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Analysing cash flow and how it works
Saturday 17 March 2012 | Published in National
By Vaine Wichman Development Economist Vaine Wichman has worked extensively throughout the Pacific and the Cook Islands as a development economist. She began writing these columns at the request of women and men asking her to explain the working of their economy. Views in this column are Vaine’s. Cash flow is the money that is […]
Calling Miss Cook Islands prospects
Saturday 17 March 2012 | Published in National
If you’re a young woman and proud to be a Cook Islander, the Miss Cook Islands Pageant Association (MCIPA) wants to hear from you. Just one prospective contestant turned up to the association’s Miss Cook Islands pageant orientation on Wednesday. Following on from that meeting, the executive received phone calls from other potential contenders who […]
Signs of change at Punanga Nui
Saturday 17 March 2012 | Published in National
Signs of change are quite literally beginning to creep in at the Punanga Nui Markets with the latest additions to the town site. Two new signs have been erected to welcome market-goers at Punanga Nui, taking inspiration from what is on offer at the marketplace throughout the week. Included on the printed-aluminium sign are images […]
Suicide addressed 'the right way'
Friday 16 March 2012 | Published in National
Visiting psychologist Dr Deborah Perrott is hailing this week’s national youth forum as “brilliant” and “extremely useful”. Dr Perrott is a Kiwi who works as a consultant psychologist in Melbourne. Her background is in clinical work, and she has experience training and supervising psychologists and advising policymakers. She has also conducted specialised research into adolescents […]
Worldwide cuts to NZ Foreign Affairs
Friday 16 March 2012 | Published in National
Changes are afoot in New Zealand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trades staffing across the globe, including the Cook Islands. New Zealand High Commissioner to the Cook Islands John Carter indicated that changes to the High Commission in the Cook Islands “would be minimal, and both the Cook Islands government and Cook Islanders won’t notice […]
Rotterdam brings 2500 to Rarotonga
Friday 16 March 2012 | Published in National
The MS Rotterdam is set to touch down on Rarotonga early next week. The cruise ship, which was last in the Cook Islands in January, will be anchored off Rarotonga from 8am to 5pm on Monday. She will be carrying 1500 passengers and around 1000 staff. Island Hopper, which is organising her passengers’ shore excursions, […]
Drink, drug, driving cases dealt with
Friday 16 March 2012 | Published in Crime
Yesterday’s sitting of the Cook Islands High Court at Avarua opened with a moment of silence to honour the late Ina Tautu, a long-standing justice of the peace who has passed away. Justice of the peace Tangi Taoro presided over the following cases, appearing in the order in which they were called: Koro Tangaroa appeared […]
Men urged to seek early treatment
Friday 16 March 2012 | Published in Local
Several men spoke emotively about the impact prostate cancer had on them or their families during a Wednesday meeting at Sinai Hall, which marked the launch of the Cook Islands Prostate Foundation. They spoke in support of the Cook Islands Prostate Foundation, newly formed to raise awareness of prostate cancer and seek funds for running […]
Women workers fear 'backlash'
Friday 16 March 2012 | Published in Local
The Cook Islands Workers Association (CIWA) has seen an increase in the number of employment grievances being laid by both male and female public servants, says the organisation’s president Anthony Turua. “In recent years we have received an increase in the number of grievances (from) both men and women in the public sector,” he said, […]
Tamariki gain water confidence
Friday 16 March 2012 | Published in National
Water confidence and safety have been important lessons shared with Rarotonga children who have been spending their Wednesday afternoons learning to be better and confident swimmers with passionate sports coach Ake Hosea-Winterflood. Hosea’s current ANZ Tamariki Sports swim programme will run for the next two weeks. All children who have taken part in the weekly […]
Temporary bridge for trucking work
Friday 16 March 2012 | Published in National
A temporary bridge linking the Avatiu harbour with Punanga Nui Markets will be constructed when dredging works begin at the harbour to help limit the impact of truck movements on the area’s homes and businesses. The material removed from the harbour floor during dredging will be used to create new land on the western end […]
Airline subsidy for breakfast
Friday 16 March 2012 | Published in National
The people of the Cook Islands tourism industry have been invited to raise their voices over the Los Angeles and Sydney flight underwrites and tell the Tourism Corporation what they think about the issue at a breakfast meeting today. The meeting will be held from 8.30am, with breakfast being served from 8am, at the Rarotongan […]
Cuba joins Cooks to face common issues
Friday 16 March 2012 | Published in National
Diplomatic relations between Cuba and the Cook Islands were bolstered yesterday when the republic’s ambassador to the Cook Islands presented her credentials. Wellington-based ambassador Maria Del Carmen Herrera Caserio said that the two nations had much in common and the friendly relations would go some way in helping both tackle the issues confronting them. Those […]
Mangaia fishing facilities extended
Thursday 15 March 2012 | Published in National
Mangaia Island Fishing Association (MIFA) received eagerly-awaited materials to extend the verandah of its processing plant and club headquarters, which overlooks the island harbour at Oneroa. The building was initially intended to house an ice processing plant with chiller facilities gifted by the New Zealand Aid Programme. The donation of funding for that facility prompted […]
Stop for lollipops!
Thursday 15 March 2012 | Published in National
The lollipops are out and the road crossing is finally ready for action. Following a project to install a road crossing that began over a year ago, Takitumu Primary School students will now be able to safely cross the Matavera main road into the school grounds. Students have been hard at work over the past […]
Dictionary donation 'unqualified success'
Thursday 15 March 2012 | Published in National
To see the sheer joy on the children’s faces was a very special reward for Frank Leadley on his recent visit to Rarotonga. Leadley is president of the Rotary Club Bay of Islands, who donated beautiful illustrated dictionaries to Year 9 students across the nation. In a report to his Rotary club he described his […]
Sealing is a work in progress
Thursday 15 March 2012 | Published in National
A fresh layer of sealing is still to be placed in road works covering the length of the Nikao main road at the airport, according to Triad Petroleum manager Chris Vaile. The current driving surface at the airport remains to be completed and motorists, cyclists and pedestrians will soon have access to the completed, sealed […]
Telecom NZ offers cell data cap option
Thursday 15 March 2012 | Published in National
Kiwi smart phone users now have the option to set a cap on data transfer before they arrive in the Cook Islands. Exorbitant roaming rates in the Cook Islands were the subject of recent media attention, after Kiwi visitor to Rarotonga Magnus O’Neill submitted a complaint about having incurred a $2000 bill on holiday. Last […]
Guard rail requested at rock wall
Thursday 15 March 2012 | Published in National
Avatiu residents have requested a guard rail be installed at the harbour’s rock armour wall once it is complete to help protect children in the area coming into trouble at the site. The residents put in the request to the Ports Authority and the project’s manager at the second of two community meetings held over […]
Harbourmaster quits over NZ pension
Thursday 15 March 2012 | Published in National
Problems with pension portability have again put the Avatiu harbour master’s job on the market, just six months after it was last filled. Current harbour master Captain John Cornwell, who hails from New Zealand, has resigned from the position after experiencing problems with accessing his national pension. Cornwell said he did not want to cause […]
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