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Pirates still at it
Wednesday 28 March 2012 | Published in Local
The public continues to report the circulation of pirated DVDs on Rarotonga. Chief censor Alfred Morris says he plans to carry out raids in conjunction with police, but declines to divulge details so as not to compromise the operation. Inspector John Strickland says police are in the planning stages of a piracy sweep. Empire Theatre […]
Tour operator wants hill road upgraded
Wednesday 28 March 2012 | Published in Local
A four-wheel-drive tour operator has approached the Cook Islands government to upgrade the hospital hill track –claiming that it is part of crown land. Minister for Infrastructure and Planning Teariki Heather this week met with Raro Safari Tours operator Sam Crocombe to discuss the hospital hill trail and plans to have it developed for public […]
One company 'a real concern'
Wednesday 28 March 2012 | Published in Local
Opposition leader Wilkie Rasmussen is gravely concerned about the discontinuation of shipping vessel Forum Pacific’s services. “It is a real concern. It is not something that should be taken lightly,” Rasmussen said yesterday. “Our view is the government should act immediately and try to do something because we’re down to one ship domestically and one […]
Island pride in Dennise's design
Wednesday 28 March 2012 | Published in National
Grade five pupil Dennise Nanai has earned the praise of not only her parents and school but the whole of Aitutaki for winning the Cook Islands Golden Tuna label competition. Nanai was last week named as the winner of the art competition over 155 entries from all the schools in the Cook Islands. In her […]
Our pets and animals need attention, too
Wednesday 28 March 2012 | Published in National
By Gregg Young Esther Honey Foundation With the amount of animals coming into the Esther Honey Foundation with problems related to diet, we have decided that it would be best to address the situation to the public. Many problems with animals can be prevented with the right diet, which goes the same for us humans […]
Strategic partnership is key in progressing youth work
Wednesday 28 March 2012 | Published in National
Youth from across the Cook Islands are coming together again this week in Rarotonga. The Capacity Building and Leadership Training for the Cook Islands National Youth Council began yesterday and will run for the next two days. The Minister for Youth, Mark Brown, opened the meeting saying that strategic partnership is key in progressing youth […]
Scouts and Cubs a good outlet for boys
Wednesday 28 March 2012 | Published in National
About 20 members of the Avarua Sea Scout group participated at their quarter one camp at Nikao during the weekend of March 16. The main purpose of the camp was to equip new members with camping skills and knowledge of safety in the water. Currently, there are a number of Scouts and Cubs preparing to […]
Water network 'in reasonable shape'
Wednesday 28 March 2012 | Published in National
Rarotonga’s water network needs improvements to its ring mains and at its intakes in order to advance the quality and reliability of the island’s water, according to a visiting water engineer. Overall, though, the network is in reasonable shape and would benefit greatly from targeted upgrades, New Zealand Aid Programme principal development manager infrastructure Jonathan […]
Ianis graduates to Saab control
Tuesday 27 March 2012 | Published in National
Monday was a red letter day for Air Rarotonga Captain Ianis Boaza, who completed his first day’s roster as captain of the airline’s 34 passenger Saab 340. Ianis has been flying with Air Rarotonga for many years, more recently as captain on the smaller 15 passenger Embraer Bandeirante fleet. The airline’s Saab pilots undertake checks […]
Translator wanted
Tuesday 27 March 2012 | Published in National
A French Polynesia-based translation company is looking for a person who speaks fluent English and Rarotongan to (virtually) join its team. Huri Translations is accepting applications from people interested in doing translation work from a distance – via email. Candidates must have excellent command of the Rarotongan language as well as English and must be […]
Pacific education heads compare notes
Tuesday 27 March 2012 | Published in National
Secretary of Education Sharyn Paio was funded by the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat to take part in a meeting of Pacific Heads of Education on March 13-16 in Nadi, Fiji. With the exception of two countries there was full representation by heads of education of all Pacific Forum countries. There were two parts to this […]
Call a halt, start building a relationship
Tuesday 27 March 2012 | Published in National
This is a periodical opinion piece by New Zealand Maori journalist and broadcaster Derek Fox, the publisher of MANA magazine. After a wonderful warm ten days in Rarotonga I’m back in a damp and windy Wellington.Yesterday I decided to write a letter to John Key – you know the guy who’s Prime Minister here. I’m […]
Crown advised to cut drug charges
Tuesday 27 March 2012 | Published in Crime
Crown prosecutors have been advised to reduce the number of charges they have laid against eight Operation Eagle defendants. Chief Justice Tom Weston was yesterday scheduled to make timetabling orders in relation to the trials of eight separate defendants – Giovanni Marsters, Inano Matapo, Dina Matapo, Sam Tangaroa, Riki Carlson, Mark Franklin, Mere King and […]
New perspective for advisor
Tuesday 27 March 2012 | Published in Environment
Having worked almost exclusively on the donor side of donor projects until now, joining the WATSAN team as communications advisor is giving Catrina McDiarmid a new perspective on her work. McDiarmid has previously worked at the New Zealand ministry of foreign affairs and at the New Zealand Aid Programme in Wellington, both times as a […]
T-shirts for Facebookers
Tuesday 27 March 2012 | Published in Environment
In the world of water and sanitation, you know you’re doing right when the shirt hits the fan. And the Ministry of Infrastructure and Planning’s Water, Waste and Sanitation unit (WATSAN) is trying to do just that – get some free shirts to its new friends on Facebook. WATSAN is trying to open up as […]
Cows for sale for his education
Tuesday 27 March 2012 | Published in Local
A good sale is what Teariki Fanovaha is after to send him off overseas to study. Fanovaha has recently been accepted to study aeronautical engineering at the Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology in Blenheim, New Zealand. He is selling the bull, cow and calf that he cares for on his family land in Avatiu Valley, […]
Forum Pacific service stops
Tuesday 27 March 2012 | Published in Local
The MV Forum Pacific will no longer service the Cook Islands. Pacific Direct Line has formally announced the expiration of the vessel’s charter, adding that management had been unable to negotiate an extension with Reef Shipping. “Our hope was to extend the charter through till August 2012 when the Rarotonga wharf extension was completed and […]
First NZHC Aitutaki visit enjoyed by all
Tuesday 27 March 2012 | Published in National
Araura Primary School played host to John Carter, New Zealand High Commissioner, and his wife Leoni during their recent visit to Aitutaki. The visit to the school was part of Carter’s first official trip to Aitutaki, which he describes as “a really successful visit”. His day in Aitutaki involved meeting with the Island Council and […]
Te Kukpupa joins forces for fishing patrol
Tuesday 27 March 2012 | Published in National
Maritime patrol boat Te Kukupa has uncovered a number of minor fishery infringements in Cook Islands waters during an international surveillance patrol this month, but no major infringements or illegal fishing were uncovered during the mission. The Cook Islands maritime surveillance unit teamed up with counterparts from Kiribati and French Polynesia for the week-long mission, […]
Pacific crops make a nutritious flour
Tuesday 27 March 2012 | Published in National
“Local crops make nutritious flour,” says head of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community’s Community and Education Training Centre. Greater food value, economically viable, local resource material: these features make flour production at the Community Education and Training Centre (CETC) anything but ‘run-of-the-mill’. “We have been working with women at the grassroots level, showing them […]
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