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Liner aborts Raro visit
Wednesday 14 April 2010 | Published in National
Dawn Princess blames swell, wind and current The large cruise liner Dawn Princess is one of many to abort its shore visit to Rarotonga over the past year. On Saturday, instead of going ahead with its seven hour stop over, the ship circumnavigated the island before continuing on to Tahiti. Destination Management Cook Islands says […]
Web seminar on offer
Wednesday 14 April 2010 | Published in National
In this day and age, it’s possible to build a business from the comfort of your computer chair. The internet is a valuable marketing tool, and if you own a website or would like to create one, you might want to consider attending a free seminar on April 21 to learn how to make it […]
Halatoa up for challenge
Wednesday 14 April 2010 | Published in National
Newly appointed acting chief executive of CI Tourism, Halatoa Fua, says he’s up for the challenge of the role until the corporation makes a permanent appointment. The tourism board announced Fua’s appointment on Monday saying he will be assisted in his new duties by three of its members. Fua, 32, only joined the corporation two […]
George Maggie bares his soul TRUE CONFESSIONS
Tuesday 13 April 2010 | Published in National
George Maggie Angene’s selection as the Cook Islands Party’s Tupapa-Maraerenga candidate for the next election has been both welcomed and criticised over the past week. Maggie’s bad boy past has set tongues wagging on whether he’s Member of Parliament ‘material’. “A lot of people forget the good things I do and can’t forget the bad […]
Police set sights on burglars
Tuesday 13 April 2010 | Published in National
Police have launched what Commissioner Maara Tetava called a ‘target operation’ to identify and apprehend burglars. Burglary has become a significant problem for police detectives, who Tetava says have been ‘on the go with very little break for the past couple of weeks’. Four young males aged between 15 and 23 were arrested last week […]
Aunty Pepe's flash new ride
Tuesday 13 April 2010 | Published in National
Titikaveka resident Pepe Matenga, know by most of the community as Aunty Pepe, drove away in her new car yesterday as the winner of the CITC ‘silver smile’ promotion. Aunty Pepe sees her new car as a belated gift as she celebrated her 75th birthday the Saturday before the promotion was drawn. Matenga and husband […]
School culture tickets selling out quickly
Tuesday 13 April 2010 | Published in National
Tickets are selling out fast for this Thursday’s Rarotonga schools culture festival at the national auditorium. If the last festival in 2008 is anything to go by, expect a national auditorium packed with families and friends to watch the future generation showcase their cultural talents. Scores of people missed out on the popular event in […]
Barrowman's friends and family restless
Tuesday 13 April 2010 | Published in Crime
For friends and family of the late Duncan Barrowman, the Paul Williams saga seems to have reached a standstill. Those who knew the 43-year-old rugby player are getting restless. Williams was charged with manslaughter after fatally striking Barrowman, who was on the island for a Golden Oldies tournament, with his truck in Tupapa last May. […]
Hawaiian maire causes concern
Tuesday 13 April 2010 | Published in Local
Ka Mahiai Ihi o Wailea, a 26-acre (10.5ha) farm on the Big Island of Hawaii, will plant its first large-scale maire crop this year. Maire has always been in high demand in Hawaii, but most of the islands’ supply has been imported from the Cook Islands, though Tonga has begun to export maire as well. […]
Not a Demo meeting: Tongia
Tuesday 13 April 2010 | Published in Local
Democratic Party president Makiuti Tongia condemned yesterday’s meeting of Demo constituency committee members saying it was not “approved or sanctioned” by the party. The meeting was called by constituency committee executives with ‘assistant president’ Sean Willis signing off on the advertisements calling for the gathering at Princess Anne Hall in Nikao. Nikao MP Ngamau Munokoa […]
Tourism appoints CEO
Tuesday 13 April 2010 | Published in Local
The Board of Cook Islands Tourism Corporation yesterday appointed the corporation’s finance director Halatoa Fua as acting chief executive. In a media release they said Fua would hold the position until a permanent appointment has been finalised. Fua will be assisted by board directors Robert Skews (marketing), Iaveta Short (administration and legal), and Teresa Manarangi-Trott […]
Obesity still main issue
Tuesday 13 April 2010 | Published in National
Health checks carried out at the World Health Day campaign on Friday confirm what past statistics tell us – too many of us are overweight or obese. Public health nutritionist and coordinator for non-communicable diseases (NCDs), Karen Tairea produced some overall findings from the health checks that show we really do need to change our […]
Comments were not an attack says Poaru
Tuesday 13 April 2010 | Published in National
Maryanne Poaru may have lost the chance to be the Cook Islands Party election candidate for Tupapa, but she assures the public there were no sour grapes over George Maggie Angene’s selection at a vote last week. Poaru said her comment on Maggie ‘changing’ his ways was not directed at his past criminal record. “What […]
JP grants 5 name suppressions
Monday 12 April 2010 | Published in Crime
Name suppression was a contentious issue this week in the high court. Justice of the peace Tiki Matapo granted five requests from counsel Norman George for name suppression despite objections from crown law. A man with name suppression appeared for a call-over on an indecent assault charge. Catherine Evans of crown law said that the […]
Rakahanga gets broadband
Monday 12 April 2010 | Published in Local
Rakahanga, one of the northern-most islands in the nation, now enjoys access to the internet via broadband technology. In March, a team of Telecom engineers travelled through the northern group for two weeks for upgrades and maintenance work, and while in Manihiki also visited sister island Rakahanga to install satellite capabilities and a Broadband ADSL […]
Education review
Monday 12 April 2010 | Published in Local
Cabinet has approved an independent review of the country’s education sector this year. Last week the ministers endorsed a proposal for the review which has been in the pipeline for the last decade and will look at the structure of the education sector and rationalising its services. According to prime minister and education minister Jim […]
Vaka fleet prepare for epic voyage
Monday 12 April 2010 | Published in Local
A sight not seen for hundreds of years greeted boaties on Auckland’s Waitemata Harbour on Sunday when four traditional vaka sailed in an inner harbour regatta. The skippers of the double-hulled, 13-tonne, 22m-long vaka – modelled on the original Cook Islands design of Te Au O Tonga – were fine-tuning their vessels in readiness for […]
Parade brings long police career to end
Monday 12 April 2010 | Published in National
Senior Sergeant Tuaine Jane Tuavera was on Friday honoured for her 39 years of service to the community. A special police parade was held to celebrate Tuavera’s long service and retirement from the force. Tuavera is the eighth of 13 children of Teariki Tuavera and Mary Browne and the fifth of eight girls who include […]
Sails set for historic Pacific voyage
Monday 12 April 2010 | Published in National
Traditional double hulled voyaging canoes sail across Auckland’s Waitemata Harbour on Sunday – a sight not seen for hundreds of years.
McCully shies away from local politics
Monday 12 April 2010 | Published in National
NZ foreign minister Murray McCully made it clear last week that New Zealand doesn’t want to get caught up in the current political issues of the Cook Islands. He met with both political parties before concluding his three-day bilateral visit. McCully met with Democratic Party leader Sir Terepai Maoate and his supporters MPs Ngamau Munokoa, […]
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