Crime
Warrant to arrest Operation Eagle man
Friday 24 June 2011 | Published in Crime
A warrant for the arrest of an Operation Eagle defendant has been issued by Justice of the Peace John Kenning. JP Kenning granted an application for a bench warrant made by police prosecutor Senior Sergeant Ruth Hosking-Tane in the Cook Islands High Court at Avarua yesterday. Nikao fisherman Faimau Robati (41) did not appear in […]
Rubbish argument leads to assault
Friday 24 June 2011 | Published in Crime
For assaulting his partner a 38-year-old Matavera cargo handler has been convicted and ordered to come up for sentence if called upon within 12 months. Ilaisa Ravula appeared before Justice of the Peace John Kenning in the Cook Islands High Court at Avarua yesterday, having previously admitted a single charge of (being a male) assaulting […]
Delay costs mount up
Friday 24 June 2011 | Published in Crime
A postponement of the Leases Approval Tribunal by the Ministry of Justice is costing lease applicants money potentially thousands of dollars. The June 17 tribunal sitting was postponed two weeks so warrants for tribunal members could be renewed. As a result those whose applications are due to be heard by the tribunal must wait until […]
Pacific court officials meet
Thursday 23 June 2011 | Published in Crime
Members of an executive committee for the Pacific Judicial Development Programme (PJDP) will meet in Rarotonga next week to discuss the ongoing education of judicial and court officers as well as the improvement of associated systems within the Pacific region. The meeting follows a five-day workshop of PJDP national coordinators this week at the Edgewater […]
Pacific workshop draws court leaders
Wednesday 22 June 2011 | Published in Crime
A five-day Pacific Judicial Development Programme (PJDP) workshop in Rarotonga this week brings together court and judicial leaders from throughout the Pacific to discuss the enhancement of services and procedures. Among those visiting the Cook Islands for the workshop are Kiribati chief registrar Tetiro Mate, Nauru resident magistrate Peter Law, Samoa supreme court justice Clarence […]
Indecent assault accused bailed
Saturday 18 June 2011 | Published in Crime
A 17-year-old Panama man charged with indecently assaulting a six-year-old Takuvaine girl has been released on bail. The man, whose name is suppressed to protect the identity of the victim, appeared in the Cook Islands High Court at Avarua yesterday before Justice of the Peace Tiki Matapo. Police prosecutor Senior Sergeant Ruth Hosking-Tane said the […]
Family man sorry for assaulting wife
Friday 17 June 2011 | Published in Crime
A 39-year-old Arorangi man who admitted assaulting his wife of 11 years has been convicted and ordered to come up for sentence if called upon within six months. Groundsman Daniel Ataera appeared before Justice of the Peace Tiki Matapo in the Cook Islands High Court at Avarua yesterday for sentencing. He was not represented by […]
Operation Eagle defendants back in court
Friday 17 June 2011 | Published in Crime
A further two Operation Eagle defendants have appeared in the Cook Islands High Court at Avarua for breaching conditions of their bail. George Nicholls and Ricky Carlson both appeared before Justice of the Peace Tiki Matapo yesterday each charged with one count of being in contempt of court. Each was convicted, fined $50 and ordered […]
40 cases in land court
Thursday 16 June 2011 | Published in Crime
More than 40 land court cases are scheduled to be heard in the Cook Islands High Court at Avarua on June 27 and 28 by a Justice of the Peace. In total 48 cases, including five from Atiu, Mauke and Aitutaki, will be considered. Cases involve the succession of land, occupation rights, appointment of new […]
Jail term for theft and burglary
Thursday 16 June 2011 | Published in Crime
For five charges of theft, entering a building with intent to commit a crime and being unlawfully found, 23-year-old Takuvaine shop keeper Jason Arioka has been imprisoned for six months and placed on probation for one year. Arioka appeared in the Cook Islands High Court at Avarua for sentencing by Justices of the Peace Tiki […]
Judges recommend jail facilities for mothers
Saturday 11 June 2011 | Published in Crime
Prime Minister and minister of justice Henry Puna is being asked to consider if facilities should be developed at the Arorangi prison to accommodate female convicts with newborn babies. It follows the successful appeal of Tupapa convict Yvonne Quarter, who gave birth to her youngest of three sons just ten days before being incarcerated for […]
Charges withdrawn
Saturday 11 June 2011 | Published in Crime
Charges against two accused have been withdrawn from the Cook Islands High Court at Avarua this week. Crown solicitor Tuaine Manavaroa sought leave of the court to withdraw two charges against Cook Islander James Engu because he is now living in New Zealand and is under the care of a mental health facility in Auckland. […]
Companies face tax charges
Saturday 11 June 2011 | Published in Crime
Facing 18 charges of failing to furnish income tax, PAYE and value added tax Rarotonga-based company TTN Group Ltd is due to appear in the Cook Islands High Court at Avarua on July 7. The company was called in the court before Justice of the Peace Bernice Manarangi on Thursday, when the case was further […]
Judges dismiss drugs case appeals
Saturday 11 June 2011 | Published in Crime
Two Court of Appeal cases involving Terekimiora Katoa, charged with importing cannabis, have been dismissed by three New Zealand judges. Justices Sir Ian Barker, David Williams and Robert Fisher announced their ruling in the Cook Islands High Court at Avarua on Thursday. Justice Fisher said for reasons detailed in a written judgement Katoas criminal sentence […]
Prison sentence quashed by appeal court
Friday 10 June 2011 | Published in Crime
The one-year prison sentence against Tupapa convict Yvonne Quarter has been quashed. Quarter will now spend the next four months on bail until her re-sentencing in the Cook Islands High Court at Avarua on October 10. Three New Zealand judges presiding over the Court of Appeal in Rarotonga this week yesterday announced their decision in […]
Tavs case withdrawn
Thursday 9 June 2011 | Published in Crime
The petition to have Cook Islands clothing company Tavs Ltd wound up has been withdrawn and accordingly dismissed by Justice Hugh Williams. The case, between Tavs and debt collectors from the Ministry of Finance and Economic Management (MFEM) revenue management division, was called before Justice Williams in the Cook Islands High Court at Avarua last […]
Estate claims to be heard in July
Wednesday 8 June 2011 | Published in Crime
It is likely court claims by the estate of the late Lionel George Tamarua Browne will be heard in the Cook Islands High Court at Avarua before Justice Colin Nicholson next month. In two separate cases Auckland-based insurance advisor Richard Fisher as the executor of Brownes estate is claiming $100,000 from Vaimaanga contractor John Short […]
Mothers appeal against prison decided
Wednesday 8 June 2011 | Published in Crime
Tupapa convict Yvonne Quarter will tomorrow learn her fate in the Cook Islands High Court at Avarua. The 25-year-old mother of three and members of her family are appealing the one year prison sentence imposed on her by Justice Hugh Williams in early April. Quarter admitted one representative charge of stealing $30,000 from Air Rarotonga […]
Case against registrar set for July
Tuesday 7 June 2011 | Published in Crime
The criminal court case against secretary of justice and Cook Islands High Court registrar Claudine Henry-Anguna is scheduled for July. Henry-Anguna has pleaded not guilty to a charge of being in contempt of court. She appeared before Justice Hugh Williams in the court last week. Informant Andrew Turoa is bringing the private prosecution against Henry-Anguna […]
Drunken driver sentenced
Tuesday 7 June 2011 | Published in Crime
For driving with an excess breath alcohol level of 470 micrograms at Atupa on February 26 last year Ministry of Marine Resources fisheries officer Koroa Raumea has been convicted, fined $750, sentenced to six months community service, and disqualified from driving for 18 months. Raumea (43), of Nikao, appeared in the Cook Islands High Court […]
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