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Three thefts at weekend, annual licence checks
Monday 7 February 2011 | Published in National
Over the weekend an Aro’a resident reported a wallet containing $800 stolen – later that day the thief withdrew $100 from the victim’s account at an Avarua ATM. Police have still not recovered the wallet. A woman reported her handbag missing after visiting an Arorangi pub and vendors selling produce at the Kavera meeting house […]
School's water and sanitation competition starts today
Monday 7 February 2011 | Published in National
Starting today, Vaka Takitumu school students will be working on poems, essays and posters as part of the education and awareness competition organised by the European Union Muri Water and Sanitation Project in conjunction with the Muri Environment Care Group. The students will be required to research and write about the water and sanitation topic […]
Call for closer scrutiny of parliament funding
Monday 7 February 2011 | Published in National
Deputy leader of the Democratic Party and former minister of finance Wilkie Rasmussen says that claims by parliament that it is cash strapped ‘does not make sense.” He says that the cuts made by the cabinet of the previous government were predominantly for travel and clothing allowances for members of parliament that fall under the […]
MP allowance and travel back on
Monday 7 February 2011 | Published in National
Parliament is broke because of a massive payout to ministers and MPs who lost their seats after the general elections, prime minister Henry Puna has revealed. That payout is expected to be around $180,000. It’s estimated that former ministers will get approximately $15,000 in a lump sum and ordinary MPs about $11,500. Puna says parliament […]
CIP holds on to Vaipae-Tautu seat
Saturday 5 February 2011 | Published in National
The two-day electoral petition hearing in Aitutaki ended Thursday afternoon when Chief Justice Tom Weston delivered his decision. Weston upheld two elements of Demo candidate Kete Ioane’s petition, meaning the final vote count changes but Cook Islands Party MP Mona Ioane Kake retains the Vaipae-Tautu seat. In November Ioane won 159 votes, but Kake won […]
Petition Knock outs
Saturday 5 February 2011 | Published in National
Dear Editor, The CIP/Demo petition boxing matches are all on now in courts across our nation. Ding! Ding! The way I read the petition results in the paper so far, the seats are staying the same as when announced after the election. So after the Aitutaki petition decision on Thursday being lost by the Demo, […]
Cyclone damage reaches $4 million
Saturday 5 February 2011 | Published in National
NUKUALOFA, Feb 5 – The Tongan cabinet has allocated 1 million- pa’anga (NZ$702,000) from government’s national emergency fund to address immediate relief efforts to Ha’apai the island worst hit by tropical Cyclone Wilma on January 25. But the fund will cover only the basic necessities at this stage and rebuilding efforts will come later. Deputy […]
Rethink Raui policies
Saturday 5 February 2011 | Published in Environment
Dear Editor, This letter is to support the disappointed Raui supporters that witnessed a total rape and pillage of the Raui in Mauke. I am always a believer in our Raui system but not the Rauis that are temporarily put in place and then harvested. A Raui should be there to sustain on going marine, […]
CIP retains the Vaipae-Tautu seat in Aitutaki
Saturday 5 February 2011 | Published in Local
Cook Islands Party Member of Parliament for Vaipae-Tautu Mona Ioane Kake will retain his seat in Parliament. After a two-day hearing that ended yesterday, Chief Justice Tom Weston rejected Demo candidate Kete Ioane’s petition challenging the general election results. Of the five issues Ioane’s petition raised, Weston upheld two – altering the final vote count […]
Fuel firm plans expansion
Saturday 5 February 2011 | Published in Local
Regional fuel giant, Pacific Petroleum Company (PPC), has indicated that government can expect to receive a formal proposal on plans to expand their operation even further in the Cook Islands. Tahiti-based PPC has been holding talks with Cook Islands governments since 2009 in its ambition to gain a foothold here. Last year the company acquired […]
Budget committee scrapped
Saturday 5 February 2011 | Published in Local
Finance minister Mark Brown has announced that private sector involvement in the budget process is to be done away with. This comes ten years after the previous administration introduced the practice of using a budget committee comprised of private sector individuals to make final decisions on what a government ministry should get each financial year. […]
Media studies open new career doors
Saturday 5 February 2011 | Published in National
New Tereora College media studies teacher Phil Jones hopes that through his course students will become more aware of the opportunities available to them in the media industry. “I hope there’s more awareness around media and job opportunities and travel opportunities in the media (industry),” he said. Jones said that in the media industry he’s […]
Health lunch for graduates and scholars
Saturday 5 February 2011 | Published in National
At a Tupapa luncheon on Wednesday, the Ministry of Health honoured new graduates in the health disciplines, and eight new recipients of Ministry of Health-sponsored scholarships to study for careers in health. Minister of Health Nandi Glassie, secretary of health Tupou Faireka and hospital staff turned up to celebrate the success of the following people: […]
2000 flu shots
Friday 4 February 2011 | Published in Local
Director of Community Health Services Dr Rangi Fariu has issued a release advising the general public of a forthcoming H1N1 vaccination at the Tupapa health clinic. He said that pregnant mothers, anyone with a chronic heart or lung condition including hypertension and asthma, and border control workers are at special risk and should take advantage […]
Parliament pleads for more funding
Friday 4 February 2011 | Published in Local
The country’s highest legislative authority is plagued with financial troubles and is struggling to make ends meet. Parliament may not be able to maintain operations to the end of the financial year if rescue doesn’t come in the proposed Supplementary Budget, says clerk Nga Valoa. Valoa has taken the matter up with Parliamentary Services minister […]
Bowl up!
Friday 4 February 2011 | Published in National
The Rarotonga Bowling Club in Tutakimoa will open the 2011 season this Saturday with the club captain’s trophy tournament. The club captain’s trophy is a triples tournament and members are asked to bring a non-bowler as a member of your triples team. Interestingly enough, bringing a non-bowler to three greens is an old tradition to […]
Opening game loss to Wales
Friday 4 February 2011 | Published in National
The Cook Islands suffered a 31-12 loss at the hands of Wales in their opening match of the Wellington Sevens yesterday. Wales wasted little time in establishing their dominance over the Cook Islands with two quick tries via Garth Davies and Ifan Evans to give Wales an early 12-0 lead. But the Cook Islands kept […]
Dan and Nan teaching US students
Friday 4 February 2011 | Published in National
Fifteen American university students are wrapping up a two-week training course on Rarotonga that’s allowed them to more personally and tangibly experience the subjects they discuss in their classrooms and read about in their textbooks. They are part of a programme called Frontiers Abroad, a ‘study abroad’ experience that allows students to earn course credit […]
Akaoa raises funds for hall upgrade
Friday 4 February 2011 | Published in National
The Akaoa community is in the process of rebuilding and renovating its meeting house and community hall – both buildings that are more than 60 years old. The Akaoa Murienua community hall was torn down and rebuilt in 2009 – a major $70,000 reconstruction that was funded by government assistance, tapere fundraising and donations. The […]
Waitangi Day celebrations
Friday 4 February 2011 | Published in National
The traditional New Zealand Maori hangi will replace the Sunday roast this weekend when the Aotearoa Society on Rarotonga commemorates Waitangi Day on Sunday, February 6. A hangi will be put down early Sunday afternoon for the gathering and commemoration kai between 5.30pm and 6pm. The Aotearoa Society executives will be providing the kai for […]
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