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Some court cases held while lawyers campaign
Monday 30 June 2014 | Published in Crime
The High Court on June 26 was presided over by Justice of the Peace Tauei Solomon, who made the following judgments:
New technology to monitor fishing
Monday 30 June 2014 | Published in Local
New technology for monitoring catches of vessels fishing in Pacific Island waters is being tested on two large Chinese Taipei flagged tuna long liners.
Surveillance mission ends for patrol boat
Monday 30 June 2014 | Published in Local
Police patrol boat Te Kukupa returned to Avarua port yesterday morning after participating in a multi-national fisheries surveillance operation that discovered a number of minor infractions.
Trustees sought for Historic Places Trust
Saturday 28 June 2014 | Published in Culture
The Ministry of Cultural Development is now calling for registrations of interest from people in the Cook Islands who a keen to serve as trustees on the Cook Islands Cultural and Historic Places Trust.
Quirky roadside artist
Saturday 28 June 2014 | Published in Culture
An unusual sight to see in the Cook Islands, return Cook Islander Joe Rere displays his Pasifika/New Zealand Māori artwork on the roadside along from Avatiu wharf.
Fisheries co-operation model for globe
Saturday 28 June 2014 | Published in Economy
A Pacific model including the Cook Islands involving regional cooperating on a number of fisheries issues such as sustainability, maintaining the livelihoods of local fishers, and monitoring the global industry can be replicated in other parts of the world, says the United Nations.
Apostolics off to Gold Coast council meeting
Saturday 28 June 2014 | Published in Culture
Around 95 Cook Islands members of the Apostolic Church of the Cook Islands are travelling to the Gold Coast of Australia for their 24th Annual South Pacific District Council.
Free Raro trip instead of $200,000
Saturday 28 June 2014 | Published in Local
A free trip to Rarotonga has gone a long way in healing the disappointment of missing out on winning a massive $200,000 at a cricket game earlier this year.
Pension tax legal, but...
Saturday 28 June 2014 | Published in Economy
Disputes over the legality of the Government’s deduction of taxes on local old age pension payments has resulted in a police complaint against the Secretary of the Ministry of Finance and Economic Management.
Journals boost Mauke School programme
Saturday 28 June 2014 | Published in Education
With Mauke School’s Years Four to Six students taking readers home three nights a week, it doesn’t take long for these developing “book worms” to chew through the school’s home reader supply. So they are very excited to have just received five boxes of good quality school journals from Hagley Community College, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Infrastructure working overtime on potholes
Saturday 28 June 2014 | Published in Local
Heavy rain in Rarotonga this week has crews busy at work repairing numerous potholes around the island.
Policy costings done but MFEM will not release them
Saturday 28 June 2014 | Published in Politics
A qualified assessment on what party election promises will cost has been completed by the Ministry of Finance and Economic Management (MFEM) – but voters will not know what they are unless the individual parties decide to make them public.
Drilling in search of water
Friday 27 June 2014 | Published in Environment
An investigation into groundwater resources continued yesterday with the drilling of a site in Arorangi by a New Zealand based engineering firm.
DABOSS is back
Friday 27 June 2014 | Published in Local
Clem Fortes was on hand at the airport in the wee hours of Thursday morning to pick up his stolen, and now infamous, ‘DABOSS’ rego plate. Taken from the 51-year-old store owner in Arorangi earlier this month, the story concluded with a happy ending after a friend, Gail Lewis brought the plate to Rarotonga on her flight, after having them delivered by the same New Zealand man who admitted to taking them while on vacation with a mate and their girlfriends.
Ponia at Tokelau ministers meet
Friday 27 June 2014 | Published in Economy
Management of fisheries will be the focus of next week’s Pacific Islands ministerial meeting in Tokelau.
Demos plan tax on packaging
Friday 27 June 2014 | Published in Politics
Applying taxes on imported goods will alleviate an impending waste management problem in the Cook Islands, says the Democratic Party.
Hit and run killed dog says pet owner
Thursday 26 June 2014 | Published in Local
Nikao resident Kana Story is devastated after learning her pet dog was killed in what she is describing as a hit and run style incident.
Broadcasters work on emergency plans
Thursday 26 June 2014 | Published in Weather
National broadcast stations of eight Pacific Island countries will have Climate and Disaster Resilience Plans developed by April 2015.
BTIB staff train inmates
Thursday 26 June 2014 | Published in Education
Business Development staff of the Business Trade and Investment Board has been conducting a business planning workshop for inmates at the Corrective Service’s facility in Arorangi as part of a rehabilitation initiative programme for the last two weeks.
Compulsory six month wait for drunk drivers
Thursday 26 June 2014 | Published in Crime
Anyone disqualified from driving for excess blood/breath alcohol charges will now have no choice but to wait six months until they can apply for a conditional licence.
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