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Market food huts are 'falling short'
Tuesday 17 April 2012 | Published in National
Land extensions currently underway at the Punanga Nui market will give hut owners a chance to improve their facilities, market manager Elmah McBirney said. While the majority of hut owners are complying with regulations and restrictions being asked of them, McBirney said there were still two or three huts that were falling short of expectations. […]
Mutiny on the Bounty descendants meet
Tuesday 17 April 2012 | Published in National
A chance meeting in Aitutaki has seen descendants of Commander William Bligh and mutineer Fletcher Christian, who are, of course, central to the mutiny on the Bounty, come face to face at a seaside bar. Though the pair are progeny of fierce enemies many generations removed, Aitutaki resident Steve Christian said he shared a short […]
Island boy wins 'rookie of the year' award
Tuesday 17 April 2012 | Published in National
Island boy Mouroa Reuben Hosea scooped up the ‘Rookie of the year – Leisure” award at the House of Travel Annual Awards Ceremony on March 31 in Auckland. Hosea, the eldest son of Hosea and June Hosea, is a former student of Papaaroa Adventist School, Enuamanu School, Araura College and Tereora College. He started off […]
PM confirms cabinet shuffle
Tuesday 17 April 2012 | Published in National
A mini shuffle of cabinet portfolios that will see Prime Minister Henry Puna take over responsibilities of outer islands governance and give up the police portfolio is being attributed to recommendations from the Public Sector Functional Review. Puna yesterday confirmed a report from Saturday’s Cook Islands News that announced that Minister Teariki Heather would take […]
Carbon emissions rise 64% in 12 years
Monday 16 April 2012 | Published in Environment
The Cook Islands’ carbon dioxide emissions have risen by 61 percent between 1994 and 2006 according to a report released by the National Environmental Service. The large majority of emissions are emulating from generators and transport throughout the country, which account for four out of every five tonnes of CO2 being released by the Cook […]
Sun-powered freezers in store at Beco
Monday 16 April 2012 | Published in Environment
Using heat to freeze your food seems like an unusual way to go about freezing. Beco Limited now has in stock solar powered freezers and fridges. These run on DC power (most models run on AC power) and can be hooked up to solar panels and 12 to 24 volt batteries. This way they run […]
8 arrests
Monday 16 April 2012 | Published in Local
Eight burglars have been arrested by police after detectives swooped on a number of homes on Thursday, Friday and at the weekend. Police say the group of eight male youths are believed to be responsible for the spate of burglaries through the Avarua area last week. Some of those arrested appeared in court on Saturday […]
'Signs of desperation'
Monday 16 April 2012 | Published in Local
Any increase in departure tax or increase in airport surcharges will be sternly opposed by the opposition because it is a direct contradiction of the former Democratic Party Government’s plans to lower departure taxes. “Our idea was to lower departure tax back to $35 and let that tax pay the loan by the Airport Authority […]
Lifejacket drills for Penrhyn pupils
Monday 16 April 2012 | Published in National
Tetautua School students and community members on the island of Penrhyn are more safety conscious and have better understanding of the importance of lifejackets after a safety drill was run on the island earlier this month. Tetautua School principal Teina Teariki explains the exercise was part of the health and physical wellbeing syllabus with the […]
'Cooks not prepared for tsunami'
Monday 16 April 2012 | Published in National
The Cook Islands are not prepared to face the ever-increasing threat of tsunami, says expert Dr James Goff. While sirens and signage are a “good start”, they are merely two pieces of a larger “jigsaw puzzle”. “They’re helpful and a good start, and that’s to be commended, but the Cook Islands are still fundamentally not […]
Cheaper loans one answer to depopulation: Brown
Monday 16 April 2012 | Published in National
The Cook Islands government hopes to give the private sector better access to cheaper loans in order to make the country a more attractive place for business, according to Minister of Finance and Economic Management Mark Brown. With population decline on the mind, Brown said he hoped to see the local banking system improve following […]
Sex accused's exit reads like fiction
Monday 16 April 2012 | Published in National
New Zealand Police have abandoned their efforts to prosecute a man in absentia after he fled the country by yacht six weeks before his child sex charges trial. Aucklander Christopher Michael David Peppiatt sparked an international mystery after his unmanned yacht Bonny was found drifting off the Cook Islands in January. Peppiatt, 62, had sailed […]
Heads of ministry jobs close today
Monday 16 April 2012 | Published in National
The recruitment process for heads of government departments is now well underway with applications for the 10 positions closing today. The positions have been advertised for three weeks and public service commissioner Russell Thomas said although a number of applications had already been received, more were expected to arrive by Monday for the positions of […]
Theft, drugs, assault cases dealt with
Monday 16 April 2012 | Published in Crime
Justice of the Peace John Kenning presided over a session of the Cook Islands High Court at Avarua on Thursday morning. Rodney Ngatikao did not appear when called to face a single charge of assaulting a female. Defence counsel Norman George admitted he did not know his client’s whereabouts, and the bench ordered a warrant […]
Nine apply for Suwarrow jobs
Saturday 14 April 2012 | Published in Environment
The National Environment Service (NES) has received nine applications for two Suwarrow park ranger positions. The positions were advertised recently, and the deadline to submit passed this week. Elizabeth Munro of NES says a panel of three people will be interviewing all nine applicants, as there is “no need for shortlisting”. The interview panel will […]
Pearl auction to help sailors
Saturday 14 April 2012 | Published in Local
Two pearls of Manihiki have received an added push in their Olympic dreams thanks to a contribution from the Cook Islands Pearl Authority. The authority has donated a pearl necklace to the Cook Islands Sailing Association to help fund Helema Williams and Taua Elisa’s Olympic qualifier attempts and – all things going to plan – […]
Salute to Wigmore
Saturday 14 April 2012 | Published in Local
The Democratic Party is mourning the loss of one of its most prominent leaders. The Honourable Robert Wigmore lost his battle with cancer yesterday morning, his passing leaving a void in the heart of Titikaveka and within the Democratic Party. Described by those who knew him as a “very hardworking man” and a “quiet achiever”, […]
Hostile backlash to charges
Saturday 14 April 2012 | Published in Local
Backlash to proposed increases to airport charges appear to have sunk Airport Authority plans for dramatic rises to its fee structure, although no official word from government has confirmed such reports. Cook Islands News understands draft proposals that pitched increases to airport usage fees of between 80 and 300 percent over three years have now […]
Elderly called to discussion
Saturday 14 April 2012 | Published in National
Elderly people aged 60 and over are invited to a meeting on Monday at the Sinai Hall to discuss what services and activities they would like access to here in the Cook Islands. According to Dr Rangi Fariu, director of community health services, a number of different agencies are currently involved in providing services to […]
Economic Summit scorecard: 2/10
Saturday 14 April 2012 | Published in National
By Vaine Wichman Development Economist Almost a year has passed since government hosted an economic summit that promised: So what is on the ground today? A pledge was made to ensure that policy interventions would boost economic growth. Since then an economic taskforce was set up and the second Sustainable Development Plan was softly launched […]
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