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Rumours rock CIP
Tuesday 23 November 2010 | Published in Local
CIP leader and PM elect Henry Puna refused to comment yesterday on rumours that Atiu MP Norman George has held some form of coalition talks with members of the Democratic Party. “I’m not going to respond to rumours. I will go straight to the source,” he said. Puna said there was no point adding fuel […]
Tourist numbers to double
Monday 22 November 2010 | Published in Local
Forum hears CIT’s plan for dramatic visitor growth Tourist numbers are set to double over the next few years if Cook Islands Tourism (CIT) plans work out. “We are poised for dramatic growth,” said Tata Crocombe, chairman of the board of Cook Islands Tourism. He was addressing a crowd of over 150 local tourism operators […]
Unity essential in sport
Monday 22 November 2010 | Published in National
The Kamakaze Bullets head into tonight’s open men’s touch games as the outright leaders in the competition with 10 points on the table. In second place with seven points are the Atiu Warriors, Flying Ducks, Vikings and Rama. The Kamakaze Bullets will take on the Germinators while the group sitting pretty on 6 points will […]
Winner has 'fun' in rough seas
Monday 22 November 2010 | Published in National
A rough sea with 2.5 metre swells and strong winds was overall women’s V1 and OC1 12km race winner Jane McKee’s idea of fun. “That was so much fun!” said McKee as she crossed the finish line in a time of 1:26:38 in her OC1 Pueo canoe. McKee won both the V1 and master women’s […]
Burglars target Vaimaanga
Monday 22 November 2010 | Published in National
Vaimaanga was targeted by burglars at the weekend, with one resident disturbing a burglar on Friday night. The occupants of the two-storey home locked up before going upstairs to sleep and heard someone downstairs breaking in. When they turned on the lights the burglar got frightened and fled. Police said the burglar used a cutting […]
Motorcycle theft on rise
Monday 22 November 2010 | Published in National
Vehicle theft has been on rise this month with 13 motorcycles reported missing, although police say they have recovered six. Police say circumstances vary from case to case but suggest that commonsense be used. They said reports show some bikes are parked in dark areas, have no ignition and wires are crossed to start the […]
'Slap in the face' for party
Monday 22 November 2010 | Published in National
The CIP landslide in Aitutaki demonstrated that Te Kura O Te Au party did not have the popular support they had hoped for. A Te Kura O Te Au candidate ran in each of the three constituencies on the island. May Kavana ran in the Arutanga-Reureu-Nikaupara constituency and polled 72 of a possible 354 votes. […]
Pickering in shock over Demo loss
Monday 22 November 2010 | Published in National
Winning Oneroa MP Winton Pickering says that while he’s pleased to have been re-elected, he and his fellow Demo candidates are “obviously quite shocked with the overall (election) results”. And in response to the question of why the public voted CIP, he said: “That’s a hard question – we’re still sitting down trying to figure […]
Hoteliers told to do more
Monday 22 November 2010 | Published in National
Hoteliers on the Cook Islands are not doing enough to maintain their online reputations, according to Trip Advisor’s Jim Brody. New Yorker Brody was the keynote speaker at Cook Islands Tourism’s Forum at the Edgewater Resort on Friday. He said that from unique visits to Trip Advisor in October, 166,389 looked at Cook Islands pages […]
Fourth time lucky
Saturday 20 November 2010 | Published in National
Matavera CIP candidate Kiriau Turepu’s victory comes on the heels of three consecutive losses – he ran unsuccessfully as an independent in 1999 and again with the CIP in 2004. He won in the 2006 by-election, but before he even had a chance to be sworn in, parliament was dissolved. Four years ago, Turepu yielded […]
Voter numbers update
Saturday 20 November 2010 | Published in National
The Electoral Office is set to confirm new figures for the total number of electors on the main and supplementary roles next week. CI News received figures from the office earlier this month but it appears some changes have been made prior to the election this week that have yet to be verified. Chief Electoral […]
Special votes validated
Saturday 20 November 2010 | Published in National
The Electoral Office began the validation process for 417 votes cast in advance of Wednesday’s election yesterday. By mid-afternoon scrutineers and polling officials had completed this process for five electorates in preparation for the final count which is set to begin on Monday morning. Once all the special votes are counted the final election result […]
Tuara assesses political future
Saturday 20 November 2010 | Published in National
Independent Murienua candidate Angeline Tuara is assessing whether to remain politically active after losing the battle to represent Murienua in parliament. Tuara – a former member of both the Cook Islands Party and Democratic Party – stood as an independent candidate for the first time in this election. She received 49 of the 408 votes […]
Maoate blames infighting
Saturday 20 November 2010 | Published in National
Terepai Maoate Junior blames internal problems in the Democratic Party for his loss in the General Election. Maoate, who was first elected in 2004, lost the Amuri-Ureia seat in Aitutaki to the Cook Islands Party’s Toanui Isamaela. The preliminary results show that Maoate lost the seat with 106 votes to Isamaela’s 140. He put the […]
Henry back on Tuesday
Saturday 20 November 2010 | Published in National
Cook Island party leader Henry Puna is set to return from Manihiki to Rarotonga by Tuesday and proceed to form the new government. “We will have to be patient and await the final results of the election before we can move with certainty to form the new government. Obviously the appointment of cabinet is an […]
Joyana needs your votes
Saturday 20 November 2010 | Published in Local
Maine Tapairu Joyana Meyer left yesterday for Papua New Guinea to represent the Cook Islands in the Miss South Pacific pageant, which starts this weekend. To show your support visit www.misssouthpacificpng.com then click on ‘contestants’ and click on the fifth star under Joyana’s picture. The pageant offers special prizes, including ‘Miss Internet’ – your vote […]
New budget planned
Saturday 20 November 2010 | Published in Local
Cook Islands Party leader and Prime Minister elect, Henry Puna, says one of the first priorities of the new government will be to pass a supplementary budget for 2010-11 to enable them to carry out election pledges. “We need to revisit the budget, make changes, and pass a supplementary budget in order to implement our […]
Performance raises awareness
Saturday 20 November 2010 | Published in National
About 120 Rarotonga primary school pupils are involved in a performance competition organised by the Cook Islands Red Cross and Ministry of Education to raise awareness about climate change. Red Cross climate change officer Tim Nubono began an awareness programme in schools at the beginning of the year, and recently decided to incorporate his passion […]
The Milky Bars are now on Eric Short
Saturday 20 November 2010 | Published in National
Hinetaapora Short, the eight-year-old granddaughter of Eric Short, is New Zealand’s first female Milky Bar Kid. Of 1500 entrants and 10 finalists, she was Nestle’s favourite face. Hinetaapora is planning to go shopping when her pay packets start rolling in, but otherwise she’s just enjoying her fame, fielding calls from journalists from all over New […]
Boer goats for Mauke
Saturday 20 November 2010 | Published in National
Six Boer goats arriving from NZ tomorrow are destined for Mauke where they will be used in a cross-breeding programme to produce quality goat meat for the local market. It is expected the programme, with an estimated set up cost of $60,000, will support government’s outer islands agriculture revival project Te One Kura. Government has […]
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