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Fish feeding can harm fish
Saturday 30 June 2012 | Published in Environment
This article was prepared as a Lagoon Day message by marine biologist Katherine Ross in response to a request for researched information on the effects of fish feeding on our marine environment. For a full copy of this report, including references, contact June Hosking at ajhos@oyster.net.ck or download from www.thedivecentre-rarotonga.com For a number of years, […]
Mauke agriculture officers in China
Saturday 30 June 2012 | Published in Environment
Mauke agriculture officers and growers are having an eye opening experience at a training course for tropical fruits, vegetable and processing technology in China. Mauke agriculture officers Tereapii Vaine Keu and Archie Taripo along with local farmer Hugh Graham were nominated by the Ministry of Agriculture to attend the course – all paid for by […]
Burglary dominates youth court
Saturday 30 June 2012 | Published in Local
Ten juveniles were in court on a number of serious charges yesterday. Justice of the peace John Kenning presided over the Youth Court, which the media and public cannot attend. Six of the young people faced burglary charges and one was charged with assaulting a female. There was one case of dangerous driving. Other charges […]
Helmets or not?
Saturday 30 June 2012 | Published in Local
Three fatal road accidents in the last two weeks have again raised concerns about drink driving and the laws allowing motorcyclists to not wear helmets. The three young men who lost their lives were all riding scooters, and all had been drinking and speeding. The question people are asking is: would wearing a helmet have […]
Journey of discovery
Friday 29 June 2012 | Published in National
Unearthing new species of underwater life is one of the reasons six Hawaiian marine biologists are in Rarotonga. Funded by the Seaver Institute, six marine biologists – Richard Pyle, Robert Whitton, John Earle, David Pence, Brian Bowen and Josh Copus – have all travelled from Honolulu to do research on a foundation reef in the […]
Aid for tourism
Friday 29 June 2012 | Published in National
The $3 million grant to the tourism sector under the New Zealand/Australia Harmonised Aid Programme comes to about a third of tourism’s total budget. Cook Islands Tourism Corporation destination development director Metua Vaiimene says tourism’s total budget comes to about $9 million, so the grant is very welcome. Two million from the grant will go […]
Warning: 'You're not bulletproof'
Friday 29 June 2012 | Published in National
The head of the road safety council believes the way to combat road crashes is having a user-pay system for emergency services. Cook Islands Road Safety Council chairman Ina Pua-Tipokoroa says families have to be held accountable for the actions of individuals who think they’re ”bullet-proof“. ”Some individuals think they’re above the law and one […]
Edna's logo design gets the nod
Friday 29 June 2012 | Published in Environment
A reminder of the four pillars of society under the watchful eye of a Cook Islands wave has won the 43rd Pacific Islands Forum Logo Competition. Thirteen entries were received by the organising committee, who asked people to design their logo around the forum’s theme: Large Ocean Island States – the Pacific Challenge. The winning […]
Fines not enough for pig polluters
Friday 29 June 2012 | Published in Environment
Titikaveka Growers Association (TGA) chairman Teava Iro is adamant there is a better way to handle the issue of pig pollution than to simply slap fines on offenders. The Ministry of Infrastructure and Planning’s WATSAN group have implemented fines as a means of ensuring animals such as pigs are kept at least five metres away […]
Avarua dredging denied
Friday 29 June 2012 | Published in Local
Ports Authority general manager Bim Tou denies claims that the Avarua harbour will be dredged in the next few days. An anonymous source is concerned about possible dredging after learning a boat is surveying the area. The source is concerned at the potentially serious loss of coral and sand near Trader Jacks as a result […]
Three road deaths in two weeks
Friday 29 June 2012 | Published in Local
The man who was in critical condition after crashing his motorcycle while drunk early Saturday morning has sadly passed away. Abraham Amaru Pau, aged 30, of Takuvaine, was pronounced dead at Rarotonga Hospital at 12.20pm yesterday. He had serious head injuries from crashing his motorcycle into a tree at around 5.30am on Saturday in Panama, […]
Punanga Nui changes hands
Friday 29 June 2012 | Published in Local
The Ministry of Agriculture re-assumes control of the Punanga Nui market from July 1. Two years ago government yanked the market from the ministry’s control and handed the reigns to the Cook Islands Investment Incorporation and then, recently, to the Business Trade and Investment Board. Now the market’s management is coming full-circle. Business Trade and […]
Big black Boeing 777-300 draws spectators to the airport
Friday 29 June 2012 | Published in Local
The Nikao seawall and back road was packed with spectators to catch a glimpse of the arrival of Air New Zealand’s newest Boeing 777-300ER, the world’s largest commercially operated aircraft, painted all black. The aircraft’s all black paint job is overlaid with a design featuring New Zealand’s distinctive silver fern that extends across the rear […]
Fisheries net $3.7m in revenues
Friday 29 June 2012 | Published in National
This report on government revenues from fisheries is from a media release issued yesterday by the Ministry of Marine Resources. The Ministry of Marine Resources (MMR) has receipted $3.7 million of fisheries revenue during the past financial year. To top it off, during the month of June it recorded a peak export of 80 metric […]
Short returns to law
Friday 29 June 2012 | Published in National
Former justice secretary Mark Short is being admitted to the Cook Islands bar as a barrister and solicitor this morning. He was admitted to the New Zealand High Court as a barrister and solicitor in 2000, but following a long legal dispute with the current Cook Islands Party Government has a ”renewed enthusiasm to see […]
Kite kids at play in Aitutaki
Thursday 28 June 2012 | Published in Local
Orewa-based Naish kite instructor Dean Bradfield playing around in between the freestyle and racing heats of Aitutaki’s kitesurfing competition. Yesterday some Aitutaki schoolkids got to jump in a water taxi to Maina Iti to experience an action-packed day of kitesurfing and spectating, and some had the added thrill of jumping on riders’ boards. The kitesurfing […]
'Aunty Sel' MP
Thursday 28 June 2012 | Published in Local
The people of Titikaveka have chosen their new political representative to be Selina Napa of the Democratic Party. Napa beat her brother Teariki Matenga of the Cook Islands party by a slim margin of 14 votes in the Titikaveka by-election. She received 297 votes, Matenga received 283, and Teava Iro, an Independent candidate, received 104. […]
'Dabble in cannabis and go to jail'
Thursday 28 June 2012 | Published in National
A young man has been sentenced to 12 months on probation after he was found with a drugs utensil. Tangata Taripo, aged 19, was found by police on April 27 with a bong used to smoke cannabis The maximum penalty for this charge $5000 and/or five years in prison. Taripo, who is currently unemployed, pleaded […]
Warning after Aitutaki death
Thursday 28 June 2012 | Published in National
A coroner who investigated the death of a New Zealander while snorkelling in Aitutaki found a number of unsafe practices and hopes his report will act as a warning to New Zealanders snorkelling overseas. New Zealand (NZ) coroner CJ Devonport found a number of unsafe practices on the snorkelling trip near One Foot Island that […]
'Childish clowning'
Thursday 28 June 2012 | Published in National
Atiu MP Norman George continued to press government in parliament on Monday to explain why it chose to ”guillotine“ the Budget debate by cutting it in half. Parliament debated the Budget for one week instead of two, in light of the fact that the Parliament of Western Australia to Perth had invited five members of […]
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