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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.
Signs of change at Punanga Nui
Signs of change are quite literally beginning to creep in at the Punanga Nui Markets with the latest additions to the town site. Two new signs have been erected to welcome market-goers at Punanga Nui, taking inspiration from what is on offer at the marketplace throughout the week. Included on the printed-aluminium sign are images […]
HSBC gives copy paper
Photocopiers will be whirring in schools across the Northern Group thanks to a donation of paper. HSBC Trustee (CI) Ltd gifted 56 cartons of A4 photocopy paper to the Ministry of Education today, as part of its role in supporting the community. They donate paper annually, rotating through the Northern and Southern Groups and Rarotonga […]
New solicitor general sworn in
Crown Law has brought an old face into a new position this week, welcoming former special counsel Kim Saunders back to the Cook Islands to take up the role of Solicitor General. Saunders was sworn in to the position at Government House yesterday in front of her Crown Law colleagues, senior police officers, acting Prime […]
Analysing cash flow and how it works
By Vaine Wichman Development Economist Vaine Wichman has worked extensively throughout the Pacific and the Cook Islands as a development economist. She began writing these columns at the request of women and men asking her to explain the working of their economy. Views in this column are Vaine’s. Cash flow is the money that is […]
Tamariki gain water confidence
Water confidence and safety have been important lessons shared with Rarotonga children who have been spending their Wednesday afternoons learning to be better and confident swimmers with passionate sports coach Ake Hosea-Winterflood. Hosea’s current ANZ Tamariki Sports swim programme will run for the next two weeks. All children who have taken part in the weekly […]
Temporary bridge for trucking work
A temporary bridge linking the Avatiu harbour with Punanga Nui Markets will be constructed when dredging works begin at the harbour to help limit the impact of truck movements on the area’s homes and businesses. The material removed from the harbour floor during dredging will be used to create new land on the western end […]
Airline subsidy for breakfast
The people of the Cook Islands tourism industry have been invited to raise their voices over the Los Angeles and Sydney flight underwrites and tell the Tourism Corporation what they think about the issue at a breakfast meeting today. The meeting will be held from 8.30am, with breakfast being served from 8am, at the Rarotongan […]
Cuba joins Cooks to face common issues
Diplomatic relations between Cuba and the Cook Islands were bolstered yesterday when the republic’s ambassador to the Cook Islands presented her credentials. Wellington-based ambassador Maria Del Carmen Herrera Caserio said that the two nations had much in common and the friendly relations would go some way in helping both tackle the issues confronting them. Those […]
Suicide addressed 'the right way'
Visiting psychologist Dr Deborah Perrott is hailing this week’s national youth forum as “brilliant” and “extremely useful”. Dr Perrott is a Kiwi who works as a consultant psychologist in Melbourne. Her background is in clinical work, and she has experience training and supervising psychologists and advising policymakers. She has also conducted specialised research into adolescents […]
Worldwide cuts to NZ Foreign Affairs
Changes are afoot in New Zealand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trades staffing across the globe, including the Cook Islands. New Zealand High Commissioner to the Cook Islands John Carter indicated that changes to the High Commission in the Cook Islands “would be minimal, and both the Cook Islands government and Cook Islanders won’t notice […]
Rotterdam brings 2500 to Rarotonga
The MS Rotterdam is set to touch down on Rarotonga early next week. The cruise ship, which was last in the Cook Islands in January, will be anchored off Rarotonga from 8am to 5pm on Monday. She will be carrying 1500 passengers and around 1000 staff. Island Hopper, which is organising her passengers’ shore excursions, […]
Sealing is a work in progress
A fresh layer of sealing is still to be placed in road works covering the length of the Nikao main road at the airport, according to Triad Petroleum manager Chris Vaile. The current driving surface at the airport remains to be completed and motorists, cyclists and pedestrians will soon have access to the completed, sealed […]
Telecom NZ offers cell data cap option
Kiwi smart phone users now have the option to set a cap on data transfer before they arrive in the Cook Islands. Exorbitant roaming rates in the Cook Islands were the subject of recent media attention, after Kiwi visitor to Rarotonga Magnus O’Neill submitted a complaint about having incurred a $2000 bill on holiday. Last […]
Guard rail requested at rock wall
Avatiu residents have requested a guard rail be installed at the harbour’s rock armour wall once it is complete to help protect children in the area coming into trouble at the site. The residents put in the request to the Ports Authority and the project’s manager at the second of two community meetings held over […]
Harbourmaster quits over NZ pension
Problems with pension portability have again put the Avatiu harbour master’s job on the market, just six months after it was last filled. Current harbour master Captain John Cornwell, who hails from New Zealand, has resigned from the position after experiencing problems with accessing his national pension. Cornwell said he did not want to cause […]
Araura farewells Papa Piri
Araura College recently showed its respects to honour one of their own former teachers and long serving deputy principal and retired principal Papa Piri Maao. All Araura College students formed a guard of honour as his casket was carried through the school grounds stopping for a short while in front of the school’s staffroom where […]
Atiu raffle postponed
The Atiu community has postponed the draw of its $125,000 monster raffle. Its executive regrets to announce that funds raised by Atiuans and Cook Islands communities both here and abroad are not sufficient to warrant drawing of the raffle this week as planned. The executive, committee members and village leaders have met several times, and […]
Tuna fishery rules up for discussion
The Cook Islands will be sending a delegation to the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) meeting later this month. Headed by Ministry of Marine Resources secretary Ben Ponia, the delegation will travel to Guam to participate alongside stakeholders from the Pacific, Asia, the United States and the European Union. As a priority this […]
Mangaia fishing facilities extended
Mangaia Island Fishing Association (MIFA) received eagerly-awaited materials to extend the verandah of its processing plant and club headquarters, which overlooks the island harbour at Oneroa. The building was initially intended to house an ice processing plant with chiller facilities gifted by the New Zealand Aid Programme. The donation of funding for that facility prompted […]
Stop for lollipops!
The lollipops are out and the road crossing is finally ready for action. Following a project to install a road crossing that began over a year ago, Takitumu Primary School students will now be able to safely cross the Matavera main road into the school grounds. Students have been hard at work over the past […]
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