Politics
China contract 'disappoints' DPM
Wednesday 12 December 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Politics
Deputy prime minister Mark Brown says it’s disappointing the Cook Islands government entered into a contract with the Chinese contractor for the Te Mato Vai stage one project.
'Great' wrong word for TMV: Tuavera
Wednesday 12 December 2018 | Published in Politics
Democratic Party Opposition deputy leader Tama Tuavera says it was “really disappointing” to hear Finance minister Mark Brown describe Te Mato Vai as a “great project for the Cook Islands”, during a Radio New Zealand interview.
$13m for TMV remedial work
Wednesday 12 December 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Politics
Stage one repairs take water project cost to $100m-plus.
Revamped website boosts Parliament
Tuesday 11 December 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Politics
The Cook Islands Parliament launched a revamped website last Friday in a bid to promote transparency and improve on their communication with the people of the Cook Islands.
New Zealand could fund TMV repairs
Monday 10 December 2018 | Written by Jaimie Keay | Published in Politics
New Zealand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs says it is happy for the Cook Islands to use some of its aid grant to repair a just installed water supply system.
Warnings needed about repatriated criminals
Monday 10 December 2018 | Published in Politics
Concerns over a Cook Islands-born man who allegedly burgled and burned down homes and businesses on Rarotonga after being deported from Australia, have prompted an MP to call for police to warn communities about repatriated criminals.
$10 million grant story hits home
Monday 10 December 2018 | Published in Politics
A story posted on CINews’ Facebook page about China proposing to give the Cook Islands $10 million for “unspecified projects”, has attracted the second most comments of any story on the newspaper’s Facebook site this year.
NICHOLAS FLIES IN - Absent MP talks about his 'year of hospitals'
Monday 10 December 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Politics
Former minister Albert Nicholas says poor health is the only reason for his extended stay away from the Cook Islands.
Clarifying the confusion over MPAs
Saturday 8 December 2018 | Written by Jaimie Keay | Published in Politics
Prime minister Henry Puna speaks often at conferences and in the pages of international magazines about how the Cook Islands possesses the world’s largest marine-protected area.
Nations take stock of nuclear prohibition treaty
Saturday 8 December 2018 | Published in Politics
Cook Islands joined other Pacific nations this week in Auckland to take stock of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) from a regional prospective.
Maoate calls for TMV inquiry
Saturday 8 December 2018 | Published in Politics
A commission of inquiry into the problem-ridden Stage One of the Te Mato Vai project must be held to establish exactly what went wrong with it from the outset, detail the decisions and mistakes made and explain exactly why its price tag ballooned from $60 million to $90 million, says Democratic Party Opposition leader Terepai Maoate.
TMV crisis 'appalling' says opposition leader
Thursday 6 December 2018 | Published in Politics
Te Mato Vai project is in an appalling situation and Democratic Party Opposition leader Terepai Maoate is calling on the government to make public the Opus investigation into the multi-million dollar development.
Ivirua election date call pleases Demos
Thursday 6 December 2018 | Published in Politics
Parliamentary Opposition Terepai Maoate says he’s pleased that a date for the Ivirua by-election has been set.
Napa challenges government over mining law changes
Thursday 6 December 2018 | Written by Jaimie Keay | Published in Politics
Opposition MP Selina Napa is challenging the government to tell the Cook Islands people exactly what law changes are being planned for the current Seabed Mining Act.
Apology for stabbing victim parent
Thursday 6 December 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Politics
Corrective Services minister George Maggie has apologised to the parent of a stabbing victim after he was accused of taking an inmate who is serving time for the crime, from the prison to meet his girlfriend.
'Majority' positive on seabed minerals: Brown
Wednesday 5 December 2018 | Published in Politics
“The majority of the Cook Islands community” has shown positive support for steady progress towards the proposed first steps for more exploration and research of the country’s precious deep seabed environment and abundant manganese nodule resource, says deputy prime minister and Minerals and Natural Resources minister, Mark Brown.
By-election in Ivirua set for early next year
Wednesday 5 December 2018 | Published in Politics
The by-election in Ivirua, Mangaia, brought about by the recent death of Demo MP Tony Armstrong, will be held on Monday, January 21 next year.
Govt drops Te Mato Vai bombshell
Wednesday 5 December 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Politics
Government wants the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) to replace about a third of the of the pipeline work they laid around the island in stage one of the Te Mato Vai (TMV) project.
New party promises open leadership
Monday 3 December 2018 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Politics
Cook Islands United Party (CIUP) interim president Nandi Glassie says the party will provide a breath of fresh air to the people of the Cook Islands for strong, honest, and open leadership.
TMV legal battle will cost taxpayer: Maoate
Friday 30 November 2018 | Published in Politics
Mounting water project costs and the prospect of expensive, lengthy legal action against a major Chinese company, reinforces the widespread belief that government’s culture of subterfuge – ongoing cover-ups and lack of transparency, will in turn punish the taxpayers of this country for years, says Democratic Party Opposition leader Terepai Maoate.