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Why 'I'm in' – Greg Stanaway
Wednesday 8 April 2009 | Published in Features
Saturday 4: Tourism industry council president and general manager of Pacific Resort and Pacific Resort Aitutaki, Greg Stanaway, says he is a big believer in industry awards. And yes, both resorts will be entering the Air New Zealand Cook Islands Tourism Awards. “Pacific Resort will be entering both its resorts in this awards programme because […]
Air new zealand cook islands tourism awards 2009
Wednesday 8 April 2009 | Published in Features
Saturday 4: Inaugural awards will provide more for industry The Air New Zealand Cook Islands Tourism Awards promise to be a valuable experience for all who enter the inaugural event this year. The awards entry has been extended to April 17 – so if you are ‘in tourism’ then you can still be in to […]
Lover of sport
Wednesday 8 April 2009 | Published in Features
While Mama Lou took up lawn bowls and golf in her later years, she began life as a keen netballer and tennis player. Her son Hugh says her comic bowling style was mentioned at her funeral along with photos shown of her rather energetic and dramatic attempts to use her body to guide the bowl. […]
She kept on giving
Wednesday 8 April 2009 | Published in Features
Saturday 4: Mama Lou’s son Hugh says her children remember their mother as a woman who, annoying at times for them, was always giving things away to people. “Her home was always open and she was always giving, giving, giving. She was always there to help others. Now I follow the same principle and help […]
Goodbye, Mama Lou
Wednesday 8 April 2009 | Published in Features
Saturday 4: Eikura Louise Graham (nee Henry), best known as Mama Lou, passed away on March 22 at the age of 72 leaving the country in mourning for a woman who will be remembered for her work, grace and generosity. Mama Lou is survived by her husband Papa Puru, her children Elizabeth, 48, Peter, 47, […]
Tuesday 7: SMOKE SIGNAL- We sell our souls but can't go solar
Wednesday 8 April 2009 | Published in Letters to the Editor
The drawings for the new airport terminal buildings don’t seem to show the north facing roofs covered every square metre in photovoltaic panels, observes a signaler, who writes: Surely we are not going into a building from the past? We sell our souls to the Tiger of the East for millions of dollars to put […]
Tuesday 7: More trips by MPs, and more spending
Wednesday 8 April 2009 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, There appears to be no real financial planning by the DPM and Sholan on this massive $50 million loan from China. On top of this, another $20 million seems to be given as extra under a grant. Government has not shown just how much our road and water repairs will cost, but at […]
Tuesday 7: Pukapuka decision outrageous
Wednesday 8 April 2009 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Although not of Pukapukan descent, I am 100% supportive of the justified stance taken by the president of the Pukapukan community in Rarotonga, Mr Makirere Poila, and his group, in regards to the proposed European Union funded cyclone shelter project for Pukapuka island. In view of the obvious simplicity of such a project, […]
Tuesday 7: Lack of tourists is too important
Wednesday 8 April 2009 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I would like to reply to two recent letters to the paper criticising the suggestion that the $3m stimulus package should be put into tourism. They have other opinions and fair enough. I would like to comment on each of the points in these two letters – not to be smart but to […]
Monday 6: Issue fishing licences carefully
Wednesday 8 April 2009 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I would like to voice my concern at the issuing of fishing licenses to foreign countries. All I ask is that it is done with the greatest of care, thought and with careful restrictions put in place. Some of these countries have depleted their own fish stocks and will do the same to […]
Saturday 4: Sports awards a bit of a joke
Wednesday 8 April 2009 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I just have to write in about the sports awards. The awards seem like they’re turning into a bit of a joke. In some cases you only had two nominees.Not sure if that’s because some codes couldn’t be bothered, or if 2008 was a non-event year. Congratulations to the Dearloves, but I do […]
Friday 3: There's room for 2
Wednesday 8 April 2009 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I write in reference to Helen Greig’s story in Thursday’s paper ‘Forum Line reviews shipping situation’. The long list of problems associated with shipping will continue, unless there is an urgent review of the current shipping act. The country needs a shipping service that is independent and transparent. Independent in that NO importer […]
Friday 3: Businesses need stimulus more than tourism
Wednesday 8 April 2009 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I am surprised no complaints about the ‘stimulus package’ are coming from the struggling businesses. The only complaints seem to be coming from the obviously well off. So I will stand up and say, I find the possibility of the $3 million business assistance possibly going to tourism disconcerting. The small businesses make […]
Friday 3: Kuki 101: work before play
Wednesday 8 April 2009 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I feel sick and I wonder if taku iti tangata feel this maki-ness also. It’s that sick feeling you get when you have been betrayed before your own eyes. In 1998, the Cook Islands were referred to as sparsely populated islands with a resource of minerals conservatively estimated at $150 billion dollars in […]
Thursday 2: The quest for meaning of life
Wednesday 8 April 2009 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I admit to a personal fascination for science – sort of a ‘quest for the meaning of life’ as Keith Koekoe would put it. For example, 20 years ago I dug 40,000 fossil bird bones out of the soil of Henderson Island in the Pitcairn Group, South Pacific. I used these fossils in […]
Thursday 2: Meitaki e Gumby
Wednesday 8 April 2009 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Meitaki maata kiakoe Sam Crocombe no toku mataora i taau i tuatua mai kia matou no runga i taau e rave nei, i te aruaruanga kia tu tatou i tetai ava (port) maata, kia tomo mai te au pai mamaata turoto ki roto i to tatou ava, i toou tereanga ki Marike. Kua […]
Thursday 2: Put $3m into Punanga Nui
Wednesday 8 April 2009 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, May I suggest that the ‘stimulus package of $3 million’ that the government has already budgeted and earmarked for struggling businesses, be looked at again. One writer suggested that this money be diverted to promotion of tourism, which to me will be hard to monitor and gauge the actual dollar for dollar value […]
Six teams in rugby league sevens
Wednesday 8 April 2009 | Published in League
Monday 6: The Cook Islands Games rugby league sevens competition kicks off at the Avatiu Swamp today at 4.30pm. There are six teams in the competition with two teams each from Vaka Te Au O Tonga, Puaikura and Takitumu. The finals will be held on Tuesday back at the Swamp starting at 4.30pm. One of […]
Netball draw
Wednesday 8 April 2009 | Published in Netball
Monday 6: The two-day Cook Islands Games netball competition starts today with Vaka Takitumu to face Aitutaki first up in the under 21 and open grade category. All games will be held at the Ngatangiia hard courts starting at 4.30pm. The competition will be played in a round robin format and the team with the […]
Special training for netball bench officials ahead of world youth champs
Wednesday 8 April 2009 | Published in Netball
Monday 6: Netball New Zealand’s Trina Sheridan and Lisa Aull will be holding a week-long netball workshop to upskill bench officials and train new ones. The bench officials workshop is not only to make sure that there will be adequate and skilled bench officials for the upcoming World Youth Netball Championships in August but to […]
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