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Gloves come off for round two...

Friday 12 June 2015 | Published in Politics

Politicians gathered again yesterday afternoon for round two in the ring of parliament.

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Fellowship-filled morning for ambassadors

Friday 12 June 2015 | Published in Politics

In a historic event on Wednesday morning, five high commissioners and ambassadors presented their letters of credentials to Queen’s Representative Tom Marsters in what was a fellowship-filled morning.

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PM sheds light on independence issue

Friday 12 June 2015 | Published in Politics

Just a day after returning from New Zealand with the Cook Islands’ hopes of a seat in the United Nations dashed, Prime Minister Henry Puna was faced on Wednesday with the task of quelling speculation its UN aspirations had put the country at risk of losing New Zealand citizenship.

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PM to lay complaint over story

Thursday 11 June 2015 | Published in Politics

Prime Minister Henry Puna will lay a complaint to the New Zealand Media Council over false information and allegations made by online news website Stuff reporters.

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Sitting stirs long-awaited debates

Thursday 11 June 2015 | Published in Politics

Long overdue debates caused tensions to rise and sparks to fly high at the first sitting of parliament yesterday afternoon.

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Elderly prefer jail to back tax

Thursday 11 June 2015 | Published in Politics

Cook Islands Grey Power members say they are prepared to go to jail rather than pay back taxes on their New Zealand pensions.

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Maggie makes statement in pink

Thursday 11 June 2015 | Published in Politics

Tupapa Member of Parliament George Maggie made a colourful statement at the sitting of Parliament yesterday, choosing to strut his stuff in a bright pink suit.

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Top-up for disaster fund

Thursday 11 June 2015 | Published in Politics

Finance Minister Mark Brown says an Executive Order will see $300,000 transferred into the Natural Disaster Response Fund in the 2014/15 year, bringing it up to $1 million.

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Flight issue needs united front, says PM

Thursday 11 June 2015 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Politics

PRIME Minister Henry Puna has asked Members of Parliament to stop playing ‘politics’ on the issue of Sunday flights to Aitutaki.

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No-confidence vote likely

Wednesday 10 June 2015 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Politics

The Opposition will table a vote of no confidence against the Government in Parliament today.

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Bid to revive project petition

Wednesday 10 June 2015 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Politics

The Opposition will table a motion in Parliament today to revive the Te Mato Vai project petition.

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Budget set for Monday

Wednesday 10 June 2015 | Published in Politics

This year’s Budget will be tabled in Parliament on Monday, June 15.

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Business neglect fails the people

Wednesday 10 June 2015 | Published in Politics

The CIP Government has failed all Cook Islanders by not concentrating on developing the business economy, which in turn would provide jobs and opportunities, says Opposition Leader William ‘Smiley Heather.

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Extra funds will pay for ICI support

Wednesday 10 June 2015 | Published in Politics

There will be more money in the Budget to provide engineering support for Infrastructure Cook Islands, the Minister for Infrastructure Teariki Heather says.

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UN hopes dashed by NZ

Wednesday 10 June 2015 | Published in Politics

The Cook Islands' hopes of becoming a member of the United Nations have been dashed by New Zealand.

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Cooks set to become ILO member

Tuesday 9 June 2015 | Published in Politics

The Cook Islands’ bid to be a member of the International Labour Organisations (ILO) could become a reality this Friday.

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Marches out, but no backdown

Monday 8 June 2015 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Politics

THE GREY Power organisation has decided not to hold any more protest marches but will not back down in its fight against Government’s decision to continue back-taxing New Zealand pensioners.

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Workshops shed light on marine resources

Monday 8 June 2015 | Published in Politics

The Ministry of Marine Resources is currently rolling out data collection workshops to investigate how commercial fisheries may be affecting local fisheries.

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Budget high on agenda

Friday 5 June 2015 | Published in Politics

As predicted in CI News earlier this week, the first sitting of Parliament will be held on Wednesday, June 10.

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Online story makes some strange claims

Thursday 4 June 2015 | Published in Politics

The infamous story about the Cook Islands’ alleged push for independence, published on news website Stuff at the weekend, continues to generate plenty of comment in Cook Islands News and on social media.

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