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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.
Imports deficit grows
Exports fell behind imports in 2009, causing the balance of trade for the year to register a deficit of $285.8 million – up from $207.1 million the previous year. While exports decreased by 25.4 percent, imports increased by 36.3 percent over 2008. The provisional current account balance for 2009 shows a deficit of $28.8 million, […]
Public appeals raise $36,000 so far
More than $36,000 has been donated by Cook Islanders to help those affected by Australia’s recent floods and earthquakes in Christchurch, New Zealand. A Ministry of Cultural Development fundraiser held last week to raise money for victims of the Christchurch earthquake and Australian floods has generated at least $12,000. The appeal included a radiothon during […]
Pilot escapes 'eerie calm' of Tokyo
Mark Lusby left a devastated Tokyo last week to come home to his Rarotonga family and says that right now, “this is the best place to be – away from it all”. Lusby is a captain for All Nippon Airways and he was in Tokyo when the 8.9 magnitude quake shook Japan. Following the disaster, […]
Jonassen says he can't abandon Japan
Cook Islander Rena Jonassen isn’t leaving Japan saying he can’t abandon his in-laws and adopted country. “I can’t turn my back on my relatives, the grandparents of my children and the country,” says Jonassen who is married to Mika, a Japanese school teacher. They live in Funabashi a district of Chiba and have two children […]
Rubbish ready for recycling
Former Ministry of Infrastructure and Planning secretary Otheniel Tangianau surveys the Arorangi landfill. Inset: The recycling centre in Arorangi, below Rarotonga’s landfill, is due to be upgraded. “/> The Ministry of Infrastructure and Planning has secured $189,000 to upgrade the existing recycling centre below the Arorangi landfill. It will enable Rarotonga’s residential – and some […]
World weather day
GENEVA, March 22 – Yesterday was World Meteorological Day, in recognition of the contributions of meteorological offices around the world to our daily lives. “WMO activities in the area of climate are widely perceived today as key contributions to human safety and well-being and the realisation of economic benefits for all nations,” said WMO secretary-general […]
Building approvals down
The total value of building approvals issued during the September 2010 quarter decreased by 27% compared to the same quarter of the previous year. Residential building approvals contributed to 72.7% of that total value, averaging $140,000 per residential building approved. The number of building permits issued decreased by 22.7% for the same period. During the […]
Parties and candles for Earth Hour
Te Aponga Uira O Tumutevarovaro has confirmed its involvement in this Saturday’s Earth Hour. The power authority will assist the National Environment Service (NES) by running a competition for the greatest reduction in electricity usage by a village between 8pm and 9pm. NES education and awareness officer Deyna Marsh says support for local activities being […]
Doors open to foreign investors
The Cook Islands is inadvertently being opened up to foreign investment as it becomes more difficult for locals to purchase businesses and manage financial loans, Business Trade Investment Board (BTIB) chief executive Terry Rangi says. Rangi says at present there are slightly more businesses for sale in the Cook Islands than usual, many of which […]
Helping with 'emotional recovery'
Rarotonga-based Cantabrian Jane Edgar is informing Cook Islands Red Cross Society (CIRC) officers of the current situation in earthquake-damaged Christchurch. Edgar, who began a 12-month secondment to the CIRC in January, has just returned to Rarotonga from the South Island city where she spent three weeks helping those in worst-hit suburbs. A Red Cross water […]
Red Cross officers trained for all islands
Cook Islands Red Cross Society (CIRC) officers, including those from outer islands, are learning best practices for delivering community-based health and first aid during a training workshop at the Manihiki Hostel in Rarotonga this week. About 25 people were involved in yesterday’s session, which included presentations by Suva-based International Federation of Red Cross (IFRC) community […]
Why not just sell the Cook Islands now?
“Watching our leaders smiling while signing ‘non-binding’ fishing agreements brings to mind the native people who once owned what is now called Manhattan Island but sold it for a few strings of glass beads to the invading Brits,” a smoke signaller writes.” Why drag the inevitable out? Let’s sell the Cook Islands now, lock, stock […]
Cooper sees MOU as 'starting point'
Amidst all the public discussion about government collaborating with Asian fishing companies, Jack Cooper is not worried about his own fish processing business. Cooper believes it is too early to jump to conclusions about the implications of a memorandum of understanding signed last week by the Ministry of Marine Resources (MMR) and global fishing giants. […]
Tua beats King in 'backyard brawl'
What is his tactic? That’s the question everybody was asking on Saturday night when Demetrice King and David Tua faced off in the ‘Tua De Force 3 – Backyard Brawl’. It was the first fight for Tua in his hometown of South Auckland since turning pro and the evening bustled with a palpable Pacific energy. […]
Nathan sheds 42kg – and shares how
Becoming a nutritional coach was the last thing on Nathan Waitai’s mind as he struggled to carry his 184kg frame. Today, Waitai, who is of New Zealand Maori descent, will celebrate his 36th birthday 42kg lighter and passionate about being part of the solution to the obesity epidemic. He wants to inspire Cook Islanders to […]
'No way'
Ocean Fresh owner Bill Doherty is not confident the Ministry of Marine Resources (MMR) will profit from entering an agreement with foreign fisheries. “There is no way MMR is going to make the money they state they’re going to make,” he said. “There’s no way it can be profitable.” The profit government would collect in […]
No background checks done
Government did not conduct due diligence into any of the international fishing companies it is entertaining doing business with – apparently failing to comply with its own rules to have background checks done first before business. Business Trade Investment Board, the agency responsible for carrying out background checks of businesses, confirmed no request for due […]
After-hours violence on the rise
Police are concerned about incidences of violence occurring in town on the weekends. A Fijian man and his mate allege that they were attacked outside Raro Fried Chicken by a group of Cook Islanders on Sunday morning. The man admitted he neither filed a report nor waited for police to arrive at the scene – […]
Rotaract gifts for mums and babies
The cupboard of warm and cuddly newborn baby wraps, clothes and nappies at the maternity ward of the Rarotonga hospital has been restocked thanks to the Rotaract Club. $800 worth of newborn baby supplies was donated to the maternity ward last Friday morning and is earmarked for mothers who have to rush to hospital for […]
Rotary collects coins
If you have any spare Cook Islands coins when you are in the departure lounge of Rarotonga airport, spare a thought for our local Rotary Club. President Maureen Hilyard and Rotarian David Bridge organised with the Airport Authority to install a donations box in which departing passengers may deposit Cook Islands coins they will not […]
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