National
Corporation needs North America rep
Saturday 29 June 2013 | Published in Economy
The Cook Islands Tourism Corporation is asking parties interested, for tenders to represent its services in North America.
Tumanava shares passion for nature
Saturday 29 June 2013 | Published in Culture
Seventeen-year-old Tumanava Karika Wilmott won the Year 13 Cook Islands Polyfest speech edging out 18 other New Zealand college students in the competition held earlier this year.
Prime Minister calls for closer ties
Saturday 29 June 2013 | Published in Environment
Prime Minister Henry Puna and the Oceania 21 delegation in Paris have reinforced the call for France and the Pacific region to work more closely together in tackling environmental concerns.
Rarotonga's lagoon: A beautiful experience
Saturday 29 June 2013 | Published in Environment
Dr Mareike Sudek has arrived in Rarotonga for a six-month volunteer holiday as the programme manager for the Pacific Islands Conservation Initiative (PICI).
Ministry enforces contracts
Saturday 29 June 2013 | Published in Local
Vaka maintenance contractors have been asked to clean up their act by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
TIS on the move
Saturday 29 June 2013 | Published in Local
Te Ipukarea Society (TIS) has moved to a new, more spacious home.
Pukapuka scholars at Tereora College
Saturday 29 June 2013 | Published in Local
Eight scholars from Pukapuka have started their third week at Tereora College.
Motone brings more great music to Rarotonga
Saturday 29 June 2013 | Published in Local
The key to making Rarotonga the arts and music hub of the Pacific is to continue to bring international-level events to our shores.
Keeping your food safe
Saturday 29 June 2013 | Published in Health
Safe food for public consumption is something often taken for granted, but ensuring that food health standards are met is busy work for the team at Public Health.
Health minister to Samoa meet
Friday 28 June 2013 | Published in Health
Health Minister Nandi Glassie will be travelling to Samoa on July 2 to attend the 10th Pacific health minister’s meeting.
Critical to national interests?
Friday 28 June 2013 | Published in Politics
Dear Editor, Through your newspaper may I request government to publicly reveal through the Official Information Act the level of remuneration paid out to former public servant Navy Epati to be a member of the Public Service HOM selection committee concerning the recent appointment of HOMs for Ministries of Marine Resources, Foreign Affairs, Infrastructure and Planning and the Public Service Commission? Also, can the government reveal how much they paid the same individual to accompany the PM, MMR Minister, MMR Secretary and others on the recent trip to Napier for fisheries related matters? Surely Epati’s ’services’ in both instances were not of critical importance to the country’s national interests? Concerned Taxpayer (Name and address supplied) The office of the public service commissioner responds: Panel remuneration is governed by Order of Executive Council ECM (11) 09 where it provides for the following: each member of the heads of department selection panel must be paid at a rate of $30 for each full hour, and for each part hour of 30 minutes or longer, that the members attend a panel meeting or interview.
PM talks sustainability in Paris
Friday 28 June 2013 | Published in Politics
Prime Minister Henry Puna delivered a message of Pacific leadership in the areas of renewable energy and sustainable ocean development on Thursday, through a series of meetings with French government officials.
Hager challenges tax havens
Friday 28 June 2013 | Published in Economy
Nicky Hager delivered his talk on “Why Cook Islands should stop being a tax haven” to a capacity-filled room at the University of the South Pacific on Wednesday evening.
Funds moved for road projects
Friday 28 June 2013 | Published in Economy
A $50,000 fund has been moved from Internal Affair’s vaka maintenance programme into another fund that will need to be applied for separately.
Solar power for islands
Friday 28 June 2013 | Published in Environment
Funding has been approved for solar panels to be installed on Pukapuka and Nassau.
No justifying endless globe-trotting
Friday 28 June 2013 | Published in Local
Dear Editor, For the spin doctors at PM’s Office to try and justify the endless globe-trotting adventures of PM Henry ‘Elvis’ Puna and his cabinet buddies by highlighting that the costs for the travel is not at taxpayer’s expense is totally absurd.
Meddling nosy beak or an erudite?
Friday 28 June 2013 | Published in Local
Much has been written and said about the arrival of New Zealand based investigative journalist Nicky Hager to Rarotonga.
Water meters still inactive
Friday 28 June 2013 | Published in Local
Water meters have been installed as part of Project City, but they are not yet in operation.
WATSAN looks for stragglers
Friday 28 June 2013 | Published in Local
WATSAN is still on the hunt for 12 property owners who have not signed up to the Muri/Avana sanitation scheme.
New cruises for the Cook Islands
Thursday 27 June 2013 | Published in Economy
Cruise liners will be seeing more of the Cook Islands in coming years, after cuts to European destinations.
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