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Avatiu port entrance closed for work
Friday 13 May 2011 | Published in National
Road users are being urged to take care while driving around the Avatiu harbour area today as Te Aponga Uira staff will be working on power supply to the Ports Authority office. The power supply upgrade works will also facilitate the temporary connections required for the relocated HPM and EXCIL shipping agents porta-com offices and […]
NZ reporter hits back at criticism
Friday 13 May 2011 | Published in National
New Zealand journalist Michael Field is defending his reporting of the Cook Islands drug bust Operation Eagle, although police commissioner Maara Tetava says Fields article is based on pure speculation. Field has previously been banned from other Pacific nations including Fiji, Tonga and Kiribati for his reporting. Recently the New Zealand Press Council ruled that […]
Marsters off to trade meeting
Friday 13 May 2011 | Published in National
Foreign affairs minister Tom Marsters leaves for Tonga this weekend to represent the Cook Islands at this years Forum Trade Ministers Meeting (FTMM). Marsters, who is the deputy prime minister as well as minister of foreign affairs and immigration, will attend the two-day meeting on May 18 and 19 in Vavau. Usually held annually, the […]
Tourism resignations puzzle opposition
Friday 13 May 2011 | Published in National
Deputy leader of the opposition Wilkie Rasmussen says that his party interprets Tata Crocombes resignation as chairman of the tourism board to mean that the government does not support his plans for the Cook Islands tourism industry. We believe that Mr Crocombe has seen the writing on the wall and that his approach of leaving […]
Busy visit for New Zealand minister
Friday 13 May 2011 | Published in National
Government has arranged a full schedule for New Zealand foreign minister Murray McCully, who arrived on Rarotonga yesterday afternoon. This morning the minister and his delegation of foreign affairs staff will join government officials at the inaugural Joint Ministerial Forum, which Prime Minister Henry Puna says will involve the discussion of a host of political […]
Attempted rape and assault cases adjourned
Friday 13 May 2011 | Published in Crime
A 53-year-old Ngatangiia man charged with attempted rape will next appear in the court on June 30. The man, whose name is suppressed, appeared before Justice of the Peace Bernice Manarangi in the Cook Islands High Court at Avarua yesterday. He faces one charge of attempted rape at Ngatangiia on August 13, 2010. Defence counsel […]
Lifer escaped to send a message
Friday 13 May 2011 | Published in Crime
A convicted murderer and rapist escaped from jail to steal, in order to send a message to the then chief of justice that he was not being treated fairly, the Cook Islands High Court at Avarua heard on Wednesday. Roger Taurea (39), of Arorangi, appeared in the dock for sentencing on two charges by Justices […]
Name suppression battle in court
Friday 13 May 2011 | Published in Crime
Rumour and suspicion about who has been arrested in the largest ever drug bust in the Cook Islands is rife amongst the community, the Cook Islands High Court in Avarua heard yesterday. To date 13 men and women have been arrested under Operation Eagle. Collectively they face more than 55 charges. All but one have […]
Drug accused still in jail
Friday 13 May 2011 | Published in Crime
Eleven of those charged under Operation Eagle remain locked in Arorangi prison because their charges are too serious for a Justice of the Peace to consider their bail applications. All 13 arrested on drugs charges through the largest police operation of any kind in the Cook Islands appeared in the dock before JP Bernice Manarangi […]
Matutu mama!
Friday 13 May 2011 | Published in Local
Local athlete Mona Henderson enjoys a pint of Matutu beer at the midway point of Wednesdays inaugural Matutu Mile fun run. Story and photos, pages 10-11. 11051202
New visas for Kiwi visitors
Friday 13 May 2011 | Published in Local
Cabinet has approved a new immigration policy for New Zealand citizens. Whereas most overseas visitors are entitled to a 30-day visa, New Zealand citizens can stay in the Cook Islands for a period of three months. Kiwi retirees are entitled to a 12-month visa. New Zealand citizens are entitled to come here for three months […]
No safe haven for drugs
Friday 13 May 2011 | Published in Local
Police minister Henry Puna yesterday applauded Cook Islands police for their arrest of 13 people allegedly involved in the importation and distribution of class A and C drugs. He said he was told the details of the year-long operation shortly after he was sworn into office, but kept them quiet. The matter was kept very […]
Woman admits drug charge
Friday 13 May 2011 | Published in Local
The first guilty plea to a charge laid under Operation Eagle was entered in the Cook Islands High Court at Avarua yesterday. Tina Upu (54), of Atupa, admitted one charge of possessing a class C controlled drug, namely cannabis, at Rarotonga on May 4 when she appeared in the dock before Justice of the Peace […]
CHIP graduates choose a healthy lifestyle
Friday 13 May 2011 | Published in National
Choosing to be healthy by choice not chance kept 32 participants challenged and motivated in the 37-day Coronary Heart Improvement Project (CHIP) programme. The CHIP programme is not a diet fad or aimed at short-term weight-loss. Instead, it educates participants on making healthy lifestyle choices for overall wellbeing, including improved nutrition and physical exercise. More […]
Rain and wind lash Rarotonga
Thursday 12 May 2011 | Published in Local
Heavy rain and winds ripped across Rarotonga on Wednesday night, as a passing tropical depression brought wind gusts of up to 49 knots. Meteorological services director Arona Ngari said the depression passed eventually to the southeast of Rarotonga. Damage was reported in Mitiaro but the storm did not cause any significant damage on Rarotonga apart […]
Its $5-6m
Thursday 12 May 2011 | Published in Local
Between $5 and $6 million from the Avatiu harbour reconstruction project is expected to filter through local businesses, says Business Trade Investment Board (BTIB) chairman Grant Priest. After initially refusing to grant McConnell Dowell foreign enterprise approval, BTIB has allowed the firm to forge ahead provided it incorporates local contractors in the project. Priest said […]
Air New Zealand supports CI sport
Thursday 12 May 2011 | Published in National
Air New Zealand has been the major sponsor of the annual International Triathlon race on Rarotonga since the inception of the event in 1995. The 17th running of the event was held last Saturday where the second largest field in the history of the event competed in wet, windy and wild conditions. We are really […]
Day to celebrate nurses
Thursday 12 May 2011 | Published in National
Today marks International Nurses Day a day to celebrate nurses and their achievements. The day is celebrated annually on May 12, commemorating the anniversary of Florence Nightingales birth. Nightingale laid the foundation of professional nursing with the 1860 establishment of her nursing school at St Thomas Hospital in London, the first secular nursing school in […]
No decision on contempt claim
Thursday 12 May 2011 | Published in National
The Parliamentary Privileges Select Committee has not decided whether Atiu MP Norman Georges was in contempt of a summons when he refused to attend the first sitting of parliament. Most of the committee speaker Sir Geoffrey Henry and of deputy speaker John Henry, leader of the house Mona Ioane, deputy leader of the opposition Wilkie […]
International firm to market Tepaki hotels
Thursday 12 May 2011 | Published in National
Property developer Tim Tepakis three Puaikura District hotels the subject of much court litigation are being marketed for sale internationally. Castaway Beach Villas, Manuia Boutique Beach Hotel, and Lagoon Lodges are for sale by private treaty either collectively or separately. Cook Islands Real Estate is working with worldwide realtor CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) Hotels to […]
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