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Repeat burglaries worry Inave family
Wednesday 29 February 2012 | Published in Local
It is the same scene that has been playing out across the island over recent months – another home burgled and another family left feeling unsafe. In this case Jules and Katie Maher have taken the step of moving out of their home in Inave “for safety reasons and out of concern for our family,” […]
56 incidents reported in 4 days
Wednesday 29 February 2012 | Published in Local
Burglaries and thefts are still plaguing the community with 56 incidents including common assault, motor vehicle accidents and reckless driving reported to police between February 24 and 27. A Tupapa resident next to the Apostolic Church reported $65 stolen from her home and the suspect is believed to be a male person from Ngatangiia. Tourists […]
$4m grant from China
Tuesday 28 February 2012 | Published in Local
It was yesterday revealed that an Economic and Technical Cooperation Agreement providing for a grant of approximately $4 million, for projects yet to be identified, was signed last week between Prime Minister Henry Puna, Minister of Foreign Affairs Tom Marsters and a special Chinese envoy visiting the Cook Islands. However, last week reasons for the […]
Special meeting going ahead
Tuesday 28 February 2012 | Published in Local
CISNOC is going ahead with a special general meeting tomorrow. The meeting is to discuss the 2012 budget, outstanding payments and funding for the national activity programme. The meeting had been scheduled for February 15 but was postponed. CISNOC president Sir Geoffrey Henry is in New Zealand receiving medical treatment, and will be absent from […]
New tourism office in Atiu
Monday 27 February 2012 | Published in Local
An upgraded tourism office and visitor information centre will be officially opened today on the outer island of Atiu. The office will provide information, displays of locally made arts and crafts and a conference training room where Cook Islands Tourism Corporation will provide tourism training for the local people. The upgrades will be officially opened […]
Muri sanitation works to be explained
Monday 27 February 2012 | Published in Local
The Muri water quality issue is about to become bigger. A meeting will be held on Thursday to discuss plans for improving waste water disposal in the settlement. WATSAN project director Ken McDonald said: “there are 242 houses in Muri, of these 239 require improvements to their sanitation systems to bring them in line with […]
Nice and cheeky
Monday 27 February 2012 | Published in Local
Ezekiel Tatuava-Enjoy (5), Zachariah Turepu-Gukisuva (5) and 4-year-old Paerangi Tatuava-Taripo. 12022603 First cousins picture perfect in their pareu shirts as they hammed it up for the camera. The trio were part of a large gathering in Muri for the wedding of Krystina Kauvai and Eugine Tatuava on Saturday. While most cameras and eyes were trained […]
Super fund tops $50m
Saturday 25 February 2012 | Published in Local
The Cook Islands National Superannuation Fund has exceeded $50 million in managed funds, CINSF management have reported. The fund has slowly grown since 2001 when it managed $67,000 for just 463 members through an investment portfolio managed by Frank Russell Investments in New Zealand. Today, the fund includes more than 6600 registered members. Chief executive […]
Workers association decries budget
Saturday 25 February 2012 | Published in Local
The Cook Islands Workers Association (CIWA) has denounced government’s supplementary budget. CIWA president Anthony Turua yesterday issued a statement decrying the budget’s prioritisation of airline subsidies, CISNOC and the Civil List. In it he challenges government to consider the implications of its deficit budget on the ‘little people’, or the Cook Islands’ workers. “How about […]
60.5kg yellowfin makes them smile!
Saturday 25 February 2012 | Published in Local
Fishing charter Marlin Queen became Tuna Queen yesterday after reeling in a beasty 60.5kg yellowfin tuna. Captain Junior Ioaba and crewman Pauro Arnold were out on a morning fishing excursion with five Canadian anglers. What they originally thought was a marlin on their line turned out to be the granddad of all yellow fin tuna […]
Airline subsidy 'necessary'
Friday 24 February 2012 | Published in Local
The flights linking Rarotonga with Los Angeles and Sydney are key to ensuring the Cook Islands receives an inflow of tourists across the year while making sure it does not solely rely on New Zealand as its only market. And by underwriting the Air New Zealand flights that travel those routes weekly, the Cook Islands […]
New national post office proposed
Friday 24 February 2012 | Published in Local
Cook Islands Post is considering opening a new post office and headquarters alongside the Telecom headquarters in Parekura, but first the company is trying to gauge the level of community support it would receive. The new location would contain more post boxes than is at the current office and at a larger size. They would […]
Hero takes time out
Thursday 23 February 2012 | Published in Local
Chris Sharman has spent his days on Rarotonga avoiding any news of the one-year commemoration of the Christchurch earthquake. Instead he has spent his time reflecting on the tragic events of February 22 and enjoying the relaxed pace of the island. Sharman is one of 82 people from quake stricken Christchurch selected to take up […]
PM defends CISNOC
Thursday 23 February 2012 | Published in Local
Prime Minister Henry Puna yesterday defended CISNOC from allegations made by Norman George that the sports organisation was mismanaged. “What we are talking about is our athletes,” Puna said in an interview with CINews. “These men and women have trained hard and deserve to be rewarded for their hard work.” Puna said that his aim […]
Finance minister defends CISNOC funding
Thursday 23 February 2012 | Published in Local
Finance minister Mark Brown justified the allocation to CISNOC in the supplementary budget in Parliament yesterday. He noted that $8000 was appropriated for a review of the sports body’s accounts, and that the $30,000 allocated for its operating costs covers salaries of those workers who have been labouring without pay. “This money is to pay […]
Decision 'not ours to make'
Wednesday 22 February 2012 | Published in Local
Prime Minister Henry Puna says the important decision of whether to invite Fiji’s leader, Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama to the August Pacific Leaders Forum in Rarotonga is not the Cook Islands government’s to make. He was responding to a question from Teenui-Mapumai member of parliament Norman George in the House yesterday. George had asked: “Is it […]
Cancer screening for MPs
Wednesday 22 February 2012 | Published in Local
Queen’s Representative Sir Frederick Goodwin is encouraging members of parliament to be screened for prostate cancer. In a written notice, which was read in Parliament on Monday, Sir Frederick Goodwin announced he has asked Minister of Health Nandi Glassie to organise screenings for each member of the government and opposition in the hope that the […]
$55m offer for exploration
Wednesday 22 February 2012 | Published in Local
Canadian company Endeavour has offered government $55 million for a licence to explore the Cook Islands seabed to determine its mining potential. Minister of deep-sea mining Tom Marsters confirmed in parliament yesterday that the offer is on the table, as he responded to a question from opposition leader Wilkie Rasmussen about whether rumours Endeavour had […]
Airline subsidy blamed for blowout
Tuesday 21 February 2012 | Published in Local
The appropriation amendment bill reveals that the country will face a $2.5 million deficit by the end of June – not a $0.03 million surplus as projected last July, when the original Budget was passed. The original Budget appropriated a total of $172,097,116, but the supplementary budget appropriates $178,337,447 for the current financial year (2011-2012) […]
Rasmussen takes over as opposition leader
Tuesday 21 February 2012 | Published in Local
Former finance minister Wilkie Rasmussen has been unanimously elected as the leader of the opposition. His promotion was announced yesterday on the 2012 opening day of parliament by Prime Minister Henry Puna. “I am very honoured that the party took a unanimous decision. We will be moving forward and be more proactive,” Rasmussen told Cook […]
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