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Teen driver crashes with baby
Tuesday 3 August 2010 | Published in National
A 13-year-old driving a motorbike crashed at Tupapa this weekend, injuring himself and his female passenger, who was travelling with a two-year-old girl. Police say the driver lost control of the motorcycle on a Tupapa back road and sustained injuries to his chin, arm and thigh. His passenger received cuts to her knee, foot and […]
Approach it like Obama says George
Tuesday 3 August 2010 | Published in National
Government should introduce a law to ‘cure’ the undertaking to pay out a $1.2 million eight year annual profit guarantee to Toa Petroleum according to CIP MP and finance spokesperson Norman George. He expressed this opinion when speaking on the supplementary budget, which declares $3.5 million in expenses relating to Toagate, in Parliament yesterday. He […]
Constitution 7s at Tupapa
Tuesday 3 August 2010 | Published in National
The first day of the inaugural CITC Constitution Sevens Cup tournament will be held tomorrow at the Tupapa Park. The tournament will then continue on Saturday and will be contested by teams from the six clubs on Rarotonga plus a team from Aitutaki and the Cook Islands Sports Academy (CISA). In the Eels pack, watch […]
Warm welcome for Tahiti vaka
Tuesday 3 August 2010 | Published in National
A small but no less warm welcome was held at Avatiu harbour yesterday morning for outrigger voyaging canoe Vaka O Tahiti Nui Freedom. A group of around 200 people gathered for the welcoming lead by Uritaua and the Ministry of Cultural Development. The vaka was expected to arrive at Avatiu harbour at around midnight on […]
Slovenia not Slovakia
Tuesday 3 August 2010 | Published in National
Amid the excitement of Te Maeva Nui celebrations opening on Saturday, some errors were made in the reporting of the event. The visiting performing arts team (pictured) are from Slovenia and not Slovakia and the cultural team that performed at Saturday’s opening, which the youngster with the Slovenian dancer is part of, was Te Korero […]
Sir Terepai alleges bribery
Tuesday 3 August 2010 | Published in National
Former Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Sir Terepai Maoate has alleged the director of audit was bribed to produce the report that puts the blame on him for the Toagate scandal. During the debate of the supplementary budget in Parliament yesterday, Sir Terepai came under heavy fire from opposition MP Norman George for government’s […]
Toagate a 'mission of madness'
Tuesday 3 August 2010 | Published in National
George fires-up at govt over Toagate debacle Opposition MP Norman George unleashed a tirade against government over the Toagate scandal calling it a comedy of errors. The MP spent over 30 minutes of the time he was allowed to speak on the supplementary budget for 2009-10 on the failed fuel farm venture which has already […]
Herman appears on assault charge
Tuesday 3 August 2010 | Published in Crime
Justice of the peace John Kenning presided over a number of cases in the high court last week: James Tai Herman – call-over for assault with intent. Police prosecutor Tuaine Manavaroa requested that Kenning withdraw the charge of assault with intent and replace it with common assault. Defence counsel Lavenia Rokoika, acting for her principal […]
All welcome
Tuesday 3 August 2010 | Published in Local
Everyone is invited to tomorrow’s Constitution Day flag raising ceremony at the National Auditorium. Tomorrow marks the 45th year of the Cook Islands’ self governance and the commemoration programme will begin at 9.30am. Between 9.30am and 10am dignitaries will be welcomed to the auditorium before the official programme begins with a prayer followed by the […]
Demos told to apologise
Tuesday 3 August 2010 | Published in Local
CIP MP Norman George has challenged the Democratic Party government to ‘show repentance’ over the Toagate ‘balls-up’ by not putting up candidates this election. George told Parliament yesterday that the saddest aspect to the scandal was that the author, who he said was former finance minister Sir Terepai Maoate, was non-repentant and had not even […]
Taxation unchanged
Monday 2 August 2010 | Published in Local
The Government expects tax revenue to grow by 0.2 per cent in the coming year, significantly slower than previous years according to the 2010-11 Budget. The total take in tax revenue is expected to be $83.8 million. There have been no changes to the rate of VAT, income tax, or any of the other tax […]
Vaka arrives
Monday 2 August 2010 | Published in Local
Tahiti outrigger voyaging canoe Te Vaka no Te Tau A Uiui arrived into Avatiu harbour last night and an official welcoming ceremony will be held today at 10am. The outrigger vaka is retracing the ancestral voyage of the Polynesia people from Asia as part of the O Tahiti Nui Freedom project. The voyagers will remain […]
Election date demand
Monday 2 August 2010 | Published in Local
Opposition deputy leader Teina Bishop is going to have a lot to say today and will be firing on all pistons when Parliament resumes at 1pm. Bishop will be demanding an election date, among other things, from acting Prime Minister Wilkie Rasmussen. “I’ll be demanding an election date be set before the end of September,” […]
Slovakia flavour at celebrations
Monday 2 August 2010 | Published in Local
Short bursts of heavy rain on Saturday did little to dampen the festive atmosphere at the opening of the 2010 Te Maeva Nui celebrations at the Punanga Nui Market. Teams taking part in this year’s weeklong celebrations and cultural competition marched through Avarua from the courthouse to the market in Avatiu for the official opening […]
Constitution 7s on
Monday 2 August 2010 | Published in National
Due to the Constitution Celebrations this week there will be no club 15s played, however, the inaugural CITC Constitution Cup Sevens Tournament will be held instead. The first day of the inaugural constitution cup will be played on constitution day on Wednesday followed by day two of games on Saturday. The games will be played […]
Directory art competition
Monday 2 August 2010 | Published in National
Telecom Cook Islands (TCI) has announced its first ever telephone directory art cover competition. The winning entry will be used as the cover of the 2011 directory and the artist will win $1500 cash and Telecom product prizes valued at $350. Ideally an image is sought that depicts generally recognisable aspects of the Cook Islands […]
Festschrift quickly approaching
Monday 2 August 2010 | Published in National
At meeting last Thursday, the Cook Islands Research Association finalised its programme for the quickly-approaching Festschrift event in honour of the late Papa Ron Crocombe. The conference, which opens August 12 at USP, is a joint effort between CIRA, USP, the Cook Islands Library and Museum Society and the Rarotongan Beach Resort & Spa. A […]
Reserves used for Budget shortfall
Monday 2 August 2010 | Published in National
Government proposes to use reserve funds to cover the $2.7 million shortfall incurred in the 2009-10 supplementary budget worth $184.6 million. Finance minister Wilkie Rasmussen told parliament on Thursday that the adjustments to the 2009-10 budgets needed financing of $6.4 million, the bulk of which — a total of $4.1 million — would be funded […]
Rousing opening to Te Maeva Nui
Monday 2 August 2010 | Published in National
Minister Eggelton says celebrations are a milestone for the country Minister of Cultural Development Cassey Eggelton officially opened the 2010 Te Maeva Nui week of cultural celebrations on Saturday morning after a rousing opening address. “You may not realise but these ceremonies are the milestones of the history that we create together,” said Eggelton. “This […]
Kwai delivers goods to northern group
Monday 2 August 2010 | Published in National
The Hawaiian shipping vessel Kwai last week docked at Avatiu after delivering much-needed foodstuffs to the northern group earlier this month. The ship departed from Honolulu on June 2 and arrived in Rarotonga on July 25. Her eight crewmembers and captain Brad Ives unloaded rice, flour and sugar in Pukapuka, which hadn’t received a cargo […]
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