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OIA request denied
Monday 31 January 2011 | Published in National
Jim Gosselin, Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration, has issued an official response to an Official Information Act request from CI News. A request was made for a copy of comments by the Cook Islands High Commissioner to New Zealand, Mike Mitchell, on a report from the NZ parliament’s foreign affairs, defence, […]
4 accidents from drunk driving
Monday 31 January 2011 | Published in National
A drunken male tourist was arrested at the weekend for breach of the peace in Tupapa and kept in police custody overnight. A Tupapa resident reported to police that a drunk man was causing trouble on the road next to the Tupapa field and harassing a motorist also parked near the Tupapa field. The man […]
Saturday swim
Monday 31 January 2011 | Published in Local
Eager triathletes before their swim in Avarua harbour on Saturday. Results, page 10. 11013002
No changes in final counts
Monday 31 January 2011 | Published in Local
The final count of the outer islands elections is nearly complete. All final counts have been recorded apart from those from Penrhyn and Pukapuka. None of the results of mayoral or councillor elections have changed. There were 175 additional votes to add to the count in Aitutaki. Former mayor Tai Herman gained 77 votes bringing […]
Boost for online business
Monday 31 January 2011 | Published in Local
NZaid is providing $500,000 to create an online registration system for all Cook Islands businesses based on the one used in New Zealand. It will make it easier for businesses to get officially registered and begin work. “Making it easier for companies and individuals to access and register information will improve the business environment and […]
Visitor numbers up 1.6% in 2010
Monday 31 January 2011 | Published in Local
International visitor arrivals to the Cook Islands increased by 1.6 percent in 2010 compared to the previous year. Cook Islands Tourism has crunched the numbers to take out of the equation the number of Pacific Island visitors who came to the Cook Islands for the 2009 Pacific Mini Games – making the increase in numbers […]
Censor targets hard drives
Monday 31 January 2011 | Published in Local
Chief censor Alfred Morris is concerned that some people are now importing pirated movies on hard-drives and these are being copied on to DVDs for sale – and he’s exploring how to put a stop to it. “I am aware of hard-drives, flash-drives (being) brought into the country from overseas and people processing them into […]
George paves the way
Saturday 29 January 2011 | Published in Local
Norman George has further paved the way for his predicted move to the Democratic Party. In a lengthy letter to the editor today, he says, “If I am to resign from the CIP, it will be with honour and dignity. I owe nothing to the CIP, the CIP owes me a lot but that is […]
CISNOC moving offices
Saturday 29 January 2011 | Published in Local
The government has approved a request for the Cook Islands National Olympic Committee to move their operations from their current leaky offices in Maraerenga. CISNOC will be packing up and moving to the old home economics building in front of the BCI Stadium. The minister for both sport and finance Mark Brown said that government […]
Petition hearings start Jan 31
Saturday 29 January 2011 | Published in Local
The Pukapuka election petition will be going ahead now a week later than planned. The hearing of all four election petitions begins on January 31, when Chief Justice Tom Weston travels to Mangaia to hear the Democratic Party’s petition over Tamarua. On February 1 he returns to Rarotonga to hear the Cook Islands Party’s petition […]
Learn and remember your school's rules
Saturday 29 January 2011 | Published in National
Rarotonga students have spent the first week of school brushing up on their school rules and good manners. All schools on Rarotonga have their own unique set of rules for behaviour in the classroom, playground and even rules for off the school grounds. Rules include – raising your hands to get the teachers attention, no […]
Scholars and graduates honoured
Saturday 29 January 2011 | Published in National
The national auditorium was abuzz with activity yesterday as the community recognised 146 Cook Islanders who graduated from the Cook Islands Hospitality and Tourism Training Centre, Cook Islands Trades Training Centre, Cook Islands Sports Academy, USP and other universities overseas. A number of students also received scholarships to continue their study. Director of the Department […]
Stalagmite may reveal 4000 years of weather
Saturday 29 January 2011 | Published in National
After visiting Mangaia earlier this month, two university professors from Australia believe they might have located a record of local weather patterns dating back 4000 years. Professor of Geoscience Jonathan Nott of James Cook University and University of New South Wales tsunami scientist James Goff spent five days in Mangaia, working alongside Maara Vaiimene of […]
'Project falls short'
Saturday 29 January 2011 | Published in National
The original document for Te One Kura Ou has been questioned by assistant minister of agriculture Kiriau Turepu. He says the project needs to be looked at carefully before action is taken. “It fell short of delivering to the people,” Kiriau says. “The document included Mauke, Mitiaro, Mangaia and Atiu, but my question is: why […]
Minister Glassie welcomed home
Saturday 29 January 2011 | Published in National
The people of Enuamanu welcomed home their member of parliament and new minister of agriculture and health Nandi Glassie on Thursday. Atiu islanders including representatives from the Religious Advisory Council and Aronga Mana were at the airport to greet the minister on his arrival before a traditional turou welcome. At the Centre Store in Teenui, […]
McNicholl back at Reef's helm
Saturday 29 January 2011 | Published in National
Phillip McNicholl is stepping back into the role of executive director at Reef Shipping Limited, the company that services the Cook Islands among other Pacific nations. The outgoing company manager, Jason Ward, recently resigned ‘in order to pursue other opportunities in the freight forwarding industry’, McNicholl said in an email notice to shippers. Ward will […]
NZ aid projects reviewed
Saturday 29 January 2011 | Published in National
The NZaid delegation has left the island after three days of talks with government officials. The talks followed up on discussions between the Prime Minister Henry Puna, cabinet and NZ Foreign Minister Murray McCully in December. Craig Hawke, Director of the Pacific Division of NZaid, said, “In the last year New Zealand and Australian development […]
Who's tackling rising island costs?
Saturday 29 January 2011 | Published in National
“The cost of living has been slowly creeping up for the last two to three years, therefore increasing prices and eroding pay and earnings,” a smoke signaller writes. “What’s government going to do about it, and also the president of the Cook Islands Workers Association, who seems to talk more overseas with trade unions and […]
New effort in recycling
Friday 28 January 2011 | Published in Local
Waste management has become a top priority for the minister of infrastructure and planning Teariki Heather who will this weekend lead a delegation on a tour of waste facilities in New Zealand. But before the fact finding mission – improvements have been made in the rubbish collection service on Rarotonga by contractors T&M Heather. Director […]
NZ gives $3m for waste scheme
Friday 28 January 2011 | Published in Local
At the end of three days of talks, a NZaid team yesterday signed a letter of intent with Minister Teariki Heather to provide $3 million of funding for a new three-year waste management and sanitation improvement project. The plan is for the money to speed up changes in septic tanks across Rarotonga and Aitutaki to […]
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