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Collapse predicted
Saturday 17 April 2010 | Published in Local
The local tourism industry was rocked yesterday by a claim that the Australian visitor market’s collapse is imminent. An Australian travel trade wholesaler alleges tourism board chair Tata Crocombe has single-handedly caused “extensive damage to the reputation and credibility” of Cook Islands tourism. Full story, page 7.
Court directs Toa hearing to be open
Saturday 17 April 2010 | Published in Local
‘Confidentiality orders’ lifted after CI News plea The High Court has directed that the controversial case government is fighting to avoid, paying an eight-year $1.2 million annual profit guarantee to Toa Petroleum, will be open to the public. Yesterday Justice Tom Weston granted Cook Islands News access to view the controversial documents in Apex Agencies’ […]
Takua time!
Friday 16 April 2010 | Published in Local
Mauke boy Te Maui William has had a big adventure and a learning experience thanks to an abundant Takua fishing season on his outer island. Men, women and children all have a role to play in the harvest. Get tomorrow’s Cook Islands News for details. 10041427
PDL pays 60c
Friday 16 April 2010 | Published in Local
Pacific Distributors Ltd (PDL) – the collapsed grocery group – submitted this week before Judge Weston that it has paid 60 cents in the dollar to outstanding creditors. Counsel Tony Manarangi for PDL applied to summons a meeting between creditors to discuss the scheme of arrangement that was set in place in October 2008. To […]
Maggie survives party complaints
Friday 16 April 2010 | Published in Local
The Cook Islands Party says two complaints in relation to George Maggie Angene’s controversial selection as the party candidate for Tupapa-Maraerenga are invalid. On Tuesday the CIP executive met to consider two written complaints about the voting procedure followed at the nominee run-off held last week. The complaints looked to be an attempt by some […]
Tourism industry council supports board's vision
Friday 16 April 2010 | Published in Local
The Cook Islands Tourism Industry Council says it strongly supports the CI Tourism board in its endeavours to grow the industry. In a press release yesterday, the council said the new board, chaired by Tata Crocombe, has demonstrated a profound vision for the industry and they must now show it is capable of leading the […]
Minister to Atiu
Thursday 15 April 2010 | Published in Local
Health minister Apii Piho is due in Atiu today to discuss renovations and other plans for the island’s hospital. Yesterday the minister said he had also been planning to visit Mangaia earlier this week but has put that on hold for now. The hospitals on the two islands are part of projects that government hopes […]
Audit happy with Aitutaki accounts
Thursday 15 April 2010 | Published in Local
The Audit Office has finished poring over the Aitutaki Cyclone Appeal Committee receipt books and given it the thumbs-up. Director of audit Paul Allsworth presented the committee with an Unqualified Opinion report, which indicates that the books are clean. “We believe that everyone involved in the collection process exercised the utmost honesty and integrity in […]
Triad fuel shortage sorted
Wednesday 14 April 2010 | Published in Local
An apparent fuel shortage at the weekend had some in a panic, sparking rumours that Rarotonga had run out of petrol. Triad Petroleum was short of petrol because the ships were late, but the island was not dry and Toa was still supplying petrol to its service stations. “The fact of the matter is that […]
Demo faction plans conference
Wednesday 14 April 2010 | Published in Local
The Democratic Party faction now at odds with the party leadership is aiming to hold a general conference in the week of May 12. On Monday evening the faction met at the Princess Anne Hall in Nikao to discuss how it would obtain the support needed from party executives to call a conference. Party president […]
Rape report
Wednesday 14 April 2010 | Published in Local
Police responded to a frantic mother’s call last Friday evening that her daughter had been raped. She was cut off mid-sentence, and when police rang her back there was no answer. Police tried repeatedly to track down the woman and finally made contact. The woman’s daughter was transported to hospital for medical treatment. Police have […]
Hawaiian maire causes concern
Tuesday 13 April 2010 | Published in Local
Ka Mahiai Ihi o Wailea, a 26-acre (10.5ha) farm on the Big Island of Hawaii, will plant its first large-scale maire crop this year. Maire has always been in high demand in Hawaii, but most of the islands’ supply has been imported from the Cook Islands, though Tonga has begun to export maire as well. […]
Not a Demo meeting: Tongia
Tuesday 13 April 2010 | Published in Local
Democratic Party president Makiuti Tongia condemned yesterday’s meeting of Demo constituency committee members saying it was not “approved or sanctioned” by the party. The meeting was called by constituency committee executives with ‘assistant president’ Sean Willis signing off on the advertisements calling for the gathering at Princess Anne Hall in Nikao. Nikao MP Ngamau Munokoa […]
Tourism appoints CEO
Tuesday 13 April 2010 | Published in Local
The Board of Cook Islands Tourism Corporation yesterday appointed the corporation’s finance director Halatoa Fua as acting chief executive. In a media release they said Fua would hold the position until a permanent appointment has been finalised. Fua will be assisted by board directors Robert Skews (marketing), Iaveta Short (administration and legal), and Teresa Manarangi-Trott […]
Rakahanga gets broadband
Monday 12 April 2010 | Published in Local
Rakahanga, one of the northern-most islands in the nation, now enjoys access to the internet via broadband technology. In March, a team of Telecom engineers travelled through the northern group for two weeks for upgrades and maintenance work, and while in Manihiki also visited sister island Rakahanga to install satellite capabilities and a Broadband ADSL […]
Education review
Monday 12 April 2010 | Published in Local
Cabinet has approved an independent review of the country’s education sector this year. Last week the ministers endorsed a proposal for the review which has been in the pipeline for the last decade and will look at the structure of the education sector and rationalising its services. According to prime minister and education minister Jim […]
Vaka fleet prepare for epic voyage
Monday 12 April 2010 | Published in Local
A sight not seen for hundreds of years greeted boaties on Auckland’s Waitemata Harbour on Sunday when four traditional vaka sailed in an inner harbour regatta. The skippers of the double-hulled, 13-tonne, 22m-long vaka – modelled on the original Cook Islands design of Te Au O Tonga – were fine-tuning their vessels in readiness for […]
Demo divide deepens
Saturday 10 April 2010 | Published in Local
The Democratic Party divide has now grown with the executive hoping to stop any members supporting prime minister Jim Marurai’s cabinet from using the party name. Yesterday the Democratic Party central executive and caucus members said it had decided not to attend a meeting called by the ‘Demo faction’ in support of the ‘government’ on […]
Teen taken from paradise to prison
Saturday 10 April 2010 | Published in Local
Police sergeant Avere Naku escorted an 18-year-old man from Aitutaki to the Arorangi prison this week. Ngatokorua Imanuera appeared before three justices of the peace in Aitutaki on April 1. He pleaded guilty to two charges of unlawful taking, one charge of trespassing, five charges of residential theft and four burglaries. Police had been searching […]
Toa in court
Saturday 10 April 2010 | Published in Local
Crown fights $10m profit ‘agreement’ Court proceedings started yesterday to decide on the out-of-court agreement made on government’s behalf last year to guarantee Toa Petroleum an annual profit of $1.2 million over the next eight years. The case is being heard before Justice Tom Weston, and is scheduled for April 21-22. Weston has 30 years […]
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