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SPCA election ends 3-year 'hiatus'
Tuesday 1 February 2011 | Published in Local
The Cook Islands Society for Prevention Against Cruelty to Animals (CISPCA) proceeded with its scheduled meeting last Thursday, despite confusion over the date of its official AGM – for which two conflicting advertisements were placed last week in CINews. At Thursday’s meeting, members and potential members elected a new team of office-bearers – Eric Sijp […]
First sitting of parliament must wait
Tuesday 1 February 2011 | Published in Local
No date has been set for the first sitting of parliament as Prime Minister Henry Puna must wait for the outcome of the four electoral petitions. There is a ruling in the constitution which states that the sitting of parliament has to happen within 90 days of the election – making February 17 the last […]
Censor targets hard drives
Monday 31 January 2011 | Published in Local
Chief censor Alfred Morris is concerned that some people are now importing pirated movies on hard-drives and these are being copied on to DVDs for sale – and he’s exploring how to put a stop to it. “I am aware of hard-drives, flash-drives (being) brought into the country from overseas and people processing them into […]
Saturday swim
Monday 31 January 2011 | Published in Local
Eager triathletes before their swim in Avarua harbour on Saturday. Results, page 10. 11013002
No changes in final counts
Monday 31 January 2011 | Published in Local
The final count of the outer islands elections is nearly complete. All final counts have been recorded apart from those from Penrhyn and Pukapuka. None of the results of mayoral or councillor elections have changed. There were 175 additional votes to add to the count in Aitutaki. Former mayor Tai Herman gained 77 votes bringing […]
Boost for online business
Monday 31 January 2011 | Published in Local
NZaid is providing $500,000 to create an online registration system for all Cook Islands businesses based on the one used in New Zealand. It will make it easier for businesses to get officially registered and begin work. “Making it easier for companies and individuals to access and register information will improve the business environment and […]
Visitor numbers up 1.6% in 2010
Monday 31 January 2011 | Published in Local
International visitor arrivals to the Cook Islands increased by 1.6 percent in 2010 compared to the previous year. Cook Islands Tourism has crunched the numbers to take out of the equation the number of Pacific Island visitors who came to the Cook Islands for the 2009 Pacific Mini Games – making the increase in numbers […]
George paves the way
Saturday 29 January 2011 | Published in Local
Norman George has further paved the way for his predicted move to the Democratic Party. In a lengthy letter to the editor today, he says, “If I am to resign from the CIP, it will be with honour and dignity. I owe nothing to the CIP, the CIP owes me a lot but that is […]
CISNOC moving offices
Saturday 29 January 2011 | Published in Local
The government has approved a request for the Cook Islands National Olympic Committee to move their operations from their current leaky offices in Maraerenga. CISNOC will be packing up and moving to the old home economics building in front of the BCI Stadium. The minister for both sport and finance Mark Brown said that government […]
Petition hearings start Jan 31
Saturday 29 January 2011 | Published in Local
The Pukapuka election petition will be going ahead now a week later than planned. The hearing of all four election petitions begins on January 31, when Chief Justice Tom Weston travels to Mangaia to hear the Democratic Party’s petition over Tamarua. On February 1 he returns to Rarotonga to hear the Cook Islands Party’s petition […]
New effort in recycling
Friday 28 January 2011 | Published in Local
Waste management has become a top priority for the minister of infrastructure and planning Teariki Heather who will this weekend lead a delegation on a tour of waste facilities in New Zealand. But before the fact finding mission – improvements have been made in the rubbish collection service on Rarotonga by contractors T&M Heather. Director […]
NZ gives $3m for waste scheme
Friday 28 January 2011 | Published in Local
At the end of three days of talks, a NZaid team yesterday signed a letter of intent with Minister Teariki Heather to provide $3 million of funding for a new three-year waste management and sanitation improvement project. The plan is for the money to speed up changes in septic tanks across Rarotonga and Aitutaki to […]
Not all schools fully attended yet
Thursday 27 January 2011 | Published in Local
Rarotonga schools opened their doors yesterday for the first day of school and while some schools had children flooding through the gates – other schools experienced low attendance. At Avarua School, the biggest primary school on Rarotonga, a waiting list is being drawn up to cope with the growing numbers of students there. Avarua principal […]
First day kiss
Thursday 27 January 2011 | Published in Local
Grandmother Mama Tangi Toa settles her preschoolers Purotu Ngatokorua (4) and Tangitane Pana (5), both of Pukapukan descent, into Apii Nikao yesterday for their first day. 11012606
Earlier responses 'flawed'
Thursday 27 January 2011 | Published in Local
Health Minister Nandi Glassie said that last week’s HIV workshop was a real eye-opener for the cabinet ministers and MPs, and admitted that earlier responses to the first diagnosis of HIV on Rarotonga were flawed. “At one stage we were just making comments without realising the impact, but we have now been advised by the […]
Business support fund may be extended
Thursday 27 January 2011 | Published in Local
A government fund designed to assist existing outer islands small to medium (SME) sized businesses during the global economic downturn has proven so successful that the Business Trade Investment Board would like to see it permanently available. BTIB, which administers the fund, would also like eligibility extended to include Rarotonga-based SMEs. BTIB head Terry Rangi […]
Technical talks
Wednesday 26 January 2011 | Published in Local
Visiting officials from the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade met yesterday with government officials including acting financial secretary Garth Henderson and secretary of foreign affairs Jim Gosselin. They are here for a series of technical-level meetings on budget support, assistance to education, infrastructure, tourism and the pearl industry. The three visitors from […]
Missing NCEA exam papers found
Wednesday 26 January 2011 | Published in Local
The Ministry of Education (MOE) has managed to find the missing Information Management NCEA Level One examination papers, according to secretary of education Sharyn Paio. NZQA notified the ministry yesterday that one box of examination papers had not reached its Wellington office – an oversight for which the Cook Islands MOE takes full responsibility. The […]
George ponders switching sides
Wednesday 26 January 2011 | Published in Local
Norman George, CIP MP for Teenui-Mapumai, yesterday refused to confirm or deny rumours that he may be crossing the floor to join the Democratic Party. But he said that a public statement on the issue was imminent. George said, “I will make a public statement at the appropriate time in the future. I am in […]
Back to school already at Nukutere
Tuesday 25 January 2011 | Published in Local
Nukutere College was abuzz with activity yesterday as close to 190 students filed in for the first day of school. The college is the first to start the 2011 school year as principal Donna Nahu believes it best to have students start promptly on a Monday and get back into the swing of the school […]
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