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Inquiry into Colagate loses support in parliament
Saturday 28 December 2013 | Published in National
A committee tasked by parliament to look into the practices behind the Colagate scandal has lost the support of one of its key members.
Govt puts seabed mining taxes in place
Saturday 28 December 2013 | Published in National
A new set of tax rules has been introduced to ensure the Cook Islands gets its fair share of income generated by future seabed mining activities.
Cooks partners with Belgium on seabed minerals
Saturday 28 December 2013 | Published in National
The Cook Islands has applied to explore an area of seabed minerals in international waters, in partnership with Belgium.
Christmas bonus money stolen
Saturday 28 December 2013 | Published in National
A man who was robbed of $1000 on Christmas Eve was intending to give the money out as bonuses to his employees, police say.
Palmerston opposes purse seining
Saturday 28 December 2013 | Published in Environment
Citing concerns of overfishing, the outer island of Palmerston has come out strongly against any government plans to expand purse seine fishing in Cook Islands waters.
Purse seine consults: an account from Mauke
Saturday 28 December 2013 | Published in Environment
Mauke correspondent June Hosking recently attended a public consultation on purse seining conducted on the island by the Ministry of Marine Resources (MMR) and led by secretary Ben Ponia.
Man dead in Mauke
Saturday 28 December 2013 | Published in Local
A young man died in Mauke on Christmas Day, and police say a firearm was used in the incident.
Animal cruelty angers activist
Friday 27 December 2013 | Published in Local
A long-time animal welfare campaigner has expressed fury at reports of livestock being left tied up in the blazing sun without shade or water.
In the bank!
Friday 27 December 2013 | Published in Local
Local support centre for the elderly, Are Pa Metua, received an early Christmas gift from ANZ bank earlier this week.
Sharks found on vessel, no charges laid
Friday 27 December 2013 | Published in Local
A foreign flagged vessel that entered Cook Islands waters in September with shark carcasses on board was not prosecuted under national anti-shark fishing laws.
Aitutaki celebrates Xmas in the park
Friday 27 December 2013 | Published in National
Aitutaki residents were out in force for Christmas in the Park this month to enjoy music, toys and plenty of food.
Water safety DVD in the pipeline
Friday 27 December 2013 | Published in National
A water safety DVD featuring well-known Cook Islands sports personalities is set be filmed next year and shown in schools throughout the country.
Matariki FM expects better signal
Friday 27 December 2013 | Published in National
Local radio station Matariki FM should be blasting into homes more clearly next week after its antennas are hoisted a few metres higher above the tree line.
High speed internet trial wraps up
Friday 27 December 2013 | Published in National
Telecom Cook Islands has completed final testing of its new high speed internet service ahead of the official launch early next year.
Aitutaki set for more ANZ junior cricket
Tuesday 24 December 2013 | Published in National
It may be hot and dry in Aitutaki at the moment, but the weather will be nothing compared to the heat that is about to descend on Aitutaki’s cricketers when their season gets underway this week. Having already introduced the ANZ Under 19 boys to their season last year, a recent development visit by Cook […]
Island spirit alive this Christmas
Tuesday 24 December 2013 | Published in National
The island Christmas feel is buzzing on Rarotonga thanks to the Tropical Christmas Club initiative. The Christmas Club was started by a group of Rarotonga merchants who came together because of a desire to put the ‘island spirit’ back into Christmas, bring joy to the faces of the children and light up the island. “We […]
Look out for pets this Xmas - Esther Honey
Tuesday 24 December 2013 | Published in National
With the arrival of the festive season, the Esther Honey Foundation would like to remind everyone that there is no holiday from being a responsible pet owner. Animals need proper care every day, all year round. Animals, just like people, require adequate food, water and shelter from the sun, wind and rain. If you are […]
High-tech gifts for shoppers
Tuesday 24 December 2013 | Published in National
As the hours are counted down before Christmas, The Cook Islands Trading Corporation (CITC) got into the holiday spirit yesterday by handing out some hi-tech gifts to a handful of lucky shoppers. In conjunction with Fonterra, CITC key brands manager George George handed out two Samsung Galaxy 4 phones and two Samsung X8 notebooks to […]
Xmas prayer for water, youth and Grey Power
Tuesday 24 December 2013 | Published in National
The public is invited to a series of Christmas and New Year prayers beginning today, addressing issues such as water shortages, road crashes and Grey Power tax protests. Pastor Ngarima George, who is currently living in Australia but is back in Rarotonga for Christmas, will be leading the series of four prayers and said “all […]
Rain expected on Christmas Day
Tuesday 24 December 2013 | Published in National
Christmas Day feasts and present-opening may have to take place indoors this year if weather predictions are accurate. Arona Ngari, director of the Cook Islands Meteorological Service, is forecasting dreary conditions in Rarotonga tomorrow. “There is a cloud band slowly moving onto the southern Cooks from the west that will see Rarotonga get some rain […]
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