Politics
PM key to change, says Koutu Nui head
Tuesday 9 August 2016 | Published in Politics
The KEY to reforming the Cook Islands’ political system lies squarely in the hands of Prime Minister Henry Puna, says Koutu Nui president, Terea Mataiapo Paul Allsworth.
DPM heads off to Tonga
Monday 8 August 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Politics
DEPUTY Prime Minister Teariki Heather will be leaving for Tonga to attend the Pacific Water Conference and Expo 2016 and the annual Water Ministers Meeting in Nuku’alofa this week.
Norman set for comeback
Monday 8 August 2016 | Published in Politics
Veteran politician Norman George is on the comeback trail.
Demos want 'secret' costs
Monday 1 August 2016 | Published in Politics
For OVER 20 years the costs taxpayers have to carry for travel by politicians have been kept secret by successive administrations, both the Cook Islands Party and the Democrats.
Bishop verdict 'short, sharp shock'
Sunday 31 July 2016 | Published in Politics
Member of parliament Teina Bishop says hearing the guilty verdict handed down by a jury of Cook Islanders was like an electric shock – short and sharp, a brief, nasty feeling that’s gone very quickly.
Rose Brown breaks her silence
Saturday 30 July 2016 | Published in Politics
PARLIAMENTARY opposition leader Rose Brown has made an impassioned plea to be able to state her position regarding the recent political upheavals.
QR reappointed three more years
Thursday 28 July 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Politics
THE SEVENTH Queen’s Representative (QR) to the Cook Islands, Tom Marsters has been reappointed to the position for a further three years.
Leadership move 'bold,' says Brown
Thursday 28 July 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Politics
FINANCE minister Mark Brown has labelled Opposition’s move to nominate Teenui-Mapumai Member of Parliament (MP) Rose Brown as their new leader a “bold move.”
Court verdict 'minor setback,' says Bishop
Wednesday 27 July 2016 | Published in Politics
THE HIGH profile trial of Teina Bishop has ended for the time being, with the long-serving parliamentarian now considering his options to appeal the guilty verdict handed down by the jury last week.
PM, ministers in FIU spotlight
Tuesday 26 July 2016 | Published in Politics
The PRIME minister and two cabinet ministers have been the focus of a multi-pronged Financial Intelligence Unit investigation that has been completed and handed to police.
Parliament clerk biased, says Tuavera
Saturday 23 July 2016 | Published in Politics
CLERK OF Parliament John Tangi has shown his bias against members of the opposition by withdrawing the approval of three opposition members to attend a Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) meeting in Brisbane, Australia, says Ngatangiia MP Tamaiva Tuavera.
Brown to lead the opposition
Saturday 23 July 2016 | Published in Politics
Teenui-Mapumai member of Parliament Rose Brown has become the first woman in Cook Islands history to lead an opposition coalition.
Finance minister in Fiji meetings
Saturday 23 July 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Politics
FINANCE minister Mark Brown was one of the ministers from around the region who signed a joint submission to the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) in Fiji earlier this week to ensure Pacific voices are better heard in international meetings.
Tuavera to Weston: 'Sack the PM!'
Wednesday 13 July 2016 | Written by Richard Moore | Published in Politics
Opposition leader Tamaiva Tuavera wants Chief Justice Tom Weston to sack prime minister Henry Puna.
'Clean' offer could tempt Nicholas
Monday 4 July 2016 | Published in Politics
IF THE opposition coalition were to offer him deputy prime ministership, Internal Affairs minister Albert Nicholas says he’d take it, providing the offer was made in “nice clean circumstances.”
PM hits back at opposition
Thursday 30 June 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Politics
THE BATTLE for power between the government and the opposition is intensifying with the Prime Minister Henry Puna accusing the opposition of “simply clutching at straws in its grab for power.”
Brown deflects 'circus' blame
Thursday 30 June 2016 | Published in Politics
THE OPPOSITION are the ones turning the Cook Islands parliament into a circus, not the government, says Finance minister Mark Brown.
Nicholas: 'Demos have lost the plot'
Wednesday 29 June 2016 | Published in Politics
INTERNAL Affairs Albert Nicholas has confirmed he was present at the controversial Monday June 20 sitting of parliament solely to support MP Rose Brown.
Bishop stands trial next month
Monday 27 June 2016 | Published in Politics
OPPOSITION leader and Aitutaki MP Teinakore Bishop will stand trial in a high profile case at the Cook Islands High Court next month.
Rose Brown 'blindsided' - PM Puna
Monday 27 June 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Politics
PRIME Minister Henry Puna says Cook Islands Party MP Rose Toki Brown, who crossed floor to support the opposition coalition’s bid to overthrow the government, was “blindsided by some scheming people in the background.”