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In the absence of our widely budget and if there are areas that are in question travelled Prime Minister Henry then they are easily remedied,” clarified Brown. Puna, the Minister of Finance “We were given the mandate to govern and that’s Mark Brown has been in the what we are doing in a responsible way.” firing line of a continuous The demos’ fantasy that they should be the barrage of criticism levelled government is very irresponsible according to at the Cook Islands Party Brown. “Ever since they lost the snap election Government. Knocked about they have been harping on about being the but not knocked out Brown has government and in every instance they have fronted the media and held his created a false hope in their supporters and ground in defending the various these talked about judicial reviews are just that, issues of public concern. This another false hope that will just waste money week Brown has cast a shadow and people’s time.” over the scaremongering tactics It’s not the first time expenditure has had to the Opposition has engaged in be validated and if that is required we will do their efforts to destabilise the so in Parliament before the end of this year government. stated Brown, “We have the numbers to Talk of filing a judicial review on pass any motions we table in the House.” government’s alleged unlawful “Filing judicial reviews will only serve expenditure is just a diversion to divert the Court’s attention away from from the very issues of internal the priority issues of the Ministry of strife within the Demo camp to Justice and cause delays in their normal cover for their weak ineffective programmed schedule.” leadership said Brown. Brown Added to this desperate clutch at a refuted he or his colleagues were dream beyond their reach Brown is also concerned about the hyped talk concerned the Demos are creating more coming from the Demo camp debt for their supporters. “They can’t about the judicial reviews they manage their money and they want to are proposing. be in charge of the country’s money, Brown pointed out, just how silly is that?” asked Brown. “They when the political stakes were think the solution to their huge debt is at boiling point the Demos to become the government.” start shooting themselves Brown says the country’s finances are in the feet, in one week the in good hands and there is no economic Demo Leader is instrumental in crisis to be concerned about, “There dumping three MPs from the has been a huge commitment by the collective opposition. “Being self government to fast track many of destructing hardly breeds public the projects that were continuously confidence they have stability in deferred by the previous Democratic their own ranks,” said Brown. Party government, not only is this “As bad as what the media evident on Rarotonga but more makes us out to be it will take so in the outer islands,” claimed more than that to convince the Brown. voting public the Demos would The outer islands have been make a credible government, badly ignored by previous Demo in their current form they are governments; that’s why they have only a threat to themselves,” been rejected at the polls chipped assessed Brown. in CIP Vice President Taoro Brown. Brown said he was satisfied the Talk of being forced to go back to management of the country’s the polls by the Demos would only finances under his watch are reinforce and strengthen the position within the frame work of the of the CIP according to VP Brown. law. “It comes down to one’s VP Brown said Team CIP had done interpretation of the laws that a comprehensive review and an are appropriate to the national continued next page PB

Cook islands Herald 02 December 2015 VIEWS 3 Our Muri needs innovation and tough love ur Muri Lagoon over our people and our future and all the other ‘gates’. TMV, outcomes. What good is it if we Environment and generations, we see repeated Purse Seining Ban and now our gain the world (money) only to Opotentially our entire ‘cut and paste systems’ from Muri Lagoon. Will this behaviour lose our ‘homes’(environment) Tourism Industry is now in overseas resulting in failures. and attitude ever change? Tens and people? I’m sure we know jeopardy. The Government have Why aren’t performance based of millions of dollars into project where this wise statement is acted and we look back to see contracts signed? Who holds failures and add our country’s derived from? what locals ask for and what them to account? Why can’t our ‘bankruptcy’ and mass sacking of Locals are not trying to be is trying to be ‘done’ which people make decisions, plan, nearly 2000 workers in the past. ‘know it alls’. Most are just sick begs the question, “WHY are develop and maintain systems Innovative local minds along to death of all these project the locals concerns or options we know are far superior and with immediate long-term disasters. The days of ‘cut and neglected, discriminated, and effective to these Travel In Travel robust solutions are needed. paste’ models from a non- rejected on this 20 year old plus Out Individuals (T.I.T.O.I.s)? At The adherence to ‘traditional tropical small town based inland issue”? least one bonus is ‘locals’ are knowledge’ not bureaucrats system must be scrutinised Many times in the past with normally still on the beach to fix and T.I.T.O.I.s. Their endless thoroughly! Not simply “yes ‘boomerang’ aid (lions-share any break downs. Are our people reports, their mass payouts, SIR”(“Ae tano taau”). There is a of money paid back to donors) and nation being signed away by discrimination, neglect of locals massive difference! Yes, we can or excessive priced projects incompetence to exploitation? and promotion of ‘exploitation’ continued next page backed by ‘taxpayers’ debt Look at our past Sheraton-gate SWITCH ON WITH The outer islands have been badly ignored by previous Te Aponga Uira Demo governments; that’s AFTER A CYCLONE why they have been rejected at the polls chipped in CIP Vice President Taoro Brown. Talk of being forced to go back to the polls by the Demos would only reinforce and strengthen the position of the CIP according to VP Brown. analysis of the 2014 Elections Nicholas was quick to realise the and claims they know why and Demos had unrealistic ambitions how they won and why the about being government and Demos lost. was politically astute in taking On the question of the ownership of his personal numerous public scrutiny political destiny said Brown who It’s sensible to take precautions to lessen the and protests confronting the was the catalyst in Nicholas effects of any cyclones that may come your way government Minister Brown’s moving to the CIP. this season. response was this is the evidence Brown predicts the intended Cut down trees on your property that may fall we have a robust democracy and judiciary reviews border on over in a cyclone and damage your house. Store the poor state the Opposition is being frivolous and will not have canned and other nonperishable foods, as well as in, “If the Opposition were doing the desired impact. “The failure canned pet food. Store a battery-powered radio their job the people wouldn’t of the judiciary review will be the and several torches, along with batteries. Keep a have to do it for them.” last straw for the Demos and it first-aid kit on hand. RAPPA Member of Parliament will leave them demoralised and the recently expulsed Albert aimless.” - George Pitt www.teaponga.com Cook islands Herald 02 December 2015 VIEWS 4 state fancy terms like all the micro-nutrients scientific names and pathogens like the T.I.T.O.I.s. However where are all these T.I.T.O.I.s now? These new septic systems installed by WATSAN are failures! Why, because they still allow nitrates to flow into the land and eventually into the lagoon. Go on their websites and see for yourselves. With Septic Systems there can be 3 basic treatments. To keep it simple there is a primary (physical) treatment, the secondary (biological) treatment and finally Tertiary (chemical) treatment. We can eliminate the chemical treatment if we use appropriate plant and trees or discharge directly and carefully into the ocean, however this will require mass amounts of sample data and testing. After chemical treatment water can be re-used as secondary water (non-consumable). Similar to what we see in parts of Australia, Aerial shot of Muri Lagoon. The darker areas show the bloom of algae in the lagoon. however there is massive set up and maintenance costs involved. are natural filters of lagoon model going ‘Eco friendly’. rate, catastrophic environmental Will our locals ever be heard water. I’m sure there are other Separation of black (septic) and effects are inevitable. Not and ultimately actioned? Apart measures that can be utilised grey water must be compulsory everyone benefits directly from others concerns raised with similar results. for all developments in that area. from the tourism sector. Who recently with remedies. Firstly, Fourthly to cater for these Lastly which I believe is most has to wear that, our future the removing of the Traditional days of extreme low tides where important long-term. This is generations! If the decision fish trap (aria pa). This whole the Lagoon looks like an ‘uncut based on the model ‘Mahota’ makers of the day are all talk no area is under ‘RAUI’ so you can’t paddock’ a channel to be dug farm in China along with other action, ‘pay-packets’ and ‘kick- take fish. It no longer serves its from the old fish trap site right proven methods globally. The backs’ first before our people and purpose! It stops natural tidal up to Taakoka motu of about sedimentary ponds method is nation then it just goes to show flow and does not allow flushing 2ft deep and 8ft wide. This not efficient here due to land their true colours! Admiration of the Muri Lagoon. This is more will back fill over time and can issues and smell. There can be a to our DPM trying to hold the apparent when we have strong always be reassessed every 12 solution. The building of Tanks, fort and take the ‘heat’ which in low tides which have happened months. It has been the case of using ‘anaerobic’ methods (just most cases has reached boiling for more than ten years. the passage in Aitutaki and the ask Eric Short or papa Sam Napa) point on his watch. The simplest Secondly, The taro vai must Avarua Harbour where sand and sunlight to dry the solids solution is to heed the advice of flow and crops planted! So will naturally refill over time. into ‘Humus’ dried animal or the locals and in most cases it is simple, no stagnant water that Excessive dredging contaminates human waste known as ‘organic our Customary Traditional and promotes breeding areas for the lagoon. fertiliser’. Crown Lands exist Ancestral Knowledge and back mosquitos and also the build-up Fourth, Using Scientific data to make this happen, however them to deliver results. of weeds that when they flood modelling. This is self-marketing respect to inform Landowners Stripping of costs from the are dumped on mass in our and based on proven systems and the Aronga mana and ask for Executive Committee ‘budget’ is Lagoon. Taro and other trees and which must allow testing and their support! Pumps and pump too easy! Here are just a few, STOP plants extracts nutrients. Was measuring to cater for a worst trucks may be an issue but with further septic tank installations doing this back in Aitutaki in my case scenario. The system must added help from volunteer fire and recoup money. Change the school days. The photos recently be inclusive of maintenance and trucks on the Island, they can law to ensure T.I.T.O.I.s who have in Cook Islands News show RISKS. If it cannot achieve the be suffice for the time being, to exploited the ‘tax payers’ trough photos taken by a drone of weed intended goal or the system fails allow extraction of solid waste and have failed to achieve growth after heavy rains. Who then back to the drawing board. and allow inspections of existing any significant returns to our can clean and plant these areas? Not sign the agreements to close tanks and further prevention of people are locked down with School kids, Landowners and the excessive financing package nitrates and leakage. Personally, performance based contracts. family, Prisoners, Working Bees and then make something up to two chamber with isolated Tourism please STOP those in- to various sports groups and try to ‘bamboozle’ our people. overflow should be appropriate effective local promotions. Go to Tourists who want to understand These are never presented at for domestic use and commercial your repeat customer database our traditions. Can all be done stakeholder meetings and also use must be re-assessed. Testing and save millions on ‘wishful’ in the next 6 months and at in Maori to allow our ‘iti tangata’ and measuring must happen and marketing. That can save a few very little cost. Planting of trees to make informed decisions, not reviews must be built into law. million dollars now let’s get out and plants should happen now Done Deals. All of this could happen pretty there and save our environment throughout the entire Muri area. Fifth, Composting toilets and quickly with a limited budget. today for our future generations. Thirdly add sea cucumbers water reducing urinals usage, If tourism population James Thomson, Matavera, (rori) back into the lagoon. These this fast tracks our tourism continues to grow at the present Takitumu. PB

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Every (b) Gives to any person the Ministry of Works plan this Why is the Muri Lagoon seaweed possible non-financial reward claiming that compensation, water project without a budget and sewage problem suddenly and gratuity is mentioned a right of access, for the for land acquisition? This is upgraded to a national disaster by except monetary compensation determination of his interest in neneva, kamakura, Matapo work DPM Teariki Heather? Is it simply for the use of land. In other the property and the amount by simpletons who should be to snatch the $800,000.00 budget words, landowners end up being of compensation to the High fired! (translation: those insane, allocated for cyclones, while we charmed into giving consent Court…. backward, blind simpletons) are in the thick of the cyclone without compensation. I consider There were two MPs at the They budgeted for the season? Tut! Tut! Not another this false, devious and fraudulent. meeting. It would appear they contractors alright. Everyone Avatea/Nikao Primary school Why I am saying this is because were at the front of the start-line else was financially taken care of demolition blunder I hope! the law is in place to provide to give away land owners rights to except where the project is going National disasters are classified compensation for land taken by compensation. In answer to my to be laid and implemented, on as major life threatening warrant or proclamation under question, one of them said to me, other people’s land! calamities involving public safety Section 357 of the Cook Islands the land owners have all agreed How can a project be planned property damages and imposing Act 1915. Compensation for land to give their consent for the pipes with the expectation of free social and economic ruin. We taken can be found under Section and roads to go over their land. donated land? Get real people! are not over simplifying the Muri 359 of the Cook Islands Act 1915. I then asked her, “Did the This is a new era, finance for land lagoon problems. The problem Compensation means financial land owners give INFORMED must be first and foremost in all has been building up for many payment, has the landowners consent?” When I noticed her Government Projects! years and it is not completely of Papaaroa and Kauare been confused looks I said to her, Look at the difference with the unexpected. This problem is financially compensated for the “Were they offered the choice of Manihiki Northern Group Land not confined to the present compulsory seizure of the land to consent with compensation, or acquisition. The government government only. We all knew be used for a new road and water consent without compensation?” even pays out before the land about this for the past 20 years. pipe access? Another blank look confirmed owners can be established! The clear message is, let’s No doubt there will be a my worst suspicion, they were Compensation for some, even if face it with greater intensity, rushed reply to tell us that the not given the choice! Aue taue! not confirmed and nothing for focused attention and start the landowners have donated the Those elected to represent the the land owners of Rarotonga? clock ticking on ways to tackle land for free!! There will be people should know the rules in What kind of rotten deal is that!? the problem head-on now! No those pounding their chests with relation to land acquisition by the Also take note, Te Mato Vai panic, no rush. Inhale and exhale victory. government. To act in the best cannot take measurements and think clearly before the next I attended one of the Te Mato interests of the land owners living properly or follow pegs or land move. Yes DPM, make the first Vai land-owners consultation in the electorate, they should owner instructions, as the move, but leave the National meetings at 9:30am at the be offered compensation! Not Makea Nui Family found out in Disaster Funds for national Auditorium earlier this year. It surrender their land without Titikaveka. They take land more disasters alone! was called by the DPM. compensation! than they are entitled to! In The Muri lagoon problem is By the time that my wife and I Some MPs unfortunately Vaimaanga my son lost 30% of huge, it is time to take note of arrived at the scheduled time of are only interested in claiming his occupation right by Te Mato what people are saying like John 9:30am, we discovered that the the credit in having new roads Vai Bulldozers cutting into his Scott. A national project should DPM had started the meeting opened and water pipes laid in section, contrary to land owner be put together quickly, calmly early at 9:00am. We also found their electorate. A hollow victory, instructions. Apparently we will and with no short cuts, band aid out that all the land owners as big as the holes in the new have a day in court over this in solutions DPM. present had consented to have pipes! the future, or shall we say a date The blame game should be lands used for the water mains The lesson from this is that in Court? Rest assured nothing shut down. Let us all accept the pipes for free. most land owners are people with is over until Lady Justice sings. blame at national level. We are We were quite stunned and limited means, they completely I congratulate the land owners sometimes better at dividing than disappointed with the rushed missed out to get any form of of all the water mains for getting uniting. Only when we as a nation result. I was the only one who compensation for the surrender together as a group to make accept that what is happening in raised the compensation issue. 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Colgate Toothpaste Looney Tunes Baby Wipes Diamond Aluminium Foil Cook islands Herald 02 December 2015 8 NEWS Cook Islands Herald Issue 795 TE KAVE KORERO TE KAVE KOREROHost: Tony Hakaoro, WED 25th Nov 2015 Why CIIC want the Esther Honey place back Tamāri`i Tūtangata, Chief Executive Officer kāre rātou i tau i roto i tēia ārea?”. `are `aere, ki te private sector, ināra, te kite of the Cook Islands Investment Corporation nei mātou i tā mātou waiting list, kāre e iti (CICC), was the quest speaker on Te Kave “Mei mua mai. To rātou tāmata`anga i maī na, te ma`ata atū rā”. Kōrero on Wednesday 25th November konei, `anga`anga rātou ki roto i te `are 2015. o tēta`i tangata, private residence. I roto “E ia i runga i te waiting list?”. i te rēira, kāre au i kite ea`a te roa i to Tūtangata responded to an invitation rātou no`o`anga ki roto i tērā are mua, “Kua pāti te toru nga`uru”. to come on Te Kave Kōrero to answer inā, kua `inangaro te au land owners i to questions in relation to Government’s rātou `are kia `aka`oki`ia ki a rātou, inā kua “Ko ai mā tēia aronga i runga i te waiting intention of evicting the Esther Honey neke rātou. I tērā tuātau `oki, `akama`ara list, kāre e tano ē, e au aronga `anga`anga Foundation from its rental premises in tātou, e rua nga`uru mata`iti i topa ake Kavamani tēia, mē kāre, e au kōpu Nika`o. nei. Te rēira tuātau, te `irinaki`anga `oki o tangata tēia no te au aronga `anga`anga te `iti tangata, nā te Agriculture tērā tūtū Kavamani?”. The interview in Māori is transcribed below `anga`anga tata`a manu `aere, e rave ana for Cook Islands Herald readers to follow. rāi `oki te Agriculture i te rēira taime i te “Kāre, tētai aronga, e au aronga `anga`anga rēira tūtū `anga`anga. No rēira, i te taime na te Kavamani, tētai aronga, kāre, private “I tēia ngā rā, i tēia epetoma i topa ake nei, mua i te neke`anga rātou, kua `ōronga sector”. mārama tātou i tēia e nā roto nei i ta tātou te Agriculture i tētai ngā`i no rātou i nūtipēpa, nā runga nei i ta tātou pi`a tūtū, Totoko`itu. Inārā, kua kite`ia i te rēira “Ko te tumu rēira tēia i te Kavamani, ko te nā roto i te nūti, nā runga nei i te rātio, tēia tuātau, e poto rāi `oki te taime ka toe no tumu āinei tēia ta kōtou e anoano nei ē, kia manamanatā i rotopū i te Kavamani e tēia te lease o te rēira ngā`i no te Agriculture, `akaātea tēia putuputu`anga, kia `ōronga putuputuanga `ākono manu, ko te Esther inā, i te pou`anga te lease, kua neke rātou kōtou i tēia ngutu`are no tēia au kōpu Honey Foundation. Inā, e mea tau kia ui atu ki tēta`i `are o tēta`i tangata, kāre i manatā tangata e kimi ngutu`are nei?”. au ki a koe e Pāpā Tamāri`i, ea`a te tumu na, e oti, oti te rēira tuātau, kua `inangaro te Kavamani, e inangaro nei te Kavamani te landowners i to rātou `enua kia `aka`oki “Ae, e ma`ata te tangata e kimi `are nei”. ē, kia `akaātea`ia tēia putuputu`anga mei aka`ou mai e to rātou `are, kua neke roto i tēia ngutu`are o rātou i Nika`o?”. aka`ou. Kua tangi tēta`i tangata `anga`anga “Kāre roa au i kite ana e Pāpā Tamāri`i ē, i roto i te CIIC i a rātou, put them, i tōku i roto nei i to tātou Bāsileia, ko te tūranga “Kia orāna e te kātoatoa. Te tumu maata manako no te rēira taime, that’s about, ka tēia, e au kōpu tangata tēta`i e kimi no te mea oki, e ngāi nooanga ti rēira `aere mai pa`a mei te varu mata`iti i tēia ngutu`are nei, ka ta`i nei au ka `akarongo no te tangata, kua mārama tātou i te taime, kua `akaneke mai i rēira i a rātou ki atu ai”. ngāi e tāangaanga nei te Esther Honey roto i te rēira ngā`i, i Poko`inu. Ko te mea, Foundation no ta rātou vet service, no kāre rā oki i `akatinamou`iā na to rātou “Kua roa, kua roa ta mātou waiting list, te rapakau i te maki aere o te puakāoa, no`o`anga ki rēira i te mea `oki ē, kāre e no mua ake i tōku tuātau, ka `ā e te `āpa te eaa nei tēra, eaa nei ta tātou tuatua, rental agreement i sign ia ana i te rēira mata`iti au i kō i te CIIC i tēia taime, no tataa, tataa aere i te puakāoa, te au manu tuātau”. rēira, no mua roa atu tēia waiting list”. aere mei te kiorengiāo. I rotopū te rēira i a Pokoinu, e are tētai i te pae mai i te “Te karanga nei koe i rēira i tēia `ati`anga Tūtangata stated that there are two main matāra, e are tētai i te pae mai, kāre e ē, e no`o nei i tēia rā, kāre e kōreromotu reasons Government wants to move tangata e inangaro ana i te noo ki roto, e tārau`anga, kāre e kōreromotu e no`o nei? Esther Honey Foundation from its current residential, e ngāi nooanga no te tangata, premises in Nika`o. Firstly, the premises kāre oki i rēira i te ngāi tau no te rēira tūtū “Ae, kāre e kōreromotu mei te rēira tuātau is located in a residential area and having angaanga. Mei mua mai to rātou, kua roa mai”. animals in the area is no good. Secondly, oki te Esther Honey Foundation, kāre oki the property is required now as there are e mei te mea te karanga atu nei te CIIC, “Eaa i rēira i riro ei, ei manamanatā i tēia more than 30 families on CIIC’s waiting list to mātou Board e, kāre e puapinga te tuātau, e, kāre i manamanatā na mei te waiting for a home to live in. angaanga a te Foundation, no te aa, kua rima mata`iti i topa ake nei, varu mata`iti kite pouroa tātou i te puapinga i ta rātou i topa ake nei?”. Te Kave Kōrero appreciates Tūtangata’s angaanga e rave nei. attendance and responses to the questions “E ma`ata te aronga e `inangaro nei i te put to him with respect to Government’s “Eaa te roa i a rātou i roto i tēia ngutuare e `are. Te `inangaro nei `oki i rēira to mātou intention of moving the Esther Honey Pāpā Tamāri`i?”. Board i te `akameitaki `aere i te au `are Foundation from its current premises in `aere. I tāmanako ana oki mātou ē, pēnei Nika`o. “I roto i tērā ngutu`are, te `aere nei ki te ake, ka `akaruke `ua i te tūranga o te au varu mata`iti. E toru pa`a o rātou taime i te neke`anga`ia, mei ta rātou `oki e karangā ra i roto i te nūtipēpa, te `aere nei pa`a ki te rua nga`uru mata`iti rātou i te Kūki Airani nei”. “Inā, i roto i rēira i tēia varu mata`iti, i na`ea i rēira i tupu mai ai tēnā manako ē, PB

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This experience •Kauvai’s Past Chairpersonmove of theto involvementMaraerenga Tennis with Club, 1993her Mama Ape and my grandfather has been valuable experience in Tupapa-Wellington Maraerenga proved Catholicto be Churchand Standard community, Chartered Women’snamely Papa Vane Manuel-Fortes. helping me with my land work Youthmore Group challenging than she NgatangiiaBasketball Team, Assembly1991 of After fifth form, worked to help and representing clients. From had• anticipatedPast member the ofbrutal the God,• has Assistant greatly Treasurer increased, of the 2003 to 2008 I was involved in the Avaruachilling Catholic winter Young quickly Women’s sent “whenTupapa Maraerengayou are Netball heading Club, my Formother her takecontinuous care of my work younger in the dental industry and generous Tina to tears, “I cried my siblings. 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Joseph’s I playedDecember, in the openpolishes competition the theRarotonga organisation, attending which Avarua is family Auckland• Member Kauvai of worked the Tupapa- in wantyouth to fundraising use the gifts tour and to Tahiti the thisdental year. forcepsInvolvement and in churchlines planning.School before Other positionsshe finished I have Maraerengathe City of Culturalsails for Performing 6 long abilitiesto renovate that St JosephGod have school given anddrills the oncommunity a tray is beforenow a heldher forsecondary short periods includeschooling shop Artsyears team, and 2015during Te that Maeva time Nui me4. to Fundraisingcontribute to assisttowards with bigsharing part ofwith my life.us Iher value story, and managerat Tereora for Annie College. Bonza DuringDesigns festivalmet her husband Tuata ourthe rebuild people of Nukutere and hopefully College. for Kauvai this office and her years at Tereora Tina Kauvai, where together they help them in a small or big its patients have been the displayedWoman panache of forthe sports Month lay down theSponsors: foundations of way.” 1. Islander Hotel & Restaurant-2012 Rohan Woman Ellis 2. Bank of Cook the Islands Month voucher Sponsors: & Wall of Fame 3. Pitt Media Group- CITV/ Herald 4. Farm Direct Pearls Lesley & Temu Okotai 5. Staircase Restaurant-Man & Sisi Short 6. Apii Urlich Flowers 1. Apii Urlich (Flowers) /(Eis Katu) Aunty Larry @ Vonnias 2. Pitt Media Group CITV/ CI Herald 3.Bank of Cook Islands& Aunty & Larry Wall –eiof FameKatu 7. 4. Rarotonga Aquarius Printing-Rarotonga Photo Hotel Production & Restaurant 8. Nga 5.Temu Bates &– MassageLesley Okotai 9. Nga / BatesFarm &Direct Donna Mani Fox- hiki-Little Black Red Pearls Gallery 6. 10. Fuji Aunty Image Kafo- / Colin Kafoteria & Tatiana 11.Teuira’s Burns Spa-Production - Mani/Pedi of Specialphoto 7. new Staircase sponsor Restuarant 12. ANZ Bank- Sisi -2013 & Mann Short(new Trophy- Voucher & Voucher 8. Nga Nelio sponsor) - Massage 13. Melina Therapist Tuiravakai 9. Lydia 14. SijpEric -FootSijp - massageBowls & Photopamper Frames pack 10. Martha Makimare -Tivaivai15. Martha sponsorship Makimare 11.Mousie Skews - Photo Sponsorship 12. Aunty Mii at Punanga Nui Markets 13. CISNOC Women in Sport Commission - WOM Organising Commitee Cook islands Herald 02 December 2015 10 FEATURE In the life of Rose By Teherenui Koteka n 9 July last year, Rose Brown a young house wife, mother and business woman pulled off the impossible. OShe stood for the Teenui-Mapumai constituency in Atiu and beat the sitting member, Norman George, the country’s most formidable politician by 71 votes to 59. She then beat off an electoral petition brought by George. Mrs Vainetutai Rose Toki-Brown, in addition to being the Deputy Speaker, also successfully runs a business and is the mother of five children. On Tuesday morning I spoke to Rose at Super Brown in Tupapa about how she manages to balance her career as a Member of Parliament with the responsibilities of running a household as well as her business. “How do you cope with the responsibilities that accompany your career, your business and your family?” Rose told me that there are a number of people out there that help her cope with the stress of her responsibilities. She said “Although it can be hard, my family is always there to provide support. Along with them I also have the support of the community. My constituency plays a big part in my life.” Rose told me that with the support of all these people that play big roles in her life she is able to function knowing that they support her. She also shared about how the staff at her two Super Brown outlet stores, one here in Rarotonga and one in Atiu provide excellent help when it comes to the running of her business. Rose praised her staff saying how great they were in assisting with the running of the stores. Although Rose does come down to help at the stores upon occasion, she says that her staff are primarily responsible for the great work done in her two Super Brown outlet stores. When it comes to family Rose says she has a really great family that provide a great support system, she says that her five kids are mostly grown and understand that she needs help, Rose says that her eldest children look out for the younger ones and they all help around. Rose describes it as an “all hands on deck” operation, but the support she receives is what helps her cope with all responsibilities in her life. Of course with one woman doing so many amazing things I had to ask Rose “how do you manage to run your household when you are also running a constituency?” Rose told me that it is all about time management, making sure you do make time for all things in your life and always maintaining a balance. Rose said that “you cannot prioritize one over the other.” However Rose also made it clear that although you need to make time for everything and although you cannot prioritize one over the other her “family is always number one and everything else fits into place.” Rose also made it clear that being a Member of Parliament she continued next page PB

Cook islands Herald 02 December 2015 11 FEATURE takes a high responsibility for her “that is a vision that has been constituency, even saying “I do around for a few years, former think of my constituency as part members of Parliament have had of my family.” Just like she does that in mind. This vision would for her family, Rose attempts connect Rarotonga, Aitutaki to help out her people of Atiu and Atiu. In Atiu there is a lot of wherever she can, always trying potential for growth in tourism, I to help and improve where it support this vision 100%, wait no is needed. Rose says that in 200%.” Rose shared with me her order to manage her household hope in the fact that in addition and constituency she finds a to bringing more tourists to good balance, this balance is the island Atiuan’s may find what makes everything run interest in the tourism industry accordingly. and decide to move back to After this I asked Rose about their home land. Rose says that her priorities. “When it comes “depopulation is a big problem to your job, business and home in the outer islands especially lives, what do you prioritize?” in Atiu however getting our Rose shared with me the fact infrastructure in place would that although her business allow other developments to and her position as a Member easily fall in place and hopefully of Parliament is important to our people will want to come her, her family must always back home.” Rose understands come first, “we must not ignore that many of her people move our family, family and then because of a lack of opportunities everything else.” and motivation on Atiu but this I asked Rose “before you were tourism vision may provide the a Member of Parliament, what motivation they need to return made you want to run?” To this and reside back home in Atiu. Rose at the official dedication of Atiu’s new crusher Rose responded with a simple answer saying that she initially did not want to run but it was in fact the committee in Atiu that New Katu Kanga series nominated her. She also said that in response to her nomination she refused to run but launches on 16 December eventually rose to the challenge ook Islands Tourism at every turn. Over 100 Cook the destination for 2016. accepting that the people of is pleased to present Islanders have worked in, on, This 12 month project has her constituency wanted a three new episodes or around this production. been long anticipated, and it’s change and she was willing C of the much anticipated The community are calling it time to share it with everyone give them one. I questioned Katu Kanga and is inviting as epic as the release of the “what better time t o give Rose as to whether she had any everyone to the first ever new Star Wars movie – except back to the community then regrets about running and she free public viewing on better. at Christmas, we want all Cook responded with “at the time I Wednesday 16 December, The Ministry of Cultural Islanders to be proud of what did, campaigning for the election 6pm at the National Development and the Katu Kanga presents to the was a lot of hard work and I Auditorium. This is a night Business Trade and world and support our new didn’t expect that.” But Rose not to be missed! Investment Board are brand “Love a little paradise” went on to say that she had “a lot Katu Kanga is a showcase of teaming up with Cook says the Director of Sales & of support from the people in my our destination and highlights Islands Tourism to present Marketing Karla Eggelton. constituency. My people wanted the wonders and magic of our this in true Cook Islands Katu Kanga will be the a change and they wanted to islands and people. 3 new Christmas Spirit – and there driving force used to enhance see what this change could do. episodes have been produced will be a night market full our message of the brand I’m happy that they elected each running 4-5 minutes in of games and activities for which is centred on the Kia me to represent them.” Rose duration. These are short the children, with food and Orana Values – Kia Orana, is glad that the people of her films depicting the reasons drinks available. Mana Tiaki and Meitaki. constituency trust her with the to Love a Little Paradise. Having successfully This event is a first. responsibility to represent them Carrying on from the first completed the Unique Selling Launching a Cook Islands and is eager to see what changes Katu Kanga released in June, Proposition (USP) discovery destination brand to the she can make to improve the the stories centre on Teio and in the first part of this year wider community, which is lives of those who reside within Makea – two Cook Islands (phase 1), the Corporation a necessary event to obtain her constituency both now and boys viewing life in the Cook developed a long term brand the full buy-in of the country, in the future of her term as Islands through their eyes. and communications strategy establish Cook Islands brand Member of Parliament for Atiu. The stories use humour to (phase 2). The last three ambassadors amongst Lastly I questioned Rose about engage with the audience months has seen the team our community and local what the future has in store for and help in getting to better begin phase three focussing businesses through means Atiu. Atiu has long been seen as understand the unique on the delivery of the tools such as social media. Lastly the next great tourist destination nuances of our little paradise. required to bring the strategy and most importantly is to of the Cook Islands, I asked Colourful Cook Islands to life - digital assets and instil national pride in Rose “what do you think about characters join the mix – and content ready for global our nation as part of the this?” Rose was overjoyed at the there is surprise and delight promotions and awareness of 50th Celebrations. question she responded with Cook islands Herald 02 December 2015 12 NEWS Cook Islands Herald Issue 795 TE KAVE KORERO TE KAVE KOREROHost: Tony Hakaoro, FRI 27th Nov 2015 Police Commsioner explains criticisms Ma`ara Tetava, Commissioner of Police was the mei oki e, te vai nei rāi tētai au akanoonooanga, te akakino, mē kore, i te araara i ta tātou i invited guest on Te Kave Kōrero on Friday 27th pēnei e ka tae ki te apainaiaanga tēia manako, kāre tātou i kite i te oonuanga tikāi November 2015. manamanatā ki te Akavaanga. Ko te tuatua i o tēia manamanatā, akaoti ua tāua ki rēira. Te rēira ka tuatuaia ko te riro tēia ei tāmanamanatā karanga nei au e, kāre tēia tamaine i te tūroto, e Tetava was present in response to recent i te rēira me tae ki te rēira tuātau”. pirianga tōna ki a tātou no te mea kua noo a ia criticisms of the Police, by Te Kave Kōrero ki tētai tamaiti Kūki Airani tikāi. Kua kite mātou presenter, Tony Hakaoro, for the Police’s recent “Meitaki e Pāpā Ma`ara, mei tēia i rēira te tū, tei ea tēia tamaiti e tēia tamāine i te ngāi i noo failure in allowing a reckless tourist driver to me ko te tū oki tēia o te akanoonooanga a te ai i Nū Tīreni, māmā ua i te akaoki mai i a ia abscond and return to New Zealand without Akavā, me akaū tētai tūroto i tētai tangata, oti, tamāine i te akatū i a ia ki mua i te Akavāanga prosecuting her, following a motor vehicle oki te rēira tūroto, oti, kimikimi rāi kōtou, aea me ko te kaveianga te rēira ka apaiia no runga i accident causing bodily injury to a local 18 year atu ai i rēira e rauka au i te iti tangata irinaki, i tēia manamanatā”. old teenager. te tuku i to rātou irinakianga ki roto i te Akavā e, me ka akaū tētai tūtoro i tētai taeake Kūki Airani “Irinaki au e, kua mānga tūkauī rāi to mātou The interview in Māori is set out below for Cook o tātou, ka tāpekaia te rēira tūroto, ka tū a ia ki Akavā, nāna i rave i tēia kimikimianga, i te Islands Herald readers to follow. mua i te Akavāanga, i mua ake a ia ka oki ai ki mea oki e, kāre a ia i komakomā na ki te Akavā tōna Bāsileia. I tēia manamanatā tāku i tātā ki i runga ake i a ia, i te akakite i tōna manako, “Ka akamata tāua i tēia atianga e Pāpā Ma`ara, roto i te pēpa, kua oki tēia tūroto, kāre a ia i i tāna kimikimianga e tāna e tāmanako nei kāre au e ekōkō e, kua akarongo koe e, i tēia tāpekaiā na, e, ko te akateretereanga ainei tēia ka rave a ia no runga i tēia manamanatā. Ko Varaire i topa ake nei, kua akakino au, kua a te au Akavā i rēira ē, kāre e oti vave ta rātou te ngāi tēia i tukauī ai te angaanga, inārā, ko akaapa au i te au Akavā no tēia manamanatā kimikimianga, kia oki roa te tūroto, ei rēira e oti tōna angaanga i rave ei a ia i te kimikimianga, i tupu mei te rua epetoma i topa ake nei. Tēnā ai i te irinaki e, ka rave meitaki kōtou i ta kōtou mānea ua te rēira. Ko tāna i aere ei a ia i te kimi te karere tāku i tātā ki roto i te pēpa, tēnā tāku tuanga angaanga me ko te tū tēia?” rāvenga i te tauturu i tēia tamaiti i ō ki roto i i tuku atu ki a koe, mei te mea atū ra oki e Pāpā te manamanatā, kāre te rēira i roto i tā mātou Ma`ara e, e ture kē to te au tūroto me akaū “Ok, no runga i tēia e Tony, ko tēia manamanatā akaaereanga angaanga, kāre ia i te angaanga na rātou i tētai tangata i konei, e ture kē to tātou te mei tāku e tāikū ra i nakoanei, e mea taukore i mātou i te aere i te apai i te au pākau aere i iti tangata Māori. Te tano nei tēia?” aku i te, te maata nei te au akanoonooanga no kino i roto i te manamanatā kia rauka mai tētai runga i tēia manamanatā, e mea taukore rā oki i tārēanga moni i te akapouanga moni i te āmani “Meitaki e Tony, te karangā ra koe e, kua aku kia akakite atu ki a koe, me kore, ki to tātaou akaou i tēia ki tōna tūranga i mua ake ka ū ai”. akaapaapā na koe i te Akavā, kāre au i kite iti tangata e akarongorongo mai nei, no te mea, e, eaa tikai tāau i akaapa i te Akavā, inārā, ko kua tāpekaia tōku rima i tēia taime, kāre oki tēia “Kua tāravakē i rēira tōou officer i te rēira tāku i tatau i roto i te nūtipēpa, i te mea oki e, manamanatā i oti ake, mei tāku e tāiku atū ra, tūranga?” kua tātāia ki roto i te nūtipēpa e tēia taeake, me ka apaina tēia manamanatā ki te Akavāanga, e mea tau rāi i rēira kia akaoki atu au i tētai e tau ei e, nā te Akavaanga rāi e akarongo i te “Kua takai a ia i vao ake i te akatereanga akamāramaanga na roto i te nūtipēpa no runga au araara no runga i tēia manamanatā, nāna e angaang a te Akavā. Ko tāna rā oki i rave, i tāna i tāau i tātā koe. Inārā, akaruke atu tāua i te rēira ōronga mai i te tukūanga tika. No runga rā i tēia akakiteanga mai ki āku, kua rave a ia i tēia no no te rēira taime i tataia mai ei, ka tuatua tāua tūroto, no runga i te angaanga a te Akavā, mei te mea, inangaro a ia i te tauturu i tēia tamaiti i no runga i tēia tumuanga manako aau e tāiku tāku e tāikū ra i nakoanei, kāre e tūkē...”. pakia atu i roto i tēia ūanga, no rēira a ia i teke ei mai nei no runga i te au tūroto e aere ua mai i vao ake i te akaaereanga angaanga i akanooia nei ki roto i to tātou ipukarea, te maata ua mai “Pēnei oki e Pāpā Ma`ara e, eaa i rēira te nā mātou. No atu rā tē rēira, kua raveia tēia, nei te nūmero o tēia au taeake e tae mai nei ki puapinga me ka apai kōtou i tēia manamanatā e kua oti tēia, e te aere nei rāi i rēira tēia konei i a tātou, e, e maata katoa oki te meitaki a ki te Akava`anga me kua oki takere tēia tūroto?” akarakaraanga no runga i tēia manamanatā”. rātou e apai mai nei ki to tātou ipukarea”. “Aria, no rēira oki au i karanga ai i nakoanei e, In essence Tetava admitted that the officer “Inangaro ua au i te akapāpu ki a tātou te iti auraka tātou, te karanga nei au i tēia taime ē, had stepped outside his normal duties but was tangata, kāre e ture kē o te tūroto mei a tātou. auraka tātou e rererere ki te akaotianga o tēia only trying to help the teenager. He confirmed Aiteite ua te ture, kua angaia te ture, no tātou, e manamanatā, kāre koe i kite i te oonuanga tikāi that the investigation into the accident is still rātou, ka tae mai ki to tātou ipukarea. Ko te reira o tēia manamanatā, i te mea, te tāikū ra koe i ongoing. te pauanga. Irinaki au e, ko tēia komakomaanga tēia tangata i nakoanei e, e tūroto, kāre tēia i a au, me kore, kopekopeanga a au, noou oki ia te tūroto. Ko tēia tamāine i ū, kua noo a ia ki Te Kave Kōrero thanks Tetava for accepting the manako. Te vai atū ra te oonuanga tikai o tēia tētai tamaiti Kūki Airani tikāi, kua akaipoipo invitation to come onto the programme and for manamanatā i roto i tēia tuatuaanga a tāua ki rāua, kāre i rēira a ia i te tūroto, ko tētai ngāi answering the questions. runga i te rātio i te mea oki e, te kimikimi nei tūkauī oki tēia i a tātou, kua rere ua tātou i rāi te au Akavā no runga i tēia. Kāre i oti ake tēia manamanatā, e, taukore i reira i aku kia akamārama atu au i te oonuanga tikāi no runga i tēia manamanatā, ko te tāravakē mai, i te akaotianga i te turanga o tēia manamanatā, i te PB

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Cook islands Herald 02 December 2015 17 VIEWS The debate on same sex relationships generations, and all manner of people who modern ways is unfortunate. Their Christian I want to expand on a lived with, met, observed or came into beliefs drive their responses at a time when topic which I touched on contact with the Polynesian way of life in traditional knowledge should be applied. This briefly in one of my those days. I urge you to get off your nono’s includes issues of sexuality and gender previous articles. This and go and check this out before you engage according to traditional knowledge handed topic has been in the your mouth rather than your brain. The first down pre-missionary contact that they may news media and has wave of papa’a that came into Polynesia could be unaware of or choose to be unaware of. gained some traction from social media sites not believe their eyes when they saw bare Yes we know that the law of the land denies recently. It also has our leaders running for breasted Polynesian women and semi to recognition of same sex relationships and cover as their ultra-conservative Christian naked Polynesian men and their there are penalties for this. Yes we know that supporters come out like rabid wolves interpretations and perceptions of these first the bible has scriptures which appear to denouncing those with sexual orientations contacts has clouded and stereotyped as well denounce such practices, but the bible also that are not Christian heterosexual ones. All as jaded Polynesian history down to modern has scriptures that state otherwise. The anti- manner of Christians, Orometua, and those times. They also brought with them Christian sexuality brigade will quote those scriptures whom you would think would be enlightened missionaries who were horrified and mortified denouncing same sex relationships so that in this day and age have jumped on the band at these uncivilised and unclothed heathens they influence public opinion to their way of wagon. They have been advocating that these and were even more traumatised when their thinking. They will shout this from the pulpits people are deviates and that their sex fellow papa’a cavorted with these Polynesian of their churches or quote scripture in the practices are evil. They state that god made women. These heathens had to be saved and news media. This is hypocrisy and societal Adam and Eve not Adam and Steve or brought to the word of god. This began the manipulation and social engineering of the Amanda and Eve and they can quote bible rout of Polynesian society and culture as we highest order, notwithstanding that the bible scripture till the cows come home to justify understand it to this day. Those missionaries also preaches a benevolent god, a kind god, a their bigotry. They’ve even made silly coerced our ancestors to become clothed, fair god and one who preaches that we are all statements that it is the overseas influences banned same sex marriage, denounced what created equal. These anti-sexuality feelings that are trying to get the laws changed to they called deviant sexual practices under are not Polynesian ones; they are the include gay rights, same sex marriage and punishment of a malignant god and a life of thoughts of bigots passing themselves off as same sex between consenting adults. Well I’m purgatory, fire, brimstone and hell. We have Polynesians. I have been here long enough to going to give you my take on this whole sorry Orometua who still practise this type of know that those who are decrying and making affair and you may not like what I am going to evangelism in their church meetings on such outbursts are some of the worst sinners say, ‘sorry bout it’. All Cook Islanders need to Sunday, go figure. Many of you who are not (bible definition) and hypocrites you can wake up and learn about our rich heritage, great readers or followers of history are imagine. They are in loveless relationships, our traditional customs, our Cook Islands and probably unaware of the dark reign of terror they feel marginalised and they turn a blind Polynesian history regarding our relationships in the name of Christianity perpetuated on eye to their partner’s infidelity, hoping it will with each other pre-missionary contact. As Europe for hundreds of years by Christians get better and go away. Some of them even family, as warriors, as women of rank and under the orders of the Church. Nor the struggle with their own sexuality, and they mana, of men who hunted, fished, tilled the persecution of those who practised science, have forgotten or choose to forget their land and supported our women and children or those whose scientific discoveries were Polynesian heritage and the responsibility and worshipped the gods and respected our covered up, denounced or confiscated all in that goes with this. They have abusive and traditional leaders. We traded, we warred, we the name of god. These missionaries brought bullying partners, their children have moved prospered and we created a cultural heritage those same ideals to Polynesia and influenced away from them and the church and many that spanned tens of millions of Kms of the traditional leaders to become baptised engage in child abuse both physically and Pacific Ocean and we left a legacy of a proud, Christians. They were influential in the verbally as a way of disciplining their children. strong and adventurous people. We banning of polygamy, polyandry and They use the church and their Christian faith developed simple but effective ways of encouraged the disciplining of our children all as a crutch and they do not have the expressing our sexuality either heterosexually according to bible scripture. You can see the warewithal to tidy up the kaka in their own or homosexually and this was not only influence that this has had on our society with backyards first. This is what we have become encouraged but enabled us to function as domestic violence, child abuse, disrespect to through the influence of those Christian close knit well adjusted individuals, family, our elders, and health issues rife throughout missionaries. The sad thing is that with all the tribal and wider Polynesian society members. the Cook Islands. In addition homosexuality heterosexual issues they have, there are many Polynesian society encouraged sexual was a great sin and you would go to hell if you same sex couples in the Cook Islands who are experimentation and exploration, much as engaged in this abominable practise. So from engaging in warm and loving relationships what occurs in many heterosexual first contact with these missionaries we come which would be the envy of their relationships to this very day. Please, don’t forward 150 years and what do we find a heterosexual peers. We all know who these tell me some of you did not experiment in the Cook Islands people that are divided by those people are and we count them as family, privacy of your marriages. The saying, ‘keep it who support gay sex and different gender friends, mates, drinking buddies, sporting in the family’ can attest to how we looked at rights and those who vehemently oppose this. personalities, bosses and well respected sexuality as a means of maintaining a healthy, No doubt you have all read about the debacle members of our Cook Islands, so what the vibrant and emotional connection with each in Arorangi as a same sex couple were heck is the problem? Christian influences have other. In some Polynesian society’s, with a apparently denied the right by traditional impacted immensely on us as a Polynesian shortage of females, boys were encouraged to leaders to repeat their vows. I am not people; we have swapped some of our become surrogate females. Some of our surprised by the stance our traditional leaders traditional ways of life for the life of traditional leaders in those society’s also have taken as it is indicative of their Christian supposedly a fair and objective Christian value practised both hetero and homosexual beliefs. Unfortunately this is adding to their system, unfortunately founded on a relationships. This historical information is waning influence in the Cook Islands with our falsehood. That falsehood is that we are all available in the public domain from the youth, rikiriki and iti tangata. Their seeming created equal under the sun and in the eyes writings of historians, anthropologists, inability to keep in touch with or understand of god and unfortunately if the bigots missionaries, Captain Cook, noted Polynesian that their roles require that they provide that continue to get their way, heterosexuals are academics, passed down through the link between Polynesian history and the created more equal than others.

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Cook islands Herald 02 December 2015 18 NEWS Extra Star in the Southern Cross

By Tavita even there a working class star Touchline –(Borneo Bulletin sooner or later was tempted to Weekend) move to Australia and play rugby he biggest event in recent league. So it’s good to remember days in world sport was the truth back then and what TMonday’s New Zealand Jonah Lomu changed. National Memorial Service to The non-white players Jonah Lomu. It was the measure had been excluded from of his standing. South African tours. Very few He was rugby’s biggest star. protested. Those who did, I Like Fangio in motor racing; Pele personally recall, were fired and in football; Navratilova in tennis barred from writing again. Some and Mohamed Ali in boxing… of us left the country and never one of the true greats of all sport. returned again. That’s why Eden Park, The game was a comfortable Auckland, was jammed on white man’s game who tolerated Monday and hundreds of talented locals and the curiosities thousands more throughout from “the Islands”. New Zealand were in front of THE MAN their TV sets. They watched in All that was changing slowly sadness, awe and deep respect. but it changed completely in Lomu was only forty when 1995 when the game went he died on November 18 of a professional. Money is neutral, Jonah Lomu at Victoria Park Tupapa in 2011 chronic kidney disease after one of the few good things about And the winger? Nippy, good unknown explosion of speed and returning home from the World it. No distinction between race at hopping around on his own agility. No forward could have Cup. and colour . and handy for throwing the ball been as devastating. He totally A very short life but a The World Cup was held in into the line out. changed the game, its tactics, magnificent one. South Africa that year and was They basically stayed the same its strategies, coaching and A few years ago, a New won by the hosts with a black until Jonah came along. He gave statistics. Every nation sought a Zealand company was thinking of man somewhere in their team. up being a scruffy, cunning and new kind of winger. expanding into Asia. Their public But the image that forever cheating back rower at an early They all had them on show at relations branch conducted a remains was in the semi-finals. age. He took his eighteen and a the recent World Cup, even the survey throughout the region. It The “Catt Try”, straight half stone, six foot five inch frame All Blacks themselves. Good.of started with one question. through Mike Catt with half a and 10.7 seconds 100m speed course. But not one of them was “What do you know about dozen white Englishmen in his out to the wing. He played for the equal of Jonah Lomu. A man New Zealand.” wake. It left that game of rugby the national U16’s. U17’s, U19’s of dignity, humility and honour. Overwhelmingly, they got back union smashed. Jonah Lomu and U21’s. He was the youngest A true Aotearoan. one answer: “Jonah Lomu” ripped through a hundred and All Black ever at the time. An extra star in the Southern How right they were. Though fifty years of bigotry. It gave us a The result was a hitherto Cross. of Tongan ancestry, Lomu was new game. totally from New Zealand. And he did it in his own way. Neither Pakeha nor Maori nor The way his elders wished when David Lewis at a glance Islander. they fought to get him accepted By Charles Pitt Aotearoan. Born there. Raised at Wesley College, the Auckland there. Educated there. Dwelt Eton for talented Maori and tarting with this issue, we feature two articles by Brunei there. Lived there. And last Island boys. based Cook Islander David Morgan Lewis that were week, died there. No diving theatrically. No Spublished in the Borneo Bulletin Weekend paper, under his THE TIMES tossing the ball into the crowd. pen name Tavita. Many of those attending his No wave of hysterical team As from next week, Lewis will be contributing regular articles memorial on Monday will be mates. Just scattered bodies in to the Herald under his other pen name Vera. echoing nice, nice things. He his path, touch down, a brief Lewis is a former editor of Cook Islands News and commentator deserved them all far, far more sporting handshake, and a jog on CIBNC. He also published a private newspaper, the Atiu than many of them remember. back to the middle. Journal, and was given the Cook Islands Writer of the Year Award But memories are short. THE WINGER in 1986. Since the first written laws of Rugby traditionally had a place For the past 26 years, he has been on contract as a writer and the game in 1845, rugby was a for everyone in the white private adviser with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brunei Darussalam. game for the privileged. That school. As well as his official work, for the past 13 years he has written a meant the game of the private Short, fat and slow? Front weekly sports column for the Borneo Bulletin. schools’, predominantly white. row. Long, tall, and skinny? Lewis has been involved in athletics in Kenya as a coach at The whole basis of the game Second row. Scruffy, cunning, the top level and in NZ as a coach and administrator in Athletics of rugby union had been taken and cheating? Back row. Small and Football. In the Cook Islands Lewis was involved as an for granted for generation after and dodgy? Scrum half. Good at administrator in Athletics, Rugby Union and Rugby League and generation. maths? Fly half. Knocking people as a sports broadcaster. He has been a sports journalist for In New Zealand, by Jonah’s out of the way? Centre. Catching newspapers in Kenya, NZ, Australia, the USA and Brunei. He has arrival, it had moved forward a the ball and kicking it into touch? also written several books on sport. little quicker than elsewhere. But Full back. Lewis returns to the Cook Islands next year. PB

Cook islands Herald 02 December 2015 19 NEWS Anau Leaders Heritage Project By Lucianne Vainerere n Wednesday 25th November the Anau Oleaders of Tereora College unveiled their hard work to the school. The project was a small seating area around the tree in front of the school’s tuck-shop so that students who did not make it onto the tables on time could sit under the tree and enjoy their lunch. The initiative behind the project was to leave behind something that was from them wholeheartedly. The 16 students spent roughly two weeks to complete the project while juggling studies, part-time jobs and family responsibilities. Under the guidance of their Project Manager – Tiree Haworth they managed to finish the project on time. As a result they would like to thank these students for their help and support: Lovelyn Giva-Tuke, Ta Uatai Junior Rere (JT), Abela Va’asa, Tinokura Ben, Dannette Daniel and Mrs Hosking and family, Ms will never know the value of Tautu, Apaitoa Strickland, Teiti Agnes Daniel. Also a huge Pukerua, Mrs Ngaau and our a moment until it becomes a Tupuna, Tania Paio, Moeroa meitaki maata to Mr Ngaau, Principal Mrs Morgan. “You memory.” Dr.Seuss

The seating area at Tereora College. Inset top: Principal Mrs Morgan unveiling the plaque forthe seating. Inset bottom: the new plaque for the 2015 Anau leaders Heritage Project Cook islands Herald 02 December 2015 SPORT 2 0 That’s Vaka Eiva for you By Teherenui Koteka ast week was that time of the year where people Lfrom all around the world flock to Rarotonga for the Vaka Eiva festival. Paddlers came all the way from New Zealand, Australia, Fiji, Samoa, Hawaii and even as far as Canada to participate in the festivities. However like all good things Vaka Eiva must come to an end. But even though the paddling festivities have subsided we can still reminisce about that awesome ton of excitement that flooded our paddling lives last week. Like most paddlers I spend the majority of the year waiting for Vaka Eiva, it creeps slowly up to you from January and even begin their 12 kilometre race, the the second event of the day Karaoke. slower when it is almost here in awesome Vaka Eiva safety crew was held, the Round Rarotonga Friday was the final day of November, but when it comes, it briefed them on the conditions Race. Unfortunately due to race Vaka Eiva, the Pacific Cup Round never disappoints. On Saturday and how to avoid capsizing. The conditions participants did not Rarotonga Race. Again the the 21st of November Trader race course was altered multiple get the opportunity to paddle conditions on the southern side Jacks flooded with paddlers times that day but that did not around the island and instead were not favourable and the and spectators all eager to bear stop the paddlers who were all paddled an alternative course course was not in fact ‘Round witness to the annual Vaka Eiva out eager to win medals and the of 36 kilometres. Like always the Raro’ but once again paddlers V1 and OC1 races. For all of you special elite race shirts that went paddlers were not discouraged showed no dismay and instead out there that do not know what to the 1st place winners of each but instead rose to the occasion paddled the 36 kilometres a V1 or an OC1 is, they are single division. Paddles hit the water and took to the water in an required to paddle round the outrigger canoes, V1 canoes do hard that day as paddlers battled attempt to take home those 1st, island. Our local teams again not have rudders but OC1 canoes it out on the 12 kilometre race 2nd and 3rd place medals. showed their strength and do. This happens to be one of my course, I am proud to say that Wednesday the 25th was knowledge of their ocean by favourite races and in my mind our local teams Ngakau Toa Vaka spent out in Muri where paddlers emerging victorious all day. That it is definitely one of the most and Te Tupu O Te Manava did in the senior division had their night was the closing ceremony, challenging. Participants ranged incredibly well as always, often annual Muri Mingler Sprint Day. and after a feast prepared for from the age of 15 to 70+, taking out the first place medals. A day dedicated to fun was what the paddlers there was a show. they were required to paddle After the prize giving on Monday this day was, although there was 17 local artists took to the stage 6 kilometres to a halfway turn night LBV Avarua played host to some hearty competition the and preformed all night. We and back another 6 kilometres the paddle art festival. I myself Muri Sprint day was filled with danced and sang and ate and that ended at Trader Jacks, the had been waiting weeks to see laughter, games and delicious laughed and it was a great end race in total was a whopping 12 the unveiling of the artwork food. Thursday the 26th was to Vaka Eiva. Just like every year kilometres. Luckily enough for displayed that night and may I also spent down in Muri where Vaka Eiva eventually had to end, the brave participants of this say, the display was worth the the junior division had their no matter how much we wish it particular race the conditions wait. It was remarkable to see annual Muri sprint day. Despite wouldn’t. This year was one of were perfect for singles races the talent that our Cook Island the rain and the wind paddlers the most memorable Vaka Eiva and everyone came in happy and artist possess, 40 paddles were took to the water to compete Festivals I have ever participated accomplished. decorated by an array of artists for more medals that would later in. The closing ceremony was Monday the 23rd of November of all ages. The paddle art was be awarded at the Junior Wrap- preformed entirely by local artist was reserved for V6 iron races. on display the whole night and Up. A day filled with fun, we and really set Vaka Eiva 2015 off Unlike Saturday the ocean paddles sold for as much as paddled, swam, played games with a bang, and if you are going was not so tame. The waves $500. and of course no Muri Sprint Day to end Vaka Eiva it has to be with a were bigger and the wind was Tuesday the 24th was split into is complete without making a bang. So once again Vaka Eiva has stronger, but that did not stop two different races. One was held few friends. Later that night the come and it has gone, but now we the paddlers. Lined up at 7am down in Muri where the Oe Mapu Junior Divisions all made their start the anxious waiting again. I for registration paddlers begun began with 6 and 4 kilometre way down to Nikao for the Junior can see it crawling slowly towards preparing for the day of racing races inside Muri Lagoon, and Wrap-Up Party. The night was me and I guess I just have to Ka that was about to follow. As from there volunteers raced spent playing carnival games, Kite for now, but until November paddlers took to the water to back towards Trader Jacks where making smores and singing next year I’ll be waiting. PB

Cook islands Herald 02 December 2015 NEWS 2 1 Crunch time for world’s largest fishery

By Helen Greig t is crunch time for the world’s seine vessels targeting skipjack been subject to overfishing – 10 need to be applicable across the largest tuna fishery after more tuna. The bigeye they take are years is plenty of time to come region in a way that really does Ithan a decade of overfishing juveniles caught in association to agreement on appropriate lead to mortality reduction.” bigeye tuna says the Pew with fish aggregating devices mortality reduction. It is well Nickson says Pew’s view is Charitable Trusts. (FADs). overdue for the Commission to that altering the types of FADs Director of Global Tuna Pew has just released its come to an agreement,” says used does not work in reducing Conservation for the updated estimate of the number Nickson. bycatch. organization, Amanda Nickson, of FADs that are deployed in the She says any evidence that “The FAD closures that have is heading a delegation in world’s oceans each year. indicates overfishing should be been put in place have also been Bali, Indonesia to present “This is particularly important considered compelling enough to shown not to work,” she adds. recommendations to the for this Commission because it is act. “What we do know from the Western and Central Pacific fishing in association with these The scientific advice at this science is that there is a direct Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) devices that is driving overfishing stage indicates that the impact correlation between number of at its 12th annual session this of bigeye and currently the on bigeye overall is about equal times you set on a FAD and the week. Commission has yet to agree between purse seining and catch of juvenile bigeye. It seems At least 60 percent of the on appropriate measures,” says longline fisheries, according to clear to us that the way forward global tuna catch comes out Nickson. Nickson. on this is to actually adopt FAD of the waters managed by the “Our new report indicates an “I believe certainly that there is set limits for the commission.” Commission – the largest of the increase of approximately 14 a greater level of scrutiny of the Nickson says the other major five international bodies that per cent over the past couple of Commission at this stage, and priority for the Commission at manage tuna. years with respect to the number that is part of the reason that we this year’s session should be “The Commission is facing a of FADs, taking the total number feel very strongly that coverage in the adoption of harvest strategy couple of really big challenges now to approximately 121,000 the media of the tuna fishery and work plans and timelines, given right now. The first is that despite FADs per year that are deployed.” associated management issues is the increasing threats to the over a decade of advice about In 2014 a stock assessment very important.” sustainability of tuna stocks in the the state of bigeye tuna it is still found that bigeye had declined Nickson says with increasing region. subject to overfishing and it is to 16 per cent of its unfished global market interest in sourcing Pew believes as a first step the overfished. numbers and the Commission’s tuna sustainably it is in the best Commission should adopt the “Thus far, commercial vessels in Scientific Committee interests of all of those involved proposed target reference points the Pacific have been overfishing recommended reducing overall in the fishery to ensure that it is for skipjack and South Pacific for years despite the warning fishing mortality by 36 per cent well managed. Albacore tuna being tabled this about the decline),” says Nickson. from 2008-2011 levels. “Our view is that in terms of week. Half of the bigeye is caught as “There has been 10 years FAD management and ending Target reference points are the unwanted by-catch by large purse of advice that this species has overfishing of bigeye, measures agreed ideal level for the stock. Busy week for youth at 4th National Youth Conference By Haley McNabb that included the Minister Albert commemorate this day. talking but also to do field visits he Cook Islands National Nicholas addressing the youth On Wednesday their focus is and out of sight events so that Youth Council is currently of the program that will be sustainable livelihood, youth the youth members can learn Tholding the fourth happening over the next three and enterprise and employment. and gain more understanding national youth conference here days. Everyday is topic and issue The whole days event on this day about their focus. in Rarotonga. The Cook Islands oriented and has also been was a trip to the Arorangi trade On Thursday they will conclude youth councils current president split up into thematic areas. school and the Cook Islands the forum with governance Nukutau Poukura explains that Each theme has been branched Tertiary Institute in Ngatangiia. work of youth council as well this event is held every two to out from the overall theme of The purpose of this trip was as an election of the new office three years and cannot be an “Strengthening the path of the not only to look at sessions bearers for the next two or three annual event as it can be very youth.” that require just discussion and years. costly so she says that the Cook On Tuesday 1st December the Islands National Youth Council particular focus was leadership acknowledges UNESCO and the and decision-making and also Cook Islands Family Welfare health and well-being. There Association for their partnership was an open event with a youth and the financial support parliament at parliament house in making this youth forum that gave an opportunity for possible. For this event the youth members and young Cook Islands Youth Council have people to see how decision- called together all members of making at the highest level is the National Youth Council that conducted. We attended this includes youth representatives event starting at 9am and it was from outer islands as well as about the Family Law Bill 2014- from around Rarotonga. Part 5- Care and protection. On Monday 29th November In addition the Cook Islands the youth forum officially Youth Council also incorporated opened with an opening with World Aids Day and ceremony in the form of a dinner partnered up with agencies that Cook islands Herald 02 December 2015 NEWS 22 Difficult decisions ahead on overfished bigeye tuna

By Helen Greig think if the Commission can pull he accidental catch of together a way of having full year juvenile bigeye tuna in round limits on FAD sets, I think Tthe Pacific’s skipjack tuna that would be a helpful thing.” fishery will be a hot topic at this Hampton says with year’s annual meeting of the environmental conditions such Tuna Commission this week. as El Nino pushing skipjack stocks There is no magic bullet to the east, there has been an to reduce bigeye bycatch in increase in purse seine vessels by the purse seine industry moving to fish in the area. or the fishery’s reliance on “Currently the west is still FAD (fish aggregating device) the real core of the purse seine fishing, according to the Pacific fishery and it’s only some years Community’s (SPC) oceanic that would support large catches fisheries chief scientist Dr John in areas like the Cook Islands Hampton. which are also a little bit south Use of FADs by purse seiners of where things tend to happen looking for skipjack is known to as well.” increase the catch of bigeye. Environmentalists in the Cook The current level of bigeye Islands are currently calling for a stock is at about 16 per cent of ban on purse seining. its unexploited level, falling short Hampton says there is no way of the limit reference point of 20 to know if banning purse seine per cent. fishing in Cook Islands waters “This is a level at which we would have any significant don’t believe it is prudent to conservation impact for bigeye allow a stock to go beneath. It’s tuna. not a black and white situation. “The Cook Islands is not an It’s a question of risk. It’s area that’s been extensively generally accepted that when fished in the past by purse seine. you get down below 20 per In fact, it may be that they don’t cent there’s enhanced risk of have as big a bigeye [bycatch] undesirable things happening problem there, just because of with the future generations its southern displacement,” he being produced by the stock, says. and so on.” “We felt it was worthwhile Hampton says both the purse to have a go and see what the seine fishery and longline catches are like. My view and fishery have contributed to the the advice that we gave to the overfishing of bigeye. Cooks is you don’t ever have any Director of Global Tuna Conservation, Amanda Nickson, “On the purse seine side data or evidence for what these Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) “Essentially, the target it’s a really difficult decision. catches of bigeye are going to conservation management reference point is the level at Ultimately we need to find a be until you actually allow some measure (CMM) relating to which you’d like the stock to be way for the purse seine fishery fishing to occur, and then make bigeye tuna is that it is unlikely to optimize your management to operate with FADs and reduce your decisions on the basis to meet its objectives. objectives. The target reference the bigeye catch somehow, or as of evidence, rather than arm- “One of the problems is that point that will try to manage the we’ve been trying to do, reduce waving.” the measures that comprise the skipjack stock at about half of the reliance on FAD fishing more Hampton says given recent CMM itself are very loose. There’s the level that it would have been generally. And both of those history, the purse seiners are lots of areas of uncertainty as to under unexploited conditions.” things are quite hard to do. So likely to operate only in the how individual states will apply New technology used in FAD there’s no magic bullet at this northernmost waters of the it. There are alternatives given fishing has seen the catch of point.” Cook Islands. between things like having an skipjack climb well above other Hampton says currently FAD “They would be well away extended FAD closure or having tuna. closures are in place with Pacific from the main population an annual limit on the number “The fact that we are not fishing nations able to choose centres in the Cook Islands, so of FAD sets, which is particularly seeing those increases for bigeye between a three month or four I would not expect there to be important for bigeye tuna.” tuna and even yellowfin tuna as month closure in their waters. any substantial or measurable At the same time, skipjack well, probably means the catches “If countries choose the three negative interaction with what tuna catches continue to rise are now being limited by the month closure they then also people in Rarotonga are catching each year as purse seine effort abundance of the fish, whereas have an annual FAD set limit, on their nearshore FADs for tuna increases across the region. A skipjack can continue to respond which is quite a stronger measure and other pelagics.” proposal for a target reference to larger catches as these fishing because you have some control Meanwhile, Hampton point for skipjack will also be methods become ever more over what’s happening for the says SPC’s evaluation of the tabled at WCPFC’s 12th session effective,” says Hampton whole 12 months of the year. I Western and Central Pacific in Bali. PB

Cook islands Herald 02 December 2015 RELIGION 23 Living above average Part 2 God when we’re in trouble. God wants to be in our successes and failures! If we do not desire God’s presence in our successes, then pride has taken By Senior Pastor John Tangi from evil..” Jabez was a man of charge of our lives. od never meant for you no special talent but he had a Thirdly, Jabez prayed to God and I to live an average growing faith, he believed in his “..Keep me from evil, that I Glife. We are designed confession to God. may not cause pain!” Jabez for excellence! 3 WE NEED A GENUINE prayed for GOD’S PROTECTION God called us to do great PRAYER LIFE. over his life. We too should works for Him, He purposed us When we first read Jabez’s do the same. Remember, pray to be achievers! Too often God’s prayer, we think he is selfish, for GOD’S POWER Pray for people settle for less, too often because he wanted more than GOD’S PRESENCE Pray for we are self accepting of a lot less he had. Yet, God approved GOD’S PROTECTION. May these than God has for us. In the Old what Jabez asked. Ambition is words encourage and help you Testament Book of I Chronicles neither good or bad, but it is live above average to do great 4v.9-10 is a story of a man called the motives behind it. Proverbs things that God purposed for Jabez (Iabeza). The question is 16v.2 (CEV) tells us that “..the your life. “What sets Jabez apart from the Lord is the judge of our motives.” crowd?” Here in the midst of 600 James 4v.2(b)-3 (CEV) says that PUBLIC NOTICE other names, his name stands “..you won’t get it by fighting out as a man who was above and arguing. You should pray for average. If we want to start living it. Yet even when you do pray, above average: your prayers are not answered, 1 WE NEED A DREAM! because you pray just for selfish Jabez had a Dream that God reasons.” would give him more land! In It is not so much what we “ FAMILY LAW BILL” I Chronicles 4v.10 Jabez called ask for, but rather the motive INVITATION FOR PUBLIC SUBMISSIONS to God “..Oh, that You would behind it! If it is self glorifying, bless me indeed, and enlarge self promotion, self pleasing, The Public is hereby advised that a Parliamentary Special Select my territory.” If you don’t have then don’t expect God to bless Committee for the Family Law Bill has been established to go a life dream then I encourage you! If it is within the scripture over the Bill and invite public submissions. Written submissions you to seek God earnestly in of ..seeking first the Kingdom are to be addressed to the Clerk of Parliament, P.O.Box 13, that direction. People who have of God, and His righteousness.. Parliament Building, Nikao. Those who wish to make oral a dream stand out in the crowd. then God will pour out His submissions are invited to make known their intentions to the Dare to dream of something blessings upon us! Clerk of Parliament on telephone 26500 or email john.tangi@ great for your life, dare to dream In a genuine prayer life before cookislands.gov.ck Closing dates for submissions is Friday 11th great works you can do for God. God, Jabez shows us THREE December 2015, 4.00 p.m. Copy of the Bill with Explanatory Jabez thought big and he spoke Things we can pray for. Note are available on the following website http://www. big “..bless me and enlarge my First, GOD’S POWER in our pmoffice.gov.ck/ Otherwise a hard copy can be obtained territory..” In v.10 it says “..so God lives! Jabez prayed “Oh, that from Parliament at $10.” granted him what he requested.” you would bless me indeed, 2. WE NEED A GROWING and enlarge my territory..” More Te akakite iatu nei ki te katoatoa e kua akatupuia e te FAITH land means more power! Jabez Paramani tetai Kumiti Takake no te Ture Tamanako note We need to believe that God needed more power than his Kopu’tangata. Kua akaue ia teia Kumiti kia akara ki roto i can accomplish the dream own to accomplish his dream! te Ture Tamanako ma te kimi matatio i tetai au tuanga no te through us. Jabez not only Ephesians 3v.20 (CEV) says “..His akameitaki atu i teia kia tau no te akateretere’anga e kia had a Great DREAM, but he power at work in us can do ripoti atu teia au kimikimi’anga ki te Paramani. Ko tetai uatu CONFESSED it. The Book of far more than we dare ask or tangata tei anoano i te tuku mai i to kotou manako no teia, Romans tells us that “Faith comes imagine.” kia tata mai ki te Karaka o te Paramani Clerk of Parliament, by hearing..” (Romans 10v.17). As Secondly, we can pray for P.O.Box 13, Parliament Building, Nikao. Me kua anoano koe we CONFESS our Dream we hear GOD’S PRESENCE in our lives! i te aravei e te tuatua i toou manako kite Kumiti kia akakite it, and we become inspired, and Jabez said to God (v.10) “..that katoa mai kite Karaka i runga i te tereponi 26500 me kore we become committed to it! It Your hand would be with me..” kote rorouira [email protected] . Ka topiri’ia te charges us with hope and belief More responsibility means aka’ari’anga manako a te Varaire ra 11 o Titema 2015 i te that it can be accomplished. In a greater need for God’s ora 4 i te avatea aiai. Ka rauka mai teia Ture Tamanako ki Mark 9v.23 Jesus tells us that presence. Being successful runga i te roro’uira a te katoatoa http://www.pmoffice.gov. “Everything is possible for him can often cause us to become ck/ me kore kia tiki mai i teia no ko i te Paramani e $10. who believes.” No dream is independent of God rather without it’s opposition, that’s than depending more upon John Tangi why Jabez said, “..keep me Him. Too often we call upon Clerk” VACANCY

Cook islands Herald 02 December 2015 NEWS 24 Thieves target Back with a bang By Mareva Cameron slips. She allowed me to go through plantations s I stepped off the stairs and I stepped out of the doors and and onto the tarmac, I was was greeted by a great big hug By Hayley McNabb. for themselves and their family. Asurprised to be met by a around my waist by my baby CT, o you have a plantation So when it comes to the time big gust of wind, which lifted my I bent down and gave him a big of any kind? Yes or No? you are ready to pick your fruit dress, how embarrassing, of course tight hug and smothered his face Well either way how and vegetables and find that it I was wearing shorts underneath with kisses! Then I was greeted by D but still, that’s embarrassing. my sister, TeRiu who’s having my would you feel if you came to is all gone, this is such an unfair check on your plantation one thing to have happened to you Anyways, walking into the familiar second son – hahaha – and is due day and there was nothing left? because in the end someone entrance that’s has a sign with big at the end of January! I gave her a After all the hard work, time and else will be earning money for letters at the top ‘WELCOME TO big hug and stared at her stomach, effort you have put in to planting, the work you have done. THE COOK ISLANDS’, is one of the it was huge! Ei’s were placed over growing and harvesting, you I just do not see how people best feelings in the world. Knowing my head and I saw my Nana Shona come back and see you get can be so selfish and steal from you’re home, knowing that when and my Uncle Trevor, and then saw nothing in return all because other people after all they have you walk out through the exit Hayley, it was so good to be home! some foolish and thoughtless done to get where they are. doors, you’ll be covered in hugs and TeRiu told me my great grandma, people come and think that This type of theft and any type kisses and ei’s, knowing you’ll get to Mama Ligi, is at home waiting for it is okay to take it away from of theft of course is a serious see the people you’ve missed for – me, so we hopped in the car and you because they have nothing matter that needs to be taken to be exact, 297 days – and breathe drove down to her place, gossiping better to do or what not. into not only the Police but also in the familiar scent of your lovely along the way. Walking on the kiri There has been a recent the hands of the community. By family that smothers you with love, kiri pathway towards her front door complaint that was sighted on keeping an eye and ear out for that was a feeling that’ll take your and yelled out “Yoo hoo?!” and the the Rarotonga Community and any information you can collect happiness level from its max, to reply I got was “Woo hooo!” I saw Beyond facebook page by a on any thefts will bring Police well, above its max. her fragile face through the window man from Aitutaki. He furiously one step closer to finding the As I stood waiting for my luggage, and gave her a giant hug, she was explains that he is not happy thieves. watching each bag pass and as tall as my shoulders. We sat about the fact that after the Also helping each other out studying them to see if they were around the table, my sister brought extremely hard work his family just by being aware of what’s mine, the baggage claim escalator her a new pair of sunglasses for and himself has put in to creating happening around you if you type thing suddenly stopped. All of her 60 plus lunch that would’ve their beautiful pineapple orchard see someone suspicious or a us confused, waiting for another taken place the next day at the Atiu he comes back to see that about group of people that look like dreadful twenty minutes, we Tumunu. I took a photo of her with 400 shoots have been stolen. they might be up to something were told the escalator thing had her glasses on and made her do the Many people like to sell their call the Police or someone that broken down, which lead to a large peace sign, it felt sooo good to be fruit and vegetables down at will help because you never amount of loud “uggghhhh”’s I home! the markets or just from home know what the outcome may looked to the side of me through Nana Pitt took me around her as another way to make money be. the windows and I see my big baby neighbor hood, introducing me to Charles-Trevor with my cousin one of the new neighbors, then Hayley! Excitement ran all through we went to see the lovely and my body, CT was miming, “did you funny Teremoana, Norma had just buy me toys???” This kid holds my come back from NZ too, she was at heart, he’s such a cutie. uni, she’s back for her holiday and Due to the setback, all of us man has she gone lighter! That girl helped the crew bring the bags to needs to get a tan ASAP. We sat the middle of the floor allowing around the table eating mangoes passengers to get their bags and laughing, the mangoes were themselves. After a couple of bags so yum! They weren’t in season in passing around I see my red and Samoa so it was so good to have black suitcase, and I remember some! To end my lovely day, me thinking “Not long now”. I grabbed and my cousin went for a drive to that suitcase and headed towards CITV so I could say hi to everyone. It the lady collecting the declaration was so good to be home. PB

Cook Islands Herald Cook islands Herald GOSSIP>>> 02 December09 2015 February 2008 CHOOKS 2125 LastOh Tuesday dear the chooks, Acting Prime those Minister frisky abouton the inter-certificate island this appliesshipping! also to Bulldozerbean counting Bully Boy young Heta bucks attended in Noanyone more selling vegetables!pussy-footing From next Back with a bang the Office o te dosh or OOPS- around! 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Cook islands Herald 02 December 2015 NEWS 26 Showcase of authentic Cook Islands Cuisine “In search of that next Cook Islands signature authentic local dish TIB in collaboration with local dish. Raw Fish dish that is that truly represents the Cook 3pmthe junior chefs at the Cook the Pacific Islands Trade different and better than any Islands. Chop suey, mayonnaise, Islands Tertiary InstituteKitchen and Investment – NZ has other raw fish or a chicken, pork potato salad, coconut rolls, in Turangi will be reproducing B or seafood dish like no other. Be donuts, pureni are not authentic been commissioned to the winning dishes. PT&I chef Facilitate an event for the creative, think outside the box? and will not be accepted. ambassador Aaron and Heather 50th Celebrations for the Trade, If you know of a great local Winners will be presented Freeman will be working Tourism Food Festival. meal and want to earn $500 their award and prizes during this alongside our junior chefsto A new event to showcase our enter our Te Kai Maori Food formal evening on Tuesday 8th produce restaurant quality Cook Islands flavours, tastes Festival competition. December at the Gala dinner.This meals for the Gala Dinner to be and aroma. An authentic local We are looking for - 4 dishes to will be a fine Dine experience with held later that night at 6pm at food festival that engages the win $500 each. restaurant quality 3 course meals the Auditorium serving guests community to create an original Competition Criteria of the winning dishes. Served by including the Miss Pacific and creative meals that will be We are looking for 4 dishes our very own Jnr Chefs at the Ci Pageant contestants. judged by an International Chef to enable us to present an Tertiary Training Institute The outcome of Te Kai Maori along with our very own award Entrée, Main & Dessert at our Day two, Tuesday morning Showcase is a greater working winning Local Chefs. Cash Gala Dinner on Tuesday 8th from 9am – 2pm at the Mairenui Partnership with the Pacific prizes will be presented to the December 2015. park will see Te Kai Maori market Islands Trade and Invest NZ and best authentic and indigenous The dishes must be balanced day take place in collaboration Cook Islands Agencies of the cuisine. with a Protein (Meat, Fish with Ministry of Cultures Cook Islands Government. It Monday7th of December 2015 or Vegetarian), Vegetable/ launch of TeMaevan Nui DVD will incorporate the use of local at the National auditorium will Salad component and a starch part 2. Also featured at the products, people and services see the event officially open get (Taro, Maniota, Kumara, uto…) market day will be Miss Pacific that should have the ability right into cooking competition. component. Islandscontestant’s crafts stalls to identify a future export We are searching that next The contestant’s meals will amongst the local vendors. components and prospective Cook Islands signature authentic have to showcase a dish/s Meanwhile from 8am to service products. New Cook Islands brand to launch on 16 December ook Islands Tourism will had to be done collaboratively the hospitality of its people and commented ‘This is a 3-phase launch its new destination and based on a simple, culture and local traditions. process which started by Cbrand under the slogan distinctive strategy for selling the Thus the word “Little” refers identifying the Unique Selling “Love a Little Paradise” inspired Cook Islands. It had to be easily to its reasonable size that allows Proposition of the Cook Islands by the beauty of its landscape understood and implemented a host of incredible experiences being centred on the Kia Orana and the innocent, earthy and by all including airlines, by only touring its main islands, Values of its people and culture. playful character of the people wholesalers, travel agents, sales and just 30 minutes after getting The second phase was to of the Cook Islands. This is ambassadors, tourism industry off the plane, you can enjoy develop the business strategy the first time that an entire and all members of the Cook your crystal waters, besides and brand strategy based on a community, tourism industry Islands community. staying in boutique hotels never collaborative process with key and the heads of Government The new brand strategy seeks higher than the palm trees, stakeholders. The last phase are involved, through surveys to differentiate the idyllic South and few rooms. Along with the was to produce the necessary and workshops, in creating a Pacific nation from its key expected qualities paradise content required to persuade brand that reflects perfectly and competitors and raise awareness brings, visitors to the islands are visitors to book their Cook in a straightforward manner the with a visitor segment as soft also invited to experience the Islands holiday. This is when reality of the Cook Islands and its explorers. The new identity is feeling of freedom with which the Katu Kanga series where people. aimed at all those who want the people of the Cook Islands produced and we are all excited The launch will take place at more than a holiday resort live daily. The people of the to launch this to the Cook the National Auditorium with a but a paradise that offers a Cook Islands live in a connected Islands community on 16 free viewing starting at 6pm on variety of experiences and light community. December 2015’. Wednesday adventures beyond the confines A new creative identity will Halatoa Fua further noted 16th December 2015, under of a resort. These visitors also cut through the plethora of ‘this is a historical moment a partnership programme value authentic interactions with beach and island advertising for the Cook Islands Tourism with the Ministry of Cultural locals. with an eye catching new logo Corporation because an Development and BTIB to Thus the phrase “Love a Little incorporating uniquely Cook appealing international brand engage effectively with the Cook Paradise” defines the main Islands emblems and the use of was developed based on the Islands community. The Ministry feature that makes the Cook bright pink, turquoise and navy. cultural values of the Cook of Cultural Development will also Islands different with regard to The logo has been designed to Islands people. The Katu Kanga launch its Traditional Themes other Pacific islands: its intimate immediately communicate the series further strengthens our for 2016 on the night and BTIB size, the full extent of the name ‘Cook Islands’ to counter message and it is something will create a community based islands becomes a huge resort the issue of low awareness for every Cook Islander will be environment by having a night in paradise that rest comfortably the destination. proud of and there will be a lot market during the launch. and hassle-free while enjoying Halatoa Fua, CEO of the Cook of national pride on the launch It was clear that the new brand not only the scenery, but also Islands Tourism Corporation night’. PB

Cook islands Herald 02 December 2015 CLASSIFIEDS 27 VACANCIES PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE LITTLE POLYNESIAN General Manager TAU NEW POWER HOUSE PROJECT, AVATIU VALLEY, This award winning boutique resort invites applications for the RAROTONGA position of General Manager. The ideal applicant will: We are experiencing a problem with traffic travelling too fast • Have a qualification in hotel management at the entrance to the power station in Avatiu Valley where TAU • Have a minimum 5 years experience in managing a civil works are in progress. hotel Visitors, residents and users of the Avatiu Valley road are • Have experience in managing a small upmarket tourist asked to take extra care and slow down along the section operation of the road beside the power station during normal working • Be knowledgeable in sales and marketing hours. Watch out for heavy vehicles, plant and machinery that • Be a Cook Islander may be manoeuvring or parked on the roadside. Keep an eye out for loose gravel and debris on the road from time to time. An attractive package offered including benefits and bonus VACANCIES options. For a full job description please contact Michael on 24280 or e-mail Michael Tolosaat [email protected] Applications should be addressed to: Jean-Baptiste Ioaba& Brian Mason Apata Group Ltd is a kiwifruit post harvest packhouse facility Directors based in the sunny Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. Little Polynesian (1985) Limited P.O. Box 325 We are looking for staff for our kiwifruit packing season Avarua starting in mid March 2016 through to mid June 2016. Rarotonga Cook Islands If you are interested in finding out more please contact or sent by e-mail to Jean-Baptiste Ioaba, Director at: Michaela on 0064 7 5520523 or email michaela.gallear@ [email protected] apata.co.nz stating you are in the Cook Islands. All applications received on or before December 4, 2015 will be considered. Once we have received expressions of interest, an Apata representative will arrange a date to start the recruitment TENDER process.

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Tenders must be depositedin the Tender Box at the Renewable Energy Development Division (REDD), Office of the Prime Minister, Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands. Cook islands Herald 02 December 2015 NEWS 28 Cook Islands Herald Issue 795 Cook Islands HeraldTE Issue 795 KAVE KORERO TETE KAVEKAVE KOREROKOREROHost: Tony Hakaoro, MON 30 NOV 2015 TE KAVE KOREROHost: Tony Hakaoro, MON 30 NOV 2015 StealingStealing fromfrom locallocal growersgrowers Talkback discussion was back on the tēia utua tamariki nei. A tēia au tuātau ki oake atu au, oake mai, e pati `oki tēia eā, menuTalkback on Tediscussion Kave Kōrero was on backMonday on 30ththe mua,tēia utua ka riro tamariki mai rātou nei. Ae autēia aronga au tuātau mei kia `oko,oake meiatu au,ti rēiraoake rāvenga,mai, e pati ka karanga`oki tēia `oki eā, Novembermenu on Te 2015. Kave Kōrero on Monday 30th Mokomua, kamā riro rāi maie aerē rātou ra kie aute arongamoana meioonu a te`oko, papa`ā mei e,ti e rēira bartering rāvenga, eā”. ka karanga `oki iMoko taī ra, mā no rāirēira, e aerē yes, rate kituru te moananei au ioonu tēia te papa`ā e, e bartering eā”. InNovember his introduction 2015. presenter Tony Hakaoro au tutua metua aere i te tari mai i ta rātou She said that if bartering is not an option said that the first subject for talkback tamarikii taī ra, no aere rēira, kia yes, piri te ki turu roto nei i te au māti. i tēia E then one only needs to knock on the door relatesIn his introduction to thieves presenter stealing Tony from Hakaoro local apiiangaau tutua tēiametua na teaere metua i te tari ki te mai tamariki i ta rātou no andShe ask.said Shethat added if bartering that she is isnot certain an option that growers. He said produce being stolen to rātou tuātau i te tuātau e tuātau ai”. when one asks, it would be given, and fromsaid growers that the include first arrowroot,subject for kūmara, talkback tamariki aere kia piri ki roto i te māti. E thosethen one giving only would needs be to happy knock to on do the so doorand waterrelates melons to thieves and others. stealing from local Sheapiianga stated tēia there na te metuais absolutely ki te tamariki nothing no thatand ask.there She would added be that no ill she or isbitter certain feeling that wrong with involving children in the afterwards. Thegrowers. second He subject, said produce in relation being to stolen the protestto rātou march tuātau as i tethe tuātau essence e tuātau of the ai”.march when one asks, it would be given, and recentfrom growers protest include march againstarrowroot, purse kūmara, seine relates to their future in terms of fish as a “Mēthose kārē giving ra, wouldī, kāre bee ākā happy rare to i te do aere so and ua fishing, Hakaoro questions whether it was source of food. koe, oti i rēira, tōpāpā, aere maī na au i te appropriatewater melons involving and others. and having children She stated there is absolutely nothing patipati,that there tētaiwould ngā be nomea illkūmara or bitter nāku, feeling tētai participate in the protest march. “Kāre,wrong kārewith einvolving tāravakē children i roto, kārein the e ngāafterwards. mea pia nāku, you know, akakite koe, tāravakē, te apiī ra te au metua no te mea, I’m sure ka rekareka atu tērā aronga i te “TōThe tātou second tumu subject, tāpura i in tēia relation aiai nei, totumu the kuaprotest kite marchoki tātou as the i tēia essence kupenga of the tāiri march poti oake mai i tēta`i nāau, e tēta`i, kāre `oki i tāpurarecent mua, protest tēia march au taeake against e keikeiā purse seinenei i eā,relates tēia tokupenga their future tāiri poti,in terms kua of kite fish tātou, as a rēira“Mē ekārē vaerua ra, ī, riri kāre `oto`oto e ākā raree riri i maite aere i roto, ua tā tātou au one kai, te au one kai a tō tātou kuasource mārama of food. tātou i te `āiteanga o te tāiri meikoe, tērā oti tei rēira, tū i te tōpāpā, aere`anga”. aere maī na au i te aufishing, metua, Hakaoro te one questionsmāniota, te whetherkūmara, it te was poti ē, e tāiri poti rāi a roto i te tai, inā, me merēni,appropriate te ma`ata involving nei teand aronga having keikeiā”. children tāiri poti `ua, tāiri poti `ua a roto i te tai, Shepatipati, said thattētai she,ngā herself,mea kūmara has nāku, been tētai a participate in the protest march. ea`a“Kāre, i rēira kāre te pākau e tāravakē ka toe mai i roto, na tēia kāre utua e victimngā mea ofpia stealing nāku, you too know, and akakite it has koe, beena “Te rua o te tumu tāpura, kōtou te au tamariki ei tautai me inangaro ake rātou i very frustrating experience because of the metua tei māti i roto i te māti o te tautai tetāravakē, kai ika, tekāre, apiī kāre, ra te mēau metua e aronga no tetētai mea, ē, senseI’m sure of loss, ka rekareka of having atu seen tērā the aronga fruits i of te kupenga,“Tō tātou tēiatumu te tāpura tumu itāpura, tēia aiai te nei, kite tumu atū kuakua manakokite oki tātourātou iē, tēia e au kupenga `āpi`i`anga tāiri kinopoti one’soake mai labour, i tēta`i one’s nāau, bananas e tēta`i, for kāre example, `oki i ra tātou i tētai au tamariki tei roto i tēia tēia, kāre”. one looks at them, and is very happy and māti,tāpura i mua,tē rēira tēia māti au taeakei rave`ia e ikeikeiā tē rēira nei rā. i E eā, tēia kupenga tāiri poti, kua kite tātou, looksrēira e forward vaerua riri to `oto`oto the day e ofriri consuming mai i roto, meatā tātou tau āineiau one tēia kai, kia te apai au one mai kai i tā a tātou tō tātou au Inkua relation mārama totātou thieves i te `āiteanga stealing o grower’ste tāiri themmei tērā when te tūthey i te are aere`anga”. ripe. tamariki rikiriki ki roto i tē rēira māti? Ko te produce she said stealing is not a Cook ui`angaau metua, tēia te no one runga māniota, i tēia tetumu kūmara, tāpura. te Islandpoti ē, thing.e tāiri Shepoti statedrāi a roto that i te thetai, inā, Cook me “Ko au kua tā`ī`ī ana au ki tēnā aronga Emerēni, mea tau te āineima`ata te neiau tamarikite aronga kia keikeiā”. tomo ki Islandstāiri poti way `ua, is to tāiri exchange poti `uagoods a roto by barter, i te tai, keikeiā,She said e riri that tē she,kā tae herself, mai e hasTony, been kā riri a roto i tē rēira māti? that if she wants some of Tony’s kūmara koe no te mea, mē ēre koe mē vāere i tā`au forea`a example, i rēira te pākau she would ka toe take mai ana bundle tēia utua of pūvictim taro, mē of stealingvāere i tā`au too pū andmeika, it tāmā has i been a One“Te rua particular o te tumu caller tāpura, to the kōtou programme te au bananastamariki andei tautai exchange me inangaro them with ake Tony rātou for i tā`auvery frustratingpū meika, mē experience akatau atu because koe ki runga of the spoke very well in Māori in response to somete kai ofika, his kāre, kūmaras. kāre, mē e aronga tētai ē, ē,sense kua of`ua, loss, tō`ou of havingrekareka`anga seen the ē, fruits a tētai of bothmetua subjects tei māti and i inroto expressing i te māti her o views.te tautai rā, kua kai meika para koe”. kupenga, tēia te tumu tāpura, te kite atū “Ae,kua manako te aronga rātou keikeiā, ē, e au ī Tony `āpi`i`anga te `iu tikāikino one’s labour, one’s bananas for example, Shera tātou said i she tētai was au particularly tamariki tei roto pleased i tēia to itēia, tēia kāre”.aronga keikeiā, te `iu, kāre tēia i te Teone Kave looks Kōrero at them, thanks and listeners is very andhappy callers and see children, six to nine year olds, and their peu Kūki Airani. Tāku i kite au i te peu Kūki to the programme for their participation parents,māti, i tē joining rēira māti the i march.rave`ia i Shetē rēira added rā. E Airani, e kūmara `oki tā Tony mā, e meika andlooks contribution forward to to thethe talkback day of consumingdiscussion. thatmea shetau āinei supports tēia kia parents apai mai involving i tā tātou their au `okiIn relationtā mātou toi rēira thieves eā, me stealing ka inangaro grower’s au Athem special when thank they are you ripe. to the māmā who children in the march as it is something for i tētai kūmara a Tony, apai au i tētai kā`ui spoke very well about the two issues. them,tamariki the rikiriki children, ki roto to i tē learn rēira and māti? benefit Ko te meikaproduce āku she ki korai said i a stealing Tony, tiēni, is not you a know, Cook from,ui`anga in thetēia future.no runga i tēia tumu tāpura. Island thing. She stated that the Cook Meitaki“Ko au ma`ata. kua tā`ī`ī ana au ki tēnā aronga “Kāre,E mea nātau mua āinei au te i tērāau tamariki mea tumu kia manakotomo ki Islands way is to exchange goods by barter, keikeiā, e riri tē kā tae mai e Tony, kā riri opengaroto i tē oki rēira ta tātoumāti? tamariki i roto i te māti, that if she wants some of Tony’s kūmara koe no te mea, mē ēre koe mē vāere i tā`au tēia māti i rave ua ia ake nei, aere mātou, koia tikāi te tamariki i roto, rekareka for example, she would take a bundle of pū taro, mē vāere i tā`au pū meika, tāmā i tikāiOne particularau i te au callermetua i to tari themai programmei ta rātou bananas and exchange them with Tony for tā`au pū meika, mē akatau atu koe ki runga tamariki ki roto i te māti. E apii oki tēia kispoke a rātou, very te well apii innei, Māori i āku, in e responseapii tēia nā to some of his kūmaras. ē, kua `ua, tō`ou rekareka`anga ē, a tētai teboth au subjectsmetua ki and ta rātouin expressing au tamariki her views. no te rā, kua kai meika para koe”. tuātau ki mua because, e akatau atū rā au “Ae, te aronga keikeiā, ī Tony te `iu tikāi i te nūmero mataiti o tēia au utua tamariki HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES aere,She saidmei te she ono, was itu, particularly varu, iva mataiti pleased aere to i tēia aronga keikeiā, te `iu, kāre tēia i te Te Kave Kōrero thanks listeners and callers see children, six to nine year olds, and their peu Kūki Airani. Tāku i kite au i teIN peu COOK Kūki ISLANDSto the programme for their participation parents, joining the march. She added Airani,Due to e expansionkūmara `oki plans tā Tony and mā, company e meika restructuring,and contribution South to Pacific the talkback Resorts discussion. Ltd has that she supports parents involving their `okithe tā following mātou i rēira positions eā, me open ka inangaro to suitably au A qualified special thank and you experienced to the māmā Hospitality who children in the march as it is something for i professionals:tētai kūmara a Tony, apai au i tētai kā`ui spoke very well about the two issues. them, the children, to learn and benefit meikaResort āku Manager, ki korai i a F&BTony, Manager,tiēni, you know,Corporate Executive Chef, Weddings/Events from, in the future. Manager, Restaurant Manager, RoomsMeitaki Division ma`ata. Manager, Spa Manager, Managing Director “Kāre, nā mua au i tērā mea tumu manako A minimum requirement for all these management positions: openga oki ta tātou tamariki i roto i te māti, At least 6 years previous experience in management roles at the 4 to 5 Star tēia māti i rave ua ia ake nei, aere mātou, International Resort/Hotel level, previous experience of working in at least 2 koia tikāi te tamariki i roto, rekareka different countries as well as experience of working in a remote location. tikāi au i te au metua i tari mai i ta rātou Managing Director requirements: tamariki ki roto i te māti. E apii oki tēia Minimum experience required: 20 years experience in General Manager/Assistant ki a rātou, te apii nei, i āku, e apii tēia nā GM/F&B roles in at least 3 different countries at the 4 and 5 star international level; te au metua ki ta rātou au tamariki no te experience of managing more than one property simultaneously; command of at tuātau ki mua because, e akatau atū rā au least 3 languages, outstanding business acumen i te nūmero mataiti o tēia au utua tamariki If interested, please forward your CV’s to [email protected] aere, mei te ono, itu, varu, iva mataiti aere