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Feasts celebrate Forum fellowship
Tuesday 28 August 2012 | Published in National
Food, friendship and acknowledging the links between Niue, Tonga and Samoa with the Cook Islands was the focus of two special celebrations from their local communities last weekend. A kaikai was held for various Polynesian leaders, including Samoa’s Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi and French Polynesia president Oscar Temaru at the residence of the late […]
Underwrite review
Tuesday 28 August 2012 | Published in National
The future of long-haul travel from the Cooks could change drastically after 2014. The present airline underwriting agreement covering the Los Angeles and Sydney direct services runs until then. The Tourism Corporation will shortly be inviting expressions of interest to all airlines within the region who may like future long haul access to the Cook […]
Role of JPs discussed
Monday 27 August 2012 | Published in Crime
The Cook Islands’ chief justice has released a discussion paper to help improve access to justice in the Cook Islands. Chief Justice Tom Weston recently wrote the paper to review the role of justices of the peace (JPs), who oversee the day-to-day running of the Cook Islands High Court. While high-level court cases are heard […]
CJ back on the bench
Monday 27 August 2012 | Published in Crime
The Cook Islands chief justice is in the country for a two week court sitting starting Monday. Chief Justice Tom Weston arrived in Rarotonga on Thursday afternoon, and will start his High Court fixtures on Monday morning with the swearing-in of two new Cook Islands lawyers. They are Jacqueline Wi-Kaitaia and Angela Pope. A number […]
Trade issues on agenda
Monday 27 August 2012 | Published in Local
Forum leaders will this week be paying particular attention to regional trade agreements that govern the flow of goods and services between their nations. The Forum Secretariat gave Pacific media a breakdown on Saturday of the regional agreements that will feature in this week’s plenary discussions, and while it was heavy on acronyms and light […]
Akirata opens European festival
Monday 27 August 2012 | Published in National
The Cook Islands at the weekend opened a German culture festival that usually attracts around three million people. The Museumsuferfest, or Museums Festival, is a street festival held over three days and nights from August 24 to 26 – the height of the German summer. New Zealand was granted Country of Honour position and asked […]
Akirata shares a distant dream
Monday 27 August 2012 | Published in National
When Czech people get together to celebrate their folklore it is always with beer. At all the events Akirata has attended so far in the Czech Republic the drink that they provide for our team is not water but beer or their own version of Coca Cola which is a very odd tasting drink that […]
24 of 42 deaths NCD-related
Monday 27 August 2012 | Published in National
Between January and June this year, the Cook Islands Ministry of Health recorded 42 deaths – 24 of which were the result of non-communicable diseases like diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Two of those who died were under the age of 40. In 2010, 81 percent of deaths in the Cook Islands were due to NCDs. […]
Roaming dogs 'owned' by somebody
Monday 27 August 2012 | Published in National
Howling, fighting and roaming dogs are becoming a problem again on Rarotonga – a problem affecting both locals and visitors to the island. In recent weeks concerned citizens have been expressing their frustrations via letters to the editor over sleepless nights caused by howling dogs and some have gone so far as to say they […]
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 […]
Aquaponics project unveiled
Saturday 25 August 2012 | Published in Environment
Associate agriculture minister Kiriau Turepu has hailed the new aquaponics project in Titikaveka as the solution for the outer islands. Named Te Raurau o te Kaingavai, the aquaponics facility is the first of its kind in the Cook Islands and is on show ahead of the upcoming Pacific Islands Forum next week. Internal affairs minister […]
Green living water garden thrives
Saturday 25 August 2012 | Published in Environment
Ensuring all Pacific people have access to food, and ways to grow it sustainably, is the long-term objective of a new project underway in Rarotonga. The Green Living Water Garden, as it is called in English, rests on 5756 square metres of Titikaveka land. Nestled amongst the garden is a pilot project that could prove […]
Reward increased
Saturday 25 August 2012 | Published in Local
The reward offered for information leading to the arrest of the man responsible for brutally beating Zeb Autaua last Saturday morning has increased eight times overnight. Aucklander Florence Syme-Buchanan was first to offer a reward of $100 for information leading to the arrest of the person who bashed CINews employee Autaua a week ago. This […]
New reward
Saturday 25 August 2012 | Published in Local
Yet another monetary reward is being offered for information leading to arrest, by a man disgruntled at how slow the police investigation has been. Mann Short, of Muri Beach Builders, had his tools stolen ”about three weeks“ ago from his truck, which was parked unlocked outside his Matavera house. A new J20 Ramset nailgun in […]
Unpaid tax revealed
Saturday 25 August 2012 | Published in Local
Two businesses are holding off to see if the Cook Islands Sport and National Olympic Committee (CISNOC) can avoid paying its outstanding value-added tax bill and could follow suit. Triathlon representative Geoff Stoddard revealed this at CISNOC’s annual general meeting on Thursday night. It means the $312,780 loss the sports body posted could be further […]
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 […]
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 […]
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