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Escape raises issue of warden shortage
Friday 4 June 2010 | Published in National
Prison escapee Andrew Tonorio is still at large. Police have not received reports of sightings and are working around the clock to identify the whereabouts of the missing inmate. Secretary of Justice Mark Short confirms that Tonorio escaped during a routine rubbish dumping and was outside the prison gates at the time. The escape, then, […]
Aussie roadshow well received
Friday 4 June 2010 | Published in National
The 10-day Cook Islands Tourism Road Show around Sydney and eastern Australia, featuring 12 of the Cook Islands’ top tourism operators, has received positive feedback from the Australian travel trade. “The road show is a great success with a total of close to 600 travel agents who will have attended the road show briefings when […]
Police stick to 'no-drop' policy
Friday 4 June 2010 | Published in Crime
Justice of the peace Tiki Matapo presided over a number of cases in the high court yesterday: Taura Pukea – pleaded not guilty to a charge of threatening to injure or do grievous bodily harm. Legal counsel Norman George said that the charge was a ‘wild allegation’ and ‘totally unjustified’ and alleged that police had […]
Pacific fights to keep Kyoto Protocol
Friday 4 June 2010 | Published in Environment
BONN, Germany, June 3Most Pacific Island Countries are fighting to keep the only legally binding agreement under the United Nations Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) – the Kyoto Protocol – alive to ensure that the Adaptation Board serves its purpose. The fund, established under the Kyoto Protocol, was set up to finance concrete adaptation projects […]
Marine raui to be legislated
Friday 4 June 2010 | Published in Environment
A core group of local experts on marine protected areas is examining methods to strengthen the existing system of marine ra’ui in the Cook Islands. Representatives of the Koutu Nui, Ministry of Marine Resources and the National Environment Service have recently returned from a study of marine reserves and rahui in the South Island of […]
First win
Friday 4 June 2010 | Published in Local
Team Fiji sing their national anthem with pride before heading out to meet and beat Samoa 50-45 in yesterday’s opening game of the Pacific Series. Report, back page. 10060316
Juhi under new ownership
Friday 4 June 2010 | Published in Local
Pacific Petroleum Company (PPC) last week finalised its purchase of BP Oil Southwest Pacific Ltd’s regional operations, which includes the local Juhi depot that supplies the Rarotonga International Airport with aviation fuel. The Joint Union Hydrant Installation (Juhi) depot is over 30 years old and for most of its years was managed on a rotational […]
CITC backs rugby
Friday 4 June 2010 | Published in Local
The Cook Islands Rugby Union is pleased to announce CITC as a major sponsor for the domestic rugby season. CITC’s sponsorship is reported to be worth about $20,000. CIRU chief executive officer Ben Koteka said that both the rugby union executive and all the clubs see this as a positive step towards building both the […]
CIP dismiss Sir Terepai shift
Friday 4 June 2010 | Published in Local
The Opposition Cook Islands Party (CIP) has dismissed suggestions that Sir Terepai Maoate could cross the floor with his nine supporters and join them. Now that Sir Terepai has been voted out as leader of the Democratic Party, speculation is rife about his next move, especially after some open-ended statements the former Deputy Prime Minister […]
Cook Islanders promote Zumba
Friday 4 June 2010 | Published in National
Cook Islanders Moana Rule, Tenga-Schwalger-Teura and Fanaura Vili (nee Mitchell) are working hard to promote Zumba Fitness in Auckland communities. All three are also community coaches teaching Zumba Fitness in churches, gyms, recreational centres, special events and health and fitness promotions. In addition to being an instructor, Tenga is also a ‘mentor’ working for a […]
Te Vaerua support worker speaks up
Friday 4 June 2010 | Published in National
For as long as I can remember, I’ve had the feeling that people labelled as ‘disabled’ often get a raw deal. My earliest recollection of this is a school friend who had polio, and when I compare his life to that of my partially ‘disabled’ daughter, society has come on in leaps and bounds with […]
Ka kite
Friday 4 June 2010 | Published in National
The official vaka fleet farewell was held yesterday in Avana although only Tahiti vaka Faafaite actually departed our shores. It was decided late yesterday morning that the vaka fleet farewell would go ahead, although on-shore winds were the reason canoes Matau O Maui (Aotearoa), Hine Moana (mixed crew) and Fiji vaka Uto ni Yalo did […]
Police locate lost hikers
Friday 4 June 2010 | Published in National
A police search and rescue team was called out during the early hours of Thursday morning to locate two tourists who had failed to return to their motel on Wednesday afternoon from a hiking trip up to the Needle. Senior Sergeant Inano Matapo, who led the search and rescue team, confirmed that the pair were […]
Cassey tumbles on way to talks
Friday 4 June 2010 | Published in National
Minister for the Environment Cassey Eggelton fell victim to wild weather in Argentina on her way to the GEF conference in Uruguay. Eggelton landed at Buenos Aries airport in the midst of a torrential downpour and slipped and broke her leg on her way to catch the plane to Uruguay. Eggelton received medical treatment and […]
Demo conference votes for clean sweep of executive
Thursday 3 June 2010 | Published in National
Robert Wigmore narrowly won the Democratic Party leadership 25 votes to 23 in a two-horse race with incumbent Sir Terepai Maoate. A field of 11 nominees was narrowed to just two as nominees, including Wilkie Rasmussen, Casey Eggelton, and William Heather, withdrew just before voting commenced. Their withdrawals were tactical and ensured the vote against […]
Paradise Cafe back on location
Thursday 3 June 2010 | Published in National
Cast and crew return to Rarotonga and are loving filming TV series The ‘Paradise Cafe’ cast and crew are back on the island, shooting the show’s second season on Betela beach and at Crown Beach Resort. After shooting in Wellington for a month, the crew is three weeks into its month-long stay on Rarotonga, and […]
Kids drum out eco message
Thursday 3 June 2010 | Published in National
Rarotonga school children, through performing arts, drummed home the message of looking after the biodiversity of our islands. Schools gathered at the CITC main store car park to perform items for the environment week performing arts competition based on this year’s theme – E tango Maori te ao ora natura ‘our biodiversity our foundation’. There […]
Regional workshop strengthens cultural policy
Thursday 3 June 2010 | Published in National
A major project, which involves the Cook Islands, to structure the region’s cultural sector got underway recently at a workshop attended by regional culture representatives. The workshop, held at the Secretariat of the Pacific Community’s headquarters in Noumea, New Caledonia, was the first step in a substantial regional culture project that aims to enhance human […]
Evans excited in new environment role
Thursday 3 June 2010 | Published in Environment
The new program manager for Te Ipukarea Society Inc (TIS), Jacqui Evans, begins work this week at their Maraerenga Office. “I’m really excited to start this job. It’s the kind of work I love to do,” Evans said. “I’ll be coordinating a project aimed at protecting our native and endemic birds and other important species.” […]
Sir Terepai makes threat to party
Thursday 3 June 2010 | Published in Local
Sir Terepai Maoate may have lost his position as Democratic Party leader to Robert Wigmore, but in his address to yesterday’s party conference he zeroed in on new deputy leader Wilkie Rasmussen. “I don’t ever want to work with him again,” Sir Terepai said, referring to Rasmussen, He also issued a threat to the entire […]
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