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'Culture of excessive spending' slammed
Thursday 6 September 2012 | Published in Local
Opposition leader Wilkie Rasmussen wants the “culture of excessive spending” to end. Rasmussen has taken issue with Cabinet ministers and their support staff travelling to Aitutaki last week, and to Atiu this week. “The opposition is questioning the logic and seeks explanations as to why the government feels it has to travel first of all […]
Thief 'lucky' to avoid a prison sentence
Thursday 6 September 2012 | Published in National
A local burglar with a criminal record stretching back to 2005 was “very lucky” to escape prison, said the chief justice in sentencing him. Putero Dean broke into the Blackrock store in April and stole beer and cigarettes, which were later recovered. He committed the burglary with Ngatapuna Rata, who was also sentenced on Friday. […]
Pay your tax warns financial secretary
Wednesday 5 September 2012 | Published in Economy
People who don’t pay their taxes on time are making it unfair on those who do, warns financial secretary Richard Neves.
EIA done for northern group solar farm
Wednesday 5 September 2012 | Published in Environment
The government’s renewable energy projects for the outer islands are one step closer to getting started.
Solar desalination plant maker in Cook Islands
Wednesday 5 September 2012 | Published in Environment
A solar desalination project recently completed on the island of Manono in Samoa could be applicable and useful in the outer islands, says Absolute Filtration Ltd managing director Ben Taylor.
'Emotional outburst'
Wednesday 5 September 2012 | Published in Politics
Finance minister Mark Brown has responded to what he believes is an “emotional outburst” by Opposition leader Wilkie Rasmussen surrounding his suspicions with the recent tripartite agreement between the Cook Islands, New Zealand and China.
Conservation commitments 'unprecedented'
Wednesday 5 September 2012 | Published in Politics
For the third consecutive year, the Pacific Islands Form has provided historic international commitment to sustainable ocean management and conservation.
Cabinet in Atiu
Tuesday 4 September 2012 | Published in National
All cabinet ministers are in the Cook Islands this week, with the highlight being a trip to Atiu to open the island’snew power supply. Atiu’s new power station will be officially opened on Thursday, to replace an old power station which experienced frequent outages. The automatic control power station with four new generators was built […]
Emotional signing for MIFA
Tuesday 4 September 2012 | Published in National
A heartfelt speech by Mangaia Island Fishing Association (MIFA) president Tangimokopuna George illustrated the effects of a $153,921 grant given to the association by the Japanese Government. Known as the Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP), it is the second such donation from the Japanese government after it donated about $141,000 to the […]
Buchanan buoyed
Tuesday 4 September 2012 | Published in National
Yesterday’s Merchant Navy commemorative service was a matter of good fortune for New Zealand World War Two veteran Buck Buchanan. The Matamata resident spent two years on the HMNZS Achilles during its four pushes through Japan in the final stages of the battle eventually won by the Allied forces. Having joined the New Zealand Navy […]
Wartime merchant navy honoured
Tuesday 4 September 2012 | Published in National
Merchant navy men were honoured for the first time in Rarotonga at their inaugural merchant navy service at the Cook Islands RSA yesterday. With September 3 being acknowledged worldwide as the day to honour the merchant navy, Bob Kimiangatau said it was time to welcome those who served in “a service that has long been […]
Jury trial aborted
Tuesday 4 September 2012 | Published in Crime
The jury trial of the woman accused of stealing pearls from her employer started yesterday morning – and was aborted by the afternoon. Tipora Maihia is accused of stealing 47 pearl pendants to the value of $5000 between November 1, 2010, and March 12, 2011, from her employer Farm Direct Pearls to sell at her […]
CJ sceptical of man turning over new leaf
Tuesday 4 September 2012 | Published in Crime
A man who committed five out of six burglaries while on bail was sentenced on Friday to three years in prison. In sentencing Ngatapuna Rata for 14 offences, including assaulting a female, Chief Justice Tom Weston noticed the man had a “very significant” criminal record. He has previously spent time in prison for burglary. In […]
Not 'evasion'
Tuesday 4 September 2012 | Published in Local
MP and lawyer Norman George did not face tax evasion charges, as stated in Saturday’s headline – his charges were the lesser charges of failing to furnish tax returns. Norman George had pleaded guilty in the High Court to 12 charges against him and his company Norman George and Associates. The Teenui-Mapumai (Atiu) MP was […]
Big hype in meeting Hillary Clinton
Tuesday 4 September 2012 | Published in Local
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s historic visit to the Cook Islands caused a huge amount of buzz on the island with many locals still talking about their meet with the famous woman. One such person is local woman Vania Kenning who still can’t believe her luck in being photographed with Clinton. Even more exciting […]
'Tying a noose around our necks'
Tuesday 4 September 2012 | Published in Local
Opposition leader Wilkie Rasmussen is openly suspicious of government’s tripartite agreement with New Zealand and China to administer the biggest-ever water project undertaken in the Cook Islands. Rasmussen has issued the following statement: “The announcement by the government that it has signed a loan of $32 million from the government on the Republic of China […]
Parliamentary leaders unite for rugby 'test'
Tuesday 4 September 2012 | Published in National
New Zealand parliamentarians are gathering on Rarotonga but they will be doing their talking on the rugby field. The visiting Kiwi parliamentarians will face off against the Cook Islands parliamentarian team on Wednesday at the BCI Stadium in what promises to be an entertaining match. The last time these two teams met in 2009, the […]
Education advisors visit Pukapuka
Tuesday 4 September 2012 | Published in National
It was as much a cultural experience as it was professional development when a team of Ministry of Education staff and teachers visited Pukapuka last term. Five staff from the Ministry spent 12 days on the island, in an exchange which saw a number of teachers from Nuia School travel to Rarotonga to take part […]
Cook Islands voice at world congress
Tuesday 4 September 2012 | Published in National
The upcoming IUCN World Conservation Congress will have a Cook Islands influence after a motion put forward by Te Ipukarea Society (TIS) was accepted to be presented at the global event. The congress is the largest single event on conservation in the world and will see, amongst other events, 176 submissions showcased in Jeju, South […]
Clinton vows to come back
Tuesday 4 September 2012 | Published in National
That a woman of Hillary Clinton’s status thought it worthwhile to visit the tiny island of Rarotonga was surprising enough – that she turned out to be down-to-earth, approachable and willing to pose for countless photos with locals came as even more of a shock. Coming off the airplane on Thursday evening, Clinton was all […]
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