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Support for filmmakers, tattooists
Monday 23 July 2012 | Published in National
The newly-formed arts council is already kicking two projects into gear, planning a film festival for early April next year and driving the formation of an association for local tattooists. Council chairman Mike Tavioni says the council has decided to run a festival for screening Cook Islands-themed films and documentaries in early April. It is […]
Trial confirms we are out of date
Saturday 21 July 2012 | Published in National
Dear Editor, Tens of thousands and perhaps hundreds of thousands of dollars have been expended for the exercise dubbed Operation Eagle. The eagle is a noble bird of prey and this Shakespearian play might have better have been named Operation Chicken. The cannabis plant has been used by mankind for thousands of years. In over […]
Tavioni's Punanga Nui proposal rejected
Saturday 21 July 2012 | Published in National
Mike Tavioni has a vision for the Punanga Nui market, but it seems to be one government does not share. Tavioni wrote the original project proposal for the market in 1996, and oversaw its subsequent construction. Since then he has been vocal about his vision for ”giving the market back to the people“. Earlier this […]
Pension increase from August
Saturday 21 July 2012 | Published in National
People receiving the old age benefit who are aged 70 and over can expect to start receiving a higher rate of benefit from August. In the 2012-13 Budget, the government approved an increase in the old age benefit from $400 per month to $450 per month for people aged 70 and over. This was in […]
Lagoon Day educational
Saturday 21 July 2012 | Published in Environment
A successful and educational two days, is how this year’s Lagoon Day is being viewed by participants and organisers. The venue, in Arorangi, took participants from the sea to far inland, linking the message that what happens on the land impacts largely on the health of the lagoon. All but two schools from Rarotonga took […]
Telecom's disruptions over?
Saturday 21 July 2012 | Published in Local
Telecom’s Chief Executive Jules Maher apologised to people gathered at the technology industry forum this week for the recent internet and phone problems the company has been experiencing. Maher explained the disruptions were caused by Telecom upgrading the main telephone switch at Parekura. The switch was over 20 years old. A much-smaller switch is now […]
Bar burgled
Saturday 21 July 2012 | Published in Local
Police have arrested a man who allegedly stole alcohol after breaking into Whatever Bar on Wednesday night. Whatever Bar owner Tiri John was initially disappointed with police inaction over the break-in. He told local radio station Matariki FM on Thursday morning that despite him providing video camera footage showing the burglar in action, the police […]
Prison sentences for Eagle defendants
Saturday 21 July 2012 | Published in Local
Justice Colin Doherty has sent three defendants in the high-profile Operation Eagle trial to prison. Giovanni Marsters, who Doherty termed the ”ring-leader“, was sentenced to six years in prison for importing and conspiring to import cannabis into the Cook Islands. He also received a two-year sentence for selling, offering to sell and cultivating cannabis. This […]
O3B is coming
Saturday 21 July 2012 | Published in National
The Cook Islands infamously slow internet could be a thing of the past, thanks to a new network invented to give broadband speeds to the ”other three billion“ people in the world who can’t access fibre optic cable. Interested parties at the Telecom industry forum at Crown Beach Resort last Monday evening listened carefully to […]
Students hand CISA a lesson
Saturday 21 July 2012 | Published in National
The useful enthusiasm of the Tereora College All Stars saw them defeat the CISA Sports Academy 28-18 in front of a very vocal crowd at BCI stadium yesterday. Quick tries to Tupe Willie and Sirla Pera gave the CISA Sports Academy a 10-0 lead inside 10 minutes before an inspired final seven minutes saw the […]
CICSO unveils new logo
Saturday 21 July 2012 | Published in National
The Cook Islands Civil Society Organisations finished their final night of village consultations with the unveiling of their new logo and tee-shirts. Over four nights of consultations with the three vakas, Cook Islands Civil Society Organisations (CICSO) worked to support non-governmental organisation (NGOs) achieve their goals. The organisation recently received $13,000 in funding from the […]
80 asthma cases a year
Saturday 21 July 2012 | Published in National
An average of 80 children per year are hospitalised for their asthma. Paediatrician Dr Dawn Pasina spoke about paediatric asthma at last week’s health conference, and emphasised that by reducing the prevalence of asthma among children, parents can reduce the likelihood of their children ending up with adult cardiovascular disease. Cardiovascular disease is one of […]
Rural NZ doctors facing similar challenges
Saturday 21 July 2012 | Published in National
Dr Kati Blattner works at a rural hospital in Hokianga, where she says workforce limitations are the number one challenge. She told attendees at last week’s health conference that, in this regard, she can relate to the situation facing Cook Islands medical practitioners. She works in a division of Rural Hospital Medicine and is affiliated […]
Shark sanctuary proposal gaining traction
Saturday 21 July 2012 | Published in National
The Pacific Islands Conservation Initiative (PICI), the Rarotonga-based organisation behind the push to create a shark sanctuary in all Cook Islands waters, is excited about increasing support to protect sharks. The group has recently started to travel around the southern Cooks, engaging in community consultations about shark protection, working with schools and dispelling some media […]
Mark Brown off to Olympics
Saturday 21 July 2012 | Published in National
Sports Minister Mark Brown flies to England on Monday ahead of the Olympic Games opening in London on July 27. Brown will be at the opening ceremony to support the eight Cook Islanders competing, and will travel back to the Cooks on August 4. Minister of Health and Agriculture Nandi Glassie returns on Sunday from […]
Ports forges partnership
Saturday 21 July 2012 | Published in National
More frequent discussions between everyone involved at the port is one improvement that can be made, according to a former chief executive of the Ports of Auckland Ltd. Vazey is on the island thanks to the Pacific Business Mentors Programme funded by the New Zealand Aid Programme and organised by the Cook Islands Chamber of […]
Fins on, rori off menu
Saturday 21 July 2012 | Published in National
Responding to yesterday’s front page lead article ‘Concern over rori export proposal’ a smoke signaller writes: ”If you substitute the word ‘rori (sea cucumber) with the word ‘shark’, you get a very strange scenario. You have to wonder how the Ministry of Marine Resources can be soooo concerned about the one, and totally ignorant about […]
Students chart career paths
Friday 20 July 2012 | Published in National
Thirty-eight booths representing tertiary institutes both here and overseas, local and international companies and government ministries crowded the floor of the Telecom Sports Arena yesterday for the annual Careers Expo. Students and workers looking for a career change filed in and out for the duration of the day to check out their options and talk […]
Speed radar guns still in use
Friday 20 July 2012 | Published in National
Police affirm they are still using the speed radar guns donated to them by the New Zealand police force. In response to a reader’s query in Thursday’s newspaper as to whether police are still using the ”speed cameras that were gifted“ to them, Inspector Tere Patia says no speed cameras have ever been in use […]
Watch out for 'phishing', says cybercrime expert
Friday 20 July 2012 | Published in National
People who have been duped by ‘phishing’ scams are often ashamed to tell authorities, says a visiting cybercrime expert. But Professor Marco Gercke, a visiting expert in cybercrime, warns that if you don’t let someone know about the problem, nothing can be done. Professor Gercke is in the Cooks on behalf of the United Nations […]
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