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Demos should wear Toagate shame: Puna
Monday 8 November 2010 | Published in Local
The Democratic Party’s current MPs should all wear the blame for the Toagate scandal, says Cook Islands Party leader Henry Puna. He says the Demos have shamefully distanced themselves from the issue of accountability for Toagate altogether during the campaign period. The CIP is promising greater accountability provisions for government if it is elected to […]
National 7s squad named
Monday 8 November 2010 | Published in National
A national sevens training squad was named yesterday. In preparation for the 2011 IRB Wellington Sevens Tournament to be held on February 4 and 5 – training will begin today at the BCI Stadium at 5pm with fitness trainer Keith Roberts. This training is for the first train-on squad in preparation for Wellington with other […]
10 police jobs available
Monday 8 November 2010 | Published in National
Police are now accepting expressions of interest for 10 positions – both sworn and non-sworn – at police headquarters. A sworn officer must undergo a 12-week training course and pass a number of exams, but police are also looking for ‘civilians’ to work in communication and data entry. Those who want to undergo a swearing-in […]
Special PR ceremony
Monday 8 November 2010 | Published in National
A ‘short notice’ permanent residency ceremony late last month recognised two men who received their PR in 2008 but were unable to attend any ceremonies conducted over the past two years. Director of immigration Kave Ringi said the ceremony was organised at ‘very short notice’ to acknowledge the PR status of Bryan William McKenzie and […]
Big screen, open invite
Monday 8 November 2010 | Published in National
“Anyone who wants to come watch TV can come to my house,” said an excited mama Kafo Tuteru after she won a huge 42-inch flat screen television. Mama Kafo was drawn as the winner of the recent CITC Pump water and healthy living promotion for their wholesalers and now she has a brand new television […]
Short plans to form Neighbourhood Watch group
Monday 8 November 2010 | Published in National
The call for setting up island-wide neighbourhood watch groups by Cook Islands Tourism is an excellent initiative and one which Ngatangiia urgently needs, says political hopeful Mann Short. Short is advocating the establishment of neighbourhood watch in Ngatangiia as part of an overall strategy to make the community safer. “For its size, Muri has the […]
Outrage unfounded based on misreporting
Monday 8 November 2010 | Published in National
Recent outrage in the Cook Islands community over a photo of a Cook Islands dance troupe was unfounded and based on misreporting, the Office of Ethnic Affairs in New Zealand says. The NZ Herald reported last Tuesday that the Auckland International Carnival’s website featured a photo of a ‘scantily-clad’ Cook Islands dance team which according […]
Baby bonus could help mums in private sector – CIP
Monday 8 November 2010 | Published in National
The Cook Islands Party $1000 baby bonus will help the 70 per cent of working mothers who are employed in the private sector who are not entitled by law to maternity leave, says party leader Henry Puna. He says new laws are needed to put women employed in the private sector on par with those […]
Fundraiser for family who lost home
Monday 8 November 2010 | Published in National
Rugby league and the Takuvaine community are rallying together to raise money to help rugby league coach Ina Konito, whose house burned to the ground late last month. Konito had been with his four children when a fire broke out in his sitting room at 3.34 am. The home was located right next to the […]
1st Pacific 'flashmob'
Monday 8 November 2010 | Published in National
More than 80 Edgewater and Telecom staff teamed up yesterday (Sunday) to perform what they are calling the first ever Pacific ‘flashmob’. A flashmob is a group of people who come together in a public place for a very brief and sudden performance. A pillow fight in New York’s Time Square, serenades for passengers at […]
Party bookkeeping deficient
Monday 8 November 2010 | Published in National
An examination of what financial records the country’s two biggest political parties have kept with the Justice Ministry in recent years reveals deficient bookkeeping by the Cook Islands Party, the first to be founded here over 40 years ago. Financial record keeping had been so inadequate by the the CIP, a registered incorporated society, it […]
New crime warning for Cooks
Saturday 6 November 2010 | Published in National
The advice for Australian travellers to the Cook Islands has been changed to include new warnings on crime on the islands. But Carmel Beattie, CEO of Cook Islands Tourism (CIT), does not believe it will stop Australians from travelling here. The advice issued by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has updated the section […]
Harbour works for Mauke and Mitiaro
Saturday 6 November 2010 | Published in National
Tenders are being accepted by the Ministry of Infrastructure and Planning for proposed upgrades of the Taunganui and Omutu Harbours in Mauke and Mitiaro – estimated to cost a collective $3.8 million. Companies interested in providing construction services for the planned rehabilitation and upgrade work have until November 30 to register tenders with the authority. […]
Mangaia Harbour review issued to ministers
Saturday 6 November 2010 | Published in National
The Audit Office review of the Mangaia Harbour reconstruction project tender process has been released to cabinet ministers. CI News has been requesting information on the special review, but until now the Audit Office has been reluctant to release details, citing fear of litigation. The report has already created speculation that a ‘Demo deal’ has […]
French Navy may help
Saturday 6 November 2010 | Published in Local
The Electoral Office is now pinning some hope on assistance from the visiting French patrol boat in getting resources for the election to the northern group islands. There has been growing fear and panic over the possibility that electoral officials may not be able to get to the islands in time for the November 17 […]
'Time to tackle crime'
Saturday 6 November 2010 | Published in Local
Cook Islands Party leader Henry Puna says the crime rate in Rarotonga is shameful and an indictment on government. He says it’s time to tackle crime with real action. “Isn’t it a shame that there is an Australian travel advisory about crime in the Cook Islands. That is very shameful. I’m embarrassed that there has […]
No good promising
Saturday 6 November 2010 | Published in National
Kete Ioane, sitting MP for Vaipae-Tautu, won the 1999 election and has been in office ever since. After 11 years representing his people, CI News asked him what his greatest achievements have been. Ioane pointed to the upgrade of a water tank in Tautu and the laying of a new water pipe. “It’s better now […]
Junior Maoate – I'm working for the people
Saturday 6 November 2010 | Published in National
In September Amuri-Ureia MP Terepai Maoate Jnr threatened to walk out on the Demo Party, but he now says he had no intention of leaving the party. His threat came about as a result of the debacle surrounding whether or not his father, Sir Terepai Maoate, was going to be the party’s candidate for Ngatangiia. […]
INFRASTRUCTURE PRIORITIES What do you see as the local and national infrastructure priorities?
Saturday 6 November 2010 | Published in National
Mike Tavioni, Te Kura O Te Au, RAPPA Even though they seem to be priorities – the water, roading, and everything else – we’ve had adequate funds for decades to fix those problems, so why do they still exist? It must be a result of the abilities of previous governments. I have seen some water […]
French Navy on weekend visit
Saturday 6 November 2010 | Published in National
A scheduled pit stop at Rarotonga’s harbour is proving timely for crew on board the French Navy patrol vessel La Railleuse this weekend. Executive officer Karim Hebert said the Tahiti-based crewman were unaware the annual Sevens in Heaven rugby tournament was on at present, although some officers may take in the sports action at Nikao. […]
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