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Family fight ends in high court
Monday 18 April 2011 | Published in Crime
For assaulting each other, three members of the same family were dealt with by Justice of the Peace Tiki Matapo in the Cook Islands High Court at Avarua last Thursday. Terereiti Kureta (42), chef, of Nikao, was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence if called upon within six months for assaulting his sister-in-law […]
The pride and joy of Manihiki
Monday 18 April 2011 | Published in Local
Manihiki MP and Prime Minister Henry Puna and Mrs Akaiti Puna were thrilled to celebrate the top two sports awards of 2010 going to Manihiki sailors Helema Williams (sportswoman of the year) and Taua Eliza (sportsman of the year). Full report, results and photos from the annual sports award dinner, pages 8-9.
Vicious attack on woman in Panama
Monday 18 April 2011 | Published in Local
A woman was hospitalised last Sunday morning (April 10) after she was attacked by a youth who was stealing in her Panama property. According to police, the woman went to her Panama property to check the cause of a power failure when she was assaulted and her personal belongings stolen. Police immediately responded, and conducted […]
Reducing public service not an option
Monday 18 April 2011 | Published in Local
Finance Minister Mark Brown says government won’t be considering reducing the public service to save on costs as suggested by a local economist. Economist and Democratic Party finance administrator Eddie Drollet said earlier this week that government should trim back the public service to free up funds to implement some of the specific actions identified […]
German aid funds for girl guides
Monday 18 April 2011 | Published in National
Thanks to a NZ$8425 grant from the government of Germany, the Cook Islands Girl Guides Association has enough office equipment to set up a proper headquarters at Takamoa. Girl Guides applied at the end of 2009 for financial assistance from German Aid, which was approved early this year. Last month, local Girl Guides held an […]
Murals brighten Avana toilets
Monday 18 April 2011 | Published in National
A special Apii Te Uki Ou assembly was held at the Avana harbour last Monday for the completion of murals on the public toilet building created by room one students of the school. Four brightly painted murals feature on the toilet block selected from a number of artwork pieces created by the senior students of […]
Man has serious head injuries after bike crash
Monday 18 April 2011 | Published in National
Three motor vehicle accidents and three thefts were investigated by police at the weekend. A motor vehicle crash occurred at the Avatiu intersection on early Friday morning when the male driver of a motorcycle crashed into the garden at the intersection. The man was thrown over the garden and landed head first on the intersection […]
Purse seiners will harvest sustainably: Brown
Monday 18 April 2011 | Published in National
Cook Islanders shouldn’t let emotional arguments against purse seining deter them from making practical, sound decisions, says Finance Minister Mark Brown. While reassuring that government is listening to concerns being publicly expressed over the prospect of foreign owned purse seiners working in Cook Islands waters, Brown says not all purse seining is bad. The Ministry […]
Take a health check
Saturday 16 April 2011 | Published in National
The Ministry of Health is issuing all Cook Islanders a call to action. The ministry’s presentation at the National Economic Development Summit this week drew attention to the recent finding that 77% of Cook Islanders are at risk of contracting non-communicable diseases like diabetes, heart disease, stroke, cancer and lung disease. People who have high […]
Budget reduced by $13.2 m
Saturday 16 April 2011 | Published in National
The Cook Islands Party Government tabled its first supplementary budget yesterday in Parliament which seeks total appropriation of $144,446,88. This is a reduction of $13.2 million from the 2010-11 budget of $157,689,887.The reduction is mostly due to the reprogramming of a Food and Agriculture Organisation grant of $5 million and an ADB $9.5 million loan […]
Airstrip land owner upset
Saturday 16 April 2011 | Published in Crime
Manihiki land owner Ruhau Tamaunu, who has just been convicted of endangering transport at the Manihiki airport on May 13, 2008, says he is planning to stop all airport operations on the island by withdrawing his airstrip land for use. Tamaunu (55) says he owns 16 of the more than 40 lots which make up […]
Man convicted of assaulting sister
Saturday 16 April 2011 | Published in Crime
For punching and slapping his sister in the face a 38-year-old Arorangi man was convicted and sentenced to 12 months probation by Justice of the Peace Tiki Matapo in the Cook Islands High Court at Avarua on Thursday. Alex Kermode, an OTC employee, pleaded guilty to one charge of (being a male) assaulting a female […]
Costs 'disheartening'
Saturday 16 April 2011 | Published in Local
Government is having to spend close to $500,000 to cover court-ordered costs to Apex Agencies and the Operation Slush Fund case. This was revealed by Finance Minister Mark Brown yesterday when he tabled the supplementary budget in parliament yesterday. Apex Agencies owns local fuel distribution company Toa Petroleum. Additional payments to Apex Agencies will total […]
George rejected from House
Saturday 16 April 2011 | Published in Local
Independent MP Norman George is to be hauled before a Privileges Committee which will decide whether he was in contempt of a summons from the Queen’s Representative when he refused to attend the swearing in of MPs. To calls of ‘shame, shame’ and ‘cruelty’ from opposition benches, government MPs voted in parliament yesterday for George […]
Youth football champs kick off
Saturday 16 April 2011 | Published in National
The biannual National Youth Football Championship will take place today at the CIFA complex in Matavera with the first games kicking off at 2pm. The 14 teams competing in the tournament are keen to pit themselves against each other. A win from the first games will be an advantage to progress through to the semi […]
Arorangi school goes quiet for reading
Saturday 16 April 2011 | Published in National
Taku Tarekareka Tipoti I teia mataiti I top ake nei, kua aere matau kit e BCI Stadium no te akakoroanga o te tarekareka tipoti i te ra 8 i te popongi. Kia tae matau kit e BCI Stadium kua karanga a Maine Ritioti kia aao matou i to matou au kakau tipoti. I te akamata […]
Call for more EIA consultation
Saturday 16 April 2011 | Published in National
More community consultation, and accordingly greater transparency, is needed in the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report process for proposed developments throughout the Cook Islands, economic task force members are being told. Mauke resident June Hosking spoke at a public infrastructure session of this week’s national economic development summit held at the National Auditorium. Hosking said […]
Rally call to sustain development
Saturday 16 April 2011 | Published in National
While remaining separate entities, Cook Islands government ministries and departments will work closer than ever to achieve sustainable economic development, the national task force hopes. Task force chairman John Tierney addressed a public session on “linkages” during a national economic development summit this week, when he spoke of the importance being placed on collaboration between […]
Deal to Toagate
Friday 15 April 2011 | Published in Local
Members of the opposition are holding the new government to its election campaign promise to deal with the Toagate scandal. Democratic Party deputy leader Wilkie Rasmussen says the full opposition caucus met on Monday and decided to pressure the government in respect of Toagate. Rasmussen, who is the party’s spokesperson for law, justice, finance, and […]
George accused of betrayal
Friday 15 April 2011 | Published in Local
The Cook Islands Party is not happy with MP Norman George walking out on the party and declaring himself an independent – and Atiu CIP members want the seat back. “We voted him in as a CIP and not as an independent,” says chairman of the Teenui-Mapumai CIP committee Tereapii Porio “We voted for him […]
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