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Clashing continues
Thursday 2 September 2010 | Published in Local
Mann Short’s Tuesday night meeting with Ngatangiia MP Sir Terepai Maoate failed to result in a resolution on who will be the Demo candidate for the elections. “It got nowhere. We went to the meeting expecting something to happen – maybe for him to step down. There was nothing new – they still insisted that […]
Test for candidates
Thursday 2 September 2010 | Published in Local
Election candidates will be put to the test over their commitment to political reform if they accept an invitation to take part in a national forum next week. The Group for Political Change in collaboration with Mou Piri is planning a series of public forums and issued a press release yesterday about the first in […]
Maoate threatens walkout
Thursday 2 September 2010 | Published in Local
Aitutaki MP Terepai Maoate Jnr has threatened that he will stand by his father Sir Terepai Maoate and walk out of the Democratic Party if the debacle over the Ngatangiia candidate is not sorted out. Speaking to the CI News on Aitutaki on Tuesday, Maoate Jnr said the Demos will lose both he and his […]
Rua stands down
Thursday 2 September 2010 | Published in National
Rakahanga’s Piho Rua is retiring from politics after six years as the northern group island’s independent MP. Rua has been in Auckland for several months for medical reasons and expects to return to Rarotonga before the November election, but says he is no longer interested in being an MP once his term expires. CI News […]
Already on the campaign trail
Thursday 2 September 2010 | Published in National
Potential politicians are already campaigning for the November election and both major parties are working on confirming candidates for all 24 seats in parliament. The ruling Democratic Party has yet to announce candidates for Atutaki’s Arenikau-Nikaupara constituency and Pukapuka, and is in the process of confirming its Ngatangiia candidate. Meeting are due to take place […]
BTIB database goes electronic
Thursday 2 September 2010 | Published in National
The Business Trade Investment Board (BTIB) has built a new electronic database, which ensures quick access to information about every foreign investor in the Cook Islands. The database replaces a slower manual system, which required BTIB to retrieve files manually and one-by-one. Going electronic means that the board can isolate data or catalogue it into […]
Police catch beach thieves
Thursday 2 September 2010 | Published in National
A special investigation team set up by police to combat the growing numbers of thefts from visitors has paid off as police have arrested two male youths who stole from tourists this week. Police report that there has been a spike in reported thefts of propertty from underneath the seats of motorcycles, from cars and […]
Eyewitnesses tell story of fateful night
Thursday 2 September 2010 | Published in National
Eyewitnesses – including four Golden Oldies rugby players who were with teammate Duncan Barrowman on the night of his death at Tupapa last year – gave evidence in the Paul Williams trial yesterday. Prosecutors Kim Saunders and Catherine Evans and defence counsel Norman George spent the day trying to establish what happened that night in […]
Aitutaki school relocates
Thursday 2 September 2010 | Published in National
Students of the Aitutaki Seventh Day Adventist School are thriving in their temporary classrooms at the former Amuri Primary School in the village of Amuri. The original school located in Vaipeka was completely destroyed by Cyclone Pat in February and since then the school’s 91 students ranging from the ages of 3 to 10 haven’t […]
Minister overseas
Thursday 2 September 2010 | Published in National
Finance minister Wilkie Rasmussen left the country on an unannounced personal trip to Sydney on Sunday and is not due back until September 14. It is understood Rasmussen is visiting a sick relative before attending the Pacific Forum Technical Assistance Center (PFTAC) Pacific Islands Conference in Vanuatu on September 9-10. A Pacific Islands Financial Management […]
PM with son
Thursday 2 September 2010 | Published in National
Prime Minister Jim Marurai is due to accompany his son Jason Marurai back to Rarotonga today from Auckland after heading there on Tuesday. Jason Marurai, 38, has been recovering from injuries that saw him sent to NZ for emergency medical treatment in mid-July after a motorbike crash in Tupapa. The PM briefly visited his son […]
'I'm not used to it'
Wednesday 1 September 2010 | Published in National
Vaipae grandmother Sally Pukenga is still not used to living in a tent – a tent she and six of her family members, including toddlers, have lived in since Cyclone Pat destroyed most of their home in February. But Sally has made her tent home as comfortable as she can while she waits for her […]
SPECIAL AITUTAKI CYCLONE RECOVERY REPORT: Reconstruction drags on
Wednesday 1 September 2010 | Published in National
Recovery work will run into new cyclone season It is now highly unlikely that all the homes on Aitutaki will be rebuilt before the start of the next cyclone season. With just two months to go before the official start of cyclone season at the beginning of November, the latest progress report on rebuilding shows […]
Fatty corned beef draws complaint
Wednesday 1 September 2010 | Published in National
The high-fat content canned corned beef is one of the Pacific’s favourite foods but local woman Iva Eitiare says enough is enough. The television ad says a ‘party’s not a party’ without it, but the Maraerenga resident says she will not buy Palm Corned Beef again after opening two cans of ‘pure fat’. She says […]
Death scene questioned
Wednesday 1 September 2010 | Published in Crime
Judge David Williams and the jury yesterday heard evidence from detective sergeant Roimata Peraua and sergeant Enoka Teaukura, who attended the scene at which visiting Golden Oldies rugby player Duncan Barrowman died last year. Paul Williams is on trial for his death, facing charges of manslaughter, dangerous driving causing death and excess breath alcohol, which […]
Booze and smokes for sale
Wednesday 1 September 2010 | Published in Local
Spirits, wine, beer, cigarettes and tobacco confiscated by customs officers are currently for sale by tender from the Ministry of Finance and Economic Management (MFEM). The goods were confiscated from passengers that exceeded their alcohol and tobacco allowance – travellers are only allowed to carry 200 cigarettes, two litres of liquor or four litres of […]
Sir Terepai meets rival
Wednesday 1 September 2010 | Published in Local
Even the location of this week’s meeting between Ngatangiia MP Sir Terepai Maoate and run-off ‘candidate’ Mann Short was a closely guarded secret as the Democratic Party controversy continues over who will be candidate. The meeting was due to take place under the cover of darkness last night at around 10 o’clock at the Hospitality […]
Aitutakians speak up
Wednesday 1 September 2010 | Published in Local
Aitutakians themselves claim they are not ones to speak out of turn but a number spoken to by CI News journalists Martin Tiffany and Matariki yesterday certainly had a lot to say. Just talking to random people on the island about the cyclone rebuild effort produced some interesting results. Many were critical about the slow […]
Philatelic bureau 'for sale'
Wednesday 1 September 2010 | Published in Local
An American buyer is reported to be buying the Cook Islands Philatelic Bureau. However, the deal does not seem to be clearly understood by many parties, including Government. Solicitor general Tingika Elikana yesterday confirmed that the buyer is being represented by lawyer Tim Arnold and that an agreement of sorts has already been signed. But […]
Building materials donated to Aitutaki
Wednesday 1 September 2010 | Published in National
Mona Ioane made a quick trip to Aitutaki last week to deliver six containers of building materials which were donated by Cook Islanders in New Zealand. Ioane, the secretary of the Aitutaki community on Rarotonga, said he went over to present it to the island on behalf of the Aitutaki Enua Society in Auckland which […]
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