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Pay new police $20k: PAC
Wednesday 5 July 2017 | Written by Richard Moore | Published in Local
New police constables should be paid a minimum of $20,000 a year, according to the Public Accounts Committee.
Villages impress Vaka Pride judges
Wednesday 5 July 2017 | Written by Richard Moore | Published in Local
There were three different winners in the Vaka Pride competition for the March-June period.
Big night out for Rotary
Wednesday 5 July 2017 | Published in Local
Service above self or “Tauturu I Mua Ake Iakoe” is the Rotary Club of Rarotonga’s motto.
Art show prompts decades-long memory
Wednesday 5 July 2017 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
Ten minutes into the interview with them, artists Tungane Broadbent and Reuben Paterson, who thought they were meeting for the first time, realise they have bumped into each other before.
MPs support Rattle's nomination for top job
Wednesday 5 July 2017 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
Members of the Parliament last week wholeheartedly endorsed Speaker of the Parliament Nikki Rattle’s nomination for the top job in the Commonwealth Parliament Association (CPA).
Options for wastewater disposal
Tuesday 4 July 2017 | Published in Local
One of the key components of the Mei Te Vai Ki Te Vai project is the design of wastewater infrastructure for the Muri/Avana area.
Back to school as schooner sails into the sunset
Tuesday 4 July 2017 | Published in Local
School was out in Rarotonga for three-days for the 24 students aboard the stunning two-masted staystail schooner SV Argo before they departed for Tonga on Saturday.
Borrowing attempt to hide failures
Tuesday 4 July 2017 | Published in Local
Alarm bells are ringing and ringing louder each day as we edge towards the general elections. Last week in CI News, Minister of Finance Mark Brown announced plans by the government to borrow money from overseas banks and agencies for “infrastructure needs”. Two immediate questions spring to my mind.
Is there anybody out there...?
Tuesday 4 July 2017 | Published in Local
A Christchurch, New Zealand writer is providing a platform for people based in the New Zealand and Pacific regions to publish science-fiction content.
Student work conditions challenged
Tuesday 4 July 2017 | Published in Local
Complaints by radio talkback host Tony Hakahoro over Takamoa Cook Islands Christian Church theological students being made to work long hours, six days a week on a new hall in the Takamoa grounds have led to undertakings that no further building projects will be managed by either the principal of the theological college or a CICC reverend.
Fire destroys Atupa house
Tuesday 4 July 2017 | Written by Richard Moore | Published in Local
A HOME was destroyed during a massive blaze on Saturday just off the back road in Atupa.
Students enjoy contest despite the rain
Tuesday 4 July 2017 | Published in Local
The much-anticipated School Cultural Competition was held on Thursday this week and hosted by Highland Paradise in Arorangi.
Fisheries officers get tech savvy
Tuesday 4 July 2017 | Published in Local
Fisheries Officers on Rarotonga and from the Pa Enua took park in a workshop facilitated by the Pacific Community (SPC) and Ministry of Marine Resources (MMR) this week.
Exhibition shows artist's new direction
Tuesday 4 July 2017 | Published in Local
Over the past 29 years, artist Kay George has been a major player in the development of the visual arts in the Cook Islands.
Came a hot Friday…
Tuesday 4 July 2017 | Written by Chris Taylor | Published in Local
Friday morning was much more hot and explosive than normal for some local workshop attendees.
Fisheries revenue to top $19m
Tuesday 4 July 2017 | Published in Local
Fisheries revenue for the 2016/17 financial year will total around $19.2 million according to the Ministry of Marine Resources (MMR).
No payment to landowners for TMV
Tuesday 4 July 2017 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local
Government has confirmed the landowners whose land are being used for the Te Mato Vai project will not be compensated.
Veteran lady of the seven seas graces Avatiu harbour
Friday 30 June 2017 | Written by Chris Taylor | Published in Local
Wow, did you see it? Because if you sped past the Avatiu wharf in recent days and missed it – you clearly weren’t looking seaward.
A warm welcome for group of new citizens
Friday 30 June 2017 | Published in Local
Eleven Cook Islands residents swore an oath to Queen Elizabeth II in a citizenship ceremony presided over by the New Zealand High Commissioner Peter Marshall early on Thursday morning.
Chinese delegation talks fishing matters
Friday 30 June 2017 | Published in Local
A high level foreign affairs and fisheries delegation from Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China, visited the Ministry of Marine Recourses (MMR) office this week.
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