Economy
Funds moved for road projects
Friday 28 June 2013 | Published in Economy
A $50,000 fund has been moved from Internal Affair’s vaka maintenance programme into another fund that will need to be applied for separately.
New cruises for the Cook Islands
Thursday 27 June 2013 | Published in Economy
Cruise liners will be seeing more of the Cook Islands in coming years, after cuts to European destinations.
Serving up options
Thursday 27 June 2013 | Published in Economy
Food and Beverage students were the smiling picture of hospitality as they displayed their skills at the official launch of the Cook Islands Tertiary Training Institute yesterday.
Cabinet approves law changes
Thursday 27 June 2013 | Published in Economy
Cabinet met yesterday to put recent law changes to the duty and customs charges of certain products into force, said Finance Minister Mark Brown.
Hager talks tax havens
Monday 24 June 2013 | Published in Economy
New Zealand investigative journalist Nicky Hager is in the Cook Islands this week to present some of his findings from leaked tax haven documents.
The beauty of Cook Islands pearls
Monday 24 June 2013 | Published in Economy
Pyramid Studios is a shop in Ellsworth, England, which sells Cook Island Pearls.
Opening homes to tourism
Saturday 22 June 2013 | Published in Economy
Dianne Andrews writes for Miran magazine, a monthly free-to-subscribers glossy magazine based in Sausalito, just north of San Francisco, which delivers local news, travel ideas and lifestyle trends to the affluent communities of Marin.
Pay rate increase a game changer
Saturday 22 June 2013 | Published in Economy
He aha te mea nui o te ao? He tangata! He tangata! He tangata! This proverb should be the starting point for all economic development planning.
Infrastructure projects to roll out
Friday 21 June 2013 | Published in Economy
The 2013-14 budget provides cash flow for projects that have been waiting for funding and deployment such as Te Mato Vai, says minister Teariki Heather.
Tonga campaigns for Kiwis
Friday 21 June 2013 | Published in Economy
An intensive new visitor marketing campaign by the Kingdom of Tonga in which it claims to be the ‘true South Pacific’ is not a worry for the Cooks, says Tourism Corporation chief executive, Halatoa Fua.
Record fish prices for some
Friday 21 June 2013 | Published in Economy
The secretary of marine resources said reports of record-high global fish prices aren’t being reflected in Cook Islands fishery prices.
Regional talks on minerals issues
Friday 21 June 2013 | Published in Economy
A Vanuatu minister has called for wide consultation before any further activities to do with seabed mineral exploration can occur in Vanuatu.
New funding for vaka care
Friday 21 June 2013 | Published in Economy
Despite a 2013-14 budget cut, vaka maintenance will increase through funding for minor public works upgrades.
Complaint received over stench
Friday 21 June 2013 | Published in Economy
An official complaint from a visitor to the Cook Islands has been received by tourism officials regarding a foul stench in the Muri area.
Minister appoints new BTIB chair
Thursday 20 June 2013 | Published in Economy
Pitt Media Group principal George Pitt was named as the new chairman of the Business Trade Investment Board (BTIB) yesterday.
Budget cut for vaka cleaning
Wednesday 19 June 2013 | Published in Economy
Vaka maintenance has been reduced by $50,000 a year, according to 2013-14 budget documents.
No quick fix for debt problems
Wednesday 19 June 2013 | Published in Economy
A local business consultant says Cook Islanders have borrowed too much money from the banks, and now have to deal with the problem.
Visitors revolted by smell
Tuesday 18 June 2013 | Published in Economy
An Australian couple’s visit to Rarotonga has been tarnished by the omnipresent putrid smell in Muri, allegedly emanating from a poultry farm in the area.
Toa project still on hold
Monday 17 June 2013 | Published in Economy
A construction project at Toa Petroleum is still waiting approval from the National Environment Service (NES) after the work went ahead without a permit.
Aitutaki resident moving in protest
Saturday 15 June 2013 | Published in Economy
Richard Thomson is moving back to New Zealand at the end of the year in protest of the government’s approach to having NZ pensioners pay back taxes.
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