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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.
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.
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.
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.
Serving up options
Thursday 27 June 2013 | Published in Economy
Food and Beverage students were the smiling picture of hospitality as they displayed their skills at the official launch of the Cook Islands Tertiary Training Institute yesterday.
Cabinet approves law changes
Thursday 27 June 2013 | Published in Economy
Cabinet met yesterday to put recent law changes to the duty and customs charges of certain products into force, said Finance Minister Mark Brown.
PM attends meeting in Paris
Thursday 27 June 2013 | Published in Local
Prime Minister Henry Puna is in France this week under the sponsorship of the New Caledonian government to present the results of an ocean sustainability conference and attend meetings with French government officials.
Tertiary institute opens its doors
Thursday 27 June 2013 | Published in Local
A new strategy for tertiary education was launched yesterday at the official opening of the Cook Islands Tertiary Training Institute (CITTI).
Picton Castle reaches Nassau
Thursday 27 June 2013 | Published in Outer Islands
The Cook Islands-flagged sailing ship Picton Castle is currently on a voyage to islands in the northern group.
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