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Tavs case withdrawn
Thursday 9 June 2011 | Published in Crime
The petition to have Cook Islands clothing company Tavs Ltd wound up has been withdrawn and accordingly dismissed by Justice Hugh Williams. The case, between Tavs and debt collectors from the Ministry of Finance and Economic Management (MFEM) revenue management division, was called before Justice Williams in the Cook Islands High Court at Avarua last […]
Edwin has a winning smile
Thursday 9 June 2011 | Published in Local
Two and a half-year-old Edwin Charlie was the overall winner of the 26 month to three years category of the Takuvaine baby show yesterday, which was a combined show with Tutakimoa, Ruatonga and Avatiu. Edwin, along with winners of the same age category from the various village baby shows and winners of the Aitutaki, Mangaia […]
Health support continues
Thursday 9 June 2011 | Published in Local
The Cook Islands has renewed its memorandum of understanding with the Counties Manukau District Health Board in New Zealand. It means the DHB will continue to support Cook Islanders in need of specialist health care, by sending trained specialists to the country from New Zealand. Each year medical specialists come to the Cook Islands to […]
Lazaro confident before final count
Thursday 9 June 2011 | Published in Local
CIP candidate Tekii Lazaro who polled 50 more votes than opponent Vai Peua in this weeks by-election credits his initial success to deep divisions in the opposition Democratic Party. Lazaro said as soon as he detected turmoil in the Democratic Party, he knew that he would win the race. Though the final count is not […]
Septic impact report unnecessary
Thursday 9 June 2011 | Published in Local
The Rarotonga Environment Authority has had no involvement in the septic system upgrade at Rarotongas hospital in Arorangi. Authority chairman Ian Karika says the group no longer deals with anything to do with human waste, including proposals with septic tanks and other sewage infrastructure. Those projects are considered by the Ministry of Health (MOH) public […]
Fiji too strong for CI netball side
Thursday 9 June 2011 | Published in National
The Fiji national netball team was too strong for the Cook Islands as the 5th ranked team in the world put on a physical display of netball to beat the Cook Islands 50-36. The Cooks began their second match of the Pacific Netball Series in Papua New Guinea against Fiji strongly to hold Fiji at […]
Rotary president visits Rarotonga
Thursday 9 June 2011 | Published in National
Rotary International president-elect Kalyan Banjerlee and his wife Binota will be visiting Rarotonga this weekend. He will assume the position of president of the Rotary organisation made up of 33,000 Rotary clubs and 1.2 million Rotarians on July 1. Ahead of taking over the Rotary responsibility, he has prioritised visits to some Pacific islands. He […]
Police investigate liquor breaches
Wednesday 8 June 2011 | Published in Local
Cook Islands police are preparing a report to the Liquor Licensing Authority about two alleged breaches of licences by sports clubs during the long weekend. It is alleged the Avatiu and Tupapa club houses were in breach of their liquor licences and the police report on both incidents will be considered by the authority, which […]
PM in Auckland
Wednesday 8 June 2011 | Published in Local
Prime minister Henry Puna meets Auckland mayor Len Brown today. Brown will welcome Puna at the Auckland Town Hall during a reception at 5.20 tonight. Puna and the mayor will answer media enquiries and have their photo taken whilst they are the Town Hall.
On your mark, get set, go
Wednesday 8 June 2011 | Published in Local
Mini sprinters fly off the start line during Mondays Kumete Sports sprint events. From left, Nomar Maarateina, Akevai Niki and Tiamarama Tuivaga give all theyve got with village pride on the line. At track and field events at the BCI Stadium, a small but enthusiastic group of athletes from Avatiu-Nikao, Arorangi and Tupapa turned out […]
Lazaro ahead in by-election
Wednesday 8 June 2011 | Published in Local
Preliminary results of the Pukapuka by-election put CIP candidate Tekii Lazaro in the lead to become the electorates member of parliament. According to preliminary results of yesterdays by-election in Pukapuka, Lazaro polled 134 to Democratic Party candidate Vai Peuas 84 votes. However, the final count which will include advance votes and postal votes will not […]
Cross-country season begins on Thursday
Wednesday 8 June 2011 | Published in National
Find those shoes, dust them off and jog over to the BCI Stadium for the start of the Rarotonga cross-country season on Thursday. Over the next few weeks participants have the opportunity of running over varied terrain around Rarotonga during the annual Athletics Cook Islands cross country season. The first race in the series will […]
Overseas paddlers to compete in Cook Islands for first time
Wednesday 8 June 2011 | Published in National
For the first time in its short history, Te Aito Cook Islands is bringing in paddlers from overseas. Raiatea champion paddlers Tyrone Hart (open men), Steve Hart (master men), Mereani Marakai (junior women) and Titaua Hart (master women) arrive on Thursday afternoon, ahead of Saturdays race. A V1 world champion, Steve Hart took first at […]
Te Aito excites local paddlers
Wednesday 8 June 2011 | Published in National
Theres plenty of excitement among local paddlers ahead of the second running of Te Aito Cook Islands this weekend. The announcement that a group of gun paddlers from Tahiti and one paddler from New Zealand will be on the Te Aito start line has really got the competitive juices running among local paddlers who have […]
Paddlers battle for slots
Wednesday 8 June 2011 | Published in National
Individual paddlers are this week doing last-minute training ahead of this weekends Te Aito Cook Islands races, the winners of which will qualify for Tahitis Te Aito the Pacifics biggest V1 affair next month. Two juniors (one boy and one girl) and two open paddlers (one man and one woman) will win a ticket to […]
United Nations representative visits CI
Wednesday 8 June 2011 | Published in National
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Apia office director and South Pacific states representative Dr Visesio Pongi is in the Cook Islands this week. Pongi arrived in Rarotonga on Saturday and enjoyed a couple of relaxing days before official meetings with representatives of various local organisations and government departments. Yesterday Pongi met with […]
Estate claims to be heard in July
Wednesday 8 June 2011 | Published in Crime
It is likely court claims by the estate of the late Lionel George Tamarua Browne will be heard in the Cook Islands High Court at Avarua before Justice Colin Nicholson next month. In two separate cases Auckland-based insurance advisor Richard Fisher as the executor of Brownes estate is claiming $100,000 from Vaimaanga contractor John Short […]
Mothers appeal against prison decided
Wednesday 8 June 2011 | Published in Crime
Tupapa convict Yvonne Quarter will tomorrow learn her fate in the Cook Islands High Court at Avarua. The 25-year-old mother of three and members of her family are appealing the one year prison sentence imposed on her by Justice Hugh Williams in early April. Quarter admitted one representative charge of stealing $30,000 from Air Rarotonga […]
Juniors pumped for race
Wednesday 8 June 2011 | Published in Environment
Close to 20 pumped up under 16 paddlers will tackle the Tama Aito 6km course through Muri lagoon on Monday, June 13 and get a taste of whats in store for them in years to come. Tama Aito is the junior division of Te Aito Cook Islands the premier singles oe vaka race in the […]
CI serious about risk management
Wednesday 8 June 2011 | Published in Environment
Emergency Management Cook Islands director Charles Carlson (left), Office of the Prime Minister central policy and planning director Liz Koteka (second from left), and other regional representatives at the Cook Islands display within the 2011 Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction held in Geneva, Switzerland last month. 11060701 Emergency Management Cook Islands (EMCI) director Charles […]
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