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Three thefts
Tuesday 20 April 2010 | Published in National
Police reported three thefts at the weekend. On Friday, 40 kikau were stolen from Arorangi but police have not identified any suspects. On Saturday morning, a purse containing credit cards and a driver’s licence was stolen from Whatever Bar, and later that same day a wallet containing over $100 was stolen from the T-shirt factory. […]
Students gain work experience at CI Tourism
Tuesday 20 April 2010 | Published in National
Tereora College year 13 students Raita Rongo and Maia Numanga, both 17 (pictured), are on work experience for a week at CI Tourism as part of their Business Administration and Computing course. Day one yesterday was spent learning how to handle telephone and customer enquiries at the front desk. Rongo said he was looking forward […]
Mongoose cleans up beach
Tuesday 20 April 2010 | Published in National
The Avatiu Mongoose golden oldies rugby club spent Sunday morning picking rubbish off the beach at the social centre. “We just couldn’t believe what it says about the mentality of our people,” spokesperson George George said. “This is a spot tourists come to and the way people are treating it is sad. I just can’t […]
Carr sets goals for short term
Tuesday 20 April 2010 | Published in National
Newly appointed acting financial secretary Kevin Carr has set himself three key goals as he takes on the high profile role he was previously in for almost nine years until 2007. Carr has been appointed following government’s decision to allow former financial secretary Sholan Ivaiti’s three year contract to expire in February. The position has […]
Driving case finally ends
Tuesday 20 April 2010 | Published in Crime
Careless driving saga comes to conclusion after a year Justice Tom Weston presided over a case yesterday, which has been in and out of court for over a year. Last March, Greer Solomon was charged with careless driving causing injury and failure to stop and ascertain following a motor vehicle crash. Yesterday, she appeared in […]
Cooks to be promoted at World Expo
Tuesday 20 April 2010 | Published in Local
A team of four Cook Islanders are heading to Shanghai, China this month to promote tourism, trade and foreign investment over the next six months at the 2010 World Expo. The Expo runs from May 1 to October 31 and is the largest event of its kind in history. About 75 million visitors are expected […]
Carr gets to grips with Government finances
Tuesday 20 April 2010 | Published in Local
Kevin Carr is back. The newly appointed acting financial secretary aims to get a grip on the state of government finances and to start using a financial model as soon as it is created to help with problems, such as budget deficits. He takes up his position after the government allowed former financial secretary Sholan […]
PE teachers learn new skills
Tuesday 20 April 2010 | Published in National
Physical education teachers from southern group island schools have been learning new and innovative ways to deliver PE to their students. Thirty two teachers began their weeklong PE workshop on Monday with the ministry of education’s health and physical wellbeing advisor Katie Rogers. Rogers says that the hands-on workshop encourages teachers to look outside the […]
Kids help keep culture alive
Tuesday 20 April 2010 | Published in National
Last Thursday night’s Rarotonga schools cultural festival proved that our Cook Islands culture is alive and strong – especially among our children. Thirteen schools showcased their dancing and singing skills – from the preschool babes through to our College youth. Today we bring you more photos from the festival.
Weston to hear question of the Toa multi-million dollar profit guarantee
Monday 19 April 2010 | Published in Crime
Government has decided to fight against having to honour a $1.2 million eight-year profit guarantee agreement it made with fuel distributor Apex Agencies last December. Apex Agencies’ application to have the court declare the second part of the multi-million dollar settlement will be heard this Wednesday and Thursday in the High Court before Justice Tom […]
Police search for young offenders
Monday 19 April 2010 | Published in Local
Police were yesterday still searching for two young offenders after they were found to have breached their probation conditions. Senior Sergeant Ngatamariki Pouao said that during a routine check on Saturday night, police found that three young offenders had not obeyed their curfew. One offender was tracked down while the other two are still at […]
Toa 'bombshell' before the court
Monday 19 April 2010 | Published in Local
Apex director claims settlement payment vital to avoid going into receivership Apex Agencies director Brett Porter claimed in an affidavit to the court last month that the fuel distributor may have gone into receivership if government did not honour its multi-million out of court settlement by the end of March. In February government informed Apex […]
Vaka voyagers leave Auckland
Monday 19 April 2010 | Published in National
Cook Islands voyaging vaka Marumaru Atua and her crew of 16 departed Auckland on Sunday afternoon (Saturday local time) along with three other sister canoes on their much awaited Pacific voyage. The four double-hulled vaka – Te Matau a Maui (New Zealand crew), Hine Moana (Western Samoa, Vanuatu, and Tongan crew), Uto Ni Yalo (Fijian […]
Toa application results in disclosure of cabinet minute
Monday 19 April 2010 | Published in National
Last month Apex Agencies made an application to the court for disclosure of documents relating to its multi-million dollar out of court settlement with government. In the lead-up to the hearing before Justice Tom Weston this Wednesday and Thursday, Apex has been preparing its case in which it is seeking court orders declaring the settlement […]
Tamariki Tumeke on tour
Monday 19 April 2010 | Published in National
The Tauira/Nicholas family group called Tamariki Tumeke (pictured) is reaping the rewards of hard work – a three-week holiday travelling through Australia and New Zealand. The family group of 24 has worked hard for nearly two years mowing lawns and trimming hedges to raise the funds for their big trip overseas. The team also has […]
Pacific countries to report on biodiversity targets
Monday 19 April 2010 | Published in National
The Cook Islands is one of 11 Pacific island countries to meet in Samoa this week for a workshop to assist them in completing their fourth National Reports to the Convention of Biological Diversity (CBD). The CBD is an international treaty that sets out commitments for maintaining the worlds’ biological diversity. Fourteen Pacific islands are […]
Healthy food, healthy islands
Monday 19 April 2010 | Published in National
Regional food summit in Vanuatu this week Mention the Pacific, and most people think of sandy beaches, market stalls heavy with fruit and vegetables, seas teeming with fish, and happy, smiling people. Very few think – food crisis. And yet that is what is happening right now. Malnutrition, chronic obesity, sky-high levels of diabetesthese are […]
Our culture is alive and well!
Saturday 17 April 2010 | Published in National
Close to 2000 people flocked to the national auditorium on Thursday night to watch Rarotonga school children showcase their Cook Islands cultural skills through song and dance. The five-hour cultural extravaganza was a huge success which many commented was the best cultural show they’d seen in a long time. 2008 was the last time the […]
An unforgettable experience
Saturday 17 April 2010 | Published in National
From the moment we left Rarotonga we were out there representing. We arrived in Auckland early on Saturday morning. (Note to self –remember to wear socks with my jandals on the plane. My toes were freezing by the time I got to NZ.) We got settled into our accommodation at the Waatea Marae in Mangere […]
Collapse of Australian visitor market predicted
Saturday 17 April 2010 | Published in National
Australian travel industry rep issues scathing criticism of tourism chair Tata Crocombe An Australian travel industry representative alleges tourism board chair Tata Crocombe has single-handedly caused “extensive damage to the reputation and credibility” of CI Tourism. The emailed statement from Christopher de Doby, a travel wholesaler, has now been sent to numerous local industry members […]
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