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Taking a bite from piggy banks
Friday 5 August 2011 | Published in National
A smoke signaller who sent in the accompanying photograph writes: I loved the Bank of the Cook Islands piggy bank float in last weeks Te Maeva Nui parade, but dont you think it would have been more accurate like this? And speaking of banks and accuracy, the Westpac advert for youth accounts earning 5% interest […]
Opposition wants tax act repealed
Friday 5 August 2011 | Published in Local
Opposition Democratic Party members will look at objecting to planned amendments of the governments withholding tax passed into law by parliament last month. The opposition party is insisting the government repeal the tax act which deputy opposition leader Wilkie Rasmussen says has been comprehensively rejected by the wider Cook Islands public. The irony is that […]
Last day of competition today, drumming tomorrow
Friday 5 August 2011 | Published in Local
Tonight will feature the final performances by Te Maeva Nui teams in what will once again be another feast of colour and culture on the national auditorium stage. First up on stage today will be Mangaia who will perform their pee followed by Rakahanga with their ute. Avarua are sure to match the ura pau […]
Go colour!
Friday 5 August 2011 | Published in Local
The Manihiki pearl in all its hues of pink, gold, purple and black shone on the Te Maeva Nui stage this week when the island dedicated its drum dance to the pearl a treasure seen by the islanders as a gift from God. This picture makes a fitting start to daily colour in the pages […]
Impressive first night sets the bar
Friday 5 August 2011 | Published in National
Manihiki, Enuamanu and Vaka Puaikura Te Maeva Nui teams rocked the stage on Tuesday night and were without a doubt the favourites of the packed national auditorium on the first night of competition. The precious Manihiki black pearl was the central theme of the groups ura pau (drum dance) which started with one of the […]
Lady Naomi returns
Wednesday 3 August 2011 | Published in Local
The MV Lady Naomi is scheduled to leave Rarotonga for the northern islands on August 16. Residents from Pukapuka, Rakahanga, Manihiki and Penryhn will be welcomed aboard the Samoan vessel for its return journey from the Te Maeva Nui constitution celebrations. More than 220 passengers from the islands arrived in Rarotonga on July 28, boating […]
Water under strain
Wednesday 3 August 2011 | Published in Local
The Ministry of Infrastructure is asking people on Rarotonga to conserve their water usage for the duration of the Te Maeva Nui festival with the swollen population and absence of rain putting an increased strain on reserves. Residents across the northern side of Rarotonga have been experiencing low water pressure in recent days with the […]
Cultural extravaganza continues
Wednesday 3 August 2011 | Published in Local
Te Maeva Nui performances continue tonight with Tongareva taking to the stage first for their kapa rima (action song performance). The Quangdong Arts Troupe from China entertained the crowds on Monday night and the best of Cook Islands culture came under the spotlight on Tuesday night with the first night of the show. After Tongareva […]
Pacific has a friend in the Caribbean
Wednesday 3 August 2011 | Published in National
When it comes to managing its water resources and wastewater systems, the Pacific region can find a friend in the Caribbean. This is the message Vincent Sweeney is sharing with the 60 delegates from across the Pacific, who were last week in the Cook Islands for the third annual meeting of the regional steering committee […]
Chiropractors get cracking on Raro
Wednesday 3 August 2011 | Published in National
A group of doctors in training are stationed in Rarotonga this week, offering to give your health a boost at zero cost. Forty-five students from the New Zealand Chiropractic College have set themselves up at two sites in Rarotonga under the watchful eyes of returning chiropractor Doctor Bo Wong. Dr Wong said the doctors expected […]
Its in the bag
Wednesday 3 August 2011 | Published in National
Mitiaro council members (from left) Makara Murare, Tuaine Ngametua, Chief of Mitiaro President of the House of Ariki Tou Ariki Travel, with little Maeva Ngametua ,accept bags from CITC trade manager and Tina Maoate. Each group participating in the Te Maeva Nui celebrations has received this welcome starter pack from CITC valued at around $200. […]
CI in cyber crime fight
Wednesday 3 August 2011 | Published in National
Cook Islands police commissioner Maara Tetava says he will request help from donor and partner organisations to combat cyber crime, following the launch of a similar project in Niue. The Niue project Cyber Safety Pacifica has been developed following last years Pacific Islands Chiefs of Police Conference in Brisbane. Niues police chief Mark Chenery says […]
Golden life on vaka
Wednesday 3 August 2011 | Published in National
Cook Islands vaka Marumaru Atua has pulled into the San Francisco Bay Area, sailing by the famous Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz jail on its way into the Californian city. The vaka was expected to make it into San Francisco about 6pm Cook Islands time yesterday from its anchor at Bolinas Bay about 25 kilometres […]
Allsworth at Tonga conference
Wednesday 3 August 2011 | Published in National
Audit director Paul Allsworth is in Tonga attending the fourteenth Pacific Association of Supreme Audit Institutions (PASAI) congress, which opened on Monday. The gathering brings together 18 auditor generals from throughout the Pacific region, including those from New Zealand and Australia.Representatives of key development partners such as AusAID, the New Zealand Aid Programme, Asian Development […]
Doughnuts illustrate islands difference
Wednesday 3 August 2011 | Published in National
It can take some odd things to trigger an understanding of a place and for Ina Tamarua it came in the form of a giant doughnut during her first trip to Manihiki. Tamarua had travelled to the northern atoll last month with her work as an early childhood adviser with the Ministry of Education. While […]
Ceremony to mark self governance
Wednesday 3 August 2011 | Published in National
The 46th anniversary of the self governance of the Cook Islands will be commemorated on Thursday, August 4 at a special Constitution Day ceremony at the national auditorium. The general public is invited and encouraged to be part of this ceremony. Invited guests and the general public are asked to arrive for the ceremony at […]
Cyclones cost Cooks $54m
Wednesday 3 August 2011 | Published in National
The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) estimates the Cook Islands has suffered through US$47 million (NZ$54 million) of damage caused by cyclones since 1955. Doctor Russell Howorth, director of SPCs Applied Geoscience and Technology Division, said the most recent cyclone to hit the Cook Islands with considerable force, Cyclone Pat in February 2010, damaged […]
No Thursday court
Wednesday 3 August 2011 | Published in Crime
Three Justices of the Peace will preside over the Cook Islands High Court at Avarua today for sentencing of defendants. Among those due to be sentenced is Rangi Taumata Vakatini. She admitted three charges of theft after stealing AUS$100, a cellphone worth $280 and a touch cellphone worth $460. The court will not sit as […]
No paper tomorrow
Wednesday 3 August 2011 | Published in Local
Cook Islands News will not be published tomorrow because of the Constitution Day public holiday. Fridays edition will be our first with full colour front and back photos as the newspaper commissions its new four-colour printing press. From Saturday our intention is to maintain daily full colour on four pages per day, plus in display […]
Joyful noise
Tuesday 2 August 2011 | Published in Local
Mauke mamas lead the way in the islands imene tuki on Sunday night, an enthusiastic depiction of the biblical story of Noahs Ark. Report and photos, pages 12 15. 11080112
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