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Small island states meet in lead up
Wednesday 12 August 2009 | Published in National
Thursday 6: Leaders of the small island states (SIS) met on Monday in Cairns in the lead up to this week’s Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) to discuss some of their common challenges. The Cook Islands, Kiribati, Nauru, Palau, Niue,Tuvalu and the Republic of Marshall Islands make up this group. One of the issues they continue […]
Star witness called
Wednesday 12 August 2009 | Published in Crime
Tuesday 11: The star witness for the prosecution in the Operation Slush case has finally taken to the stand. Junior Areai-Enoka began giving his evidence in the high court in Avarua yesterday afternoon. Areai-Enoka is the key witness involved in all seven transactions that have led to conspiracy and corruption charges being laid against Norman […]
Economy contracts
Wednesday 12 August 2009 | Published in Local
Monday 10: Value added tax (VAT) receipts for the 2008-09 financial year showed an increase of 0.5 percent over the last budget estimates (supplementary 3), indicating a slowdown in the economy. This slowdown was put down, in part, to the worldwide recession and the loss of one cargo vessel in the first half of the […]
PSC alerted cabinet of audit findings
Wednesday 12 August 2009 | Published in National
Wednesday 12: Public service commissioner Navy Epati says the selection panel did alert cabinet of past audit investigations conducted on two candidates vying for head of ministry positions. Sonny Williams, who has regained the position of cultural development secretary, was deemed to have owed just over $6000 to the ministry at the beginning of this […]
'Strong political leaders' needed: Rudd
Wednesday 12 August 2009 | Published in National
Thursday 6: The 40th Pacific Island Forum (PIF) began in Cairns, Australia, on Wednesday (AT). This meeting of the 16 forum member country leaders is the premier political inter-governmental forum for the region. PIF addresses issues such as economic growth and under the Pacific Plan endorsed in 2005, aims to strengthen regional cooperation among its […]
MPs give evidence in Operation Slush trial
Wednesday 12 August 2009 | Published in Crime
Saturday 8: AitUtaki witnesses took to the stand for the third day of the resumed Operation Slush trial on Thursday. Lawyer Norman George, businessman Chris Vaile and former Atiu island secretary Charles Koronui are currently facing numerous conspiracy and corruption charges. Members of parliament Kete Ioane and Teina Bishop and former head of ministry of […]
Dangerous criminal and teen escape jail
Wednesday 12 August 2009 | Published in Local
Monday 10: Two men tied bed sheets together to escape over the Arorangi prison wall on Saturday night. Police are searching for Roger Tauarea and Daniel Mare who fled from the correction facility around 11.30pm. The escapees had turned the sheets into a ladder which was used to climb over the prison wall. Tauarea, 38, […]
Warm welcome touches Molly
Wednesday 12 August 2009 | Published in National
Tuesday 11: The subject of men’s netball briefly popped up during discussions on the first day of the International Federation of Netball Association’s congress in Rarotonga yesterday. IFNA president Molly Rhone says currently men’s netball is not part of the international body’s structure but IFNA is aware that men do play the game in some […]
Fijians exhorted to challenge govt
Wednesday 12 August 2009 | Published in National
Thursday 6: The former chair of the Pacific Islands Forum, Niue premier Toke Talagi, has urged the people of Fiji to rise against the country’s military regime to re-establish democracy. Talagi made the call at the opening ceremony of the 40th Pacific Islands Forum in Cairns on Wednesday. He told delegates, guests and media at […]
Political jealousy described in trial
Wednesday 12 August 2009 | Published in Crime
Friday 7: Three further witnesses were called by prosecution to testify on Wednesday during the Operation Slush trial. Lawyer Norman George, businessman Chris Vaile and former Atiu Island secretary Chris Koronui are all facing charges of conspiracy and corruption in the High Court. Vaine Teokotai, former chief executive of Norman George’s then deputy prime minister […]
New deli raided a third time
Wednesday 12 August 2009 | Published in Local
Saturday 8: Saturday 8: Police are investigating the third burglary since March of Le Bon Vivant. In the early hours of Tuesday morning, the Avarua café-deli was broken into. Police say those responsible gained entry by throwing a brick through a side window. They then stole the cash float from the register and an army […]
Unconfirmed super fund loss causes concern
Wednesday 12 August 2009 | Published in National
Tuesday 11: Public concern is growing over a rumoured multi-million loss on investment by the national superannuation fund. But CEO of the super fund office, Anne Herman, says she is not prepared to comment on the rumour or the financial status of the fund just yet. Herman says this is because her office is currently […]
PM visits CI community in Cairns
Wednesday 12 August 2009 | Published in National
Thursday 6: Prime minister Jim Marurai and his delegation arrived in Cairns, Australia, on Sunday and were embraced by the Cook Islands community that lives in the city. Marurai is in Cairns for the 40th Pacific Islands Forum leaders meeting – but he took the time to not only meet Cook Islanders who now call […]
Defence challenged over DVD screening
Wednesday 12 August 2009 | Published in Crime
Thursday 6: Defence counsel in the Operation Slush trial did not inform prosecution that a DVD would be screened to a witness. Tereapii Porio, former infrastructure manager for Atiu, testified in the Cook Islands High Court yesterday. Lawyer for Vaile, Tim Arnold, organised a mobile DVD player in the ministry of justice office to screen […]
Meet Turts the Onu
Wednesday 12 August 2009 | Published in Local
Saturday 8: Saturday 8: The World Youth Netball Championships mascot Turts the Onu made his first public appearance on Thursday night with the help of the Cook Islands under 21 netballers. Turts the Onu toured the Edgewater Resort and Spa on Thursday night where he was mobbed by the local players who just fell in […]
Parking and speed restricted at Tereora
Wednesday 12 August 2009 | Published in National
Monday 10: Police are warning motorists and drivers to heed parking restrictions around the Tereora area during the World Youth Netball Championships which begin today. Inspector Tere Patia says that there will be no parking on the ara metua (back road) between Manea Foods and the Nikao CICC Sunday school hall. Patia says a one-way […]
Pittman invested with Teaia Mataiapo
Wednesday 12 August 2009 | Published in National
Thursday 6: A second person in a week was invested with the Teaia Mataiapo title yesterday, but not before part of the proceedings was played out in court yesterday morning. Teuatakiri ‘Tua’ Pittman claimed the title at Auroa marae, before 100 family, supporters and guests – just six days after Atatoa Herman was invested with […]
Operation Slush trial resumes
Wednesday 12 August 2009 | Published in Crime
Thursday 6: The country’s biggest court case re-started on Monday with two of the defendants representing themselves. Dubbed ‘Operation Slush’, the trial has been running since October last year. Lawyer Norman George, Chris Vaile and Charles Koronui face of raft conspiracy and corruption charges spanning 1999 to 2002. Appearing before Justice Colin Nicholson this week, […]
Apology stupid: Wilkie
Wednesday 12 August 2009 | Published in Local
Saturday 8: Rasmussen claims Sir Terepai is setting up ‘the Chinese invasion’ Sacked cabinet minister Wilkie Rasmussen says deputy prime minister Sir Terepai Maoate’s apology to China on our nat-ional day brought back memories of a 1980s song, ‘Turning Japanese’. Rasmussen says in the DPM’s case, he has turned Chinese, and his apology is an […]
Te Hiva dancers a hit in England
Wednesday 12 August 2009 | Published in National
Monday 10: Te Hiva Nui cultural dance group member Tekao Herrmann reports that the team is quite a hit with the English crowds at the Billingham International Folklore festival. It’s been almost a week since departing Rarotonga and the group adapted really well to the town and people of Billingham. Billingham is a small town […]
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