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Vaka fleet expected tomorrow
Thursday 27 May 2010 | Published in Local
Favourable winds and great sea conditions has meant that the voyaging vaka fleet is expected to make landfall at midday tomorrow at Avana, Rarotonga. The fleet were originally expected to arrive on Rarotonga on Monday, May 31, however, 15 to 20 knot winds has meant a speedy journey to Rarotonga for the vaka crew ‘along […]
Axe hangs over Budget
Thursday 27 May 2010 | Published in Local
There will be cuts in public funding in the next financial year, although the Finance Secretary remains tight-lipped about where the axe will fall. Kevin Carr came out of retirement in March to fill the Financial Secretary role. Since then he has been tackling one of the toughest Budgets he has ever had to take […]
Cross-country off to good start
Thursday 27 May 2010 | Published in National
Last Thursday saw the first event of the cross-country series take place at Takitumu Primary School. It was a dry run for the 10 male; five female; and one canine, contestants. The lack of rain meant that those dusty shoes were, unfortunately, not going to get muddy after all. The course was different from the […]
CITC goes eco friendly
Wednesday 26 May 2010 | Published in Environment
As a company CITC has made a conscious effort to be friendly to the environment. One major campaign that they are pushing is to get rid of plastic bags. They are doing this at all their stores by promoting purchase reusable shopping bags for both dry and chilled/frozen products, and by also using biodegradable plastic […]
Manea toilet paper a cut above
Wednesday 26 May 2010 | Published in Environment
According to US toilet paper giants (if we can all them that) Charmin, the average person uses 57 sheets of toilet paper a day. That’s 20,805 sheets a year. Wouldn’t it be better if we all used the greenest paper on offer? James Beer thinks so – and he has gone to great lengths to […]
'Peace talks' proposed to end Demo chaos
Wednesday 26 May 2010 | Published in Local
Peace talks are at last on the drawing board for the fractured Democratic Party. Party leader Sir Terepai Maoate has confirmed that a meeting held between him, deputy prime minister Robert Wigmore and breakaway faction spokesman Sean Willis last Friday may set the Demo Party on the road to peace. The three agreed to go […]
PM confirms snap election call
Wednesday 26 May 2010 | Published in Local
Prime Minister Jim Marurai has confirmed that he recently approached the Queen’s Representative, Sir Fredrick Goodwin, to request the dissolution of Parliament so he could call a snap election. But Marurai said that he was advised against it by Sir Frederick. Yesterday, Sir Terepai Maoate issued a statement in which he says two weeks ago […]
Lagoon health in steady decline
Wednesday 26 May 2010 | Published in Local
The Takitumu Lagoon Health 2010 Report Card indicates that the state of the lagoon is in decline. Full results of this year’s report are released today see pages 12 and 13 on the eve of the two-day Lagoon Day expo tomorrow and Friday. Results this year are slightly worse than those of last year and […]
Harvard intern at prime minister's office
Wednesday 26 May 2010 | Published in National
Before he arrived in Rarotonga, Jake Dorabialski had never ventured outside his home city of Toronto. Now the 19-year-old is halfway across the world, studying the Cook Islands political system as part of a month-long summer internship programme. A second-year student at Harvard University, Dorabialski studies government and economics and hopes to go into politics. […]
Southern Express back in business
Wednesday 26 May 2010 | Published in National
The ship Southern Express is back in service which should be good news for Cook Islands importers and other businesses. Late last year Express Cook Islands Line Ltd (EXCIL) had to withdraw the ship from service and send her to dry dock in Indonesia for surveys and repairs. In a statement yesterday Reef Shipping Ltd, […]
Tongia warns of legal action
Wednesday 26 May 2010 | Published in National
Democratic Party’s president Makiuti Tongia has confirmed that the faction he calls the “executive of the party” will take legal action to “protect its intellectual property from plagiarism”. He says Sean Willis and his supporters in the rival Demo faction are not permitted to use the name ‘Democratic Party’ without the written support of the […]
Couple saves environment using old bottles
Wednesday 26 May 2010 | Published in Environment
Brad Fraser and partner Ngere Puia of Brad’s Autos in Nikao have devised a way to save money and the environment – and decorate their home – using old bottles. Since 2008, the pair has been collecting old glass bottles – lids and labels included – and grinding them into sand, which is glass in […]
Students will flock to Lagoon Day
Wednesday 26 May 2010 | Published in Environment
Students from all schools around the island will have a chance over the next two days to learn how best to protect their environment and the lagoon they grew up swimming in. About 1400 pupils of all ages are expected to pay a visit. Buses will transport students from Imanuela Akatemia, Takitumu School, Te Uki […]
Demo faction plans legal action against conference
Tuesday 25 May 2010 | Published in Local
The Democratic Party faction led by Sir Terepai Maoate is planning legal action against the Demo faction staging the party conference on Monday, May 31. Party leader Maoate, general secretary John Tangi and colleagues have taken legal advice to find out if they are likely to win a declaratory judgement about which side has the […]
George asks pithy questions
Tuesday 25 May 2010 | Published in Local
CIP spokesman for finance and economic development Norman George has issued another statement raising numerous questions surrounding the recent Toa debacle. The statement reads as follows: There are so many questions that need answering going back to 2008. Who was it that drafted the cabinet submissions in 2008, which led cabinet to agreeing to purchase […]
Fiji flight proposed from Dec
Tuesday 25 May 2010 | Published in Local
A deal with Air Pacific for a weekly flight between Rarotonga and Fiji was hammered out last week at the Bula Fiji Tourism Exchange (BFTE) in Nadi. CI Tourism board member Robert Skews and board chairman Tata Crocombe said they held positive talks with the airline and are now awaiting an official proposal from Air […]
Baton departs after massive reception
Tuesday 25 May 2010 | Published in National
The Queen’s Baton departed Rarotonga early yesterday continuing its global relay journey in Tuvalu. On Rarotonga the baton was warmly welcomed by all villages and vaka who went the extra mile to give the baton and its bearers a real Cook Islands welcome. After a day of travelling around Rarotonga passing from hand to hand, […]
5 months in jail for assault on visitor
Tuesday 25 May 2010 | Published in National
JP Tangi Tuoro presided over the following cases in the high court last week: Travel Tangatapoto – pleaded guilty to assault on a female and one unlawfully found charge. Police highlighted that the incident impacted not only the victim, but also the Cook Islands tourism industry, as the victim was a tourist and the incident […]
Police attend media workshop in Samoa
Tuesday 25 May 2010 | Published in National
At the beginning of the month, two members of the Cook Islands police force attended a five-day media seminar in Apia, Samoa that focused on the way that building a relationship with the media can improve community confidence. The seminar was funded by the Australian Federal Police Pacific Police Development Program and attracted 20 participants […]
Promoting Pacific ICT development
Tuesday 25 May 2010 | Published in National
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) are working together to identify opportunities for joint information and communication technology initiatives in the Pacific islands. The partnership became official when ADB and SPC signed a letter of agreement this month, enabling SPC to join an existing ADB regional technical assistance […]
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