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New openness with Budget
Thursday 7 June 2012 | Published in National
Media are attending a ‘budget lockup’ this morning at the Ministry of Finance and Economic Management. Ahead of Minister of Finance Mark Brown’s Budget speech, scheduled for 1pm in Parliament House, media will have a chance to pore over the details of all three budget books. Officials will be on hand to answer questions from […]
New Budget has a surplus balance
Thursday 7 June 2012 | Published in National
The 2012-13 Budget will be a milestone in the reporting of the country’s finances. For the first time, the Budget will be presented in the Government Financial Statistics (GFS) format which is a standard approach to the presentation of public finances by many governments, including those of Australia and New Zealand. In announcing the change […]
Tereora students working hard
Thursday 7 June 2012 | Published in National
Queen’s Birthday weekend was not a holiday for all on the island. Year 11 commerce students at Tereora College, and their teacher Jerry Spooner, gave away their day of relaxing to instead focus on some revision. Spooner, accounting teacher at the school, said the aim of the day was to cover certain topics that the […]
Policeman charged
Thursday 7 June 2012 | Published in Crime
A policeman will appear in court today on charges of careless driving following a crash on Saturday morning involving a police vehicle and a parked car. Police report that at 4.23am on Saturday, a mobile police patrol carrying three officers collided with an unoccupied parked vehicle on the main road at Kavera. Both vehicles were […]
'Choice is in your hands'
Thursday 7 June 2012 | Published in Crime
Justice of the Peace Carmen Temata presided over the following cases in the High Court last Thursday: Travel Engu – faced a charge of breach of community service. Engu had failed to report to community services on three occasions and failed to offer an excuse. It was his fourth appearance for breach of community service […]
Turtle research reinforcements
Thursday 7 June 2012 | Published in Environment
Fresh off of their Palmerston sea turtle research expedition, the Cook Islands Turtle Project (CITP) – a project of Pacific Islands Conservation Initiative (PICI) – is excited to welcome two new volunteers to the team. Phil and Nerissa Bradshaw have come on board to run sea turtle research for the southern group – and they’ve […]
Seeking green answers for green economies
Wednesday 6 June 2012 | Published in Environment
Yesterday the world celebrated World Environment Day. Below is a message from Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, in commemoration of the occasion. The Cook Islands is celebrating Environment Week this week in honour of World Environment Day. We know the future we want for all. We want a future where every girl and boy can […]
Cloth bag show open
Wednesday 6 June 2012 | Published in Environment
The Art Studio in Arorangi is kicking its Environment Week display into gear. Associate minister for the environment and Ngatangiia MP Atatoa Herman, with support from and in conjunction with the Cook Islands Sustainable Land Management Project and the National Environment Service, will formally open the SLM Cloth Bag Exhibition tonight at 6pm. While the […]
Toa tanks run dry
Wednesday 6 June 2012 | Published in Local
Toa Petroleum has run out of fuel. Company director Brett Porter is currently in Auckland, but confirmed via email that Toa has no petrol on account of shipping irregularities and expects its next supply to arrive on June 16. ”The Southern Express was originally scheduled to arrive on the third of this month. Our fuel […]
Co-operation with China promoted
Wednesday 6 June 2012 | Published in Local
Minister of health Nandi Glassie met with Chinese Ambassador Xu Jianguao in Wellington last week to discuss possible future co-operation in the health sector. Glassie, who has just returned from the World Health Organisation (WHO) General Assembly in Geneva, was following up earlier discussions on possible co-operation with China in the health sector. ”The Cook […]
French Navy vessel visits Rarotonga
Wednesday 6 June 2012 | Published in Local
A French naval vessel is due in Rarotonga today on its first voyage to the Cook Islands. The ship, named L’Arago, replaced an older French vessel in Tahiti last year. L’Arago arrives at Avatiu wharf at 8 o’clock this morning, and will stay in port until Sunday afternoon. According to French honorary consul Nathalie Rossette-Cazel […]
Crew changes, high speeds and a great time in Samoa
Wednesday 6 June 2012 | Published in National
Cook Islands vaka Marumaru Atua was yesterday passing the first island in the Fiji group (Wailangi Lala) and planning to arrive at its destination this morning. Below is part of the latest instalment from crew member Alex Olah’s blog. In Raro we unfortunately had to say goodbye to three of our older crew members, Harry […]
Cook Islands fights for voice at Rio+20
Wednesday 6 June 2012 | Published in National
The Cook Islands and Niue will continue to battle for speaking rights at the United Nations Rio+20 Conference to be held in Brazil this month despite moves to exclude these Pacific Small Island Developing States (SIDS) from doing so. The removal of speaking rights for the Cook Islands follows a UN General Assembly Resolution 66/197 […]
CI contributes to information sharing
Wednesday 6 June 2012 | Published in National
Cook Islands immigration services have been involved in a three-day workshop with law enforcement experts from across the Pacific in order to strengthen the information flow between countries and agencies in the region. Head of Cook Islands Immigration Kave Ringi travelled to Fiji last month to join the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat meeting, which brought […]
Cyber Safety Pasifika website launched
Wednesday 6 June 2012 | Published in National
Cyber Safety Pasifika has launched a new website that is aimed at helping young members of the Cook Islands and other Pacific Island communities to be safe online by providing information, advice and assistance on cyber safety. Cyber Safety Pasifika is a programme which equips police in the various Pacific Island countries including the Cook […]
Aitutaki kicks off cloth bag comp
Wednesday 6 June 2012 | Published in National
Aitutaki took the lead in the Environment Week celebration this year, beginning its campaign on Monday. Aitutaki vainetini got together in a cloth shopping bag art competition as part of its ‘Say YES’ to reusable bags campaign under the Taau Taku Tita banner. The vainetini used their own cloth bags or made their own out […]
Transit of Venus a high
Wednesday 6 June 2012 | Published in National
Cook Islands students – literally – witnessed an exciting slice of history yesterday afternoon. They were the last lot of students until December 2117 to watch Venus transit across the sun, and their enthusiasm was palpable. Tereora College science students gathered around department head Des Duthie’s telescope from midday. Duthie arranged the telescope in such […]
Reef sub ready and waiting
Wednesday 6 June 2012 | Published in National
A photo was in Saturday’s paper of the Raro Reef Sub ”high and dry“ –this is incorrect. The Reef Sub is ready to continue its trips if the water clarity improves and if coral reef and sea life can be seen. Owners Sheryl and Huw John will let everyone know when they are back in […]
Queen's birthday celebration for pastor
Wednesday 6 June 2012 | Published in National
Tevai ‘Bobby’ Matapo – pastor, leader and promoter of tertiary education – received a Queen’s Honours Award on the Queen’s birthday. His extended family and members of government attended a ceremony on Monday morning, at which Matapo was honoured with a rank as an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire for […]
Tokelau aims for 100% renewable energy by 2012
Wednesday 6 June 2012 | Published in Environment
Tokelau is following the Cook Islands by declaring a 100 percent renewable energy goal. Pacific island countries are among the most petroleum-dependent nations and territories in the world. However, Tokelau, a group of three small atolls in the South Pacific, will be the first to meet its electricity needs entirely through renewable energy by the […]
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