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Concern over alcohol: police
Wednesday 10 February 2010 | Published in Local
Police made six arrests last weekend, most of which were alcohol-related. Senior sergeant Nga Pouao said that police are still concerned about offences which involve alcohol. “Most people being arrested by police are drinking,” he said. “If you drink alcohol, please know that you are responsible for your actions.” Police arrested a male person for […]
Tropical cyclone Pat looms over Aitutaki
Wednesday 10 February 2010 | Published in Local
A satellite photo of tropical cyclone Pat, taken from the US Naval Research Laboratory website – the picture was taken about 4pm yesterday. USNavy Pat “/> Aitutakians were preparing for tropical cyclone Pat which was expected to strike from the north last night. Aitutaki MP Teina Bishop said at 7.30pm last night that the wind […]
Conference will chart direction for Pacific
Wednesday 10 February 2010 | Published in Local
Vanuatu prime minister Edward Natapei says despite the pain of the global economic crisis, Pacific island countries can come out of it with better choices and more opportunities. Natapei addressed over 200 delegates gathered for the opening of the UN Pacific Conference on the Human Face of the Global Economic Crisis in Port Vila, Vanuatu […]
Te Au O Tonga to undergo refurbishment
Wednesday 10 February 2010 | Published in National
The Aitutaki members of the Cook Islands Voyaging Society are about to start the refurbishment of vaka Te Au O Tonga which sailed to the outer island last month. Voyaging society member and Aitutaki businessman Mike Henry reports that they’ve already purchased fibreglass, new decking (Solomon hard wood) for the reburbishment project. This month the […]
Family law reform consultations begin today
Wednesday 10 February 2010 | Published in National
If the weather permits, the ministry of internal affairs and Punanga Tauturu will kick off a series of lectures and workshops that will explore civil law reform this morning. The consultation will cover areas such as marriage, dissolution of marriage, childcare, child and spousal support, property division after marriage or relationship breakdown, domestic violence and […]
Vanuatu conference addresses youth issues in region
Wednesday 10 February 2010 | Published in National
Pacific youth are like the reef around an island — having to face the most impacts when the full tidal wave of the global economic crisis hits says Tonga youth representative Taniela Sila at a conference in Port Vila. “The tidal waves of the GEC are building up right now. The youth is like a […]
Crown law welcomes back senior counsel
Wednesday 10 February 2010 | Published in National
As the crown law office bids a temporary farewell to counsel Martha Henry, who for the next nine months will be studying in Sydney, it welcomes returning senior crown counsel Catherine Evans. Evans worked for crown law in 2005 and for family reasons returned to her hometown in New Zealand. But her connection to the […]
Pacific youth look at economic crisis impact
Wednesday 10 February 2010 | Published in National
Eight Pacific islands youth delegates will attend the UN Pacific Conference on The Human Face of the Global Economic Crisis currently being held in Vanuatu. Earlier this week the youth delegates joined eight Vanuatu youth advocates for a pre-conference for youth leading up to the ‘GEC’ conference. The youth conference was hosted by UNICEF – […]
Increased pressure for fishing licences
Tuesday 9 February 2010 | Published in Local
Government faces increased pressure to provide more long line fishing licences than its 40 licence limit a year. Cook Islands News asked ministry of marine resources’ (MMR) director of offshore fisheries, Joshua Mitchell to explain the present licence situation and how they are allocated each year. He says right now 26 vessels are licensed to […]
Te Kakaia to support parents as first teachers
Tuesday 9 February 2010 | Published in National
Parents will soon have access to useful skills and information to help their children with homework and learning activities through a new government programme. The ministry of education Te Kakaia Parent Learning Support Programme should be launched early this year as an initiative to provide parents with strategies on supporting their children’s learning in the […]
Conference looks at economic crisis impact in Pacific
Tuesday 9 February 2010 | Published in National
The global economic crisis is often looked at in figures and statistics — as monitored growth rates, deficits and indebtedness of countries. But the cost in human lives and what happens at a household level has yet to be measured. Today high level talks will begin on the impacts of the ‘GEC’ on human lives […]
Police advertise positions
Tuesday 9 February 2010 | Published in National
Police commissioner Maara Tetava is currently advertising for three positions which he opened up recently as part of his restructuring plan. The non-sworn positions of finance manager, human resources manager and met services director are up for grabs. Tetava said that the current holders of all three positions will be re-applying for their jobs but […]
Why we need national seats
Tuesday 9 February 2010 | Published in National
Dear Editor, National electoral seats are being proposed by some but rejected by political parties. Why? Because political parties and politicians are threatened by them. Why? Because national seats are designed to give voters more choice and reduce the control of the country by the political parties and to give us a higher quality of […]
Teachers take to the water
Tuesday 9 February 2010 | Published in National
Rarotonga primary school principals and teachers took to the water last Thursday afternoon to get a better understanding of delivering aquatic education to their children. The ministry of education’s health and physical education advisor Katie Rogers delivered the hands-on aquatic workshop at the Nikao social centre beach. The aquatics programme is all part of promoting […]
Island states hit hard by crises
Tuesday 9 February 2010 | Published in National
The convergence of two global crises – first the food and fuel crisis and now the economic crisis and climate change impacts have put a large strain on the development of the Pacific’s small island developing states (SIDS). But Dr Noeleen Heyzer, executive secretary of the United Nations’ Economic and Social Commission for Asia and […]
Economic crisis compounds critical issues in Cooks
Tuesday 9 February 2010 | Published in National
The global economic crisis has compounded the issues of depopulation, limited economic development and high food prices in the country. Internal affairs secretary Bredina Drollet says these issues have already been a challenge for several decades but have worsened because of the crisis which began in 2008. “There are signs of economic recovery but the […]
Regional environmental workshop wraps up
Tuesday 9 February 2010 | Published in Environment
The ecosystem-based management course/workshop wrapped up at the Assemblies of God hall at Takuvaine last Friday. Twenty participants from overseas, as well as four from the outer islands and government agency staff on Rarotonga, attended the two-week course which looked at integrating contemporary and traditional coastal ecosystem management in the Pacific. Henry Muller from the […]
Pat moves southwest
Tuesday 9 February 2010 | Published in Local
Aitutaki is expected to feel the effects of tropical cyclone Pat later today as the category two storm makes its way southwards. At 5pm yesterday Pat was located about 240 nautical miles (440km) north of Aitutaki and moving at nine knots (16kph) in a southeasterly direction. The cyclone was expected to track southwards last night, […]
Better access to aid needed says delegate
Tuesday 9 February 2010 | Published in Local
The impact of the economic crisis and climate change means that it is even more crucial for the Cooks to get better access to aid. According to Liz Koteka, director central policy and planning office at the office of the prime minister, work still has to be done in obtaining access to aid that can […]
NES look into tree cutting
Monday 8 February 2010 | Published in Environment
The national environment service is investigating the cutting of number of trees on a Vaimaanga beach property late last month. NES director Vaitoti Tupa said that developers are required to contact the service before tampering with trees in “foreshore areas” within 30 metres from the main high-water mark. Tupa said that any plans to cut […]
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