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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 […]
CIP conducts survey
Tuesday 31 August 2010 | Published in National
The Cook Islands Party plans to launch its party manifesto as soon as Parliament is dissolved on September 24. The party is currently conducting a survey which will help direct some of the party’s policies. Vice president Mark Brown says the party’s election candidates have been going door to door to ask constituents about what […]
Paka's Pearls burgled
Tuesday 31 August 2010 | Published in National
On Saturday night, Paka’s Pearls was burgled and robbed of thousands of dollars worth of pearl jewellery. It’s evident that the intruder knew what he or she was doing, as the lock on the back door had been expertly picked and stolen properties carefully selected. “They only went for some of the more expensive stuff, […]
George wary of reforms
Tuesday 31 August 2010 | Published in National
CIP MP claims reforms would destroy democratic system CIP MP Norman George says some of the suggested political reforms would destroy the country’s democratic system. George says the direct election of the Prime Minister, creating national seats and selecting cabinet from outside of parliament would be so destructive as to ruin the democratic system and […]
Williams trial on
Tuesday 31 August 2010 | Published in Local
This week, Justice Hugh Williams and 12 jurors will begin hearing the Paul Williams trial. Williams is facing charges of manslaughter, dangerous driving causing death and driving with excess breath alcohol. All charges – to which Williams has pleaded not guilty – were laid in July of last year. The 31-year-old was charged with manslaughter […]
Actor eyes Raro series
Tuesday 31 August 2010 | Published in Local
Screen actor Billy ‘Ollie’ Campbell is making a film, but this time he’s not the star. Campbell is sailing through the South Pacific aboard Picton Castle, re-tracing a voyage he did with the same tall ship a few years ago. For ten days he’s been on Rarotonga, a place he feels is “far more my […]
Minerals taskforce set up
Tuesday 31 August 2010 | Published in Local
New body to provide advice on national seabed minerals policy A Seabed Minerals Policy Taskforce has been set up by government to provide advice on the national seabed minerals policy and guidelines on the set up of the Seabed Minerals Authority. The taskforce, headed by Marine Resources Secretary Ben Ponia, was appointed about two months […]
Repairs for Te Kukupa
Tuesday 31 August 2010 | Published in National
Last week, police patrol boat Te Kukupa returned to Rarotonga after a trip to the northern group, during which she provided flu vaccinations and health checks to the people of Palmerston, Suwarrow, Nassau, Pukapuka, Manihiki, Rakahanga and Penrhyn. She was scheduled to leave again for the north yesterday, but the trip was cancelled after it […]
Police force farewell trio
Tuesday 31 August 2010 | Published in National
The police force said farewell to two long-serving staff members and one meteorological service officer last week. Superintendent Taivero Isamaela is leaving the police force after 29 years. The 56-year-old joined the Cook Islands Police in 1983 and spent time serving as commander of police patrol boat Te Kukupa. Isamaela is the Cook Islands Party […]
Telecom 'future-proofs' Aitutaki
Tuesday 31 August 2010 | Published in National
Telecom Cook Islands (TCI) says it is “future-proofing” its public switched network by replacing the older softswitch, with a new softswitch in Aitutaki. TCI says the powerful, next-generation softswitch will allow its customers “next generation network” services. “The new switch was successfully installed. It’s going well,” TCI manager of exchanges Carl Framhein said. “Random dial […]
Any takers?
Tuesday 31 August 2010 | Published in National
The local branch of Pacific Islands Aids Foundation (PIAF) is looking to pair up with another organisation interested in sharing an office space. PIAF’s lease on their Tupapa building has expired and the non-profit organisation is looking to merge their offices with another business or relocate. The current building which houses PIAF belongs to Tangata […]
Puati hopes to inspire others
Tuesday 31 August 2010 | Published in National
Jordan Puati is one of two new Pasifika scholarship students who have joined the Bachelor of Communication Studies degree programme at AUT University this year – and hope to inspire young people in their communities to follow their lead. Puati, 20, and Krissy Rangi, 18, have been awarded AUT/Pacific Islands Media Association (PIMA) Pasifika communication […]
Prison shouldn't be an option
Tuesday 31 August 2010 | Published in National
Visitor says prison no place for sufferers of mental illness Kiwi visitor Graham Roper says people with mental health conditions should not have to be put in prison as highlighted in last week’s court report and street poll. Roper says families and the community can support those with mental illnesses and help them live productively […]
Smear test plea
Tuesday 31 August 2010 | Published in National
Less than half the women asked to come for a pap smear actually attend. The test could be life-saving and is essential for any women over 21. “Cervical cancer is the only cancer which can be detected up to 10 or 15 years before it starts,” head of obstetrics and gynaecology at Rarotonga hospital, Dr […]
GPC wants candidates at forum
Monday 30 August 2010 | Published in National
The newly re-formed Group for Political Change plans to call for a national consultation of current and intending MPs on political reform. In the lead up to the election, the group have vowed to finish what it started and continue to lobby for the reduction in the number of MPs. Founding members Lyndsay Francis and […]
Main aim to reduce MPs
Monday 30 August 2010 | Published in National
The Group for Political Change will lobby for the reduction of the number of MPs in the lead up to the general election in November. The newly reformed group says this reform is one of the last it has yet to achieve since it began lobbying government back in 2002. Two of GPC’s founding members, […]
Temata moving on
Monday 30 August 2010 | Published in National
Come the end of October, the second Pacific nation to hold a seat on the Bureau for the Convention for Biological Diversity, passes this privilege on. Tania Temata from the Cook Islands together with Cambodia represents the Asia Pacific Group on this bureau. It is a first for the Cook Islands to be represented on […]
TIS invite all to have a say
Monday 30 August 2010 | Published in National
“Government could be planning a new tax and people are either unaware, haven’t got the time or are unskilled to make a submission,” That is the message from Te Ipukarea Society (TIS) programme manager Jacqui Evans who says TIS could help people to have more of a say on policies that affect the environment and […]
Marsters defends Pukapuka's Peua
Monday 30 August 2010 | Published in National
Opposition leader Tom Marsters believes the track record of getting things done for Pukapuka is good enough for the island’s sitting MP Vai Peua to be given another chance by the Cook Islands Party. He says Peua, who he described as a hardworking MP, shouldn’t be ostracised by the Pukapuka CIP committee because he has […]
Best settled in court
Monday 30 August 2010 | Published in National
Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee (CISNOC) president Sir Geoffrey Henry has responded by email to questions about why CISNOC is still holding on to funds paid to it in per diems by countries competing in the 2009 Pacific Mini Games. “There is probably no better way to settle this than through a court […]
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