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More cases Our say of dengue Murienua voters go back conirmed Someone knows who they are
While the normal position of the Cook island news is to report the news without comment sometimes we just have to speak up. it’s time for people to do what’s right and that is to dob in the petty crooks who have been terrorising residents and visitors alike over the past month. someone out there knows who they are, family or friend; and it’s time to say
enough is enough! you owe it to your community! Call Crimestoppers on 22200 if you want to do it anonymously, but please do it!
if there’s one thing that’s going to kill the Cook islands tourism industry it’s going to be a continuation of the type of crimes committed against visitors lately. no visitors means less money to provide all of the services we have come to expect, like health, education and that means we all sufer. dob them in – now!
to ballot boxes today MuRIeNuA voters head to the
polls today for the second time in less than six months to elect a member of parliament for the constituency. Once again, it’s a two-way race between Kaota Tuariki of the governing Cook Islands Party (CIP) and James Beer of the Democratic Party. chief electoral officer Taggy Tangimetua said voters can cast their ballots at Rutaki Meeting House, from 9am to 6pm. A total of 541 voters have registered – an increase from 517 in the previous by-election. Additionally, 18 voters have cast their ballots in advance, with eight postal votes received out of 16 issued by
oficials, said Tangimetua. a preliminary count will begin once polls close, with interim results expected to be announced at approximately 7pm, she said. Any person who has registered as an elector for the Murienua constituency, but is unable to ind his or her name on the roll may apply for a ‘vote by declaration’, she said. Tangimetua added any person who is unable to attend the polling station – by reason of old age, illness, or disability – may apply to returning oficer Tanga Morris at the voting booth for a certiicate, enabling an elector to vote as a ‘special care elector’. When Murienua voters last
went to the polls in the initial by-election on September 19 last year, Tuariki edged Beer by a count of 219 to 194, with voter turnout recorded at nearly 80 per cent.
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Four cases of dengue fever have now been confirmed in rarotonga, prompting local health oficials to warn the island may be heading towards an outbreak. Health protection manager Tata Vaeau said two individuals were diagnosed with the virus late Monday, in addition to two previously reported cases
in Matavera. An individual previously reported as suspected in Takuvaine has now been conirmed as positive, along with one in atupa. Five additional cases are being classiied as suspect – with three individuals residing in Takuvaine, and one each in Nikau and Matavera.
Nice one Joanna!
High-proile TMV launch tomorrow THe $60 million Te Mato Vai water infrastructure project will be oficially launched at a highproile event tomorrow morning. Beginning at 10am, the launch will take place at the avarua roundabout, which will be closed to trafic between 8am and noon. New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully and Chinese
Ambassador to the Cook Islands Wang Lutong – who have both been confirmed as attendees – will join Prime Minister Henry Puna in making addresses, said Te Mato Vai’s communications advisor Jaewynn McKay. Also included in the ceremony will be the unveiling of a Te Mato Vai
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“I think we are heading to an outbreak,” warns Vaeau. Oficials are currently waiting for results on the irst batch of blood samples that were sent to laboratories in Tahiti, which are needed to rule out both the zika and chikungunya virus – both closely related to dengue. according to Director of Community Health Services Dr Rangi Fariu, results are expected by the end of the week. Officials are currently preparing a public awareness campaign, including ads on television, radio, and in newspapers, that hopes to halt any further spreading of the virus. Vaeau urges anyone feeling dengue symptoms – which include high fever over 38°c, headaches, pain in muscles, joints, and behind the eyes, loss of appetite, and a skin rash – to go see a doctor immediately. - Emmanuel Samoglou
Retraction Anchor’s Rest not robbed 14021805
new Zealand high Commissioner Joanna Kempkers takes time out of her busy schedule to read with avatea school student Philomena une. Full story page 7
FurTHer to earlier reports in the Cook Islands News we accept that the Anchor’s Rest was not one of the properties burgled in last week’s crime spree and unreservedly apologise to the owners for reporting it was.
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Night in jail for late video A womAn in South Carolina was arrested and jailed over a nine-year overdue video rental. Kayla Finley, 27, had visited a police station to report a crime, only to ind a warrant for her arrest had been issued in 2005, when she was 18. ms Finley had rented a VHS copy of romantic comedy ‘monster In Law’, starring Jennifer Lopez and Jane Fonda. She was charged with “failure to return rented video cassette” and will appear in court at a later date.
Four dead in Thai clashes
Police clear blocked roads and government buildings in Bangkok BANGKOK – Four people have
been killed in Thailand during clashes between riot police and anti-government protesters this week. Gunire and explosions broke out after riot police launched an operation to reclaim besieged government buildings in the capital, Bangkok. One police oficer was shot in the head and two protesters also died from gunshot wounds on Tuesday.
world BRIeFS MILITANT THREAT TAKEN SERIOUSLY EGYPT – The Egyptian government has told the BBc that it is taking seriously an alleged 48-hour ultimatum by Islamist militant group Ansar Beit al-Maqdis calling on all tourists to leave Egypt. The threat was reportedly made on a private twitter account “ailiated with” the group, according to Reuters. The group has denied having any social media accounts, but Reuters claims the account has been accurate in the past. The Egypt government has struggled against rising militancy in the Sinai. A spokeswoman at the Egyptian embassy in London said that while the government could not be sure of the authenticity of the threat. The group earlier claimed that it was responsible for a deadly attack on a tourist bus on Sunday.
ISLAMIC HARDLINER ‘RESUMES JIHAD’ PAKISTAN – A Pakistani Islamic hardliner has resurfaced after years in seclusion. Indian oicials are concerned about reports of increased activity by Maulana Masood Azhar, leader of the militant group, Jaish-e-Mohammed. Since the end of December 2013, Indian authorities twice issued airport security alerts, warning of an attempt by members of the outlawed group to hijack a plane. An Indian court named Azhar a prime suspect in the 2001 attack on India’s parliament, aimed at taking political leaders hostage. The cleric had since kept a low proile, conining himself to a compound in this home city of Bhawalpur, in Pakistan’s Punjab province. Three weeks ago, however, Azhar addressed supporters, telling them the time had come to resume Jihad, or holy war, against India.
JAILED JOURNALIST VISITED BY BROTHER EGYPT – Australian journalist Peter Greste, who was arrested in Egypt in December, has been visited in jail by his brother. Greste is due to stand trial later this week, accused of broadcasting false news for Al Jazeera and having links to the banned Muslim Brotherhood. Andrew Greste was allowed to visit his brother who is in solitary coninement. Their father, Juris Greste, says it is the irst time his son has been allowed visitors for more than a fortnight. Greste’s mother, Lois Greste, says the family has been kept in the dark about Peter’s well being. “A huge, huge sense of relief from Andrew’s report,” she said. “I just feel overwhelmed with joy that Andrew’s over there and we can have some more contact and communication.”
pUSSY RIOT DETAINED BY SOCHI pOLICE
A third protester died but the circumstances are not known. The erawan Medical Centre, which monitors Bangkok hospitals, said 44 people were hurt in the clashes. It did not provide a breakdown of how many of the wounded were police and how many were civilians. Security officials say an estimated 25,000 oficers are involved in the operation, called the Peace for Bangkok Mission, to reclaim protest sites around government buildings in the centre and north of the capital. Dozens of people have been arrested as police attempt to clear the sites. “We have taken back one of ive protest sites that we aimed to reclaim, which is the Ministry of energy,” national security council chief Paradorn Pattanathabut said. “We also arrested around 100 protesters,” he said. The protesters have been rallying since November in a bid to oust prime minister Yingluck shinawatra. They allege that she is a proxy for her brother, former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was ousted by the military in 2006 and is currently in selfimposed exile. Demonstrators accuse Thaksin of nepotism and corruption. They want Yingluck to hand power to a temporary, unelected government that would carry out reforms to tackle corruption and alleged misuse of public funds before new elections are held. “We will not respond with force. We will not give up Government House and the Interior Ministry,” a protest spokesman said. “We are not ighting to get power for ourselves.” “The reforms we will set in motion will benefit your children and grandchildren, too. The only enemy of the people is the Thaksin regime.” - ABC
Police carry an injured colleague after a grenade was thrown into their ranks by anti-government protesters in Bangkok as oicials tried to reclaim besieged government buildings. AFP
Body of diver found DeNPASAR – The body of a Japanese scuba diver has been found loating off the coast of the Indonesian resort island of Bali four days after she went missing, a rescue agency oficial says. The diver was among seven women who disappeared after setting off on a diving expedition on Friday from Nusa Lembongan island, just east of Bali. Five of the women were rescued on Monday after being spotted clinging on to a coral
reef off the neighbouring island of Nusa Penida. “We are convinced that the body belongs to one of the two missing Japanese divers, based on the diver’s characteristics,” Bali search and rescue chief, Didi Hamzar, said. “The female body was found loating off Serangan beach in southern Bali,” Hamzar said. He said that the body had been sent to a hospital in the Balinese capital Denpasar for
an autopsy. Officials did not have any news of the seventh missing diver. It is understood the seven women were very experienced, with at least 50 dives each under their belts. Nusa Penida, popular with divers because of crystal clear waters and the opportunity to see rare Ocean Sunish, is known for treacherous currents. A number of fatal accidents have occurred there. - ABC/BBC
Opposition leader arrested caracas – Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez has handed himself over to the National Guard, witnesses say. It comes as pro- and anti-government protesters take part in rival rallies in the capital, Caracas. Lopez, who is wanted on charges of inciting violence, had said he would lead the anti-government march before handing himself in to the authorities. Tensions have been running
high in the deeply polarised country where at least three people have died in clashes. The three – two anti-government protesters and one government supporter – died of bullet wounds sustained during demonstrations last Wednesday. Participants in a protest in the eastern city of Carupano said another student was killed when he was run over by a car during a march on Monday night. After a short speech to thou-
sands of supporters, Lopez handed himself over to what he called an unjust and corrupt justice. He denies the charges against him. “I present myself to an unjust judiciary. They want to jail Venezuelans who want peaceful, democratic change,” Reuters quoted him as saying. Ahead of the rallies, Caracas Mayor Jorge Rodriguez warned that he had not authorised Tuesday’s opposition march. - BBC
RUSSIA – Two members of the Russian protest group Pussy Riot who were arrested on Monday near the Winter Olympics resort of Sochi have been released. Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova were being held on suspicion of theft. The pair were last year convicted of hooliganism over a protest song against President Putin in Moscow’s largest cathedral and were only released from jail in December. The two band members and three other women emerged from the police station in Sochi wearing their trademark ski masks after their brief detention. Tolokonnikova said they were detained for 10 hours by police on Monday after arriving “to make a political claim about the Sochi Olympics”.
SCHOOL USED AS INTERNET pORN HUB PHILIPPINES – Government agents have raided an internet child porn operation based in a Philippine school and arrested the school’s president and eight other people, investigators say. The suspects used a room at the Mountaintop christian Academy to post online images and video of children and adults for foreign consumption, said Ronald Aguto, cybercrime investigation head at the National Bureau of Investigation. He said it didn’t appear children at the school were being abused and the operators were uploading pre-recorded images and video. The arrested president and owner of the private school said she rented out the room to the internet site operators to augment the income of the school because fees paid by students were not enough to cover costs.
Today’s Daily Bread The boy Samuel ministered before the Lord under eli. In those days the word of the Lord was rare; there were not many visions.
Matthew read: read: 1 samuel 3:1-10 7:21-29
Text: Matthew 7:26Verse 1 Text:
Thai police take formation as they prepare to take control of an anti-government protest site near Government house in Bangkok where thousands of riot police were deployed in the Thai capita to clear areas occupied for weeks by opposition protesters. AFP
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14 dead as Kiev erupts in violence Protest camp engulfed in lames as Ukrainian standof reaches turning point
anti-government protesters clash with police in Kiev on the worst day of violence since demonstrations against the government began 12 weeks ago. at least 14 people were killed, including six police oicers, in eforts to remove protestors from an occupied square in central Kiev. AFP
Police try to stop Corby interview SYDNeY – Australian Federal
Police have raided the ofices of channel seven in sydney in relation to the network’s bid for an interview with schapelle corby. About a dozen AFP officers raided Seven’s ofice in Pyrmont. Officers also went to Seven’s base at eveleigh. Seven’s commercial director, Bruce McWilliam, says the network was not given any warning about the search and says it is fully co-operating with police. T h e n e t w o r k ’s S u n d a y evening current affairs pro-
gramme has been negotiating with the corby family. McWilliam says the network has yet to make any payments to corby or her family. He says the raid is surprising because the network had given all their documents to the police after an order was served to the network last week. McWilliam says the raid will not stop the network from pursuing an interview. “This is a story of great public interest. I think people probably do want to hear what she’s got to
say and we would like the interview to go ahead,” he said. “The fact is, as I understand it, no deal has been reached to get the story.” The AFP has conirmed it has executed a number of search warrants in Sydney relating to the Proceeds of Crime Act. “This includes provisions for literary proceeds, where a person proits from their criminal notoriety,” the AFP said in a statement. “Literary proceeds action does not prevent a person from
telling his or her story to the media. The provisions do not interfere with freedom of speech. “The purpose of the provision is to prevent a person deriving a inancial beneit from criminal activity.” Last week, Seven journalist Mike Willesee labelled as “way silly” claims that his employer had secured a multi-milliondollar deal with corby. Corby was released on parole this month from Bali’s notorious Kerobokan prison, where she served nine years of a 20-
year sentence. According to several media reports at the time, Channel Seven was willing to pay up to $3 million for exclusive rights to the 36-year-old’s story. It was also reported the network was paying for Corby to stay in the luxury Sentosa Seminyak resort in Bali, where Willesee had also been staying. While not denying a deal had been done with Corby, Willesee said the suggestion she had been paid $2 million or more was “false”. - ABC
Lovelock: Too late to save the planet corNWaLL – Professor James
Lovelock, the scientist who developed Gaia theory, has said it is too late to try and save the planet. Lovelock has been dispensing predictions from his oneman laboratory in an old mill in Cornwall since the mid-1960s, the consistent accuracy of which have earned him a reputation as one of Britain’s most respected independent scientists. For decades, his advocacy of nuclear power appalled fellow environmentalists – but recently increasing numbers of them have come around to his way of thinking. His latest book, ‘The Revenge of Gaia’, predicts that by 2020 extreme weather will be the norm, causing global devastation; that by 2040 much of europe will be Saharan; and parts of London will be underwater. The most recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change report deploys less dramatic language – but its calculations aren’t a million miles away from his. More alarming even than his apocalyptic climate predictions is his utter certainty that almost everything we’re trying to do about it is wrong. Most of the things we have been told to do might make us feel better, but they won’t make any difference. Global warming has passed the tipping point, and catastrophe is unstoppable. “It’s just too late for it,” he says. “Perhaps if we’d gone along certain routes in 1967, it might have helped. But we don’t have time. “All these standard green things, like sustainable development, I think these are just words that mean nothing. I get an awful lot of people coming to me saying you can’t say that, because it gives us nothing to do. “ I say on the contrary, it gives
us an immense amount to do. Just not the kinds of things you want to do.” He dismisses eco ideas briskly, one by one. “Carbon offsetting? I wouldn’t dream of it. It’s just a joke. To pay money to plant trees, to think you’re offsetting the carbon? You’re probably making matters worse. You’re far better off giving to the charity Cool earth, which gives the money to the native peoples to not take down their forests.” Do he and his wife try to limit the number of flights they take? “No we don’t. Because we can’t.” And recycling, he adds, is “almost certainly a waste of time and energy”, while having a “green lifestyle” amounts to little more than “ostentatious grand gestures”. He distrusts the notion of ethical consumption. “Because always, in the end, it turns out to be a scam – or if it wasn’t one in the beginning, it becomes one.”
He saves his loudest thunder for what he considers the emptiest false promise of all – renewable energy. “You’re never going to get enough energy from wind to run a society such as ours,” he says. “Windmills! Oh no. No way of doing it. You can cover the whole country with the blasted things, millions of them. Waste of time.” This is all delivered with an air of benign wonder at the intractable stupidity of people. “I see it with everybody. People just want to go on doing what they’re doing. They want business as usual. They say, ‘Oh yes, there’s going to be a problem up ahead,’ but they don’t want to change anything.” Lovelock believes global warming is now irreversible, and that nothing can prevent large parts of the planet becoming too hot to inhabit, or sinking underwater, resulting
in mass migration, famine and epidemics. “The sustainability brigade are insane to think we can save ourselves by going back to nature; our only chance of survival will come not from less technology, but more.” Nuclear power, he argues, can solve our energy problem – the bigger challenge will be food. “Maybe they’ll synthesise food. I don’t know. “ But he fears we won’t invent the necessary technologies in time, and expects “about 80 per cent” of the world’s population to be wiped out by 2100. Prophets have been foretelling Armageddon since time began, he says. “But this is the real thing.” Some critics have suggested Lovelock’s readiness to concede the ight against climate change owes more to old age than science: “People who say that about me just haven’t reached my age,” he says. - BBC
KIeV – ukrainian riot police
advanced on Tuesday onto a central Kiev square occupied by protesters, after at least 14 people died in the worst day of violence since demonstrations erupted against President Viktor Yanukovich 12 weeks ago. Protesters on Independence Square responded with petrol bombs, ireworks and stones, as police moved slowly forward, hours after the state security service had set a deadline for the demonstrators to end disorder or face “tough measures”. Live television footage showed the police throwing stun grenades at the protesters separated from them by a line of burning tents, tyres and wood. The protesters appeared to sense that ukraine’s political standoff was reaching a critical turning point after the deadliest violence yet was paralysing the capital. Western powers warned Yanukovich against trying to smash the pro-european demonstrations and opposition leader Vitaly Klitschko, fearing an assault, urged women and children to leave the central square “to avoid further victims”. A police spokeswoman said seven civilians and six policemen died in several hours of clashes, some from gunshot wounds, in what was also ukraine’s bloodiest day since it gained independence from the Soviet union in 1991. President Yanukovych was planning to make an address to the nation, according to progovernment MP Hanna Herman. She said there have been some meetings with the opposition but didn’t give any details. earlier the state security Service (SBu), in a joint statement with the interior ministry, signalled the government’s intentions. “If by 6 p.m. the disturbances have not ended, we will be obliged to restore order by all means envisaged by law.” The riot police moved in hours after Moscow gave ukraine $2 billion in aid which it had been holding back to demand decisive action to crush the protests. Nationwide protests against Yanukovich erupted in November after he bowed to Russian pressure and pulled out of a planned far-reaching trade agreement with the european union, deciding instead to accept a Kremlin bailout for the heavily indebted economy. In what has become a geopolitical tussle redolent of the Cold War, the united States and its Western allies are urging Yanukovich to turn back to europe and the prospect of an IMF-supported economic recovery, while Russia accuses them of meddling. eu enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele said he had spoken to ukraine’s acting prime minister, who had given assurances that the authorities would try to avoid using live irearms. “For the sake of the ukrainians and for the sake of the future of that country, I will pray that he is right,” Fuele told a public event in Brussels. - Reuters
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One dead after camp riot Thirteen seriously injured during violent manus Island clashes LOReNGAu – One asylum seeker is dead following two nights of rioting and escapes from the Manus Island refugee detention camp. Thirteen suffered serious injuries, including one flown to
Australia in a critical condition. In all 77 suffered injuries. Three have been sent to Port Moresby for treatment. The Australian Immigration Minister, Scott Morrison, says most of the serious injuries,
paciic BRIeFS pM REFUSES TO SACK FINANCE MINISTER VANUATU – Samoa’s Prime Minister, Tuila’epa Sa’ilele Malielegaoi, has dismissed suggestions by some of his party MPs to remove the minister of inance following the latest revelations in the chief auditor’s report. The report revealed in parliament mismanagement and abuse of power in the administration of the Samoa Land corporation. The Finance Minister, Faumuina Tiatia Liuga, was closely involved with the corporation during a previous HRPP government. But Tuila’epa says it’s not a new issue because the caucus already decided through a vote that Faumuina would continue as Minister of Finance. Tuilaepa says it’s not appropriate for a government to sack ministers who make mistakes, adding he is aware of others who have also made mistakes.
JOSTLING AHEAD OF NO CONFIDENCE BID VANUATU – The Vanuatu prime minister, Moana carcasses, has named the MP for Banks-Torres, christophe Emmelee, as the new minister of internal afairs. He replaces Patrick Crowby who died at the beginning of the year. The prime minister’s move comes after reports on Monday that three ministers had quit the government and are backing a motion for a vote of no conidence, which is due to be heard next Tuesday. The opposition grouping says the appointment of Emmelee does not afect their motion. The 27 signatories are now ensconced at the Tropica Hotel just outside Port Vila. Meanwhile carcasses says four MPs have already asked to return and he is conident he can defeat the motions.
FISHERMEN GIVE GOVERNMENT ULTIMATUM VANUATU – The Vanuatu Fishermen Association has given a 14-day ultimatum to the government to pay its members more than US$15 million in outstanding claims or face court action. The Association’s president, Remy Kunuan, says its lawyer has told government to follow the recommendations of a commission of inquiry into its claims for wage settlements. Kunuan says when the commission’s report was submitted to the government, the council of Ministers did not endorse it, but appointed a high-level committee to reconsider the claims. He says that committee’s establishment is a delaying tactic by the prime minister, Moana carcasses.
bio-gas plan gets cash injection SAMOA – The Samoan government says it is developing bio-gas generation systems which will use green waste to provide power in rural areas around the country. It has received US$300,000 from the Secretariat of the Paciic Regional Environmental Programme, or SPREP, to do so. The assistant cEO for energy at the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Sala Sagato Tuiiso, says biogas generation systems are more cost efective than other renewable energy sources. “The cost of producing one kilowatt of bio-gas is as low as US$3, but for solar and wind, US$10 a kilowatt. The plan is to look at using green waste available such as grass, banana leaves, taro leaves.” He says Samoa aims to reduce its import of fossil fuels by 10 per cent by 2016.
MILLION DOLLARS FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY THE PACIFIC – The Secretariat of the Paciic Regional Environmental Programme, or SPREP, has allocated US$1 million to Samoa, the cook Islands and Kiribati to help fund renewable energy activities. Its PIGGAREP, or Paciic Islands Greenhouse Gas Abatement through Renewable Energy Project, promotes energy eiciency. The project manager, Sili’a Kilepoa Ualesi, says almost half of the allocation will go towards a solar power generation system on the remote island of Palmerston in the cook Islands. She says US$250,000 will be used to install a biofuel mill on Abemama Island in Kiribati, and another US$300,000 will go towards a biogas generation system in agricultural areas in Samoa.
pOLICE COMMANDER CHARGED WITH RApE TONGA – A police commander in Papua New Guinea has been charged with raping a minor. The West Sepik provincial police commander Sakawar Kasieng has also been charged with unlawful wounding, discharging a irearm, arson and threatening with a irearm. The head investigator and deputy director of crimes at the National Fraud and Anti-corruption Unit, Donald Yamasombi, conirmed the charges and says Kasieng is in police custody awaiting his lawyers to ile a court application for bail at the Wewak District court for his release. Two other probationary constables face similar charges of rape, unlawful wounding and arson and are in police custody as well, while more investigations continue. Kasieng was suspended by deputy police commissioner Fred Yakasa last month for disciplinary ofences which have been disputed.
particularly in the case of the deceased person, happened outside the centre. The Papua New Guinea police say the Australian security irm, G4S, is to blame for most of the injuries sustained during the unrest. The PNG deputy police commissioner, Simon Kauba, says police were only involved in returning eight detainees who had jumped the fence. He says he can’t say yet whether or not police were involved in injuring any of the escapees. “But most of the injuries sustained, by the refugees, were caused by G4S security and the
Australian management team who are operating within the asylum seekers centre. “There’s confirmation that there was a big clash between the security G4S and refugees. “These people really wanted to get out, they were yelling, shouting that they want ‘freedom, freedom, freedom’.” Kauba says he’s still awaiting a full report on the disturbance. Immigration Minister Morrison has warned that asylum seekers who escape the off-shore processing centre on Manus Island are putting themselves at great risk. The refugee action coalition
says the asylum seekers were being attacked by PNG police officers and locals on Monday night, and they were escaping the camp to lee for their lives. But Morrison told local media he had been advised that PNG police did not enter the centre and only dealt with people who tried to escape. He says the centre was built for their protection and those who behave in a disorderly way outside of it, subject themselves to the response of law enforcement. “This is a tragedy, but this was a very dangerous situation, where people decided to protest
in a very violent way and to take themselves outside the centre, and place themselves at great risk.” Morrison says the camp was back to operating as normal Tuesday morning. The Australian Greens say the government in Australia is not taking responsibility for the tragic events related to the unrest in which one person is conirmed dead. Senator Sarah Hanson-Young says it’s untenable for the camp to continue, and it needs to be shut immediately. - RNZI
Police opened ire twice LOReNGAu – Papua New Guinea police opened fire at least twice during a violent riot at the Manus Island detention facility on Monday night, according to advice given to the Australian immigration minister. Scott Morrison held a second press conference to release more details about the unrest, following briefings from his department in canberra and a meeting of Cabinet’s National Security committee. One asylum seeker was killed and another has been lown to Brisbane for treatment of a suspected skull fracture. Another asylum seeker was shot in the buttocks and has been treated in Port Moresby, along with three others whose injuries warranted treatment in the PNG capital. Morrison said 12 men are being treated for serious injuries in the centre’s clinic. In all 77 people were injured,
australia immigration Minister scott Morrison. AFP mostly suffering head injuries, in a violent clash that involved hundreds of asylum seekers, PNG police and G4S security contractors from the centre. Morrison said the process of advising the family of the dead man is “currently being undertaken” and would not release any details of the asylum seeker’s identity, nationality or age.
PNG’S Prime Minister Peter O’Neill later said the asylum seeker was an Iranian national. Morrison said the protests flared at 9.45pm local time when asylum seekers pushed down internal fences at the centre. “ The incident escalated quickly with several hundred transferees involved,” he said. “at around midnight local time at the height of the disturbance, G4S staff withdrew to the internal perimeter, and the PNG police intervened with those transferees who had breached the external perimeter,” he said. “At 10.30am the PNG police were once again reported to have ired shots.” But Morrison said it could not be assumed that PNG police had injured any asylum seekers. “There’s no suggestion they fired at asylum seekers. I said shots were reported to be ired,” he said.
“There’s no suggestion those shots were the ones that involved the individual being shot in the buttocks either. “They could have been ired in the air as a warning, they could have been fired in any number of circumstances.” The ABC has obtained video footage of that incident, shot from the perimeter of the compound. It shows detainees shouting and throwing stones at guards and houses nearby. The detainees are also seen rushing towards the main gate. Morrison said the protests were a clear attempt by asylum seekers to “completely disrupt operations” at the centre. “On this occasion, despite what is a terrible tragedy, the centre stands, the centre operates and the centre was operating first thing this morning,” he said. - ABC
Opponents rally after violence LOReNGAu – Violence and the
death of a man during riots on Manus Island have provided ammunition for refugee advocate groups to reinforce their attacks on Australia’s asylum seeker deterrent policies. Serious questions have been raised about Australia’s responsibility to asylum seekers held in offshore detention centres after violent clashes on Manus Island that left one asylum seeker dead, another shot and scores of others severely injured, the Sydney Morning Herald reported. Manus Island was an “inherently dangerous place that the immigration minister cannot secure”, Ian Rintoul, from the Refugee Action Coalition said – and there should be no question that these asylum seekers should be brought back to Australia. The Refugee Rights Action Network’s Victoria Martin said: “Last night’s attack was a massacre. It was a premeditated attack on unarmed and defenceless asylum seekers some of which have escaped war and are now being put back into, what is essentially a war zone. Manus Island is lawless. These are dan-
‘It was a premeditated attack on unarmed and defenceless asylum seekers some of which have escaped war and are now being put back into, what is essentially a war zone.’ gerous people,’’ she said. Opposition immigration spokesman Richard Marles has called for an inquiry into the violence at Manus Island, saying it was “melting down” under Morrison’s watch, but maintained he would not back away from the PNG solution. “I can’t stress enough how important the Manus Island detention facility is to Australia’s strategy for dealing with boats coming from Indonesia,” he said on ABC. “It is the single piece of public policy which has made the big-
gest difference in seeing an end to the number of boats coming from Indonesia.” The Greens have demanded that the Manus Island centre be closed. Greens leader Senator Christine Milne accused the government of “bragging” about poor conditions at the facility and said Morrison needed to provide a full explanation. “Ministerial responsibility has to mean something and Scott Morrison has to stop hiding,” Senator Milne said. President of the Human Rights Commission, Professor Gillian Triggs, said Australia was not upholding its international responsibility to asylum seekers. “Clearly there needs to be an inquiry into this,” Professor Triggs told Fairfax Media. Professor Triggs said the Australian government had exposed asylum seekers to these conditions and it was inevitable asylum seekers would suffer mental illness, stress and, in some cases, violence. On Monday evening, asylum seekers said they were fearful of a violent attack by the local PNG
police, which have been dubbed as the “death squad”, and angry locals who they said would be wielding machetes, knives and guns. On Monday night, one asylum seeker from Lebanon who is in the Manus Island compound wrote in a Facebook message that the violence had started again. “Tonight police and G4S attack us again. Many peoples in the yard. Injure please we need one to help us. May be till morning they will kill us. Are we human or animals.’’ Ghulam Murtaza, whose brother is currently in the detention centre, said his brother Ghulam Mustasa had rung him at 11.40pm crying, bleeding and terriied that he would be killed, saying the locals had come inside the compound as it had become dark. “My brother was inside. He said ‘I am covered in blood’ and a stone hit his head,” Murtaza said. “He said, ‘they will kill us’. He was in the compound saying, ‘I am going to run away to save my life.” - ABC
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Women’s justice website launched Commitment to improving lives of women via gender equality APIA – The Paciic Gender Jus-
tice conference held in samoa last week concluded with the launch of a new website – the Pacific Gender Justice Knowledge exchange. The website states: “Pacific women have an overlooked cultural capital which is key in empowering themselves. The richness, variety and potential of Paciic culture are tools that women can use to assert their identity and communicate their status as equal to men’s.” The head of AusAID in Samoa, anthony stannard, outlined the reasons for Australia’s support of the gender equality initiative. “our commitment to improving the lives of women through Australia’s aid programme has transcended successive Australian governments,” said Stannard. “Australia’s Foreign Minister, the Honourable Julie Bishop has spoken publicly of her commit-
ment to gender equality.” “Over 50 per cent of Australia’s aid budget is spent on policies and programmes that have as part of their focus the empowerment of women and girls with a particular focus on the Indo-Paciic region,” he said. Stannard said the Australian government believes that development can’t be achieved without equal rights and opportunities for women and men. “In 2012, the Paciic leaders all agreed that women’s disadvantage was a fundamental barrier to development across the region, domestic violence being the single biggest cause of injury and death to women worldwide. “Women cannot pursue and participate fully in development whilst they are unsafe. “The Australian government also believes it is smart economics for a country to provide more opportunities for women to participate economically as evi-
‘Nations are unable to reach their full potential when half of their citizens are excluded in some way from economic opportunities.’ dence shows that when women and men have relative equality, economies grow faster and there is less corruption. “Put simply”, said Stannard, “nations are unable to reach their full potential when half of their citizens are excluded in some way from economic opportunities.” Gender equality and the empowerment of women underpins good governance and democratic systems, according to stannard. Globally, women make up just over 19 per cent of parliamentarians. In the Pacific, it’s only five per cent, the lowest representation in the world.
Commercial ishing ban won’t affect ties Koror –Palau President Tom-
my Remengesau believes his nation’s proposed total ishing ban won’t affect diplomatic ties. The president believes the marine sanctuary initiative will not affect diplomatic ties – especially with the governments of Japan and the republic of China which have ishing companies currently ishing in Palau waters. Remengesau said that Japan and Taiwan and other countries are very much aware of what Palau is trying to do. He said that his announcement is not a big surprise to these countries. Remengesau said that in several meetings with Japan and ROC, Palau has tried to clarify its position on closing its exclusive economic zone to commercial ishing. “Palau is not doing anything outside of the scope of what everybody wants to see. It is just that we will be doing more in the area of conservation, preservation and sustaining our resources.
“Having said this, we do need the support of the Republic of china and the government of Japan and we will continue to consult with them on how these arrangements can be implemented to the beneit of everybody,” Remengesau said. The president went on to explain that there are two sides to the development policies of the islands. One is to conserve as much as possible the resources and the other is to have sustainable economic practices so the resources and assets can last way into the future. “one point I need to make very clear is that, if you look at the catch of tuna, really Palau has little to declare regarding caught in the waters of Palau. The ish are now mainly caught in the Marshalls, Kiribati and Federated States of Micronesia. “Our contribution to this whole thing is when they are still small in size around our area, we make sure that we nurture them and provide them an
environment to grow in economic value and then maybe our neighbours will reap the beneits,” Remengesau said. During the Sustainable Oceans Forum held at the united Nations Headquarters in New York recently, Remengesau expressed that ending commercial ishing will give nature a chance to heal from what the scientists say the damage caused by the intensive fishing pressures. Remengesau believes Palau’s economy will continue to grow even if its waters will be closed to lucrative commercial ishing. “Palau’s economic potential lies in tourism, not tuna. Tourism, in fact, already provides more than half of our GDP, and it depends upon our pristine marine environment,” he said. The president believes that Palau needs to grow the tourism sector sustainably to replace lost income from ishing while preserving the marine environment. - Island Times
Transport aid package THe PACIFIC – The Asian Development Bank says it will spend around A$438 million over the next three years on improving transport in the Paciic region. Transport routes from the Paciic to overseas markets are among the world’s longest. Its 2013 Paciic Transport update, released on Monday, says transport investment will be crucial in meeting the development challenges of the Paciic. Robert Guild, director of Pacific Transport, energy and Natural Resources, said that
ADB operations in the region will be focused on improving transport connectivity, integration and resilience. “The thrust of our support to roads, shipping services and aviation is about making sure that people can get where they need to go reliably and safely in all weather, and that’s why we’re ramping up our assistance in these ways,” he said. The A D B says transport projects in east Timor and Papua New Guinea will benefit from the investment, which is part of an existing portfolio on
ongoing projects worth $1.8 billion. It says Solomon Islands is another major beneficiary of funding to implement road, transport sector and domestic maritime projects. Almost two-thirds of the funding of current operations is from the ADB and more than one third from governments and development partners including Australia, New Zealand, european union, World Bank and Pacific Region Infrastructure Facility. - Paciic Beat
Having more women represented in leadership positions, families, communities, and nations grow stronger together and become more resilient. In the samoa aid programme, the Australian government will donate more than $20 million tala over ten years to increase the number of women represented in leadership positions at all levels of government, business and the community. The samoa aid programme also seeks to increase economic opportunities to earn an income, to start successful businesses and to enjoy greater prosperity. And in ten years it expects to see a drop in violence against
women, while increasing access to support services and to justice. This is where the Paciic Gender Justice Knowledge exchange website comes in. The new site establishes a Paciic Gender Justice Network for Paciic islanders to collaborate on gender justice. It has a blog to facilitate conversation on contemporary gender issues in the Pacific; it has an interactive Database; it has a Library showcasing among other reports, country speciic Gender Policy Briefs for 16 Pacific countries including Australia, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua
New Guinea, Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu. It also has an Article repository with a synopsis of thematic gender issues. The Pacific Women Programme has a two-year interim advisory board comprising nine Pacific women and men, has been established to guide the initiative. The development of the knowledge exchange was sponsored by PACMAS, an Australian government funded media development initiative managed by the ABC. See website at www.pacificgenderjustice.org - Samoa Observer
Palau battling ‘ice’ Koror – With the rise of incidents that involves the distribution of illegal drugs such as crystal methamphetamine hydrochloride commonly known as “ice”, the Bureau of Public safety together with other law enforcement agencies are doubling their efforts in guarding Palau borders. According to BPS director Ismael Aguon, they are investigating individuals who are believed to be involved in bringing in and distributing “ice” in Palau.
Aguon said it is a great challenge for them to put a stop to this illegal trade and bring to justice people who are involved in the said trade. “We encourage the public to be vigilant also and to report such activities. We are intensifying our efforts and we are working closely with the Division of Customs, the office of the Attorney General and other government agencies to put a stop to this,” Aguon explained. He added that they are moni-
toring closely the port of entry to Palau such as the seaport, airport and the post ofice. He stressed that they also need the public’s help to resolve the issue and all information that will be given to them will be treated anonymously. “Once you get addicted to this illegal drug it is impossible to reverse its effects and that is why we are trying to identify these persons involve in this trade and arrest them,” Aguon added. - Island Times
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Still no sign of refund Dear editor, When is the Government refunding those pensioners who had their bank accounts raided without consultation which is utterly stupid? My wife received a letter from the MFeM to give them authority to deduct the amount $3014 which is quite stupid. Interfering with the old people’s accounts in the Cook Islands is history. This Government, the government that we voted into Parliament to look after the people has turned
against us the NZ pensioners. I am warning you, if you do that to my account, then I am taking the law into my hands, yes, mark my words. To those who had their account robbed, akamaroiroi, we all work as a strong unit. God Bless. Teariki simiona (Tamaiva Mataiapo) PS: I was told that there are some people earning thousands of dollars and not paying tax; is that right?
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IT’S TIMe we recognised the unsung heroes in our communities. Clubs and societies of all kinds are the heart and soul of any community – often run by volunteers who work tirelessly on behalf of their members, families and their wider community. These unsung heroes deserve a pat on the back and one way the Cook Islands News can ensure they get one is by publishing the names of oficials elected at the annual meeting along with any high points from the president or chair’s annual report. We have to rely on the clubs to provide us with the details – it is impractical to expect us to send a reporter to your meetings generally – and we’d prefer that the information is sent in by email, if possible, to editor@cookislandsnews.com However, hard copy reports will gladly be received at the front ofice.
Show me the money!! Dear editor, Te Mato Vai is a very expensive project and the igures we see in the Te Mato Vai Master Plan and the Government “consultations” don’t give as a clear idea of the actual cost – so here is another way to look at it: PHASE ONE – the Chinese “done deal”!! The ring mains are to cost $23,161,000 – with interest that comes to over $28 million and the repayment will be over $1.41 million every year for the next 20 years. That will raise the annual debt service from $5 million to a total of $6.41 million per year. That will cost the approximately 5035 paid workers on Rarotonga $106 each month, or $1273 every year just to pay for government debt. PHASE TWO – the rest of
it’s fast approaching “crunch time” for the ambitious Te Mato Vai water project with the oicial launch on Thursday. But, for many people, there are still a lot of unanswered questions and one interested observer Anaru in ruaau has dissected the Master Plan and posed a number of questions that he thinks should be answered to provide some reassurance to the Cook island public. he is so passionate about the subject and his desire to ensure that everyone fully understands the implications he has personally paid to have his material translated into Maori. The second of his ive contributions is published below, with the remainder to follow throughout the rest of the week. the package at the “conceptual” stage. In the public presentations this was stated by the government to be $40 Million – but the Master Plan puts it at $49.6 Million -- so I am going to use that igure (after all, it is the Master Plan isn’t it?) If you disagree just take 20% off the igures below. So, how much is that really? It is $9851 or seven
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month’s salary for every paid worker on Raro, But there’s a catch!! At this point the plan is at the “conceptual stage” and according to the magic master plan, that means there is a +/- 50% margin of error in the
estimates – so it could cost as much as $74.4 million (over 10 months pay for everyone) or as little as $25 million (about four month’s pay) – You decide which is the most likely! LOL Bottom line! If we add the $28m Chinese loan and interest, and the phase two costs at $49.6m, and take off the grant of $15 million by the NZ government, Te Mato Vai will cost every worker $12,432 – nine month’s pay. Richard Neves said at the presentations he was “fairly comfortable with this level of debt.” Are you? (Data from MFeM, MFeM Statistics and the Te Mato Vai Master Plan). signed: anaru in ruaau
meeting offers chance to reset agenda Dear editor, I note in CI News (Mon 17), that at the forthcoming joint meeting with NZ ministers in aitutaki, the topic of eligibility criteria for people living in the Cooks to receive NZ superannuation will be a major issue of discussion. Since the NZ Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully will be leading his delegation, this is another vital opportunity for our spokesmen to highlight the inadequacy of the present arrangement whereby, as from 2015, the NZ pension may be applied for from here, but the only eligible recipients will be those who have done their 20 years or more residency in NZ (after the age of 20) and satisfy the iniquitous clause that they have settled in or returned to these islands “…ive years after the age of 50”. All NZ governments have been reluctant to remove this clause and this persistent, mulish attitude still prevails. However, the said clause can still be retained, but made subject to a
proviso that it does not apply to Cook Islanders, Niueans or Tokelauans, who are all New Zealand citizens. (As distinct from Samoans, Tongans etc, who are not.) Thus members of the Lost Tribe here who would qualify by virtue of their years of residency in NZ would be eligible to collect the NZ beneit here, irrespective of what age they were when they returned to or settled in the Cook Islands. I’m sure those of the Lost Tribe, presently on the local (now taxable) pittance would be quite happy to pay tax if receiving the NZ super, while our government should welcome this extra revenue and also beneit inancially by doling out fewer local pensions. so I appeal to our delegation at this meeting, to help right a long-suffering wrong to some of our senior citizens. The ball is in your court, so don’t allow yourselves to be fobbed off once again by any negative rhetoric from the NZ delegation. Les Priest, Matavera
Akaari mai i te moni!! e MONI maata tikai te ka pou
ki runga ite angaanga ote Mato Vai, e ko te numero ta tatou I kite I roto ite parani maata, e te au komakoma anga a te Kavamani ki te iti Tangata, kare te reira e
akaari mai ana I tetai akairo marama e te papu tiaki, no runga ite akapou anga moni. Teia I reira tetai akara anga. TUANGA TAI: Te akanooanga a te Tinito.
Ka pou rai eai $23,161,000 ki runga ite tamoumou ua anga ite au tumu paipa, e ka kake katoa atu teia ki te $28m me kapiti iatu te moni akairi (interest). Ka pou e $1.41 million ite mataiti ite tutaki anga I teia moni. Ka akakake i ate moni tutaki ite mataiti, mei te $5,000,000, ki te $6.41 million, kit e $6.41 million i te mataiti. Ko te tutaki o tetai 5035 au Tangata angaanga I rarotonga nei, e $106 ite marama, e $1273 ite mataiti okotai, no te tutaki ua ite kaiou a te Kavamana. TUANGA RUA: Te akatanotano meitaki ia nei rai, te toenga o teia apainga maata. I roto ite au akakitekite anga manako kit e iti Tangata, kua akapapu mai te Kavamani e $40 million – inara, kua akakite mai te Parani Maata e, e $49.6 million. No reira, ka ave au I teia numero, no te mea, e Parani Maata teia, me kare ainei? Me kare koe e ariki mai, e kiriti ke e 20% mei runga ite au numero i raro nei. e ia tikai I reira? e $9851, no tetai 7 marama moni tutaki ite
au Tangata angaanga I runga nei ia rarotonga. Inara, e manga tai tetai. I teia tuatau, tei roto rai te parani ite tuanga ote akatanotano, e tei akaari ia mai e te parani maata manamana, koia oki, te vai nei tetai +/- 50% tarevake I roto ite tamanakoanga, te ka tae ria ia ki te $74.4 million, I roto I tetai 10 marama tutaki moni ki te au Tangata, me kore ra, ki rao raa i te $25 million, no tetai 4 marama tutaki moni. e iki koe ko tei ea tikai te mea tano. LoL I raro rava, me kapitipiti ia e $28 million moni akakaiou e te moni akairi (interest) a te Tinito, e te moni akapou ote Tuanga 2 e $49.6 million, e akapae e ite moni oronga (grant) a te Kavamani o Nu Tirani - $15 million, ka pou rai tetai $12,432 ite angata angaanga okotai, I roto ite 9 marama, ki runga ite Mato Vai. Kua akakite a Richard Neves I roto I tana akamarama anga e, kua manga pumaana aia I teia turanga kaiou.
KUA PUMAANA AI NEI KOE? signed: anaru in ruau
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Land system may be delaying Digicel deal DIGICeL’S negotiations with
Telecom New Zealand are being held up by “technical issues”, which may include the tricky Cook Islands land tenure system. Telecommunications Minister Mark Brown said he believes Digicel has made some form of offer to Telecom New Zealand
(TNZ) to buy its 60 per cent share in Telecom Cook Islands (TCI). “At this stage there are a couple of technical issues delaying the process. They’re quite important issues. They may have an impact on delaying the sale or stopping it altogether.” Brown said he does not know
exactly what the issues are but was willing to hazard a guess. “I’d be speculating but it may be to do with the land systems we have here. Digicel is a company used to dealing with freehold land. It’s a little bit different here though.” Brown said Digicel may be try-
ing to understand the process of leasing land in the Cook Islands before it decides to go ahead with a purchase, because it will need to place equipment, such as cell towers, on local land. “It’s difficult for a lot of foreign companies coming in. The land tenure system we have
does throw up a few challenges. They’ll be coming to grips with that.” Brown said he has not changed his stance on the Government’s right to buy the company outright. The Government has a 40 per cent share of TCI and has right of first refusal on the re-
maining shares, which he has no intention of exercising. “Once an offer is made to TNZ, we have 30 days to decide whether we exercise our right to take up those shares. I haven’t received any compelling evidence which would cause us to change our mind.” - BCS
Muri gets new deibrillator WeSTPAC has funded a deibril-
Water safety Council Vice President shannon saunders and Westpac General Manager Brett Hooker unveiled the deibrillator at Sails Restaurant in Muri on Friday. 14021722
lator stationed in Muri, which was unveiled at a ceremony on Friday. The bank sponsored the equipment at Sails Restaurant as part of an ongoing call for businesses to support the cause by the Cook Islands Water Safety and Surf Lifesaving Council.
President of the council Brent Fisher said at the ceremony that the push to get defibrillators strategically placed around the island came after a local paddler died while competing in Vaka eiva in 2011. Cook Islands Tourism and the New Zealand High Commission sponsored one deibrillator
Kiwi High Commission uses mission grant to fund books sTrucTureD reading has finally begun at avatea school with the arrival of much needed reading resources for the school
donated by the New Zealand High Commission. New Zealand High Commissioner Joanna Kempkers was
the deliverer of good news at Avatea School when she presented school principal Nga charlie with $10,000 worth of
avatea school students couldn’t wait to get their hands on their new structured reading books donated to the school by new Zealand high Commissioner Joanna Kempkers using funds from the head of Mission grant. 14021806
structured reading books and journal boxes to ile them in. The resources were provided through the Head of Mission grant which Kempkers says are not normally used for funding school projects as the commission gives its support for schools through the Ministry of education. “ We n o r m a l l y s u p p o r t schools through the Ministry of education but as there is a desperate need for Avatea and Nukutere to have resources we decided to use the Head of Mission grant to provide them with the resources they need,” says Kempkers. The structured reading books are coloured and numbered resources that helps teachers monitor each child’s reading progress. even the kids can monitor their own reading and see what level they are accomplishing and push to reach higher reading levels. Kempkers says it was fabu-
lous to see the donations pouring into the school from across New Zealand that was presented to the school on Monday and that the donation from the High Commission will be great when merger of Avatea and Nikao is implemented. Principal Nga Charlie says that the arrival of the reading books means structured reading will begin immediately at the school – four weeks into the new school year. On behalf of the whole school and especially the junior grade students and teachers – Principal Charlie would like to say meitaki maata to High Commissioner Joanna Kempkers and her ofice. Nukutere college will receive their learning resources in the next month in the form of text books. The text books were identiied as a need by the college and they too were provided and funded by the head of mission grant. - MW
each and, since the water safety council was formed, deibrillatoars have been installed at the Cook Islands Police Station, Aitutaki Lagoon Resort and Spa, Oasis Petrol Station, in the Cook Islands Triathlon/Hash House Harriers van and now at Sails Restaurant. In the event of a cardiac arrest, the use of the defibrillator can increase the chance of survival by 40 per cent. Water safety council Vice President Shannon Saunders said she was pleased to see staff from Sails Restaurant and Captain Tama’s Lagoon Cruizes at the ceremony. “There is a real sense of responsibility of the tourism companies in Muri; they want their beach to be safe.” She said a key point of the discussion on Friday was that even if people do not know what to do if someone has a cardiac arrest, it is still important to do something. “If someone suffers a cardiac arrest, they are already ‘dead’. You cannot make it worse. But there is a chance that anything you do could make it better.” Fisher gave a brief demonstration to the group of how the machine works, explaining that it has everything you need in it and speaks to the user, verbally stepping them through how to use it, monitoring and assessing the need to shock or not and helping with the timing of chest compressions. Those interested in finding out more about the water safety council or becoming a member can contact the council through their Facebook page or email secretary Georgia Langdon on g.langdon@mmr.gov.ck . - Briar Douglas
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ivirua Primary school students eagerly open up their end of year prizes. 14021822
dreyden Marurai receives his prize for the most improved student of the school. 14021820
Tangi Varu picks up her consolation prize.
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Marina Pakuru is all smiles as she poses for the camera with her consolation prize. 14021819
Ivirua students get belated recognition sTuDeNTs at rural Mangaia school Ivirua Primary were praised and presented for their efforts in 2013 at a delayed prizegiving at the school recently. Due to the delayed arrival of sponsored prizes for the 15 students that ended the school year in 2013 – the presentation was held at the start of the school year. Ivirua Councillor Pa epi Mana prompted the support for sponsorship to hold the school's own mini prizegiving, outside of the overall event combined with Mangaia School and Tamarua ece. Mana’s reasoning was that for many years he has observed the prizegiving held in oneroa and only once in three years was an award given to a recipient of Ivirua Primary and that was the award for disability/ most improved. He felt that the simple rural school was not being represented fairly in the wider community education system and that its level of study was in a class of its own. Wanting to help children appreciate education, and encouraging the students to strive for better by offering them an initiative at the year’s end, was one of the incentives behind holding a prizegiving event for the tiny school. Mana envisages that, from just looking at the sparkle in the eyes of the students present on that day, student grades and attendance should improve for
2014 as long as parents and caregivers do their bit outside of the teacher’s care, and the community prepares for a prizegiving event at the end of each year from here onwards. Mana’s next goal is to set up a mini library for Ivirua Primary School so that its students can access both english and Maori reading material to support numeracy and literacy standards. He has told the wider community of the nation and abroad to expect him door knocking at the end of the year to accomplish the school’s intended goals. Maara Peraua, a returnee Mangaia resident, spoke on behalf of the class of 1963, whose generous donation was sponsored by Te Aponga uira chief executive oficer Tereapii Timoti. Maa, as she is known, retold pastime sto-
ries of the mischievous events the class of 63 got up to in their day, and despite this, they still managed to secure scholarships and successful employment in rarotonga and abroad. The prize giving ended with a huge kaikai, where the students were most appreciative to have Mangaia fried chicken and fries that is only sold on Fridays at the Paraekanui Market in Oneroa and privy to only those children who travel via bus to attend Mangaia School. The school prizewinners were: eCe (early Childhood education): Overall academic, Turner Lazaro; most improved, Tumutoa epi Mana; best attendance, Turner Lazaro; personal grooming, Tauturu Lazaro. Primary: Overall academic, Christian Orake; most im-
proved, Dreyden Marurai; best attendance, Roaeda Kauvarevai; personal grooming, Christian Orake; most compassionate, Mace uakino; sports achiever, Dreyden Marurai. The school would like to say meitaki maata to all sponsors (despite short notice); Mangaia School principal Sue Ngatokorua; Ivirua Primary head teachers Tuku Lazaro and Rauaua Mauriaiti; and all the parents and caregivers for pulling together to make the mini occasion enjoyable for all. The school would like to extend a meitaki maata to major sponsor, Tereapii Timoti family on behalf of class of 1963, Takioa Lazaro family, Tenga epi Mana family, Junior and May Areai family and Pa epi Mana family. - Mangaia News/MW
Pictured yesterday, work continues with the building of accommodation and oice facilities for Chinese workers employed by the CCeCC coming to the Cook islands to work on the Te Mato Vai. The CCeCC is currently looking for local help to complete replacement of the ring mains. 14021815
Christian Orake received a prize for personal hygiene.
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Locals invited to participate in TMV construction LocaL contractors are getting
their irst chance to show interest in participating in the irst stage of construction for the $60 million Te Mato Vai water infrastructure project. The Chinese Civil engineering and Construction Company (CCeCC) – the general contractor for the replacement of the ring mains in Rarotonga – is seeking expressions of interest from labourers, machinery and equipment hire companies, building material providers, and firms with capabilities in road repair. ccecc project manager Nie Kefeng said his company is looking for 30 local labourers with experience in construction to assist with trench digging, laying pipeline, and backilling. The work is estimated to cost $23.1 million – with funding to come from a $23.5 million concessional loan from China - and will be requiring the longest construction time, according to TMV oficials. A draft copy of the project’s master plan says the existing ring mains were constructed between 1967 and 1968, with the majority of pipe composed of asbestos concrete, with some portions replaced over the last 10 years as part of Project City. TMV oficials have stated that some portions of the ring mains have leakage rates of up to 70 per cent. A handful of concerned resi-
dents, including former water works oficial enua Bishop and Rarotonga resident Sam Napa, have questioned replacing the entire rings mains as opposed to ixing only the leaking sections. A petition organised by the Te Mato Vai Petition Committee is currently circulating around rarotonga calling for a halt to the project, and has gained over 500 signatures according to a member of the group. Construction on the ring mains will be able to commence upon the completion of an environment impact assessment (eIA), which Kefeng said he expects to occur later next month. Nine workers from the company have already arrived on the island to set up ofices and accommodation facilities for the Chinese workers, he said, adding some local labourers have also been employed to assist in the preliminary work. The China-based company is currently waiting for its foreign enterprise registration application to be processed by the Business Trade and Investment Board, which is a requirement for any foreign business to operate in the Cook Islands. Preliminary approval was given by the BTIB to CCeCC late last month to allow it to complete its preparatory work. It is believed BTIB’s board will be assessing the company’s application at a meeting later in the month. - ES
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MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT & THE MINISTRY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS GOVERNMENT OF THE COOK ISLANDS
E KARERE pUApINgA MAATA TEIA NO KO I TE KAVAMANI O TE KUKI AIRANI Ei tapapaanga no te akakakeanga o te VAT a te ra 1 o Aperira, mei te ra 1 o Mati, ka kake te moni a te au metua pakari e 25 patene no te nga tuanga mataiti i runga ake i te 60 e te 70 mataiti.
60-69 pension 70+ pension
2013 regular social welfare payments Marama Mataiti 400 4800 500 6000
2014 regular social welfare payments Marama Mataiti 500 6000 625 7500
Mei te ra 1 o Mati, ka riro katoa te Moni pakari a te Kuki Airani ei moni angaanga te ka tero ia. Ei tauturu i te au metua pakari kia koi i te tutakianga tano, e kia kore e Ä ka kaiouanga tero i te openga mataiti, ka anoano ia te au metua e koi nei te moni pakari kia retita i to ratou numero tero (RMD) ki ko i te Tango Ropianga i mua ake i te ra 20 o peperuare 2014. Me kare aau numero RMD, ka rauka i te Tango Ropianga i te tauturu iakoe. E mama ua i te rave kare e tutaki. Ka kake katoa te au moni akamaruarua a te Kavamani e 10 patene mei i te ra 01 o Mati 2014. Inara kare koe e anoano ia kia retita i toou numero RMD Me e papukore kore koe i te meitaki e rauka mai nei no roto i taau moni e koi nei i teia taime e te au tauianga o te moni akamaruarua a te kavamani, komakoma atu ki toou pu angaanga me kare ki toou opita no te tuanga o te ropianga oraanga, me kare e taomi atu i teia i runga i te roro uira www.mfem.gov.ck/tax e taangaanga katoa atu i te calculator no te tero tei akatuera iatu ki te katoatoa kia kite koe i te teroanga o te moni. Ka rauka ia koe i te akara eaa ta teia au tauianga ka akatupu ki toou turanga, tei runga i te website: www.mfem.gov.ck/tax tetai calculator ei tauturu iakoe.
Te akamaroiroi ia nei te au metua e koi nei te moni pakari kia aravei i te au Opita angaanga o te Tango Ropianga i runga ia Rarotonga me kare aravei atu i te au Opita Tango Ropianga i runga i to kotou au enua tatakitai. Apai mai I to kotou passport me kore peapa Ra Anauanga (birth certiicate).
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PUBLIC NOTICES China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) ccEcc has been appointed the general contractor for the construction of the Rarotonga Ring Mains in the Te Mato Vai project. ccEcc is now commencing to source local services and resources. In particular we are seeking expressions of interest for the following: • labourers for trench digging, pipeline laying, backilling and other physical works (cV required); • machinery hire including excavators, trucks, loaders, trailers, water trucks, as well as fuels; • building materials including sand, aggregates, cement, blocks; and • chip sealing for road repair. Service providers and contractors should contact Mr. Nicky Nie, Assistant Project Manager of ccEcc. Phone 29396 or Email: niekefeng@gmail. com 77001
Rarotonga Netball Centre inc Annual General Meeting Date - Wednesday 26 February 2014 Venue - NCI Oice Time - 6pm Agenda 1. Opening Prayer 2. Previous AGM Minutes 3. Matters Arising from Minutes 4. President’s Report 5. Treasurer’s Report 6. Election of Oice Bearers 7. Other Matters 8. closing Prayer President. 777
Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the Rarotonga Bowling will be held on Saturday 1 March 2014 at the Rarotonga Bowling club at 12pm. Agenda: • Opening Prayer • Minutes of the last AGM • Matters arising from the minutes • Adoption of Minutes • President’s Report • Treasurer’s Report Election of New Oice Bearers • President • Vice President • Treasurer • Secretary General • club captain • Vice club captain • 3x committee Members Other Matters closing Prayer. 777
Rarocars are pleased to announce the commencement in employment of their qualiied service manager KEN PAGE from New Zealand. If you have an outstanding issue with any Great Wall vehicles, we would encourage you to bring your vehicle into Raro cars at your earliest convenience for Ken and the team to have a look at and ix. Outside customers are also invited to bring their vehicles in for a free evaluation of their problems. Phone 22060 for more information. 777
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32 inch lat screen TV for sale $300, ONO. Phone 27651. 777
NiGhT COURSE ENROLMENTS FOR 2014 If you want to take up a new challenge for 2014, work towards a Trades qualiication and learn some practical skills, then now is the time to start. cITTI – Faculty of Trades and Technology, Arorangi is ofering the following course for new enrolees: Building construction: Pre-building Trade Certiicate – Stage one Date: Wednesday 19 February Time: 5.30pm Please bring your current Passport or Birth certiicate. For more information contact Alister or Edith on phone: 21471 or email e.nicholas@citti.edu. ck 76963
Date – Wednesday 19 February Venue – Beulah Lecture Hall, Takamoa Theological college Time – 7.30pm Lecturer – Dr Karl Heinz Kuhlman Topic – World Religions. 777
LOST Lost bunch of keys @ Titikaveka college on Saturday. If found please contact 27113 or 52331. Reward ofered. 777
Has your drinking got out of control? Call 71744
1 bed house with studio rental cottage Sect 500 sq m – 29 yr lease Muri area, asking $495K. Ph /txt Carey 55678. 777
FOR RENT 2 bedroom plus study, next to main road, Turangi, $160 per week. Mobile 73821. 777
Muri 2 bedroom unit available, long/short term. Phone 23012 / 55752.
STihL chainsaw 029, In excellent condition, $900. Phone 26617 or 52412. 76993
Washing Machine –Brand New Samsung WF1752WPW/XSA, 7.5kg Energy and water eicient Front loading Recently imported Still in original packing $1300 call Sean cell 53380 or Home 22550. 777
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Sales Assistant Bright, articulate, honest person to work in our cIPS image sales team. Interested in photography, printing or electronics will be to your advantage. Numerate and able to handle money with honesty is a must. Call Colin on 55570 for interview. cV and references will be required. 76968
Maintenance person to do work around the house, with sober habit, Send cV to P.o Box 418. 76997
5 year old, fully furnished 3 bedroom family home for rent in Turangi Valley, past Bill Kaman’s. Open to view 5 - 7pm this Thursday and Friday. 76957
FOR SALE White queensize sheets, $20 pr. Boxed valances pale blue single, $20. Boxed valances white queen, $25. Navy sun awning retractable 2.9m x 1.5m, $650. Aluminium casement door white, $450. Wooden table + 2 chairs, $200. commercial electrical switchboard, $200. Ironing boards, $25. cane bedheads, $100. Fencing approx 1.4mx2.4m, $150. Vanity top, $50. Sky dish + decoder. Phone 53965 or 79431. 777
8 & 9 month old pigs for sale Price: $150-$250 Call Ph: 75661. 76970
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Chef required Tamarind House/Rickshaw With Asian and International cooking experience Please send cV & Refs to Box 50 Rarotonga. Phone 26487 and ask for Sue or Julie. 76937
Retail Manager Raromart is looking at relocating in a few months time and is now looking at hiring an experienced shop manager. This is a career position and we are looking for someone who can successfully implement the expansion projects that we have planned for Raromart over the next 24 months. Email sunny@paciicapparel.co.ck or call 21060.
handyman/Laundry hand Full time work for the right applicant who is versatile and keen. Please go to the Reception desk and ill out an application form. 777
Peyroux Motor Services Friendly, Local, Professional & Honest Repairs to string trimmers, chainsaws, mowers, marine & stationary engines, Vaimaanga. Phone 52414.
2x Motor Mechanic required Qualiied or min 5 yrs experience with diagnostic experience. Keen attitude, honest with sober habits are key ingredients. Employment history, complete cV with own tools chest Remuneration will be based on qualiications and experience. Applications closes 28 Feb 2014. contact mobile 55043 for appointment.
777
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76946
Ministry of Marine Resources (MMR) FISHERIES OFFIcER (Part-time, Mangaia) The MMR has a vacancy for a part time oicer based on Mangaia. Applicants should be familiar with local isheries and able to work closely with traditional leaders, Island council and the ishing community. Qualiications and skills are required. For further information contact Uirangi Bishop on telephone 28730. Please provide a letter of application and cV addressed to the Secretary, PO Box 85, Avarua or by email (rar@mmr.gov.ck). Application closes 4pm on Friday 21 February 2014. 777
SERVICES Pool Doctor * Water testing * chlorine * P.H down * Bufer Discounted rates FREE DELIVERY Phone Tony 56599. 777
Mower Grasscutter chainsaw repairs As well as chainsaw sharpening Phone 71733. 777
Action Man Mowing Services All jobs big or small, free quote. Also introducing coconut tree de-nutting services. Give Clint a call on 52074. 777
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Grounds Maintenance Services Need your lawns and hedge trimmed and/or maintained? No job is too big or too small for us to handle. Give us a call at T&S Ltd on 29069 or 70716/52914 for a free quote. 777
EXPRESSiON OF iNTEREST FOR ThE PROCUREMENT OF SERViCES FOR ThE PURPOSE OF ThE DEVELOPMENT OF ThE TE MATO VAi PROJECT DETAiLED DESiGNS The Project Management Unit (PMU) for the Te Mato Vai project invites Expression of Interest (EOI) from qualiied and experienced parties for the purpose of the development of detailed designs for Stage 2 of the Te mato Vai on the island of Rarotonga, Cook Islands. The EOI documents will be available from the PMU oice at the Infrastructure Cook Islands Compound, Arorangi or downloaded from the wATSAn website http:// watsan.gov.ck/water-partnership and the Paciic Water and wastes Association website http://www.pwwa. ws/ member’s page and the Cook Islands Government Procurement website http://www.procurement.gov.ck/ Complete EoI proposals must be delivered to the address below before 12pm, Cook Islands time on 28 February 2014 in a sealed envelope and clearly marked “TMV-EOi.001/2014 Expression of interest - Detailed Design for the Te Mato Vai Project” to the following address: Te Mato Vai Project Management Unit Po Box 3286 Rarotonga Cook Islands All enquiries to: Project manager latu@kew.com.ws Phone: +682 28 851 mobile: +682 52 807 /
ENViRONMENT SERViCE PUBLiC NOTiCE
Environmental impact Assessment (EiA) Reports Government Departments, Agencies and the General Public are hereby advised that the Environment Service has received the following application for a Project Permit as required under Section 36 of the Environment Act 2003. Application: 1. TE MATO VAI PROJECT Project: Phase.1 – The Proposed Ring water Reticulation Upgrade (Ara Tapu and Ara Metua) for Rarotonga. Land: Te-Au-o-Tonga District, Puaikura District, Takitumu District. In accordance with subsection 5 a) and c) of Section 36 of the Environment Act 2003, any person, Government Agencies or organisation who wish to make a written submission for or against the granting of a Project Permit by the Environment Service for this applications, may do so within 30 days commencing on 30 January 2014. written submissions may be in Cook Islands maori or English be submitted to the national Environment Service no later than 28 February 2014. EIA Reports for the above applications may be viewed at the following venues or on nES website: www.environment. gov.ck NES Oice Takuvaine, Super Browns Kiikii 6-11 Shop muri wigmores Vaimaanga Rite Price Shop Akaoa Turamatuitui Shop Tereora
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VEhICLE FOR SALE Mazda Bongo pick up Truck $8000 Hyundai H100 Pick Up Truck at $5000 Phone 51152 ask Rouru TangataPoto. 777
WANTED Wanting to rent long term 2 bedroom house prefer Rutaki, Vaimaanga,Titikaveka. Also wanting to buy late model Diesel 4Wheel double cab Truck. Phone 74767. 76972
A live in house girl/baby sitter is needed for long term. contact 56980. 777
WANTED TO BUy Second hand Quad bike in good condition. Call 55667 or 26445. 777
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High-proile TMV launch tomorrow
SITUATIONS VACANT
From page 1
Chief executive Oicer The Cook Islands National Superannuation Fund (“CINSF”) is a national superannuation scheme designed to assist all employees save for their retirement. The Fund is currently seeking an experienced, pragmatic, and energetic Chief Executive Oicer with proven experience in meeting targets to efectively manage and oversee the Fund’s business operations and continue to build and develop the business in accordance with the Cook Islands national Superannuation Act, Trust Deed, vision and values. Based in Parekura, Rarotonga, this varied and challenging role requires a strategic business manager with strong operational experience and proven leadership qualities. Reporting to the Cook Islands national Superannuation Board, the CEo will contribute to the direction and operations of CInSF by developing strategy for the business and efectively directing and developing the team (Operations, Client Services, Risk and Compliance and Administration Services) in the provision of all services to our members, employers and service providers. The CEo will develop and build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, manage staf to achieve key business objectives; monitor the industry, market and trends and undertake business development and marketing activities to ensure continued high member satisfaction and engagement levels. Essential Criteria • Minimum of 5 years experience in a senior management role • Demonstrated capacity for clear strategic thinking, planning and problem solving • Strong leadership, interpersonal & communications skills • High level of business development and marketing skills • Proven record of success in human resources and leadership • High degree of commercial & business acumen, strong understanding of inancial management and budgetary control skills • Experienced in the operational management of ICT and Oice Administration • Ability to develop new innovative solutions that address structural and operational barriers that stand in the way of achieving successful business outcomes • Capacity to efectively represent and promote the business and its vision and values Applications are to be in writing, (including applicant’s CV and the names of two referees) to be addressed to the CINSF Acting Chairman. Applications to be delivered to the Oice of the Financial Secretary or emailed to richard.neves@cookislands.gov.ck no later than 4pm, Monday 3 March 2014. All applications will be treated in the strictest of conidence. A job description can be obtained by emailing etuatina.drollett@cookislands.gov.ck 77002
monument, which is described by project officials as a basalt rock structure, roughly two metres high, and will feature the project’s ish hook logo. Beginning tomorrow, crews will begin installing the monument which will be located beside the ofice of the New Zea-
land High Commission. As a result of the installation, motorists are being advised that trafic disruptions are expected at the roundabout in avarua beginning 10am. The work is expected to last roughly 30 minutes. For tomorrow’s TMV launch, trafic from Tupapa village will
be diverted to the empire Theatre road, with traffic from the opposite end diverted to the energy centre road. Actual project work is slated to begin once the environmental impact assessment application process closes, which is expected to occur by the end of the month. - ES
Murienua voters go back to ballot boxes today From page 1 The results were subsequently petitioned by the Democratic Party, which made allegations against the CIP campaign concerning violations of the elec-
toral act of 2004. The winner of today’s vote will replace a political void that has existed in Murienua since Queen’s Representative Tom Marsters stepped down last July.
Prior to assuming his current role at Government House, Marsters had represented the constituency in parliament since 1991. - Emmanuel Samoglou
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Tutorials
Tutorials for Semester 1 begin Monday 18 February, 2013. TUTOR
COURSE CODE
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
ThURSDAY
FRiDAY
Accounting AFP01 AFF01 AF100 AF102 AF201 AF205 AF208
Tairi Herman Azia Buksh Farish Ali Anand naidu Siva Goundar Siva Goundar Anand naidu
5.30-6.30pm 5.30-6.30pm 4.30-6.30pm 4.30-6.30pm 4.30-6.30pm 4.30-6.30pm 4.30-6.30pm
Computer ISF21 UU100
4.30-5.30pm
mii manuela
4.30-5.30pm
Economics EC100 EC101
Sarah Samuel Azia Buksh
5.30-6.30pm 5.30-6.30pm
Education
The Ministry of Foreign Afairs and Immigration, in association with, the Oice of the Chief Trade Advisor (OCTA) located in Vanuatu and New Zealand Customs Services is pleased to inform the general Public of the following:
National Consultation on the
Paciic Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER Plus) between the Fourteen Paciic Island Countries and New Zealand and Australia including
Product Speciic Rules (“PSR”) Workshop, Date: 24, 26 -28 February Venue: The New Hope Church/Conference Hall (Next to CITV) Start time: 9am Sharp each day
The aim being to raise awareness and to broaden the understanding of the Cook Islands business community and general public on what the PACER Plus is and what the beneits are to the Cook Islands; Also, how “PSR” could best relect the trade realities on the ground, when it comes to the exporting and importing of products between Paciic Island Forum Countries. The main objectives are to assess and discuss the development of trade in goods and trade in services and investment and other trade related issues of relevance to PACER Plus and the region as a whole. The sessions will also cover “PSR” (rules of origin) and the possibility of more favourable trade formula’s that attract greater lows of exports. Facilitating the workshops will be Dr Edwini Kessie from the oCTA, a very experienced person on international trade with 17 years experience at the world Trade organisation, his role is to serve as the Chief Trade Advisor to the Paciic Islands Countries on the PACER Plus negotiations. Dr Kessie’s visit is part of a team including technical experts from New Zealand Customs in conducting these national consultations and workshops. The Team will visit four Paciic Island Countries. To date, they have visited Samoa and Papua New Guinea. We highly recommend that the private sector and civil society attend these Consultations and workshops, in particular the following sessions: -Monday 24 Feb, Session one – 9-10am (Overview of PACER Plus, Key issues for the Cook islands) -Wednesday 26 Feb, Last session 6-7pm (General overview of the developments in PACER Plus and as a whole) - Wednesday and Thursday 26-27 Feb –All sessions (discussions will centre on Tarifs and /Product speciic rules (rules of Origin) A full schedule of ‘all’ the sessions will be published in the Cook islands News paper later in the week. It can also be picked up from the oice reception desk of Ministry of Foreign afairs and Immigration and the business Trade and Investment board.
ED152 ED153
Ana Andrew Ana Andrew
ED215
Teina Tearii
ED252 CEE31/ UEP001 CEE32/ UEP002 CEE33/ UEP003
Teina napa
4-5pm 4-5pm 4.30pm5.30pm TBA 3-4pm
Ana Andrew
3-4pm
Ana Andrew
3-4pm
English LLP13 LLF11
Andrew James
4.30-5.30pm 4.30-5.30pm
Geography GEP01 GEF01
5-6pm
Celste Barrettwatson
4.30-5.30pm
History HYP01
Celste Barrettwatson
6-7pm
Law Lw110 Lw111 Lw205
4.30-5.30pm martha Henry
4.30-5.30pm 4.30-5.30pm
Management mG101 mG201 mG206 mG302
TBA TBA Paul Allsworth Liz Ponga
mG309
Paul Allsworth
5-6pm 5-6pm 4.15-5.15pm 4.30-5.30pm 5.30pm6.30pm
Mathematics mAP11 mAP12 mAP13 mAF11 mA101
Teaea Parima Teaea Parima
5pm-6pm 6pm-7pm TBA
Farish Ali Farish Ali
4.30-5.30pm 5.30-6.30pm
Tourism TS106 TS207 TS310 TS311 TS108
TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA
4.30-5.30pm 4.30-5.30pm 4.30-5.30pm 4.30-5.30pm 4.30-5.30pm
Core Courses UU200
Satellite Tutorials
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* All tutorials will be held at the USP Centre * Please ensure you attend all classes or call to advise your tutors for non-attendance. If your course does not appear in the list above, please contact us on 29415 for assistance. USP students in the outer islands – please contact your local USP Co-ordinator or email sheron.subhasni@usp.ac.j for advice on tutorial arrangements and tutor visits.
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BIRThDAy
BIRThDAy
happy Birthday
ZephF laOnVEia lOTs O
Mummy, daddy, Mama and , papa Aperau your brothersd and sister an ncles. unties and U
PUBLiC NOTiCE TE MATO VAi PROJECT LAUNCh PROGRAM The public is hereby advised that there will be disruption to traic at the roundabout in Avarua on Wednesday 19 February 2014 around 10am to allow the installation of the Te Mato Vai monument beside the oice of the New Zealand High Commission; this work will take approximately 30 minutes. on Thursday 20 February 2014 between the hours of 8am and 12pm, the roundabout in Avarua will be closed to allow for the Te mato Vai project launch program. During these hours traic will be diverted in the following areas: 1. Traic travelling from Tupapa village will be diverted to the Empire Theatre road 2. Traic travelling from Avatiu/Ruatonga area will be diverted to the Energy Centre road The Cook Islands Police will be at each of these areas to assist with the diversion of traic. All enquiries to Daryl Rairi, Deputy Project manager, telephone 55064 or email daramide@oyster.net.ck 76992
Velory Faith e Kairangi Kopea David Akameitaki matou i te Atua e varu mataiti tona tiaki anga ia korua e tae mai ki teia ra 19 peperuare 2014. Kia tauturu mai te Atua e kia oronga ua mai rai te au ra anauanga e manganui.
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happy 8th birthday,
Notice of Trade Mark Rights John Player & Sons Limited notice is given that the label shown below, is claimed by John Player & Sons Limited as a trade mark for the goods as listed. Any infringement will be actioned under law.
Goods: Tobacco, whether manufactured or unmanufactured; tobacco products; matches and smokers’ articles; cigarette papers; cigarette tubes; cigarette ilters; pocket cigarette rolling machines; hand held machines for injecting tobacco into tubes. This Cautionary notice is published on behalf of John Player & Sons Limited by Baldwins Intellectual Property, Level 15, Vodafone on the Quay, 157 Lambton Quay, Wellington, New Zealand: telephone: +64 4 472 1094; Email: email@baldwins.com 77010
PRiCE ORDER 07/2014 PURSUANT to the Control of Prices Act 1966 and the powers delegated to me as provided under section 30 of the said Act, I hereby make the following order: 1. This order is cited as Price order 07/2014 and shall come into efect on the 15th day of February 2014 for TNM LTD. 2. maximum selling prices for fuel imported into the Aitutaki shall be at a rate speciied in the schedule below. 3. For the outer Islands, prices established have been reviewed and updated to include freight, wharfage, boating, reeing, drum/container cost, evaporation and cartage costs. 4. Value Added Tax is included in the prices herein set. Import Levy is exempt for outer Islands excluding Aitutaki as per Exemption order 03/09/2010.. 5. All previous references in any Price order as to the selling prices listed in this order are hereby revoked upon efective dates above. 6. The prices herein set are the maximum that may be charged although less may be charged if so desired. Given under our hand this 14th day of February 2014. Brian Terrence Hagan, Chairman of the Price Tribunal Madeilene Sword, Member of the Price Tribunal.
SChEDULE OF PRiCE ORDER iTEM
RETAiL PRiCES WhOLESALE CONSUMERS iN EFFECTiVE TO DATE Retailers/ Southern Northern Bulk Users Aitutaki Group Group
PETROL
2.23
2.54
N/A
N/A
February 15, 2014
DiESEL
2.21
2.51
N/A
N/A
February 15, 2014 76976
NOTE: Price Order 07/2014 is for AITUTAKI and not RARoTonGA as advertised in monday’s Price order
WE DON’T WANT YOUR NAME. JUST YOUR iNFORMATiON.
god bless. love you always, lot of kisses. Mummy and Dad Junior and Ngapoko Mum Eimoana and uncle Kurouru Taia Vouvou Ngatuakana Aerenga and george Williams Mama luke, uncle Boy and families papa Mataira, Mama Mii Ake and uncle Jollum papa Keta and Mama Nane Williams Uncle Travel and aunty Teiva and cous Verna Naomi All families New Zealand, Rarotonga, Aussie, samoa (aunty Andrea and families) solomon (Mama lisa and papa Wills and small aunty Ruthie and uncle paul Mama Mem and papa phillip and families.
SITUATIONS VACANT
Ministry of Education Applications are invited from qualiied and experienced professionals for the position of Communications and Media Co-ordinator. A full job description and application pack is available from the ministry website at: www.education.gov.ck Please send completed application forms with CV and references to: Director - Human Resources management, email vacancy@education.gov.ck
SITUATIONS VACANT
Applications close on Wednesday 26 February 2014.
INFRASTRUCTURE COOK ISLANDS
76910
VACANCY Chief Electrical inspector The Infrastructure Cook Islands (ICI) is seeking qualiied, motivated and experienced individuals for the position of Chief Electrical Inspector. Relevant qualiication and experience in Electrical systems, Solar Photovoltaic (PV) and Renewable energy regulatory and standards is highly desirable. Preference will be given to individuals with a strong understanding of emerging changes in the Electrical sector, Solar PV systems, and Power systems in the outer Islands. Applicants must be computer literate and possess very good written and oral communications skills in both English and Cook Islands maori. All Applications must be submitted in conidence with a covering letter, updated CV, evidence of qualiications delivered either by emailing to mac.mokoroa@ici.gov.ck or hard copy inside a sealed envelope addressed to: mr. mac mokoroa Secretary Infrastructure Cook Islands Po Box 102 RARoTonGA For further queries or copy of the Job description, please contact Diane Charlie-Puna on ph 20321 ext 705 or email diane.puna@ici.gov.ck Application will close 3pm Friday 28 February 2014. 76927
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MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE
Project Oicer VACANCY The ministry of Agriculture requires the services of a dynamic and self-motivated person to join their policy, planning and project team. You will be part of a team responsible for receiving analysis and monitoring of ongoing and developed projects planned for social, environmental and economic growth in the Agriculture Industry and other activities in the Cook Islands. An ability to communicate efectively with growers, stakeholders, community and others at all levels of society is an absolute necessity. Fluency in Cook Islands maori and English is essential. Remuneration will depend on qualiication and experience. The vacancy closes at 4pm Tuesday the 11 march 2014. Job descriptions may be picked up from the Ministry of Agriculture Oice or requested by email. CV’s with covering letters should be addressed to the Director of Policy, Planning and Projects of the ministry of Agriculture, P. o. Box 96. Inquiries can be emailed to ariokap@gmail.com 77008
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FLiGhT FROM ARRiVES ThursdAy FEBruAry 20 Nz748/749 AKL 12.30AM Nz46/745 AKL 4.10PM VT35/36 PPT 2.50PM FridAy FEBruAry 21 VA163/162 AKL 11.55PM Nz46/61 AKL 1.55PM
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Flight Times | Voyage details RARO TO ARR DEP WEdnEsdAy FEBruAry 19 0800 AITUTAKI 0850 0910
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Shipping OlOMANA 24 - ETD AuCK 04/03, ETA RARO 17/03, ETA AITuTAKI 19/03
1310 ATIU
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1520 RARO 1610
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Weather Forecast to Midnight
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Issued at 2pm at Rarotonga
Rarotonga Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Forecast Map 2pm Wednesday
Situation: A moist northeast wind low prevails Wed high 12.22AM 0.95M 12.36PM 0.98M over Southern Cooks. meanwhile, a trough Low 6.27AM 0.33M 6.53PM 0.32M is approaching the group from the south. A trough of low pressure with associated high 12.57AM 0.94M 1.11PM 0.99M THu cloud and showers remains slow moving over northern Cooks. Low 7.00AM 0.33M 7.30PM 0.32M Forecast to midnight for the Southern Cooks: Cloudy periods with some showers. moderate northeast winds. moderate to rough seas. Further outlook: Fine apart from brief showers. For Rarotonga: Cloudy periods with some showers. new Moon First Quarter Full Moon Third Quarter Further outlook: Cloudy periods with some Feb 28 Mar 8 Mar 16 Feb 22 showers. 10.00PM 3.27AM 7.09AM 7.16AM For the Northern Cooks: Fine apart from brief showers over Suwarrow. occasional showers, ArAPo - rAkAu TAi wed 19 heavy at times and few thunderstorms Tanu (Planting) TauTai (Fishing) elsewhere. moderate east to northeast winds, fresh and gusty at times. moderate to rough Po ika kore. Maata roa Tanu i te kai katoa. seas. Further outlook: Fine apart from brief te turama. not good Good time for all showers over Suwarrow. occasional showers planting. ishing nights. Too much and few thunderstorms elsewhere.
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Outer Islands Weather Outlook Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Morning
90%
night
65%
Morning
88%
night
70%
Forecast thanks to Cook Islands Meteorological Service.
Wed sun rise 6.32AM sun set 7.14PM
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Moon rise 9.40PM Moon set 10.33AM
THu sun rise 6.32AM sun set 7.13PM
20
Moon rise 10.22PM Moon set 11.28AM
Aitutaki
30° Ne 10kts
Mangaia
28° N 10kts
Mitiaro
29° N 10kts
Atiu
29° N 10kts
Penrhyn
31° Ne 10kts
Mauke
29° N 10kts
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Wednesday, February 19, 2014 cook Islands News
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SPORT
Aitutaki pair selected for academy aITuTaKI lads and rugby sevens high performance members Hugh Henry and Teu Paerau have been selected to attend the IRB Oceania sevens academy in Canberra, Australia at the end of the month. They are part of a seven-member Cook Islands team to attend the academy running from February 23 to 27. The New Zealand rugby union, Australian Rugby union and International rugby Board (IRB) will have a number of specialist coaches, strength and conditioning trainers and nutritionists available to pass on their knowledge to the local players and also members of the American Samoan sevens team who will also attend the weeklong camp. The high performance academy will be run at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra and is part of the IRB's development plan for the Paciic region especially for developing countries like the Cook Islands and the local rugby union is most grateful for the great opportuni-
ty to send a team to train at this world-class sporting facility. Henry and Paerau will depart this weekend for Australia to join other members of the Cook Islands squad from New Zealand and Australia. Attendance at the academy is part of the local rugby body’s plan to build player capacity and depth to attend IRB tournaments throughout the year. The seven players who will be attending the academy from the Cook Islands high performance programme and who are also in the Cooks sevens squad for 2014 are Teu Paerau (Aitutaki), Hugh Henry (Aitutaki), Matthew Henry (Christchurch), Simon Marcel (Auckland), Gregory Mullany (Brisbane), James Iopu (Brisbane) and Josh Petero (Sydney). Cook Islands sevens and 15s team manager cam Kilgour will also attend the high performances academy. The Cooks rugby sevens team will attend the IRB sevens in Hong Kong from March 28 to 30 and also the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland from July 26. - MW
Aitutaki rugby sevens players Hugh Henry (left) and Teu Paerau are set to attend the sevens academy in Australia with ive other Cook islands players where they will receive expert coaching as part of the build up to a busy year of sevens rugby. 14021810 / 14021811
Learn to judge open water swimming SWIMMING enthusiasts are
being invited to an open water swimming oficials/judges clinic to be held at the national sports body conference rooms in Nikao. Cook Islands Aquatic Federation president Romani Katoa says the clinic is open to anyone interested in oficiating and refereeing open water swim events. He says the clinic was meant to include oficials from across Oceania, however, due to the high cost of travel to Rarotonga – the international swimming body has agreed to open up the clinic to anyone interested in understanding open water swimming oficiating.
The clinic will be held on Thursday and Friday and has the aim of building local capacity for future local open water swimming events. Participants will learning the history of the international body and the roles, duties and powers of swim referees, starters, time keepers, inish judges, race judges, safety oficers, course oficers ad well as disqualiication procedures, protests and much more. Those interested in learning more about the clinic are encouraged to rock on up to the cIsNOC ofices in Nikao or contact Romani Katoa on 55547. - Matariki Wilson
Swimming enthusiasts are encouraged to learn more about open water swimming oiciating through a clinic on Thursday and Friday at the CISNOC oice in Nikao. 14021823
Beach volleyball way to go! as THe weather heats up, there
is only one thing for it – get into beach volleyball. The volleyball family are holding an open day for all at the beach volleyball courts in Nikao next to the national tennis courts today from 5pm. Visiting volleyball player David Landa and partner Inga Teite from the czech republic, along with members of the volleyball committee, will be on site to share the buzz and fun of beach volleyball and everyone is invited and welcome to jump on court and have some fun in the sun. The purpose of the afternoon is to generate more interest in the sport of beach volleyball and to plan future beach volleyball programmes. The volleyball association is keen to put together a sustain-
able programme including development programmes, regular games and competitions for all ages and skill levels. The more people turn up and show their interest and share their ideas on how best the sport can move forward the better. Landa shared his love of volleyball and skills with students at avatea school who had a ball digging and spiking during the development “cool volley” programme with the support of the international volleyball body. Grab your gear and get along to the volleyball courts this afternoon and afterwards – the popular social centre swimming spot is just across the road to cool down. Pictured is national volleyball player alanna smith in action during the Paciic Games in Noumea in 2011. - MW
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