Politics
Family lend support to Miss Cook Islands
Wednesday 31 October 2012 | Published in Politics
Opposition leader Wilkie Rasmussen has given niece and reigning Miss Cook Islands Teuira Napa’s Miss Earth campaign a financial boost ahead of her departure to the Philippines tomorrow.
New ombudsman at last
Tuesday 30 October 2012 | Published in Politics
A new ombudsman will be announced when Parliament sits on November 8.
Tamarua seat's future in doubt
Monday 29 October 2012 | Published in Politics
Leader of the opposition Wilkie Rasmussen is calling on government to come clean about exactly what it intends to do about the vacant Tamarua seat in Mangaia.
'Think equal' to reduce gender violence
Monday 29 October 2012 | Published in Politics
Some Pacific countries have the worst gender violence rates in the world, undermining other development in the region.
No date for by-election
Saturday 27 October 2012 | Published in Politics
No by-election date has been set yet for the Tamarua electorate in Mangaia.
Toxic Turangi fire worries neighbours
Thursday 25 October 2012 | Published in Politics
Plumes of toxic smoke enveloped Turangi on Tuesday afternoon when yet another fire ripped through the former recycling yard dubbed the Turangi dump.
Rasmussen: Cook Islands first
Tuesday 23 October 2012 | Published in Politics
Opposition leader Wilkie Rasmussen believes Prime Minister Henry Puna has “embarked on the wrong course” by addressing the needs of the Pacific region rather than the Cook Islands.
China second most likely to pay bribes
Friday 19 October 2012 | Published in Politics
Environmental group Te Ipukarea Society (TIS), which has been vocal about its concerns over government’s relationship with Chinese multinational fishing companies, this week sent Cook Islands News a link to a Bribe Payers Index Report commissioned by German non-profit Transparency International.
Call for greater fisheries transparency
Friday 19 October 2012 | Published in Politics
Te Ipukarea Society (TIS) has suggested that the Cook Islands consider carefully the “lack of transparency in commercial fisheries”, an issue that resonates with developing countries worldwide.
Competition over northern routes
Thursday 18 October 2012 | Published in Politics
The government is planning to call for tenders for the northern hemisphere airline routes for the first time ever.
'Satirical' radio role for Rasmussen
Tuesday 16 October 2012 | Published in Politics
Opposition leader Wilkie Rasmussen has labelled the donation of 135 laptops from the Tan Foundation as “eroding democracy” in a new show summarising the previous week’s current affairs on Matariki FM.
CI govt presses case for war pension
Monday 15 October 2012 | Published in Politics
The Cook Islands government has reiterated it is doing what it can to help Vietnam war veteran Bill Framhein and others missing out on New Zealand superannuation.
House sits on November 8
Saturday 13 October 2012 | Published in Politics
Parliament will next convene in just under a month’s time to discuss a swathe of legislation, including bills relating to employment and local body governance.
PM to lecture in Fiji
Saturday 13 October 2012 | Published in Politics
Prime Minister Henry Puna flies to Fiji on Monday, to address the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat on challenges the Pacific faces and how to encourage future growth.
TAV blunder causes ban on consular
Friday 12 October 2012 | Published in Politics
The woman who laid out TAV outfits for Prince William and his wife Kate has been banned from any future official programmes to be hosted by the Solomon Islands Government House.
Parties blame each other
Thursday 11 October 2012 | Published in Politics
The opposition believes the saddest thing under the current government is their lack of responsiveness to businesses which pay for Cook Islands Party’s “lavish lifestyles and frequent travel overseas”.
Pension talks with NZ
Thursday 11 October 2012 | Published in Politics
Finance Minister Mark Brown held discussions with his New Zealand counterpart Bill English while in Tokyo at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank annual meetings this week.
Opposition speaks out on 'Colagate'
Thursday 11 October 2012 | Published in Politics
Finger pointing by the Minister of Finance in Cook Islands News on October 6 at the former Democratic Party Government over what he calls “Colagate” could not be further from the truth, according to the Democratic Party Opposition.
Puna denies intimidation allegation
Tuesday 9 October 2012 | Published in Politics
Prime Minister Henry Puna says he has no idea why the leader of the opposition accused him of intimidating and threatening public servants.
Leave policy extension urged
Tuesday 9 October 2012 | Published in Politics
A leading advocate for women in the Cook Islands believes the changes in the streamlined leave policy for the public sector need to be applied to the private sector if any real advancement for mothers is to be effective.