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Pacific court officials meet
Thursday 23 June 2011 | Published in Crime
Members of an executive committee for the Pacific Judicial Development Programme (PJDP) will meet in Rarotonga next week to discuss the ongoing education of judicial and court officers as well as the improvement of associated systems within the Pacific region. The meeting follows a five-day workshop of PJDP national coordinators this week at the Edgewater […]
Environment partnership fund reviewed
Thursday 23 June 2011 | Published in Environment
Te Ipukarea Society (TIS) programme manager Jacqui Evans has returned to the Cook Islands from Fiji where she was involved in a mid term review of the Critical Ecosystems Partnership Fund (CEPF). Evans says the fund is a joint initiative of the French Development Agency, Conservation International, Global Environment Facility, Japanese government, MacArthur Foundation and […]
Te Tika Mataiapo Dorice Reid comes home
Thursday 23 June 2011 | Published in Local
Dozens turned up to the Air New Zealand cargo hangar yesterday to meet Te Tika Mataiapo Dorice Reids casket. Wrapped in a korowai, the casket arrived on NZ46 in the late afternoon to be greeted by throngs of people dressed in black and white and bearing eis for their sister and friend, the late Te […]
ANZ mortgage agreement kept secret
Thursday 23 June 2011 | Published in Local
An agreement has been reached between the ANZ bank Cook Islands branch and a Rarotonga couple over a $95,000 loan for a house which was never built. Details about the agreement, formalised this week, cannot be disclosed publicly due to a confidentiality agreement. Tangi and Nooroa Samuel, who have come to an agreement with the […]
$25m seabed mining offer
Thursday 23 June 2011 | Published in Local
Canadian banking group Endeavour Financial has made a fresh, $25 million offer to the Cook Islands government for an exploratory licence for manganese nodule mining. But the company appears to have been largely ignored by the government in its latest attempts to obtain a licence. Cook Islands News was told by a source close to […]
Gender equality policy a big step
Thursday 23 June 2011 | Published in National
Cabinet yesterday approved the National Policy on Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women, which Cook Islands National Council of Women (CINCW) president Vaine Wichman says is a big step. We dont have to fight anymore this means they (government) have committed to a lot of things, Wichman said. In the old days our womens organisations […]
Fearless patron for all CI women
Thursday 23 June 2011 | Published in National
Akaeke ia ngaru e.akaeke Akaeke ia rangi e. akaeke Tutuki anga marokura e…tutuki Tutuki anga mamae ngakau e …tutuki Te Tika was our fearless patron and accepted this position in 2002. She assumed her position as patron for all the women of the Cook Islands with shared visions and immaculate judgement. She grew us, in […]
Customers smiling after food expo
Thursday 23 June 2011 | Published in National
Hundreds of people made the most of yesterdays CITC supermarket food and liquor expo and judging by the smiles through the aisles, it was a hugely successful day. Tables of free food and liquor samples were set up in the aisles of the supermarket and after sampling the tasty morsels, customers had the opportunity to […]
Issues on the table for Parliament
Thursday 23 June 2011 | Published in National
Child welfare, beer manufacture and bonefishing regulations are among the subjects of papers to be presented to parliament at its next sitting on July 1. A draft business paper of the parliamentary sitting has been circulated among members. It includes a welfare (child benefit) order for 2011 to be presented, as well as 12 papers […]
Sir Apenera remembered
Thursday 23 June 2011 | Published in National
Cook Islands News readers pay tribute to Sir Apenera Short. A giant among leaders Aloha to the Short ohana on the passing of Sir Apenera Short, a giant among leaders who with his quiet demeanor moved mountains. Joyce and our family send all our aloha and best wishes. Hardy Spoehr E Rama kaka kua ngaro […]
Public servants recognised
Thursday 23 June 2011 | Published in National
Cook Islands Workers Association (CIWA) president Anthony Turua is encouraging residents to acknowledge todays United Nations Public Services Day. Turua says the public service is a great social equaliser. We wish to reaffirm that public services are mandated to serve democracy and the public good. Investments in public services always benefit citizens without discrimination. Workers […]
Rescue boat taken for test spin
Thursday 23 June 2011 | Published in National
Rarotonga Crash Fire Service officers spent yesterday afternoon taking their rescue boat for a test maintenance run to keep the boat in tip top condition when it is needed for a sea rescue. The three year old Rescue 5 boat is taken out for a test run once a month to keep the vessels twin […]
Power cut closes store
Wednesday 22 June 2011 | Published in National
The Cook Islands Trading Corporation (CITC) main store in Avarua closed early yesterday afternoon due to a power cut. Electricity to the retail centre was cut shortly after 3pm although staff managed to keep serving customers until 4pm. The store is usually open to 4.30pm on Tuesdays. It is not yet known what caused the […]
School plans bring and buy fundraiser
Wednesday 22 June 2011 | Published in National
Araura Primary School on Aitutaki will be holding a bring and buy fundraiser on Friday at the Araura College Hall. The funds raised on the day will go towards supporting a range of planned projects for the school this year. The ex-pupils of Ararua Primary from Ureia and Arutanga are combining to co-ordinate this event […]
Port work may deter yachties
Wednesday 22 June 2011 | Published in National
It is not yet known if port redevelopment works at the Avatiu Harbour will impact on yacht numbers at Rarotonga during this years season, Ports Authority general manager Bim Tou has said. Tou said though the works may be deterring yachties who are considering stopping at Avatiu, any comment was speculation at the moment. He […]
Bank governors make official visit
Wednesday 22 June 2011 | Published in National
Members of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) board of governors will tomorrow morning meet with ministers and the opposition leader, after arriving in the Cook Islands this afternoon. It is the first official visit by ADB board members since September 2004 and is likely to be the last until 2018. The delegation includes executive directors […]
Pacific workshop draws court leaders
Wednesday 22 June 2011 | Published in Crime
A five-day Pacific Judicial Development Programme (PJDP) workshop in Rarotonga this week brings together court and judicial leaders from throughout the Pacific to discuss the enhancement of services and procedures. Among those visiting the Cook Islands for the workshop are Kiribati chief registrar Tetiro Mate, Nauru resident magistrate Peter Law, Samoa supreme court justice Clarence […]
Budget report tabled
Wednesday 22 June 2011 | Published in Local
A report by the governments Budget Support Group has been completed and officially tabled in cabinet. At present the Ministry of Finance and Economic Management is in the final stages of preparing the governments budget for the next financial year, which is to be tabled in parliament during the next sitting on July 1. The […]
Big plans for vessel
Wednesday 22 June 2011 | Published in Local
Pacific Schooners Ltd has big plans for inter-island cargo and passenger vessel Tiare Taporo, which is on track to arrive in Rarotonga early next year. She will provide a regular inter-island cargo and passenger service. The 40m vessel can comfortably transport up to 300 tonnes of cargo. In her former life as a North Sea […]
Ground-breaking study in CI
Wednesday 22 June 2011 | Published in Local
A Gulfstream V (GV) in the midst of a 27-day landmark climate change study arrives on Rarotonga today. The aircraft outfitted with state-of-the-art equipment and a crew of 10 scientists from Harvard University and other prestigious research institutions is part of HIPPO, a study sponsored by the US National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration and National […]
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