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Club netball back on court
Friday 30 April 2010 | Published in Crime
The club netball season starts today and the four clubs involved are keen to take to the courts. This year’s netball tournament will be contested by last year’s champions Titikaveka, last year’s runner-up Takuvaine, Ngatangiia and Avatiu. The Arorangi club pulled out the tournament because they didn’t want to play in the purpose-built sports Telecom […]
Resort GM predicts job losses across sector
Friday 30 April 2010 | Published in Local
Sixteen staff at Crown Beach Resort were laid off this week as part of drastic restructuring brought on by the general decline in the performance of the tourism industry. General manager Rohan Ellis predicts other large hotels in Rarotonga will soon be forced to follow suit. “The Crown Beach has 36 rooms but we had […]
Industry council asks for tourism budget increase
Friday 30 April 2010 | Published in Local
The Tourism Industry Council says the country is at risk of losing the direct Air New Zealand Sydney-Rarotonga flight before it has begun due to a lack of budget for marketing. On Tuesday the council issued an open letter to government on what it considers the most crucial decision ever the allocation of appropriate funding […]
UNESCO chief to promote media freedom
Friday 30 April 2010 | Published in National
The new Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) will promote media freedom at an international conference at The University of Queensland, on her first official visit to Australia. Irina Bokova will give a keynote speech at the UNESCO World Press Freedom Day 2010 conference, hosted by UQ, on May 2-3. […]
Maori hunting show shoots here
Friday 30 April 2010 | Published in National
Maori Televisions popular TV show ‘Hunting Aotearoa’ will be gracing next week. The television show is here to film episodes of the hit show in both Aitutaki and Atiu. The crew, which arrives on Tuesday, will consist of five members, including the show’s producer, Piripi Curtis and presenter Howie Morrison Jnr, the son of New […]
India counsellor to visit Cooks
Friday 30 April 2010 | Published in National
The counsellor and head of chancery at the High Commission of India in Suva, Sridharan Madhusudhanan, will visit the Cooks from May 4 to 8. Madhusudhanan will meet Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Immigration, Dr Jim Gosselin, and other government officials to discuss projects funded by the government of India under a grant scheme. Diplomatic […]
Drink drivers beware
Friday 30 April 2010 | Published in National
Police are conducting an intensive anti-drink driving campaign over the weekend and if you drink and drive, you will be arrested and put in the cells. Inspector Patia says that all police personnel, including the officers based on surveillance ship Te Kukupa, will take part in the campaign to deter people from drinking and driving. […]
TAU giving away free bulbs
Friday 30 April 2010 | Published in National
Today is a good day to go to Te Aponga Uira (TAU) main office to pay your power bill as they will be giving away three free CFL bulbs to each domestic customer that comes in to pay their power bill. There are over 7000 CFL bulbs to give away and TAU hopes to give […]
Priority groups set to receive swine flu vaccine next week
Thursday 29 April 2010 | Published in National
The ministry of health has identified priority groups in Rarotonga to be the first to be immunised against swine flu (H1N1) in a week-long immunisation programme starting Monday. About 600 locals in these priority groups have already been asked to provide written consent so they can receive the vaccine next week. The World Health Organization […]
Flooding at Tupapa clinic
Thursday 29 April 2010 | Published in National
The heavy rainfall earlier this week was to blame for the flooding at the community health clinic in Tupapa on Monday. “The problem has been that whenever there is heavy rain fall, the area surrounding the outpatient treatment and dressing rooms get flooded because the outside of that area had a wall build and filled […]
Williams on way
Thursday 29 April 2010 | Published in National
Chief Justice David Williams will be presiding over a number of cases in the Cook Islands high court from May 3 to 14. He will hear the case of Arumia Samatua, who is representing himself and claiming that the Cook Islands police subjected him to cruel and unusual punishment. The defendant alleges that he was […]
Road safety an ongoing concern
Thursday 29 April 2010 | Published in National
It’s a message that’s taught and repeated time and time again in schools and in the wider community. Safe driving and a good understanding of basic roads rules is all the Cook Islands Police Force is asking from drivers and pedestrians. Issues such as underage drinking and driving without a licence are still ongoing issues, […]
Events kick off at University of QLD
Thursday 29 April 2010 | Published in National
BRISBANE, April 28 – Yesterday, more than 20 female journalists from the region met to discuss the difficulties of life as a woman who probes for information for a living. It was the first of a series of daily conferences building up to World Press Freedom Day, which will summon the media-minded from all over […]
Mangaia records at risk
Thursday 29 April 2010 | Published in National
The Office of the Ombudsman is echoing secretary of justice Mark Short’s concerns that justice records are not being handled or preserved appropriately. Assistant ombudsman Jeannine Daniel is responsible for training relevant government departments in the Official Information Act, which came into effect last year. While administering training to the Mangaia Island Council and Island […]
WPFD to be streamed live on the internet
Thursday 29 April 2010 | Published in National
The pictures and signs representing journalists murdered or who have disappeared in past years in Mexico during the commemoration at a past World Press Freedom Day. AFP PHOTO “/> Events at World Press Freedom Day 2010 will be streamed live on the internet from May 1 to 3. This year’s UNESCO conference, being hosted by […]
Pacific pioneer journalist dies
Thursday 29 April 2010 | Published in National
Cook Islands born broadcaster Elma Maua died in Wellington on Wednesday (NZ time) at the age of 62. She died after a long battle with breast cancer which earlier this year forced her to retire as sports editor of Radio New Zealand International. Maua was among the pioneer Pacific Islands journalists in New Zealand, also […]
Two year's jail for fatal crash
Thursday 29 April 2010 | Published in Local
Eighteen-year-old sentenced for dangerous driving causing death Eighteen year-old Danny Cook was sentenced to two years imprisonment yesterday for the tragic car crash that killed 19-year-old TV presenter Tamarii Pierre last month. Justice Colin Nicholson made it clear that the prison term imposed by the court must send a message to all people that if […]
Student parliament has its first official sitting
Thursday 29 April 2010 | Published in Local
Parliament was called to session yesterday morning to debate on a new bill. The ‘reduction of the voting age’ bill was on the table all day and finally passed at the end of the day’s sitting. In student parliament that is. Twenty four secondary school students are currently taking part in the mock parliament sessions. […]
Slush trial finally finishes on question of witness credibility
Wednesday 28 April 2010 | Published in Crime
Atiu MP Norman George was described as an ‘unlikely criminal’ by his defence lawyer Tim Arnold in his closing submissions at the final day of the Operation Slush trial yesterday. In beginning his final submission for the defence, Arnold pointed out the obvious – George’s political career and his legal career are both at risk […]
Driver swerves to avoid youngster
Wednesday 28 April 2010 | Published in Local
A young boy narrowly missed more serious injury after being hit by a car on Monday, thanks to the quick reaction of the driver. At 9.56am on Monday in front of the Matavera CICC church the five-year-old was hit by a car while crossing the road. Police say that according to eye witnesses the child […]
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