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Candidacy under review
Tuesday 20 July 2010 | Published in National
The Democratic Party Murienua committee is set to decide if James Beer is still the candidate after an issue arose over his membership in the party. Committee chairman Kaota Tuariki told CI News yesterday that it was likely to announce the outcome of its review into the matter by tomorrow. Tuariki would not comment further, […]
Politicians should know better says Rasmussen
Tuesday 20 July 2010 | Published in National
Politicians have a higher onus to steer clear of situations of financial conflict of interest says Finance Minister Wilkie Rasmussen. He believes Former Finance Minister Sir Terepai Maoate and his former Associate Minister Terepai Maoate Jnr should never have even thought about applying for $60,000 worth of business support loan funds through the Business Trade […]
Te Kura announces new policies
Tuesday 20 July 2010 | Published in National
Te Kura O Te Au has added two new policies to its party platform. Spokesperson Jancey Trego said that the party is now publicly advocating equal representation for men and women in parliament. Chairman of the Te Kura O Te Au advisory committee Tim Tepaki proposed the policy, as he and other committee members decided […]
Students talk to women in science
Tuesday 20 July 2010 | Published in National
Female senior students from Rarotonga and southern group islands high schools spent yesterday speaking to local women working in the science and technology industry. Female students gathered at the Pukapuka hostel for the annual Women in Science and Technology (WISAT) workshop. Around 60 young women attended the one day workshop where in groups they moved […]
Government loses Toa appeal
Tuesday 20 July 2010 | Published in National
Appeal Court dismisses Crown appeal of Weston judgement Government has lost its appeal against Toa Petroleum’s owners and must now explore other options if it hopes to extricate itself from the eight year $1.2 million annual profit guarantee. Yesterday the Appeal Court judgement dismissed Attorney General Wilkie Rasmussen’s appeal on behalf of the Crown of […]
Former lawyer in court
Tuesday 20 July 2010 | Published in Crime
Disbarred lawyer Tevita Vakalalabure is in court this week, being tried before judge and jury on four separate charges. He’s appearing for assault with intent to injure, two charges of threatening to kill or do grievous bodily harm and endangering the safety of other people. The trial has been set down for four days but […]
PM's son flown to NZ
Tuesday 20 July 2010 | Published in Local
The son of Prime Minister Jim Marurai was flown to New Zealand yesterday in a serious condition after coming off his motorbike early on Sunday morning. Jason Marurai, 38, was found at 12.25am on Sunday unconscious on the main road in front of Super Brown supermarket at Kiikii. Police refused to name him yesterday but […]
'No confidence' stalls Parliament
Tuesday 20 July 2010 | Published in Local
Any chance of Parliament sitting this week was lost last Friday, but it is understood Prime Minister Jim Marurai may still call Parliament before the end of the month. It seems fear of a vote of no confidence being moved against Marurai may be the reason he has held off on giving the seven day […]
CIP Tumu dead
Tuesday 20 July 2010 | Published in Local
CIP defector MP Albert Nicholas says he will rename his new political party after the High Court issued an order banning him from using ‘Cook Islands Party Tumu’. The judgement issued Friday says no one is allowed to use the party name again, except for reporting the proceeding. Justice Colin Nicholson heard the application for […]
Minister says loans improper
Tuesday 20 July 2010 | Published in Local
Finance Minister and Attorney General Wilkie Rasmussen says he believes it is highly improper for politicians to receive loans or grants from financial assistant schemes. The minister was commenting on the recently completed audit report which found that Former Finance Minister Sir Terepai Maoate and associate minister Terepai Maoate Jnr directly benefited from a total […]
Chinese ambassador visits Cooks
Monday 19 July 2010 | Published in National
The Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China, Zhang Limin arrived in the country yesterday for a four day visit. Resident in Wellington, this will be the third visit by the Ambassador to the Cook Islands. This week the Ambassador will meet with members of Cabinet including the Prime Minister, Jim Marurai, and the Foreign […]
Westpac launches new youth account
Monday 19 July 2010 | Published in National
Kids aged from 12-18 years of age will soon be able to open their own account with as low as $10 thanks to Westpac’s new Youth Account. The launch of the account was specially timed to line up with the upcoming Careers Expo and is part of the banks agenda to introduce banking services to […]
Airport tackling burning problem
Monday 19 July 2010 | Published in National
The airport incinerator burns about a tonne of rubbish every week offloaded from international aircrafts and Airport Authority Chief Executive Joe Ngamata said working with the airlines that service the country has enabled a significant reduction in emissions in the last five years. “Back in 2005 it was really bad but we managed to cut […]
Villas boost Mangaia tourism plans
Monday 19 July 2010 | Published in National
As part of his plan to market Mangaia as a holiday destination, Mangaia MP Winton Pickering has opened his seven new villas to the public. The self-contained units are on the waterfront and protected by a newly-built seawall, which was erected after a storm nearly washed the villas away. For three years, local contractors and […]
Tourism meeting on
Monday 19 July 2010 | Published in National
Cook Islands Tourism chief executive Carmel Beattie is holding a meeting with the industry on Wednesday evening at Crown Beach Resort. “I really want to invite all members of the industry, whether accredited or not,” Beattie said. CI News previously reported that a member of the industry had complained that it was ‘impersonal’ that Beattie […]
Kim here to help with pharmacy
Monday 19 July 2010 | Published in National
Uhjin Kim is a World Health Organisation pharmacy consultant from Korea who has just started working with public health in the Cook Islands. She is here to set up a system of buying pharmacy supplies to prevent running out of medicines and dressings and improve supply to the outer islands. Kim will be working here […]
TB could still have resurgence
Monday 19 July 2010 | Published in National
A study by a team from the University of Auckland and public health of the Cook Islands is looking at the health of Cook Islanders and how their international lifestyles affect their health. The main focus of the study is tuberculosis (TB) and how it is treated in New Zealand, the Cook Islands, and Tuvalu. […]
Author looks at merging cultures
Monday 19 July 2010 | Published in National
Kiwi author John Cranna was in Rarotonga last week gathering material for a book on how Polynesian and European immigrant cultures have merged. Cranna says he has already done some research in Samoa and Fiji and is now focusing on New Zealand and the Cook Islands. He was in Rarotonga last year to conduct some […]
Mangaia mobile: let others try
Monday 19 July 2010 | Published in National
The country’s second largest island, Mangaia, had a temporary mobile phone service in place for the island’s historic total solar eclipse event last Sunday 11 July 2010. In a letter to the editor yesterday on Friday 16 July 2010 a writer hoped that Telecom Cook Islands would install a permanent mobile service, saying it could […]
POPs give food for thought
Monday 19 July 2010 | Published in National
The saying is we are what we eat, which took on a new meaning at a recent meeting. Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) took centre stage at a stakeholder group meeting held at the AOG Centre last Thursday. These dangerous chemicals are the focus of a new UNDP project being run by the National Environment Service. […]
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