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Fruit and vegetable import levies kick in tomorrow
Tuesday 30 August 2011 | Published in Local
Seasonal levies on imported fresh fruits and vegetables come into effect from tomorrow. Ministry of Finance and Economic Management customs officer Pokoina Matara says the logic behind the levy introduced in 2006 is to protect the local produce market from a flood of imported fruits and vegetables. It will be lifted in the summer months, […]
Tour party questions unanswered
Tuesday 30 August 2011 | Published in Local
Pressure is building on government to confirm whether it proposes to send a record-size delegation to the Pacific Leaders Forum in New Zealand, at a cost of about $80,000. The Central Agencies Committee, chaired by public service commissioner Navy Epati, is also demanding answers of government about a proposed junket to the forum, which coincides […]
Black fever hits CITC
Tuesday 30 August 2011 | Published in Local
CITC is showing its support for the All Blacks, much to the tongue-in-cheek dismay of its handful of Australian staff members. Yesterday, staff of all CITC branches turned up to work in Black Fever T-shirts, emblazoned with a white fern on the back. Staff will be wearing Black Fever shirts every Thursday and any day […]
Police commissioner at regional talks
Tuesday 30 August 2011 | Published in National
Cook Islands Police commissioner Maara Tetava has travelled to the Federated States of Micronesia to help develop a Pacific-wide response to reduce transnational crime and increase cyber safety in the region. Tetava represented the Cook Islands at the 40th Pacific Islands Chiefs of Police (PICP) annual conference in Pohnpei, the Federated States of Micronesias capital […]
Nukutere principal furious at court report
Tuesday 30 August 2011 | Published in National
Nukutere College principal Donna Nahu is furious with the article printed in Cook Islands News on Saturday and the statements made by the justices of the peace regarding the expulsion of two students. She has asked for a right of reply, as this was not given prior to the article going to print. She says […]
Flag bearer humbled
Monday 29 August 2011 | Published in Local
Nineteen-year-old Manihiki sailor Helema Williams was the standout candidate for the job of Team Cook Islands flag bearer. Team chef de mission George George said that the 2010 Sportswoman of the Year was the right candidate because of her impressive sports achievement and especially as she is still growing in her discipline of sailing. Williams […]
PM plugs to host Forum
Monday 29 August 2011 | Published in Local
Prime Minister Henry Puna is quietly confident the Cook Islands will host next years Pacific Leaders Forum. The annual gathering of political leaders is the largest event of its kind in the regional drawing up to 400 attendees. Puna says as far as he knows no other region nation has made an offer to host […]
Bronze follows heartbreak
Monday 29 August 2011 | Published in National
Cook Islands oe vaka paddlers went from absolute heartbreak to elation in the span of just a few hours on day one of the Pacific Games outrigger canoeing competition. With only six competing womens teams registered for the oe vaka V6 1500m sprints there was not time for the Cook Islands squad to ease into […]
New basic account launched
Monday 29 August 2011 | Published in National
Westpac Bank Cook Islands is targeting new customers with the launch of a transaction account called Choice Basic. Choice Basic has been designed to meet the needs of customers who have low transaction volumes and want a simple transaction fee structure. Choice Basic offers customers the protection of a bank account for their money, with […]
Airline not expected to fly here
Monday 29 August 2011 | Published in National
While American Eagle Airlines has been granted approval by the US Department of Transportation to operate in the Pacific, it has not yet announced any plans to fly into and out of the Cook Islands. Cook Islands Tourism Corporation chief executive officer Carmel Beattie says she has no knowledge of whether the company actually intends […]
Exploratory fishing, yeah right
Monday 29 August 2011 | Published in National
The naivety of our politicians is exceeded only by their inability to take remedial action once they find out that we have had, in my opinion, our pockets picked by offshore sharks, a smoke signaller writes. The Chinese company that has sweet-talked their way into a three year exploratory fishing expedition will have to make […]
Trust fund explained
Monday 29 August 2011 | Published in Crime
Landowners whose assets were once bound up in the Enuamanu Land Incorporation should have claimed their shares when the company was liquidated. The incorporations trust fund still contains a hefty sum of unclaimed monies. According to Atiu resident Juergen Manske-Eimke, who prepared the incorporations accounts for submission to the High Court as a condition of […]
New acting secretary of justice
Monday 29 August 2011 | Published in Crime
Office of the Public Service Commissioner human resource manager Alex Henry has been appointed as acting justice secretary. Henry began work in his new acting capacity at the Ministry of Justice last Monday. Former acting secretary Claudine Henry-Anguna, the court registrar, is undertaking a training programme in Australia. Henry says his appointment as acting justice […]
Man admits charges
Monday 29 August 2011 | Published in Crime
The 28-year-old Matavera man found in possession of drugs and stolen property earlier this month has pleaded guilty to the seven charges he faces. Corey Nicholas, a driver, appeared in the Cook Islands District Court before Justice of the Peace Bernice Manarangi last Thursday.His case was called because a new charge of receiving stolen property […]
Police approach challenged
Monday 29 August 2011 | Published in Local
Cook Islands police are being asked to reconsider their approach to apprehending young offenders. Justices of the peace John Kenning, Tekeu Framhein and Tauei Solomon presided over the Cook Islands High Court at Avarua last week, and heard eight criminal cases involving defendants aged between 20 and 16 years. JP Kenning says he wonders whether […]
Mangaia man admits rape
Saturday 27 August 2011 | Published in Local
A 31-year-old Mangaian builder has admitted raping a woman on the southern group island between September 1 and 30 in 2009. The man, whose name is suppressed to protect the identity of the victim, changed his plea to guilty when he appeared before Justice of the Peace Bernice Manarangi in the Cook Islands High Court […]
CI govt to pay McCully departure tax
Saturday 27 August 2011 | Published in Local
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration will pay $3190 in departure tax on behalf of New Zealand foreign minister Murray McCully and his 58-person strong delegation that visited the Cook Islands last month. Paul Lynch, a spokesman for the Deputy Prime Minister and foreign affairs minister Tom Marsters, said the minister could not legally […]
Teavas treehouse makes mums monthly column
Saturday 27 August 2011 | Published in Local
Thirteen-year-old Teava Wichman beneath the tree house in his backyard that has taken him and four of his friends about four weeks of work to build. His mum Vaine Wichman writes about it today in her monthly Economy Column. on page 14. 11082629
Theyre back in support!
Saturday 27 August 2011 | Published in National
The Laughing Samoans cant get enough of Rarotonga. Pictured here, Miss South Pacific Cook Islands contender Uirangi Bishop, Miss Cook Islands 2009 Engara Gosselin, Laughing Samoans Eteuati Ete and Tofiga Fepuleai and Miss Cook Islands Pageant Association president Clee Marsters march into Rarotonga yesterday ahead of this weekends show at the National Auditorium. Last here […]
Photo comp gets museums backing
Saturday 27 August 2011 | Published in National
Budding photographers will have the chance to get their work on the walls of the Cook Islands National Museum in the first photographic exhibition to be held at the complex. The Alliance Francaise de Rarotonga will judge the national leg of an international competition looking at the spirit and inspiration of women in the community. […]
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