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Man leaves wife and 3 children
Thursday 19 May 2011 | Published in Local
It is not yet known whether an inquest will be held into the death of an Arorangi man, who is presumed drowned after falling overboard from the sailing vessel Kwai. Manuela Fortes, 48 years old this year, was a driver/operator for T & M Heather Ltd. He leaves behind a wife and three children. Fortes […]
3 patients arrive
Thursday 19 May 2011 | Published in Local
Patients from Palmerston Island are receiving medical treatment in Rarotonga after being transported from the northern group island on the police patrol boat Te Kukupa. A 61-year-old man, 15-year-old boy, and six-year-old girl were picked up from Palmerston by Te Kukupa crew, who were in nearby waters searching for an Arorangi man presumed drowned. The […]
Alcohol and speed in fatality
Thursday 19 May 2011 | Published in Local
Alcohol and speed are believed to be contributing factors in a fatal road crash which has left one young Cook Islander dead and another in a critical condition. Both men are believed to be in their early 20s. The head-on collision occurred on the back road at Nikao opposite the airport about 3am yesterday. The […]
Teen sailors put training to the test
Thursday 19 May 2011 | Published in National
Twelve vocational students from Tereora College had a chance to test their sea legs yesterday. As part of a vocational course, they have been learning to sail, and yesterday boarded Tropic Bird with local sailor Ian Karika to put their Sunburst training to the test. Theyve already put in two full days of training at […]
PM speaks up for women
Thursday 19 May 2011 | Published in National
Prime Minister Henry Puna told a high-level regional meeting that gender perspectives and womens human rights must be accorded their rightful place as critical elements for regional economic development, particularly as regards the transport, energy and information and communication technology (ICT) sectors of the economy. Puna made this statement at the Inaugural Regional Meeting of […]
Talks continue over aquaculture
Thursday 19 May 2011 | Published in National
A handful of Cook Islands aquaculture stakeholders continue to discuss the national management plan that the Ministry of Marine Resources wants to develop. The ministry is hosting three days of public consultation at the New Hope Church in Rarotonga, where it hopes to get a framework for the management plan. At present there is no […]
Students bring IT on
Thursday 19 May 2011 | Published in National
Twenty secondary students are building foundations for careers in information technology. For two hours after school, students are meeting to learn about the core functions of technological support hardware, installing operating systems and software, network tabling, setting up modems and internet connections and basic troubleshooting. The basic skills being taught at the two-week Bring I.T. […]
Drug accused taste freedom
Thursday 19 May 2011 | Published in National
A woman and three men facing drug dealing charges are enjoying their first day outside of Arorangi prison since being arrested and remanded in custody on May 5 and 6. All four were granted bail subject to strict conditions by Justice Hugh Williams, who made the decision from New Zealand via teleconference on Tuesday afternoon. […]
Jobs up for grabs by young locals
Thursday 19 May 2011 | Published in National
McConnell Dowell is looking to employ two young, qualified Cook Islanders who have studied or are currently doing tertiary studies in civil engineering or science. The companys intention is to give young local people an opportunity to gain practical, hands-on experience working on such a major construction project as the Avatiu harbour reconstruction. This would […]
Boat business expands
Wednesday 18 May 2011 | Published in National
Now that he no longer has civic responsibilities to maintain, former Aitutaki mayor Tai Tango Herman has some free time and intends to spend it bolstering the local boat-building industry. Herman owns T-Craft, a boat construction business that has been operating on and off for four years in Aitutaki. Hes now expanded into Rarotonga, and […]
Rowe has eventful start
Wednesday 18 May 2011 | Published in National
For Jonathan Rowe, the first week on the job was an eventful one. He arrived on Rarotonga for the first time 10 days ago and already he has met with New Zealand foreign minister Murray McCully and Prime Minister Henry Puna at the Joint Ministerial Forum. Rowe replaces Julie Affleck as the NZaid programme manager […]
SAR workshop runs
Wednesday 18 May 2011 | Published in National
New Zealands commitment to Cook Islands search and rescue operations is being cemented, as both countries pool resources to find a man overboard near Palmerston Island. A workshop involving four Cook Islands police officers and two officials from the New Zealand search and rescue coordination centre took place on Rarotonga yesterday. Police commissioner Maara Tetava […]
MMR to create aquaculture plan
Wednesday 18 May 2011 | Published in National
The Ministry of Marine Resources is discussing the development of a national strategic plan for aquaculture with various stakeholders from southern group islands in Rarotonga this week. The first day of consultations took place at the New Hope Church yesterday, where about 40 people contributed their ideas for the sustainable management and harvesting of aquaculture. […]
Ambassador honours special ties
Wednesday 18 May 2011 | Published in National
The French-speaking community of Rarotonga met the new French ambassador to the Cook Islands yesterday. His Excellency Francis Etienne read his letter of credentials at government house in the presence of the Queens Representative Sir Frederick Goodwin and Lady Goodwin, assistant to the minister of foreign affairs John Henry Tikaka, president of the House of […]
Educators share notes
Wednesday 18 May 2011 | Published in National
Secretary of education Sharyn Paio says last weeks USP Council meeting at Crown Beach represented an invaluable opportunity to network with education staff from around the region. Nine ministers of education and the vice-chancellor of USP travelled to Rarotonga for the two-day conference, which takes place each year in a different Pacific country. Those connections […]
Toa petrol 77c dearer
Wednesday 18 May 2011 | Published in National
Toa Petroleum petrol is now 77 cents more expensive in Rarotonga than that of its rival Triad Pacific Petroleum Ltd. A new price order came into effect for Toa this week, capping the price of petrol sold on Rarotonga at $3.16 per litre. The corresponding Triad price is $2.39, which was set by a price […]
Land court continues today
Wednesday 18 May 2011 | Published in Crime
Justice of the Peace Rima David continues to hear land court cases in the Cook Islands High Court at Avarua today. A three-day session of the land court began on Monday, through which 56 cases are to be considered. All relate to the succession of land, confirmation of responses of assembled land owners, and land […]
4 to be released from jail today
Wednesday 18 May 2011 | Published in Crime
Bail has been granted for four of those facing Operation Eagle charges and they are likely to be released from the Arorangi prison today. It brings to six the number of suspects arrested under the drug bust now released from custody on bail. The remaining seven accused are still locked in the Arorangi prison and […]
Search off
Wednesday 18 May 2011 | Published in Local
The search has been called off for the missing man who reportedly fell from Kwai on Saturday evening. Police commissioner Maara Tetava made the decision to abandon the search at 8am yesterday more than 60 hours after the man fell overboard. Kwai, the Air Force Orion and Te Kukupa gave up the search shortly thereafter. […]
Names still suppressed
Wednesday 18 May 2011 | Published in Local
Those locked in the Arorangi prison while facing drugs and corruption charges are lucky a New Zealand judge is scheduled to preside over the Cook Islands High Court within weeks of their arrest, Justice Hugh Williams says. During a teleconference to consider bail applications for four of the accused yesterday, Justice Williams said had he […]
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