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Creativity, ingenuity light Christmas trees
Monday 16 December 2013 | Published in National
Rarotonga was lit up bright on Thursday evening for the community Tropical Christmas ‘light up your tree’ competition. Village and community groups got right into the Christmas spirit and decorated their trees with tinsel and colourful lights that showed their creativity and support for the cheer-inducing Christmas campaign. Organisers of the community initiative were impressed […]
From Maine Kuki Airani to Miss South Pacific
Monday 16 December 2013 | Published in National
Maine Kuki Airani Teuira Napa is taking a well-deserved rest after the young Cook Islands woman was crowned Miss South Pacific in Honiara, Solomon Islands. Making 10 new friends for the rest of her life was one of the top highlights at the pageant for Napa who described being crowned as overwhelming. She also told […]
Parliament concludes final sitting of 2013
Monday 16 December 2013 | Published in National
Parliament concluded a busy two week sitting on Friday with the passing of a sweeping income tax amendment bill. The changes are described as “…the most significant series of changes to the Cook Islands taxation system since 1997” and include decreases in income tax rates and the elimination of import levies on certain consumer goods. […]
Te au mea mamaata no te akanoonooanga i te au turanga o te akakoroanga no te vai
Saturday 14 December 2013 | Published in National
Ko te au turanga o te vai no te katoatoa ka akatupu ia i mua ake ite akakoroanga Te Mato Vai ka akamata mai i nga tuatau mua o teia mataiti ki mua. I teia Varaire kua aravei atu te Tuanga Akaaere o te Te Mato Vai e te au mema o te Putuputuanga Kite […]
Santa Parade shaping up
Saturday 14 December 2013 | Published in Crime
A tropical Santa Parade is shaping up to be a fun and bright event for all through the main street in Avarua on Thursday, December 19. The Tropical Christmas community group are keen to emulate the popular Santa Parades through the main cities of New Zealand and Australia with lots of colour, characters and of […]
National water standards priority for water project
Saturday 14 December 2013 | Published in National
National water standards will be developed in the lead up to the design phase of the Te Mato Vai water project due to begin early next year. On Friday Te Mato Vai’s (TMV) Project Management Unit met with members of the Institute of Professional Engineers Cook Islands (IPECI) to begin formulating Cook Islands National Water […]
Atiu airport to close because of disrepair?
Saturday 14 December 2013 | Published in Local
The state of Atiu airport was questioned by the leader of the opposition in parliament yesterday, following concern about Pukapuka’s airport being closed. Democratic Party leader Wilkie Rasmussen asked Atiu MP Nandi Glassie about the status of the island’s airport, saying a source had informed him that if nothing is done to repair its runway, […]
MMR develops catch data management
Saturday 14 December 2013 | Published in National
An official from the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) has visited the Cooks Islands to support information and data management systems for national fisheries management. FFA Systems Analyst Filimoni Lutunaika met with local officials from the Ministry of Marine Resources (MMR) from December 9-13 as part of the agency’s direct service agreement with member […]
Parliament concludes final sitting
Saturday 14 December 2013 | Published in Local
Parliament concluded its final sitting of 2013 yesterday with the passing of a sweeping tax bill, season’s greetings, and a festive lunch for the nation’s lawmakers. Covering two weeks, it was a busy session with the passing of at least 11 bills and the presentation of parliamentary papers on a diverse range of issues. A […]
Brown persists with pension question
Saturday 14 December 2013 | Published in National
Minister of Finance Mark Brown made a second attempt yesterday in parliament to get an answer from the opposition on a question about the NZ-paid pension. Brown first addressed the issue on Wednesday, when he asked opposition leader Wilkie Rasmussen why the previous Democratic Party administration, under then-Prime Minister Jim Marurai, agreed to have the […]
Ready to ura!
Saturday 14 December 2013 | Published in Local
Holly Johnston, Hanalei and Lahaina Wong at the ready to take to the stage for their performances at Takitumu School’s prize giving on Wednesday.
George slams removal of import levies
Saturday 14 December 2013 | Published in National
Atiu Member of Parliament Norman George heavily criticised the government yesterday for the impending removal of import levies on a number of consumer goods. The provisions to remove the duties are included in the government’s Income Tax Amendment Bill, which was passed by parliament yesterday. Import levies on eggs (50 per cent), pork products (50 […]
Puna slammed for missing parliament
Saturday 14 December 2013 | Published in Local
Prime Minister Henry Puna was put on the defensive yesterday after missing out on the first week of parliament’s current sitting. Puna was absent after travelling to Fiji to attend the 9th Pacific Islands Conference on Nature Conservation and Protected Areas, where he delivered a “keynote address” at the conference. “You were absent from parliament […]
Diwali celebrations 'illegal' in Cooks
Saturday 14 December 2013 | Published in National
Dear Editor, Now the Diwali spectacle has simmered down, perhaps it’s time to reflect on what happened and ensure we don’t make spectacles of ourselves again. Watching writers debate over Diwali with most supporting it and some disrespecting Bishop Tutai Pere and Pastor Johnathan Cargill, it became obvious that Christianity on Rarotonga was under siege […]
Online learning reaches across the Cooks Islands
Saturday 14 December 2013 | Published in National
Hard work and international expertise will see a new learning programme at the Ministry of Education ready for use at the beginning of next year. Te Kura Uira (TKU) is an online educational programme that will be providing access to excellent learning opportunities to students across the Cook Islands in 2014. After a successful pilot […]
Culture change could improve women's rights – CI activist
Saturday 14 December 2013 | Published in National
Cultural norms in the Cooks contribute to the oppression of women, says a Cook Islands activist. Chairperson of the Cook Islands Family Welfare Association Youth Peers Tamara File – also a member of the Pacific Young Women’s Leadership Alliance (PYWLA) – spoke with Heather Jarvis at the Twelfth Triennial Conference of Pacific Women in Rarotonga, […]
Affordable garments snapped up by shoppers
Saturday 14 December 2013 | Published in National
Affordably priced plus-sized clothes, pre-loved garments, new fashionable dresses and men’s wear and accessories make for a satisfying shopping experience at the new House of Rangihuia co-op store in Arorangi. Owned and run by Christine Panoho with Mereana Hutchingson as manager, the store in Arorangi next to Rite Price carries a wide range of products […]
Tereora College produces DVD for 2013
Saturday 14 December 2013 | Published in National
Tereora College has decided to do away with the paperwork this year, and replaced their annual school year book with a DVD. “The magazine is great,” said principal Bali Haque, “but we thought we’d try a different way of doing it.” Economics played a large part in the decision, with the year book very expensive […]
Praise for jobs website – Foodland manager
Saturday 14 December 2013 | Published in National
While most are wrapping up work preparing for Christmas, Anthony Doel is just starting his new role as manager of the Foodland supermarket. Having started the job on Monday, the end of the year is no easy ride for the Cook Islander who has just returned home to live after months of searching for the […]
Law student gains opportunity of a lifetime
Saturday 14 December 2013 | Published in National
Fresh out of law school and straight into the nitty gritty of a high profile rape trial has intensified young Cook Islander Talissa Koteka’s passion for law. In the trial of local business owners Puai and Teokotai Wichman, the fresh faced student appeared on the defence side as assistant to New Zealand-based criminal lawyer Simativa […]
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