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Grey Power want no tax on pension
Wednesday 6 November 2013 | Published in Local
Members of pensioner activist group Grey Power do not want to pay any tax on their pensions. At a meeting held yesterday morning at the Returned and Services Association (RSA) club in Nikao, the group held a vote to deal with an internal division within its membership: to fight the “back tax” on their New […]
No place like home
Wednesday 6 November 2013 | Published in Local
Sarah Healy is one of 10 volunteers currently at the Esther Honey clinic, helping to care for a recent influx of animals who are in need of a home. With ‘kitten season’ in full swing, there are 17 kittens looking for a place to call home, as well as seven older cats and four adult […]
Police commend public for good behaviour at 7s
Wednesday 6 November 2013 | Published in National
With ‘Sevens in Heaven,’ in full swing, the police were praising the public for maintaining decorum over the weekend at the BCI Stadium. They were, however, kept busy with two motor vehicle crashes, one burglary, one theft and four complaints of excessive noise due to alcohol consumption. A house fire in Turoa was also reported […]
Door closes on tenders for hospital warehouse
Wednesday 6 November 2013 | Published in National
Tender submissions closed yesterday for contractors wishing to design and build a new pharmacy warehouse at Rarotonga Hospital. The Cook Islands Investment Corporation has been inviting tenders for the build – which involves the supply of all professional services, materials, labour, machinery and equipment. Shona Tekorona, property officer for the corporation, said tenders had to […]
Complaint gets no response from prisoner
Wednesday 6 November 2013 | Published in National
Prisoner Roger Tai Blake said he has no comment on complaints from a Cook Islander named in his bail conditions, who says he had nothing to do with the case. Aumareva Aumareva, who has lived in New Zealand since 2008, said he was shocked to find he had been named in the court case of […]
Westpac boosts annual earnings to $8.2 billion
Wednesday 6 November 2013 | Published in National
Westpac has raked in cash earnings of $8.2 billion in the past year, with the bank’s Pacific business boosting its profit by more than a third. Australia’s second-largest lender today released its financial results for the year to September, showing cash earnings rose by 8 per cent. Chief executive Gail Kelly said the result was […]
Sausage sizzle raises $370 for breast cancer
Wednesday 6 November 2013 | Published in National
More than $300 has been raised by Westpac for the Cook Islands Breast Cancer Foundation (CIBCF) The bank held a sausage sizzle yesterday, managing to pull together $370. This is the first time that the bank has provided financial support to the foundation in the Cooks. “Internationally, Westpac supports the foundation. So it is really […]
BTIB chair files complaint against Financial Secretary
Wednesday 6 November 2013 | Published in National
The chairman of the Business Trade Investment Board has filed an official complaint against the Ministry of Finance secretary with the Office of the Ombudsman. Yesterday, Ombudsman Tearoa Tini confirmed he received a letter of complaint from George Pitt on Monday afternoon, saying he is currently considering the “line of action to take” and will […]
Dance fundraiser for Avatea School
Wednesday 6 November 2013 | Published in National
When a fire blazed through six classrooms and the library at Avatea School, it strengthened the school’s fighting spirit. Now Apii Avatea is getting back on its feet after the October 20 tragedy and the community is doing everything in its power to help. A dance fitness fundraiser is being held at the Tupapa Centre […]
Southern group consulted on tax review
Wednesday 6 November 2013 | Published in National
People on the islands of Mauke and Mitiaro will over the next week be hearing first-hand about the finance ministry’s proposed tax review. The Ministry of Finance and Economic Management (MFEM) has recently been carrying out consultations in the southern group to explain the planned changes. MFEM economic advisor James Webb has already visited Aitutaki, […]
Prime Minister speaks out on fires
Wednesday 6 November 2013 | Published in National
Prime Minister Henry Puna has offered his sympathies to those affected by the weekend fire in Titikaveka, and accused the opposition of using the disaster for political purposes. “The Prime Minister says he shares the concerns of everyone on Rarotonga in sympathising with the families, who lost their property, belongings, and livelihoods in the recent […]
Proposal for fuel tanker raises alarm from Triad
Wednesday 6 November 2013 | Published in Local
Concerns have been raised about a proposal to have a large fuel tanker moor off the reef to pump fuel to shore – which could mean a monopoly in the fuel industry. In a letter to the editor on page 6, Triad Pacific Petroleum director Chris Vaile said the proposal by Pacific Island Energy – […]
MOIP consults traditional leaders
Tuesday 5 November 2013 | Published in Local
Minister of Infrastructure and Planning Teariki Heather met with traditional leaders yesterday morning for a consultation on the Te Mato Vai water infrastructure project. The meeting, which went on for nearly two hours, was called for by traditional leaders who have asked to be consulted on the $60 million project – described as the largest […]
Turoa Bakery to rise from the ashes
Tuesday 5 November 2013 | Published in Local
The word Turoa translated into English means ‘to stand for a long time’ – and just like its name, Turoa Bakery will rise again from the ashes of the fire that destroyed the family business early Saturday morning. Looking at the mangled pile of roofing iron and scorched walls of what remains of Turoa Bakery […]
Cook Islands women tell their stories
Tuesday 5 November 2013 | Published in National
Cook Islands women in leadership roles are profiled in a new publication called ‘Herstories.’ The Cook Islands National Council of Women has partnered with the Gender and Development division of government to create the one off publication. President of the National Council of Women Vaine Wichman says that Cook Islands women have important stories to […]
Cooks broadband discussed at forum
Tuesday 5 November 2013 | Published in National
The Cook Islands was one of the case studies raised in an international internet forum recently. The session about the broadband dilemma for Small Islands Developing States (SIDS) from the Pacific, the Caribbean and the African regions, was part of the programme of the Internet Governance Forum, held in Bali. Maureen Hilyard, from the Pacific […]
Women encouraged to stand for parliament by internet publication
Tuesday 5 November 2013 | Published in National
Encouraging more women to stand for parliament in the Cooks is one focus of an international internet publication that was launched last week in Indonesia. The Global Information Society Watch 2013 was launched at the Internet Governance Forum in Bali, with Maureen Hilyard from the Pacific Islands chapter of the Internet Society in attendance. An […]
More women needed in council
Tuesday 5 November 2013 | Published in National
There are over 50 island council seats throughout the islands of the Cooks – but the numbers and per cent of women in these seats is only 6 per cent.
Paruparu te numero vaine i roto i te ngai akaterereranga
Tuesday 5 November 2013 | Published in National
Pati i te 50 tangata e nooanga i roto i te au konitara enua, e toru vaine me kore e 6 paieneti rai vaine i roto i te akateretereanga o te pa enua. E numero maromaroa teia, no te mea kua pupu vaa to tatou kavamani ki teia nei ao e ka tauta pakari tatou […]
Two police officers take part in RAMSI
Tuesday 5 November 2013 | Published in National
Two officers from the Cook Islands Police are in Australia to train for RAMSI (Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands). Senior sergeant Ngatamariki Pouao and constable Martin Iro are undergoing their pre-deployment training in Canberra, Australia. The pair departed the Cooks on October 8 for the eight-week training programme in preparation for their upcoming services […]
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