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Plastic bags to be outlawed
Monday 18 June 2012 | Published in Environment
Cabinet has agreed to legislate against the importation of plastic bags into the Cook Islands. Prime Minister Henry Puna made the announcement when he stood to support the $1 million allocation for environment in this year’s Budget. ”In supporting the appropriation for environment, I want to say how pleased I am with the support that […]
Missing woman inquest
Monday 18 June 2012 | Published in Local
An inquest into the disappearance of 31-year-old handicapped woman Ngatupuna Pokotea is currently taking place at the High Court, six years after she went missing. Pokotea, who suffered from epileptic fits and could not talk, vanished from her Turoa residence on July 11, 2006. Her body was never found and there are still no suspects […]
Deal for $1.6m
Monday 18 June 2012 | Published in Local
The Cook Islands Consulate in Auckland is moving from Newton to South Auckland. It has occupied a building on Symonds Street since 1994, which government purchased for $976,000 at the time. Last year government decided that the consulate should be located in South Auckland, which is closer to the Auckland International Airport and to the […]
Maternity leave to be paid
Monday 18 June 2012 | Published in Local
Government is aiming to fund six weeks’ paid maternity leave for women in the private sector from January 1. The paid leave scheme is in accordance with the government’s commitment to the International Convention on the Eliminating of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). ”This scheme is intended to provide protection for working mothers by requiring employers […]
Arrested in Bali
Monday 18 June 2012 | Published in Local
Kiwi Cook Islander Charlotte Piho been released from police custody in Indonesia, after being detained over the theft of a chocolate bar. Thirty-year-old Piho, a stand-up paddler and yoga instructor, was arrested on Tuesday at Bintang minimarket in Bali’s upmarket Seminyak. She admits putting $17 worth of chocolate in her bag as she strolled through […]
TGA soil school teaches solutions
Monday 18 June 2012 | Published in National
Understanding that poor agricultural practice causes land degradation, the Sustainable Land Management (SLM) project supported by National Environment Service and Ministry of Infrastructure and Planning is pleased to support Titikaveka Grower’s Association’s (TGA) Soil School. The first school was in December 2011and the next happens soon with an introduction course, on Monday to Thursday July […]
Annual filing due
Monday 18 June 2012 | Published in National
The Business, Trade and Investments Board is warning all foreign enterprises that their annual filing of information is due. A public notice was issued last Thursday by the Business, Trade and Investments Board (BTIB) to notify all registered foreign enterprises and individuals of their requirement to file information under the Development Investment Act. BTIB often […]
Recognition sought for Pacific organics
Monday 18 June 2012 | Published in National
Farming organically may be seen the old way of doing things, but it is coming into fashion again. ”Pacific island farmers have been doing it the right way after all,“ says Karen Mapusua, who works with the Pacific Organic and Ethical Trade Community (POETCom) to promote organic farming and ethical trade in the region. She […]
Tourism minister defends airline subsidy
Monday 18 June 2012 | Published in National
Tourism minister Teina Bishop has defended the Air New Zealand subsidy as a ”cash positive investment“. Responding to allegations from the Opposition bench last week that the subsidies are a ”waste“, Bishop has said that they are crucial to improving the economic health of the Cook Islands. ”The economic data available to us states that […]
Maureen Goodwin reports from Nauru
Monday 18 June 2012 | Published in Environment
Maureen Goodwin is known to many in the Cook Islands, having worked since 1996 in various educational capacities in classrooms and the Ministry of Education. At present she is employed for one year as Literacy Advisor to the Nauru Department of Education. She says that Nauru, the smallest nation in the world, although still a […]
Coco Lounge returns by Vaka
Saturday 16 June 2012 | Published in National
The popular 88 Coco Lounge music video show makes a comeback this Sunday on Vaka TV – live! The island’s favourite coco cousin and 88FM DJ George ‘G-Dub’ Williams along with fellow DJ and musician Mii Taukia will for two hours present music videos, international and local, as well as share their wealth of musical […]
Te Kainga turns 8
Saturday 16 June 2012 | Published in National
It is Te Kainga Mental Health and Wellbeing Centre’s eighth birthday this month, and director Mereana Taikoko says that is why June is a ”lucky month“. Te Kainga, which exists solely on public donations, offers a range of programmes for mental health sufferers. Such initiatives include day respite programmes to give families and carers a […]
Edgewater launches new mini market
Saturday 16 June 2012 | Published in National
As part of the Edgewater Resort and Spa’s village concept and delivery of an authentic Cook Islands holiday – the Arorangi resort this week launched a new in-house mini market. Guests of the resort will be able to buy authentic Cook Islands souvenirs from the local stall keepers at the mini market every Wednesday from […]
SilverSands opens
Saturday 16 June 2012 | Published in National
Muri Beach Club Hotel has launched its new restaurant concept. Last Friday, Muri Beach Club Hotel celebrated the successful unveiling of its new specialised Polynesian Cuisine restaurant, SilverSands. After sunset cocktails and canaps by the pool, SilverSands was formally opened by Pa Ariki in the presence of members of the Rarotongan business community, local media […]
Graduate home for work
Saturday 16 June 2012 | Published in National
Armed with his Bachelor of Science from Auckland University – Muraai Herman (pictured below with his partner and their children) is now looking for job, and a job back home on Rarotonga would be perfect. Twenty-three-year-old Herman is the son of Mona and Atatoa Herman of Ngatangiia and a staunch Sea Eagles supporter and former […]
Four lawyers admitted to CI bar
Saturday 16 June 2012 | Published in National
Four lawyers were recently admitted to the Cook Islands bar, meaning they can appear in court on behalf of their clients. Judge Colin Doherty admitted Fronzuance Tiseli, Antony Will, Rebecca Puni, and Tamatoa Jonassen to the bar in a swearing-in ceremony at the High Court on Thursday May 31. Lawyer Mark Short was also due […]
New Zealand steps in to help with fuel crisis
Saturday 16 June 2012 | Published in National
When New Zealand High Commissioner John Carter visited the northern group earlier this month, he realised the shortage of fuel on the islands had reached critical levels. Carter discussed the problem with island leaders on Pukapuka, Nassau and Penrhyn, and found that residents were rationing fuel in order to avert a crisis. Generators on Penrhyn […]
Navy helps avert fuel crisis
Saturday 16 June 2012 | Published in National
A fuel crisis has been averted in the northern group thanks to the quick thinking of the New Zealand High Commission, the Royal New Zealand Navy, and the people of Penrhyn. The HMNZS Endeavour, the naval fleet tanker, supplied small amounts of fuel to Pukapuka and Nassau successfully early in the week. It was in […]
Ancient Aitutaki provides clues
Saturday 16 June 2012 | Published in National
A prominent New Zealand archaeologist is currently in the Cooks to explore how ancient communities adapted to changing climate and weather patterns, which in turn could help today’s society adapt. Dr Melinda Allen, associate professor in archaeology at the University of Auckland, has assembled a team of scientists to undertake a three-year research study on […]
Cabinet all here
Saturday 16 June 2012 | Published in National
All cabinet ministers – Mark Brown, Teina Bishop, Teariki Heather, Nandi Glassie, Tom Marsters and Prime Minister Henry Puna – will be in the Cook Islands next week. Cabinet had a busy time this week as Parliament was sitting every day. The main debate centred on the Budget, of which six papers were tabled. The […]
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