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Run-off a triumph
Friday 10 September 2010 | Published in Local
Mann Short describes the agreement reached with Ngatangiia MP Sir Terepai Maoate for a run-off is a triumph for the village as voters will finally be able to exercise their freedom of choice. Short says common sense and democracy have finally prevailed. The issue of who will be the Democratic Party candidate for the election […]
Referendum is on!
Friday 10 September 2010 | Published in Local
Cabinet agrees to national vote on reduction of MPs A binding referendum on whether there should be a reduction in the number of seats in Parliament is going ahead. Prime Minister Jim Marurai made a formal announcement of this yesterday. Cabinet made the commitment on Tuesday to stage the referendum at the general election on […]
Harbour fuel pipeline test
Friday 10 September 2010 | Published in National
Toa Petroleum cleared up rumours of a burst pipeline at Avatiu Harbour on Wednesday – apparently all the digging was for the routine three-year integrity test on the fuel line. Toa manager Oki Apera says the pipeline runs from the harbour to the Panama depot and the Juhi depot now owned by the Tahiti-based Pacific […]
Feast wraps up culture week
Friday 10 September 2010 | Published in National
Today, students of Takitumu Primary School will celebrate a successful Maori Culture week in true Cook Islands style – with a traditional umu kai feast. The school students have spent the week learning all things Maori from strengthening their language to learning traditional chants, songs and dances plus learning some traditional games and sports. Yesterday […]
Raising suicide awareness
Friday 10 September 2010 | Published in National
The team from the Mental Health and Wellbeing Centre are campaigning to raise awareness of how suicide can be prevented. They are asking everyone to wear yellow today and light a candle in their window tonight at 8pm to show their support for World Suicide Prevention Awareness Day today. “There is hope there,” said Mareana […]
Party Tumu sets out policies
Friday 10 September 2010 | Published in National
Party Tumu started releasing parts of its manifesto on Wednesday in the lead up to the November election. Ruatonga-Avatiu-Palmerston-Panama-Atupa (RAPPA) MP Albert Nicholas formed the party in July after a controversial split from the Cook Islands Party. While the new party has yet to attract another election candidate, it has been actively working on its […]
Next steps for the GPC
Friday 10 September 2010 | Published in National
Lynnsay Francis of the Group for Political Change (GPC) says that Wednesday night’s forum and achieving a referendum about MP numbers are just the start for the lobbying group. There will be two further forums on change for people to attend and take part in. “We came together because we wanted some action and we […]
GPC welcomes national referendum
Friday 10 September 2010 | Published in National
Lynnsay Francis says her Group for Political Change (GPC) are rapt that a national referendum on reducing the number of MPs will go ahead. “We’re thrilled. We (GPC) regrouped. We went out and asked the people what they wanted and they told us and we went and lobbied some of the MPs and cabinet ministers […]
Leadership called for
Friday 10 September 2010 | Published in National
Angeline Tuara was the only candidate at the Forum for Change who spoke up in support of having a strong leader for the Cook Islands. “What I would really like to see is strong leadership for the country. I want the Prime Minister to lead, to mould and to train. He needs to have skills […]
MPs, hopefuls support reform
Friday 10 September 2010 | Published in National
MPs and political hopefuls joined forces and pledged their support for a reduction in MP numbers at the people’s forum for change. Along with nine others, the Deputy Prime Minister and Democratic Party Leader Robert Wigmore stated his support for a reduction in the number of MPs from the current 24 on Wednesday night. There […]
Jury deliberates in Williams trial
Friday 10 September 2010 | Published in Crime
Crown prosecutor Kim Saunders said that “the evidence all points to it being a deliberate act – (there was) nothing accidental about it” in her closing statement in the Paul Williams trial yesterday. She made the comments as lawyers on both sides delivered their closing statements. Since last week, the Crown has been trying to […]
Fuel runs out
Friday 10 September 2010 | Published in Local
Motorists yesterday were struggling to find fuel to fill their petrol tanks as supplies on Rarotonga began to dry up. Outlets all over the island had empty pumps yesterday afternoon and had to turn customers away. Wigmore’s in Vaimaanga, Tex Mart in Arorangi, and the Triad Petrol station in Panama had all run out yesterday […]
Billboards go up
Thursday 9 September 2010 | Published in Local
The first candidate billboards for the election have been put up this week — Murienua Independent candidate Angeline Tuara now has one in each of the three villages – Aroa, Rutaki and Kavera. Tuara is using an acronym – ARKfrom the initials of the villages in her campaign for more women in parliament. The 49 […]
Suicide prevention awareness
Thursday 9 September 2010 | Published in Local
Anyone who can sympathise with the damage suicide leaves in its wake is invited to light a candle tomorrow in honour of World Suicide Prevention Awareness Day. The International Association for Suicide Prevention encourages you to light a candle near a window at 8pm tomorrow to show support for suicide prevention, to remember a lost […]
Keen on elimination
Thursday 9 September 2010 | Published in Local
Democratic Party president Sean Willis says he agrees a national day of elimination could help clean up the selection process for election candidates. “We could have had a national run-off but there is no time now. I wanted to do that after the conference which we had planned for early in the year.” Willis says […]
Facelift for meeting house's 100th
Thursday 9 September 2010 | Published in National
Tupapa’s grand old lady – the Tupapa-Nui-O-Ou meeting house – will celebrate a hundred years of sheltering the village with a brand new face. The meeting house at the heart of the Tupapa village has been under renovations since February and work is on track to be completed ahead of her grand re-opening on October […]
Cutting edge winner
Thursday 9 September 2010 | Published in National
Ngatangiia resident Geoff Tetevano will have the smartest lawns in the village after winning Foodland’s Father’s Day promotion. Geoff was rapped to be announced as the winner of the grass cutter saying that his own grass cutter was “on its last legs!” “I think I’ll use the old one until its broken which won’t be […]
Callout for Raro idols
Thursday 9 September 2010 | Published in National
Staircase is bringing Raro Idol back. The talent competition, based on hit television series broadcast overseas, is open to practised singers and novices who think they have what it takes. Sisi Short of Staircase says she hopes to start auditioning by Monday of next week. If you’re interested in trying out, stop by Staircase and […]
Tereora ranks well against Auckland
Thursday 9 September 2010 | Published in National
Can your child get a better education at Tereora College than at some reputable private schools in Auckland? The simple and perhaps surprising answer is yes, they can. The ministry of education is using new statistics to compare the performance of students at Tereora College with some of the best schools in Auckland. Secretary Sharyn […]
Williams trial wraps up
Thursday 9 September 2010 | Published in National
Kiwi coroner Dr Simon Stables was the Crown’s last witness as the prosecution and the defence wrapped up in the Paul Williams trial yesterday. Stables testified that Duncan Barrowman died of head injuries and concluded that the overall injuries were “consistent with (being) hit from behind and falling to the left and impacting the ground”. […]
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