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Parliament dissolved
Friday 24 September 2010 | Published in Local
Countdown to election begins Parliament will be dissolved at 4pm today, ending government’s term just two days before it was due to expire, and kick-starting the countdown to the 2010 general election. Prime minister Jim Marurai is currently in Mangaia so no official notification of the dissolution from government was issued yesterday. Marurai’s office has […]
300,000th guests arrive at Edgewater
Friday 24 September 2010 | Published in Local
The late arrival of flight NZ46 from New Zealand yesterday afternoon put paid to the plans of Edgewater resort to put on a grand welcome for their 300,000th guest(s). Resort staff were planning a fancy reception at the airport for couple Ronald and Debra Adams. General manager Chris McGeown, front office manager Engara Gosselin and […]
Finsec dismissed
Friday 24 September 2010 | Published in Local
Kevin Carr shocked by Rasmussen’s letter Kevin Carr, the Acting Financial Secretary and most senior civil servant in the country, has been dismissed. His shock sacking by Finance Minister Wilkie Rasmussen was announced yesterday by Public Service Commissioner Navy Epati. Carr, who has been acting Finsec since March 1, is upset by his termination because […]
Assault, burglary and drug charges dealt with
Friday 24 September 2010 | Published in National
Justice of the peace Taora presided over a number of cases in the high court yesterday: James Engu – call-over on a charge of being of unsound mind. Defence counsel Lavenia Rokoika requested an adjournment to next week, to give her time to obtain a psychiatric evaluation report from Dr Fariu, which Taora granted. Roger […]
Crunching the numbers
Friday 24 September 2010 | Published in National
School children across the country have been ‘crunching numbers’ ahead of the annual Cook Islands Maths competition to be held on Wednesday, September 29. Primary schools across Rarotonga and from the outer islands of Aitutaki, Atiu and Mangaia will take part in the maths quiz night starting at 5pm. Earlier this term, students completed the […]
2 cameras and iPhone stolen
Friday 24 September 2010 | Published in National
Four thefts have been reported this week. A Tupapa resident reported missing cash, and an Avarua resident reported theft of a silver Sony digital camera with a black cover. Another Tupapa resident informed police that a navy blue Casio digital camera valued at $600 was stolen. Police detained a 15-year-old female of Aroa, who was […]
Westpac warns: watch for scams and fraud
Friday 24 September 2010 | Published in National
Westpac is warning customers about the dangers of online scams designed to defraud them of their funds. The warning follows an increase in the number of ‘phishing’ reports to the bank in the last few days. Phishing is a scam that uses emails and fraudulent websites designed to capture sufficient personal information to allow criminals […]
CIP manifesto due
Friday 24 September 2010 | Published in National
The Cook Islands Party has delayed the launch of its election manifesto until next Friday as it collects last minute policy feedback from the electorates. Vice president Mark Brown says the party is keen to announce its key policies on how it would govern the country over the next four years. The final consultation with […]
Crop thieves foil police
Friday 24 September 2010 | Published in National
Police are unsure how to tackle the problem of thieves pilfering crops from local growers. It’s a tricky one, as planters can’t lock their land against wanderers in the same way that people can lock their homes, and security cameras are a costly solution. “It’s hard (to monitor), because people commit these crimes when no […]
Maori threat
Thursday 23 September 2010 | Published in Local
Cook Islands Maori and Niuean languages will disappear from New Zealand within a generation unless urgent action is taken to start specialist schools warn researchers. Auckland University Faculty of Education senior lecturer John McCaffery and his wife postgraduate research student Judy Taligalu McFall-McCaffery have just unveiled the results of two years’ research into Pacific languages […]
Youth views
Thursday 23 September 2010 | Published in Local
Tim Arnold, Independent candidate for Tupapa-Maraerenga is inviting young people, voters and election candidates to a public meeting tonight to brainstorm ‘the big issues’. Arnold hopes to gather feedback on the hopes, dreams and wishes of the next generation of Cook Islanders. He wants candidates to get together with members of the public to talk […]
Govt powerless over fuel
Thursday 23 September 2010 | Published in Local
Government is powerless to prevent a repeat of this month’s petrol shortage, leaving the country at the mercy of the two fuel distribution companies, Triad and Toa Petroleum. Both companies have issued warnings against panic-buying fuel and say they are confident they can avoid running out of petrol again. But there are no legal requirements […]
We definitely had a ball!
Thursday 23 September 2010 | Published in National
A round of applause for the Tereora ball committee if you please! What a fabulous evening it was I must say! And ladies might I say we all looked STUNNING in our different ball gowns and cocktail dresses. I swear I thought I was in a shopping mall with manikins running around in their dresses! […]
Upgrades to island health care
Thursday 23 September 2010 | Published in National
Outer island hospitals are being upgraded with money supplied by the European Union. Private contractors have been employed at Atiu Hospital to do major work on repairing the walls and the floors to upgrade the hospital with the aim of bringing the surroundings up to New Zealand standards. The extensive work includes rewiring, building a […]
August visitor numbers up
Thursday 23 September 2010 | Published in National
A healthy increase in visitor numbers was recorded last month with New Zealand again leading the way for arrivals. According to statistics office figures an additional 1406 people arrived in the Cook Islands in August when compared to the same month last year. In August, 2009 there were 9848 arrivals – last month there were […]
Candidate night
Thursday 23 September 2010 | Published in Local
The Ngatangiia Democratic Party committee is inviting voters and the public to a ‘candidate night’ this evening at the Muri clubhouse. The event is to allow the two run-off nominees – standing MP Sir Terepai Maoate and Mann Short to share their election policies with the constituency. Yesterday Short indicated he has decided to turn […]
ROUND RARO RACE RULES
Wednesday 22 September 2010 | Published in National
7. In any conflict the decision of Athletics Cook Islands shall be final. 8. Spot prizes – you must be present at the draw to receive your prize.
Police call for careful driving during races
Wednesday 22 September 2010 | Published in National
Police are reminding motorists to use special caution this weekend and early next week, as the Round Rarotonga Road Race and the Round Rarotonga Road Relay are fast approaching. On Saturday at 5.30 am, runners take off from the Punanga Nui marketplace. Police will be sending escorts to attend to groups of runners, and will […]
Other events of the week
Wednesday 22 September 2010 | Published in National
The week of running will be completed with three events next week. The first of these is the annual Raro Hash House Hussies & Hoffsprings birthday run on Monday at 5.30pm. This is always a good fun event as athletes get the opportunity to see some of the back tracks that the Hashers use for […]
Back in the island swing
Wednesday 22 September 2010 | Published in National
To get back into the ‘island swing’ – returning visitors for the Round Rarotonga Road Race gathered at Monday night’s weekly Hash House Harriers run. Runners were welcomed back by Hash Master Andy ‘Slacker’ Olah including long time RRRR competitors Gabrielle Robertson and John Calcott from New Zealand. Robertson has made the RRRR an annual […]
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