge to arrive in April or May
Tuesday 17 January 2012 | Published in Crime
Defendants waiting for their cases to be heard by a high court judge are likely to wait at least another three months. The Ministry of Justice expects the first New Zealand judge to preside over criminal matters in the Cook Islands High Court at Avarua in either April or May. Justice Christine Grice was the […]
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