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Widest trade gap in region
Tuesday 10 April 2012 | Published in Local
The latest figures indicate that the Cook Islands has the widest trade gap of any Pacific Island Forum country with New Zealand. For the calendar year 2011, the Cook Islands imported a little over NZ$100 million worth of goods from New Zealand, while exporting just NZ$479,629. This makes the trade gap ratio 201:1. Much of […]
All ball and no net in Aitutaki
Tuesday 10 April 2012 | Published in National
Aitutaki’s spikers, diggers, bumpers, dumpers and killers were in action at the Araura College sports field yesterday for the annual Cook Islands News Easter 4×4 Volleyball Tournament. Fifty-eight teams and hundreds of volleyball-diehards joined the annual tournament in the five different categories for mamas, men, women, teens and tweens. At lunch time, the competitions had […]
Milky moustaches all the go at Rutaki and Avatea
Tuesday 10 April 2012 | Published in National
Milky moustaches and smiles were all the rage at Rutaki and Avatea Primary School yesterday with every child at both schools receiving an assortment of Anchor flavoured milk for their outstanding efforts in the recent CITC and Anchor promotion. Rutaki was declared the winner of the first Anchor competition which involved primary school children collecting […]
Health team back from Aitutaki, Pukapuka
Tuesday 10 April 2012 | Published in National
A health team returned this week “exhausted but satisfied” after two weeks of screening and counselling residents in Aitutaki and Pukapuka. The team, led by Dr May Aung in Aitutaki and Dr Lin Aung in Pukapuka, provided special gynaecology services for women, screened blood donor recruits in Aitutaki, and tested for HIV and STIs in […]
High hopes for Mitiaro's home-stay project
Tuesday 10 April 2012 | Published in National
Anticipation is high on Mitiaro as the formal launch of the island’s home-stay programme looms near. Most of the population relies on subsistence farming and fishing or works on a rotational basis for the government. A few people make a profit picking and plaiting maire. But tourism is a spotty and generally unprofitable business – […]
Pukapuka ready to open cyclone centre
Tuesday 10 April 2012 | Published in National
After five years of planning and 10 months of construction, the Pukapuka cyclone shelter will officially be opened to the public today. Prime Minister Henry Puna will lead a small delegation of government and European Union officials for the opening in Pukapuka, which will take place today. Construction is all but finished at the centre, […]
Re-hearing ordered for Manea Beach villa
Tuesday 10 April 2012 | Published in Crime
The court has ordered a re-hearing of a dispute between the estate of the late Lionel Browne and Tepaki 1 Holdings Limited, the liquidated development company formerly owned by Tepaki (Tim) Tepaki. Two weeks ago Chief Justice Tom Weston heard submissions from Lavenia Rokoika for Louisa Maire Browne (on behalf of her father’s estate), Tim […]
Teen's attitude criticised
Tuesday 10 April 2012 | Published in Crime
Having admitted charges of stealing a savings book and obtaining pecuniary advantage by withdrawing $3219 from it, Witamahame Metuakore has been sentenced to 18 months’ probation and six months of community service. The teenager appeared before Chief Justice Tom Weston two weeks ago – the last day of the judge’s two-week sitting in the Cook […]
Jail time for threatening to kill
Tuesday 10 April 2012 | Published in Crime
Having pleaded guilty to seven charges – including charges of possession of a bong, threatening to kill or do grievous bodily harm and supplying cannabis – Joshua Koteka has been sentenced to eight months in prison less time served. Koteka appeared for sentencing before Chief Justice Tom Weston two weeks ago. He has a previous […]
Charges withdrawn, cases dismissed
Tuesday 10 April 2012 | Published in Crime
Justice of the peace Carmen Temata presided over a session of the High Court at Avarua last Thursday. She heard the following cases, in this order: Kakino Kakino appeared to face charges of burglary and being unlawfully found. Defence counsel Norman George requested that the court release his client on bail, on the condition that […]
Eager on Easter
Tuesday 10 April 2012 | Published in Local
Brothers Drejun (12) and JJ Rongo (7) were among the large crowd of face-painted, lolly-eating eager kids that made the most of the Easter kids’festival at the Punanga Nui Market playground yesterday. Organised by the National Youth Council with the support of Rotaract and the Business Trade and Investment Board, the aim of the event […]
Sentence suspended in assault case
Saturday 7 April 2012 | Published in Local
David Hoeflich appeared in court this week for sentencing on a charge of assaulting a female. The charge arose from an incident in which the defendant reportedly threw a table knife at his victim, but missed. The court noted that the defendant has previously appeared before the court to face assault charges, but nonetheless police […]
Youth crimewave
Saturday 7 April 2012 | Published in Local
The Tapere of Ruatonga in Avatiu has decided to form a neighbourhood watch committee after a rash of burglaries through the area during the month of March. Cook Islands Police report they are concerned with the rise in dishonesty offences including burglaries, theft and unlawful taking of motorbikes in Vaka Te Au O Tonga – […]
Minerals workshop open
Saturday 7 April 2012 | Published in Local
A regional deep sea minerals project and its relationship with the Cook Islands will go under the microscope next week in a workshop involving project managers from the Secretariat of the Pacific Community. Two senior advisers from the SPC will join the workshop at Rarotonga on April 11 and anybody with an interest in the […]
A helping hand for Fiji
Saturday 7 April 2012 | Published in National
Thinking of their colleagues and friends being hurt by deadly flooding at Fiji, the people of Westpac Cook Islands have decided to open up a fund for those looking to help out from the Cooks. The team at Rarotonga held a mufti day on Thursday to collect a gold coin donation for their Fijian friends […]
QR sends his condolences
Saturday 7 April 2012 | Published in National
Queen’s Representative Sir Frederick Goodwin has asked Fiji High Commissioner Litia Mawi to pass on condolences to Fiji’s leaders and its people from the Cook Islands in the wake of the devastating and fatal flooding that has afflicted the country over the last week. While meeting Mawi on Wednesday, Goodwin said that the people of […]
Fiji's link to Cooks for good of region
Saturday 7 April 2012 | Published in National
Fiji’s regional roving ambassador says her country will continue to engage in international discussions with its Pacific neighbours despite remaining on the fringe of the Pacific Islands Forum. High Commissioner to the Cook Islands Litia Mawi, who has the position of being Fiji’s ‘roving’ ambassador to 11 nations in the Pacific, officially handed in her […]
Double wedding at Edgewater
Saturday 7 April 2012 | Published in National
The Edgewater Resort & Spa’s weddings have such a great reputation that best friends Nicola Viscoe and Julia Finlay decided they both wanted their wedding here – and on the same day! Although the actual ceremonies were two hours apart, they all celebrated together with a joint reception, held at the resort’s Umu Hut. Julia […]
USP meeting on Easter Monday
Saturday 7 April 2012 | Published in National
USP students are being urged to attend an important meeting next Monday. The USP Students Association held a special general meeting on March 30, but the turnout was dismal and a quorum was not reached. The meeting has been re-scheduled accordingly. The aim of the March 30 meeting was to establish a governing executive committee […]
Professor's students tackle 'thorny subjects'
Saturday 7 April 2012 | Published in National
Professor Tania Ka’ai applauds USP Cook Islands students for going the extra mile and developing their research capacity so as to widen the country’s skill base. Back by popular demand, the Auckland University of Technology (AUT) professor of Maori innovation and development is presently teaching two courses at USP Cook Islands. The first is a […]
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