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Red Cross supplies bound for Penrhyn
Saturday 27 February 2010 | Published in National
Cook Islands Red Cross is hoping to get another half a tonne of food to Penrhyn on a second Hercules relief flight planned for today. Yesterday a Hercules relief flight with emergency supplies and food went to the island which has suffered from recent bad weather and damage to homes and buildings on Sunday night […]
Relief flight goes to Penrhyn
Saturday 27 February 2010 | Published in National
Second flight likely today with emergency supplies Finance minister and Penrhyn MP Wilkie Rasmussen said his people in Penrhyn were looking forward to the arrival of the RNZAF Hercules relief flight yesterday. “It will provide moral support to the people there as they are looking forward to the arrival of the plane. The food on […]
Water works go to town
Saturday 27 February 2010 | Published in National
The re-piping of water mains around Rarotonga arrived in Tupapa this week, causing road works and traffic delays. Motorists are asked to show patience as the $2.79 million project is in its last stages and will be completed in about eight weeks. Pipe laying is being done by S&T Contractors and restoration of the road […]
Nurse pleads guilty to manslaughter
Friday 26 February 2010 | Published in Crime
Justice of the Peace Bernice Manarangi presided over the following cases in the high court this week: A Mitiaro woman with name suppression appeared for a call-over on a manslaughter charge. She switched the not guilty plea she filed in November to guilty through legal counsel Norman George. The woman, who is a nurse, was […]
Slush case 'oppressive' says lawyer
Friday 26 February 2010 | Published in Local
Lawyer Tim Arnold said yesterday that Judge Nicholson’s discharge rulings mark the end of a long, “oppressive” and “burdensome” trial for his client Chris Vaile and for Charles Koronui. “It’s a wonderful result,” he said. “This means effectively that he (Vaile) and Charlie Koronui can get on with their lives with their reputations untainted by […]
Regional reading development committee meets at USP
Friday 26 February 2010 | Published in National
Members of a regional committee under the International Reading Association are meeting in Rarotonga at the University of the South Pacific Centre this week. The International Development in Oceania Committee (IDOC) has two local members – the chair Maureen Goodwin and Cook Islands member and ministry of education literacy advisor Kathy George who are hosing […]
Telecom says price changes are resulting in real savings
Friday 26 February 2010 | Published in National
Telecom Cook Islands is hitting back at criticism of its price changes by would-be competitor Mervin Communications. Yesterday CI News reported Mervin Communication director William Framhein’s comment that his Telecom account was not reflecting Telecom’s price reductions announced late last year. Telecom CEO Jules Maher says he was concerned that somehow Framhein may have missed […]
$400,000 worth of medical gear donated
Friday 26 February 2010 | Published in National
New Zealand hospitals have donated $400,000 worth of medical supplies and equipment to the ministry of health including lifesaving anaesthetic and ventilator machines. Yesterday director of hospital health services Heather Webber-Aitu and the local team of health officials responsible for making the donation possible were unpacking the container load of much needed items which arrived […]
Mervin Communications says 'survival' comment misleading
Thursday 25 February 2010 | Published in National
Mervin Communications director William Framhein says prime minister Jim Marurai has been misleading in his claim that he thinks the company won’t survive if it goes into competition with Telecom. Framhein says he is ‘somewhat puzzled’ at the PM and telecommunications minister’s comment that he (Marurai) doesn’t think companies such as Mervin Communications will survive […]
Teacup puppies a scam
Thursday 25 February 2010 | Published in National
Cook Islands News recently ran an advertisement for two free ‘teacup puppies’ that has been judged to be part of a scam. The ad offered two Yorkshire terrier puppies for free, and listed the contact as robinpeter04@googlemail.com The party that posted the advertisement, and paid with a credit card which was approved, refused to give […]
Record enrolments at USP campus
Thursday 25 February 2010 | Published in National
Summer schools have been winding up and classes get underway this week at USP Cook Islands campus with over 440 enrolments for the semester. This record high enrolment is in addition to the 135 students who have just completed summer schools in Accounting, Economics, Management, Education, Early Childhood Education and the well-attended first course in […]
Officials trained in identity crime
Thursday 25 February 2010 | Published in National
Cook Islands officials are learning more about spotting fake passports, credit cards, currency and other documents that can be used in identity crimes such as fraud. Identity and document examination training for local officials has been carried out this week under the Immigration New Zealand Pacific Region Immigration Identity Project. Project manager Shaun Evans, Immigration […]
Books gifted
Thursday 25 February 2010 | Published in National
Annie and Brent Fisher have donated 27 books to police, to be distributed among schools on Rarotonga and the outer islands. The books are part of a drug and alcohol campaign that police are trying to promote. Titled ‘The Great Brain Robbery’, the book, co-authored by Tom Scott and Trevor Grice, explores drugs and the […]
MP 'begs' for Pukapuka assistance
Thursday 25 February 2010 | Published in National
Vai Peua worried about govt assistance to north Pukapuka MP Vai Peua is concerned the need of his people is being overlooked by government. “Are my people not people – are they animals?” the opposition MP asks bluntly. Peua is worried that Pukapuka will have to wait even longer than the five months they have […]
Govt requests Hercules to help Penrhyn
Thursday 25 February 2010 | Published in Local
Last night government was anxiously waiting for a response to its request for NZ assistance to get urgent relief supplies to Penrhyn where homes and infrastructure has been damaged in bad weather. On Tuesday national disaster controller and police commissioner Maara Tetava requested an Air Force Hercules flight with relief supplies from the NZ government. […]
'Slush' discharges
Thursday 25 February 2010 | Published in Local
Vaile and Koronui discharged, George partially discharged Two of three defendants in the longest-running criminal trial in Cook Islands court history were fully discharged yesterday. Justice Colin Nicholson discharged former island secretary Charles Koronui from the two corruption charges against him and businessman Christopher Vaile from the seven against him. Lawyer Norman George was discharged […]
Riding the storms
Thursday 25 February 2010 | Published in National
Two different directions, two challenging pathways It was a different kind of festive break for some of us. Some say the political sackings that occurred before the break highlighted the season’s mood. Others say the global recession still hovering continues to restructure businesses. Asset sales are taking place in some sectors of the economy to […]
Information 'void' left
Thursday 25 February 2010 | Published in National
Recalling the value of The Economic Gazette More than a year has lapsed since the demise of The Economic Gazette, a monthly magazine detailing such information as recent loans and debts, lease applications and building permits, civil court proceedings and newly-established companies. The Gazette, which cost $10-15 per issue, was a particularly valuable resource for […]
Elderly Cook Islanders catch up
Wednesday 24 February 2010 | Published in National
Cook Islands Maori chatter on the heatwave Auckland has been going through lately was the soundbed for lively ‘gathering’ spots in the Glen Innes Library in Auckland last week. But every week you can be sure that the news and views are flowing when the Glen Innes Cook Islands Elderly group meet every Friday at […]
Marketing funds offered
Wednesday 24 February 2010 | Published in National
Local businesses who are members of the chamber of commerce can now access an annual marketing support fund through the Pacific Island Private Sector Organisation (PIPSO). The chamber announced the fund is now available for small and medium businesses to provide for market research, exploration visits, exhibition or conference attendance, and promotional material. Funding amounts […]
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