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Waste oil gold for green company
Saturday 15 October 2011 | Published in National
One mans waste is another mans gold, and at Matutu Brewery waste oil is king of the recycling world. The brewery has been using unwanted and free waste oil to heat its vats for four years now. And although the system was more expensive to install than a conventional burner would have been, the high […]
Home gardens in Mauke
Saturday 15 October 2011 | Published in Environment
Climate change Climate change affects gardening because it causes a lot of sunlight and less rain which could make the plants die of thirst. We will have less food to eat. Climate change is caused by pollution. By Cindy William Saving seeds People must start saving seeds because its what we really need. Seeds from […]
Cook Islands elected as vice-chair
Saturday 15 October 2011 | Published in National
The Cook Islands has been elected as the vice-chair for the Asia and Pacific region at the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification. The position of chair is held by Iran. This was a bit unexpected, said Louisa Karika of the Cook Islands delegation. Our chair was nominated however […]
People not pigs causing pollution
Saturday 15 October 2011 | Published in Environment
Almost half of the pollution reaching the Muri lagoon is coming from private residences, according to figures gathered by the Ministry of Infrastructure and Planning. The ministrys Water Waste and Sanitation unit (WATSAN) this week started inspecting properties located near the Muri lagoon to help identify the source of contaminants reaching the water and possible […]
Plenty planned for young entrepreneurs: BTIB
Saturday 15 October 2011 | Published in National
Entrepreneurs younger than 15 years old will have plenty of opportunities to take part in business opportunities run by the Business Trade Investment Board, says chief executive Terry Rangi. In a statement delivered to Cook Islands News yesterday Rangi said BTIB agreed that age is no barrier for business but said Wednesday nights youth market […]
7 arrested
Saturday 15 October 2011 | Published in Local
Cook Islands police officers are concerned that certain people in the community are supporting criminals by accepting stolen property in exchange for cash. In the latest crime breakthrough, police swooped on Matavera and Ngatangiia homes earlier this week, executing search warrants. The Tuesday and Wednesday raids uncovered property believed to have been stolen from Titikaveka […]
Lost Tribe persisting with plea for portability
Saturday 15 October 2011 | Published in National
New Zealands government is taking its sweet time considering whether to allow superannuation portability, but time is the one thing expatriate New Zealanders living in Rarotonga do not have. Les Priest and his Lost Tribe colleagues have been lobbying New Zealands government for more than 18 years hoping to prompt a legislation change which allows […]
Oe a tribute to Takitumu clan
Saturday 15 October 2011 | Published in Local
Master carver Te Aturangi Nepia Clamp whittles away at a six-metre oe, which he is crafting for Phillip McNicholl of Reef Shipping as an expression of thanks for his support of the Cook Islands Voyaging Society. For full story, see p.20. 11101460
Govt to announce more statutory appointments
Saturday 15 October 2011 | Published in National
Government is planning to make further announcements about statutory appointments in coming weeks. Prime Minister Henry Puna says there will be an announcement about the police commissioners position next week following cabinets Tuesday meeting. At present Maara Tetava is police commissioner. Puna also says public service commissioner Navy Epati will stay in the job until […]
Parliament not sitting until late next month
Saturday 15 October 2011 | Published in Local
Parliament is likely to sit in late November or early December, pending the completion of some bills being drafted at present. Prime Minister Henry Puna says it is a concern that government has not been able to fulfil its promise of calling at least 100 days in parliament this year, but regardless business continues on […]
$546m earmarked for infrastructure
Saturday 15 October 2011 | Published in National
Government is strongly advocating infrastructure investment for the countrys continued prosperity and accordingly $546 million may be spent on infrastructure in the long term. The figure of $546,565,000 for infrastructure is included within the economic taskforces list of specific actions and programming to grow the economy. In total eight sectors for growth, including infrastructure, are […]
Prime minister claims he hates travel
Saturday 15 October 2011 | Published in Local
People might think official travel is glamorous but that is far from the truth, Prime Minister Henry Puna says. He spoke to the Cook Islands News yesterday about the obligation government has to engage with the international community and the ensuing benefits to the nation. Puna understands it is easy for people to criticise ministers […]
Hard to leave paradise
Saturday 15 October 2011 | Published in National
Dear Editor, Once again we had to leave paradise. As many of you know, Rarotonga is our favourite place to visit. Every year we talk about going somewhere different for our next holiday, yet every year before we leave your wonderful island we have booked another three week stay before we leave. And we did […]
Minister praises Games
Saturday 15 October 2011 | Published in National
Sport minister Mark Brown is hailing the recent Manea Games on Mangaia as a success. Brown, who travelled to Mangaia for the Games, says despite some difficulties and challenges the organisers were able to pull off a really successful tournament. They maintained what the spirit of the Games is all about. Sport is part of […]
Water treatment methods accurate
Saturday 15 October 2011 | Published in National
Dear Editor, I dont really have time to participate in debates to sell your paper; but what you print is very biased and not journalism. I am very easy to contact 24 hours a day by phone or in person. Nandi Glassie does not return phone calls, and if anyone has ever tried to contact […]
Aitutaki reigns at Manea Games
Saturday 15 October 2011 | Published in National
Aitutaki is the Manea Games champion again. The islands skilled athletes successfully defended their Manea Games title by taking out the 10-day sporting event again on the island of Mangaia. Aitutaki ended the games with a massive total of 57 gold medals over host island Mangaia who won 52. Mauke will be proud of their […]
Six-metre oe for Reef director
Saturday 15 October 2011 | Published in National
Master carver Te Aturangi Nepia-Clamp is crafting a tribute to Takitumu in the form of a six-metre oe. The oe, which he is carving out of Tetini Pekepos workshop in Kavera, is of imported New Zealand Kauri. Pekepo contributed to the design, which traces Takitumus voyage. Nepia-Clamp is carving the masterpiece for Phillip McNicholl, the […]
Push for childs rights
Saturday 15 October 2011 | Published in National
Punanga Tauturu manager Kairangi Samuela will this week present a non-government organisation (NGO) report to a committee for the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. She will delivered an oral report to the committee on Friday October 14 and gave time to answer any questions which arose from the presentation. This follows […]
Keeping score
Saturday 15 October 2011 | Published in National
By Vaine Wichman Development Economist My under-13-year-old son has been religiously keeping the scoreboard (thank you CINews/ANZ for the dropout scoreboard) since the kick off of the Rugby World Cup on September 9. During last weekends rugby quarterfinals, I observed the older viewers in our sitting room during the game intervals get up excitedly and […]
From High Commission to MFEM
Saturday 15 October 2011 | Published in National
Peter Tierney is hoping to make more of a difference in his new role as the senior policy and research officer at the Ministry of Finance and Economic Management (MFEM) aid management division. Tierney has spent two weeks in the post, for which he applied while working as the New Zealand Aid Programme development programme […]
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