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Poetry helps boys speak
Saturday 10 July 2010 | Published in National
Students on the Te Rakei Toa programme were the stars of the show at the auditorium on Thursday night. Each of the 11-14 year old boys on the programme learned, understood, and recited a poem in English or Maori. They were then filmed reciting their poem for the DVD ‘Voices along the Wayside’, copies of […]
Pa Ariki Palace planned
Saturday 10 July 2010 | Published in National
Plans to build an official residence for Takitumu paramount chief Pa Ariki have been revived, but no details are available at this stage how the project will be financed. Some of Pa Ariki’s sub-chiefs met yesterday morning on the two-acre section off the main road in Turangi that has long been designated as the site […]
Cheap Aussie holidays
Saturday 10 July 2010 | Published in National
A cheap Australian holiday package has been launched for Cook Islands residents. In an effort to ensure the success of the new direct Sydney flight, Island Hopper has packaged a deal for those who want to visit Australia. The tour operator approached Air New Zealand and was able to secure a “reasonably attractive airfare”. Retail […]
Audit report reveals 'clear financial mismanagement'
Saturday 10 July 2010 | Published in National
The newly-released Toagate audit report points to serious financial mismanagement on government’s part and reveals that key decision makers did not cost the proposed nationalisation strategy properly. Government attempted to nationalise the fuel industry in order to mitigate and control rising fuel costs, but the plan ended as an “enormously expensive failure with no benefit […]
Toagate shows system flaws
Saturday 10 July 2010 | Published in National
Audit recommends changes and improvements to process The audit office’s report on the Toa debacle raises some serious questions about the way government conducts its business, and also makes some suggestions about where government should go from here. Multiple times the report reveals Audit’s concern over the way that just a few public officials had […]
Community connections a key to political success
Friday 9 July 2010 | Published in National
Tangata Vainerere, the coordinator of the Pacific Legislature for Population and Governance (PLPG) office in Rarotonga, says political success depends on how connected you are to your community. One of the focuses of the PLPG is empowering people to get involved in policy making and politics. Vainerere said that many people in the Pacific go […]
A piece of history finds a home
Friday 9 July 2010 | Published in National
Justina Nicholas, head librarian of the National Library, was delighted when CI News called and asked if she would like to give a set of photos a home. Dame Margaret Shields was a cabinet minister in New Zealand in 1987 when she flew into Rarotonga after Cyclone Sally to see what the NZ government could […]
Firearms taken from Titikaveka
Friday 9 July 2010 | Published in National
Two firearms – a .22 semi automatic rifle and a 12 gauge round singles barrel semi automatic shotgun – were reported missing from a Titikaveka residence. The owners of the home have been overseas since Christmas of last year, and cannot judge when the guns were taken. “Police would like to urge all firearm owners […]
Avatea says Kia Orana
Friday 9 July 2010 | Published in Local
Avatea Primary School’s Room 4 and 6 students donned their best Kia Orana wear for a special field trip to check out traditional sailing vaka Marumaru Atua. Before boarding vaka Marumaru Atua, the group of around 40 students performed a dance and sang a song for the vaka crew that were at Avatiu harbour to […]
Kids arrested
Friday 9 July 2010 | Published in Local
Police yesterday apprehended four youths they believe are responsible for nine recent burglaries. Two of the accused were just 11-years-old, one was 12 and the other was 16 – all are from the Avarua area. The four youths appeared in court yesterday but were referred to juvenile court. Stolen properties recovered from the accused include […]
Weather looks good
Friday 9 July 2010 | Published in Local
Those who are keen to watch the eclipse will be happy to hear that Meteorological Services predict favourable weather for the weekend. Forecaster Maara Vaiimene said that the trough of low pressure hanging over the Southern Cooks – which was partially responsible for Tuesday night’s deluge – is continuing to move away from Rarotonga and […]
Toagate revelations
Friday 9 July 2010 | Published in Local
Report finds failings with Cabinet and govt officials The audit review into Government’s attempt to nationalise the fuel industry has been released, and will undoubtedly have many ducking for cover. The report of the review has found failings on the part of the former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Sir Terepai Maoate. It […]
New Albert stands for values of old
Friday 9 July 2010 | Published in National
Nicholas confident new party will grow given some time CIP’s breakaway MP Albert Nicholas believes his constituency will continue to support him as he sets out to grow the Cook Islands Party Tumu. CI News interviewed Nicholas, his committee vice chairman Richard Marsters and CIP Tumu advisor Tupui Ariki Henry yesterday about the decision to […]
Sir Terepai 'failed on numerous occasions'
Friday 9 July 2010 | Published in National
The Toagate audit report says that former Deputy Prime Minister Sir Terepai Maoate’s conduct “failed on numerous occasions”. It says that on December 1 2008, Sir Terepai told the chamber of Commerce that “Chamber’s concerns that government is nationalising the oil industry are noted. As no final decision has been made on the model it […]
Ivaiti's 'inappropriate management' led to Toagate scandal says report
Friday 9 July 2010 | Published in National
The conduct of former Financial Secretary Sholan Ivaiti comes under heavy criticism and scrutiny in the just-released Toagate audit report. The report, which has yet to be tabled in Parliament, says that throughout the five month review of the failed fuel farm project, clear instances of ‘inappropriate public administration and project management practices’ by Ivaiti […]
Injunction goes ahead
Thursday 8 July 2010 | Published in Local
Cook Islands Party (CIP) vice president Mark Brown says the injunction against the newly formed Cook Islands Tumu Party will go ahead. Brown says he has had confirmation from the courts that the new party registered the name last Friday. The injunction aims to prevent CIP Tumu from using the name Cook Islands Party in […]
Storm dumps 50mm of rain
Thursday 8 July 2010 | Published in Local
Tuesday night’s deluge gave Rarotonga more rain in 24 hours than in the whole of July last year. From 8am Tuesday morning until 8am yesterday, meteorological services recorded a total of 50mm of rain, or about two inches – most of which fell in a space of six hours. From July 1 until yesterday, July […]
Triad plans retaliation against Toa
Thursday 8 July 2010 | Published in Local
Both companies want scrutiny of the other in judicial review Triad Pacific Petroleum plans to turn the tables on Toa Petroleum in a new lawsuit which questions the health and safety standards of the Toa fuel depot. On June 29 Toa owner Apex Agencies filed a court application for judicial review and a statement of […]
Junior tennis down to business
Thursday 8 July 2010 | Published in National
The East Pacific Qualifying tennis tournament heads into the business stage of the competition with the under 12 and under 18 boys to play their semi final matches today. These two grades will then play out their finals games on Friday while the under 12 girls, under 14 boys and girls and the under 18 […]
Blue Light relay breaks record
Thursday 8 July 2010 | Published in National
Despite heavy showers, runners last week successfully smashed a 24-year-old record, covering 480km in 40 consecutive hours. The police-driven Blue Light relay raised just under $1000, though organiser Alan Rua said that the run wasn’t about making money but about showing the community that Blue Light is back in action. “This was about re-activating Blue […]
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