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Last call for Xmas shipping
Friday 10 December 2010 | Published in National
Those hoping to send last-minute Christmas gifts to family and friends in the outer islands should act fast, because a number of delivery vessels are shipping out soon. Taio Shipping vessel MV Maungaroa will be servicing the southern group islands and departs on Monday. She is now in Mauke but will be back in Rarotonga […]
Prison sentenced appealed
Friday 10 December 2010 | Published in Crime
Justice of the Peace Dorice Reid, Tiki Matapo and Tui Short sentenced Aisake Fimone to one month in prison on May 19 for a charge of theft. Yesterday, he appealed his sentence through counsel Norman George in the high court. George claimed that his client was denied the right to contact a lawyer before he […]
Voices from the Pacific in Cancun
Friday 10 December 2010 | Published in Environment
Cook Islander Luana Bosanquet-Heays, one of three Pacific youth in the Project Survival Pacific delegation at the United Nations COP16 Climate Change Negotiations in Cancun, Mexico, says the Pacific is playing a crucial role at the event which ends today. She and Krishneil Narayan and Romita Dutt from Fiji have taken part in various activities […]
Cook Islands Party celebration
Friday 10 December 2010 | Published in Local
The Cook Islands Party will celebrate coming into power as the new government with a Christmas function next Friday. The wrap up party will be held at T&M Heather – the business premises of new infrastructure minister Teariki Heather. The function has been organised by the party executive. CIP president Rau Nga says the event […]
Penrhyn gets water help
Friday 10 December 2010 | Published in Local
A desalination plant will be delivered to Penrhyn this month as the island faces an extended dry spell. MP Wilkie Rasmussen will head to the island this month aboard Police patrol boat Te Kukupa with the desalination plant secured in recent talks with Emergency Management Cook Islands. The plant will be able to convert sea […]
Petition strike out rejected
Friday 10 December 2010 | Published in Local
Chief Justice Tom Weston rejected an application to strike out the amended Rakahanga electoral petition yesterday. Lawyer Tina Browne of Browne Harvey & Associates acting on behalf of the first respondent, Democratic MP Taunga Toka, filed the application late Wednesday claiming the case should be thrown out because the amended petition had not been filed […]
Fast times at harbour swim
Friday 10 December 2010 | Published in National
Bluebottle jellyfish, sharks and strong currents were no deterrent for the 22 keen swimmers that took to the water on Wednesday for the inaugural King and Queen of the Harbour swim. The approximately 1.1km swim from Avatiu to Avarua harbour was expected to take the fastest swimmer over 30 minutes due to the strong currents. […]
More votes disputed
Thursday 9 December 2010 | Published in Local
The amended electoral petition for Rakahanga now claims five voters were not qualified to vote and their ballot papers should be removed from the final count. The petitioner is CIP candidate Toka Hagai who lost the election against Democratic Party candidate Taunga Toka by just two votes. The petition filed on December 2 challenged the […]
Tikaka gets hospital job
Thursday 9 December 2010 | Published in Local
Dr Henry Tikaka is the new Director of Hospital Services. He was one of three people interviewed for the post, during the recent selection process, from a field of six applicants – four doctors and two non-doctors. One overseas candidate pulled out during the interview process, leaving just two local candidates in the running. The […]
Animal options for Xmas cheers
Thursday 9 December 2010 | Published in National
Need a friend around the house to keep you on your toes? The Esther Honey Clinic in Nikao has cats, kittens and dogs that need a home. At the moment the clinic has around 30 kittens and a handful of cats most of which are hospital cases and strays. The clinic is currently treating three […]
Recognising hard work at Nikao
Thursday 9 December 2010 | Published in National
Nikao Primary school students were covered in eis at their prize giving on Tuesday at the Nikao Cook Islands Christian Church hall. The ceremony was opened with a prayer followed by students belting out the school song. School principal Rairi Rairi welcomed parents and guests in his opening speech followed by a short speech by […]
New ambassador to visit
Thursday 9 December 2010 | Published in National
The new Chinese Ambassador Xu Jianguo will arrive in Rarotonga on Sunday to present his credentials to Queen’s Representative Sir Frederick Goodwin the following day. It is understood he will also pay courtesy calls on Prime Minister Henry Puna and members of the new cabinet. Jianguo replaces former ambassador Zhang Limin, who had been the […]
More NZ books heading to Atiu
Thursday 9 December 2010 | Published in National
The ‘Books for Cooks’ project driven by two students at St Cuthbert’s College in Auckland is sending another load of books to Atiu. St Cuthbert’s student liaison officer Ann Saunders said that students Clare Hood and Joy Walpole encouraged classmates to bring books from home to donate to Atiuan schoolchildren, and packed the books into […]
Enuamanu School holds prize giving
Thursday 9 December 2010 | Published in National
The Enuamanu School 2010 year prize giving was held at the CICC hall on Tuesday with parents and guardians in attendance for the annual presentations. The first speaker of the day was principal of the school Nooroa Teipo. He announced that Syaka Tairi will be the new deputy principal for the 2011 year as current […]
Health inspections begin for villages
Thursday 9 December 2010 | Published in National
The two week Tutaka (village health inspection) began on Monday and will run until next Friday. Public Health has made one change to the tutaka – this time it has not told the public the order in which the inspection teams will visit each village. Around 25 staff from the ministry are trying to beat […]
Renewed call for antibiotics caution
Thursday 9 December 2010 | Published in National
Shannon Saunders, Pharmacist for CITC, says that we need to be more careful in the way we use antibiotics. Saunders says that it’s important that people don’t pressurise doctors to prescribe antibiotics – which come from a perception that antibiotics are a quick fix for everything. There are a lot of illnesses that antibiotics don’t […]
Superannuation case 'very interesting'
Thursday 9 December 2010 | Published in National
CINSF claims local businesses not paying their contributions The Cook Islands National Superannuation Fund (CINSF) again appeared before the high court last week to follow up on claims it laid against a number of local businesses that have not paid their contributions to the fund. But what Justice Christine Grice called “a very interesting case”, […]
eDay a 'resounding success'
Thursday 9 December 2010 | Published in Environment
Prime Minister Henry Puna visited the drop off site for e-waste yesterday at the Atukura Grounds and called the initiative ‘A resounding success’. “It’s amazing how much of this e-waste there is sitting around on the island. What is also amazing is the willingness of so many people to come together and make a difference,” […]
McCully tipped to visit
Thursday 9 December 2010 | Published in Local
NZ Foreign Minister Murray McCully is reportedly planning to visit the Cook Islands to meet with members of the new government next week. It’s understood McCully will arrive next Thursday and will meet with new Prime Minister Henry Puna and other officials, but details of the visit have yet to be released. Ministry of Foreign […]
Schools in climate change competition
Tuesday 7 December 2010 | Published in Environment
St Joseph’s school pupils won first place and $300 in a performance competition organised by the Cook Islands Red Cross and Ministry of Education to raise awareness about climate change. About 120 Rarotongan primary school pupils were involved in the competition, the results of which were announced on Friday. Second place and $200 went to […]
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