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$3m 'stimulus' may go to tourism
Wednesday 1 April 2009 | Published in Local
27 March: Minister Wilkie Rasmussen revealed yesterday that government is thinking about scrapping its proposed $3 million economic stimulus package for businesses and adding it to the budget for tourism. The minister says he is hoping $1 million of this will be added to the marketing budget for Aitutaki to help promote the island as […]
WSBC named, told to go
Wednesday 1 April 2009 | Published in Local
27 March: Bank ‘ruining our reputation’ ordered to pay $125,000 in costs and quit the Cook Islands. The lid of secrecy was lifted yesterday on the long running civil court case between the Financial Supervisory Commission and WSBC Bank Ltd. Chief Justice David Williams issued a consent order which allows some details to be published, […]
Leaflet demands deportation
Wednesday 1 April 2009 | Published in Local
Thursday 26: Leaflets have been distributed around Rarotonga stores demanding that a Fijian woman be deported. In what could be considered vigilante-type action, the poster shows a mug shot of the woman and accuses her of “stealing from your store”. “Do not let her into your shop. Report her to the police and immigration,” it […]
Shorty shoots in Raro
Wednesday 1 April 2009 | Published in Local
Thursday 26: A few locals will get speaking roles and even more will be extras in next week’s filming of a Shortland Street episode in Rarotonga. A large production crew of about 20 will soon be here along with a few of the star cast from Shortland Street. Fans of the show – keep an […]
Pearl farmers approve plan to boost industry
Wednesday 1 April 2009 | Published in Local
Thursday 26: Manihiki pearl farmers have given the much needed go-ahead to an overall strategic plan designed to kick-start the industry and get it earning more than it was at its peak in the mid-1990s. Put together by the Cook Islands Pearl Authority (CIPA), the plan was launched on Tuesday night by CIPA chief executive […]
Pukapuka threaten to reject EU aid
Wednesday 1 April 2009 | Published in Local
Thursday 26: Outer island community objects to overseas company getting contract Pukapuka could turn down the building of the European Commission-funded cyclone centre, after a local company’s unsuccessful bid to design and supervise the project. Pukapuka community president on Rarotonga, Makirere Poila, says they intend to write to the European Union to register their disappointment […]
Raro Rage launch today
Wednesday 1 April 2009 | Published in Features
Saturday 28 March: A cD and DVD of the Cook Islands mini-music ‘Rage’ festival held in Auckland, will be launched this morning at Punanga Nui. Kathy Brown, one of six local artists featured on the cd, says they were asked at the beginning of February by Heimana Music’s Noo Vaevae Pare to come up with […]
Shortland Street caters for Raro fans
Wednesday 1 April 2009 | Published in Features
Saturday 28 March: Shortland Street will take time out while filming here to pay a visit to some of their younger fans. Some cast members of the hit hospital series will be dropping into Avatea School next Friday as part of their public relations tour of the Cook Islands. This is the first time the […]
15 live musos at Monday's second Open Mic Night
Wednesday 1 April 2009 | Published in Features
Saturday 28 March: More than 15 performers are expected to take the stage for the second Open Mic Night on Monday. There will be singers, musicians, performers and guaranteed entertainment. Last month’s inaugural night at the Paradise Inn was hailed a success and next week’s free event is sure to be the same, organisers say. […]
11 islands here for Red Cross gathering
Wednesday 1 April 2009 | Published in Features
Saturday 28 March: Red Cross representatives from 11 of the 12 inhabited islands in the country have been meeting all this week in the lead-up to the Red Cross biennial general meeting. While a broad range of topics were covered throughout the week, Cook Islands Red Cross secretary-general Niki Rattle says there was a huge […]
CI team at the world's biggest cruise ship show
Wednesday 1 April 2009 | Published in Features
Saturday 28 March: CI Tourism and Ports Cook Islands were in Miami, Florida, earlier this month attending the world’s biggest cruise shipping trade show. The Cook Islands team was USA representative Laura Matar, Ports Authority chairman Sam Crocombe and Michael Henry of Cruise Cook Islands. It is in Miami that all major cruise companies of […]
No alternative
Wednesday 1 April 2009 | Published in Features
Saturday 28 March: Retired Cook Islands Christian Church pastor Daniel Tuakeu is part of a group of people in Aitutaki who claim that the island doesn’t want Sunday flights to continue. After attending the public meeting held by cabinet minister Wilkie Rasmussen on Thursday, Tuakeu said there is now no alternative but for a referendum […]
Minister spells out the option
Wednesday 1 April 2009 | Published in Features
Saturday 28 March: Cabinet minister Wilkie Rasmussen’s proactive and open approach in meetings with the people of Aitutaki on the issue of Sunday flights was welcomed by many who spoke with him on Thursday and yesterday. His meetings began early onThursday with the island council. The council has eight elected members who represent each village […]
'I feel strong'
Wednesday 1 April 2009 | Published in Features
Saturday 28 March: Aitutaki Sunday flight protestor Ngere Pirangi told CINews on Thursday that she was grateful that cabinet minister Wilkie Rasmussen held a public meeting to hear the concerns of the people. Coming out of the meeting at Arutanga Hall, Pirangi echoed the comments of others at the meeting saying it was good of […]
Protestors voice concern
Wednesday 1 April 2009 | Published in Features
Saturday 28 March: About 60 people attended the public meeting in Aitutaki on the Sunday flight issue on Thursday. The meeting with cabinet minister Wilkie Rasmussen, held at the Arutanga Hall, lasted just over two hours. The minister held his ground despite coming under intense pressure from many at the meeting who protest against Sunday […]
The Aitutaki air is thick with tension…
Wednesday 1 April 2009 | Published in Features
Saturday 28 March: Minister Wilkie Rasmussen was well received by the people he met on his two-day visit to Aitutaki this week. Rasmussen said he believed he was the best choice to represent government in talks because they weren’t likely to throw things at him. The same can’t be said of deputy prime minister Sir […]
Wednesday 1: Create your own adventure
Wednesday 1 April 2009 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, We have read the letter about hiking on Rarotonga. That might be alright. We are now here, for the seventh time and like hiking and walking too. But, it is really very difficult to find the entrances of these tracks. It would be very helpful if there were signs on the main road, […]
Wednesday 1: The reason behind it all
Wednesday 1 April 2009 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, There is nothing confusing about my letter of Saturday March 28 in which I challenged all parties meaning the Evans, the Chittys, the Steadmans, the Wraggs and whoever else wants to join the debate (as they put it) to appropriate the answer ie the truth to man’s origin. Read my letter properly and […]
Wednesday 1: Not within my brief!
Wednesday 1 April 2009 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, In response to your smoke signaller’s query of March 30, the enquirer is confused. Contrary to claiming the feng shui of Avarua is “wonderful” during my talk of last Friday night, what I actually said was, “it has classic feng shui”. This was in reference only to the fact that Avarua has rising […]
Wednesday 1: Survey shows departure tax hike no good for visitors
Wednesday 1 April 2009 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Seven out of ten people say they will be less likely to visit the Cook Islands because of the hike in departure tax, according to a poll I have been conducting for the past month. Your readers may remember I wrote to you at the end of February expressing my personal concern at […]
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