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Seabed exploration by 2013
Saturday 25 June 2011 | Published in Local
The Cook Islands government is aiming to begin issuing deep sea mining exploration licences by 2013, deputy prime minister Tom Marsters said yesterday. Marsters, the Minister for Minerals and Natural Resources, told Cook Islands News he expected the Cook Islands would be in a suitable position to begin offering licences in about 18 months. He […]
Susis in Muri
Saturday 25 June 2011 | Published in National
The worlds leading female kitesurfer, Susi Mai, will be showing her fine form at Muri today, then competing next week in the inaugural Manureva International Competition and Festival in Aitutaki.Story and photos, page16. 11062446
Utuutu ia te reo Maori
Saturday 25 June 2011 | Published in National
Te karanga nei te reo o teia metua tane. Takai koe kite papa enua. Akamou ite pito enua. Atu I toou rangi. Tangike toku ingoa ko Nay Chi Myo Min. Ngaki ia mai i te enua Mangaia, kai i te potonga mamio e te koka. Tara i te reo Mangaia, riro mai ei tamaine Mangaia. […]
Lady Hillary takes on the Cooks
Saturday 25 June 2011 | Published in National
He conquered the tests of Everest and together they have helped build schools in Nepal. This week, Lady June Hillary, wife of explorer Sir Edmund Hillary, took on the Cook Islands. Though the hiking gear associated with her late husband was left at home for this trip, Lady Hillary took on the slopes of Rarotonga […]
Job for jetty manager
Saturday 25 June 2011 | Published in National
The Ports Authority has set up a selection panel to help find a manager for the Arorangi jetty project. The authority received an unspecified number of applicants for the position, which were being accepted until last week. Advertisements sought a project manager or management firm to be responsible for the overall administration and completion of […]
Much-needed crutches arrive
Saturday 25 June 2011 | Published in National
A New Zealand-based Cook Islander is taking the initiative to provide medical equipment to those who desperately need it within Rarotonga and pa enua communities. Angai Rima works at Middlemore Hospital in Auckland, having previously worked for the Cook Islands Ministry of Health. He last visited the Cook Islands in October, when he became aware […]
More flights grounded by ash
Saturday 25 June 2011 | Published in National
Passengers flying on Pacific Blue flights between the Cook Islands and New Zealand face a weekend of headaches as the airline announces more flight cancellations due to volcanic ash. A third day of flights in and out of Rarotonga International Airport have been impacted by the ash being sent out by a Chilean volcano. Pacific […]
Opposition cautions govt
Saturday 25 June 2011 | Published in National
The Democratic Party has cautioned the government not to assume it has the oppositions support for plans on deep sea mining. In a media release to Cook Islands News yesterday, deputy opposition leader Wilkie Rasmussen said the Democratic Party remained committed to keeping the government honest and challenging its decisions, including those on deep sea […]
Eric and Tony join the CINews team
Saturday 25 June 2011 | Published in National
Rarotongas year-round warmth has drawn Victorian journalist Eric Parnis away from south Australia to the Cook Islands News. The 24-year-old was born and bred in Ballarat, a small city of about 95,000 to the west of Melbourne. When contemplating a move, the weather factored into Parnis decision and he arrived in the Cook Islands to […]
ANZ charges escalate at ATM
Friday 24 June 2011 | Published in National
ANZ automatic teller machine (ATM) charges for customers using some foreign and international cards in the Cook Islands have increased to as much as $6.50 for each cash withdrawal. The fee does not apply to Cook Islands ANZ customers but will impact tourists with certain cards accessing cash while in Rarotonga. An ANZ spokesperson says […]
Goodbye to Cook Islands bright star
Friday 24 June 2011 | Published in National
Hundreds attended the Titikaveka funeral of Te Tika Mataiapo Dorice Reid, one of the countrys most prominent leaders who passed away suddenly last week. The main road was blocked off to make way for her casket and a sombre funeral procession. Te Tika Mataiapo friend, mentor and national leader was flanked by her family and […]
Countrys real wealth is its people
Friday 24 June 2011 | Published in National
The performances at the Tereora College cultural festival last Friday rival anything this writer has seen in a quarter century of live performance in the Cook Islands, a smoke signaller writes. The enthusiasm, natural talent and unadulterated joy of our young people was infectious and there were more than a few wet eyes in the […]
Complaint over night in cell
Friday 24 June 2011 | Published in National
A complaint has been made to police commissioner Maara Tetava about the remand in custody overnight of a 62-year-old woman with heart problems. In the Cook Islands High Court at Avarua yesterday lawyer Lavenia Rokoika told Justice of the Peace John Kenning she had written to Tetava about the police handling of her client Antonina […]
Lawyer not representing teen
Friday 24 June 2011 | Published in Crime
Member of parliament and lawyer Norman George has been told to keep his gripes about the media outside of the court. George yesterday appeared in the Cook Islands High Court at Avarua to represent defendants being called before Justice of the Peace John Kenning. During submissions in respect of two of his clients, who were […]
New financial secretary due
Friday 24 June 2011 | Published in National
The employment contract for a new financial secretary has been put before cabinet and signed. It is expected the new secretary will arrive in the Cook Islands next month. Details are scarce while Public Service Commissioner Navy Epati is in Auckland and not responding to a request for comment. It is rumoured Richard Neves from […]
Warrant to arrest Operation Eagle man
Friday 24 June 2011 | Published in Crime
A warrant for the arrest of an Operation Eagle defendant has been issued by Justice of the Peace John Kenning. JP Kenning granted an application for a bench warrant made by police prosecutor Senior Sergeant Ruth Hosking-Tane in the Cook Islands High Court at Avarua yesterday. Nikao fisherman Faimau Robati (41) did not appear in […]
Harbour work gets official opening
Friday 24 June 2011 | Published in National
The head of the Asian Development Bank (ABD) and the banks representative to the Cook Islands walk towards the edge of the Avatiu Harbour, squinting in yesterdays bright sun. They drop a stone, marking the official beginning of redevelopment works at the site that the bank has backed with a $25 million loan. A few […]
Rubbish argument leads to assault
Friday 24 June 2011 | Published in Crime
For assaulting his partner a 38-year-old Matavera cargo handler has been convicted and ordered to come up for sentence if called upon within 12 months. Ilaisa Ravula appeared before Justice of the Peace John Kenning in the Cook Islands High Court at Avarua yesterday, having previously admitted a single charge of (being a male) assaulting […]
Delay costs mount up
Friday 24 June 2011 | Published in Crime
A postponement of the Leases Approval Tribunal by the Ministry of Justice is costing lease applicants money potentially thousands of dollars. The June 17 tribunal sitting was postponed two weeks so warrants for tribunal members could be renewed. As a result those whose applications are due to be heard by the tribunal must wait until […]
Ash grounds passengers
Friday 24 June 2011 | Published in Local
Volcanic ash spewing from a Chilean volcano has again put travellers plans into disarray at Rarotonga International Airport. Pacific Blue flights into and out of Rarotonga have been cancelled until Sunday as the ash cloud settles over New Zealand airspace. Flight numbers DJ162, scheduled to leave Rarotonga at 1.15am, and DJ163, scheduled to depart Auckland […]
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