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Pacific pageant launched
Thursday 7 October 2010 | Published in National
Miss South Pacific, Fiji’s Merewalesi Nailatikau has officially launched the 2010 Miss South Pacific Pageant in Papua New Guinea (PNG) The pageant will be held in Port Moresby from November 22- 27. “It is not easy, it comes with a lot of obstacles and challenges, but it is not impossible, you have to be yourself, […]
Aust firm wins contract
Thursday 7 October 2010 | Published in National
A Queensland-based company recently won the primary share of work on a $50 million Pacific patrol boat service and maintenance contract, which will include work on Te Kukupa. DMS Maritime Pty Ltd won the contract for the provision of the Pacific Patrol Boat Support and Third Refit Services, but the principal sub-contractor is Norship Marine, […]
BTIB defends raid on business
Wednesday 6 October 2010 | Published in Crime
Landowners claim courts let them down over TIVL case The Business Trade Investment Board (BTIB) is defending its raid on a local business two weeks ago in its attempt to establish a case against Taakoka Island Villas Ltd for carrying on business as an unregistered foreign enterprise. The agency seized over 20 documents from Taakoka […]
Demo campaign kicks off
Wednesday 6 October 2010 | Published in Local
The Democratic Party will kick off its national election campaign this week in vaka Takitumu – in the heart of leader Robert Wigmore’s electorate of Titikaveka. Tomorrow evening’s event at Enua Manea Hall is the first of vaka-centred launches to promote the party’s candidates and some of their key election pledges. The Takitumu candidates – […]
DPM defends $750,000 Toa payment
Wednesday 6 October 2010 | Published in Local
Deputy Prime Minister Robert Wigmore is defending Cabinet’s decision to pay out $750,000 to Toa Petroleum as the first installment of its eight year $1.2 million profit guarantee agreement. He said the decision was made in order to avoid further litigation from Toa. On Monday Finance Minister Wilkie Rasmussen criticised the decision made in his […]
Ship on Mauke reef
Wednesday 6 October 2010 | Published in Local
The Taio Shipping owned vessel MV Te Kou Maru II ran on to the reef off the west coast of Mauke at around 8pm on Monday. As of press time last night, the ship was still stuck on the reef, and Maukeans were working together to offload valuable cargo, fuel and timber in particular. The […]
Beach lunch treat for teachers
Wednesday 6 October 2010 | Published in National
Te Uki Ou School staff celebrated World Teachers Day with a picnic lunch on the beach yesterday – prepared, cooked, and served entirely by their pupils. It was the first time the initiative had been incorporated into the school’s curriculum, principal Jason Ataera said. Te Uki Ou’s senior class of 20 Year 7 and 8 […]
Recovery begins with teachers
Wednesday 6 October 2010 | Published in National
Yesterday was World Teachers’ Day with the international theme “Recovery begins with teachers”. Secretary of Education, Sharyn Paio, said this seemed appropriate in many ways. “None more so than the efforts of our teachers and Ministry of Education staff in supporting the people of Aitutaki when Cyclone Pat devastated their island in the early hours […]
Heart specialist visits
Wednesday 6 October 2010 | Published in National
A children’s heart disease expert from Starship Hospital in Auckland, New Zealand is holding a clinic at Rarotonga Hospital this week. Dr Tim Hornung is a paediatric cardiologist who has been to Rarotonga twice in the past four years to run clinics for children with heart disease. The specialist will be seeing around 45 children […]
Coconut wireless for directory
Wednesday 6 October 2010 | Published in National
An image of two children using a coconut wireless will grace the cover of next year’s Cook Islands telephone directory. Muri resident Eipuatiare Arthur-Tua’s photograph of daughters Tanarra (7) and Baila-Moana (5) was announced as the winning entry of Telecom Cook Islands’ inaugural phone book design competition on Monday. Arthur-Tua said she was inspired to […]
Aka'oa unit hit again, $1000 taken
Tuesday 5 October 2010 | Published in National
An Aka’oa property was burgled on Saturday with $1000 in cash and electronic equipment taken. Police say that this isn’t the first time the unit in question has been ransacked. The burglar appears to have entered through a side window, and has reportedly stolen a Sony camera valued at $500, expensive aviator sunglasses and $300 […]
Manins volunteers at CI News
Tuesday 5 October 2010 | Published in National
Cook Islands News photographer and sports reporter Matariki Wilson is in Delhi covering the Commonwealth Games, and in her absence the newspaper is getting a bit of extra help from Kiwi volunteer Rosie Manins. Manins, 24, is a journalist from Nelson, who for three years wrote for the Otago Daily Times. She took a break […]
Regular Sydney flight 'would work'
Tuesday 5 October 2010 | Published in National
High confidence in future of new Australia service Australian flight loadings have proved that a regular direct flight would work, according to the new Australian marketing manager for Cook Islands Tourism, Geoff Buckley. As Buckley left Rarotonga after a week of familiarising himself with the Cook Islands, the Sydney flight bookings for the next six […]
Teei set to serve
Tuesday 5 October 2010 | Published in Local
Sole tennis player Brittany Teei will take to the courts for the first time this morning in the women’s singles competition at the Delhi Commonwealth Games. Teei is scheduled to play against a Maldives opponent and hopes to rise up the ranks of the competition where the ultimate goal will be achieving a ranking. Although […]
36 applications for sports funds
Tuesday 5 October 2010 | Published in Local
The Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee (CISNOC) has had 36 applications for All Sports funding. For the past two years, money given to CISNOC to distribute to sports codes has not been sent out to codes in the way government instructed. The government gave CISNOC $160,000 in 2008-09 and $60,000 in 2009-10 to […]
Toa payment fires minister
Tuesday 5 October 2010 | Published in Local
Minister of Finance unhappy that $750,000 advanced to Toa The Minister of Finance is back in the country and unhappy with the decision made in his absence by Cabinet to advance $750,000 to Toa Petroleum Limited. Wilkie Rasmussen has just returned from Brussels where he signed the revised Cotonu Agreement and reinforced the membership of […]
Changes blow in at Windjammer
Tuesday 5 October 2010 | Published in National
It’s all change at Windjammer. The new executive chef of Crown Beach, Doyle Lovett Te Maiharoa from New Zealand, has started out with a completely new menu and a new team both front and back of house. Te Maiharoa has worked previously in Christchurch and in number of hotels around the South Island. He has […]
'Wacky' time at CITC fun day
Tuesday 5 October 2010 | Published in National
CITC employees gathered at Nikao Maori School on Saturday afternoon for some team building and morale boosting. There was a volleyball game, a ‘wackiest hat’ contest and a barbecue – all to kick off CITC’s Fun & Fitness initiative. The event was organised by Food Group (which consists of CITC Supermarket, Foodland and Oasis) Fun […]
Inspiration caught on Mauke
Tuesday 5 October 2010 | Published in National
A recent fishing workshop hooks many young men Ministry of Marine Resources’ (MMR) Inshore Fisheries trainers, Sonny Tatuava and Trini Kea, recently lead a one week fishing workshop on Mauke which has resulted in an inspired group beginning the Mauke Fishing Club. Mauke’s leaders and MMR were very much encouraged by the biggest turnout of […]
Tepaki sues 7 for $66 million
Monday 4 October 2010 | Published in Local
Arorangi developer Tepaki (Tim) Tepaki is seeking over $66 million in damages. Tepaki last week filed a statement of claim against Rarotonga Resorts Management Limited, New Zealand hotel operators Robin and Kim Eggleton, Arorangi hotel operator Anne Boys, accountant Michael Innes Jones, New Zealand financier Strategic Finance Limited and loans manager David Somerfield. Tepaki is […]
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