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Takeover plan scrapped
Tuesday 17 August 2010 | Published in Local
Opposition deputy leader Teina Bishop’s outbursts in Parliament on August 3 have now been linked to a dumped plan for a vote of no confidence in Prime Minister Jim Marurai and his cabinet. While Bishop and parliamentary leader of the Opposition Tom Marsters have previously denied knowledge of a planned vote of no confidence, it […]
Mauke Scouts undergo revival
Tuesday 17 August 2010 | Published in National
Cubs do their best, think of others, and do a good turn every day. A Scout is loyal and trustworthy A Scout is considerate and tolerant A Scout is a friend to all A Scout accepts challenges with courage A Scout uses resources wisely A Scout respects the environment A Scout has self respect and […]
Dream on
Tuesday 17 August 2010 | Published in National
Senior students at Titikaveka, Nukutere and Tereora colleges have been challenged to take part in an essay writing competition. The prize is a ticket, worth $100, to the fundraising dinner and speaking event with the former chief executive of Telecom New Zealand, Theresa Gattung on September 4. ANZ and Te Vaerua have teamed up to […]
Climate study
Tuesday 17 August 2010 | Published in National
Has climate change affected the shoreline here in recent years? Cecile Rubow, an anthropologist from Denmark was recently on a preliminary visit to find out. “People have already told me that they have seen higher tides and smaller beaches,” Rubow said. “What I am asking is how do people experience changes?” Rubow is committed to […]
Big interest in Business Week
Tuesday 17 August 2010 | Published in National
Over 80 people attended Rarotonga Business Week courses seeing the popularity of the free training more than double in its second year on offer. The presenting team for the courses held late last month have returned to Australia satisfied that it was successful. The presenters of the series of workshops held in partnership with the […]
Fishing call
Tuesday 17 August 2010 | Published in National
Conservationists are calling on the New Zealand Government to support the closure of high sea fisheries in the Pacific to industrial fish netting. Two areas have already been closed because of concerns about illegal fishing and plummeting tuna stocks. Now island nations are trying to do more to stop the problem. It is called purse […]
Trauma training for hospital staff
Tuesday 17 August 2010 | Published in National
More than 20 frontline staff at Rarotonga Hospital have been trained how to manage seriously injured patients. Dr Mary Tuke, the hospital anaesthetist, is leading on the project to make sure that every patient who is injured is treated in the same systematic way. Last week’s workshop at the hospital was on Primary Trauma Care […]
Tall ship heads for Rarotonga
Tuesday 17 August 2010 | Published in National
The Cooks-registered tall ship the Picton Castle is again sailing around the world, and is due to dock at Avatiu on Saturday morning. As of last night, she was just south of Fakarava, a low-lying atoll in the Tuamotus in French Polynesia, headed in the direction of Rarotonga. The 179-foot ship has been circumnavigating the […]
Tighter Budget causes concern
Tuesday 17 August 2010 | Published in National
Some public servants are concerned they may face redundancy due to a tighter annual Budget this year. Cook Islands Workers’ Association president Anthony Turua, says the body is pleased the $186.4 million annual Budget has now been approved but some key social priorities and outputs of ministries may be jeopardised because of last year’s debt […]
Audit asked to probe loan
Tuesday 17 August 2010 | Published in National
Atiu MP and solicitor Norman George has lodged a complaint with the Audit Office over a $30,000 soft loan to local businessman Junior Areai. George is asking the Audit Office to determine whether Areai obtained the loan by fraud. Last week George questioned the loan in parliament asking if it was a reward to Areai […]
Sir Terepai accused of dodging
Saturday 14 August 2010 | Published in National
Ngatangiia MP Sir Terepai Maoate was put on the spot several times to answer questions relating to his alleged conflict of interest in the $30,000 soft loan received by his Aitutaki business during Parliament this week. On Thursday Sir Terepai was accused of evading a question when he first launched into accusing Opposition MP Norman […]
Was loan a 'reward' ?
Saturday 14 August 2010 | Published in National
Opposition MP Norman George has asked whether a $30,000 business support loan granted to “convicted thief” Junior Areai was a reward for being the Crown’s star witness in the corruption case brought against him. During Parliament on Thursday, George asked former finance minister and attorney general Sir Terepai Maoate if the loan granted to Areai […]
Bishop 'taking time out'
Saturday 14 August 2010 | Published in Local
Aitutaki’s Arutanga-Reureu-Nikaupara MP and deputy leader of the Opposition Teina Bishop is “taking time out” from politics to rest according to a statement issued yesterday. His family and friends are now asking the public to respect his privacy amid concern for his health. Bishop was at the centre of a controversy during Parliament last week […]
Budget in, MPs out
Saturday 14 August 2010 | Published in Local
Parliament adjourned without setting a date for the next sitting after passing the $186.4 million 2010-11 Budget yesterday. After just eight days sitting from July 29, Parliament is unlikely to meet again until next year. Finance Minister Wilkie Rasmussen moved that the House adjourn sine die after the passing of the Budget and the Banking […]
Nikao Primary students get creative
Saturday 14 August 2010 | Published in National
Classroom doors flung open again this week as Cook Islands children returned to school refreshed after their two weeks holiday. At Nikao Primary School – grade two students have been writing about themselves and their friends plus mastering self portraits and drawings of their best friends. Meanwhile room 4 students have been learning all about […]
Amazing adventures CI style
Saturday 14 August 2010 | Published in National
British television producer Russ Malkin is giving Rarotonga a chapter in a travel book he’s in the process of writing. Malkin has been around the world and back – across the Panama Canal, through Eastern Russia, around Angkor Wat on a motorbike and into the Mayan caves. Malkin, whose name has become synonymous with ‘adventure’, […]
Nov 17 election
Friday 13 August 2010 | Published in Local
The general election will be held on November 17 according to Prime Minister Jim Marurai. Marurai made the announcement as soon as Parliament began its sitting yesterday. The PM said Parliament will be dissolved on September 24 just two days before the current four year term of government expires. The date of the election has […]
Academic papers honour Crocombe
Friday 13 August 2010 | Published in National
A number of academics presented their papers in honour of the late Professor Ron Crocombe at a festschrift yesterday. Professor Peter Larmour of Australian National University talked about Crocombe’s research into the problem of corruption throughout the Pacific. “Ron was a pioneer in the study of corruption in the region, and he paid increasing attention […]
Remembering a remarkable man
Friday 13 August 2010 | Published in National
Once in a while remarkable people walk into our lives and they never leave – even when they die. Those were the words of Pacific author and academic Professor Albert Wendt talking at yesterday’s festschrift for Professor Ron Crocombe. Wendt first got to know Papa Ron, as he was fondly known, and his wife Marjorie […]
Clarke steps down as chairman
Friday 13 August 2010 | Published in National
Trevor Clarke has stepped down as chairman of the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) board, a position he has held since it was established in 2003. During this time he has overseen significant change in the financial regulatory environment and was an influential figure in the establishment of the financial services industry in the Cook Islands […]
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