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CI boat trains with navy ship
Friday 3 June 2011 | Published in Local
Cook Islands police patrol boat Te Kukupa has trained with New Zealand Navy ship HMNZS Otago, the first exercise of its kind in many years. At the break of dawn yesterday Te Kukupa left Avatiu wharf carrying ten officers and police commissioner Maara Tetava. She travelled about one mile out to sea to meet Otago, […]
Death may be probed
Thursday 2 June 2011 | Published in Local
There may be further police investigation into the death of an elderly man at his home in Matavera last month. The man was found lying face-down and covered in blood beside a plastic lawn chair. Members of the mans family suspect foul play was involved and are asking the police to consider further investigation of […]
Cannabis in schools a problem
Thursday 2 June 2011 | Published in Local
Cannabis-related offending is on the rise in the Cook Islands and even children of primary school age are becoming involved, the Cook Islands High Court at Avarua heard yesterday. Justice Hugh Williams quizzed police prosecutor Senior Sergeant Ruth Hosking-Tane about cannabis use in the country during the sentencing of a Ngatangiia teenager for possession of […]
Lagoon Day expo raises awareness
Thursday 2 June 2011 | Published in Local
Hundreds of school children are now wiser about the role wetlands play in protecting the lagoon and marine life. Yesterday hundreds of school children along with prime minister Henry Puna and various heads of ministries visited the Lagoon Day expo at Nukupure Park in Ngatangiia which continues today. What we do on land impacts the […]
Packed schedule for Lagoon Day
Wednesday 1 June 2011 | Published in Local
Today is Lagoon Day and a packed programme is in store for Rarotonga children and the community taking part. The programme starts at 8.30am with a prayer, opening ceremony and words of encouragement by prime minister and minister of environment Henry Puna. Invited guests including Aronga Mana, ministers and heads of ministries will have a […]
Teen arrested for indecent assault
Wednesday 1 June 2011 | Published in Local
Cook Islands police are urging parents and caregivers to monitor the whereabouts of young children after a six-year-old girl was indecently assaulted while fishing for eels unsupervised. The girl, from Takuvaine, was with her younger brother at the Takuvaine stream at the time. Police say the boy is about four years old. The two were […]
Junk pulled from watery depths
Wednesday 1 June 2011 | Published in Local
McConnell Dowell is clearing out junk as it prepares to start piling or driving steel piles into the bottom of the harbour at the Avatiu wharf. Yesterday the crew was using a clam-shell bucket on its crawler crane to scoop old tyres and junk from the bottom of the sea which constitute obstructions before it […]
Operation Calypso in Rarotonga
Wednesday 1 June 2011 | Published in Local
The HMNZS Otago arrives at Avatiu tomorrow, and Rarotonga-based chief petty officer Del Bewg and the New Zealand High Commissioners Office are busily preparing for her visit. The Otago left Samoa on Monday morning and is now en route to Rarotonga she is expected to arrive at around 10am tomorrow. Te Kukupa heads out this […]
Another painting targeted
Tuesday 31 May 2011 | Published in Local
A print of the tall ship Soren Larssen was nearly stolen from Trader Jacks at the weekend, but a watchful staff member was able to recover the framed image from the would-be thief. Owner Jack Cooper said that the print was gifted to Trader Jacks in 2005 by the then-captain of Soren Larssen as a […]
Girl indecently assaulted
Tuesday 31 May 2011 | Published in Local
A Six-year-old girl has reportedly been indecently assaulted while catching eels with her younger brother in a Takuvaine stream. The serious crime division of the Cook Islands Police is dealing with investigation of the alleged incident, although details available to the public at this stage remain scarce. It was mentioned in the polices report to […]
Pupils perform for Environment Week
Tuesday 31 May 2011 | Published in Local
Todays performing arts competition is to commemorate Environment Week, which runs from Monday 30 to June 3, and will include around five school performing art teams. Wetlands for healthy islands is the National Environment Service theme this year and is the key focus of Environment Week and Lagoon Day starting tomorrow and continuing on Thursday. […]
Lagoon fails water quality tests
Tuesday 31 May 2011 | Published in Local
Of 14 Rarotonga lagoon sites surveyed, 13 did not receive passing marks on this years Ministry of Marine Resources water quality report card. The report card issued in time for Environment Week grades 14 sites according to their nutrient levels, water clarity and bacteria levels. The third annual report, it includes results from stream tests […]
Champion captain the ultimate warrior
Monday 30 May 2011 | Published in Local
Avatiu Eels captain Bilsy Gukisuva receives the premier rugby league grade championship trophy from prime minister Henry Puna (left) and rugby league president Charles Carlson after the Eels defeated the Panthers 20-12 in Saturdays grand final. It is the third year Gukisuva has led the Eels to the grand final and the second year in […]
Lagoon action vital
Monday 30 May 2011 | Published in Local
If Rarotonga wants to keep Muri lagoon healthy, it has to act fast, the ministry of marine resources has warned. Preliminary findings from a new survey of Muri lagoon reveals there is a small window of opportunity for action to keep the lagoon healthy. But that window wont stay open for much longer and it […]
Tourists accused of painting theft
Monday 30 May 2011 | Published in Local
A group of young Kiwi tourists has been accused of stealing a painting from the Cook Islands Library & Museum Society. In a letter to the editor, Curator Jean Mason said a group of Kiwis in their 20s turned up at the museum on Tuesday, just as it was about to close. Because they said […]
3 accidents in 2 days
Saturday 28 May 2011 | Published in Local
A child was taken to hospital after a hit and run accident on the back road at Takuvaine yesterday afternoon. Initial reports indicate two young children were on the road when one was hit by a vehicle about 2.30pm. It is not yet known whether the vehicle was a motorcycle or a car. Police commissioner […]
Government enforcer appointed
Saturday 28 May 2011 | Published in Local
Tupapa member of parliament George Maggie (pictured above)has one of the most important parliamentary roles, says Prime Minister Henry Puna. As yet it has not been publicised, but Maggie (pictured) is the parliamentary whip for the Cook Islands Party. At a press conference this week, Puna was responding to questions about rumours that Maggie would […]
Weather forces change
Friday 27 May 2011 | Published in Local
Recent exceptional weather patterns have forced Forum Pacific to change her route. Typically she travels from Auckland to Nukualofa and then stops in Vavau and Niue before arriving at Avatiu. However, during this voyage she has had to change course she will leave Auckland on June 21 or 22 and is estimated to arrive in […]
More money poured into tourism
Friday 27 May 2011 | Published in Local
Even as the government is facing a $1.7 million deficit, it intends to increase the level of funding to Cook Islands Tourism in the forthcoming budget. Itll be more significant than last year put it that way, finance minister Mark Brown said, though he added its too early to pin down a figure. Minister Brown […]
Drugs accused on new charge
Friday 27 May 2011 | Published in Local
A man charged through Operation Eagle has already appeared in the Cook Islands High Court at Avarua for breaching conditions of his bail. Nooroa Robati (44), fisherman, of Nikao, is charged with two counts of possessing cannabis at Rarotonga on May 5. He appeared in the court before Justice of the Peace John Kenning yesterday […]
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