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Repeat burglaries worry Inave family
Wednesday 29 February 2012 | Published in Local
It is the same scene that has been playing out across the island over recent months – another home burgled and another family left feeling unsafe. In this case Jules and Katie Maher have taken the step of moving out of their home in Inave “for safety reasons and out of concern for our family,” […]
56 incidents reported in 4 days
Wednesday 29 February 2012 | Published in Local
Burglaries and thefts are still plaguing the community with 56 incidents including common assault, motor vehicle accidents and reckless driving reported to police between February 24 and 27. A Tupapa resident next to the Apostolic Church reported $65 stolen from her home and the suspect is believed to be a male person from Ngatangiia. Tourists […]
H Factor singers at Te Kainga
Wednesday 29 February 2012 | Published in National
Sweet melodies soothed the souls of regular visitors to the Te Kainga Mental Health and Wellbeing Centre in Panama yesterday when the top four H Factor contestants visited with guitars in hand. Top four H Factor talent quest contestants Peter Pokipoki, Joseph Pakitoa, Tia-Maree Takiika and Unarii Tafale entertained regular Te Kainga visitors with classic […]
4 left in H Factor grand final
Wednesday 29 February 2012 | Published in National
The H Factor talent quest show carried on last Saturday despite a no-show by one of the contestants with some stunning performances seen and enjoyed by the crowd at Hidie’s Bar. Despite Emma-Jean not being able to take to the stage, the show went on but meant that only one contestant could be eliminated on […]
Rotary gifts dictionaries
Wednesday 29 February 2012 | Published in National
Rotary Cook Islands is to gift 250 pictorial dictionaries to Cook Islands students. The dictionaries were developed by Rotary in New Zealand and Australia specifically for schools across the Pacific. The project for the Cook Islands was funded by Rotary Bay of Islands in New Zealand, and also Rotary Cook Islands. First to receive the […]
Judiciary training for Pacific region
Tuesday 28 February 2012 | Published in Crime
Cook Islands court staff are attending a two-week regional workshop designed to help them upskill their own staff. Programme manager Nicole Cherry said “the programme is designed to build the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to competently deliver and manage their own training programmes that will build capacity in their own country or region”. The […]
$4m grant from China
Tuesday 28 February 2012 | Published in Local
It was yesterday revealed that an Economic and Technical Cooperation Agreement providing for a grant of approximately $4 million, for projects yet to be identified, was signed last week between Prime Minister Henry Puna, Minister of Foreign Affairs Tom Marsters and a special Chinese envoy visiting the Cook Islands. However, last week reasons for the […]
Special meeting going ahead
Tuesday 28 February 2012 | Published in Local
CISNOC is going ahead with a special general meeting tomorrow. The meeting is to discuss the 2012 budget, outstanding payments and funding for the national activity programme. The meeting had been scheduled for February 15 but was postponed. CISNOC president Sir Geoffrey Henry is in New Zealand receiving medical treatment, and will be absent from […]
Vets perform operation at open day
Tuesday 28 February 2012 | Published in National
Great fun was had by all at the ‘Esther Honey Party’ to honour World Spey Day, and help raise funds for – and awareness of – the continued free veterinary treatment and neutering for Cook Islands dogs and cats. Over the course of the afternoon, about 50 children turned up to cuddle some kittens and […]
Plans progress for wellness centre
Tuesday 28 February 2012 | Published in National
Pa Marie Ariki has spoken of her vision to run a wellness clinic out of her Mata Enua palace, and now she’s doing the legwork to make it happen. Recently she met with minister of health Nandi Glassie, director of community health services Dr Rangi Fariu and nutritionist Karen Tairea – all of whom are […]
Quake escape leads to wedding
Tuesday 28 February 2012 | Published in National
Christchurch earthquake hero Lawrence Timpson enjoyed his visit to the Cook Islands so much he can’t wait to return for his wedding. Timpson is one of 82 earthquake heroes who have been to the Cook Islands to enjoy a well deserved break from the quake zone in Christchurch. “I didn’t really know what to expect. […]
Harvest festival has support
Tuesday 28 February 2012 | Published in National
According to Danny Mataroa, growers and hoteliers have at least one thing in common – a dread of February. Mataroa has a finger in both pies – agriculture and tourism – and desperately wants to give them a bit of a boost in their February lulls. “February is the worst month for growers and for […]
Telecom looks at 'partnering'
Tuesday 28 February 2012 | Published in National
Telecommunications minister Mark Brown has convened a meeting of the telecommunications industry – providers, retailers and associations of users – to discuss its future. Originally scheduled to be held at his office, the venue was yesterday changed to Telecom Cook Islands headquarters in Parekura. Billed as an ‘informal forum’, the meeting is scheduled to take […]
Composers call Cook Islanders home
Tuesday 28 February 2012 | Published in National
Biblical messages and songs dedicated to calling Cook Islanders home are the two popular themes new musical compilations have been based on at the 2012 Mire Atu composer’s competition to be held this Thursday, March 1. Of the 12 composers entering new compilations for the 2012 competition, eight are first time composers and three are […]
Incest, fraud, theft cases in court
Tuesday 28 February 2012 | Published in Crime
Justice of the peace Pae Tuteru presided over a session of the Cook Islands High Court at Avarua last Thursday. The session was conducted in courtroom two, as a land court judge from New Zealand is currently on Rarotonga and dealing with tenure issues in courtroom one. Ellis Solomona appeared on charges of burglary and […]
Offender on 12 burglary charges released on bail
Tuesday 28 February 2012 | Published in Crime
Repeat offender Ngatupuna Rata appeared in court to face 12 burglary charges last Thursday. Defence counsel Wilkie Rasmussen explained that initially the defendant faced eight charges, but acknowledged that police have laid additional charges. The defendant was prepared to enter guilty pleas to ‘several of the charges’ but ‘because the facts surrounding some of the […]
All hands on deck to remove whale
Monday 27 February 2012 | Published in Environment
After eight hours of towing, weaving around coral heads and worry, the mission to get a whale carcass out of the Aitutaki lagoon almost failed in the final moments last Tuesday. After creating a harness to haul the massive corpse and slowly shifting it for eight hours through the lagoon to an opening in the […]
New tourism office in Atiu
Monday 27 February 2012 | Published in Local
An upgraded tourism office and visitor information centre will be officially opened today on the outer island of Atiu. The office will provide information, displays of locally made arts and crafts and a conference training room where Cook Islands Tourism Corporation will provide tourism training for the local people. The upgrades will be officially opened […]
Muri sanitation works to be explained
Monday 27 February 2012 | Published in Local
The Muri water quality issue is about to become bigger. A meeting will be held on Thursday to discuss plans for improving waste water disposal in the settlement. WATSAN project director Ken McDonald said: “there are 242 houses in Muri, of these 239 require improvements to their sanitation systems to bring them in line with […]
Nice and cheeky
Monday 27 February 2012 | Published in Local
Ezekiel Tatuava-Enjoy (5), Zachariah Turepu-Gukisuva (5) and 4-year-old Paerangi Tatuava-Taripo. 12022603 First cousins picture perfect in their pareu shirts as they hammed it up for the camera. The trio were part of a large gathering in Muri for the wedding of Krystina Kauvai and Eugine Tatuava on Saturday. While most cameras and eyes were trained […]
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