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$6 million more needed for games
Wednesday 29 April 2009 | Published in Local
Thursday 23: Pacific Mini Games minister Wilkie Rasmussen says another $6 million will be needed for the operating costs of the event. Rasmussen says the total operating costs are still expected to reach $9 million. The minister says there is likely to be a fourth supplementary budget tabled within the next month to allocate more […]
Dance comp tonight
Wednesday 29 April 2009 | Published in National
Monday 27: The popular papaa dancer of the year for visitors to the island will be held tonight at the Staircase Restaurant and bar. The event is expected to be a lot of fun and is scheduled to start at 8.30pm with tickets selling at $5. Meanwhile the junior and intermediate dancer of the year […]
Peua meets with CIP
Wednesday 29 April 2009 | Published in Local
Tuesday 28: It appears that the Pukapuka-Nassau MP’s future may lie in the hands of the opposition Cook Islands Party. Vai Peua met with the CIP caucus yesterday afternoon but it appears that talks had stalled around 3.30pm. Earlier in the day, opposition leader Tom Marsters confirmed that Peua would be at the centre of […]
DPM to spend $12,000 on shelf claim ceremony
Wednesday 29 April 2009 | Published in Local
Thursday 23: Approved sum was not spent in New York, say DPM’s office The office of deputy prime minister Sir Terepai Maoate says that $23,680 was spent on the minister’s delegation to carry out the country’s extension to its continental shelf claim handover in New York this month. And in a press release issued on […]
20 sign up to e-waste programme
Wednesday 29 April 2009 | Published in National
Monday 27: E-waste Cook Islands and Island Technology Ltd is reaching out to businesses and the community to help recycle and reduce e-waste by launching a programme that collects and recycles computer waste. Already over 20 businesses have signed up for the e-waste programme which collects computer and computer electronic items to be recycled safely. […]
Govt to defend Triad lawsuit
Wednesday 29 April 2009 | Published in Local
Tuesday 28: Government has now filed initial statements of defence in the case brought against it by Triad Pacific Petroleum on whether its pursuit of a fuel farm scheme breached Cook Islands laws. On Friday Crown Law filed with the high court the statements of defence and an application to set aside or vary the […]
Operation Exercise 'KURA' Competition
Wednesday 29 April 2009 | Published in National
Wednesday 29: 1. Listen to the special weather bulletins 2. Track all tropical cyclone coordinates on the tracking map provided. 3. At the end of the exercise write your full name and contact details on the tracking map and either post your entry to; Emergency Management Cook Islands C/- Office of the Prime Minister Private […]
Shelf claim major achievement, Commonwealth Secretariat
Wednesday 29 April 2009 | Published in National
Monday 27: Following the Cook Islands extension to the continental shelf claim being lodged at the United Nations headquarters in New York just over a week ago, the Commonwealth Secretariat has praised it as a major achievement which should give the country access to areas of the seabed for the benefit of present and future […]
Swine flu screening starts
Wednesday 29 April 2009 | Published in Local
Tuesday 28: The ministry of health has launched its response to the declaration of a public health emergency of international concern for swine influenza. The ministry started airport entry screening measures which it will continue for all flights indefinitely. Yesterday the country’s World Health Organisation focal point group met with government departments to coordinate the […]
'Kura' to gauge disaster response
Wednesday 29 April 2009 | Published in National
Wednesday 29: Emergency Management Cook Islands is running a National Operational Exercise this week and the exercise is called ‘KURA’ meaning message. According to EMCI director Charles Carlson, this will be an opportunity for all agencies to test their communication and coordination operational capabilities and evaluate how well are they prepared for an emergency or […]
Rotary donate bus
Wednesday 29 April 2009 | Published in National
Saturday 25: It’s been in planning for more than 12 months but Aitutaki will soon be receiving a new bus to transport senior citizens and those with disabilities. A Nissan Urvan worth $33,000 will be shipped to the island thanks to the fundraising and coordinating efforts of the Rotary Club of Rarotonga. Rotary president Mousie […]
Eclipse to draw hundreds to Mangaia in 2010
Wednesday 29 April 2009 | Published in Local
Monday 27: Hundreds of tourists are expected to descend on Mangaia next July to see a total eclipse of the sun. Mangaia is directly in the path of the eclipse due to occur on July 11. In the early hours of the morning, these keen visitors will gather at the island’s airstrip on eclipse day […]
White men can dance!
Wednesday 29 April 2009 | Published in National
Wednesday 29: ANZ Bank head of lending Darrin Walsh proved that white men can indeed dance when he retained his Papaa Male Dancer of the year title on Monday night. Walsh was one of six contestants who took to the Staircase Restaurant and Bar stage to showcase their Cook Islands dancing skills in the Papaa […]
CICC assembly to wrap up
Wednesday 29 April 2009 | Published in National
Saturday 25: The Cook Islands Christian Church concluded its biennial meeting at the Avarua CICC yesterday afternoon. General secretary Nga Mataio said the three-day meeting had progressed smoothly with a range of issues being covered, with delegates expressing the need for the CICC to move forward with the times. “There was a sense of wanting […]
Opinion on MP with speaker
Wednesday 22 April 2009 | Published in Local
Saturday 18: Parliament’s speaker Mapu Taia was to have received a legal opinion on the status of Pukapuka-Nassau’s MP. Clerk of parliament Nga Valoa said that he received the opinion from the crown law office on Thursday afternoon, and was due to pass it on to the speaker who was due in Rarotonga yesterday. Valoa […]
Police stop to fix sign
Wednesday 22 April 2009 | Published in National
Tuesday 21: Police are taking action to rectify a problem at the Avatiu intersection that has ruined the holiday of many tourists. The intersection will soon be getting a new stop sign placed closer to the seaside of the cross-roads, after Chief Justice David Williams urged that something be done. Last week in the high […]
CISNOC constitutional changes deferred
Wednesday 22 April 2009 | Published in National
Thursday 16: A proposed amendment to the CISNOC constitution will now be addressed at a meeting for members on May 12. The amendment to article 9, which relates to the composition, election and appointment of the executive board, was put to the annual general meeting on Tuesday night. However, it was the clause referring to […]
Two years for attempted rape
Wednesday 22 April 2009 | Published in Crime
Monday 20: A 58-year-old man has been sentenced to two years in jail for attempted rape last month. Nooapii Williams Tauu attempted to rape a woman in Titikaveka on March 28. Appearing before Chief Justice David Williams, the court heard how Tauu had been drinking at a house with the victim and others. They all […]
DPM is 'out of control', George
Wednesday 22 April 2009 | Published in Local
Saturday 18: Nothing is more embarrassing than a senior government minister making uninformed, inconsistent and contradictory public statements says Opposition foreign affairs spokesman Norman George. George is once again lashing out at deputy prime minister Sir Terepai Maoate and repeating his claim that the minister is ‘out of control.’ “The DPM, who is not renowned […]
Dance comp begins next week
Wednesday 22 April 2009 | Published in National
Tuesday 21: This year’s dancer of the year competition will start with the popular and entertaining papa’a event next week of the year for island visitors. This event will be held on Monday April 27 at the Staircase Restaurant and bar. The junior and intermediate dancer of the year finals will be held at the […]
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