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Five months prison for Aitutaki indecent assault, other charges
A man who was convicted for 12 separate offences including indecent assault has been sentenced to five months imprisonment.
Probation for repeat offender
The fourth accused in a Nikao brawl incident on January 28 this year has been sentenced to 12 months’ probation.
Help, ideas for happy marriages
There are plenty of stresses that can upset a marriage – financial difficulties, problems in the bedroom and the uncertainties of raising children are all big worries for many in a committed relationship. Which is why it’s important for you and your partner to understand how to communicate and create dreams to attain. Two New […]
Sel's grassroots electioneering starts
The 40-year-old Crimes Act needs attention if the Cook Islands is going to tackle head-on the problems of crime among its youth, Titikaveka by-election Democratic Party representative Selina Matenga-Napa said yesterday. Matenga-Napa said crime was one of the biggest anxieties being voiced by the people of Titikaveka as she begins her campaign efforts to retain […]
Financial transparency called for
According to international rating agency Standard and Poors, the Cook Islands should be fostering greater transparency of information relating to its external financial liabilities. This is the lesson finance secretary Richard Neves took away from a meeting with Standard and Poors representatives, who visited Rarotonga last week. The representatives met with local banks, the Chamber […]
Withholding tax remains in place
The controversial withholding tax introduced in the last financial budget will again feature in the upcoming budget, but the government is still promising that it will not become a permanent tax in the Cook Islands. The new levy – a 15 percent withholding tax on interest earned in all accounts in the Cook Islands – […]
Emotional homecoming for Nick
Cook Islander Nick Henry decided to learn traditional navigation to gain a deeper understanding of his culture. But on this current Pacific Voyagers mission, Henry has become more aware of the state of the environment and the need to protect the great Moana Nui o Kiva. Henry has risen through the ranks to become vaka […]
Workshop for couples on happy marriage
A three-day workshop to be held next week is aiming to shed some light on the secrets and strategies to a happy marriage. The Rotaianga Men’s Support Group is hosting the workshop, which is calling on two couples from long-lasting marriages to share their experiences and advice on how to build a strong family. The […]
PM to co-chair PALM6 in Japan
Prime Minister Henry Puna will open and make closing remarks at key events to occur as part of the 6th Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting (PALM6) to be held in Nago, Okinawa, Japan on May 24-26. Co-chaired by Japan and the Cook Islands, the Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting is a summit-level meeting held every three years […]
Test time
Saunders and Haible are on a mission to raise awareness of the biggest killer of Pacific people – diabetes. Every Wednesday the pair is stationed outside the pharmacy in the heart of Avarua where they do a free glucose test for sugar levels in blood and can also do weight and height checks too. The […]
Suicide survey goes to town
Members of the Youth Suicide Prevention Steering Committee will be out in town again today and tomorrow with surveys for parents and caregivers to help collect data on the attitudes to and impacts of suicide in the Cook Islands. Committee members were yesterday stationed at the Bank of the Cook Islands Avarua branch with the […]
Advisors finish job
The budget support group has submitted its final report to cabinet, which this week is going through the numbers. Chaired by John Kenning, the budget committee this year comprised Teresa Manarangi-Trott, Christina Newport and Sharyn Paio, in addition to finance minister Mark Brown and finance secretary Richard Neves. Neves handpicked each member based on his […]
Pension to double
Pensioners will receive an increase in their government payments under the next financial year’s budget in a three-year plan that will see the pension double by 2015. Minister of Finance and Economic Management Mark Brown yesterday said the Cook Islands government would make good on its promise announced in December last year to double the […]
Departure tax to be included in airfare
The Cook Islands government will introduce new laws that will force airlines to include the departure tax within ticket prices from December this year. The laws will be put to parliament when it next sits, which is expected to occur in June, and will bring an end to the days where travellers leaving Rarotonga International […]
Social impact fund meeting
Community groups and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are being encouraged to join a meeting today to discuss the limitations and difficulties of applying for grants under the Social Impact Fund. The Ministry of Internal Affairs, which administers the fund, will hold the meeting today between midday and 2pm at the Sinai Hall in Maraerenga to help […]
New community group to advise on health
Community members and the Ministry of Health now have a new route for dialogue thanks to the formation of a community health advisory committee. The committee, which met for the first time this week, includes volunteer representatives from Rarotonga’s three vaka, two non-government organisations, the national youth council and a religious representative. The committee will […]
Budget warning: beware of razzmatazz
Ahead of the presentation of this year’s Budget, opposition leader Wilkie Rasmussen encourages the public to scrutinise the government’s financial decisions carefully. ”I just want to warn the public to be careful of the razzmatazz associated with the incoming annual budget by the government,“ Rasmussen said yesterday. ”The government seems to be covering the real […]
Dredge Kimahia due in port todayay
The dredge Kimahia (pictured at work in New Zealand) is expected to arrive in Avatiu this afternoon. It will take several days to get the equipment operational following the tow from New Zealand. The two hopper barges which will be used to transport the material from the dredge to the offloading point on the wharf […]
Health specialists coming
It has been some time since a full team of ear, nose and throat (ENT) health specialists have visited the Cook Islands. Over the next month a group of New Zealand medical specialists in the ENT area, and also audiology (hearing) and orthopaedics (bones) will be visiting both Rarotonga and Aitutaki. One of the first […]
More detail promised in this year's Budget
The Ministry of Finance and Economic Management is promising that this year’s budget documents will be ”far more detailed“ than in past years. Financial secretary Richard Neves says the budget will be presented in the form of three booklets – the general overview, a breakdown of ministry-related expenses and a book detailing capital. The first […]
Suicide survey aimed at parents, caregivers
Parents and guardians are being asked to share their experiences and thoughts on suicide and how it is affecting the Cook Islands as part of the national response to the issue. A survey is currently being distributed to parents and caregivers through Rarotonga’s schools as the second part of a national committee formed by the […]
Naomi returning
The MV Lady Naomi will again be employed to transport people from the northern group islands to Rarotonga for the Te Maeva Nui festival in August. The islands of the northern group have already signalled their intentions to use the service, which is expected to again be funded by the Cook Islands government through the […]
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