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Pearl production drops
Tuesday 11 January 2011 | Published in National
Exports of pearls in the last financial year dropped by 10 per cent. The Half Year Economic and Fiscal Update states there is an urgent need to concentrate efforts into the marketing of the Avaiki Brand for premium Cook Islands pearls which would enable pearl farmers to deal directly with wholesalers overseas. The report says, […]
PM agrees with island council critic
Tuesday 11 January 2011 | Published in National
Prime Minister Henry Puna said that he supports Aitutaki Mayor Tai ‘Tango’ Herman over his recent complaints about how island councils are run. Last week Herman said that the outer islands councils had been severely neglected by government. “The system needs overhauling,” Herman said. “The council system was put in place a long, long time […]
First sitting of parliament affected
Tuesday 11 January 2011 | Published in National
Parliament is legally required to sit before February 17 – within three months of the general election. But a date for the sitting of Parliament has not yet been set as four petitions over the outcome of elections have not yet gone to court. All four petitions will be heard between January 31 and February […]
Burglaries, thefts, crashes at weekend
Monday 10 January 2011 | Published in National
A Matavera resident returned home from a three-week holiday in New Zealand to find his home burgled with over $4000 worth of property stolen. Items stolen include two Samsung television sets, a Playstation console and accessories, two Hercules and Numak brand DJ mixers worth $1000 each, three Sea Gate and Sun Bright brand computer hard […]
'A dream come true'
Monday 10 January 2011 | Published in National
A Christchurch father was in tears as he walked his terminally ill teenage daughter down the aisle on Saturday. Cook Islander Tangi Rongo said the wedding had made his 19-year-old daughter’s “dreams come true”. Maire Taomia was diagnosed with gastric cancer in October and, as a dying wish, asked her father to give his blessing […]
National debt tops $115m
Monday 10 January 2011 | Published in Local
Government debt is estimated at $114.9 million. The net debt is 19.3 per cent of gross domestic product. The new Fiscal Update states that net debts should not exceed more than 35 per cent – and even though debt levels are currently far below this, the government’s Half Year Economic and Fiscal Update is advising […]
Young mum gets dying wish
Monday 10 January 2011 | Published in Local
A bittersweet wedding was held in Christchurch at the weekend to respect the dying wish of a 19-year-old mother. Cook Islander Maire Taomia, of Ashburton, was diagnosed with gastric cancer in October 2009 and has been in the oncology ward of Christchurch Hospital for the past two months. “Ever since I found out I was […]
Wedding of her dreams
Monday 10 January 2011 | Published in Local
Cook Islanders Maire Toamia and Marouna Tunui married in New Zealand at the weekend after CanTeen and the Cancer Society helped make it possible. 11010723
Taking the Cooks to the Outback
Monday 10 January 2011 | Published in National
Cameron Adams has been teaching Aboriginal people all about the Cook Islands. Adams, whose father is from Mauke, has been teaching for the last 18 months in a remote Aboriginal community, 500km east of Darwin in Australia’s hot and dusty Northern Territory. After training to be a primary school teacher in Perth, Adams applied for […]
'Tiare Taporo' sails soon
Monday 10 January 2011 | Published in National
Ketch-rigged vessel will usher in a new era of trading schooners The new inter-island cargo and passenger vessel – to be named Tiare Taporo – is on schedule to be sailing in the Cook Islands within three months. Pacific Schooners Ltd has concluded a purchase and refit agreement with Dawson Moreland Ship Riggers to purchase […]
Firearm imports banned
Monday 10 January 2011 | Published in National
Cook Islands police have put a ban on the importation of firearms to allow them to review their system of firearm control, registration, licensing and storage. Police records show that there are more than 2000 firearms in the Cook Islands. “This number is too high for a small country such as ours,” says police commissioner […]
PM voices concerns over HIV case
Saturday 8 January 2011 | Published in Local
Prime Minister Henry Puna has spoken out for the first time on the first case of HIV diagnosed in the Cook Islands. He said yesterday that he understood the need to protect the person’s identity – but there was an equally compelling case for protecting the public. At next Tuesday’s cabinet meeting ministers will be […]
Milk for a year
Saturday 8 January 2011 | Published in National
It’s a super prize! These were the words of Dennis Ryburn, one of five winners of the recent CITC Fonterra milk promotion. Ryburn along with Tavai Atuatika and Jashnil Sharma were among the five winners that collected their year’s supply of UHT milk as part of a promotion by Fonterra and CITC supermarket this week. […]
Hot bread baking
Saturday 8 January 2011 | Published in National
Home baked bread will become the norm in the Short and Nand households after the two families walked away with their own bread makers this week. Twelve-year-old Georgia Short didn’t know her mum had put her name on the entry form for the CITC Weston Milling promotion. But the youngster was definitely thrilled to collect […]
PM opens up on priorities
Saturday 8 January 2011 | Published in National
Henry Puna answers questions on key issues and concerns Prime Minister Henry Puna met with Cook Islands News yesterday to discuss his cabinet’s top priorities for the coming year – and map out some of the actions they are planning. After many months of infighting and disputes from the previous Democratic Party government, Puna says […]
4000 tonnes of fish exported
Saturday 8 January 2011 | Published in National
The Ministry of Marine Resources estimates that 4000 tonnes of fish was caught in the northern fisheries in 2010. Total fish exports were valued at $3.1 million in 2009-10, and made up more than half (54 per cent) of all Cook Islands exports that financial year. The northern fishing fleet has 34 vessels and lands […]
Some sister act!
Saturday 8 January 2011 | Published in National
Twins Rima and Kura Moeka’a live and learn loving their culture It takes being away from home to really appreciate your culture. This is according to twins Rima and Kura Moeka’a who are back home on holiday over this festive season. The 19-year-olds have just completed their first year of university studies in New Zealand […]
CIIC clears up spending on minister's office
Saturday 8 January 2011 | Published in National
The Cook Islands Investment Corporation has refuted claims that $120,000 is being spent to renovate new Finance Minister Mark Brown’s office. The old OMIA office building adjacent to the Office of the Prime Minister was apparently already undergoing extensive renovations before the minister asked to use it for his office. CIIC acting chief executive Anne […]
Report calls for NZ standards in health, education, law and order
Saturday 8 January 2011 | Published in National
The Inquiry into New Zealand’s Relationships with South Pacific countries delivered far-reaching recommendations to the New Zealand government. The first recommendation is to improve key services on the islands by bringing health, education and law and order up to the same standards as New Zealand. The report found that the size of the public service […]
'Decolonisation has failed'
Saturday 8 January 2011 | Published in National
A report into the relationship between the Cook Islands and New Zealand has given a damning assessment of what they call ‘the decolonisation experiment’. The report entitled Inquiry into New Zealand’s Relationships with South Pacific countries was delivered to the New Zealand House of Representatives in December. It states, “There needs to be an acknowledgement […]
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