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Conference to celebrate Papa Ron
Friday 19 February 2010 | Published in Local
The life and work of the renowned Cook Islands scholar, Professor Ron Crocombe, will be celebrated at a conference in August. The Festschrift for Ron Crocombe conference is being coordinated by the Cook Islands Research Association in association with the Library & Museum Society and University of the South Pacific Cook Islands campus. Papers for […]
Fatal motor vehicle accident
Friday 19 February 2010 | Published in Local
A man died at Rutaki just before 5 pm on Wednesday evening after falling from his motorcycle. The man, who had been drinking, fell off his motorbike on the main road and died of severe head injuries. Police suspect he suffered a fractured skull and internal bleeding. Police commissioner Maara Tetava cited speed and intoxication […]
Missing boat found
Friday 19 February 2010 | Published in Local
A major search and rescue mission was averted in the northern group last weekend after a missing boat was found. On Saturday, police received a report that a boat headed for Rakahanga, which departed from Manihiki at 9am, had gone missing. The trip was meant to last two or three hours and by 7pm the […]
League gate money goes to appeal fund
Friday 19 February 2010 | Published in Local
Aitutaki Cyclone Appeal committee chairman George George was thrilled to be given $658 in gate takings from rugby league matches hosted by the Takuvaine-Tutakimoa Warriors Rugby League Club. The money was raised from the gate takings at last Saturday’s league games at the Happy Valley grounds. Warriors president Mark Brown was very happy with the […]
Carr to act as Finsec
Friday 19 February 2010 | Published in Local
Financial secretary Sholan Ivaiti’s contract ends next week. “/> Former financial secretary Kevin Carr will be acting Finsec. “/> Former financial secretary Kevin Carr will return to his old job when current secretary Sholan Ivaiti’s contract comes to an end next week. Carr, who held the position from 1998 until Ivaiti’s appointment two years ago, […]
TCI aims to improve services to businesses
Friday 19 February 2010 | Published in National
Telecom wants to tailor solutions to the needs of businesses as it attempts to improve its overall services further, says chief executive Jules Maher. At a cocktail function held on Tuesday for TCI’s key clients, Maher said the company is hoping to better understand the specific needs of businesses. “We need to find out what […]
198 companies struck off
Thursday 18 February 2010 | Published in Crime
Almost 200 companies failed to file their annual return fees and have been struck off the Register of Companies. The Companies Act of 1970 requires a company to pay its return fees each year, and to file a form listing such details as particulars of directors and secretary, shareholders and shares, present members and persons […]
Telecom pledges to deliver better service
Thursday 18 February 2010 | Published in Local
Telecom Cook Islands has publicly pledged to become the number one Telco in the South Pacific, admitting it has ‘lost sight of the ball’ over the past decade. This undertaking comes just months after government recommitted to plans to open the telecommunications industry to competition. Telecom New Zealand general manager international, Anthony Briscoe, says Telecom […]
Taio tries again
Thursday 18 February 2010 | Published in Local
A Taio Shipping vessel that was unable to offload its cargo at Pukapuka and Nassau returned to Rarotonga on Monday. Josh Taio of Taio Shipping said that because of dangerous swell conditions and strong winds, the ship was unable to approach either island. “The trip to Pukapuka is usually 12 days but this ship was […]
Beacons out in Penrhyn and Aitutaki
Thursday 18 February 2010 | Published in National
Beacons used by Air Rarotonga pilots to direct landings were recently damaged in strong winds on Penrhyn and Aitutaki. Air Raro managing director Ewan Smith said that the beacon building on Penrhyn was destroyed and that without it, flights were unable to travel northward. A Tuesday flight to Manihiki was delayed until Thursday so as […]
Herman to run for CIP
Thursday 18 February 2010 | Published in National
Former works secretary Atatoa Herman has been nominated as the Cook Islands Party candidate for Ngatangiia for the upcoming general elections. Herman’s nomination was confirmed at a meeting of the Ngatangiia CIP membership. Herman joins several other candidates who have been announced by the CIP recently. The candidates are Nandi Glassie for Tengatangi-Areora-Ngatiarua, Norman George […]
Election on track
Wednesday 17 February 2010 | Published in Local
Preparations for this year’s general elections are on track, says justice secretary Mark Short. Short says a submission has been prepared for cabinet and it is expected that the budget asked for will be around $200,000, which was similar to what was appropriated for the 2006 elections. However, Short says what he would like to […]
Church seeks compensation
Wednesday 17 February 2010 | Published in Local
The land where the Telecom Sports Arena stands is the subject of a compensation claim in the courts. The Te Puka land was taken by a warrant dated August 4, 2008, and the Cook Islands Christian Church which owns the land asked the government to pay compensation, following a valuation report furnished by the CICC. […]
CI News responds
Wednesday 17 February 2010 | Published in Local
Cook Islands News is donating a portion of its earnings and space on its website to the Aitutaki cause. “We’re going to dedicate 50 cents per copy of the newspapers sold for one week – that’s six editions – as the company contribution to a particular cause of need that we haven’t yet decided on,” […]
NZ to help with Pacific shipping
Wednesday 17 February 2010 | Published in National
Shipping services to the Cook Islands could be improved if New Zealand expands its initial proposal to build a ship for a Samoa-Tokelau service. Foreign affairs minister Robert Wigmore was in Wellington last week where he met with his NZ counterpart Murray McCully to discuss shipping issues. McCully requested the meeting which foreign affairs secretary […]
Officials coordinate immigration policy
Wednesday 17 February 2010 | Published in National
Immigration officials from the Pacific region met yesterday at the Muri Beach Club for the 13th annual Pacific Immigration Directors’ Conference. The meeting was the first of the year, and will be followed by another in July and a final conference in October. A Cook Islands delegate represented Polynesia, delegates from Papua New Guinea and […]
Five MBA students win scholarships
Wednesday 17 February 2010 | Published in Local
Five MBA students have had a windfall. Diane Puna, Nga Puna, Anne Herman, Alex Henry and Ngatuaine Maui have received Commonwealth Fund for Technical Cooperation (CFTC) awards, as part of the Professional Development Programme for the Pacific 2010. The awards, which are merit-based, were issued by the Commonwealth Secretariat and will help recipients to pay […]
Man critical
Wednesday 17 February 2010 | Published in Local
A 34-year-old Takuvaine man was transported to New Zealand after sustaining serious injuries in a motor vehicle accident in the early hours of last Friday morning. The man was drunk and driving on the wrong side of a roundabout when he lost control of his motorbike. He suffered from a fractured skull and police reports […]
$400,000 in PMG per diems unresolved
Monday 15 February 2010 | Published in Local
Money paid in by overseas athletes attending last year’s Pacific Mini Games is the subject of ongoing discussions between the organising committee and Cook Islands Sports & National Olympic Committee. Pacific Mini Games chief executive Mac Mokoroa did confirm that there was an issue over the payment of the per diems which is charged to […]
Restoring power and water not easy
Monday 15 February 2010 | Published in Local
Restoring power to homes in cyclone-ravaged Aitutaki is still a difficult challenge and the priority for officials. Aitutaki mayor Tai Herman reported yesterday afternoon that only a few homes on the island had electricity. He said homes still with power were those least affected by the storm or were already supplied power via underground cables. […]
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