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Finance minister opens up the Budget
Saturday 2 June 2012 | Published in Local
In an unprecedented effort to be more transparent about all things Budget, finance minister Mark Brown has devised a schedule according to which he will make one announcement per day before tabling the Budget on June 7. On Wednesday Brown released a general overview of the Capital Book, which earmarks funding for infrastructure and maintenance […]
New group confronts domestic violence
Saturday 2 June 2012 | Published in Local
Domestic violence is too often kept a shameful secret – but a new group in Arorangi is sweeping domestic violence out into the open and making it the whole community’s problem. Ru Taki Vaine Tini – meaning women’s organisation in the community – is now running eight nights of workshops for people in their community […]
60 Plus cooking up a recipe book
Saturday 2 June 2012 | Published in National
Members of the 60 Plus social group gathered for their regular catch up this week which included a photo shoot for the club’s cookbook titled ‘Raurau ki to rima.’ Kitchen-tested and time-honoured, the recipes featuring in the cookbook are a blend of local and non-local dishes submitted by club members. Initially – about two years […]
'Over the moon'
Saturday 2 June 2012 | Published in National
Selina Napa says she is ”over the moon“ with how well her campaign is going. The first female to stand for election in Titikaveka has been busy asking the people of the village what they think needs to be fixed. ”It’s an eye opener to go into people’s homes and find out what issues and […]
Garden party in honour of women
Saturday 2 June 2012 | Published in National
The weather may not have been quite what one would have hoped for, but Selina Napa’s garden party was still a great success. The Democratic candidate in the Titikaveka by-election invited the ladies of her constituency for light refreshments at the Vai Villas in Vaimaanga on Thursday evening. Napa told CINews she was hosting the […]
Text vote for 'your' Miss Cook Islands
Saturday 2 June 2012 | Published in National
Let your fingers do the talking and vote for your favourite Miss Cook Islands contestants in the Miss SMS competition now open to the public. The contestant with the most votes will win the Miss SMS sash and voting will run right up until competition night on June 7. All pageant enthusiasts, friends and family […]
Reggae fans depart for Samoa
Friday 1 June 2012 | Published in National
A group of local UB40 fans including some rockers departed for Samoa yesterday morning in their own chartered Air Rarotonga aircraft. UB40 staged a concert in Apia last night (Friday in Samoa) as part of Samoa’s 50th Independence celebrations. The flight stopped in Niue for fuel and will return with the group on Saturday night. […]
Powered by Gas!
Friday 1 June 2012 | Published in National
Miss Gas Cook Islands Antonina Browne joined the Miss Cook Islands pageant to follow in the footsteps of other women in her family who’ve joined the pageant in the past. Browne was officially launched as Miss Gas Cook Islands yesterday – the 20-year-old donning a hard hat, safety gloves and glasses to join the boys […]
Jewellery course underway
Friday 1 June 2012 | Published in National
A unique opportunity in community education is currently on offer at Tereora College. The evening class, open to those who already have some experience in jewellery making, is now in its second week. Frances Kirkham, graphics teacher at Tereora College and also a trained goldsmith, is taking the class. It is Kirkham’s aim that the […]
Judge conducts Eagle pre-hearing
Friday 1 June 2012 | Published in Crime
Justice Colin Doherty has this week heard interlocutory applications in relation to three Operation Eagle defendants, but has reserved his decision to this weekend. Justice Doherty arrived in the Cook Islands last Sunday, and starting Tuesday heard applications concerning evidence submitted against defendants Giovanni Marsters, Inano Matapo and Samuel Tangaroa. Interlocutory applications represent the intermediate […]
Samoa's 50th celebrations
Friday 1 June 2012 | Published in Local
The local Samoan community will be hoisting a Samoan flag this morning to honour 50 years of Samoan independence. Members of the community and ”friends of Samoa“ have been invited to Navy Epati’s Matavera residence at 6.30am, ahead of a 7am flag raising ceremony. Guests will then share a breakfast in honour of the momentous […]
Tobacco tax going up 33%
Friday 1 June 2012 | Published in Local
In honour of worldwide No Tobacco Day, government yesterday gave media a sneak preview of a related measure outlined in the forthcoming Budget. As acting minister of health (in Nandi Glassie’s absence), finance minister Mark Brown revealed that government will be increasing import levies on cigarettes and tobacco by 33 percent annually over the next […]
Tourism scaling back from Bula Fiji
Friday 1 June 2012 | Published in National
Cook Islands tourism industry members are scaling back their presence at Fiji’s major tourism expo, Bula Fiji Tourism Exchange, thanks to the increased opportunities on offer at home. The Cook Islands Tourism Corporation and four Cook Islands properties travelled to Fiji last week for the meeting, but Tourism Corporation chief executive officer Carmel Beattie said […]
BCI reduces loan interest rates
Friday 1 June 2012 | Published in National
The Peoples Bank – the Bank of the Cook Islands – has announced that it will reduce the interest rates on all its business loans by 0.5%pa, and on its home loans by 0.25%pa. The cut will become effective from July 1. BCI managing director Vaine Nooana-Arioka is pleased to make this announcement on behalf […]
Bankers welcome banking review
Friday 1 June 2012 | Published in National
The Banking Association of Cook Islands (BACI) welcomes the independent review of the banking and financial services sector that started on May 28. Commissioned by the government of the Cook Islands as a result of the Economic Task Force submission in 2011, the review is being undertaken by independent advisor Sam Knowles. BACI chairman David […]
New website for regional crime fight
Friday 1 June 2012 | Published in National
The Pacific Transnational Crime Network (PTCN) has launched its website in Apia, Samoa, to enhance understanding of transnational crime threats and increase awareness, of the PTCN to target transnational crime threats regionally and globally. The website – www.ptcn.ws – will assist in enhancing the partnership arrangements with law enforcement agencies throughout the Pacific and provide […]
Steering committee works hard behind the scenes
Friday 1 June 2012 | Published in National
CORRECTION – Ngaria Stephenson was incorrectly named as Dr Deborah Perrott in a photo caption for the Youthline launch in yesterday’s CINews. Ngaria Stephenson, the inclusive education advisor at the Ministry of Education, was at Tuesday’s Youth Helpline Cook Islands launch as she was on the steering committee which helped get the new youth helpline […]
'Don't struggle alone any more'
Thursday 31 May 2012 | Published in National
Youthline ambassador Pieter T is no stranger to the struggles that youth go through. The young R’n’B singer from New Zealand, who was asked to be an ambassador by Youthline last year, had a tough upbringing and struggled with thoughts of suicide himself. His father is now an ex-gang member. But he was part of […]
Miss Pacific Divers pushes an environmental message
Thursday 31 May 2012 | Published in National
Miss Pacific Divers Mii Andrews plans to use the opportunity of being a Miss Cook Islands contestant to push her sponsor’s environmental messages and campaign. The 22-year-old secretary at the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister says joining Miss Cook Islands has been a childhood dream and that she will be enjoying every minute of […]
Miss Vonnia's home to pursue independence
Thursday 31 May 2012 | Published in National
A desire to represent the Cook Islands people on a global scale is one of the reasons for 21-year-old Michelle Elia-Siloata joining this year’s Miss Cook Islands pageant. While Siloata is based in New Zealand, the young woman hopes to return home to live and work and after a short four month ‘trial’ stay recently, […]
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