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Takitumu celebrates with Pa Marie Ariki
Friday 16 December 2011 | Published in National
Hundreds of people turned up for the grand opening ceremony of Pa Arikis Takitumu palace. Though 1500 people were invited, about 500 showed up, including all government ministers currently on Rarotonga and Queens Representative Sir Frederick Goodwin and Lady Goodwin. Under a blistering sun, Cook Islanders, New Zealand Maori and Tahitians celebrated their ancestral vaka […]
Rubbish attitude should be canned
Friday 16 December 2011 | Published in National
Recycling and rubbish dumping remains a problem at the Punanga Nui Market and organisers are calling on the public to step up its efforts in keeping the area beautiful. Market manager Elmah McBirney said everyone in the community had a part to play in recycling and looking after the environment, especially in a community area […]
Partygoers asked to turn it down
Friday 16 December 2011 | Published in National
Police are hoping this weekend will be a bit quieter than recent weekends have been, not just for them but for communities around Rarotonga. Last weekend, police received six noise complaints, prompting them to reissue public appeals to be mindful of neighbours during the festive season. Cook Islands Police inspector Tere Patia said the complaints […]
Bail variation granted
Friday 16 December 2011 | Published in Crime
Operation Eagle defendant Scott Arlander has been gran- ted a variation of his bail conditions. An application for his bail variation was called in the Cook Islands High Court at Avarua before Justice Christine Grice yesterday. Cook Islands News is unable to publish details of the application or resulting outcomes due to a suppression order. […]
4 years for rape and assault
Friday 16 December 2011 | Published in Crime
For raping, indecently assaulting and threatening to kill a woman during a prolonged, violent and horrific attack 40-year-old Tauira Nikoia has been sentenced to four years imprisonment. Nikoia, who has been residing in Ngatangiia, appeared in the Cook Islands High Court at Avarua before Justice Christine Grice for sentencing yesterday. He recently admitted three charges […]
CISPCA winding-up petition withdrawn
Friday 16 December 2011 | Published in Local
Pa Marie Ariki has withdrawn her petition for the winding-up of the Cook Islands Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (CISPCA), of which she is patron. The petition was called in the Cook Islands High Court at Avarua before Justice Christine Grice on Tuesday. Pa Marie Arikis lawyer Tim Arnold says she withdrew […]
Christmas blitz on Raro roads
Friday 16 December 2011 | Published in Local
Cook Islands Police will be out in force on Rarotongas roads during the holiday period, targeting bad behaviour, speeders and drink-drivers in its Christmas blitz. Motorists will notice an increased police presence on the roads for the remainder of the year as the force rolls out its annual Christmas crackdown, Inspector Tere Patia said. Patia […]
Lawmakers can learn from neighbour nations
Friday 16 December 2011 | Published in Local
The Cook Islands must learn from the calamities of other Pacific nations as it develops its policies to regulate a possible deep sea mining industry in its waters, according to one environmental lawyer. Paul Lynch, legal adviser to Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Natural Resources and Minerals Tom Marsters, said the Cook Islands government […]
Green theme from Xmas
Friday 16 December 2011 | Published in Local
The family group were among the 2000 plus crowd that packed into the BCI Stadium for the annual event. The group said they were dressed to the green theme island style that is. See Rapt with Christmas in the Park for more Christmas in the Park photos and story.
Puna champions ocean protection
Thursday 15 December 2011 | Published in Environment
Prime Minister Henry Puna has called on international leaders to uphold their responsibilities as stewards of the ocean environment. Puna is in Abu Dhabi at the Eye on the Earth summit an environment themed international conference to which he was invited to speak. In delivering his address to the summit, Puna introduced himself and the […]
31 homes, sections need cleaning
Thursday 15 December 2011 | Published in Local
Overgrown homes on vacant lots and empty lands have been the biggest problem identified by the Ministry of Health during the final tutaka assessments carried out for 2011. Of the 3000 properties inspected as part of the Rarotonga-wide health inspections, 31 lots were identified as in need of clearing work, including some government properties, workshops […]
OBrien calls CISNOC meeting
Thursday 15 December 2011 | Published in Local
Full disclosure of CISNOCs financial status, including up to date accounts, will be presented to members at a meeting on Monday, December 19. Dan OBrien, treasurer of the Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee (CISNOC), has called the meeting inviting the entire membership by email yesterday. OBrien says he hopes as many members can […]
Family values run deep
Thursday 15 December 2011 | Published in Local
About 50 people from the Ahkeau and Mireka family reunion put down the genealogy books yesterday and helped clean up an old relatives overrun resting place. Descendants of the Ahkeau and Mireka family came from around the Cook Islands and as far as New Zealand, Australia and the United States to gather in Rarotonga this […]
Pa shares her vision for the Are Ariki
Thursday 15 December 2011 | Published in National
I would like to introduce a project focusing on improving our health and ultimately our well-being as a people. This project will include small clinics where we can gather to re-learn and remember the way we ate and took care of ourselves in the past. The past is not long ago that past belongs to […]
Are Ariki opens today
Thursday 15 December 2011 | Published in National
Over 1000 people are this morning expected to attend a ceremony marking completion of the Are Ariki o Pa Ariki. Fifteen hundred invitations have been sent to people in the Cook Islands, Aotearoa and Tahiti. Even parliament has been adjourned to enable government to attend the ceremony. For Pa Marie Ariki and the village of […]
27 kittens need homes for Christmas
Thursday 15 December 2011 | Published in National
If you are stuck for ideas in the lead-up to Christmas, a solution may be found at the Esther Honey Foundation Animal Clinic in Nikao. The Nikao clinic has 27 kittens that need homes, although Esther Honey staff and volunteers remind people to think carefully before taking on the commitment of having (or giving) a […]
Relations with Philippines formalised
Thursday 15 December 2011 | Published in National
The Cook Islands and Republic of the Philippines have formally established diplomatic relations through the signing of a joint communique document. Cook Islands High Commissioner to New Zealand Tiki Matapo and Philippines ambassador Virginia Benavidez signed on behalf of their respective governments at the Philippines embassy in Wellington on December 12. The Cook Islands and […]
Minister's wives share Christmas cheer
Thursday 15 December 2011 | Published in National
The Cook Islands First Lady Akaiti Puna led a group of Cook Islands Party ministers wives to Rarotongas health support clinics on Tuesday to help spread some Christmas cheer. The women visited Te Kainga Mental Health and Wellbeing Centre, Are Pa Metua and the Rarotonga Hospital, sharing food, presents, carols and stories with their hosts. […]
Society schedules elections for January
Thursday 15 December 2011 | Published in National
An annual general meeting of the Pukapuka Community of New Zealand Inc has been scheduled for January, at which it is expected there will be elections for the positions of president and for the executive board. The elections have been called as a matter of urgency given that the societys two opposing camps have yet […]
MMR awarded $1500 in court
Thursday 15 December 2011 | Published in Crime
The Ministry of Marine Resources (MMR) has been awarded costs of $1500 in respect of a civil court case involving the Northern Cook Islands Fishing Company (NCIFC). MMR has been brought into the proceedings as a third party. The case, which is essentially a dispute between NCIFC and Taiwanese fishing firm Yuh Yow Marine Ltd, […]
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