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Rutaki prefects told to lead like captains of a vaka
Saturday 18 February 2012 | Published in National
Rutaki School welcomed in its new prefects and peace ambassadors yesterday, telling them to look to the vaka captains for inspiration on how they can be good leaders for the community. Tuiate Tuariki was named the school’s head prefect, with five other prefects or kauano puapii and two peace ambassadors or mata o te au […]
14 prefects inducted at St Joseph's
Saturday 18 February 2012 | Published in National
The St Joseph’s Cathedral in Avarua was bursting with pride when 14 students from St Joseph’s School were inducted as prefects. The special mass at the cathedral also included the naming of the schools two peace ambassadors. Families, friends and wider Catholic community gathered at the cathedral to witness the induction of the prefects and […]
Muso couple shoot for Fresh TV
Saturday 18 February 2012 | Published in National
Hip-hop icon Bill ‘King Kapisi’ Urale and partner, rapper Teremoana Rapley, made a quick visit to Rarotonga last week to shoot footage for Fresh TV and for a soon-to-be-released music video. Rapley is a Cook Islander and she and Urale are regular visitors to the Cook Islands. This time around, the duo was on Rarotonga […]
Footpath and ducts part of road works
Saturday 18 February 2012 | Published in National
Preparatory work for the upgrade of the road from Pokoinu to the Aquarius Hotel in Nikao is progressing steadily under the eyes of Ministry of Infrastructure and Planning (MOIP). Part of the upgrade is to construct a footpath on the seaward side of the road and power poles on that side are being moved two […]
Mangaia people air views on education
Saturday 18 February 2012 | Published in National
Members of the Cook Islands ministry of education including Minister Teina Bishop travelled to Mangaia this week to examine the issues that contributed to Mangaia School’s poor NCEA results recorded last year. The trip took in all Mangaia’s schools, meetings with island councillors, school associations and school communities before culminating in one of the largest […]
Education master plan under review
Saturday 18 February 2012 | Published in National
Two independent consultants are evaluating the Cook Islands Ministry of Education to ensure it is on track to achieving the goals outlined in its master plan. The Education Master Plan was written in 2008, and is a projection of the ministry’s outputs from then until 2023. Kiwi Christine Scott and local Tina Newport have been […]
Govt 'not rushing out of deal'
Saturday 18 February 2012 | Published in National
Tourists visiting the Cook Islands from the Northern Hemisphere have a positive impact on the economy and maintaining the Los Angeles connection is important for the tourism industry, according to Minister of Tourism Teina Bishop. The government yesterday announced that it would be pushed into deficit for the current financial year thanks to a higher-than-expected […]
Norman George for Opposition leader?
Saturday 18 February 2012 | Published in Local
Ex-CIP Member of Parliament Norman George is making a leadership bid within the Opposition Democratic Party. He wants to feature in leadership structure discussions within the Democratic Party given opposition leader Robert Wigmore’s extended term of medical leave. George announced yesterday that he has re-joined the Democratic Party and renounced all affiliations with the Cook […]
Airline subsidy rises to $12.5m
Saturday 18 February 2012 | Published in Local
A $4.5 million increase in the costs needed to guarantee flights to Sydney and Los Angeles is expected to wipe out a projected $2.5 million surplus in the Cook Islands budget for 2011-12 and push it into a $2.5 million deficit instead. Minister for Finance and Economic Management Mark Brown yesterday revealed the $8 million […]
Dead whale stuck on Aitutaki reef
Saturday 18 February 2012 | Published in National
Whale watchers were out on the Aitutaki lagoon catching sight of an unexpected visitor yesterday, although the visitor in question has been long dead before it even reached the island. Aitutaki’s Joe Katangi put the local Marine Resources unit and a visiting marine biologist into action yesterday morning when he spotted a whale carcass inside […]
Parents called to Tereora College meetings
Saturday 18 February 2012 | Published in National
Tereora College management strongly encourages parents to attend one of three vaka meetings next week to discuss the college’s vision for the next three years. The Parent Teacher Association and the college’s senior management team have organised three meetings – for Te Au O Tonga on Tuesday, for Takitumu on Wednesday and Puaikura on Thursday […]
Theft, receiving, forgery dealt with
Friday 17 February 2012 | Published in Crime
Justice of the peace Carmen Temata presided over a sitting of the Cook Islands High Court at Avarua yesterday. Joining her on the bench was a colleague from Mauke, who observed the entire session. Christopher Mussell and Akisi Mussell appeared on charges of structuring (the practice of executing financial transactions in a specific pattern calculated […]
Police accused of 'Gestapo techniques'
Friday 17 February 2012 | Published in Crime
Four males were yesterday called before the court on charges of cultivating cannabis. All are being represented by defence counsel Norman George, and none has entered a plea. All will come before the court again for call-over on March 1. Rongomate P Ivirangi appeared on one charge of cultivating cannabis. George sought an adjournment and […]
Assault on a female 'not acceptable'
Friday 17 February 2012 | Published in Crime
In court yesterday Tuaine Tangimetua admitted a single charge of assault on a female. Defence counsel Wilkie Rasmussen said by way of mitigation that the assault took place in a ‘group drinking situation’ of which the victim was also a part. He also, however, acknowledged the gravity of the offence. “I think it is generally […]
Problem 'swept under carpet'
Friday 17 February 2012 | Published in Environment
Contractors who mined a property in Betela of its sand which was later filled with illegally dumped rubbish have been instructed to remove the waste and properly secure the edges of the pit. The National Environment Service (NES) has instructed G&S Contractors, the company that mined the Betela property, to cease operations on the site, […]
Parliament expected to sit for two weeks
Friday 17 February 2012 | Published in Local
One paper and one bill will be tabled in Parliament from Monday. Parliament clerk Nga Valoa says the session is likely to last about two weeks, and starts at 1pm on February 20. Just two items occupy the agenda and order paper. The supplementary budget will be the focus of the sitting, as Parliament considers […]
McCully reaffirms support to Cooks
Friday 17 February 2012 | Published in Local
Renewables, sanitation, depopulation and the Pacific Islands Forum were all open for discussion yesterday when New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully met with Prime Minister Henry Puna and other ministers of the Cook Islands government. McCully is currently in the Cook Islands on his first visit since the National Party was re-elected into government in […]
NZ pension portability off the table
Friday 17 February 2012 | Published in Local
Pensioners who have waited 19 years for a New Zealand government decision on superannuation portability will now have to wait even longer, with Foreign Minister Murray McCully yesterday saying the proposal would be off the table indefinitely. McCully, who is currently in the Cook Islands on government business, told Cook Islands News that the superannuation […]
There is no health without mental health
Friday 17 February 2012 | Published in National
The definition of health according to the World Health Organisation Constitution of 1946 is: “Health is a complete state of physical, mental and social well being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity”. We believe that spiritual well-being has since been added to this definition. So ‘total health’ is a combination of physical, mental, […]
Mental health versus mental illness
Friday 17 February 2012 | Published in National
For Mereana Taikoko and Richard McQuillen, the director and a long time volunteer with Te Kainga Mental Health and Wellbeing Centre, there is a high amount of misperception surrounding mental health and who it affects in the Cook Islands. They say there is a need to lift the fog that surrounds the topic and warn […]
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