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Mark mid-winter 70s style
Wednesday 12 August 2009 | Published in National
Friday 7: The Mid-Winter Warm-up Social that Te Uki Ou Primary School is staging this Saturday night is all about making the dream of school children come true. From the time they enter Te Uki Ou, kids look forward to becoming seniors and the biannual outer island trip that the senior class gets to make […]
Jail for former tourism manager
Wednesday 5 August 2009 | Published in Local
1 August: Former manager of Cook Islands tourism office in Auckland has been sentenced to prison this week. Albert Numanga was ordered to serve three years and nine months in jail for defrauding the government of more than $1 million. The sentence was handed down by judge Anne Kiernan in the Auckland District Court on […]
Pacific Plan explained
Wednesday 5 August 2009 | Published in National
3 August: Forum secretariat head of Pacific Plan division Ed Virkic was a guest speaker at the media workshop in Cairns, Australia, this week. Virkic says the Pacifi Plan is a statement designed to bring together regional initiatives. The plan is recognised by the United Nations and is the first attempt to articulate the challenges […]
Cooks lead battle against money laundering
Wednesday 5 August 2009 | Published in National
Thursday 30: The Cook Islands has made progress in relation to implementing an effective anti-money laundering system, and has one of the top assessments in the Asia Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG). After the annual meeting of the APG in Brisbane, Australia this month, executive secretary Gordon Hook admitted there were “weaknesses” in Pacific […]
CCECC hands over completed complex
Wednesday 5 August 2009 | Published in Local
1 August: The Chinese workers from the China Civil Engineering Construction Company (CCECC) were the toast of yesterday’s handover ceremony of the Telecom Sports Arena. Around 200 people gathered at the arena site in Nikao including the 60-plus Chinese workers who had spent 10 months constructing the building. After a prayer by Rev Tereora Tereora […]
Lecturer surveys former students from Solomons
Wednesday 5 August 2009 | Published in National
3 August: Most teachers can’t wait to see the back of their students. But for retired survey lecturer Garth Matterson meeting up with a couple of his Cook Islands students after 30 years, was a pleasure. Matterson recently visited Rarotonga where he planned to surprise two of his former students, Tereapii Charlie and George George. […]
Stars & Stripes fly high at Rutaki
Wednesday 5 August 2009 | Published in National
Thursday 30: Apii Rutaki might be one of the smallest schools on Rarotonga. But it certainly has the keenest supporters of the two major upcoming sporting events. On Tuesday the school of 64 students held a special flag raising ceremony for the two countries they will be supporting during the World Youth Netball Championships next […]
Cooks elected to PINA exec
Wednesday 5 August 2009 | Published in Local
Friday 31: Despite being one of the smallest nations attending, the Cook Islands certainly made their presence felt this week during a regional media gathering. The nation has not only won the bid to host the next Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) meeting in 2011 but Cook Islands News managing editor John Woods was elected […]
Constitution Day tomorrow no newspaper on Tuesday
Wednesday 5 August 2009 | Published in National
3 August: The official ceremony to commemorate Constitution Day will be held tomorrow morning at the National Auditorium, beginning at 9.15am. Speeches will be made by the president of the House of Ariki, Tou Travel Ariki, the acting prime minister Sir Terepai Maoate, and the Queen’s Representative Sir Frederick Goodwin. Because of public holiday, there […]
Business week workshops continue
Wednesday 5 August 2009 | Published in National
Thursday 30: ANZ Bank rolled in a couple of heavyweights to address Tuesday’s opening seminar in Rarotonga’s business week. The seminar – the second in a series of financial literacy presentations held by the bank – brought in CITC’s Trevor Clarke to speak on financial management and Rarotongan Beach Resort & Spa’s Tata Crocombe to […]
Ministers & their portfolios
Wednesday 5 August 2009 | Published in Local
Friday 31: Jim MARURAI – Prime Minister Office of the Prime Minister, National Sustainable Development Plan Information & Technology, Telecommunications, Information Technology, Education, National Human Resources Department, Office of the Head of State,Police Department, Public Service Commission. Sir Terepai MAOATE – Deputy Prime Minister Foreign Affairs and Immigration, Ministry of Finance & Economic Management, Financial […]
Manukau councillor explores political options
Wednesday 5 August 2009 | Published in National
3 August: Manukau city councillor for Mangere and Cook Islander Hugh Graham says he still wants to return home to serve the people. With the creation of the Auckland Super City now on the horizon, Graham has decided to explore moving into politics in the Cooks. Graham, 46, won’t be putting his name forward for […]
New minister ready for role
Wednesday 5 August 2009 | Published in Local
Friday 31: Newly appointed minister Robert Wigmore says he’s always been prepared for the unexpected return to cabinet yesterday. Surrounded by friends and fellow MPs, the 59-year-old took part in the swearing-in ceremony held at Government House. He replaces ousted minister Wilkie Rasmussen who was sacked on Tuesday by the prime minister Jim Marurai. “This […]
Hundreds of media to attend 2011 summit
Wednesday 5 August 2009 | Published in National
3 August: Between 200 and 300 Pacific media people will converge on the Cook Islands in 2011 for the next Pacific Media Summit. It is the first time the biennial convention of the Pacific Media Association will be held in Rarotonga. The summit draws editors, journalists and managers of all the major newspapers, magazines, online […]
Teacher makes bad call
Wednesday 5 August 2009 | Published in Crime
Thursday 30: A Tereora College teacher has admitted to testing for excess breath alcohol after crashing his car at Tupapa earlier this month. Delaney Yaqona pleaded guilty to a charge of returning a result of 480mcg/l – the legal limit is 400mcg/l, after being tested by police on July 19. Yaqona apologised to the court […]
Musical chairs for sacked minister
Wednesday 5 August 2009 | Published in Local
Thursday 30: Penrhyn MP Wilkie Rasmussen went back to parliament yesterday but ended up in the public gallery waiting for a new seat to be set up for him. Not wanting to sit in a ‘minister’s seat’ again, Rasmussen asked parliament staff to seat him elsewhere. He ended up next to Democratic Party MP William […]
Eclipse seen off Pukapuka
Wednesday 5 August 2009 | Published in National
1 August: Several Cook Islanders were among the lucky passengers of the Paul Gauguin cruise liner last week who experienced the total solar eclipse at sea. Cruise Cook Islands ship agent Michael Henry was among those on the voyage chartered by Wilderness Travel and TravelQuest International. The eclipse was watched by the 300-odd passengers at […]
Pacific looks to Rudd to do 'right thing'
Wednesday 5 August 2009 | Published in Environment
5 August: Greenpeace says Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd can either do the right thing for the climate, his country, the Pacific and beyond, or do the dirty and keep investing in coal pro-duction. The campaigning organisation has just completed its month-long Pacific ship tour in anticipation of the 40th Pacific Islands Leader’s Forum being […]
Cooks to host PINA
Wednesday 5 August 2009 | Published in Local
Thursday 30: The Cook Islands has been given the nod of approval to host the next Pacific Islands News Association media summit in 2011. The announcement was made this week at the PINA meeting in Vanuatu which was attended by several Cook Islands delegates. Spearheaded by the Cook Islands News managing editor John Woods, the […]
No paper on Tuesday
Wednesday 5 August 2009 | Published in National
Friday 31: There will be no paper on Tuesday, August 4, because of Constitution Day. The Cook Islands News office will receive advertisements today and Monday for Wednesday’s (August 5) edition of the newspaper.
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