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Carr to act as Finsec
Friday 19 February 2010 | Published in Local
Financial secretary Sholan Ivaiti’s contract ends next week. “/> Former financial secretary Kevin Carr will be acting Finsec. “/> Former financial secretary Kevin Carr will return to his old job when current secretary Sholan Ivaiti’s contract comes to an end next week. Carr, who held the position from 1998 until Ivaiti’s appointment two years ago, […]
Conference to celebrate Papa Ron
Friday 19 February 2010 | Published in Local
The life and work of the renowned Cook Islands scholar, Professor Ron Crocombe, will be celebrated at a conference in August. The Festschrift for Ron Crocombe conference is being coordinated by the Cook Islands Research Association in association with the Library & Museum Society and University of the South Pacific Cook Islands campus. Papers for […]
Fatal motor vehicle accident
Friday 19 February 2010 | Published in Local
A man died at Rutaki just before 5 pm on Wednesday evening after falling from his motorcycle. The man, who had been drinking, fell off his motorbike on the main road and died of severe head injuries. Police suspect he suffered a fractured skull and internal bleeding. Police commissioner Maara Tetava cited speed and intoxication […]
Telecom pledges to deliver better service
Thursday 18 February 2010 | Published in Local
Telecom Cook Islands has publicly pledged to become the number one Telco in the South Pacific, admitting it has ‘lost sight of the ball’ over the past decade. This undertaking comes just months after government recommitted to plans to open the telecommunications industry to competition. Telecom New Zealand general manager international, Anthony Briscoe, says Telecom […]
Taio tries again
Thursday 18 February 2010 | Published in Local
A Taio Shipping vessel that was unable to offload its cargo at Pukapuka and Nassau returned to Rarotonga on Monday. Josh Taio of Taio Shipping said that because of dangerous swell conditions and strong winds, the ship was unable to approach either island. “The trip to Pukapuka is usually 12 days but this ship was […]
Man critical
Wednesday 17 February 2010 | Published in Local
A 34-year-old Takuvaine man was transported to New Zealand after sustaining serious injuries in a motor vehicle accident in the early hours of last Friday morning. The man was drunk and driving on the wrong side of a roundabout when he lost control of his motorbike. He suffered from a fractured skull and police reports […]
Election on track
Wednesday 17 February 2010 | Published in Local
Preparations for this year’s general elections are on track, says justice secretary Mark Short. Short says a submission has been prepared for cabinet and it is expected that the budget asked for will be around $200,000, which was similar to what was appropriated for the 2006 elections. However, Short says what he would like to […]
Church seeks compensation
Wednesday 17 February 2010 | Published in Local
The land where the Telecom Sports Arena stands is the subject of a compensation claim in the courts. The Te Puka land was taken by a warrant dated August 4, 2008, and the Cook Islands Christian Church which owns the land asked the government to pay compensation, following a valuation report furnished by the CICC. […]
CI News responds
Wednesday 17 February 2010 | Published in Local
Cook Islands News is donating a portion of its earnings and space on its website to the Aitutaki cause. “We’re going to dedicate 50 cents per copy of the newspapers sold for one week – that’s six editions – as the company contribution to a particular cause of need that we haven’t yet decided on,” […]
Five MBA students win scholarships
Wednesday 17 February 2010 | Published in Local
Five MBA students have had a windfall. Diane Puna, Nga Puna, Anne Herman, Alex Henry and Ngatuaine Maui have received Commonwealth Fund for Technical Cooperation (CFTC) awards, as part of the Professional Development Programme for the Pacific 2010. The awards, which are merit-based, were issued by the Commonwealth Secretariat and will help recipients to pay […]
$400,000 in PMG per diems unresolved
Monday 15 February 2010 | Published in Local
Money paid in by overseas athletes attending last year’s Pacific Mini Games is the subject of ongoing discussions between the organising committee and Cook Islands Sports & National Olympic Committee. Pacific Mini Games chief executive Mac Mokoroa did confirm that there was an issue over the payment of the per diems which is charged to […]
Restoring power and water not easy
Monday 15 February 2010 | Published in Local
Restoring power to homes in cyclone-ravaged Aitutaki is still a difficult challenge and the priority for officials. Aitutaki mayor Tai Herman reported yesterday afternoon that only a few homes on the island had electricity. He said homes still with power were those least affected by the storm or were already supplied power via underground cables. […]
Hercules brings relief supplies
Monday 15 February 2010 | Published in Local
An air force Hercules will deliver emergency supplies and hope to Aitutaki today. The plane was due to arrive in Rarotonga around midnight last night carrying supplies and 32 military personnel to help the island recover from cyclone damage. Squadron Leader Kavae Tamariki, a Cook Islander, is with the relief mission as communications and media […]
88FM starts on Aitutaki
Saturday 13 February 2010 | Published in Local
Nick Henry of 88FM helped to set up a temporary radio station on Aitutaki yesterday. They have set up in the island’s hospital. The signal can be picked up clearly on 88FM in mainly the town area. Henry says it will help disseminate messages to the public. – MM
$200,000 from NZ
Saturday 13 February 2010 | Published in Local
New Zealand will make an initial contribution of $200,000 for relief and recovery efforts in the Cook Islands in the wake of cyclone Pat, foreign minister Murray McCully announced yesterday. Cyclone Pat hit the southern Cook Islands on Thursday (NZT), causing widespread damage on the island of Aitutaki. “Thankfully, there are no reported deaths or […]
Airlines respond to cyclone crisis
Saturday 13 February 2010 | Published in Local
Air New Zealand and Air Rarotonga are offering special discount fares, effective today, for those willing to donate their time to the cyclone relief effort in Aitutaki. For the next couple of weeks, Air New Zealand will be offering discount fares of $419 from Auckland to Aitutaki on the condition that those who purchase them […]
Damage estimated at $10m
Friday 12 February 2010 | Published in Local
The people of Aitutaki are still coming to terms with the devastation caused by cyclone Pat which ripped through the island on Tuesday night. Government officials including prime minister Jim Marurai and members of his cabinet were floored at the extent of the damage on the island when they visited on Thursday afternoon. The initial […]
Pat pounds Aitutaki
Thursday 11 February 2010 | Published in Local
Houses were flattened and roofs uplifted as tropical cyclone Pat unleashed its fury on Aitutaki during the early hours of Wednesday morning. According to businessman Mike Henry who reported via a patchy cellphone connection at 9am yesterday, the island experienced winds of up to 100 knots throughout the night. Henry estimated that around 60 percent […]
Tropical cyclone Pat looms over Aitutaki
Wednesday 10 February 2010 | Published in Local
A satellite photo of tropical cyclone Pat, taken from the US Naval Research Laboratory website – the picture was taken about 4pm yesterday. USNavy Pat “/> Aitutakians were preparing for tropical cyclone Pat which was expected to strike from the north last night. Aitutaki MP Teina Bishop said at 7.30pm last night that the wind […]
Conference will chart direction for Pacific
Wednesday 10 February 2010 | Published in Local
Vanuatu prime minister Edward Natapei says despite the pain of the global economic crisis, Pacific island countries can come out of it with better choices and more opportunities. Natapei addressed over 200 delegates gathered for the opening of the UN Pacific Conference on the Human Face of the Global Economic Crisis in Port Vila, Vanuatu […]
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