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Tepaki property offers a mystery
Monday 20 June 2011 | Published in Local
Offers are being considered on three Puaikura district hotels, which were last month marketed for sale internationally. Castaway Beach Villas, Manuia Boutique Beach Hotel, and Lagoon Lodges are for sale by private treaty either collectively or separately. All are majority-owned by Tupapa developer Tim Tepakis companies which are in receivership. Accountant and receiver Michael Innes-Jones […]
Price order freeze mulled
Monday 20 June 2011 | Published in Local
A 12-month moratorium on any new price order for grocery and laundry products may be imposed to determine whether there is sufficient competition and variety of product within the Cook Islands. At present the Price Tribunal is reviewing all relevant price orders, some of which date back to 2000. During its current review of a […]
Kiwis team eyeing up Rarotonga
Monday 20 June 2011 | Published in National
The Kiwis are expected to play a test in tropical Rarotonga against the Cook Islands in October as part of their build-up to the Four Nations. The New Zealand Rugby Leagues football manager Tony Kemp, who also doubles as the Kiwis team manager, arrived in Rarotonga on Friday to investigate the prospect of adding another […]
Ship still in Norway
Monday 20 June 2011 | Published in National
Tapi Taio is still not sure when his new boat Ocean Sun will reach Rarotongas coastline. The Norwegian cargo vessel is being prepared for its voyage to the Cook Islands by the ships captain Nubono Tebano and engineer Tevita Vakasavi. Both are living on the ship while it is moored in Norway. The two left […]
Special characters seek homes
Monday 20 June 2011 | Published in National
The islands only animal clinic the Esther Honey Foundation have some special characters in need of new homes. While most people who visit the clinic are looking to adopt puppies and kittens, its the more mature animals needing loving homes that have captured the hearts of the clinic volunteers. Hovis is still at the clinic […]
Lynch positive on seabed mining
Monday 20 June 2011 | Published in National
Only three months ago, Paul Lynch thought the chances of successfully mining the manganese nodules that cover areas of the Cook Islands seabed was virtually impossible. He does not think so anymore. Lynch, a Cook Islands lawyer and the senior legal advisor to the Minister for Minerals and Natural Resources Tom Marsters, was in Fiji […]
Australian student teachers arrive in Atiu
Monday 20 June 2011 | Published in National
Six Australian student teachers have taken a step back from the interactive whiteboards of their local classrooms and are getting back to basics in the Cook Islands. With chalk and dusters at the ready, the third-year students from the Melbourne-based university RMIT have begun a months worth of work on the island. The men and […]
Family emotional as mother honoured
Monday 20 June 2011 | Published in National
I feel very emotional this morning and I think Im allowed to be emotional today. Teata Ateriano spoke on behalf of the family of the overwhelming pride they felt for their mother Tekura Purea at a special ceremony held on Mauke for the investiture of a Queens Honours New Years Award for services to her […]
Player convicted for referee assault
Saturday 18 June 2011 | Published in National
For assaulting a match official during a rugby league game, Arorangi Bears club president Pare Rongokea has been convicted and ordered to come up for sentence if called upon within six months. Rongokea, a 32-year-old foreman from Arorangi, appeared before Justice of the Peace Tiki Matapo in the Cook Islands High Court at Avarua yesterday […]
Food costs up
Saturday 18 June 2011 | Published in National
Food is only going to increase in cost for Cook Islanders, industry leaders are being warned. The trend is an international one and unfortunately for Cook Islands residents the addition of increasing fuel, freight and power expenses will only drive up retail prices further. Cook Islands Trading Corporation (CITC) food general manager Dan OBrien says […]
ADB board to visit Cooks
Saturday 18 June 2011 | Published in National
Members of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) board of governors are to visit the Cook Islands next week, in what will be their last official trip to the country for at least seven years. They are expected to arrive on June 22 and leave after June 28. It is anticipated the boards next trip to […]
Police chief disciplines officers
Saturday 18 June 2011 | Published in National
Police commissioner Maara Tetava has convicted and sentenced two Cook Islands Police officers since internal disciplinary measures were tightened in March. Tetava says those officers were found to be in breach of 1983 police regulations and the 1981 police act. All sworn officers are subject to the regulations, which contain 41 charges that can be […]
Pricing under review
Saturday 18 June 2011 | Published in National
The Price Tribunal may review regulation and price control of commodities other than goods subject to price orders at present. Finance minister Mark Brown may direct the tribunal to widen its review to include other matters raised in its meeting with the Chamber of Commerce and in submissions, such as the cost of air and […]
Indecent assault accused bailed
Saturday 18 June 2011 | Published in Crime
A 17-year-old Panama man charged with indecently assaulting a six-year-old Takuvaine girl has been released on bail. The man, whose name is suppressed to protect the identity of the victim, appeared in the Cook Islands High Court at Avarua yesterday before Justice of the Peace Tiki Matapo. Police prosecutor Senior Sergeant Ruth Hosking-Tane said the […]
Man to face serious charges
Saturday 18 June 2011 | Published in Local
Further charges are likely to be laid against a 27-year-old Titikaveka man who is being detained by police on a burglary charge. The man was arrested on Thursday following complaints to police by tourists staying in the area. A visiting couple reportedly woke up to find a man in their accommodation unit. Police commissioner Maara […]
LAT sitting postponed
Saturday 18 June 2011 | Published in Local
This weeks scheduled sitting of the Leases Approval Tribunal at the Cook Islands High Court in Avarua was postponed at the last minute. It will now be held at the court on July 1, having initially been scheduled for yesterday. Court registrar and acting justice secretary Claudine Henry-Anguna says the decision to postpone the sitting […]
Taiwanese sue NCIFC
Saturday 18 June 2011 | Published in Local
A Taiwanese fishing firm is terminating its 12-year agreement with the Northern Cook Islands Fishing Company Ltd (NCIFC) and demanding more than $300,000 from the organisation. Yuh Yow Marine Ltd and Chen Jin Tyan have instructed local lawyer Lavenia Rokoika to act for them over their relationship with NCIFC and its director Bruce Manuela. In […]
Tributes pages on our website
Saturday 18 June 2011 | Published in Local
Cook Islands News has set up pages for tributes to Sir Apenera Short and Te Tika Mataiapo Dorice Reid on its website. Inside this issue are tributes to both leaders, but people who have something to say and still want to send a tribute can visit www.cookislandsnews.com The tribute pages are: http://www.cookislandsnews.com/sir-apenera-tributes and http://www.cookislandsnews.com/te-tika-tributes Anyone […]
Hands-on with animal lessons
Saturday 18 June 2011 | Published in National
How to pat dogs and behave around local animals are some of the valuable lessons Blackrock Apii Potiki kids learned this week. The pre-school kids have been learning about animals this week and to help the students understand local animals better, the kids were treated to a visit to the Esther Honey Foundation animal clinic […]
Fuel prices fluctuate
Saturday 18 June 2011 | Published in National
Changes to fuel prices are coming thick and fast, as they should be, Price Tribunal Terry Hagan says. The latest price order has been issued for Toa Petroleum Ltd, reducing the maximum price of Toa diesel and increasing the companys maximum petrol prices. Toas last price order came into effect on May 13. Hagan says […]
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