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Tapi Taio answers Mauke concerns
Tuesday 10 January 2012 | Published in National
Some progress has been made towards resolving issues surrounding the decrepit MV Te Kou Maru II stuck on Maukes beach. The boat, belonging to Rarotonga businessman Tapi Taio, stranded on the western section of Maukes reef in October 2010. Since then it has been pushed across the lagoon and on to the islands shore damaging […]
Cabinets first meeting of the new year
Tuesday 10 January 2012 | Published in National
Cabinet ministers will meet tomorrow for the first time this year. But they will do so without Prime Minister Henry Puna, who has travelled to Abu Dhabi via New Zealand for a couple of business meetings. Puna and finance minister Mark Brown departed Rarotonga for New Zealand on Saturday and met with the Japanese ambassador […]
Observers will cover 5% of fishing
Tuesday 10 January 2012 | Published in National
Despite claiming foreign fishers will be strictly monitored while operating in Cook Islands waters, the Ministry of Marine Resources (MMR) is likely to obtain just five percent observer coverage on long line fleets. MMR is currently recruiting applicants to partake in observer training for positions onboard long line vessels. The training coincides with the ministrys […]
Virgin cancels a few flights
Tuesday 10 January 2012 | Published in National
Flight cancellations to Virgin Australias Auckland-Rarotonga link this week will not affect the level of long-term services connecting the Cook Islands, an airline representative has said. A Virgin Australia flight to and from Auckland this week was cancelled for operation reasons with three others in February also cancelled. The airline, which operated under the name […]
Water system upgrade for southern Aitutaki
Tuesday 10 January 2012 | Published in National
Aitutaki Hospitals water supplies will be strengthened early this year through planned upgrades to the Vaimaru water facilities. The Ministry of Infrastructure and Planning is currently searching for a project manager on its Aitutaki project which will improve the pumping and storage facilities at Vaimaru water supply site. The facilities supply water to areas in […]
Mama Daniel celebrates 100th birthday!
Tuesday 10 January 2012 | Published in National
Amuri resident Mama Caroline Daniel (above) is now one of a few Cook Islanders to have celebrated their 100th birthday. She partied with a few hundred friends and family members at Amuri Hall in Aitutaki yesterday afternoon, having been carried in on a paata. Mama Daniel is the oldest living person on Aitutaki, and possibly […]
Fishermen meet minister to discuss their concerns
Tuesday 10 January 2012 | Published in National
Rarotonga-based fishermen are meeting marine resources minister Teina Bishop and secretary Ben Ponia this week to discuss their concerns. A group of fishermen requested the meeting, which Bishop and Ponia agreed to. Speaking from Aitutaki yesterday, Bishop said the meeting will be held in his office on Wednesday afternoon. He is not sure exactly what […]
Tahiti flights remain
Tuesday 10 January 2012 | Published in National
Delays beset Air Tahitis first flight from Papeete for the New Year, causing confusion for people at Rarotonga awaiting the planes touchdown. But people who think the late landing and take-off on Thursday are being asked to ignore the issue, with the airlines flight plans for 2012 to resume regular service this week. No major […]
Tapi Taio decries fishing situation
Tuesday 10 January 2012 | Published in National
Local fisherman Tapi Taio says government is ruining the domestic fishing industry by licensing foreign vessel operators to fish in Cook Islands waters. Taio says the Ministry of Marine Resources (MMR) three-year exploratory fishing programme, to determine whether commercial fishing can be sustained in relation to skipjack and bigeye tuna as well as swordfish, will […]
LEAF concert on track but delayed
Tuesday 10 January 2012 | Published in National
A planned concert to raise money for a Cook Islands youth centre will go ahead, despite some major setbacks, according to organisers. The Cook Islands Rock Fest was initially scheduled for December 16, 2011, but organisers failed to sell enough tickets and it was postponed at the last minute. In total just 20 concert tickets […]
Koutu Nui behind marine park plan
Tuesday 10 January 2012 | Published in Environment
The countdown is on for the declaration of the establishment of the proposed Cook Islands Marine Park at the Pacific Forum leaders conference to be held in Rarotonga in August. This intention to do so by Prime Minister Henry Puna, on behalf of government and the people of the Cook Islands, has captured the imagination […]
Italian doco critical of environmental control
Tuesday 10 January 2012 | Published in Environment
Pukapuka is a wonderful island with wonderful people, but its waste management and environmental control is in urgent need of help, according to a European documentary maker. Pierfrancesco Armati, an Italian filmmaker who has been working throughout the Cook Islands, said Pukapukas environment and biodiversity was being harmed as the islands people shifted from traditional […]
Tiraa lands climate job
Monday 9 January 2012 | Published in Local
Former National Environment Service officer Ana Tiraa has been appointed as the director of the new climate change division within the Office of the Prime Minister. Tiraa, who is also a member of the Te Ipukarea Society (TIS), has a background in natural resource management and climate change. She completed a masters degree on the […]
24 incidents
Monday 9 January 2012 | Published in Local
Police attended to 24 incidents at the weekend. A spokesman said yesterday it was a busy weekend with alcohol related behaviour causing most of the problems. Three assaults were reported and two men were arrested while another will be arrested shortly. All are to appear in court when it starts for the year on Thursday. […]
Supplementary budget coming
Monday 9 January 2012 | Published in Local
Government will table a supplementary budget for this financial year at the next sitting of parliament in February. Finance minister Mark Brown has confirmed that a supplementary budget is being prepared in light of its expected tabling in parliament on February 15 for consideration and adoption. Cabinet has just approved the supplementary budget process. Its […]
300 attend warriors hair cutting
Monday 9 January 2012 | Published in Local
10010802 “/> Ezekiel Tuatea Tatuava-Enjoy with his beautiful long locks was the centre of attention on Saturday afternoon when a traditional haircutting ceremony was held for the young Atiu warrior. His proud parents Annabelle and Masterton Enjoy were joined by 300 family members, friends and leaders of the community for the special traditional ceremony. Five-year-old […]
Sixteen new foreign enterprises approved
Monday 9 January 2012 | Published in National
In the past year a total of 16 foreign enterprises collectively worth $37 million have been approved by the Business Trade Investment Board (BTIB). The board says in 2011 it granted the 16 approvals, of which the bulk of investment relates to harbour developments on Rarotonga and Mauke. Aside from infrastructure, the largest sector for […]
Avocado not rated for export
Monday 9 January 2012 | Published in National
Amidst suggestions for the commercial production of crops in the Cook Islands, agriculture minister Nandi Glassie says priority will continue to be given to plants for which there is already a market. He says while there are many crops which can be commercially grown in the Cook Islands including avocado and jackfruit it is not […]
The year that was - Letters
Monday 9 January 2012 | Published in National
One of the best ways to find the pulse of any community is to open up a newspaper at its letters to the editor section, and luckily for Cook Islands News, ours is pumping strongly with public discussion and free speech. CINews published 700 letters to the editor in 2011 and received thousands of smoke […]
Fewer returning locals this year?
Monday 9 January 2012 | Published in National
Rarotonga transport operators say the Cook Islands has experienced a slightly quieter than usual festive period this year, with fewer expatriates making the trip home for holidays. The number of returning Cook Islanders travelling home typically spikes in the month of December, with figures showing up to four times as many Cook Islanders travel here […]
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