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SUPP: Cook islands Herald 22 July 2015 Opinion 2 Serial molestation of finance and continued abuses unstoppable by weak Demo opposition

very year for five years since 2011 the Cook EIslands Party Government has failed to register any signs of management maturity in sovereign fiscal responsibility. Is there any other Western country that has to introduce a supplementary budget every year because the Ministry of Financial Economic Management (MFEM) can’t get their heads around administering a micro economy the same size as a regional town in New Zealand? Every year the Budget is over spent, every year the Budget is guillotined to avoid scrutiny debate, every year there is unbudgeted expenditure, every Democratic Party Leader and Leader of the Opposition Smiley Heather year there is a pile of Audit and it is his role to ensure his team PERC reports that never see day First and foremost a representing have read and studied their light, every year there are abuses individual is elected to be a tools of their profession so to of the Civil List and excessive travel be competent practitioners who and so the list goes on, enough for Member of Parliament, yes prioritize their functions in the the Opposition to make a feast of. House of Representatives. Every year the Democratic a Member of Parliament, not There are numerous issues Party Opposition caves that should have been raised in without a substantial a community worker or any by the Opposition who offensive bombardment of the other function they become surrendered because their government’s sloppy excuse for $1200 a week supposedly their annual Budget statement, preoccupied with. financial wiz Eddie Drollet is their lack of parliamentary incapable of understanding leadership is an embarrassment Captain Tama failed to back up most Parliamentarians don’t financial applications. Drollet to the Demo stocks. Instead of Heather because he too lacks have a working grasp of the failed to itemise a single point of coming to the House armed the intellectual capacity to read tools of their profession i.e. the contention for Heather to argue with pages of well researched between the lines to debate the Constitution, the Standing Orders in the Budget debate. arguments that would have the mechanics of the Budget. and the MFEM Act is a serious Once touted by the CIP government on the ropes being Had it not been for outsiders concern. First and foremost a government back in the day pounded into numerous counts James Beer and the One Cook representing individual is elected Drollet was destined as a future of eight, the dithering Demo Islands tag team of Teina Bishop to be a Member of Parliament, Financial Secretary whatever leadership in this latest one sided and the ferocious George Maggie yes a Member of Parliament, evidence he may have shown engagement lead by the ‘lost in the Budget debate would have not a community worker or any back then certainly isn’t transition’ puppet Smiley Heather been all over in less than a other function they become apparent today. Drollet’s lack of made one thing absolutely clear week with Smiley and his team preoccupied with. professional conduct as a highly to the whole nation, He isn’t blankly staring into space in The Democratic Party Leader paid official of the Opposition is cut out to be the leader of the bewilderment. is at fault and is in breach of his compromised by his refusal to Parliamentary team. The deputy The shocking admission responsibility to lead by example, continued next page PB

Cook islands Herald 22 July 2015 Opinion 3 Can Puna save the day? Yes he can. The 1 Million dollar Man - PM Puna dd up all the things the Civil List or the Renewable that the Prime Minister Energy budget, which has by Ahas financially cost the the way ballooned from its Cook Islands and you become $500,000.00 annual budget to realize he’s in this game for to almost $4 million to date. Henry Puna and no one else. Which explains why he’s been No other PM has spent covering his behind by using as much as he on Civil List this budget to fly his wife and expenses, no other PM and no driver with gear for his homes other Minister spends as much in Manihiki. as he on travel and Air Raro In total it is estimated that charters. the lofty jet setting PM Henry In 2011 he spent a record Puna spent a total of $1 million $58,000.00 out of the Civil List, dollars on charters and travel in 2012 $47,000.00, in 2013 and expenses. The long list of $49,000.00 in 2014 it is said he wasteful spending and ineptness spent close to $250,000.00 in shown by his leadership has Charters and travel overseas. made the people of the Cook PM Henry Puna In 2015 it has been Islands poorer as a result. In than one. numbers may never be known. estimated that Henry has addition to his disregard for Few of our people really To really save the day and save travelled no less than 10 times the hard working tax payers know how much PM Puna has the Cook Islands there is one to the Northern Group on he has been a diplomatic squandered on overseas trips thing the life style PM can do. chartered flights either using embarrassment in more ways and aircraft charters but the And that’s to resign. - George Pitt be critical of government in any Minister Mark Brown who makes shape or form. This is likely due the claim that international SWITCH ON WITH to his immediate family links financial bodies say the Cook tied back to the CIP government, Islands are a model that the rest namely his wife and daughter. of the Pacific should aspire to Te Aponga Uira Heather has his hands tied following. Is your power bill with his CEO because Drollet Colagate, Grey Power virtually singlehandedly rigged grievances, petitions on Te Mato the Conference that got Heather Vai, conflicts of interest, petitions overdue? installed as the Party leader. It’s a on the lack of consultation compromise Heather is content on fishing licenses, the to live with at the cost of the Appropriation Bill guillotining, Party masses. and Political reform. It’s all too Demo insiders now realise the hard to be honest about the Party is heading for many more truth. This CIP Government years in the opposition if the approved $620,000.00 of over next Conference doesn’t address expenditure in 2011 their first the Leadership matrix. If Henry year in Government. The more Puna pulls the plug and dissolves things change the more things Parliament for an early election remain the same. it’s curtains for the Demos who There are whispers the winds of may have strengthened their change are beginning to blow, will Rarotonga seats but still lack the the CIP members who have seen means to convert more outer this molestation of the country’s Island seats to become the finances finally do something Government. about it in their 10th August party Is your current electricity account past due? While the Demos scuttle conference? Not likely. about trying to become the They, CIP party delegates, If the answer is yes, please pay it today or call our government, for the CIP it’s the will remain with leader Henry Credit Management team immediately on 20054 to same story, same song, nothing Puna because Teariki Heather is work out a payment plan. changes. The CIP Government too autocratic and strategically incompetent, as for Mark Brown, We value your business and we’d like for you to plays the same song every year. resolve this issue as quickly as possible. “Things are going good, it all well he’s a follower doing the ticking over nicely,” chirps Finance bidding of others. - George Pitt www.teaponga.com Cook islands Herald 22 July 2015 VIEWS 4 Nicky and Mickey-Cars, Schooners and Pageants o sooner had $600K MCIPA led by Clee Marsters to worth of Hyundai’s the newly formed Rohan Ellis Narrived that the public and Dianne Clarke Bates of CITC observed Nicky Henry the $70K committee, and Mickey Henry a year Te Maeva Nui ambassador and the Tiare Taporo schooner come out and publicly defend and the allegations of the blatant the wasted purchase and why do breakdown of due process and you ask? Because it’s said that his Magna Carta. brother Mickey Henry a convicted It’s a pungent recipe of insider tax dodger, Prime Minister Puna information of who you know and Mark Brown’s $100,000 go rather than what you know and to man made the purchase in his this abhorrent game that the role as Cook Islands Investment Cook Islands Party Government Corporation Chairman. is playing at is now more obvious Two things have become than ever before. synonymous with the Henrys in Shiny new cars, schooners Mike Henry Nick Henry the last few weeks. with unadvertised government unadvertised plum jobs ahead unpopular 74 vote Prime Minister And cars aren’t all of it. contracts and new pageant of others when neither lifted of the Cook Islands continues to Nicky Henry in trying to get the committees trying to wrestle a finger or contributed to the make one frightful mistake after Miss Pacific pageant authority in away a benefaction that has election campaigns is a sticking another. Backing the wrong pony Samoa to change the pageant been around for three decades point within the CIP who have and gleefully jumping on a flight organizers from the 28 year The manner in which the sweated without reward. to leave behind the messes of his long organizing committee of Henrys have landed lucrative In all this, Henry Puna the creation. - George Pitt

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Cook islands Herald 22 July 2015 NEWS 5 Health Conference 2015: Towards a healthy future 2015

By Noeline Browne Social Services and Research found that children with mixed The 17th annual Cook Islands chaired by Dr Kiki Maoate with a Pacific heritage preferred their Health Conference which runs keynote speech by Prof Richard Cook Islands side. The inference from 20 to 22 July 2015 held at Poulton from the University of being that other Pacific parents the Rarotongan Beach Resort Otago, followed by Dr Aumea tend to be stricter and felt they and Spa attracted some 200 Herman on establishing the could not confide in them. health professionals, observers Cook Islands injury surveillance Cultural resilience in Cook and distinguished guests. The system and Mayor Tairi from Islands overall theme was: Towards a MOH on injury and injury-related Meg Perkins from the healthy future, with subthemes disability in the Cook Islands. University of Queensland of NCDs, child health, men’s Statistics show that we have presented her PhD thesis on health, women’s health, research 9,500 registered motor vehicles, cultural resilience in the Cook and trauma and emergency. of which half are 2-wheel (ie Islands as it affects youth The keynote address was motor bikes, motor scooters). and rates of incarceration delivered by Dr Kiki Maoate. Law enforcement for alcohol (imprisonment). Meg recalled Cook Islands Medicine pre were satisfactory, relatively poor her early days in dealing and post 1965 for speed, poor from helmets with prisoners after having Highlights from the first and none at all for seatbelts, car moved to Australia. She was morning session were the restraints (baby seats) and use of disappointed to find the very historical perspective given by Dr mobile phones. high rates of incarceration of Joe Williams of his experiences During question time, the indigenous Australian people in his early days in medicine, subject of non-compulsory (the Aboriginals) and also in New which work eventually led to wearing of helmets for those Zealand – but not quite at the the eradication of filariasis driving up to 40kmph became same rate. Over the 25 years she (elephantiasis) in the Cook a bit of a hot topic, with some finds that the situation is even Keynote Speaker Dr Kiki Islands. Other doctors he blaming ‘women power’ because worse (noting that’s a disgrace’) Maoate mentioned included the late Dr women said it would ruin their Then at a conference she heard no children’s homes (they are Tau Cowan (later Kainuku Ariki) hairstyles in the way to church. of ‘cultural resilience’ of Cook taken into extended families and Dr Terepai Maoate (later Others blamed the politicians. Islands and was intrigued as to as ‘tamariki angai’) or what the Prime Minister then Treasurer/ Yet another had a novel solution: what that phrase meant. Western society call ‘informal DPM). During question time, how about compulsory for all Meg came to Cook Islands to adoption’ or foster care. Her PhD Pa Ariki noted that many of the men at all ages and all speeds, carry out her study and found thesis was very well received by past Prime Ministers of the Cook and compulsory for all women that it embraced culture, family the University and she plans to Islands were originally doctors, after 7pm (adding that should and a certain way of dealing allow access to her research by including Dr Williams. This was take care of the church going with matters. There are no putting it on Open Access on the followed by Dr Teariki Tamarua ladies). Others blamed the youth facilities (praise the Lord); QLD University website. who took a more lighthearted ‘lethal’ combination of motor approach to the subject with his bike riding and alcohol for taking humorous recollections of his a toll on our youth in injuries or Our Frontpage model very early days in medicine as an fatalities. intern. Youth wellbeing Dr Williams is still pioneering Eliza Puna from AUT presented medical treatments such as his her findings on Cook Islands work treating eczema which his Youth views towards positive research shows is an allergic mental wellbeing and suicide reaction to certain foods. At prevention. Her study was on his Mt Wellington clinic, he has Cook Islands children: half successfully treated patients the study were NZ-born and of all ages from babies to the others were those Cook adolescents through to adults Islands-born in the 16 – 24 who have had the condition year age bracket. She noted for years. His treatment plan is the taboo nature of suicide very effective and within 5 to and stigma attached to the 7 days, the eczema is cleared. subject and advocated taking Dr Williams has written a book a ‘multi-sectoral approach to about the treatment so that the problem such as having a other doctors can help their national suicide plan strategies. patients as well. Key findings in her study were Our frontpage model this week is 16 year old student of Injury related disability & that identity, culture and family Tereora College, Ananya Raeina. Check out our website helmets were important to addressing www.ciherald.co.ck. and facebook page: www.facebook. Tuesday’s morning theme was the issues of the youth. She com/ciherald Cook islands Herald 22 July 2015 OPINION 6 Letter to the Editor Shame on Rashneel Kumar! ear Editor, some relief to football in the New Zealand. the gutter and irresponsible It was very Cook Islands. It seems it had only Editor, Rashneel Kumar should journalism of Rashneel Kumar Ddisappointing to read provided some disappointment be ashamed of himself for linking who should be reminded he is a on the back page of the Cook to him. us to a article which has no visitor in our country and should Island News on Saturday 18th The Cook Islands National connection to Women’s Football use his space in the newspaper July with the headline of a story Women’s Football team is ranked and the Pacific Games. to be honest, fair and respectful. by Rashneel Kumar “ Bronze 105 out of 209 countries. In I really feel for all the girls in Our players don’t deserve this. medal relief for poor performing other words, if there were only the National Women’s team, the Liz Harmon sport.” 20 countries playing football coach, team management and Captain of the CI National What’s more disappointing in the world, the Cook Islands their families who represented Women’s Football Team is the fact that Rashneel Kumar would be ranked 10, which is the Cook Islands at the Pacific For the Record; linked our success at the Pacific pretty good for a very small Games. They all trained hard Cook Islands, population Games to a story about a ranking country. His home country Fiji and their commitment and 20,000, Women’s Soccer Team of men’s football and I’m not on the other hand with almost achievements should be ranked 105 sure why this article was linked a million people is ranked 37 recognised and not linked to an Fiji, population 1 million, to the Pacific Games, which had places behind Cook Islands on article to suit Rashneel Kumar’s Women’s Soccer Team ranked no relevance whatsoever. 142. thinking. 142 (37 behind the CI) Our National Women’s Mr Kumar should be aware We as a nation should Cook Islands Women’s Soccer Football Team eliminated if he did some research the celebrate success of the entire Team; his home country Fiji, with a Cook Islands National Football team Cook Islands at the Pacific Bronze Medal 2015 Pacific population of almost a million Women’s team have won bronze Games and let’s hope it is an Games in PNG (Eliminated Fiji) people, from the Pacific Games at the 2010 Oceania Nations inspiration to all young Cook Bronze Medal 2014 Nations as they failed to defeat the Cup, and again in 2014 at the Islanders to know with hard Cup (Higher status than Pacific Cook Islands. He goes on to say Nations Cup. A tournament with work and commitment comes Cup) that the bronze medal win at a higher football status than the success. Bronze Medal 2010 Oceania the Pacific Games will provide Pacific Games, which included Let’s not be side tracked by Nations Cup Disgruntled people of the Cook Islands - enough is enough ia Orana e to We have just heard about the these manu kaomani or porenas heard. We cry tears of sadness Tumutevarovaro, recent departure of Mr. Terri into our Country! The very same looking at our country.....e KGreetings to our dearest Rangi who has been serving person who was involved in the toketoke enua au, kare na tetai ke Minister, Hon. Teariki Heather this country, his own blood and George Speight coup in Fiji some e tara mai kiaku. and associates. people for 23 years, only to be years ago and was charged. Te Atua Te Aroa We write to voice our deepest pushed and ousted by coward Look around you, how many Editor’s note: and utmost disgust in what is Minister Turepu Kiriau. Why? foreigners do you see? 80% more This paper has always happening on the island. The He has done a tremendous job!! than some 5-7 years ago! maintained that Cook Islanders corruption, the bribery, the day What do our people do when What will happen to BITB have a right to know how light robbery - you name it. All your Government push them out? and the locals their? Honorable many foreigners are living and happening under this government Leave the country and then? Who Teariki Heather, I beg you to working here. Details on the CIP! Sad and shamefully to say, are all left here? FOREIGNERS!!!!! intervene and put a 100% local number of ex-pats working for under the leadership of Henry We have interestingly heard in that seat that will look after government and the salaries Puna! that the Prime Minister has our iti tangata and safe guard they are receiving should be Our people are suffering on our pressured & intervened the our country from corruption and known to the PSC. Numbers of island due to the selfishness and Minister Kiriau to hire his own mis-treatment. Or bring back Mr. foreigners holding work permits corruption enforced by the Prime family and blood, Mr. Teariki Tere Rangi. and the work they are permitted Minister! Vakalalabure who is a close You are our only hope in to do should be known to The Grey Power are still being relative on Henrys line. Where is Government. the Immigration Service. taxed, the Nikao School still the fairness here? Angaanga kino We Vote for Teariki Heather, he Government’s continued failure unfinished, flash new cars bought tikae. has the peoples back and vote! to publish these figures will in for what? Hiring and firing This same person Teariki, who Vote for Teariki Heather for in time only lead to public of HOMS! Why? Because they works at the BITB is in charge PRIME MINISTER, not Henry resentment, antagonism and aren’t affiliated with your political of Foreigners registration. He Puna! opposition to foreigners. It may party? Ae te tangi e! is responsible for allowing all I sincerely hope our voices are even become an election issue. PB

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SZealand Ms Ntombizodwa The two countries signed a Tax Lallie will travel to Rarotonga Information Exchange Agreement in August to present her letters in 2013 which came into effect of credence to His Excellency in the same year in support of Tom Marsters, the Queen’s international efforts to strengthen Representative to the Cook Islands. cooperation in the area of taxation The Cook Islands established and the two have shared interests diplomatic relations with the as members of the Commonwealth Republic of South Africa in February family. 1996 and in May this year; the “We are heartened by the two Governments approved the accreditation of the South accreditation of South Africa’s High Africa’s Wellington mission to Commission in Wellington to the the Cook Islands and have a good Cook Islands. Previously, South working relationship with High Africa’s mission in Canberra had Commissioner Lallie,” said Deputy South Africa’s High Commissioner to New Zealand oversight of its relationship with High Commissioner Tepaeru Ms Ntombizodwa Lallie and Cook Islands High the Cook Islands. Herrmann. Commissioner Tiki Matapo While the Governments of the High Commissioner Lallie and the Australian High Commission in beginnings of African diplomatic Cook Islands and South Africa have Deputy High Commissioner Wellington earlier this year. representation in Wellington. had limited engagement to date, Herrmann were part of a panel Africa is important in regard High Commissioner Lallie will it is hoped the accreditation of who presented on Women in to multilateral alliances and attend the 50th celebrations in the Wellington mission, and High Leadership during an International engagement and within the Rarotonga as part of her visit to Commissioner Lallie to the Cook Women’s Day event hosted by Pacific its profile is rising with the present credentials. Letter to the Editor The Kia Orana campaign by the Tourism Corporation a failure of a misguided and misdirected pr promotion ear Editor, has not changed much. However, church, as more important. Is promoted by the Tourist Authority. I don’t know how those employed in the industry has this because too few in Aitutaki Admittedly, they were not slick Dmuch money was changed with the large influx of have benefited from the tourist campaigns and their budgets I allocated for this campaign but it migrant workers and the frontline industry or is there some other am sure were not in millions of appears to me to have been a lot face of the industry is increasingly reason? dollars but I knew then what of money used to prepare media Fiji/Indian and Philippines The extravagant launch of they were trying to do which was material, an extravagant launch dominated. This begs the question, the Kia Orana campaign at the to get our people more involved and subsequent advertising. are Cook Islanders feeling more Maire Nui Garden looked to in this new industry and benefit First I have to ask what is the marginalised in our tourist industry, be an exclusive event for the from it. Interesting topics like purpose of this campaign? Is it if so does this not pose a real selected from the industry and sports on Sunday and using our to convince the general public problem for the industry? community and Joe public had culture, foods etc. as resources to be kind and friendly to our The latest evidence of this lack no role or place in that launch. I for the tourist industry, were tourist? Or is it to convince the of appreciation and support for believe the beer, wine and food directly addressed and debated. community that the tourist our most important industry flowed freely during the night I am also sure those Tourism industry is good for our country is the Aitutaki Sunday flight. and a great time was enjoyed by weeks were always opened at a and we should wholeheartedly Despite several years of debate the invited. This event seems to Sunday church service. support it. These objectives about the pros and cons of this me to be an exercise of preaching Even the slick advertising are of course not mutually issue the people of Aitutaki said to the converted. leaves me confused as to the exclusive but the execution of no to the Sunday flight. Forget Indeed, if this campaign message it’s trying to convey the campaign appears to me about the politics and the hair was directed at Joe public to me. The ads may be funny to be nothing more than a pat splitting about the numbers why not plan a big launch at but they are also somewhat on the back for CITC (not you who voted, the simplest the Punanga Nui Market on a condescending. Since we are in Trevor) and the tourism industry interpretation of the referendum Saturday morning where we are the social media age, what about for a job well done and keep is that the majority who cared to guaranteed the biggest gathering some robust specific social media supporting us Joe public . vote said NO. of tourist and local people campaign to canvass young Cook In the last 40 years, since the The development of the tourist every week. What role has the Islanders views and ideas about advent of our tourist industry, industry in Aitutaki is without churches been ask to play in this the future of our industry. I certain aspects of our tourist doubt, one of the success stories campaign or the churches not hope the new blood injected in industry has changed while others of the industry in the Cook the most influential institution in to the CITC Board will give more have not. The dominance of non Islands and yet the people of our community? strategic thinking to future local Cook Islanders in the ownership Aitutaki showed they value their I remember in the late 70’s PR campaigns in the future. and management of the industry traditional lifestyle, tied to their or early 80’s the tourism week Joe Public PB

Cook Islands Herald Issue 776 TE KAVE KORERO TE KAVE KOREROHost: Tony Hakaoro, WEDS 15th JULY 2015 Te Maeva Nui Update The Te Kave Kōrero on Wednesday 15th roa atu teia i teia nga ra, e tae mai nei kia “The morning program starts with a July 2015 was an informative program for `ākono`ia ratou, kia mako te tikitikianga i thanksgiving prayer service at the National listeners. a ratou i ko i te pa`ī, ko i te airport, e to Auditorium, and that’s a combined service ratou taime, kia kore ratou e taii, kia kore lead by the Religious Advisory Council. And The first guest speaker, Sonny Williams, e manamanatā, ko te angaanga maata ia i then at about midday we’re encouraging Secretary of the Ministry of Cultural teia ra, e pou ua mai to tatou pa enua a everyone to come down, there will be Development, said that for the first time teia nga pa`ī, Varaire pa`a e tāmanako`ia vendors and we’ll have a kids zone and a ever in the history of the Cook Islands, nei, me e `āpōpō Varaire, me e Maanakai”. team zone”. plans are in place to televise Te Maeva Nui 2015 ‘live’ to the outer islands, enabling Williams said Air Raro is in the process “The Constitution celebrations will be at our people there to watch Te Maeva Nui of flying other groups to Rarotonga from the foreshore and that will be from about on their television sets at the same time as Mangaia, Atiu and Aitutaki. midday to two o’clock and then just after it is happening on Rarotonga. that we’ll start the official part of the 50th Bishop Tutai Pere of the Apostolic church Constitution ceremony with the arrival “I manakonakoia na teia, kua tae rai pa`a ki was the second guest speaker on the of our VIPs, the Queen’s Representative, te toru `ā mataiti i teia taime, me ka rauka programme. the Prime Minister, we’ll have our flag i te tuku atu na runga i te tivi, broadcast ki raising ceremony, we have some speeches te pa enua. Kua roa teia manakonakoanga, He said that a thanksgiving service has from some of our students who won the inara, kare i rauka na i te rave, i teia mataiti been set for Wednesday 15th July at 7pm speech competition earlier on in the year, ra, ka tae mai ta matou matini taviri teata at the National Auditorium. and then we’ll have a presentation from ou, nenei ou aere, ka rauka i a ratou i te the Prime Minister of New Zealand, John tukati atu i teia ki runga i te mea broadcast “Ko te akakoroanga maata, ko te pupu Key, and then we’ll have a presentation a te Telecom e te TV Cook Islands, e tuku taokotaianga i to tatou ngakau, to tatou from our Prime Minister, we will blow atu ai ki te pa enua”. manako, to tatou vaerua, te iti tangata te out the candles on our 50th anniversary Basileia Kuki Airingai roto i tetai tuatau celebration cake”. He added that Radio Cook Islands would pure, akaoki akameitakianga ki te Atua no be broadcasting Te Maeva Nui 2015 ‘live’ tana tiakianga i a tatou i teia rima ngauru Te Maeva Nui officially opens on Thursday also which would enable listeners in the mataiti, i te riroanga na tatou rai tatou e 23rd July followed by the annual float outer islands to listen to Te Maeva Nui on akatere, tae mai ki teia ra”. parade on Friday 24th July. Saturday night their radio sets, as has been the case in the 25th July will see the beginning of the past 30 years and more. Nick Henry, the third guest speaker cultural performances and the start of Te informed listeners that on Constitution Maeva Nui 2015 competition. Williams said that the priority to date is to Day, 4th ensure that outer island groups are warm August, there are a number of events set Te Maeva Nui concludes on Sunday 2nd given the recent cold weather thus far on for that day. August with the imene tuki competition Rarotonga. (traditional hymns).

“Ko te manako maata i teia nga ra, ko te `ākonokonoanga i to tatou iti tangata no te Association established pa enua mai, no te mea, kua kite tatou e, te tomo mai nei ratou mei roto mai i te reva maana i te pa enua tokerau, ki roto nei i to for retired Police Officers tatou reva anu i Rarotonga nei”. n Tuesday at Police HQ, retired Police Officers met and established an Association . Aitutaki MP Moana Ioane advised the Herald on Wednesday He added that it is also a priority to welcome Othat some 20 retired Officers elected; former detective Norman George as Chairman, former Chief Inspector Tini as Secretary and former patrol boat captain groups arriving from the outer islands and Garth Henderson as Treasurer. making sure they have settled down well The Association is the brainchild of Sir Frederick Goodwin and Tevai Matapo. Moana at their respective accommodations. said the Association now encourages former Officers to join the march on Friday with the Police float and to assemble at Police HQ in formal attire (white shirt/tie). Moana “No reira, ko ta matou angaanga maata said there may be up to 50 retired Officers on the island.-Charles Pitt Cook Islands Herald Issue 776 TE KAVE KORERO TE KAVE KOREROHost: Tony Hakaoro, FRI 17th JULY 2015 BlueSky connects Outer Is TV Janette Oliver, Marketing Manager at other events further down the line. we are. It’s just going to change the way Bluesky, the new owner of Telecom Cook that we are able to show our own people Islands, was the guest speaker on Te Kave “One of the things we have sort of looked what’s going on”. Kōrero on Friday 17th July 2015. at, further down the track, the ability to show the Miss Pacific Islands Pageant, She added that Internet Protocol Television Oliver said that Bluesky is working in the Miss Cook Islands Pageant, things like (IPTV) is available in the Cook Islands. partnership with the Ministry of Cultural that. There are other events that we could Development to televise Te Maeva Nui certainly look at supporting and providing “There has been a thought of having 2015 ‘live’ to the outer islands. this service for but what it does mean is IPTV technology available in the Cook that knowing that we have the ability we Islands. There are always things that we “Telecom Bluesky is really proud to be can look at opening up those types of are working on. Certainly with the Bluesky sponsors for Te Maeva Nui 2015 and part things”. Group, IPTV is available. There are always of that sponsorship is actually we are going new and exciting opportunities that we’re to be doing a stream to the outer islands, With regards to residents on Rarotonga wanting to look at to provide to your to all of the outer islands, on their tv being able to watch Te Maeva Nui on customers”. stations, so essentially what we’re doing, their television sets Oliver said that we’re providing the footage from the Te collaboration between the broadcasters If everything goes as planned everyone on Maeva Nui celebrations and other 50th would need to be effected. the outer islands should be able to watch celebrations so our feed goes from our Te Maeva Nui ‘live’ on their television sets, encoders and decoders in Rarotonga at Te “Over here in Rarotonga there are at the same time as groups are performing Maeva Nui and then it is spread across the broadcasters and so it would also mean on stage inside the National Auditorium. island council station, the tv station, to be that those broadcasters would need to be watched by our viewers or our people in a part of that discussion”. Te Maeva Nui 2015 officially opens the outer islands”. tomorrow, Thursday 23rd July, followed “In terms of broadcast here in Rarotonga by a float parade on Friday 24th, then “So, as far as Penrhyn as well as low as there is the encouragement to go along to the formal cultural performances and Mangaia, they will all be able to watch Te the event, apart from that, we’ll need to competition kicks off on Saturday night Maeva Nui from their own home”. see about those types of things”. 25th July.

Oliver said that the television footage Oliver said that Bluesky is very excited Te Maeva Nui continues next week and from Te Maeva Nui will be broadcasted via about televising Te Maeva Nui for the first concludes with the imene tuki competition Bluesky’s internet feed. time ever. (traditional hymns) on Sunday 2nd August.

“It’s not going directly through our satellite “We are extremely excited, we are very The 50th anniversary celebration of feed, it is going through our internet feed, proud to be bringing this to the outer self-government will be marked with a that is, that would be broadcast out”. islands, we are very proud to be involved thanksgiving service on Constitution Day, with Te Maeva Nui. I’m really hoping Tuesday 4th August 2015. “We are indeed going and sponsoring the everybody is going to be as excited as feed to be fed out to the outer islands and so what happens there is because it’s going directly to the tv station that are looked after by the island council, then it is fed back as any of the tv station are, they just need to make sure they’re on the right frequency and they will be able to see it just as they do with anything they have on local television”.

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Cook Islands Herald Issue 776 TE KAVE KORERO TE KAVE KOREROHost: Tony Hakaoro, MON 20th JULY 2015 Understanding “smoke free” The anti-smoking law was under scrutiny akamaramaiaanga, e rua tauatini e itu “Kua tano taau. Manea toou manako e on Te Kave Kōrero on Monday 20th July oki teia ture, te akatakaanga i konei, kare apai ra koe, inara, ko te reira oki tetai ngai 2015 and was one of two subjects of e akatika akaouia te kai avaava i roto i te e taii nei ratou”. discussion. restaurant”. Tony suggested that te Marae Ora may A DVD with advice and recommendations Furthermore Tairi said that after one year want to contact Trader Jacks with a view to with respect to growing vanilla was also after the commencement of the anti- addressing or resolving the smoking issue the other subject on the programme. smoking legislation smoking is prohibited at their bar. in public places. Te Kave Kōrero presenter, Tony Hakaoro, Tereapii Pita, owner of Onu Studio, now a stated that he was at Trader Jacks on “E tai mataiti i muri ake ka akataangaangaia DVD producer on Rarotonga, talked about Saturday night 18th July and noticed there ai, mana teia ture i te taangaanga, kare e his latest DVD production, a highlight of a were people smoking at the bar. akatika akaouia te kai avaava i roto i teia series of vanilla growing workshops held in au ngai nei”. Rarotonga in 2014. He said that he spoke to the Bar Manager and was told that people can smoke at the “I raro roa mai i te tuanga tai i te irava The DVD captured the advice and bar and that the only smoke free zone is rua ngauru ma iva, tuanga tai, e, a, b, c recommendations of one of the big vanilla the restaurant. oki tetai, e tuanga rua, e tuanga toru, teia producers in Tahiti. e tuanga `ā i raro roa mai i roto i te ture, Contributing to the discussion concerning te karanga nei i konei kare takiri e akatika Amongst several recommendations the this issue of smoking at the bar was Police akaouia te kai avaava i roto i teia au ngai DVD offers and suggests a variety of Commissioner Maara Tetava and Marae nei, tera i reira, ka neke atu te tangata ki options in respect to choosing the right Ora anti-smocking officer Maina Tairi. vao, ki vao ake i te restaurant”. altitude where planting vanilla is highly recommended. Tetava said in Maori that smoking is Tony said he expressed to Trader Jacks on prohibited within 70 per cent of the seated Saturday night that he believed smoking is Pita said that the DVD would be on sale area of a restaurant but is permitted prohibited at the bar but they disagreed. at Annie Pita’s stall at the Punanga Nui however within the other 30 percent Market this coming Saturday 25th July. remaining area. “Kua karanga au ki a ratou i te po Maanakai, i taku i mārama, kare e akatikaia te aronga For further information or enquiries “Te ngai i reira o te restaurant mei taau e kai avaava i konei i te ngai e oko nei kotou i regarding the DVD please contact Apii or taiku mai ra i nakonei, i raro ake i te irava te kava”. Kare ratou i `āriki i toku manako”. Annie Pita on telephone 20294 or mobile ture rua ngauru ma iva, te karanga nei 72257. oki e, me e restaurant toou, at least e itu Tairi agreed with Tony. ngauru patene o te ngai nooanga o teia restaurant noou, kare e tangata e akatikaia i te kai avaava ki roto. E toru ngauru patene i reira i teia restaurant noou, ka akatikaia Society gives thanks for te kai avaava ki roto. Ko teia pa`a te ngai e taii nei ta taua e akakite ra i nakonei. Ko teia toru ngauru per cent e te itu ngauru per cent. Penei e, te oro nei reira te au taeake no ratou teia au ngai, i raro ake i gift of 1855 Maori Bible teia vavaianga i teia tuanga toru ngauru e te itu ngauru”. ook Islands Library & Museum ministers are great users of said Bible, Society Inc hosted William which was published in the UK at the Tairi contributed saying in Maori that Tailby to morning tea today, to instigation of Rev Wyatt Gill (who was under section 29 (4) of the anti-smoking C thank him for his gift of an 1855 Maori based in Mangaia for 30 years in the legislation smoking is prohibited at Bible (brought to Rarotonga last year 1800s). They like comparing the Maori restaurants. by a friend). of yesteryear with today (and there “Me `ākara mai ra tatou i raro roa mai i roto William Tailby’s grandfather (same are a lot of changes). Many seem to i te irava rua ngauru ma iva, te numero `ā, name) was the Resident Agent here prefer the 1855 Bible to the current te karanga katoa ia nei e, kare e akatikaia 1943-51. versions in use, published in Fiji in the te kai avaava i roto i tetai ngai kaikai uatu, Tailby, a retired school principal from 1980s. In fact the Bible is so popular e pera katoa, in any area designated as Northland, NZ, was accompanied by we’ve been asked to reprint it but a non smocking area. E oti, i roto katoa i his wife Elizabeth and two daughters because of its volume and fragility, te ngai kaikai, i muri ake i te tuatau, me, karanga taua kua pau oki te mataiti i tuku along with their partners and children. costs are prohibitive. ai teia ture, karanga taua kia taangaangaia Tangata Vainerere was invited to Jean Mason ine, e tai mataiti i muri ake i teia ture i te represent the CICC whose church Are Tapaeanga Opens

oday marks a significant Tiaki’ (one of the core values and languages. The centre of month partnership between milestone as Cook of the Kia Orana Values the building highlights a map of Cook Islands Tourism & Ports and TIslands Tourism along Project recently launched by the Cook Islands as islands rising going forward this relationship with the Ports Authority Cook Islands Tourism) which out from the ocean and finally will continue to work collectively officially opened the much represents a guardian or the Manutai design represents for the benefit of all marina users anticipated Are Tapaeanga. keeper with a scared purpose. the birds in which our voyagers and the Cook Islands economy Are Tapaeanga is an excellent Two types of stones were followed to distant lands. as we continue to strive forward example of Cook Islands design selected the “punga” coral rock For future proofing of the with our cruise industry says and culture being incorporated which represents Te Tua Tokelau building it is also important to Metua Vaiimene, Director for into some of the country’s (Northern group islands) as they note that modern technology Destination Development. infrastructure says Halatoa Fua, are atolls and the other being has been integrated in the Cook Islands Tourism looks CEO for Cook Islands Tourism. volcanic rocks to represent Te design which helps to minimize forward to seeing the building Fua, supported this notion in Tua Tonga (Southern group maintenance. Water saving and being used to host events right his opening speech outlining islands) of raised volcanic flow reduction taps have been on the water’s edge with all of what a project of this scale is all makatea. installed in the bathrooms the cultural elements as well as about ‘a coherent and strategic When driving pass the Avatiu to minimize water wastage. the modern features on display. approach towards developing waterfront it is difficult for one A state-of-the-art Biolytix The building construction was tourism’, he continued with not to stop and admire the treatment plant has been completed by local construction the statement that ‘we must iconic building with its coral installed with distribution lines firm RVK Contractors under the continue to foster innovation in rock wall and its open style that will take effluent directly to supervision of Project Manager our thinking as an industry and design. The Are Tapaeanga the gardens & trees landscaped and Architect Romani Katoa of acknowledge that by facilitating has many cultural elements in the area with a “fruit” garden Romani Design Consultants. those ideas into reality’. such as the bronze fitted ‘wind to be added at the end of the Cook Islands Tourism would The opening included a stone dial’ in honour of our voyaging site. Solar hot water and solar like to thank the New Zealand laying ceremony like that of our history and knowledge. The power has also been added to Government for its continued ancestors to commemorate a names used in the wind dial are provide hot water and electricity support towards the Destination special event or occasion. The in two groups Te Tua Tokelau to the building as well as LED Development program which stones laid were a symbolic and Te Tua Tonga to reflect the lighting and sensor lights. enables such investments of representation of a ‘Mana different Cook Islands dialects The project has been a 5 this calibre to be made. PB

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Cook islands Herald 22 July 2015 NEWS 2 1 Pa Enua ladies in town – time for a mammogram ? omen from the pa which will be providing free or will be shortly – for a recall, having these checks.” enua who are in transport for women from the and given an appointment “Both the Breast Cancer WRarotonga at the area of the outer island hostels, time. Foundation and the Ministry moment and who are over forty to and from the hospital. The latter part of next week is of Health are urging women years old, are being encouraged Women, who are under 40 for ‘first time’ mammogramers in the susceptible age group, to take the opportunity to have but think they may be having from Rarotonga. or from susceptible families, breast checks while they are breast problems or have a The president of the to come forward. So make an here. history of breast cancer in Cook Islands Breast Cancer appointment and please keep A team of breast cancer their family, should take the Foundation – Jaewynn McKay it! If you have trouble getting specialists will be here next opportunity for tests too. – says all women over forty or to your appointment, please week and the week after, and The group of women breast women under that age with a let us know we might be able the early part of the second specialists from Australia have family history of breast issues to help you get there.” week is being set aside for been visiting Rarotonga – should make arrangements to “Breast cancer is a hideous women from the pa enua. taking annual leave from their be checked out next week. disease. But early detection The Ministry of Health will be regular jobs – to carry out “This wonderful team of and treatment greatly increases getting in touch with leaders breast checks for six years now. women from Australia has been the chance of affected women from the visiting outer island For the first part of next week giving up their annual leave living much longer to enjoy, and groups to give them more they will be seeing women to come here and carry out be enjoyed by their families.” information. But from Monday they’ve seen before and have these simple and non-invasive For more information or to week – Monday the 27th of asked to come back for further checks. There is nothing they make an appointment please July – pa enua women should checks. Those women should enjoy more than to see us phone Rarotonga hospital on watch out for a little green bus, have been contacted by now – take up their generous offer of 22 664. Handing over the bras! omen from the pa enua could be going Whome sporting a new bra or two courtesy of a gymnasium in New Zealand’s Bay of Islands. Each October for the last eight years Sonya Marsh, the owner of Curves has been collecting bras from her members and sending them to places where they are needed or in short supply. The bras have been sent to Samoa, after the tsunami, and to the outer islands in Fiji (twice). After 2011’s collection the bras were donated to Dargaville’s Girl Guides and assisted in their effort to create a chain of almost Cook Islands National Council of Women (CINCW) Coordinator, Taputukura Mariri and 170,000 bras breaking the Vice President of the CIBCF – Patricia Tuara-Demmke. previous world record of over then sent to the Cook Islands women will be able to make good that priority would be given 166,000 bras set in Australia in Breast Cancer Foundation for use of them. The National Council to the women from our most 2009. distribution. of Women will be responsible for northern islands, who seldom get For the last two years the The Vice President of the CIBCF distributing them.” the opportunity to access bras. women who work out at Curves – Patricia Tuara-Demmke – says, On receiving the bras Cook CINCW are taking the opportunity gym have been donating “The bras come in all colours and Islands National Council of presented by TeMaiva Nui to brassieres for the ladies of sizes and have plenty of life left Women (CINCW) Coordinator, spend time with our women at the Cook Islands. The bras are in them yet. We hope our local Taputukura Mariri commented the various hostels. Cook islands Herald 22 July 2015 NEWS 22 The saga of child abuse and neglect in the Cook Islands – Part II A of Part II by Te Tuhi Kelly next generation of parents we are dragging having babies themselves. They carry on in I believe that child abuse is a noose up, parents who are throwing their teenage the same merry old way as they were taught around our neck as a developing nation kids out of the house because the parents and experienced growing up as a child and and if we want to have any chance of have lost control of their relationship with we perpetuate the same old same old. Lord joining other nations at the global table their child or children. That’s the only thing help us if they become the future business on an equal footing then we must nip it that they have learnt growing up as children, and political leaders of this country. The in the bud. We are celebrating our 50th is to react rather than act to cement the survival instincts they developed avoiding anniversary of self-rule and we must operate relationship with their child. How as aso punishment and abuse as a child and the under the mantra that: “Our children are called developing nation are we going to skills they learned to become invisible and our greatest asset and our people are our put our people first when our basic building how to manipulate situations they are in greatest commodity”. As children growing blocks of our future, our children appear to are quickly used in their dealings when up, we thrive in an environment of stimuli, come last? they get to adulthood. Outwardly they may so as soon as we can talk, we ask questions, Thus as children they have been subjected portray this professional persona, but put soon as we can control our bodily functions to being growled at for the most simple them under enough pressure and push the we look, listen, feel, taste, smell and then of things and prevented from taking part right buttons and they revert to type, like explore, experience, and get hurt and that is in meaningful discussions that adults a possum caught in the headlights. Is it no how we learn and that is how we engage our are having, they are seen as a nuisance wonder that we have blue and white collar burgeoning intellect. That is at odds with the rather than the inquisitive and nosey little crime, we have politicians crossing the floor way many children growing up here in the intellectual-sponges that they are and of the house, we have cronyism and we have Cook Islands are reared. Contrast that with should be encouraged to ask questions public service leaders who are incapable what I have heard here, with adults, and you no matter how inane or innocuous the of performing at the level required. It is would be surprised at the so called paragons question. Instead they are constantly being so noticeable that when you ask college of our villages who treat their children told to shut up or you’ll get the bash, told students here to use their initiative, they shockingly. The parents are talking and a to stop making a noise, don’t climb on this struggle because they have been brought up child wants to interrupt and ask a question. or that and go outside and play. The adults not to speak out of turn, not to contribute The parent’s response to the child is to tell making these comments are generally to meaningful discussions and not to get them to piss off and stop bothering me and poorly educated in the proper rearing of themselves noticed. By keeping under the I have heard even stronger language used to children and have picked up the nations bad radar they will not get noticed by adults deter or deny the child. habits of punishment before praise, with and then growled or belittled for having an The child learns that this is the appropriate punishment being the main criterion. It’s no opinion. behaviour and that it is alright to use this sort use taking guidance or helpful instruction Guess what, you speak with any of the of response in their dealings with others. from the older people or grandparents. employers in the Cook Islands and they will You readers, you can’t tell me that you Do you know why? They are just like you, tell you of their frustration that their staff haven’t personally seen this going on. They they learnt the same poor parenting skills in the main lack initiative, drive, nous and take this attitude and behaviour into their that you are leaning now. It’s come down common sense. They don’t perform at the adult lives and this becomes the norm or the through the generations. Ask yourself, why highest levels expected (being poorly trained standard by which they live. Then they use did you have or are having children only to notwithstanding), take no responsibility for these same responses to their own children abuse the privilege of having these precious any wrong doing, believe in a blame culture and this can escalate into domestic violence commodities. You want to sort your child out, and do not volunteer if they can help it. When against their partner or wife using the same well don’t do it in public, you will embarrass they get promoted to supervisory roles, they lessons they learnt as a child as their parent the child, yourself as well as others watching have time-spent experience on the job but was their mentor so they must be right. Any or listening in. When you do sort your child precious little else. This is quite noticeable as negative response to a demand or order out, do it in a fashion that doesn’t belittle or they struggle to manage, mentor or get their from them to their child or their partner is demean the child but make it very clear that staff to operate at the highest performance met with abuse, physical assault and in some the behaviour you saw them engaging in is levels without resorting to some sort of cases violence of a degree that outweighs not appropriate. Remember this little saying, threatening, abusive or coercive behaviour the original issue. They do not have the “praise in public and punish in private” and to get them to comply or perform. necessary maturity or coping mechanisms resist the temptation to react or lash out at Tourists all complain about the poor that would enable them to make a reasoned the child. customer service in this country and having response, instead they take this as a personal Don’t get me wrong on this, okay, most been on the receiving end of poor customer attack and they get very defensive which can parents here love their children, the problem service in private as well as public sectors, I quickly escalate into violence when alcohol is that unconsciously they put mental and can see the effects straight away. We’ve all or mood altering drugs have been ingested. physical impediments in the way of their seen it, you walk into a shop and immediately What I have also noticed in the Cook Islands children’s development, and are stifling their get ignored. Worse if you go to a government is that the parents talk at or through their child’s innovation and their ability to take department. Nobody wants to take children rather than engaging them in calculated risks is stunted as they grow to responsibility or to look after the customer constructive conversation. Yelling seems adulthood. I believe that they are at a distinct unless they are coerced to. That’s why I assert to be the way they speak. When the heck disadvantage at a time when the country that we have turned into a nation of, “it’s are you parents going to wise up. We are needs innovation, enlightenment and Cook not me’ it’s someone else’s responsibility”, turning out a nation of kids with very poor Islanders with initiative that can perform at because we are subconsciously thinking social skills, unable to explain themselves the highest levels of the community. So we about what happened to us as kids when we properly, unable to make proper decisions stunt the mental and physical abilities of our stuck our heads up or put ourselves out on a and unable to stand on their own two feet children, and what do you think happens limb. An adult, usually a parent growled us. without constant propping up. These are the when they grow to adulthood and start to be continued next week PB

Cook islands Herald 22 July 2015 VIEWS 23 Letter to the Editor Can government “part the sea?” ear Editor, me “They must compensate tangata’! The ‘cartel’ will say treatment? Instead lay new pipes Tim Tepaki’s Landowners.” Read article 40 I am not qualified to make at a cost of $34 million dollars Dintentions are of the Constitution. That’s statements on water systems, (it’s in the Master Plan) and fill it promising until he puts in the why we have Laws. It’s called a however in some cases they with water that is deemed ‘non- ‘political’ rant and says the democracy! must listen to themselves before potable’ by the Travel In Travel Government will part the Sea. Editor, maybe Tim has a belief they comment. All that is shared Out Experts (TITOEs). Here’s Get Real! Firstly have you pitched that his man Henry is above comes from qualified engineers a fact that Tim appears blind the Government on your Fishing the law and doesn’t need to in New Zealand and Australia to. Locals are discriminated, Proposal? Acquiring debt from be accountable to anyone and knowing of water quality neglected, disrespected, towards EXIM (China), ADB are forms only Neves. Remember that standards regardless if it’s by when it comes helping our own of dependency. These are not statement on National TV “He WHO, New Zealand or Australia people on these big projects. charities! We were on this same has the Law”? and the process of water projects. The “people’ or ‘iti tangata’ of band wagon prior to 1997 and we Read past articles on-line at Local expertise like those who this nation vote all MPs into all saw the fallout then! You were the Cook Islands News. “Grave set up the treatment system at power and pay the debt that the not here then so out of sight out concerns about water project” a World class Tourist Resort. A Government incurs. Sources say of mind is it? A total ‘Financial Dec 10, 2013, “Projects are local who has commercially sold “this project is already over $30 Disaster’! This looks like 1997 Bankrupting our people and and treated bottled drinks for million” and all we have is pipe round 2. This is also mentioned our Nation” Sept 2014. The over 20 years. My father worked laying, water tanks, talk on water in the Te Mato Vai ‘petition’. water quality standards in Cook for the Rotorua City Council, standards, quality and reporting. Many people since then have Islands Herald last month. You specialising in treating water. Are To put guttering off a roof and told me “I should have signed believe there is peace, order and they not local ‘assets’? Inclusive into a water tank, laying pipes the petition.” This includes good in society? Read Standing of all locals who help our and treatment can all be done by Water Intake Landowners, Grey Orders 394 and Article 39 economy. Look at how they treat locals, Keep us updated on your Power members, family and including those who believe that the ‘Tangata Whenua’ on the fishing proposal and pitching friends from Aitutaki who await Government “will part the sea. watercare services website. They government! an outcome from a referendum Most of the $11 million dollars acknowledge, respect and have No Government will ever part held recently and Nikao, Avatea to fund AECOM and the PMU is a say, just like it is stated on the seas, however the truth will set school kids parents. Just look at going off-shore. Don’t you think Master Plan. Do our Landowners you free! Akarongo meitaki, teia the financial situation of Greece that could be utilised to fund here have a say? te autara a te au metua “Poto a to see its effect on the people. your fishing venture? Look at the goal of the Te Mato mua, mamao a muri” Te Atua te Have you realised ‘assets’ can Meeting with so many ‘local Vai project , “Supply of potable Aroa no Tatou Katoatoa, teia ra e also include our people? assets’ this project would have water to network by 2016.” If te au ra ka aere tatou ki mua. Must agree that all the blame been done well under half the people were the first priority, James Thomson (for Te Mato cannot fall at the feet of today’s price tag and no debt, simply wouldn’t they have started Vai Petition Committee) government however when by using our people, our ‘iti straight away with the water you mention the Te Mato Vai project this draws the line! That whole project is owned by the Funeral Notice people and the Government Frank McNabb 12 November 1949-18 July 2015 regardless of who is in power. Government is only a service provider, hence the term ‘Public Service’. The loans that service all projects are to be paid by the ‘taxpayers’. The Lands where the water is derived from (check all the block files, the 1915 Act and the Constitution article 64 part b and c) and the Water Resource are owned by the Landowners. Not Government! If so where is there law to say they own it? If you have $500,000 of kirikiri Frank McNabb, born 12Nov49, passed away Hand 1 Mar 1989 to 31 May 1990 and then or sand under your lands are peacefully on Saturday 18 July, after a brave Civilian 3 Nov 2008 to 7 Jan 2013. you saying “Government can and long fight with illness. He leaves a loving Frank lived in Rarotonga with his family from just come in and extract all that legacy in his wife Teremoana, children Sidney, 1992 to 2004, he was secretary and bar manager resource” and then say “Sorry, Jennifer, Sean, Brendan, Robert, Francis, Marina of the local RSA, an avid member of the Hash no compensation as long as and Nathaniel, 18 grandchildren and 4 great House Harriers , the Game Fishing Club and the we restore the land back to its grandchildren. Golf Club. original condition we may need Proud of his service in the New Zealand His funeral is to be held in Rangiora, NZ on to pay for damage of a few Defence Force - FLIGHT SERGEANT (RTD) Adrian Wednesday 22 July, 11 am at the Rossburn coconut or mango trees?” Some Francis (Frank) “Dawg” MCNABB G83404 Safety Reception Centre. family members who voted for & Surface Worker. Royal New Zealand Airforce Messages of condolences may be sent to the Minister of Akaoa have told 16 Oct 1967 to 2 Oct 1988, then General Service [email protected] Cook islands Herald 22 July 2015 NEWS 24 Exclusive Feature How a miracle saved a man on the road to death By Poko Utia drugs, guns, gangs, always in who you are, I just need some n Tuesday the Herald court, always in front of a Judge. help! If you help me I’ll give this interviewed Owen He said it was embarrassing for up and I’ll serve you!” Owen said OJohn Pomana, about his mum and his family hearing that from that day onwards, God God’s miracle in his life. about his life story the things he set up a plan that was going to His is an inspirational story of was getting up to in Australia. change his life. how one man found Jesus Christ But when Owen returned God’s plan and how he hopes that people from Australia he came back as Owen believes God always has can find love and trust in Jesus a Christian and he said people a plan for our lives and he had Christ just as he did. think that when a person goes one for him. He says God has Owen Pomana is 44 years old; to prison they will find Jesus fashioned our days for us in a single with no kids or wife, he Christ and become religious and book, God has books on who we is from Hastings New Zealand. in a matter of time they’re going are, in the book of Philippians it He is travelling to 37 different to go back to their old ways. says I know the plans that I have countries telling people his story It’s been seven years now since for you oh Lord, to give you hope in the hopes that they find Jesus. Owen has been clean because and a future and in that hope He is being hosted by Youth With his love for Jesus and his love and future he was going to send A Mission (YWAM) community for being a Christian has never what Owen calls a crazy man, a in Vaimaanga. Cook Island is diminished it has motivated him Pastor to come and speak love. the first of the 37 nations Owen to carry on down this good a This Pastor heard about Owen John Pomana plans to visit. He will also visit righteous path. Owen’s life and turned up at his thinking they were going to do Pakistan and India. Owen said Gangs, drugs, prison door step to tell him about a guy something funny. Owen thought he believes that his past doesn’t Owen went from being in the called Jesus Christ. Owen was they were going to do drugs or define his future, and that daily Navy to becoming a champion shocked and thought that this look at girls dancing on the poles he receives emails and SMS body builder, to a person who Pastor was crazy. Owen didn’t or go into a pub and drink, but from people who are struggling almost committed suicide, then know who Jesus Christ was and if Pastor Ken had something else in in life. He says that they suffer to a homeless person, then he he was even interested in getting mind for him. from depression; they might be became a male prostitute to to know him. He says Pastor Ken Inspired by the homeless on drugs or rejection, all things a gang member, drug dealer, had compassion in his heart and He took Owen to a homeless that he has dealt with before. drug addict to bank robber, he wasn’t afraid to talk to him; shelter where he showed him Many would give to have an imprisonment then to finding he saw it as an opportunity to be how to do well in his life. Pastor opportunity to speak to someone Christ. Now he travels preaching able to speak life to him because Ken told him how he and his who has actually been in their his life story to people and his life was leading down the wife come every night to the shoes and has experienced what feeding and clothing the road of death. shelter at 10 to feed and clothe they have experience. homeless, helping people deal The persistent Pastor the homeless. Seeing how A falling away with their problems, giving them Pastor Ken knew Owen was much Pastor Ken and his wife Owen served in the New a reason to keep going. suffering deep emotional pain cared, inspired him to get his Zealand Navy but due to a Owen has been all around and he wanted to help Owen act together, knowing that these relationship problem where he the world helping people and find Jesus so he could put an people cared about him, inspired caught his best friend in bed kids. He helped kids who were end to the destructive path he him to do better help people find with his girlfriend, it sent him child prostitutes in Thailand, was going down. Naturally Owen hope. off the edge because he didn’t involved in human trafficking thought Pastor Ken was crazy. Owen is grateful to Pastor Ken know how to deal with rejection. and slavery. He visits orphans, Despite that, Owen refused but for continuing to help him and He became bitter and wanted to hospitals, schools. It’s limitless Pastor Ken carried on trying to showing him who Jesus Christ commit suicide. He fell away from the opportunities that are given help him. Owen said jokingly he was. He is eternally grateful society became very angry and to him because people haven’t shouldn’t have given his number for Jesus Christ and hopes didn’t think anyone cared so he heard of a story like Christ in to the Pastor, who called him for that people never give up and shut himself off as most Maoris’ you. Owen believes that you’re weeks and came around to his continue to help themselves. or Polynesians don’t want to talk the evidence of love working in house. Owen and his mate would Owen said he knows there about their problems. Owen just the community. hide behind a curtain because are radical religious elements wanted to run away from them. In 2007 Owen was in trouble they were high on drugs. in Pakistan and India where So he took off to Australia. with the law and on the run Owen said when he ended up Christians have been persecuted Owen struggled to get a job from an outlaw motorbike gang in court again, he saw all these and put to death but he is not and became homeless in the who wanted to kill him and he ladies there to support him. He afraid. streets, he lived in the streets, thought to himself in a moment knew Pastor Ken had sent them For more information about he made friends with street kids, of desperation that he’s going to but didn’t know why. They told Owen, check his facebook page. he learned the language of the have a quick conversation with him Pastor Ken had sent them He will also be sharing more of streets and fell into a path of the Lord of the universe. He for support because Jesus Christ his story at the YWAM centre destruction for 12 years he was in ended up on the beach saying loves you, he was shocked. One in Vaimaanga this Thursday and out of prison with no hope, “God are you real? I don’t know day Pastor Ken tricked him into evening. PB

Cook islands Herald 22 July 2015 NEWS 25 Pacific in Stone project to leave a lasting legacy

By Hayley McNabb because we are a Pacific island aster Carver and that the other Pacific islands sculptor, Michael should come and join us in the MTavioni is seeking celebration as they have the sponsors for a proposed a same stories of when they are project called “The Gathering governed by foreign countries of the Pacific in Stone” where as well as their independent himself and other sculptors from governing. He also mentions Tahiti, Hawaii, Samoa, Tonga, that a representative from each New Zealand, Marquises, Austral island will carve a large stone in Islands, New Caledonia, Vanuatu their own home-land style but and Papua New Guniea will with 50 as the theme. sculpt 50 stones to represent the Tavioni has given himself one 50 years of self-government in month to raise the awareness the Cook Islands. and interest and get people to The idea came about last sponsor some stones so that year and the purpose of by mid-August they can start it is to contribute towards carving the stones so they’ll be the celebration of the 50th ready by mid-September. The Anniversary by providing a lasting sponsors will provide a story for and permanent legacy in stone. the stone and then it’s up to the Because the floats and dancing carver to produce a version of only goes for days, Tavioni says that because when it’s finished delivery of the stone to where it and read the background of that the stone sculptures will the stone will belong to the will be placed. In addition to the the carving and also learn more signify the celebration more sponsor. significance of these stones, they about the history behind the 50 permanently as they will last There will then be a celebration will become a tourist attraction years of self-governing in the for years. Tavioni thought that at the end of the carving for the as well because they can go Cook Islands. Rakahanga team from Auckland excited

By Hayley McNabb n Monday 20th, the Cook Islands Herald Ogot the opportunity to interview the dance team from Auckland, New Zealand who are here representing Rakahanga and practicing at the St Joseph’s Hall behind the Cathedral. We spoke to a representative of the group Tuteru Samson and he said that they are very excited and ready for the performances that are starting next week after practicing for over 4 months. Two of the goals Samson mentioned was actually getting to Rarotonga and striving to do their best. Samson also spoke confidently about that if they were to take it out this year it would be a bonus as well as a personal goal. Cook islands Herald 22 July 2015 26 RELIGION Building a life of service

for His holy work.” The words “..holy work..” means Ministry or Service. The Bible says you were saved to serve. God didn’t just By Senior Pastor John Tangi should give our lives to serving put you on planet earth to take ome people say that God and others are. up space, to sit around, watch the secret to greatness 1. WE ARE CREATED FOR TV, have a good time, and die. is money and lots of S SERVICE Why did God leave you here on it. But God said “the secret God made us for that purpose. earth the moment you became of a great life is when you Ephesians 2v.10 reads “For we a Christian? And not take you learn to serve.” Jesus said in are God’s workmanship, created to heaven, because He has Matthew 20v.26 “Whoever in Jesus Christ to do good works something for you to do? You’re wants to become great must which God prepared in advance left here for a reason. Remember be a servant of others.” (New for us to do.” The Bible say that that we are Saved For Service. Living Translation) “Whoever you and I were put on planet 3. WE ARE CALLED BY GOD TO wants to be a leader among you earth for a reason. Human SERVICE must be your servant.” Great beings are here to serve, to help We’re not only Created for Teachers serve their students. each other, to make the world a Service, or Saved for Service, Great Shopkeepers serve their better place to live in, and we’re but we have been Called by God customers. In other words the created by God for ministry, and to Service. The Bible says that God did not give you your key to being great at anything is for service. every Christian is called to Serve. talents and skills just to spend on to serve others. Leading People Illustration If you leave Not everybody is a Pastor, but yourself, and retire, and then die. To Jesus Christ, is a Service to batteries in a torch for a long everybody is a minister. What But He gave you those talents God. God says the way to go time and not use the torch, the is a Minister? A Minister is a and skills and even abilities to Up is Down. Meaning, the more batteries will corrode and ruin Servant. What is a Servant? It help other people. I Peter 4v.10 you serve the Greater you are. the torch. Why? Batteries are is somebody who Serve. Every reads “God has given each of you The two words that best define made to be used. Like Batteries time you help other people some special abilities. Be sure to the Christian life are GIVING and we too are meant to be used, in the name of Jesus, you’re use your abilities to help each SERVING. Jesus said in Matthew made for service, and if we don’t ministering to them. Remember, other.” All for the purpose of 20v.28 “..I didn’t come to be serve others, we get corroded, we have been called by God to “Leading people to Jesus Christ”. served but to serve others and ruined on the inside! service. May God bless you during this to give my life as a ransom for 2. WE ARE SAVED FOR SERVICE 4. WE HAVE BEEN GIFTED FOR 50th Anniversary Celebrations. many.” II Timothy 1v.9 reads “It is SERVICE Te Atua te aroa. The 4 main reasons why we God who saved us and chose us Young dancers hard out at practise By Poko Utia and there but overall, they are n Monday the 20th of prepared to rock the stage next July, the Herald team week. Agnes informs us that the Ovisited Avarua primary costumes are all ready, and were school to interview young people made by the lovely Manihikian’s who will be participating in Te in New Zealand. Agnes says at Maeva Nui this year. We spoke to the end of Te Maeva Nui they Agnes Daniels a year 13 student might be hosting a show for at Tereora who is dancing for people to come and watch them Manihiki. Agnes has a positive perform once more for all those attitude towards performing who wish to watch them again. on stage, and is confident that We also interviewed another all their performances will be dancer Tereora year 13 student A category. She said normally Teiti Tupuna who is 18 and dancing practises run from morning for the Mauke team. She said that till mid-night. Agnes said their despite that their team need a lot practising spots are hectic due of work done she is confident that to their schedule and sometimes they will be well next week. She they practise at the school or the is very excited and can’t wait to markets and up at the Takavaine perform. Teiti said once Te Maeva field. They only have a few Nui is over they will throw a party matters to polish up on here for all the Mapu and a KaiKai. Agnes Daniels PB

Cook islands Herald 22 July 2015 27 NEWS Cobronutocks Enterprise Limited Mitiaro goes for silver

By Tiana Haxton products. He finds ways to make n Monday the sixth our products more appealing of July 2015, all three to customers and makes sure Oyear 10 Mitiaro school everything is going well. students and their Enterprise Together we form the teacher arrived by air on Cobronutocks Enterprise Rarotonga. We were to stay at Limited. the Mitiaro Hostel. We were here for the BCI For a few months before business challenge 2015. What arriving on Rarotonga, we had is the BCI business challenge? It been working hard on our is a competition for all Year 10 products. students across the Cook Islands. We produced Moina Tai Five or less students form a (Coconut Sauce) team. Purumu Kikau (Coconut Frond There are 5 roles in a team. Brooms) As there are only three year ten we picked and husked Mangaia Team - First place winners students on Mitiaro, This means refreshing Nu (drinking coconuts) there will be two students with Vai Uto (Drink made with ‘Uto’, two roles. After some discussion white spongy heart of a maturing we ended up like this: coconut) CEO/Team Leader = Tiana And we painted Beautiful Rock Haxton (Me) Art. Finance Manager = Brandon We decided to bring Our Kikau Kaukura Brooms, Nu, Vai Uto and Rock art Production Manager = Martein to Rarotonga to show during the Taia challenge. Communications Manager = On Wednesday the eighth, Brandon Kaukura we all travelled down to the Sales and Marketing Manager New Hope Church (situated to = Tiana Haxton (Me) the right of the Computer Man) Each team member had and set up our table. Before different jobs. A CEO/ Team sitting down and going through Mitiaro Team - Second place winners. Brandon Kaukura, Leader, controls and motivates our scripts in our heads while Tiana haxton, Martein Taia Mrs Murare the team, double checks all is we awaited the start of the when they claimed the 1st place Our experience is one we will going smoothly and comes up presentations. prize. cherish, we are very proud to be with many ideas. After speeches and an We won the 2nd place trophy, able to win this trophy to have The Sales And Marketing introduction of the three judges, a $500.00 cheque and a bag of Mitiaro’s name carved onto it for Manager is a very creative followed by song and prayer, goodies from BCI. everyone to see. person. They design logos, eye Mitiaro was called up to the catching advertisements and front. finds ways to attract customers to the products manufactured. I quickly opened up our Power As Finance Manager, Brandon Point Presentation before we had to keep track of our cash. began speaking about our little Our Income, profit or loss, Business. and so on. As he was also the We explained our name, logo, Communications Manager, he visions and mission, our finance had to keep track of everything! and business plans before Note down the time we spent showing images of us producing having team meetings, the time our products and selling them at we spent producing our products Market Days. and record all the things we When we finished, we were produced and had donated seated while we watched all towards our market days. the other presentations. Finally, Martein is the Production everyone was done and the Manager: he must make sure winners were to be announced. all our products are of high We were astounded when Congratulations quality, we have enough for we were called up as the BCI Welcome to the world Elizabeth Saffron Powell. Born selling, he also motivates the business challenge 2nd place Sunday, 19th July 2015 team so we can work faster and winners of 2015! Congratulations to Ron and Beryl for the birth of their more enthusiastically on our Mangaia was also surprised beautiful baby girl. Cook islands Herald 22 July 2015 28 NEWS Breathtaking The Joy of Phenomena Nature By Lucianne Vainerere By Teherenui Koteka Tuesday 14th July 2015, 19:00 hours. The sky was stained Just the other day I was scrolling through my newsfeed on with pinks and oranges and reds and I witnessed the best Facebook when I came across a video. The video was captioned sunset I’ve seen in my entire life. I’m 17 now. Picture a deep ‘it never used to be this way’. The video contained two groups of maroon, sombre colour, that’s the first colour sitting on the people answering the same question, ‘as a child what was your horizon. Now picture a pale yet vibrant orange. That’s the favorite thing to do’. Those who answered the question were second colour. Now think of a bougainvillea pink. Light but divided into two groups, people around the age of 30-45 and not pale. That was the background I saw that evening. Black people around the age of 8-10 years old. Their answers could silhouette clouds floated above the sunset while ripples not have been more different. There was a general consensus littered the lagoon mirroring the colours the sun shone as it amongst each group. Every single member of the older group hid away. Little coral peeked out of the water embracing the said they enjoyed the outdoors, saying that when they were cool air from the ocean. Rarotonga you take my breath away. kids they couldn’t help but love the outdoors. They said they Sunday 19th July 2015, 19:16 hours. Maroon rushed over the would spend every spare minute of the day playing outside, sky leaving a blotch of purples. The crescent moon reflected exploring, and embarking upon adventures. When I heard this. its light and the stars twinkled endlessly. I could not help but think of my own childhood. The sunrises and sunsets lately have been breathtakingly Growing up here in Rarotonga my childhood had many beautiful. I’ve never appreciated them this much before but similarities. My days were spent exploring the mountains and now I’ve been making more of an effort to see them every plunging into the river by my grandmother’s house. I would now and then. It has an unusual peaceful sensation to it spend every Sunday with my friends and family at the beach, that makes you feel inner peace. We live with these natural kayaking, swimming, building sandcastles and having picnics beauties everyday yet we take advantage of it. Sometimes at the beach. My weekend nights were spent camping on the it’s good to go on your own just to have some ‘me’ time and beach or in the bush. break away from the world and the craziness it brings. I know After school the remainder of my days were spent building it sounds a bit lonely and maybe depressing but honestly it’s tree houses and playing war in the banana patch next door. I not. Actually, it’s refreshing and allows you to savor the calm would literally spend every waking moment outside, until my it brings. mother called me in to do chores or eat dinner. The other group I had a ritual where – since January – I would go down to answered the question in a very different way. The general Blackrock every Friday evenings and watch the sunset. It consensus in this group was that the best thing about childhood started when one of my closest and dearest friends left to go was technology. Every single child said that their favorite thing overseas for further studies. That was the last thing we did to do is stay inside and enjoy the comforts of technology. together along with another equally close and dear friend. Many of these children said that the outdoors was lame and So every time I go it lets me remember the unexplainable they couldn’t go a day without their electronics. They took pride moment I had with them. We didn’t speak, we just sat quietly in the fact that they could finish entire TV series in a week. Two breathing the same air, watching the same sunset, sitting on girls shared the fact that they would not be able to function the same rock, being young, maybe a little bit wild and free. without their tablet, they said “I would literally die without my But half way through the year my plate kept piling and piling, tablet”. This made me incredibly sad. The comparison between then my body ached and ached, and I may have become the childhood that these children have and the childhood I had restless. So I stopped going. Which I shouldn’t have. Because could not be more different. it helped me. Looking at something so naturally beautiful, Yes I enjoyed the occasional movie but I never ever had the knowing that I can see it everyday, made me ignore all the ‘luxury’ of having a cellular phone at 10 and quite frankly I am so ugly things I had going on – it made me look at the ugly things happy that I didn’t. I realize that not all children are like this but differently (if that makes any sense at all). this video was a clear indicator of the way our world is heading. So if you’re not feeling great at all, and have heaps going on, Yes it is important to move with the times, but is it really worth and you need a little break that will do you some real good. our children forgetting the basic ways of childhood? Don’t hesitate to either watch the sunrise, the sunset, stargaze It makes me sad to think that so many children out there do or maybe drive along the newly re-sealed roads at 20km/h. not know the joy of nature. Growing up, nature was the only We’re heading into a very busy time, for our country and our thing I needed to entertain me, and I sincerely hope that the people. Don’t stress, breath, stay cool, relax, eat, *sigh* bliss. children of this generation and the generations to come realize the joy that nature brings. PB

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Cook islands Herald 22 July 2015 NEWS 30 Araura College Enviro Squad Do you love it enough? Kia Ma…that is the motto for the Araura College Enviro Squad. Made up of eleven students in years 8-12 the Envirosquad is on a mission not only to clean up the school and community but also to promote environmental awareness. The Enviro Squad was set up in late April 2015 to develop an environmental project to reduce waste and protect Aitutaki’s land and lagoon by promoting the 3Rs – Reduce, reuse recycle. The Aitutaki Conservation Trust and Araura College are working in partnership to support the Enviro Squad in introducing environmentally friendly waste burning, we will also be Condon, Mayor John Baxter, pictured below, are happy to management practices in the introducing biodegradable Island Secretary Tiraa Arere, collect all waste from the College school. The goal is to become the containers for our vendors, Aitutaki Konitara and the Waste each Friday. Cook Islands first Enviro School, setting up a worm farm and Management Centre for making ‘Slowly but surely we will a status that is recognised in compost area, and planting this possible. be changing the way that our New Zealand and we hope one native flora and fauna around Our Mayor, Island Secretary, students think when it comes to day will be recognised here in the school. Konitara, National Environment waste and recycling.’ If you would the Cook Islands too. A big ‘Meitaki Atupaka’ to Services and our Waste like to follow our enviro journey Throughout this term the our College Principal Tracy Management Centre are all in please like our Facebook Page Envirosquad has managed to Spiers, ACT Volunteer Clare support of this initiative and as ‘Araura College EnviroSquad.’ change the way in which waste is dealt with at the college, says Tracy Spiers, principal of Protest mounts over sea bed mining the college. No more rubbish is being burnt and all plastic is he International organization Avaaz is Zealand recently blocked seabed mining projects. now being recycled, food scraps mounting a protest over sea bed mining Scientists point out that many deep water species are are collected for pig food and Tand the possible effects this will have on the being discovered all the time, and that the ocean floor soon will be used to feed a worm environment. can take decades to recover from disturbances such farm. A compost bin is currently Here in the Cook Islands environmental concerns as the creation of sediment plumes from mining. being built and this will be used appear to have taken a back seat to the legislative The International Seabed Authority has already to turn leaf litter into compost framework and financial returns. issued licenses for exploratory mining across 1.2 for the orchard. While government is setting up a Sovereign Fund million square kilometres of ocean floor. The body The Enviro Squad together to bank the revenue expected, government is yet to is almost unknown, and its 24-person Legal and with their Principal Tracy Spiers commission any studies of possible environmental Technical Committee does the detailed scrutiny of and ACT member Clare Condon effects of sea bed disturbance to marine life and more proposals and environmental safeguards with minimal have researched and developed importantly, the food chain. transparency. We now have a unique opportunity to a waste management model that This is what Avaaz are calling for: put its twenty-four members on notice with a demand can be applied to other schools in “For years they’ve poisoned rivers, devastated that they freeze all mining until independent science Aitutaki and potentially the Cook forests and displaced communities, and now massive proves it safe and the ISA opens up to concerned Islands. Student empowerment, companies are rushing to dig up the seabed for scientists and citizens. ownership and the sustainability precious metals. Often, we don’t realise the value of our most of the project in the long term Twenty-four people can stop this plunder of precious ecosystems until they’re destroyed -- but are key to its success. It is about our planet’s most fragile places, and they’re this time we have the chance to take action before changing behaviours so that meeting this week!! The International Seabed this whole new threat lets rip across our oceans. Join protecting the environment is Authority normally attracts as little attention the call for a freeze on deep-sea mining, so we can intrinsic in every decision and as an underwater mine miles offshore, but our hit a million and deliver to all delegates before their every choice. community can change that. meeting ends: There has already been A few countries have agreed full or partial bans, and https://secure.avaaz.org/en/deep_sea_mining_ some great achievements leading scientists just appealed for a freeze on deep en_dn2/?bRRcKeb&v=62025 such as running a logo design sea mining contracts. Let’s amplify their message with Together we’ve stood up to protect our earth’s competition (thank you to a million-strong call, take out newspaper ads to hand most precious, awe inspiring ecosystems -- from the Bishops Cruises, Pacific Resort deliver to each delegate, then publish their names majestic trees of the Amazon to the stunning species and Telecom for sponsoring and their responses. Add your voice and send widely: in the Great Barrier Reef. Now, we are standing on prizes), setting up recycling https://secure.avaaz.org/en/deep_sea_mining_ the brink of a new gold rush that could devastate stations and painting the old en_dn2/?bRRcKeb&v=62025 an ecosystem that has so far escaped the ravages of rubbish bins, covering over the Mining companies claim they can mine the seabed mankind. landfill to stop unnecessary safely, but authorities in Namibia, Australia and New The Avaaz team” PB

Cook islands Herald 22 July 2015 31 CLASSIFIEDS TENDER VACANCY

MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT Tender for the Maintenance of TE APONGA UIRA Motor Vehicle Fleet Request for Tender for a Maritime Technical Advisor All interested parties should register their interests by for the Ministry of Transport contacting the following: Marlene Cuthers on 20054. The Development Co-ordination Division (DCD) of the Ministry of Finance and Economic Management (MFEM)and Ministry of We are hiring: Tilers / General all-rounder Maintenance Man. Transport seek a suitably qualified company or individual to Please call 25-800 or email [email protected] submit a tender for the provision of a technical advisor to work in the Maritime division. The technical advisor will be based at PUBLIC NOTICE the Ministry of Transport in Rarotonga. Tender documents can be obtained from the Development Coordination Division, MFEM, Level 3, Cook Islands Government Building, Avarua or downloaded from the Cook Islands Government Procurement website: http://procurement. gov.ck Tender documents are also available from the Tender PUBLIC NOTICE Manager. For any enquiries please contact: Tender Manager, Mr Boyd The public is hereby advised that those who are intending on Ellison travelling overseas and wanting to take paua(clam) meat, shells Email: [email protected]; Ph: +682 22226 or +682 or coral, that a CITES permit is required from the National 54221. Environment Service office. Tenders Close: 3pm Thursday13August, 2015 (Cook Islands Time). A CITES permit can only be obtained during office hours, Monday to Fridayfrom 8am – 4pm, and no permits will be VACANCY issued outside these hours.

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n Saturday, the eyes 2.91 per game. preliminaries’ participants. 20 consecutive qualifying of the footballing 5,602 players, 310 referees 82 years and one month competitions, Russia 2018 Oworld will be on and 650 assistants took part in have passed since Sweden and being the latest, have involved the Konstantin Palace in St. the 2010 preliminaries, which Estonia contested the very first Luxembourg, Portugal and Petersburg as 141 nations kicked off more than eight years FIFA World Cup qualifier in Republic of Ireland, the only await their destiny in the ago in the build-up to the finals Stockholm in June 1933, a game nations to have competed in all Preliminary Draw for the 2018 in South Africa. won 6-2 by the hosts. 19 to date. FIFA World Cup Russia™. As 1,500 people, including a 600- 35 goals in 51 preliminary 9 seconds was the time at the big day edges closer, FIFA. strong band of volunteers, will appearances established Iran which San Marino’s Davide com looks at some eye-catching be involved in the staging of legend Ali Daei as the most Gualtieri scored the fastest statistics from the qualifying Saturday’s Preliminary Draw. prolific goalscorer in the history goal seen in FIFA World Cup competition’s history as well as 851 matches are scheduled of FIFA World Cup qualifying. qualifying – a shock opener a few records likely to crash en for the Russia 2018 preliminary The other leading marksmen against England in 1993. route to Russia 2018. competition, taking the all- by confederation are Andriy 7 nations - Argentina, Brazil, 17 million fans clicked time number of FIFA World Shevchenko (Ukraine, 26), Germany, Italy, Korea Republic, through the turnstiles during Cup qualifiers well beyond the Carlos Ruiz (Guatemala, 30), Spain and USA – have qualified the 2014 preliminary campaign, 7,000 mark. At the end of the Hernan Crespo (Argentina, for each of the last seven FIFA producing an average last preliminary competition, 19), Vaughan Coveny (New World Cups. attendance of 23,000. Leading the total stood at 6,452, with Zealand, 19) and Didier Drogba 2 years and eight months is the way in this respect were a record tally of 853 matches (Cote d’Ivoire), Samuel Eto’o how long the 2018 FIFA World Mexico and England, whose having been contested on the (Cameroon) and Moumouni Cup preliminary competition is home fixtures attracted around road to South Africa. Dagano (Burkina Faso, all 18). scheduled to last. The qualifiers 82,000 and 80,000 spectators 206 teams, another record 31 unanswered goals against began on 12 March 2015 and are per match respectively. high, will take part in the 2018 American Samoa in April 2001 due to conclude in November 162 thousand and 764 was the preliminaries, topping the 203 gave Australia the biggest win 2017. incredible record attendance who participated four years ago. ever seen in a FIFA World Cup 2 defeats in 84 qualifiers recorded at the Maracana in The only association not to enrol preliminary match. have ensured current world 1977 for a FIFA World Cup is Russia who automatically 27 qualifying meetings between Germany’s reputation as the qualifier between Brazil and qualify as hosts. Mexico and USA have established preliminary competition’s most Colombia. 159 FIFA World Cup qualifiers this fiercely-contested North successful nation. The Germans 18,791 goals have been scored have been contested by American derby as the FIFA World go into the 2018 campaign in the 82 years of FIFA World Mexico, making El Tri the Cup preliminary competition’s averaging 2.5 points and 2.96 Cup qualifying, an average of most experienced of all the most-played fixture. goals per game.