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Parliament sits on June 7 for Budget
Saturday 26 May 2012 | Published in Local
THURSDAY June 7 has been confirmed as the official start-date for the next sitting of parliament. The second sitting for 2012 is expected to be dominated by the Budget appropriation bill being presented by Minister of Finance and Economic Development Mark Brown. The members of parliament could meet for up to 10 days from June […]
Food festival aims for $40,000
Saturday 26 May 2012 | Published in National
In aid of raising funds for projects such as beautification of the school, Tereora College is hosting a food festival at Punanga Nui on June 22. The last school food festival was in 2008 and was a big success raising $30,817.80. Each form class of the school is required to think of what kind of […]
Okinawa beef a talking point
Saturday 26 May 2012 | Published in National
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda joked about Prime Minister Henry Puna’s apparent fondness for beef at a banquet on Friday evening. Pacific leaders were transported via government-chartered plane to Okinawa, the venue for today’s PALM6 meeting, on Friday (Japan time). They were whisked away in a convoy of cars to a hotel further south, and […]
Safe sex talks for voyagers
Saturday 26 May 2012 | Published in National
The importance of sexual health and protection is an issue worth talking about on land and on the oceans and, thanks to Cook Islands health spokespeople, the Pacific Voyagers will be doing so after visiting Rarotonga over the last week. The Cook Islands’ National HIV, STI and TB Committee used the fleet’s visit to give […]
Sing, dance, sell in 6 countries in 10 days
Saturday 26 May 2012 | Published in National
The tourism road show has come to its final stop in Europe, taking in 10 cities, six countries and three major tourist markets over the last 10 days. Cook Islands Tourism Corporation chief executive officer Carmel Beattie said the road show had been putting the Cook Islands in the thoughts of countless people through a […]
Age no barrier to being computer savvy
Saturday 26 May 2012 | Published in National
The coconut wireless is moving online thanks to a new computer course being funded by the information and communications technology unit of the Office of the Prime Minister. A computer skills course for people ages 50 and over has seen its first batch of graduates complete the two-week course last week. The OPM is funding […]
Dengue containment measures working
Friday 25 May 2012 | Published in Local
Two suspected cases of dengue fever recorded last week have returned negative results, leaving the Cook Islands with just its original three recorded cases of the disease. Another person is now awaiting the second test to confirm whether or not they have been infected with the mosquito-borne disease. That test will confirm whether the person […]
Ariki explains historic koutu
Friday 25 May 2012 | Published in Local
Rutaki Primary School students visited Arai-Te-Tonga Koutu yesterday where Potiki-taua Taunga Tako Ariki Bobby Turua explained the site to the students as part of their culture studies. Turua explained that the site in Ooa, Tupapa, was in fact a koutu and not a marae as the sign reads at the entrance of the site. He […]
Japan will maintain aid to Pacific
Friday 25 May 2012 | Published in National
The Japanese government says PALM is evidence of its unwavering commitment to continue providing aid to Pacific nations despite the fiscal difficulties it faces in the aftermath of last year’s earthquake, tsunami and nuclear accident. Japan’s deputy secretary to cabinet Noriyuki Shikata yesterday assured a group of Pacific journalists – who are in Japan to […]
PM shares his approach in Japan
Friday 25 May 2012 | Published in National
Prime Minister Henry Puna intends to push the Cook Islands’ own agenda at the high-level PALM6 meeting in Japan this weekend. ”I think I’ll be forgiven if I take the opportunity – since I’ll be sitting next to the Japanese prime minister – to promote our own national views and interests,“ Puna said with a […]
PM meets Emperor
Friday 25 May 2012 | Published in National
Prime Minister Henry Puna had the rare opportunity to meet the reigning Emperor and Empress of Japan this week. At an official Imperial Palace function, Puna and wife Akaiti had the chance to mingle with the Emperor and Empress – who in Japan are never referred to by their given names, but by their official […]
Check-in affected as Oyster checks-out
Friday 25 May 2012 | Published in National
Air New Zealand was affected by Oyster’s internet outage last Saturday to the extent they were forced to check-in passengers leaving Rarotonga by phoning New Zealand and getting them to do check-ins manually from their end. Internet was down across the whole of the island for an hour on Saturday afternoon, affecting all of Telecom’s […]
Miss Kafoteria enters the pageant
Friday 25 May 2012 | Published in National
Joining the Miss Cook Islands pageant has been a childhood dream for 18-year-old Vivianne Tuteru who has returned home to make that dream a reality. Tuteru was signed on as contestant number five this week. The part Tonga and Cook Islands daughter of Kafo and Pae Tuteru, now based in Australia, will be sponsored and […]
Saltwater complaint gets ports action
Friday 25 May 2012 | Published in National
Avatiu harbour development project managers will alter the route trucks take between the harbour and the Panama dump site after hearing complaints from the Cook’s Bus Passenger Transport company. Manager Kevin Cook yesterday said he had laid a complaint with police over the salt water being spilled on the road by trucks taking material dredged […]
Speaker backlash 'petty' says Puna
Friday 25 May 2012 | Published in National
Prime Minister Henry Puna has hit back at his political opponents and detractors as playing ”petty politics“ intent on ”scoring cheap political points“ when they criticised the choice of Cook Islands Red Cross secretary general Niki Rattle as the next Speaker of Parliament. In a statement released to media yesterday, Puna said he was ”disappointment […]
High Court judge Colin Nicholson retiring
Friday 25 May 2012 | Published in Crime
Cook Islands’ High Court judge Justice Colin Nicholson is retiring at the end of this month. Nicholson has served as a judge in the Cooks since his appointment in April 2005. During that time he conducted a wide range of criminal and civil cases. He was the first judge to prosecute Cook Islanders for DVD […]
Japan wants Pacific to be a 'peaceful ocean'
Friday 25 May 2012 | Published in Environment
The Japanese government says it is committed to maintaining peace and fostering sustainable fishing in the Pacific Ocean. Renowned for its diet of fish and seafood, Japan is looking in particular for ways to ensure the sustainability of its fish supply. ”This is very important for us because as a nation we have been relying […]
Quake spurs renewable energy commitment
Friday 25 May 2012 | Published in Environment
Japan intends to include Pacific nations in its own journey to discover and perfect renewable energy technologies. Japan’s deputy secretary to cabinet Noriyuki Shikata told Pacific journalists this week that his government is actively looking for ways to reduce its country’s reliance on fossil fuels in general, and on nuclear energy in particular. Following Japan’s […]
Toa relocation 'a disaster waiting to happen'
Friday 25 May 2012 | Published in Environment
A formal objection by Te Ipukarea Society terms the contentious relocation of Toa Petroleum to the Nikao foreshore ”a disaster waiting to happen“. After reviewing the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), published on April 7, Te Ipukarea Society Incorporated (TIS) – along with four other objectors – made a written submission to the National Environment Service […]
PM speaks for Pacific leaders in Japan
Friday 25 May 2012 | Published in Local
Prime Minister Henry Puna officially opened PALM6 at a reception hosted by Japanese foreign minister Koichiro Gemba on Thursday night. Gemba launched the reception with a brief address, thanking Pacific leaders for extending their support and condolences to his country after it suffered a triple disaster last March and noting in a show of solidarity […]
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