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Tavioni wants project funds
Saturday 23 October 2010 | Published in National
Mike Tavioni, Te Kura O Te Au candidate for Avatiu-Ruatonga-Palmerston, says if elected he wants to push for $1-2 million to be allocated to his electorate for development funding. The major project under the fund would be to buy Palmerston a fishing boat, he says. Tavioni also wants the fund to support growing for home […]
Philatelic request in
Saturday 23 October 2010 | Published in National
The application to open an onshore philatelic bureau was received by Business Trade and Investment Board (BTIB) last Friday. The deal has been delayed by a request to have time to attend other matters from the previous owners, Jim and Greta Little. But BTIB has now reported that the application for the US investors to […]
Two couples targeted
Saturday 23 October 2010 | Published in National
Two tourist couples were robbed this week. Both had locked their belongings in the seat of a hired motorbike, and returned after snorkelling to find that everything was gone. One couple was snorkelling at Muri and came back to discover that they had been robbed of $600, a black digital camera, two Dutch passports, an […]
New mental health policy
Saturday 23 October 2010 | Published in National
The Cook Islands’ first ever mental health policy is being drafted by the ministry of health. Dr Rangi Fariu, the director of community health services, said that something is being put together within the ministry at the moment. Next week he will be working with visiting psychiatrist Dr Deva to get the first draft completed […]
Last chance!
Friday 22 October 2010 | Published in Local
Election candidates – don’t forget your invitation from CI News to share your personal stance on issues. We invite each candidate to tell voters where they stand on the issues they might face if they are elected. This week CI News is inviting all candidates to share their views on issues in their electorate and […]
Arorangi CICC hosts Gospel Day
Friday 22 October 2010 | Published in Local
Pastor Lelei Patia and the Arorangi Cook Islands Christian Church will host this years Gospel Day commemorations or Nuku on Tuesday. Gospel Day commemorates the arrival of Christianity and is celebrated with island flair. The CICC congregation recalls the pioneering history of the London Missionary Society (LMS) who brought Christianity firstly to Aitutaki in 1821 […]
Hospital job ad amended
Friday 22 October 2010 | Published in Local
An amended job description for the role of Head of Hospital Services is due to be advertised tomorrow. The changes are the result of a meeting on Monday between the Public Service Commissioner Navy Epati and the Secretary of Health Tupou Faireka. Last week’s advert, which is still running on the Ministry of Health website, […]
Tractor giveaway concerns CIP
Friday 22 October 2010 | Published in Local
Cook Islands Party leader Henry Puna says he’s concerned at the possible breach of the Electoral Act by the Democratic Party government in ‘dishing out 25 new tractors from China, presumably one for each constituency, three weeks before the elections’. “Publicity about these machines as well as the sight of them both in the media […]
Willis backtracks on 'cuts'
Friday 22 October 2010 | Published in Local
Demo president says he talked about ‘trimming’ not job losses Democratic Party president Sean Willis is backtracking on comments he made that the party was looking at job cuts to the public service if it continues to govern after next month’s election. Willis says he did say that some government departments needed ‘trimming down’, but […]
Scoring machine Piri one to watch
Friday 22 October 2010 | Published in National
Fleet footed Tupapa Panthers winger Conrad Piri was the top points scorer at last weekend’s CITC Rarotonga Club sevens competition and will be one player to watch out for at this weekend’s grand finals. Piri was on a points scoring spree last weekend accumulating a total 40 points from three matches. Piri’s 40 points came […]
Top evaluation review
Friday 22 October 2010 | Published in National
The New Zealand Qualifications Authority Quality Assurance auditors, Pani Bird and Ewen Holstein, recently conducted the second External Evaluation Review (EER) of the Association of Cook Islands Tertiary Institutes (ACITI) managed by the Department for National Human Resources. The review concentrated on evaluating the educational performance and self assessment of ACITI’s programmes delivered through the […]
Bail denied, Tauarea remains in custody
Friday 22 October 2010 | Published in National
Lavenia Rokoika applied for bail on behalf of her client Roger Tauarea, who is currently in prison. He was paroled in 2008 after serving 10 years of a life sentence, and remanded back into custody after police convicted him of escaping lawful custody and unlawful taking. Rokoika alleged that his “detention for these two long […]
CIT roles filled
Friday 22 October 2010 | Published in National
CI Tourism gets rid of one role and adds two others Cook Islands Tourism (CIT) had 51 applicants for the 14 roles advertised in CI News in September. All of the roles have now been filled apart from the Trade Development Manager, which has been dropped. Carmel Beattie, CIT chief executive, said that while they […]
Tepaki goes public
Friday 22 October 2010 | Published in National
Tim Tepaki is going public as the leader of the Te Kura O Te Au movement. He sat down with CI News yesterday to outline and explain the party’s priority policies and its vision for the future of the country. Te Kura O Te Au has confirmed six candidates, and is working ‘in free association’ […]
Turepu launches campaign
Friday 22 October 2010 | Published in National
Improving the basic needs of people living in Matavera was the main message by Cook Islands Party candidate for Matavera Kiriau Turepu. Turepu launched his election campaign on Wednesday night at his home in Matavera where he shared his dreams for the village with around 80 supporters at the rally. Turepu shared his aim of […]
CIP points to Demo confusion
Friday 22 October 2010 | Published in National
Cook Islands Party president Rau Nga says the scramble by the Demos over comments made by their president Sean Willis on Radio NZ this week shows confusion and lack of direction in their camp. “Those who heard the broadcast were left in no doubt as to what Willis was saying – in order to pay […]
'Book of lies'
Friday 22 October 2010 | Published in National
Avatiu candidate Mike Tavioni says the manifestos released by the two main political parties are simply books of lies. “The only books ever published about lies are manifestos. The manifesto is the only book I know of that is dedicated to lies, because they produce the same manifesto year after year. They don’t read it. […]
'Unlawful' activity
Friday 22 October 2010 | Published in National
CIP MP Norman George claims the Democratic caretaker government has been acting unlawfully. And he’s pointed out that Deputy Prime Minister and Titikaveka candidate Robert Wigmore may be trying to influence voters in his electorate with some of government’s recent actions. George is concerned that government is making decisions when in caretaker mode leading up […]
Paddling for political upgrade
Friday 22 October 2010 | Published in National
Passersby stopped for a second look at Tim Arnold recently as he sat in his kayak in puddles beside the road. The Tupapa-Maraerenga independent candidate, with his son O’deniel also onboard, was making a point about the ongoing problems of flooding on Rarotonga roads, especially in his electorate, every time it rained. “These are the […]
Youth deprived of investment: Arnold
Friday 22 October 2010 | Published in National
The withdrawal of funding for a youth parliament in favour of an orientation course for new MPs has been criticised by independent political candidate Tim Arnold. The flamboyant contender for the Tupapa-Maraerenga electorate says he was dismayed to learn from Democratic Party vice-president Karla Eggelton that government has decided to transfer the youth parliament budget […]
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