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Toa in limbo as lease expires
Tuesday 1 May 2012 | Published in Local
Toa’s lease for its Panama site – which it acquired from Mobil in 2006 – expired today when the clock struck 12. Yesterday landowners were counting down the hours to midnight, reporting that they were “so happy to get our land back”. “We the landowners have warned the contractors working onsite that from 12 there […]
Kaino and Cup parade apopo
Tuesday 1 May 2012 | Published in Local
All Blacks star Jerome Kaino and the Webb Ellis Cup laid low yesterday but tomorrow the public will have the opportunity to catch both the star and the cup through the World Cup parade. The parade will start at 3.50pm from the Takamoa Theological College drive and proceed through the Avarua township to the Rarotonga […]
Water passes taste test
Tuesday 1 May 2012 | Published in Local
The community in Tupapa now has greater access to filtered water thanks to a new system installed at the village’s meeting house. And New Zealand High Commissioner John Carter, who funded the project, wants to see more like it undertaken across the Cook Islands. The water system was paid for under the commission’s ‘head of […]
Pepe wins by 2
Monday 30 April 2012 | Published in Local
Pepe Marika has won a seat on the Manihiki Island Council, narrowly beating Navakatini Greig in a by-election held last week. Marika polled 27 votes in Thursday’s election, recording two more votes than Greig to take the Tukao seat in the six-person council. The third person to contest the election, Mataio Puapii Johnson, claimed nine […]
Titikaveka by-election set
Monday 30 April 2012 | Published in Local
Titikaveka will go to the polls in June. The death of the late Robert Wigmore earlier this month left the Titikaveka seat vacant, and pursuant to the Electoral Act 2004 the electoral office is holding a by-election to fill it. The office has confirmed the by-election for Thursday, June 21. Candidate nominations close on Friday, […]
New FAD rules proposed
Monday 30 April 2012 | Published in Local
Rules limiting the harpooning of mahi mahi, the number of floating longlines and spear fishing around the fishing aggregate devices (FAD) on Rarotonga have been put forward by the FAD committee, established by the Ministry of Marine Resources (MMR). Members of the FAD committee include Don Beer, Pupuke Robati, Wayne Barclay and Sonny Tatuava. Chair […]
Oil leak under investigation
Saturday 28 April 2012 | Published in Local
About half a barrel of waste oil leaked in to the Avatiu stream earlier this week when rainwater flooded a catchment tank, according to a Te Aponga Uira spokesman. TAU communications advisor Trevor Pitt said the quick response of workers at the power station meant that much of the leak was contained and removed from […]
Kaino brings World Cup
Friday 27 April 2012 | Published in Local
All Blacks star player Jerome Kaino and the Rugby World Cup will touch down on the rock this Sunday for a whirlwind visit. A World Cup parade is being planned for Wednesday, May 2, through Avarua from 4pm to 6 o’clock giving the public a chance to see both the Webb Ellis Cup and Kaino […]
Diesel leaks into stream
Friday 27 April 2012 | Published in Local
Heavy rainfall is being named as the cause of a waste oil leak at the Avatiu Valley power station, which flooded in to the neighbouring Avatiu stream. People living in Avatiu Valley this week said they were becoming concerned with the strong odours and residue leaking from the Te Aponga Uira (TAU) power station. The […]
Loss of comradeship lamented
Thursday 26 April 2012 | Published in Local
A moderate crowd gathered at the Cenotaph for the dawn parade in Avarua early yesterday to remember the fallen men and women who fought for the freedom we enjoy today. In his address, Returned Services Association president Dennis Dwane told the gathered that Anzac Day was a day commonly regarded as a time for New […]
Anzac spirit links Pacific people
Thursday 26 April 2012 | Published in Local
The weather often has a way of reflecting the mood of a day and it was certainly the case at Rarotonga’s Anzac Day commemorations. As hundreds of people gathered in front of the Avarua Cenotaph for the Anzac Day morning service, the weather switched from sun to spitting rain, the ceremony all the while being […]
New wharf proposed for Manihiki
Tuesday 24 April 2012 | Published in Local
Developmental prospects in Manihiki and Rakahanga – including a possible $4 million upgrade to Tauhunu wharf – will be put on show this week when New Zealand High Commissioner John Carter travels north for his first official visit to the atolls. Prime Minister Henry Puna and Minister for Finance and Economic Management Mark Brown will […]
Merchant navy flag flies for Anzac Day
Tuesday 24 April 2012 | Published in Local
The ‘red duster’will fly for the first time as part of the Anzac Day commemorations in Rarotonga, marking the sacrifices and service of the merchant navy during wartime movements. Merchant seaman Mervin Martin has travelled to Rarotonga to join this year’s Anzac Day celebrations, bringing with him the Merchant Navy’s flag more affectionately known as […]
No paper
Tuesday 24 April 2012 | Published in Local
There will be two parades and services in Rarotonga tomorrow to mark Anzac Day. The dawn parade starts at 5.30am and the bigger public ceremony starts at 9.30am. Members of the public are invited to join veterans and uniformed personnel at both parades, and afterwards at the Returned Services Association premises in Nikao. There will […]
Voyage delayed
Monday 23 April 2012 | Published in Local
The Reef Express is undergoing repairs before even embarking on its maiden voyage to Rarotonga. Southern Express was recently replaced by Reef Express, formerly Forum Pacific. Her first voyage to Rarotonga – number 156 – has been delayed as she is undergoing maintenance work in Auckland. She is expected, then, to leave Auckland on May […]
Mataiapo defends village beautification
Monday 23 April 2012 | Published in Local
Matavera resident Papa Motu Kora BEM, who holds the traditional title of Mokare Mataiapo, has been part of numerous government and community groups including the Matavera beautification group. At 75 Papa Kora has seen a lot change on the island and is no fool. Recently Cook Islands News published a letter to the editor in […]
Takitumu land decision delayed
Saturday 21 April 2012 | Published in Local
The Privy Council will not hand down a decision in the Takitumu land dispute case currently before it for another two months. According to Terri Judd, legal affairs correspondent for United Kingdom newspaper The Independent, tensions have been running high in the London court. As the highest court in the Commonwealth, it is the final […]
Webb Ellis Cup coming to Raro
Saturday 21 April 2012 | Published in Local
One of the world’s greatest sporting trophies – the Webb Ellis Cup – is coming to Rarotonga. The 4.5kg silver gilt trophy won by the All Blacks at the Rugby World Cup last year will be on the island for four days – coinciding with the Federation of Oceania Rugby Unions (FORU) annual general meeting […]
Businessman makes $153,000 civil claim
Saturday 21 April 2012 | Published in Local
An Arorangi business is proceeding with a claim of over $153,000 against Robert Heather Wichman and police commissioner Maara Tetava. Motherland Limited, trading as The Sharp Shop, and its director Peter Robertson are plaintiffs in a case against Wichman, one of the landowners of the Arorangi property on which the business is situated. Robertson alleges […]
Rarotonga trochus potential highlighted
Friday 20 April 2012 | Published in Local
The Ministry of Marine Resources is concerned that a valuable export, trochus shell, is not being used wisely on Rarotonga, with people missing out on the opportunity to earn additional income. Trochus were originally introduced into the Cook Islands in 1956, with a view to developing an income generating opportunity and small export industry for […]
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