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Chill out time in Delhi
Wednesday 13 October 2010 | Published in Local
So what do athletes do when they’ve finished their competition? Chill out, that’s what! Sprinter Patricia Taea (left) and weightlifter Luisa Peters, both 17, hang out at the International Zone of the games village in Delhi – where the fun happens. Team Cook Islands athletes have signed a code which stops them from going into […]
Excessive noise continues
Wednesday 13 October 2010 | Published in National
Police received three excessive noise complaints at the weekend, and two people were caught driving under the influence of alcohol. A driver crashed into a hedge in Nikao, and witnesses suspect that he was also under the influence, but police say he fled the scene. Another driver hit a stray dog and fell off her […]
Money not allocated
Wednesday 13 October 2010 | Published in Local
The Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee’s newly founded All Sports Committee has still not decided where All Sports money will go. The committee is still working through the 36 applications and no funding has yet been released. The committee was formed after it was found that money given to CISNOC to distribute to […]
Heart of Tupapa to reopen
Wednesday 13 October 2010 | Published in National
After months of hard work and thousands of dollars, Tupapa-Maraerenga is ready to celebrate its newly-refurbished Tupapa Nui-o-Au meeting house. Tomorrow marks the grand re-opening of the village meeting house that has been under construction since February of this year. The 100-year-old building has been refurbished and renovated – it now features new tile floors, […]
Candidate wanted
Wednesday 13 October 2010 | Published in Local
The Cook Islands Party is making a last ditch attempt this week to find a candidate for Mangaia’s Ivirua seat to stand against PM Jim Marurai at next month’s election. The party is in a race against time to name its 24th candidate as election candidates must register by noon on Friday. CIP leader Henry […]
Booklet of broken promises
Wednesday 13 October 2010 | Published in National
The Group for Political Change’s (GPC) next move is to publish a booklet which will detail the promises on reform made and then broken by MPs, and what the MPs said in response to the findings of the Commission of Political Review. The 1998 report ‘Reforming the Political System of the Cook Islands’ was commissioned […]
Urgent call to Kwai
Wednesday 13 October 2010 | Published in Local
Government is looking to the Hawaiian shipping vessel Kwai to provide short term relief to supply fuel and food to the northern group as Taio Shipping’s MV Te Kou Maru II remains grounded on the reef in Mauke. Minister for shipping, William ‘Smiley’ Heather took an information paper to Cabinet yesterday to outline some of […]
CIP goes online
Wednesday 13 October 2010 | Published in National
The Cook Islands Party’s new website will be online this week featuring its full manifesto and a range of interactive sections. CIP media coordinator William Numanga says they wanted to create an online community that will promote the party and its policies to Cook Islanders here and abroad. “It’s not just to promote information, but […]
Women's record set
Wednesday 13 October 2010 | Published in National
In the Western League of the Edgewater Women’s competition Telecom High Performance player and Arorangi 1 captain Diana Tamaiva was putting on a show for spectators as she smashed a record high score (77 runs) – ably assisted by teammate Margret Dean (45 not out). Leanne Brown was also in good form for Arorangi as […]
Pre-election report
Wednesday 13 October 2010 | Published in National
The Ministry of Finance released the Pre-election Economic and Fiscal Update report which it was required to make public yesterday. The document provides the general public with information on the state of the economy and government’s financial position. The report should now be available on the MFEM website (www.mfem.gov.ck) and hard copies were being printed […]
Scouts prepare for jamboree
Wednesday 13 October 2010 | Published in National
Cook Islands boy scouts honed their skills at a two-day training camp in Avarua during the weekend, in preparation for the 19th New Zealand scout jamboree in December. 12 scouts aged between 11 and 15 years took part in the camp at St Joseph’s School, where they practiced pitching tents, marching, cooking, and tying knots. […]
TAU grant for sirens
Wednesday 13 October 2010 | Published in National
Tsunami warning sirens are set to be installed throughout the Cook Islands in coming months, following a $200,000 grant from state-owned power company Te Aponga Uira O Tumutevarovaro to Emergency Management Cook Islands yesterday. The grant was a suggestion made to Te Aponga by government last year, after the tsunami which affected parts of Western […]
Candidates put to the test
Tuesday 12 October 2010 | Published in Local
Election candidates will be put to the test to provide the public with their positions on key issues. Each week, from now until the election, Cook Islands News will be inviting all election candidates – from both major parties, other parties and independents – to state their personal stance on the issues. The questions and […]
'Metamorphosis' for Demos
Tuesday 12 October 2010 | Published in Local
Rasmussen says they have injected new life into Cook Islands politics Deputy leader of the Democratic Party Wilkie Rasmussen says he believes the party has undergone a dramatic metamorphosis, signalling that if elected, it would form one of the best governments to date. He points to fresh faces in the party’s candidate list, the overhauling […]
Gospel Day holiday stays
Tuesday 12 October 2010 | Published in National
The Office of the Prime Minister has confirmed that despite rumours to the contrary, Tuesday, October 26 is still the public holiday for Gospel Day. There was talk that even though the holiday actually falls on a Tuesday, the OPM would give workers Monday off – turning the occasion into a three-day weekend instead of […]
Fighting back against thrips
Tuesday 12 October 2010 | Published in National
The weather’s getting warmer, and the thrips are coming back. But if entomologist Dr Maja Poeschko’s plan to introduce a bio-control agent works, this could be the bugs last Cook Islands summer. The Cuban laurel thrip (Gynaikothrips ficicorum) took Rarotonga by storm in November of last year, swarming over brightly-coloured t-shirts, covering arms and faces […]
Craft exhibition on at Beachcomber
Tuesday 12 October 2010 | Published in National
Looking for some authentic island crafts? The National Women’s Conference craft exhibition has tivaevae, rito hats, woven mats, bags, fans, head ei, shell ei and more on sale now at the Beachcomber Contemporary Art Gallery in Maraerenga. The exhibition is part of the 7th biennial women’s conference which began yesterday. Stunning tivaevae and other crafts […]
Biosecurity conference starts on Raro
Tuesday 12 October 2010 | Published in National
Thirty-seven people squeezed into the maritime training centre building yesterday to talk biosecurity. It was the start of a three-day training session, attended by importers, customs officers, a representative of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) and people in the shipping industry – all from Rarotonga, Aitutaki and New Zealand – who came together […]
Penrhyn waits for rower
Tuesday 12 October 2010 | Published in National
Penrhyn residents are awaiting the arrival of a French rower journeying across the Pacific Ocean between Peru and Australia via Noumea. Serge Jandaud is making his way from Lima in Peru to Brisbane on a rowing boat, and is scheduled to pass by Penrhyn this week. A website established to record his progress yesterday stated […]
National women's conference opens
Tuesday 12 October 2010 | Published in National
Women (and men) from all over the country are this week coming together to catch up, celebrate craft and discuss the future and how to confidently face the challenges it brings – it’s the 7th National Women’s Conference, and it’s being held at Sinai Hall. Yesterday marked the beginning of the conference, which was attended […]
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