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New Edgewater GM
Saturday 25 August 2012 | Published in National
The Edgewater Resort & Spa is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Robert (Bob) Taylor as the resort’s new general manager. Bob brings with him a wealth of experience within the hospitality industry and is no newcomer to the island. He has worked as resort manager at the Rarotongan Beach Resort & Spa since […]
Heroine's lonely grave done up
Saturday 25 August 2012 | Published in National
Some come to Rarotonga for the sunsets and some for the deep-sea diving. But for Dame Margaret Sparrow, the island’s draw was a worn stone grave, marked with a double headstone and tucked away in the Avarua CICC graveyard. Sparrow, a retired sexual health physician, came to Rarotonga to restore the grave of Ettie Annie […]
PM dodges police thefts
Saturday 25 August 2012 | Published in National
In absence of his minister of police, Prime Minister Henry Puna was asked by CINews to comment on what action would be taken to deal with the recent police thefts. Last week this newspaper reported on two cases of police thievery being investigated by New Zealand police detectives. The first was that of former police […]
Police 'dismissed' assault complainant
Saturday 25 August 2012 | Published in National
A woman who helped out the two German visitors assaulted at a downtown nightclub early last Saturday morning says the lacklustre police response was ”unjust“. The local woman, who declined to be named because of her job, said the two female police officers standing outside Rehab Nightclub and Bar refused to act when asked for […]
3 JPs deal with criminal sentences
Thursday 23 August 2012 | Published in Crime
The High Court yesterday was presided over by justices of the peace Tangi Taoro, Tauei Solomon and Mataira Ake, who passed the following judgments: Ngatapuna Rata – faces 13 charges, including burglary. Counsel Norman George asked for a probation report by Monday, and the case was adjourned until August 29 for sentencing by the chief […]
Man described as a 'monster'
Thursday 23 August 2012 | Published in Crime
High Court on August 16 was presided over by justice of the peace Tupe Short, who passed the following judgments: Teinakore Tanga – Pleaded guilty to assaulting a female. On June 23 police were called to a house in Arorangi after the defendant threw a hammer at the victim, his mother. The victim dodged the […]
Cold snap
Thursday 23 August 2012 | Published in Local
The cold weather has continued this week, mostly thanks to a cold front that has moved across to the Cook Islands from New Zealand. Maara Vaiimene, operations manager at the Meteorological Service, says the cold weather was due to the culmination of three weather systems – a cold front moving from the eastwards from New […]
Is she or isn't she?
Thursday 23 August 2012 | Published in Local
The US State Department is still refusing to confirm whether or not Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will turn up on Rarotonga’s shores next week. But there are a few telling signs. Clinton’s accommodation has been booked (a private home), her security convoy has already arrived, and Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has extended her […]
Accountant okays unaudited accounts
Thursday 23 August 2012 | Published in National
The long-awaited accounts from the Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee (CISNOC) are ”as good as you’re going to get“ according to the accountant who decided not to audit them. The financial reports dating to the end of 2011 will be one of the focal points to be discussed by the sporting organisation at […]
CISNOC's controversial AGM on tonight
Thursday 23 August 2012 | Published in National
The long-awaited annual general meeting (AGM) of the Cook Islands’ national sporting body finally happens tonight. The Takuvaine Hall will host the AGM that was three-times-deferred. It will discuss, amongst many other matters, the sorry state of last year’s Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee (CISNOC) accounts. But one moment that could almost overshadow […]
CISNOC reveals $312,780 loss in 2011
Thursday 23 August 2012 | Published in National
The Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee (CISNOC) has revealed a $312,780 deficit in the last financial year, according to the financial reports to be presented at tonight’s annual general meeting. A copy of the reports had been leaked to the Cook Islands News by a disgruntled member of the organisation and make for […]
Big Sunday for Polynesian countries
Thursday 23 August 2012 | Published in National
Sunday will see the Samoan and Niuean communities formally welcome their foreign leaders to the Cook Islands in the best way possible – over fun, fellowship and some feasting. Samoa’s Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi arrives tomorrow and will attend church at St Joseph’s Catholic Cathedral on Sunday morning followed by a traditional Sunday lunch […]
PM welcomes new energy commissioner
Thursday 23 August 2012 | Published in National
Prime Minister Henry Puna has appointed a new Energy Commissioner in Roger de Bray signalling another positive step forward in the government’s strengthening priority for the sector. ”The appointment is a key part of our efforts to bring the threads of the energy sector together under a coordinated and cooperative framework,“ says Puna. De Bray […]
Toa challenges dangerous goods law
Thursday 23 August 2012 | Published in National
Toa is continuing to press for judicial review of dangerous goods licencing standards and procedures in the Cook Islands. Apex Agencies lawyers Tony Manarangi and Paul Dale – who represent Toa Petroleum – last week filed with the High Court a lawsuit against secretary of internal affairs Bredina Drollet and Triad Pacific Petroleum Limited, on […]
Police left man bleeding on roadside
Thursday 23 August 2012 | Published in National
The manager of a downtown bar where an unprovoked attack on two men started on Friday night says the men’s injuries could have been prevented had police stepped in. The attack by a group of local men left Cook Islands News employee Zeb Autaua with two black eyes and a broken jaw. His friend, a […]
Tasker: public 'should take heart'
Thursday 23 August 2012 | Published in National
Former Cook Islands police commissioner Pat Tasker believes the public should ”take some heart“ that the police administration are conducting thorough investigations into their staff’s misdemeanours. Tasker, commissioner from 2007 to 2009, comments that while the recent instances of dishonesty and drug use are ”totally unacceptable“, the fact investigations are being done and police officers […]
Manukau hosts Pa Ariki
Wednesday 22 August 2012 | Published in National
Cook Islands staff from Counties Manukau (Bernard Tairea, Nora Mateariki, Stefan Mateariki) and honorary Cook Islanders Annette Cooper and Saiselu Faaitiiti hosted a lunch and provided entertainment to end the week of celebrations for the Cook Islands Language Week. The Counties Manukau staff came together for a Cook Islands turou (welcome), and welcomed a very […]
Akono te mango: Protect our sharks
Wednesday 22 August 2012 | Published in National
AKONO TE MANGO: This is the plea Miss Cook Islands Teuira Napa is making to her people. Napa has joined the movement of local people supporting the creation of a shark sanctuary, which will effectively ban shark finning in Cook Islands waters. Pacific Islands Conservation Initiative (PICI) got the ball rolling last year, and the […]
Men hospitalised in unprovoked bar attack
Wednesday 22 August 2012 | Published in National
A German visitor and his local friend were beaten up so severely they both needed hospitalisation in an unprovoked attack in a popular downtown nightclub last Friday evening. The young German visitor, in the Cooks with his girlfriend for work experience in the tourism industry, was attacked by a group of local men in Rehab […]
Police steal money, jewellery in raid
Wednesday 22 August 2012 | Published in National
Chris and Akisi Mussell just want their money returned and the police officers who stole it apprehended. On May 31 last year, around eight police officers searched the Mussells’ house and business – Waterline Bar and Grill –as part of the Operation Eagle drug raids. The police found no evidence the couple were involved, but […]
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