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Henderson to be top man at MFEM
Sunday 22 March 2015 | Published in Economy
Garth Henderson has been appointed Financial Secretary of the Ministry of Finance and Economic Management (MFEM) effective from the end of this year.
Vaka-jumping law 'useless' says political scene veteran
Friday 20 March 2015 | Published in Politics
Lawyer and former politician Norman George is calling anti-party hopping legislation ‘useless’, saying it needs serious attention before any political party thinks about using it.
Red Cross radio appeal to help cyclone victims
Friday 20 March 2015 | Published in Local
The Cook Islands Red Cross Society is supporting international efforts to help Pacific countries hit by Cyclone Pam by broadcasting an Appeal on Radio Cook Islands today (March 20) from 12 o’clock till 6pm.
Archbishop presents credentials
Friday 20 March 2015 | Published in Local
On Wednesday this week the Apostolic Nuncio of the Vatican State, His Excellency Archbishop Martin Krebs, presented his credentials to the Queen’s Representative.
Atiu votes come in
Friday 20 March 2015 | Published in Outer Islands
The votes are in for the Atiu mayoral by-election after George Taoro James Brown was stripped of the job following a conviction on a charge of receiving stolen goods last year.
New bill targets domestic violence
Friday 20 March 2015 | Published in Politics
The Cook Islands could see a radical change in the way domestic violence is dealt with if the Family Law Bill is passed by Parliament.
CIP hits back at Bishop claims
Friday 20 March 2015 | Published in Politics
The Cook Islands Party has hit back at claims by One Cook Islands that they must win the Vaipae-Tautu by-election or risk having a ‘plastic quorum’ in parliament.
Hefty sentence sends warning
Thursday 19 March 2015 | Published in Crime
A Rarotonga man who committed 15 burglaries targeting tourists has been sentenced to five years and nine months in jail.
Flight delay explained
Thursday 19 March 2015 | Published in Local
An Air New Zealand flight travelling from Auckland to Rarotonga on Tuesday afternoon turned back mid-flight because of a possible ‘engineering issue’.
Speech contest tough for judges
Thursday 19 March 2015 | Published in Education
Judges for the 2015 Anzac Day Speech Competition had their work cut out for them when students took to the stage to present their speeches to a packed hall on Thursday last week.
Papal nuncio finds paradise
Thursday 19 March 2015 | Published in Local
The Pope’s representative to the Pacific says he has discovered paradise on earth this week while on an official visit to the Cook Islands.
Visit cements our links with Spain
Thursday 19 March 2015 | Published in Politics
Strengthening relations between Spain and the Cook Islands is the aim of a visit to Rarotonga by the Spanish Ambassador this week.
Chance to recognise national 'treasures'
Thursday 19 March 2015 | Published in Local
Don’t let a momentous moment in the history of the nation or a standout citizen worthy of the status of ‘treasure’ of the nation go unrecognised.
Public push to halt purse seine fishing
Wednesday 18 March 2015 | Published in Local
The public has come out swinging against plans to allocate more fishing days to international purse seine vessels in Cook Islands, calling for negotiations to halt until their concerns have been addressed.
MMR plans to use fishing feedback
Wednesday 18 March 2015 | Published in Local
Ministry of Marine Resources secretary Ben Ponia says feedback from a public meeting held at the New Hope conference centre on Monday night will help the Ministry to keep the public well informed about the purse seine fishery and guide its future development.
About purse seining
Wednesday 18 March 2015 | Published in Local
Purse seining involves a massive net set vertically in the water.
Party-hopping futile, says Opposition
Wednesday 18 March 2015 | Published in Politics
Allegations that the Cook Islands Party is luring more Democratic MPs to party-hop into government have surfaced, and the Opposition says the strategy will cause more harm than good.
Aitutaki marina project takes first steps forward
Wednesday 18 March 2015 | Published in Outer Islands
The first small steps are being taken in a new marina and amenity project which will boost Aitutaki’s popularity with visiting yachts, encourage new businesses and provide new jobs.
Bank to sponsor tourism exchange
Wednesday 18 March 2015 | Published in Local
ANZ has partnered with the South Pacific Tourism Exchange (SPTE) as the major sponsor for the regional event to be held in Melbourne, Australia in June.
Bishop protests shipping service cut
Wednesday 18 March 2015 | Published in Politics
Aitutaki MP Teina Bishop has written to Matson South Pacific and Uma Shipping Ltd in a last-ditch effort to stop monthly shipping services to Aitutaki from being cut from two voyages a month to one.
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