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On your mark, get set, go
Wednesday 8 June 2011 | Published in Local
Mini sprinters fly off the start line during Mondays Kumete Sports sprint events. From left, Nomar Maarateina, Akevai Niki and Tiamarama Tuivaga give all theyve got with village pride on the line. At track and field events at the BCI Stadium, a small but enthusiastic group of athletes from Avatiu-Nikao, Arorangi and Tupapa turned out […]
Lazaro ahead in by-election
Wednesday 8 June 2011 | Published in Local
Preliminary results of the Pukapuka by-election put CIP candidate Tekii Lazaro in the lead to become the electorates member of parliament. According to preliminary results of yesterdays by-election in Pukapuka, Lazaro polled 134 to Democratic Party candidate Vai Peuas 84 votes. However, the final count which will include advance votes and postal votes will not […]
Great artist remembered
Tuesday 7 June 2011 | Published in Local
Rarotongas art community has come together to celebrate the life of Jim Vivieaere, whose death last week left a void in the heart of many a Pacific artist. Artists, friends and relatives of the late Vivieaere a prominent Pacific artist and curator gathered to remember a man who left an indelible mark on the Polynesian […]
Queens Honour awarded
Tuesday 7 June 2011 | Published in Local
Mata Andrew Turua is the first of four Cook Islanders to receive their New Years Queens Honours at a special ceremony held at the Queens Representatives residence in Titikaveka. Turua was presented with the Order of the British Empire (OBE) medal for public service and his services to the community. Today, Queens Representative Sir Frederick […]
Drink message fails to get through to drivers
Tuesday 7 June 2011 | Published in Local
Police are worried the dont drink and drive message is still not getting through to some people who continue to drive after consuming alcohol. Over the weekend, police confiscated three vehicles from motorists who according to the weekly police report were not drunk but had consumed enough alcohol to be over the limit to drive. […]
Luxury trips boom
Tuesday 7 June 2011 | Published in Local
Despite the global recession there is money to be spent by the top crust of society and those people are being encouraged to spend it in the Cook Islands, a tourism industry function was told. Cook Islands Tourism Corporation staff members and contracted representatives from New Zealand, Australia, Canada, the United States, United Kingdom, and […]
Two ships due in next week
Saturday 4 June 2011 | Published in Local
The Southern Express is due in on Monday, and New Zealand Navy vessel HMNZS Otago will clear the international berth before she arrives. Southern Express will be in Rarotonga on Monday before departing for Aitutaki. The Forum Pacific is expected to arrive from Australia on Wednesday. Both Esau and local shipping agents say that despite […]
Mission strengthens ties
Saturday 4 June 2011 | Published in Local
The Maori culture group on board the HMNZS Otago performs at a Thursday night cocktail function. HMNZS Otago left Auckland on May 10, and arrived in Rarotonga this week, on the first deployment of a New Zealand offshore patrol vessel to the Pacific Islands. Full story and pictures, p 10.
Offenders face stiff sentences
Saturday 4 June 2011 | Published in Local
Those convicted of cannabis-related offences can expect harsher sentences from now on, a judge has warned In the Cook Islands High Court at Avarua yesterday, Justice Hugh Williams said there is growing concern in the community about the prevalence of cannabis and associated crime, and gone are the days when convicted offenders receive lenience by […]
Award nominees announced
Saturday 4 June 2011 | Published in Local
Eleven local women have been nominated for the Business & Professional Womens Woman of the Year award ahead of the ceremony on Friday. The judges received nominations last Thursday, and the names can now be released. The nominees are: – Madeline Sword, Pacific Spring (Vaima) director – Julie Bateman, Western Union manager – Moana Hunter […]
Drugs accused back in jail
Friday 3 June 2011 | Published in Local
An Operation Eagle defendant is again locked in the Arorangi prison, having twice breached conditions of his bail. Faimau Robati (41), fisherman, of Nikao, appeared before Justice of the Peace Ina Tautu in the Cook Islands High Court at Avarua yesterday. Robati, who police previously referred to on file as 44-year-old Nooroa Robati, did not […]
Captain sentenced for referee assault
Friday 3 June 2011 | Published in Local
The Arorangi Bears captain has been convicted for assaulting a referee at the end of a rugby league match that the Bears team lost. Agostine Heather (26), barman, of Arorangi, admitted the single assault charge last month and yesterday appeared before Justice of the Peace Ina Tautu in the Cook Islands High Court at Avarua. […]
CI boat trains with navy ship
Friday 3 June 2011 | Published in Local
Cook Islands police patrol boat Te Kukupa has trained with New Zealand Navy ship HMNZS Otago, the first exercise of its kind in many years. At the break of dawn yesterday Te Kukupa left Avatiu wharf carrying ten officers and police commissioner Maara Tetava. She travelled about one mile out to sea to meet Otago, […]
No paper on Monday
Friday 3 June 2011 | Published in Local
Due to Queens birthday public holiday, Cook Islands News will not be published on Monday, June 6. The deadline for classified advertising for Tuesdays paper will be 1pm Monday, but only by fax on 25303 or email on adverts@cookislandsnews.com
Death may be probed
Thursday 2 June 2011 | Published in Local
There may be further police investigation into the death of an elderly man at his home in Matavera last month. The man was found lying face-down and covered in blood beside a plastic lawn chair. Members of the mans family suspect foul play was involved and are asking the police to consider further investigation of […]
Cannabis in schools a problem
Thursday 2 June 2011 | Published in Local
Cannabis-related offending is on the rise in the Cook Islands and even children of primary school age are becoming involved, the Cook Islands High Court at Avarua heard yesterday. Justice Hugh Williams quizzed police prosecutor Senior Sergeant Ruth Hosking-Tane about cannabis use in the country during the sentencing of a Ngatangiia teenager for possession of […]
Lagoon Day expo raises awareness
Thursday 2 June 2011 | Published in Local
Hundreds of school children are now wiser about the role wetlands play in protecting the lagoon and marine life. Yesterday hundreds of school children along with prime minister Henry Puna and various heads of ministries visited the Lagoon Day expo at Nukupure Park in Ngatangiia which continues today. What we do on land impacts the […]
Packed schedule for Lagoon Day
Wednesday 1 June 2011 | Published in Local
Today is Lagoon Day and a packed programme is in store for Rarotonga children and the community taking part. The programme starts at 8.30am with a prayer, opening ceremony and words of encouragement by prime minister and minister of environment Henry Puna. Invited guests including Aronga Mana, ministers and heads of ministries will have a […]
Teen arrested for indecent assault
Wednesday 1 June 2011 | Published in Local
Cook Islands police are urging parents and caregivers to monitor the whereabouts of young children after a six-year-old girl was indecently assaulted while fishing for eels unsupervised. The girl, from Takuvaine, was with her younger brother at the Takuvaine stream at the time. Police say the boy is about four years old. The two were […]
Junk pulled from watery depths
Wednesday 1 June 2011 | Published in Local
McConnell Dowell is clearing out junk as it prepares to start piling or driving steel piles into the bottom of the harbour at the Avatiu wharf. Yesterday the crew was using a clam-shell bucket on its crawler crane to scoop old tyres and junk from the bottom of the sea which constitute obstructions before it […]
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