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Ring road approved by cabinet
Wednesday 27 October 2010 | Published in Local
Main road to be redirected around Mirage resort site The main road at Vaimaanga will be replaced by a new ring road around the 11-hectare site of the failed Sheraton hotel development following a decision by cabinet last month. The cabinet approval paves the way for an agreement redirecting the road to be entered into […]
Wilkie slams 'gutter style' politicking
Wednesday 27 October 2010 | Published in Local
‘Perturbed leadership’ is the Cook Islands Party’s problem, according to Democratic Party deputy leader Wilkie Rasmussen. The finance minister hit back at the CIP yesterday after they attacked him for his remarks about CIP politicking being pointless. “The acidic attack on myself as deputy leader of the Democratic Party and Member of Parliament for Tongareva […]
Raro stamp planned
Monday 25 October 2010 | Published in Local
It’s still in the early stages, but Philatelic Collectors Inc (PCI) are planning to design a ‘Rarotonga’ stamp. The new philatelic bureau operator says Rarotonga has never previously issued its own stamp, and the topic was discussed at a meeting of Cabinet back in April. “The reason for this is quite basic,” said PCI’s Peter […]
New approach at national library
Monday 25 October 2010 | Published in Local
The Cook Islands National Library has been lending out books since it first opened back in 1992 and since then it has had the problem of borrowers not returning books. According to librarian Odile Urirau about 10-20 books a year are not returned. Urirau, who has been working for the National Library since 2001, says […]
Demos off
Monday 25 October 2010 | Published in Local
Democratic Party leader Robert Wigmore is heading a delegation from the party to Mangaia and Atiu this week in the lead up to next month’s elections. It is understood the visit is part of the campaign for its five candidates on the two islands. The party has chartered a plane from Air Rarotonga to visit […]
Burglary affects small operators
Monday 25 October 2010 | Published in Local
‘Little guys’ hit hard by ongoing thefts from accommodation Small hotel owner-operators have burglary on the brain. While ongoing thefts from tourists and tourist accommodation threaten the tourism industry, it’s the “little guys” – the operators that cannot afford to employ security guards or install surveillance cameras – who are being hit the hardest. Big […]
Victims unhappy with police response
Saturday 23 October 2010 | Published in Local
While a number of break-in victims are dissatisfied with police burglary investigations, police insist they are doing everything they can to track down thieves. A Matavera woman who spoke to CI News on the condition of anonymity filed a police report following a break-in a few years ago, and said that the police response was […]
SFO investigates Wall Street Group
Saturday 23 October 2010 | Published in Local
New scrutiny is on the disgraced Wall Street Banking Corporation which was kicked out of the Cook Islands last year after a long legal wrangle with government authorities. WSD Global Markets Ltd, a stock exchange-accredited futures and options company, is coming under fire for allegedly failing to account for a reported $20 million in funds […]
Last chance!
Friday 22 October 2010 | Published in Local
Election candidates – don’t forget your invitation from CI News to share your personal stance on issues. We invite each candidate to tell voters where they stand on the issues they might face if they are elected. This week CI News is inviting all candidates to share their views on issues in their electorate and […]
Arorangi CICC hosts Gospel Day
Friday 22 October 2010 | Published in Local
Pastor Lelei Patia and the Arorangi Cook Islands Christian Church will host this years Gospel Day commemorations or Nuku on Tuesday. Gospel Day commemorates the arrival of Christianity and is celebrated with island flair. The CICC congregation recalls the pioneering history of the London Missionary Society (LMS) who brought Christianity firstly to Aitutaki in 1821 […]
Hospital job ad amended
Friday 22 October 2010 | Published in Local
An amended job description for the role of Head of Hospital Services is due to be advertised tomorrow. The changes are the result of a meeting on Monday between the Public Service Commissioner Navy Epati and the Secretary of Health Tupou Faireka. Last week’s advert, which is still running on the Ministry of Health website, […]
Tractor giveaway concerns CIP
Friday 22 October 2010 | Published in Local
Cook Islands Party leader Henry Puna says he’s concerned at the possible breach of the Electoral Act by the Democratic Party government in ‘dishing out 25 new tractors from China, presumably one for each constituency, three weeks before the elections’. “Publicity about these machines as well as the sight of them both in the media […]
Willis backtracks on 'cuts'
Friday 22 October 2010 | Published in Local
Demo president says he talked about ‘trimming’ not job losses Democratic Party president Sean Willis is backtracking on comments he made that the party was looking at job cuts to the public service if it continues to govern after next month’s election. Willis says he did say that some government departments needed ‘trimming down’, but […]
Demos deny job cuts
Thursday 21 October 2010 | Published in Local
Party says no plan for public sector cuts to pay for babies The Democratic Party was forced to do damage control after president Sean Willis was quoted as saying government could afford the increases in welfare payments by sacking ‘excess’ public servants. The party has refuted the suggestion it has even contemplated laying off public […]
New strategy for teachers
Thursday 21 October 2010 | Published in Local
The Ministry of Education is looking to increase the number of local secondary school teachers by offering on-the-job training to people who already have some formal qualifications. Secretary of education Sharyn Paio says the ministry is looking at long term solutions to decrease the number of teachers recruited from overseas. “We really want Cook Islands […]
Big kitesurfing competition here
Thursday 21 October 2010 | Published in Local
The Cook Islands Kitesurfing Association is hosting an international kitesurfing competition next year. The event, to be held in June, promises to attract masses of tourists, and Cook Islands Kitesurfing Association president Teanaroa ‘Paka’ Worthington expects between 35 and 50 competitors to enter. Worthington’s vision to host an international competition here in the Cooks has […]
George tries again to lay criminal libel charges
Tuesday 19 October 2010 | Published in Local
Atiu MP and lawyer Norman George has filed a fresh claim of criminal libel against Cook Islands News after the case was dismissed last week based on his failure to obtain approval from a judge. The same day George filed an application to the High Court for the charges to be approved by a judge […]
Police seek help to stop burglars
Tuesday 19 October 2010 | Published in Local
It’s no secret that burglary is becoming an ever-more-prevalent problem for Rarotonga – a problem that some worry will do irreparable damage to the country’s tourism industry. But recently, burglars have been stealing from occupied homes – over the past few weeks, multiple homeowners have filed police reports after discovering that they were burgled as […]
9 to 12 cyclones?
Tuesday 19 October 2010 | Published in Local
Forecasters predict ‘above average’ cyclone activity Weather experts are forecasting nine to 12 cyclones in the new cyclone season starting on November 1. The National Meteorological Services yesterday released a bulletin in collaboration with New Zealand’s National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research (NIWA) and NZ MetService, which predicts average-to above-average cyclone activity for the […]
Burglary spoils arrival for NZ family
Monday 18 October 2010 | Published in Local
A newly arrived New Zealand family had to relocate to safe accommodation on Saturday after they returned from the airport to find their bungalow burgled with alcohol and cash totalling $1750 missing from their room at a Muri-Ngatangiia tourist accommodation. Police are still investigating after what they report was a busy weekend of crime. In […]
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