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Billboards go up
Thursday 9 September 2010 | Published in Local
The first candidate billboards for the election have been put up this week — Murienua Independent candidate Angeline Tuara now has one in each of the three villages – Aroa, Rutaki and Kavera. Tuara is using an acronym – ARKfrom the initials of the villages in her campaign for more women in parliament. The 49 […]
Suicide prevention awareness
Thursday 9 September 2010 | Published in Local
Anyone who can sympathise with the damage suicide leaves in its wake is invited to light a candle tomorrow in honour of World Suicide Prevention Awareness Day. The International Association for Suicide Prevention encourages you to light a candle near a window at 8pm tomorrow to show support for suicide prevention, to remember a lost […]
Keen on elimination
Thursday 9 September 2010 | Published in Local
Democratic Party president Sean Willis says he agrees a national day of elimination could help clean up the selection process for election candidates. “We could have had a national run-off but there is no time now. I wanted to do that after the conference which we had planned for early in the year.” Willis says […]
Atiu school offers 'cultural immersion'
Wednesday 8 September 2010 | Published in Local
Atiu’s Enuamanu School is proposing a ‘student exchange’ cultural immersion programme. The concept is that Cook Islands parents could send their children to Atiu to take part in the programme for at least one school term where they would attend extra classes in Maori language and culture and be billeted with local families. The school […]
Sure is warmer this year
Wednesday 8 September 2010 | Published in Local
Met services director Maara Vaiimene says that this past winter was “much warmer” than the winter of 2009. “We came through a warm winter this year in comparison to last year… our winter months of July and August were not as cold as compared to 2009 even though we experienced a few (cold) nights and […]
Reform talks tonight
Wednesday 8 September 2010 | Published in Local
Political hopefuls are being encouraged to take part in the People’s Forum for Change this evening. As of yesterday only a handful of current and intending politicians had confirmed they will take part in the forum on a national referendum and issues of reform. Prime Minister Jim Marurai was also undecided yesterday on whether he […]
Arnold to run independent
Wednesday 8 September 2010 | Published in Local
Lawyer Tim Arnold may contest the November election standing on the single platform of political reform. Arnold has yet to declare the possible candidacy as an independent for Tupapa-Maraerenga. CI News contacted Arnold who has confirmed he is thinking about running. “I’m giving serious consideration to standing as an independent candidate for Tupapa-Maraerenga on a […]
Takitumu culture week begins
Tuesday 7 September 2010 | Published in Local
Takitumu Primary School in Matavera began their Maori Culture Week yesterday with a traditional turou for their teachers, parents and invited guests. The students will spend this week learning all aspect of the Cook Islands culture from the language to preparing an umu. Yesterday the weeklong programme was launched plus the opening of the school’s […]
No need for panic: Vaile
Tuesday 7 September 2010 | Published in Local
Triad says there is enough fuel to last until weekend Triad Pacific Petroleum’s Chris Vaile claims unless people give in to panic buying there will be enough petrol on the island to last until the ship arrives this weekend. Vaile has issued a fiery response to Toa director Brett Porter’s claim the island will run […]
Election poll
Tuesday 7 September 2010 | Published in Local
Cook Islands News is this week conducting an extensive telephone survey to get a snap-shot of the nation as we head towards the general elections. From this evening, staff at the newspaper will be calling people at home in the evening and asking them four questions about the upcoming General Election. The random poll will […]
Norman George challenges GPC
Monday 6 September 2010 | Published in Local
Atiu MP for Teenui-Mapumai Norman George has publicly declined the invitation to take part in this week’s People’s Forum for Change called by political reform advocates. George continues to ridicule GPC and Mou Piri with the offensive intimation that ‘a woman’s place is in the home’. The self-described Atiu Warrior issued a press statement saying […]
Financial crisis at CISNOC
Monday 6 September 2010 | Published in Local
Sports minister worried by staff numbers and money management The Cook Island Sports National Olympic Committee (CISNOC) last week revealed it’s in dire financial straits by asking government for an advance on its quarterly funding. The move has indicated to Minister of Sport Apii Piho that the organisation is in serious financial difficulties. CISNOC receives […]
New service
Saturday 4 September 2010 | Published in Local
A new shipping service may soon get the go-ahead if transport minister William Heather has his way. Picton Castle skipper Daniel Moreland and two local business partners are proposing a new service for the Cook Islands using a converted deep sea fishing trawler (as pictured above). Transport minister William Heather says Pacific Schooners Ltd’s proposal […]
Toa warns fuel shortage
Saturday 4 September 2010 | Published in Local
Fuel distributor Toa Petroleum is warning Rarotonga’s petrol pumps may run dry before the next ship arrives in a week’s time. The Toa facility ran out of fuel yesterday but its competitor, Triad Pacific Petroleum, insists it still has enough fuel in storage to last the week. Retailers of Toa’s fuel are expected to run […]
National run-off?
Saturday 4 September 2010 | Published in Local
Sir Terepai’s suggestion: ‘A national day of elimination’ Embattled Ngatangiia MP Sir Terepai Maoate is proposing a ‘national day of elimination’ to clean up the candidate selection process in all Democratic Party. It’s his answer to the stand-off that has developed in his electorate. In a statement released by his Ngatangiia committee late yesterday, Sir […]
Wigmore responds to threat
Friday 3 September 2010 | Published in Local
Democratic Party leader Robert Wigmore has issued a veiled warning in response to the threat against the party made by Aitutaki MP Terepai Maoate Jnr this week. Maoate has threatened to cross the floor if his father is not confirmed as the Ngatangiia candidate. “With regard to the issue with the Democratic candidate in the […]
Going to arbitration
Friday 3 September 2010 | Published in Local
A legal row is brewing over the PMG per diems money. Vaine Teokotai’s efforts to resolve the dispute over $300,000 of per diems money from the Pacific Mini Games (PMG), which is being allegedly held by the Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee (CISNOC), have been thwarted. Both the head of Pacific Mini Games […]
Shapeshifter after-party
Friday 3 September 2010 | Published in Local
Following a sold-out show at Club Raro last night, Shapeshifter will be at Rehab from 10pm tonight – Tiki Taane will perform an acoustic set and Shapeshifter’s lead vocalist P-Digsss will be on the DJ tables. Tickets are $7 from 88FM, Deli-licious in Muri, Rehab and Summerfield Systems at Cooks Corner today, and $10 at […]
Mirage demand ring road
Thursday 2 September 2010 | Published in Local
Auckland-based developers Mirage Group Ltd are reportedly pressuring government to complete the ring road around the old Sheraton which could cost in excess of $1 million. Infrastructure minister William Heather confirmed yesterday that Mirage representatives have approached members of cabinet to engage in talks about the ring or loop road. About four years ago government […]
Clashing continues
Thursday 2 September 2010 | Published in Local
Mann Short’s Tuesday night meeting with Ngatangiia MP Sir Terepai Maoate failed to result in a resolution on who will be the Demo candidate for the elections. “It got nowhere. We went to the meeting expecting something to happen – maybe for him to step down. There was nothing new – they still insisted that […]
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