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'Be more productive'
Tuesday 28 August 2012 | Published in Regional
As laws of economics go, it’s pretty fundamental: ”If you want more money you’ve got to be more productive“. Internal affairs minister Mark Brown invoked this simple truth at a meeting of Pacific journalists on Saturday, as he spoke of a waning work ethic in the Cook Islands. He spoke of years past, years predating […]
Petitioners call for mining 'caution'
Tuesday 28 August 2012 | Published in Regional
A coalition of Pacific civil society organisations is on Rarotonga this week to raise awareness of their petition in support of a moratorium on seabed mining in the region. Representatives of Act Now!, Pacific Network on Globalisation and the Pacific Conference of Churches met with Pacific media yesterday to spread their message and to publicly […]
Private sector focus on clean green industry
Tuesday 28 August 2012 | Published in Regional
Private Sector Dialogue meetings held in tandem with the Pacific Leaders Forum are focusing on how clean and green industries will help promote sustainable business development in the Pacific. Representatives from private sector organisations around the Pacific met yesterday and will meet today at their annual conference to discuss issues affecting businesses in the region. […]
Maori delegation ready to step up
Tuesday 28 August 2012 | Published in Regional
A four-member delegation representing the 56 tribes of Aotearoa New Zealand believes the time has come for the group to become an official member of the Polynesian Leaders Group (PLG). Selwyn Parata (Ngati Porou), Kingitanga representative Tukuroirangi Morgan, Ngai Tahu chairman Mark Solomon, and Te Arawa Holdings CEO Roger Pikia presented their case for inclusion […]
'Crisis level' NCDs
Tuesday 28 August 2012 | Published in Regional
Small island states leaders paid considerable attention to the prevalence of non-communicable diseases in their communities at a meeting yesterday. Prime Minister Henry Puna noted at a post-meeting press conference that an item in Cook Islands News sparked ample discussion about health at the small island states leaders’ meeting yesterday. ”That article in the Cook […]
Small island states = large ocean states
Tuesday 28 August 2012 | Published in Regional
Leaders of the region’s smaller island states – Cook Islands, Kiribati, Nauru, Marshall Islands, Niue, Palau and Tuvalu – convened yesterday to discuss the issues closest to their hearts. Binding the region’s smallest nations are a few common challenges – climate change, sub-regional transportation, coastal erosion, ocean acidification – they face on account of being […]
'Smaller' islands kick off Forum week
Tuesday 28 August 2012 | Published in Regional
That the first meeting on the Forum agenda pertains to the needs of smaller island states is significant. Forum Secretariat secretary-general Tuiloma Neroni Slade noted that the timing of yesterday’s smaller island states’ leaders meeting was strategic, as its discussions will set the stage for the rest of this week’s Forum. The chronology of the […]
Gillard on gender
Tuesday 28 August 2012 | Published in Regional
A multi-million dollar plan to lift the dismal rate of women holding political office in small Pacific island nations will be unveiled by Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard this week. Talks with Nauru and Papua New Guinea over the Labour Party’s bid to revive the Pacific Solution for asylum seekers will be high on Gillard’s […]
Petition aims to 'arrest' mining
Tuesday 28 August 2012 | Published in Regional
A petition bearing over 8000 signatures is being circulated amongst Forum participants this week as part of a regional effort to arrest seabed mining projects in the Pacific. A coalition of non-government organisations, which includes the Pacific Network on Globalisation (PANG) and Act Now! PNG, is here on Rarotonga to raise awareness about deep seabed […]
Mauke makes Forum ei
Tuesday 28 August 2012 | Published in Regional
Mauke island businessman Taratoa Metuariki shows off the Tiare Maori and ara (pandanus fruit) ei his business Maire Akatoka is providing for VIPs attending the 43rd Pacific Leaders Forum. Yesterday two boxes of 42 ei karaponga or ei kaki (neck ei) were flown in from the island of Mauke for guests at the Oceanscape dinner […]
3 times round the rock
Tuesday 28 August 2012 | Published in Regional
Canada’s very own marathon man Martin Parnell is preparing to run the Cook Islands Round Rarotonga Road Race on September 22 – three times. During 2010 Parnell undertook a global marathon quest, running 250 full marathons (42.2 km) to raise over $320,000 for children’s charity Right To Play. Now he is embarking on what he […]
Sevens qualify for Hong Kong
Tuesday 28 August 2012 | Published in Regional
Sunday afternoon at the North Sydney Oval in Australia saw a lot of tears from a gallant Cook Islands Seven’s team who went so close to achieving something incredible. The squad lost 19-17 to Tonga to finish fourth in the Oceania qualifying tournament which had a lot riding on it. After finishing pool play on […]
Avatiu's triumph over Arorangi
Monday 27 August 2012 | Published in Regional
In the main match in the Lotto Premiership football championships on Saturday, host Avatiu defeated Arorangi by two goals to one in their first game of the 2012 Rarotonga football round cup competition. The match was evenly contested throughout the entire game by both sides. In the 46th minute Dwayne Taio of Arorangi scored the […]
7s qualify for Hong Kong
Monday 27 August 2012 | Published in Regional
The Cook Islands national sevens rugby team has qualified for the Hong Kong leg of the HSBC Sevens Series. The Cook Islands finished fourth overall at the Oceania Men’s Sevens Championships in Sydney over the weekend. The Cooks placed third in their pool after beating PNG 24-12, losing 26-24 to Samoa and thrashing Tahiti 66-0 […]
Panthers slay the Eels
Monday 27 August 2012 | Published in Regional
In a match that could have gone either way, reigning club rugby champions the Tupapa Panthers snuck home to defeat the Avatiu Eels at Victoria Park 18-14. The Panthers went in the halftime break leading by 8-6 – with the Panthers first try a gifted by the Eels who couldn’t keep their hands on the […]
'This is the moment'
Monday 27 August 2012 | Published in Regional
Famed oceanographer Sylvia Earle is urging Pacific people to ”make a powerful difference“ in the worldwide movement to conserve the oceans. Speaking to a group of Pacific journalists on Saturday, Earle pointed out that people make the laws, however arbitrary, that govern the use and management of the planet’s seas. A passionate explorer and lover […]
Kids prepare for Prince of Wales
Monday 27 August 2012 | Published in Regional
Rarotonga kids are putting in some hard training ahead of the annual Prince of Wales inter-primary school athletics competition to be held on September 19. Race tracks marked out with sand and oil are appearing on school grounds across the island along with makeshift high jump gear as kids practise their techniques and skills ahead […]
'Large ocean states' take a stand
Monday 27 August 2012 | Published in Regional
The small island states of the Pacific are making their voices heard. In the context of the global conservation movement, the land-deficient Pacific islands have always played a minor role, but that’s all changing as the world wakes up to the reality that its oceans are a hugely valuable resource. The world is starting to […]
Biggest carbon footprint here
Monday 27 August 2012 | Published in Regional
Cabinet minister Mark Brown told Pacific media on Saturday that the Cook Islands has the biggest carbon footprint per capita of any other island country in the Pacific. He was speaking to journalists about government’s investments in energy production, explaining that diesel is one of the country’s highest overall costs. ”We have the biggest carbon […]
Most travelled Pacific people
Monday 27 August 2012 | Published in Regional
Last year, about 13,000 Cook Islands residents left the country and came back. Given that the latest census figures peg the population of Rarotonga at about 13,000, that is a fairly staggering statistic. Finance minister Mark Brown shared that figure with Pacific journalists at a workshop on Saturday morning, adding that the tendency of Cook […]
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