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Short report on hold
Wednesday 16 March 2011 | Published in National
An embargo has been applied to the report into the actions of suspended Justice secretary Mark Short, says prime minister and public service commission minister Henry Puna. Although the report was tabled with cabinet last week, Puna said because it was lengthy he hadn’t had time to read it at the time. He says it […]
'Digital attraction' explained
Tuesday 15 March 2011 | Published in National
Online social media and networking websites should be utilised by Cook Islands business owners and operators wanting to develop their internet marketing, an industry professional says. Telecom New Zealand digital delivery manager Rupert Farrow is in the Cook Islands courtesy of Telecom Cook Islands, to host four free seminars on the best ways to develop […]
Coin offer
Tuesday 15 March 2011 | Published in National
Minting company SoftSky has contacted the numismatics division of the Ministry of Finance and Economic Management with a view to producing Cook Islands collector’s coins commemorating the nuptials of Prince William and his bride-to-be Kate Middleton. Numismatic officer Terry Piri says he has no further information about the company’s proposed plan to mint Cook Islands […]
PM wants CI to be clean, green leader
Tuesday 15 March 2011 | Published in National
Leading the region in the clean and green stakes is an achievable ambition with the onus being on government to set an example to the rest of the country, says Prime Minister Henry Puna. A starting point could be government adopting a policy that all its vehicles are fuel efficient, possibly even hybrids – an […]
Auditor compares corruption, governance
Tuesday 15 March 2011 | Published in National
There is now widespread international recognition that corruption is an obstacle to sustainable development and can undermine it in several ways. According to Audit director Paul Allsworth, the main effects of corruption are to: • Negatively affect investment, competitiveness and economic growth • Distort decisions about the investment (i.e. capital) budget of a country and […]
Budget initiatives aim to grow economy
Tuesday 15 March 2011 | Published in National
Making better headway with destination development, offering new offshore financial services and expanding and diversifying offshore fishing via licencing arrangements. These are just some of the initiatives the Economic Summit Task Force has put together for tourism, offshore financial services and marine resources to include in business plans for budget 2011-12. While the government‘s pledge […]
Police act being completely overhauled
Tuesday 15 March 2011 | Published in Local
The existing Police Act is being completely overhauled with the aim of a revamped version being ready for parliament before the end of the year. Police commissioner Maara Tetava says the new act will bring policing into the modern era as the existing 1981 act is old and doesn’t accommodate the full spectrum of police […]
No reports of Cook Islanders in zone
Tuesday 15 March 2011 | Published in Local
No Cook Islanders are known to have been amidst the recent devastation of north eastern Japan by earthquake and tsunami, says Foreign Affairs secretary Jim Gosselin. “New Zealand has been checking for us and do not know of any Cook Islanders who have been caught in the tragedy.” Yesterday a letter of condolence was sent […]
Please bring old text books back
Tuesday 15 March 2011 | Published in Local
Old school text books are still valuable to students today – and Tereora College teachers are urging parents and former students to search your homes for text books and return them. This week a parent returned a stack of text books that prompted head of senior mathematics at Tereora College Bryn Parry to put a […]
More pay, less interest
Tuesday 15 March 2011 | Published in Local
Raising the minimum wage, lower interest rates and abolishing outer islands taxes are some of the initiatives being recommended by the Economic Summit Task Force committee for the next budget. Removing outer islands company and income tax are being promoted as good outer islands initiatives to increase economic activity. The task force has also identified […]
Big wins to Hot Dogs and Rent Raro
Tuesday 15 March 2011 | Published in National
Week two of the basketball season bounces into action at the Telecom Sports Arena this evening. The season includes 4 women’s and 6 men’s teams. Last week saw a good crowd turnout to the TSA for week one of games with the Rarotonga based Philippines community getting right behind their team. Those teams that haven’t […]
Women's day of prayer on Mauke Attitudes on the status of women
Tuesday 15 March 2011 | Published in National
Seating overflowed on to the porch of Mauke’s small Seventh Day Adventist church as 60 women, four men and lots of children gathered for the recent World Day of Prayer for Women. Teata Ateriano spoke on Jesus’ compassion, authority, power and thankful heart seen in the miracle feeding of 5000. The offering taken up is […]
Face to face with the students of Aitutaki
Tuesday 15 March 2011 | Published in National
School students on the outer island of Aitutaki formed a guard of honour for Prime Minister Henry Puna and his wife Akaiti who were carried on a paata as they entered Araura school grounds last Thursday. The PM and his delegation settled up front on stage in the Araura College school hall where all the […]
'Upload' internet capacity under-utilised
Tuesday 15 March 2011 | Published in National
Telecom Cook Islands says there is a large amount of upload internet capacity in the country, which is at present being under-utilised. It means business owners and operators can make the most of available space for data upload by developing their online marketing. Anyone wanting to upload data on to the internet from the Cook […]
Rape, threatening to kill, assault in court
Monday 14 March 2011 | Published in Crime
Justice of the peace Pae Tuteru presided over a number of cases in the Rarotonga High Court last Thursday. A man with name suppression did not appear on charges of rape and threatening to kill and the bench ordered a warrant for his arrest. Jason Marurai – call-over on charges of driving under the influence, […]
Intruder caught in the act
Monday 14 March 2011 | Published in Local
An intruder who broke into an Avatiu home early Saturday morning was caught in the act by the home owner who wrestled the intruder to the ground and called police. The Avatiu home owner was woken up when he heard a loud noise in the next room. Upon investigating the noise, the home homer saw […]
High seas
Monday 14 March 2011 | Published in Local
Tsunami surges from the 8.9 magnitude earthquake that struck Japan on Thursday night continued to affect the island over the weekend. But the surges had no affect on the water activities as pre-sailing Nemo squad members hunted rori in Muri lagoon, sailors navigated their race course and oe vaka paddlers hit the water for their […]
Budget worries in health
Monday 14 March 2011 | Published in Local
The Ministry of Health has some serious concerns about its proposed budget, which seems to have flatlined. Government is proposing to allocate to the ministry about $10.4 million – the same amount Health has been getting for the past three fiscal years. Inflation rates of 7.8% in 2008-2009, 6.7% in 2009-2010 and 4.4% in 2010-2011 […]
Living through the quake
Monday 14 March 2011 | Published in National
Mark Lusby (right) is a commercial pilot based in Tokyo, Japan. At the weekend he sent CINews this account of his experience during last week’s earthquake. Lusby works as a captain for All Nippon Airways in Japan on Boeing 767 aircraft. He was a pilot for Air Raro in the mid-90s. A pilot for over […]
Queen commemorates Commonwealth Day
Monday 14 March 2011 | Published in National
Commonwealth Day, the annual celebration of the Commonwealth of Nations, is held on the second Monday in March. Queen Elizabeth II, Head of the Commonwealth, attends a multi-faith service in Westminster Abbey to commemorate the occasion each year-following is a message from Her Majesty. Secretary-general of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Dr William F Shija distributed […]
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