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Further calls for user pays
Wednesday 28 July 2010 | Published in Local
Ben Parakoti of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Planning’s water division has added to the calls for ‘user pays’ in waste management. In a presentation to the infrastructure sector forum yesterday, Parakoti said that a good way to reduce water wastage would be to charge the user for the water they use. But he added […]
And they're off!
Wednesday 28 July 2010 | Published in Local
Opposition attacks priority of ministerial travel over Budget Prime Minister Jim Marurai arrived back from New Zealand yesterday and he’s already ruffled feathers in the Opposition camp with his plans to be out of the country again by Friday. The Opposition is already calling on Government to put the national Budget, due to be tabled […]
Compulsory recycling called for
Tuesday 27 July 2010 | Published in Local
Recycling will become compulsory if advice to government is followed. The advice follows disclosure last week from Tai Nooapii, Waste Management manager, that at least 20 per cent of what goes into the landfill could have been recycled. A waste and sanitation infrastructure planning and policy workshop took place on Friday where delegates decided on […]
Miss Tiare changeover
Tuesday 27 July 2010 | Published in Local
Sixteen-year-old Tekea Akava was invested with the Miss Tiare 2009-2010 title in a special ceremony on Friday afternoon. Akava was the runner up Miss Tiare at last year’s pageant to eventual winner Ebony Richards. However, due to personal reasons, Richards resigned as Miss Tiare and the title and honour was handed over to Akava. Akava […]
Polishing up acts
Tuesday 27 July 2010 | Published in Local
Cultural teams are now polishing up their acts for the annual Te Maeva Nui cultural celebrations which will begin with an opening ceremony on Saturday, July 31. This year’s constitution celebration will include five competing cultural teams spiced up with items by local schools and visiting teams. Outer island teams will not be joining this […]
Texting driver caused accident
Tuesday 27 July 2010 | Published in Local
Ngatangiia beach residents were the victims of a string of thefts over the weekend with eight properties in the Takitumu area broken into by thieves. Cellphones and cash were the main items stolen from the beach homes and rental properties. In total, police dealt with 42 incidents from Friday to Sunday which included the eight […]
Woo-hoo for Clifton!
Saturday 24 July 2010 | Published in Local
Tereora College student Clifton Tokoara was asking his teacher to use his laptop to download some photos when it was announced that he had won the Careers Expo Rotary laptop competition. “Woo-hoo!” was all that Clifton could manage after the news sunk in. “I can’t believe it,” added the year 13 student. And even before […]
Wong will not be prosecuted
Friday 23 July 2010 | Published in Local
Police commissioner Maara Tetava announced yesterday that Chris Wong will not be prosecuted criminally. Wong resigned as chief executive of Cook Island Tourism in 2007, following the release of an audit report that accused him of misusing public funds, and has since been under investigation. The report charged that from 2001 to 2007, Wong charged […]
The fun of finding a career
Friday 23 July 2010 | Published in Local
Local nurses joined students at the Computer Man booth to try their luck at winning a prize during yesterday’s annual Careers Expo. 10072219
Beer stalled
Friday 23 July 2010 | Published in Local
Nearly two weeks after the run off, James Beer has still not been confirmed as a candidate in Murienua. The puna committee is not convinced that Beer is actually a financial member of the party. The hold up is not related to the complaint raised and then withdrawn by Angeline Tuara, which was about people […]
LA flight's future in jeopardy
Friday 23 July 2010 | Published in Local
Declining numbers of passengers on the direct Los Angeles flight are spurring Cook Islands Tourism to step up its North American marketing. At Wednesday night’s meeting of tourism industry operators, board member Ewan Smith informed the audience of about 100 of the steady decline in passenger numbers on the weekly flight from Los Angeles to […]
Sea life declining
Thursday 22 July 2010 | Published in Local
Dorothy Solomona, acting director of pearls at the Ministry of Marine Resources, told the National Environment Forum yesterday that the reduction in clam numbers in our lagoons was an example of the reduction in life in our waters. Solomona said that there had been a continual, rapid decline in numbers of paua since the early […]
Seabed mining taskforce mooted
Thursday 22 July 2010 | Published in Local
Cabinet has approved putting together a taskforce from government agencies and the private sector to create a seabed mining policy. A seabed minerals commissioner, who has yet to be named, will be appointed to head the seabed mining authority advisory board. The advisory board will be tasked with creating a timetable and mapping out what […]
Party Tumu vows to grow stronger
Thursday 22 July 2010 | Published in Local
Former CIP MP Albert Nicholas is vowing his controversial new party will grow stronger despite having to change its name just two weeks after it was formed. The party is now called the Party Tumu following the court decision to ban anyone other than the Cook Islands Party from using its name. Yesterday CI News […]
CIP to confirm candidates soon
Wednesday 21 July 2010 | Published in Local
The Cook Islands Party has just five of the 24 parliamentary seats to confirm election candidates for in its bid to prepare early for this year’s general election. The CIP is moving swiftly to complete its candidate selections and candidates for the remaining punas of Ivirua, Pukapuka, Mitiaro, Manihiki, Rakahanga, should soon be formally confirmed […]
Parliament called to sit
Wednesday 21 July 2010 | Published in Local
Much anticipated Budget set to be tabled at next week’s sitting Parliament will sit next Thursday for tabling of the national Budget. Prime Minister Jim Marurai issued notice to the Queen’s Representative Sir Frederick Goodwin yesterday of the July 29 sitting at which government hopes to table the much anticipated Budget prepared under the new […]
Mining moves
Wednesday 21 July 2010 | Published in Local
Cabinet has agreed to a two-speed approach to a new seabed mineral regime, according to Trevor Pitt, advisor to Prime Minister Jim Marurai One side of the approach will involve looking at putting infrastructure in place for mining. Pitt said that this would continue at a slow and steady pace. But a more fast track […]
PM leaves to be at son's side
Wednesday 21 July 2010 | Published in Local
Prime Minister Jim Marurai was due to fly out last night to be with his son who is in a serious condition in hospital in Auckland. Jason Marurai, 38, was flown to New Zealand for emergency medical care on Monday morning. Police reported that Marurai was found unconscious early Sunday morning on the road in […]
All go for Expo
Wednesday 21 July 2010 | Published in Local
Enuamanu College, Atiu students are in Rarotonga for tomorrow’s Careers Expo and are keen to learn about jobs and careers they can get into that will help their people back home. Check out the special 12-page Expo supplement in today’s Cook Islands News. 10071907
PM's son flown to NZ
Tuesday 20 July 2010 | Published in Local
The son of Prime Minister Jim Marurai was flown to New Zealand yesterday in a serious condition after coming off his motorbike early on Sunday morning. Jason Marurai, 38, was found at 12.25am on Sunday unconscious on the main road in front of Super Brown supermarket at Kiikii. Police refused to name him yesterday but […]
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