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Mangaia generator goes to Atiu
Saturday 3 March 2012 | Published in National
Pa enua minister Teariki Heather and fellow Cabinet ministers Teina Bishop and Nandi Glassie have been credited with saving Atiu from its energy crisis. On Wednesday Heather, Glassie and Bishop arrived in Mangaia, together with Atiu mayor Taoro Brown and Mangaia public utilities manager Anthony Whyte, to ask the mayor and secretary to approve an […]
Quake hero relishes a good night's sleep
Saturday 3 March 2012 | Published in National
A good night’s sleep is one of the things Christchurch hero Hunter Coleman is enjoying most. The GIS mapping engineer is visiting the Cook Islands as part of the Heroes initiative which is bringing 82 people from quake stricken Christchurch to enjoy the local hospitality and summer on an all expenses paid trip provided by […]
Alcohol leads to domestic assault
Saturday 3 March 2012 | Published in Crime
Christopher Tangatakino appeared for sentencing at the Cook Islands High Court in Avarua on Thursday after pleading guilty to assaulting a female on February 10 in an attack that started after drinking with friends. Police prosecutor senior sergeant Ruth Hosking-Tane said the assault started when the two were about to leave and Tangatakino pushed the […]
Fishing groups review concerns
Saturday 3 March 2012 | Published in Environment
Representatives of all fishing associations under the umbrella of the Cook Islands Fishing Association (CIF) gathered for a two-hour annual general meeting on Tuesday afternoon. In attendance were fishers, marine biologists and representatives of the Ministry of Marine Resources (MMR). All members present elected this year’s executive – Don Beer replaces Mark Vaikai as president, […]
Pokoinu land claim in court
Saturday 3 March 2012 | Published in Local
Five family groups are vying for 60.57 hectares (149.67 acres) of Pokoinu land. A three-day hearing was set down for this past week but subsequently adjourned, and will begin on Wednesday. The hearing is expected to last through Friday afternoon. Originally three groups were contesting the relevant sections, which include the Rarotonga golf course and […]
Winston Peters backs retirees
Saturday 3 March 2012 | Published in Local
Veteran New Zealand parliamentarian Winston Peters has promised to do his bit for Cook Islands retirees who have worked in New Zealand and would be entitled to a New Zealand pension if they lived in New Zealand. “I will be looking into this and taking it up in the appropriate place. I will raise the […]
Weekly travel diary for cabinet ministers
Saturday 3 March 2012 | Published in National
All cabinet ministers will be in Rarotonga this coming week except for Teariki Heather. Heather was intending to leave for New Zealand on a private trip for four weeks last week but was detained by work in Rarotonga. He is now planning on leaving this weekend and will be back in Rarotonga by March 12.
Gifts and goodwill overwhelm Red Cross
Saturday 3 March 2012 | Published in National
Already the new Cook Islands Red Cross headquarters building is filling up with evidence of its close relationships with sister organisations both within the Cook Islands and abroad. Following a ceremony marking the opening of the headquarters building on Thursday was a presentation of gifts, the most notable being the $1000 cheque presented by Swiss […]
Nukutere beach day designed for bonding
Saturday 3 March 2012 | Published in National
Bonding for a smooth year of learning was the aim of the Nukutere College beach picnic in Nikao recently organised by the school prefects. Fun relays, beach volleyball and sandy Zumba were all part of the fun at the outing. Each class at the college dressed to their own theme with year eight students declared […]
60 Plus party time
Saturday 3 March 2012 | Published in National
Members of the 60 Plus ground gathered for a luncheon at Coco Putt on Wednesday where they showed their support for Mereana Taikoko and her Te Kainga Mental Health and Wellbeing Centre in Panama. At the gathering Taikoko shared some of the work Te Kainga does and she also spoke at length about the high […]
3G trial planned
Friday 2 March 2012 | Published in Local
Telecom Cook Islands has scheduled a 3G trial for April. Chief executive Jules Maher says bringing 3G to the Cook Islands will be an expensive undertaking, one that will necessitate a gradual rollout. Still, he says, it is something Telecom is keen to achieve. “Ideally it would be wonderful to have 3G throughout the country […]
War veteran stuck in NZ by law
Friday 2 March 2012 | Published in Local
Injured Vietnam veteran Bill Framhein moved home to Rarotonga years ago for a better quality of life, but quickly learned that living in the Cook Islands would disqualify him from collecting his veterans’ pension and superannuation. Currently Framhein spends half the year in Porirua and the other half with his wife Lydia in Rarotonga – […]
Censor and police fail to stop pirates
Friday 2 March 2012 | Published in Local
Empire Theatre management is crestfallen to learn that the pirates are back. In an attempt to quash piracy, the theatre worked out a series of arrangements with New Zealand film distribution companies whereby it receives certain films before their world release dates. Those companies agreed to the arrangement on the basis that the Cook Islands […]
Stakeholders air views on Telecom
Friday 2 March 2012 | Published in National
Telecommunications Minister Mark Brown has his ear to the ground, and for that the telecommunications industry is grateful. Brown called an informal meeting of the industry on Tuesday afternoon to discuss Telecom Cook Islands’ plans for the coming year and to address any hang-ups stakeholders might have about the present telecommunications situation in the Cook […]
The pirates are back!
Friday 2 March 2012 | Published in National
They lay low following a 2010 sting – but they’re back, much to the chagrin of Empire Theatre and Rarotonga’s law-abiding video shops. The pirates have already managed to sneak the much-anticipated action-adventure film Battleship into the Cook Islands, and Empire Theatre manager Harry Napa is scratching his head and wondering how. Empire Theatre was […]
Health inspectors tackle tobacco
Thursday 1 March 2012 | Published in National
Sixteen health inspectors from around the Cook Islands are meeting in Raratonga this week for a Tobacco Enforcement Training Workshop. Health promotion officer Maina Tairi Mataio organised the workshop with funding provided by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC). The aim of the workshop is to provide the 16 health inspectors and eight Ministry […]
Tourism accreditation meeting at Muri
Thursday 1 March 2012 | Published in National
The tourism industry is facing a shake up with the Tourism Industry Council holding a meeting to ratify a new accreditation scheme at Muri Beach Club Hotel today. Destination development director Metua Vaiimene said the scheme will ensure that visitors will get the same level of hospitality no matter where they are in the Cook […]
Rock seawall 'safer' claims Henry
Thursday 1 March 2012 | Published in National
Ports Authority chairman Mike Henry says the Avatiu seawall will improve safety. “In that area we had rock and coral walls. What we will have there will be safer,” he said in a phone interview with CINews. He was responding to claims made by coastal engineer Don Dorrell in CINews on Tuesday that the seawall […]
CITC gives cameras for turtle expedition
Thursday 1 March 2012 | Published in Environment
Capturing turtles in their natural habitat and documenting the marine creatures will be an easier task for the Cook Islands Turtle Project team who this week were donated two Panasonic FT3 Lumix waterproof cameras by CITC and Panasonic New Zealand. The Cook Islands Turtle Project, under the Pacific Islands Conservation Initiative umbrella, was recently awarded […]
Leap year baby Kurake melts hearts
Thursday 1 March 2012 | Published in Local
New mum Rangi Rau didn’t care that she was probably the only woman in the country to give birth to a leap year baby – she was just ecstatic to finally meet her baby girl. The 20-year-old first time mum didn’t really know what the fuss was about when CINews paid her a visit to […]
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