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Travel costs disclosed in part
Wednesday 8 April 2009 | Published in National
Saturday 4: Infrastructure and Planning ministry secretary Taukea Raui had no problem when contacted this week in revealing that government spent $2058 on his recent trip as part of a delegation to Wellington. Raui says the ministry paid the amount for his four days in New Zealand as part of the four member delegation which […]
Tax concession explained
Wednesday 8 April 2009 | Published in National
Saturday 4: The 200 percent tax concession for sponsors of the Pacific Mini Games and the World Youth Netball Championships will apply to all those who spend over $50,000 on supporting the events. This week financial secretary Sholan Ivaiti explained just how it will work in response to CINews questions. The conditions of the tax […]
Little time blamed for few submissions on Seabed Bill
Wednesday 8 April 2009 | Published in National
Saturday 4: Only three public submissions were received on the Seabed Bill during the two weeks the select committee was tasked with reviewing the proposed legislation. Government hopes to pass the bill that sets out how the country’s manganese nodule resource and the mining of it will be managed. The committee had been set up […]
Cooks heed call of G20 on tax info
Wednesday 8 April 2009 | Published in National
Saturday 4: Deputy prime minister Sir Terepai Maoate has responded to the communiqué issued this week by the Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (G20) calling for more cooperation between nations in sharing of information relevant to tax matters. Sir Terepai said that he welcomes this call for more transparency in the […]
Fuel rationing at work
Wednesday 8 April 2009 | Published in National
Friday 3: Aitutaki vehicle owners were left queuing at Aquila Rentals petrol pumps (above) over the weekend as fuel was being rationed to customers due to a shortage caused in part a fuel pricing issue. Aitutaki businessman and MP Teina Bishop says although he has reopened his petrol pumps since a new price order took […]
Meet Joey the show dazzler
Wednesday 8 April 2009 | Published in National
Friday 3: Akavaine Joey Mataele, transgender mother of five, will entertain at tonight’s Miss Cook Islands Pageant She’s performed in front of a United States president, royalty and international celebrities and tonight she’ll grace the stage of the Miss Cook Islands Pageant. Joey Mataele of Tonga has had a whirlwind career that has seen her […]
Recruiting young paddlers follows Vaka Iti
Wednesday 8 April 2009 | Published in National
Thursday 2: While the Rarotonga schools oe vaka programme wrapped up at the weekend with the CITC Vaka Iti Champions, junior paddling doesn’t end there. All three canoeing clubs on Rarotonga are still recruiting paddlers, especially for the junior category in the under 14, 16 and under 19 grades. The Vaka Iti Champions was a […]
Tav's sashaying in Belgium this week
Wednesday 8 April 2009 | Published in National
Thursday 2: Ellena Tavioni is showcasing 25 of her Tav’s creations this week at a music and fashion show in Belgium. Her colourful island-inspired dresses will be sashaying down the catwalk to the sounds of traditional Cook Islands music. She says she will be using this opportunity to secure international buyers and promote her country […]
Chinese catch cold
Wednesday 8 April 2009 | Published in National
Thursday 2: Apart from a few cases of runny noses and coughs, there have been no major accidents at the multi-sports complex site in Tepuka. Stadium construction project manager John Strickland yesterday dashed the rumour that an accident had occurred at the site hospitalising a number of the Chinese workers. He told Cook Islands News […]
Café sign stolen
Wednesday 8 April 2009 | Published in National
Thursday 2: Janet Dearlove (pictured) of The Café in Taputapuatea is usually a happy, bubbly person but on Tuesday morning she was livid to find out that the café’s sandwich board with new signage had been nicked. “I couldn’t believe it,” said Janet when she discovered the board was missing. What upsets the Dearlove family […]
TCI tops up pageant prizes
Wednesday 8 April 2009 | Published in National
Thursday 2: The top three contestants chosen at the Miss Cook Islands pageant tomorrow night will be spreading their good news in style. Maine Kuki Airani, Maine Tapairu and Maine Purotu will each receive a brand new Nokia 6111 courtesy of Telecom Cook Islands. The phones, each worth $330, join an already bountiful prize package […]
Forum Line reviews shipping situation
Wednesday 8 April 2009 | Published in National
Thursday 2: Pacific Forum Line’s chief executive Captain Sean Bolt says he has been here this week to gauge whether the shipping company should resume full services to the country. He says there is no clear solution to the Cook Islands’ shipping problems but PFL is looking at what it can do short term and […]
Supplementary budget changes explained
Wednesday 8 April 2009 | Published in National
Thursday 2: Government’s latest supplementary budget tabled in parliament yesterday will see its expenditure rise by almost $5 million and its expected revenue decrease by $27,000. The extra expenditure is to go towards covering the costs of the Pacific Mini Games and finance minister Sir Terepai Maoate explained that the reduction in projected crown revenue […]
7 MPs want seat declared vacant
Wednesday 8 April 2009 | Published in National
Thursday 2: The seven Opposition Cook Islands Party members of parliament are calling for the Pukapuka-Nassau seat to be declared vacant. This is the substance of the letter delivered to the speaker Mapu Taia yesterday by opposition leader Tom Marsters and deputy leader Teina Bishop. The letter calls on the speaker to declare the Pukapuka-Nassau […]
Peua under opposition fire
Wednesday 8 April 2009 | Published in National
Thursday 2: Pukapuka/Nassau Independent MP Vai Peua came under heavy fire from Opposition CIP members during parliament’s question time yesterday. The first day of the sitting this month saw Peua defending his recent agreement with the Democratic Party and its leader Sir Terepai Maoate. Speaker of the house Mapu Taia had announced to parliament that […]
Basketball draw
Wednesday 8 April 2009 | Published in Other Sports
Monday 6: The Elite basketball competition will continue next week as the Cook Islands Games tournament will be held tonight at the National Auditorium. The games tourney will be played in a round robin format and will be played out over three days. Teams will earn 7 points for a win, 4 for a draw, […]
Touch golds to Puaikura and Te Au O Tonga
Wednesday 8 April 2009 | Published in Touch Rugby
Monday 6: The Cook Islands Games touch rugby saw quality games played as touch rugby players showed all their skills to impress Pacific Mini Games team selectors. The final matches were especially gripping with Te Au O Tonga taking on Puaikura in the open men’s. Both teams were packed with former national reps and provided […]
6 Sports on today
Wednesday 8 April 2009 | Published in Regional
Wednesday 8: Cook Islands Games oe vaka, sailing and athletics competitions will begin today – making it six codes in competition today. Golf and lawn bowls continue their games and basketballers will be playing out their finals at the National Auditorium. The oe vaka competition will be held from the Avarua harbour with races starting […]
Medals guaranteed
Wednesday 8 April 2009 | Published in Regional
Wednesday 8: With just three teams making an appearance for Monday’s Cook Islands Games league nines competition, they were all guaranteed a medal at the end. Puaikura, Te Au O Tonga and Vaka Takitumu played two games each on Monday to determine which colour medal they would walk away at the end of the tourney. […]
Women's boxing debut
Wednesday 8 April 2009 | Published in Regional
Wednesday 8: Women’s boxing will make its Cook Islands Games debut night tomorrow. Twelve female boxers are included in the exciting line-up of 16 bouts which have been organised for the fight night. The programme includes junior and exhibition matches. The fight night will be held at the Banana Court with the first bout to […]