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Judge tells ministry to get a move on
Thursday 1 September 2011 | Published in Crime
A man charged with two counts of rape, indecent assault and threatening to kill is still waiting to hear whether he is eligible for legal aid, more than eight months after applying to the Ministry of Justice. The man, whose name is suppressed, appeared in the Cook Islands High Court at Avarua before Chief Justice […]
Allsworth responds to Ivaiti vendetta
Thursday 1 September 2011 | Published in National
A report by the Public Expenditure Review Committee (PERC) states audit director Paul Allsworth has obtained more than $6176.75 to which he was not entitled. The report, executed following complaints about Allsworth by former financial secretary Sholan Ivaiti, is itself condemned by Allsworth, former finance minister Wilkie Rasmussen and lawyer Tim Arnold. They each say […]
Jury lets man off three charges
Thursday 1 September 2011 | Published in Crime
A jury of eight women and four men has acquitted a man on three charges including theft and possession of cannabis. The jury gave its decision, including a guilty verdict on one charge of possessing drug paraphernalia, after deliberating in the Cook Islands High Court at Avarua yesterday. This followed a two-day defended hearing before […]
Mataiapo title returns to Mama Ngametua
Thursday 1 September 2011 | Published in National
Mama Ngametua Enuake Kaota celebrated her 76th birthday yesterday with a peaceful, uncontested investiture ceremony at Marae Patai in Rutaki. She was invested with the Kaimarama Mataiapo title following the death of her late nephew Tuariki the former titleholder earlier this year. Taunga Tangianau Tuaputa cleared kuru trees to construct the 17 by 14 metre […]
Indecent assault plea may change
Thursday 1 September 2011 | Published in Crime
The 17-year-old Panama resident facing a charge of indecently assaulting a six-year-old girl may plead guilty to the offence. Ngatokoa Teao appeared in the Cook Islands High Court at Avarua before Justice of the Peace Bernice Manarangi last week. Defence counsel Norman George asked for a further adjournment in the case, on the basis his […]
Police claim breakthrough in their fight against theft
Thursday 1 September 2011 | Published in National
Cook Islands police say they have made good headway into reducing the incidents of theft and burglary on Rarotonga in the past fortnight. Detective inspector Areumu Ingaua of the police departments Criminal Investigation Branch said there had been a drop in the number of dishonesty offences, such as thefts and burglaries, during the last two […]
Prices control lifted
Thursday 1 September 2011 | Published in Local
A 12-month freeze on price control of grocery commodities and laundry items on Rarotonga starts today (September 1). The Price Tribunal has revoked a 2005 price order for such wholesale and retail items, and implemented the moratorium in its place. That is subject to review. The tribunal says its moratorium follows an invitation to the […]
2 would do
Thursday 1 September 2011 | Published in Local
Cook Islands government delegations to the last six annual Pacific Leaders Forums pale in comparative size to this years group of 20. Accordingly the cost to government of attending the annual forums has risen from about $5000 to at least $48,000 under the new Cook Islands Party administration. Ivirua MP and former Prime Minister Jim […]
Forum tour party names released
Thursday 1 September 2011 | Published in Local
It has taken three days, but the names of those in governments delegation to New Zealand for next weeks Pacific Leaders Forum were released yesterday. Government plans to spend about $48,000 on the delegation, of which at least three members are being paid for by the New Zealand government. Other delegates are also having part […]
Mataiapo title returns to elder
Thursday 1 September 2011 | Published in Local
Mama Ngametua Enuake Kaota (seated) after being re-invested with the Kaimarama Mataiapo title yesterday beside her is Tangianau Tuaputa.
Pacific sports awards open for nomination
Thursday 1 September 2011 | Published in National
Nominations are now open to Cook Islanders for 10 award categories in the New Zealand Pacific Islands Sports Awards. The biennial awards were created to celebrate the sporting skills and leadership of Pacific island people from Polynesian, Micronesian and Melanesians living in New Zealand. Ten different awards are up for grabs to the New Zealand, […]
Potential killer swims offshore
Thursday 1 September 2011 | Published in National
The Cook Islands is home to different types of needlefish/longtom, a species known to have killed human beings in the past. Natural Heritage Trust director Gerald McCormack said needlefish had been blamed for two peoples deaths, but said they were mainly due to accident rather than a blood-thirsty temperament. The larger needlefishes can be attracted […]
Needlefish fish a poor mans marlin
Thursday 1 September 2011 | Published in National
Cook Islands angler Ria Emile has spent 20 years fishing off Rarotonga. Twice he has pulled in a needlefish, remembering both as fighting like they were mini marlin. The needlefish/longtom family has a reputation for being mean and those living in the sea off the Cook Islands are living up to that name. Emile said […]
Four needlefish varieties in the Cooks
Thursday 1 September 2011 | Published in National
Keeled needlefish The keeled needlefish is the one commonly seen in the lagoon swimming with the half-beaks. They grow to about 40 centimetres in total length. Their most distinctive feature is the long keels on each side of the tail-base. Local names include miro vaa-roroa and miromiro on Rarotonga; akuaku and kakukaku on the Makatea […]
Myna almost gone
Thursday 1 September 2011 | Published in National
Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust director Gerald McCormack is moderately confident that Enuamanu will be rid of the common myna by early next year. He has recruited three new bounty hunters locals with hunting and shooting experience to be part of the myna eradication programme. Dan OBrien, former manager of CITC Food Group, recently returned […]
Cricket awards 40 players and officials
Thursday 1 September 2011 | Published in National
Forty awards were handed out during the Cook Islands Cricket Associations award night on Friday, recognising the efforts of the players and supporters in the local fraternity. The accomplishments of players on the pitch went awarded on the night, the players with the most wickets and runs in the junior category, womens competitions and mens […]
Heavyweight hopes dashed
Thursday 1 September 2011 | Published in National
The medal hopes of local boxer Osolai Agai were squashed on Wednesday (NC time) when he was convincingly defeated by his New Caledonian opponent in the ring. The look on the faces of the boxer, his coach Tom Marsters and manager Taoro Brown said it all. Brown struggled to find the words to explain the […]
Thanks, Dad!
Thursday 1 September 2011 | Published in National
Fathers Day is a day that is set aside to thank the men in our lives to acknowledge the hard work they do as a parent every day and often without thanks. It begins in a time we cant even remember as adults; when we are carried in our fathers arms and grow a sense […]
Rasmussen pulls out of travel junket
Wednesday 31 August 2011 | Published in Local
Deputy opposition leader Wilkie Rasmussen has declined an invitation by government to be part of the Cook Islands delegation to New Zealand for the 2011 Pacific Leaders Forum. Rasmussen says he was invited by Deputy Prime Minister Tom Marsters, in the presence of Prime Minister Henry Puna, to travel to Auckland as part of the […]
Fruit and vegetable import levies kick in tomorrow
Tuesday 30 August 2011 | Published in Local
Seasonal levies on imported fresh fruits and vegetables come into effect from tomorrow. Ministry of Finance and Economic Management customs officer Pokoina Matara says the logic behind the levy introduced in 2006 is to protect the local produce market from a flood of imported fruits and vegetables. It will be lifted in the summer months, […]
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