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Cooks seen as seabed minerals leader
Wednesday 11 April 2012 | Published in National
The Cook Islands’ development of seabed mining legislation is leading the region and the world, according to Deep Sea Minerals Project managers from the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC). Half-way into a series of meetings across 15 Pacific countries and territories, team leader Akuila Tawake and legal adviser Hannah Lilly says there is a […]
Growth to accelerate and then slow
Wednesday 11 April 2012 | Published in National
Economic growth in the Pacific region is expected to slow to six percent in 2012, decelerating further to four percent in 2013, while inflation is expected to hold at moderate levels in much of the Pacific, according to the Asian Development Outlook 2012, a report released yesterday by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Economic uncertainty […]
Marching for Maui
Wednesday 11 April 2012 | Published in National
Tehani Ngapare Buchanan and Kayley Ngawati both had their bodies painted to make a bold statement at the march for Maui on Parliament earlier this month (Tuesday NZ). Tehani was interviewed by TV3 and the photos of her and Kayley went viral on Facebook. “She is a brave, passionate girl who has made her family […]
Correction
Wednesday 11 April 2012 | Published in Crime
In relation to the case between Tepaki 1 Holdings Ltd and the estate of the late Lionel Browne, Chief Justice Tom Weston did not hear submissions via telephone last year as reported. It was, in fact, Justice Nicholson. Weston made the order for re-hearing when he was in the Cook Islands last month.
Toa's move subject to EIA
Wednesday 11 April 2012 | Published in Environment
In anticipation of Toa Petroleum’s lease on its Avatiu property expiring, an environmental impact assessment (EIA) has been prepared detailing the risks of the depot relocating to Nikao. To all intents and purposes, the report deems the relocation safe and says it poses “negligible environmental and social risks”. “In general, the proposed bulk fuel storage […]
Hundreds of dolphins sighted
Wednesday 11 April 2012 | Published in Environment
A pod of between 200 and 300 dolphins was sighted off the Muri coast on Saturday. Fisherman Wayne Barclay of Reel Time and his two South African passengers noticed a line of splashing about two miles off Muri Beach. “We thought it was a school of fish feeding but we came closer and it was […]
CIP voters pick new Atiu candidate
Wednesday 11 April 2012 | Published in Local
The Teenui-Mapumai contingent of the Cook Islands Party has designated Taoro Brown its candidate for the 2014 general elections. “I feel this provides some stability here,” Brown said yesterday. “I think the people feel they are not being represented in Parliament at all and feel left out. They want to have their opinions heard.” The […]
Vehicle imports cost $500 more
Wednesday 11 April 2012 | Published in Local
A new $500 surcharge will apply to all vehicles being shipped to or from the Cook Islands on upcoming voyages. Reef Shipping announced yesterday that following a directive from Maritime New Zealand, it is no longer permitted to load cars on top of containers. This has been the traditional way to ship vehicles to the […]
Toa starts relocating to Nikao
Wednesday 11 April 2012 | Published in Local
As the expiry of its lease draws near, Toa Petroleum is preparing to relocate. An environmental impact assessment (EIA) report detailing its proposed relocation was published at the weekend for public viewing. Members of the public have 30 days – until May 7 – to file complaints or objections to the proposed relocation of Toa […]
Culture show a big act to beat
Wednesday 11 April 2012 | Published in National
Rarotonga school children are still swinging their hips and singing songs after the highly successful Rarotonga Schools Cultural Festival last Thursday night drawing possibly the biggest ever crowd to the national auditorium. In fact, parents are still gushing over the outstanding performances by all the schools from the wee babes to the college students. Stunning […]
Pukapuka welcomes PM despite food shortages
Wednesday 11 April 2012 | Published in National
Despite facing worrying shortages of fuel and food, the people of Pukapuka were in celebration mode yesterday in anti- cipation of their first visit from Prime Minister Henry Puna who travelled to the island to officially open the new cyclone shelter. The $3 million Pukapuka cyclone shelter, which has been rebranded as a community centre […]
Alcohol and accidents annoy police
Wednesday 11 April 2012 | Published in National
Motor vehicle accidents and alcohol-fuelled misbehaviour kept Cook Islands Police busy over the Easter long weekend, though police are reporting it as a relatively uneventful period. Police attended the scenes of three crashes during the weekend, but no serious injuries were reported as occurring as a result. On Friday, a motorcyclist suffered minor injuries after […]
Business mentors seeking new clients
Wednesday 11 April 2012 | Published in National
Struggling businesses in need of direction, take heart. The Pacific Business Mentors Programme continues to service Rarotonga and Aitutaki, and is sending another group of business mentors to the Cook Islands on the week of April 30. The Cook Islands Chamber of Commerce, the in-country administrator of the programme, is seeking a new intake of […]
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 […]
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