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Engara in Miss South Pacific
Wednesday 26 August 2009 | Published in Local
Thursday 20: Miss Cook Islands will be challenging the title of Miss South Pacific in November. A decision was announced this week to send Engara Gosselin to the event held in Suva from Novmeber 21 to 28. The pageant theme will be ‘Preserving our environment the Pacific Way.’ Miss Niue, Vanessa Marsh, is the current […]
Aotearoa Society to welcome Maori King
Wednesday 26 August 2009 | Published in National
Friday 21: The Aotearoa Society will host the visiting New Zealand Maori king Te Arikinui Tuheitia Paki to a morning tea at the Aotearoa Centre in Tupapa during his week-long visit next month. Society secretary Helen O’Meara says they have been asked by NZ High Commissioner Tia Barrett to host the king and his entourage […]
Just move on Wilkie: Norman
Wednesday 26 August 2009 | Published in Local
Wednesday 26: Opposition MP Norman George says Penrhyn MP Wilkie Rasmussen should accept the Democratic Party decision to give him the boot. George says even if Rasmussen’s rights have been abused, the court action he’s threatened would only drain the Demo Party and the MP of their resources. “He would have to go for a […]
Penrhyn MP opposes transport option
Wednesday 26 August 2009 | Published in Local
Thursday 20: Penrhyn MP Wilkie Rasmussen is opposed to government doing a deal with Air Rarotonga and Taio Shipping for the Maeva Nui teams from the north. Rasmussen says he turned down an invitation to meet with culture secretary Sonny Williams and other northern group MPs at the DPM’s office yesterday because of hard feelings […]
USP wants Cook Islands input
Wednesday 26 August 2009 | Published in National
Friday 21: The University of the South Pacific’s vice chancellor and president is on Rarotonga and is keen to hear how the USP can better serve the needs of the country’s residents. Professor Rajesh Chandra is here primarily to attend this morning’s graduation of Cook Islands-based students at the National Auditorium. But Chandra says that […]
PM in Tahiti for ship charter
Wednesday 26 August 2009 | Published in Local
Wednesday 26: Prime minister Jim Marurai is heading an urgent mission to French Polynesia for further talks on the charter of a ship to get the northern group tere parties to Rarotonga next month. Marurai left for Tahiti yesterday along with secretary of culture Sonny Williams and his private secretary Rosita Taikakara. The PM is […]
Govt explores options for Maeva Nui travel
Wednesday 26 August 2009 | Published in Local
Thursday 20: Newly appointed secretary of culture Sonny Williams is facing one of the first challenges of his role – finding transport for Maeva Nui northern group tere parties. Yesterday deputy prime minister and finance minister Sir Terepai Maoate met with Williams, financial secretary Sholan Ivaiti, Manihiki MP Apii Piho, Rakahanga MP Piho Rua, Taio […]
Westpac cuts penalty fees
Wednesday 26 August 2009 | Published in National
Friday 21: Westpac today announced a range of exception fee reductions, some fees cut by 60 percent, across a number of their business and personal products and services. The reduced exception fees, sometimes known as penalty fees, apply to credit card and transaction accounts and come as part of the bank’s renewed customer-focused strategy. The […]
Power outage affects Avatiu-Nikao
Wednesday 26 August 2009 | Published in Local
Tuesday 25: A fault along a sea-side line caused a power outage in Rarotonga on Sunday night. Te Aponga Uira acting chief executive Elma Marurai says a fault was recorded from 9.30pm along the line from Avatiu wharf to the meteorological service office at the Nikao seawall. All households and businesses along the line would […]
Orientation concludes for HoMs and SIAs
Wednesday 26 August 2009 | Published in National
Wednesday 26: Heads of ministries (HoMs) and island secretaries (SIAs) are into the last day of a two-day orie-ntation workshop on Rarotonga. Office of the public service commissioner CEO Priscilla Maruariki said yesterday that workshop will help new HoMs and island secretaries to better understand their roles and familiarise themselves with the legislation which applies […]
Calling home easy for Opo
Wednesday 26 August 2009 | Published in National
Thursday 20: Born in New Zealand with strong family ties to the Cook Islands and Tonga, Aircraftsman Malina Opo is serving with No. 3 Squadron, Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF), in Samoa as part of Exercise Tropic Astra 2009. Opo loves his job and says he would encourage Cook Islanders to join the air […]
DPM to New York London
Wednesday 26 August 2009 | Published in Local
Tuesday 25: Deputy prime minister Sir Terepai Maoate left for New York on Saturday where he will address the United Nations Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf. The formal presentation of the country’s extended continental shelf claim this week follows Sir Terepai’s previous visit to New York to submit the claim in April. […]
Demo execs stand behind MP expulsion
Wednesday 26 August 2009 | Published in National
Wednesday 26: The Democratic Party executive is sticking to its decision to expel rebel MP Wilkie Rasmussen. The Penrhyn MP issued a 24 hour ultimatum to the party on Monday to withdraw the decision to cancel his membership or face court action. Acting president Makirere Poila said yesterday that the executive will not reconsider its […]
Airline changes flight schedule
Wednesday 26 August 2009 | Published in National
Thursday 20: Pacific Blue flight schedules will change slightly during September to cope with increased visitor arrivals. Starting from September 1, Pacific Blue will fly into Rarotonga from Auckland on Tuesday, Friday and Saturday mornings – touching down just after midnight (12.20am). However, the airline will operate extra Sunday morning flights on September 13, 20 […]
Govt waives Aitutaki fuel levy
Wednesday 19 August 2009 | Published in Local
Monday 17: Aitutaki MP Teina Bishop says Christmas has come early for his island following a recent decision by government to scrap the levy Aitutaki pays on petrol and diesel. Government has now waived the import levy for all islands except Rarotonga effective from August 1. The new order waives the 22 cent per litre […]
Internet problem
Wednesday 19 August 2009 | Published in National
Tuesday 18: Telecom Cook Islands’ residential broadband users may have noticed slower internet speed yesterday. This is due to one of the two internet circuits being out of service due to an equipment fault. The faulty circuit accounts for 30 percent of total internet capacity. Telecom identified the fault early yesterday morning. TCI says there […]
Mental health a low priority
Wednesday 19 August 2009 | Published in National
Thursday 13: The low priority given to mental health in the Pacific means that specialised mental health care is sorely inadequate in the region, says a mental health adviser. Margaret Eastgate, regional youth and mental health project coordinator at the Foundation of the Peoples of the South Pacific International, made this statement when she addressed […]
Prison reform stirs debate
Wednesday 19 August 2009 | Published in Local
Monday 17: Hot debate has begun over calls for penal reform in Rarotonga. This follows last week’s opening of the prison gates for an inspection of conditions after two escaped prisoners claimed they broke out of jail to protest at sub-standard conditions. Prisoners Daniel Mare and Roger Tauarea handed themselves in to authorities last Wednesday, […]
Prison system irresponsible – Glassie
Wednesday 19 August 2009 | Published in National
Tuesday 18: Opposition MP Nandi Glassie says the minister of justice must be made responsible for action on penal reform. Glassie describes the current prison system as ‘loose and irresponsible’. He is among a growing number of local people fed up with the management of the prison and the penal system’s failures. Glassie says the […]
Ex-principal ready for new role
Wednesday 19 August 2009 | Published in National
Thursday 13: New secretary of education Sharyn Paio has been on the job for just five days and is optimistic about what she can achieve during her three-year term for the future of education. Paio says the ministry must now widen its horizons and have a strategic approach to implementing the new education master plan. […]
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