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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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
Dawn Princess cruises island
Monday 12 April 2010 | Published in National
Stall vendors at the Avatiu western harbour watched with disappointment on Saturday as the Dawn Princess cruise ship lifted her anchor and left without any of the 1950 passengers coming ashore. The cruise ship was expected to hang around Rarotonga for the afternoon but as it turned out – it just cruised around the island […]
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 […]
Demo divide deepens
Saturday 10 April 2010 | Published in Local
The Democratic Party divide has now grown with the executive hoping to stop any members supporting prime minister Jim Marurai’s cabinet from using the party name. Yesterday the Democratic Party central executive and caucus members said it had decided not to attend a meeting called by the ‘Demo faction’ in support of the ‘government’ on […]
Teen taken from paradise to prison
Saturday 10 April 2010 | Published in Local
Police sergeant Avere Naku escorted an 18-year-old man from Aitutaki to the Arorangi prison this week. Ngatokorua Imanuera appeared before three justices of the peace in Aitutaki on April 1. He pleaded guilty to two charges of unlawful taking, one charge of trespassing, five charges of residential theft and four burglaries. Police had been searching […]
Toa in court
Saturday 10 April 2010 | Published in Local
Crown fights $10m profit ‘agreement’ Court proceedings started yesterday to decide on the out-of-court agreement made on government’s behalf last year to guarantee Toa Petroleum an annual profit of $1.2 million over the next eight years. The case is being heard before Justice Tom Weston, and is scheduled for April 21-22. Weston has 30 years […]
Mongoose raises $350 for Aitutaki recovery
Saturday 10 April 2010 | Published in National
Golden Oldies takes on Glamour Boys to help The Mongoose Golden Oldies club (pictured) raised $350 for Aitutaki to help with the recovery on the island following Cyclone Pat. The funds were raised during the club’s charity cricket game last Saturday against Glamour Boys – a team made up of past and current Grammar school […]
Tamariki Araura te kanga nei
Saturday 10 April 2010 | Published in National
Taku Motu ko Papau By Araura College form three student Bouillard Davis Kua putata te ra Kua marino te moana Kua tere-tere te ika i te area Taku Motu ko Papau Kua marama te Marama Kua kaka te au etu Kua tiraa pu te ika a Tangaroa Kua koropini iakoe e te moana, Kua rakei […]
Healthy lifestyles needed to reduce killer diseases
Saturday 10 April 2010 | Published in National
Obesity, diabetes and high blood pressure conditions are the major causes of death for Cook Islanders. At yesterday’s World Health Day campaign in Avarua, secretary of health Tupou Faireka said the burden of these non-communicable diseases (NCD) is so significant that they often lead to early deaths. A survey carried out with the World Health […]
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