National

Flying wind chime helps Mitiaro win

Tuesday 7 August 2012 | Published in National

Hips were swinging and feet tapping at the national auditorium on Saturday when five Te Maeva Nui drumming teams took the spotlight. As the reigning champions for years – team Manihiki decided to sit this year’s competition out and instead support the budding young talent from the other islands and village drum teams. Vaka Puaikura […]

National

Call to keep culture alive

Tuesday 7 August 2012 | Published in National

In true Cook Islands style, the nation’s 47th year of self governance was celebrated island style with singing and dancing by the people of the Cook Islands led from the front by Prime Minister Henry Puna. Puna and wife Akaiti were welcomed to the national auditorium for the official commemorations with a traditional turou from […]

National

Te Tika's model sustainable

Tuesday 7 August 2012 | Published in National

A decade of research on traditional Cook Islands medicine has resulted in a sustainable supply of BioActive Cook Islands Oils being produced on Rarotonga for the new skin care range, Te Tika. Te Tika brand founder and creator Dr Graham Matheson says it was important the production remained true to the literal meaning of Te […]

National

Back to core business for airport?

Tuesday 7 August 2012 | Published in National

The airport authority could be scrapping its public fire service as attempts to overturn a million-dollar loss were discussed between CEO Joe Ngamata and a New Zealand airport corporation chairman. John Gilks spent last week with Ngamata as part of the Chamber of Commerce’s business mentoring programme and while he has been a member of […]

National

Reef shipping pool terminated

Tuesday 7 August 2012 | Published in National

One of the joint service arrangements Reef Shipping participates in is disbanding, causing them to review services to customers moving cargo between Australia and the Pacific Islands. For almost 15 years Reef Shipping has operated most of their services out of Australia within the Auspac pool, a joint service arrangement where six partners shared two […]

National

Editor's story in anthology

Saturday 4 August 2012 | Published in National

A travel story written by the editor of this newspaper has been included in a New Zealand travel anthology. John Woods’ feature story The Happy-Go-Lucky Highway has been included in travel anthology Home & Away, a new collection of 35 award-winning travel stories by well-known New Zealand writers. The Happy-Go-Lucky Highway was first published in […]

National

Rest the reward for performers

Saturday 4 August 2012 | Published in National

It is the middle of the afternoon during one of the Te Maeva Nui trade days. The sun is shining, the temperature is climbing and music has just finished beating from many island’s performers. Across the road at the hostel where the Aitutaki group is staying it is the lack of activity that is the […]

National

Prized yellow fin tuna landed

Saturday 4 August 2012 | Published in National

Mouths watered at the Avatiu harbour when fishing charter Marlin Queen docked with possibly one of the biggest yellow fin tuna caught in recent years. The tuna was too large to fit into the charter’s fish bin and took two men to lift on to the back of the pickup truck to be taken for […]

National

47 years on we celebrate

Saturday 4 August 2012 | Published in National

The ngatae flowers are in full bloom around Rarotonga’s mountain side, sign of flying fox season. Sign of celebrations, ours! My grandmother always said to me when I was growing up to ‘akatangata mai ana iakoe’. Translating into English is always a sad thing because I lose the richness of the advice being imparted and […]

National

Guilty plea in tax case

Saturday 4 August 2012 | Published in Crime

The sentencing date for a high-profile tax case has been set for the end of August in front of Chief Justice Tom Weston. The defendant, who has interim name suppression, faces 12 charges of failing to furnish tax returns. Eight of these charges are faced by the man’s company for failing to file VAT returns, […]

Crime

Raina's responsible rubbishing

Saturday 4 August 2012 | Published in Environment

Mau Raina is disappointed he has to pay for other peoples’ waste but admits there’s nothing more he can do about the problem. It comes after an unofficial rubbish tip ended up on their section this week as cartons of unopened soft drink bottles were complemented by burnt beer bottles and aluminium cans. Raina and […]

Environment

Te aroa

Saturday 4 August 2012 | Published in Local

Tearoa Kairua radiated on stage during the Rakahanga kapa rima on Thursday night. 12080337 Related article(s):

Local

Officer discharged

Saturday 4 August 2012 | Published in Local

The on-duty police officer involved in a crash last June has been discharged without conviction. Kris Goodwin fell asleep at the wheel while on night duty on June 4, and crashed into an unoccupied parked vehicle on the main road at Kavera. He appeared in the High Court in front of Justice of the Peace […]

Local

Bail denied

Saturday 4 August 2012 | Published in Local

The lawyer for the three Operation Eagle prisoners this week filed an application to appeal their sentences and get them released on bail. Lawyer Norman George sought leave of the High Court in front of Chief Justice Tom Weston on Thursday to appeal the sentences of prisoners Giavanni Marsters, Inano Matapo and Samuel Tangaroa in […]

Local

Bag ban set

Saturday 4 August 2012 | Published in Local

The Cook Islands will ban the importing of plastic bags from September 19. As well as a ban on non-biodegradable plastic bags, the importing of biodegradable plastic shopping bags will also be monitored through a user-friendly permitting process. A release from the National Environment Service says the ban is of benefit to the community, who […]

Local

Touch tourney to unify all islands

Saturday 4 August 2012 | Published in National

The inaugural constitution touch tournament will be held on Monday at Victoria Park field in Tupapa from 9 o’clock. The competition was initiated by the Rakahanga Sports Association and coordinated by Tuhe Piho in association with the Cook Islands Touch Association. Piho recognised a need to run an inter island type sports competition during the […]

National

CJ: 'Not here for the fat cheque'

Friday 3 August 2012 | Published in Crime

The Cook Islands Chief Justice wants to clear a few things up. Chief Justice Tom Weston, who first visited the Cooks on holiday about 15 years ago, says if people want to attack the judicature system in place in the Cooks, they should do it on an informed basis. ”It’s great there is debate about […]

Crime

Still hurting

Friday 3 August 2012 | Published in Local

Cook Islands Party candidate Teariki Matenga says he is still hurting over the by-election results which resulted in his sister Selina Napa winning the Titikaveka seat. Despite withdrawing his petition challenging the election results, Matenga still believes if he had enough time to prepare his case he would have won. ”We had a case but […]

Local

Electoral petition withdrawn

Friday 3 August 2012 | Published in Local

Chief Justice Tom Weston granted the withdrawal of the Titikaveka by-election petition in the High Court yesterday. On July 3 Cook Islands Party candidate Teariki Matenga lodged a petition arguing his sister and political rival Selina Napa won the Titikaveka seat falsely. He lodged 20 qualification objections and one corrupt practice objection, but withdrew the […]

Local

Using alcohol just an excuse

Friday 3 August 2012 | Published in Local

Punanga Tauturu counsellor Rebeka Buchanan thinks enough is enough. She talked to CINews after yesterday’s High Court sitting, when two people were sentenced for assault after they had been drinking. Metuakore Browne and a man who received name suppression to protect his victim’s identity both pleaded guilty to assault and received six month suspended sentences, […]

Local

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