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SUPP: Herald 08 July 2015 news 2 CI News smear campaign malicious and defamatory say Soccer supporters riends and supporters of millions) for its administration Holmes into the personal long time Cook Islands and development of the code business of indigenous Cook FFootball Association’s including infrastructure. One Islanders who are contributing (CIFA) President Lee Harmon admin staff member said FIFA not parasiting.” are livid at the recent CI News doesn’t just hand out money While there are real cases character smear and sensational for nothing in return, it has to of corruption ramped in reporting amounting to be justified and bid for, all the government and political abuses speculative innuendo. Harmon’s boxes have to be ticked, “Our of power the CI News has adopted personal planting business has track record speaks for itself, our a silence is yellow position but is nothing to do with his role as the development project proposals readily and willingly condemning President of CIFA one supporter are subjected to detailed of vulnerable private sector claimed, the recent bribery scrutiny that’s why there is the locals like Harmon who don’t scandal that ripped open the impression CIFA is getting more spend tax payer’s money. If the heart of Soccer’s global empire than our fare share.” CI News is genuine about getting FIFA had no link to CIFA or Comments by an Executive to the bottom of private sector Harmon yet the CI News inferred member were scathing of the corruption then take on CITC CIFA President Lee Harmon CIFA was under investigation. Unlike the majority of sporting Thanks to Harmon his by the national team. Travel codes CIFA’s financial accounts to tournaments is costly and are audited and forwarded to networking skills has had recent tournaments have been Oceania and FIFA Head Office attended by youth and women’s annually. Regular visits are made numerous benefits for Soccer teams. The emphasis at the by representatives of FIFA and moment is on developing the OFC to monitor the development in the Cook Islands and not just women’s divisions and technical of the sport in the Cook Islands. capacity.” CIFA has impressed those that , Harmon’s ability Lawyer Norman George is have visited resulting in CIFA’s an official of FIFA’s judiciary their track record being the to build relationships with the committee that requires him to catalyst for more development travel overseas for meetings and funding. elite of FIFA at the global and officiate up to five times a year Among the Oceania member usually in Europe. Conferences the Cook Islands regional strata’s has seen the CIFA’s trained referees have has been highly commended Cook Islands find favour at the attended and officiated at top for their good governance and OFC and FIFA tournaments. Tupo compliance with the rules and highest levels. Patia for example has officiated regulations. Unlike some of the at international tournaments with Patia the sole Pacific other regional Conferences, CI News saying Soccer was the and Trevor Clarke about the Island State represented at the CIFA has not suffered the only code who had to pay to unresolved Cola gate issues. Women’s World Cup in Canada embarrassment of any financial have their news published unlike CI News shareholder Phil which ended on Sunday with scandal or inappropriate other codes who got theirs Evans, made comment in his USA triumphing over Japan 5-2.. behaviour at any level of its for free. The current attack on letter on Saturday 4 July, that Thanks to Harmon his administration. Harmon is retribution for CIFA he requested for the FIFA bonus networking skills has had Late last year Harmon refusing to pay for media reports story to be published six months numerous benefits for Soccer stated, “There is no room for like before. ago when he first knew of it, why in the Cook Islands and not just misadventure in our regional “If CI News linked Phil Evans did the story take six months to Rarotonga, Harmon’s ability to structures, accountability wants to spend his retirement come out? build relationships with the elite is a priority, offenders get indulging in grubby muck “The ranking side issue raised of FIFA at the global and regional admonished with the higher raking then he could literally by Evans has nothing to do with strata’s has seen the Cook Islands ranked very severely.” pig out at the CIP government’s how much funding CIFA receive find favour at the highest levels. It is estimated CIFA has received smorgasbord of corruption 24/7 but everything to do with continued next page substantial funding (in the instead of playing Sherlock the number of games played PB

Cook islands Herald 08 July 2015 news 3 MCIPA to host Miss Pacific Islands Pageant 2015 he In a statement from MCIPA, Pageant in September will and Rarotonga and pageant franchise PresidentClee Marsters says celebrate the legacy of the can confirm seven girls are Tfor the Cook Islands “It has been difficult to stand Miss Cook Islands crown and registered to the Miss Cook is under the charter of the by silently and wait for our the reign of our current Miss Islands pageant in September Miss Cook Islands Pageant official confirmation while Cook Islands Teuira Napa, and three still deciding. Association, under the the public continued to be who has served as a diligent “We are delighted that we presidency of Clee Marsters”. misinformed and confused, and graceful ambassador for have had so many beautiful This is confirmed in a letter we always knew our position our people throughout the young women come forward addressed to the Cook was a strong one and are so past three years, as she hands wanting to participate, some Islands Government from happy that the Miss Pacific over her crown to the next shy, some confident but all the Board Chairman of the Islands has acknowledged Miss Cook Islands who we can amazing” says former Miss Miss Pacific Islands Pageant our years of dedication to say with full confidence will Cook Islands and current Incorporated. A letter drafted the Miss South Pacific and represent us at the Miss Pacific MCIPA Secretary, Engara by the Secretariat as a Board Miss Pacific Islands pageants Islands. To host the Miss Pacific Gosselin. Registrations will directive from the Miss Pacific and stood by us. We look Islands is an honour and a close at 4pm on Thursday 9 Islands Board. The letter also forward to hosting a pageant great opportunity to showcase July in preparation for the states that the decision was of humility and integrity that the Cook Islands especially first official event to be held made based on MCIPA being will celebrate the legacy of during our special year – our on the Wednesday 22 July. All “the Association that had the Miss Pacific crown this 50th celebrations” girls aged 18-26 are welcome represented the Cook Islands December”. In regards to the Miss Cook to register. For enquiries or to over the past years without He went on to say, “The Islands pageant, MCIPA have register please contact Engara fail”. official Miss Cook Islands held pageant briefings in both Gosselin Ph:72 935. To a large extent it has been CI News who haven’t got the Harmon and a small group of independent courage to deal SWITCH ON WITH passionate officials, the majority the same hand to our corrupt being volunteers who have politicians and government patiently slogged away building officials. Incidentally Harmon Te Aponga Uira the structures, infrastructures has been formally cleared of any and technical capacity of the wrong doing by the Police. Keep your players and coaches that others Prasad is just another take for granted and will benefit ungrateful Indian who given the for years ahead even if he opportunity of a life time has meter box clear (Harmon) is not around. failed to live up to all his promises, CIFA adds value to the a sorry trait many Cook Island economy through their annual employers have disappointedly FIFA funding plus the grants for experienced. Foreign workers infrastructure projects that are don’t come cheap, they are in contracted to local businesses. fact more expensive than locals, The one sided front page but because local labourers are headline retribution story in short supply and want $12 penned by CI News reporter an hour to do plantation work Rashneel Kuma about Harmon’s Farmers are literally forced to imported Indian plantation import labourers. worker was obviously dumped Details of Harmon’s on him to smear and indoctrinate employment contract with his integrity doubt about the CIFA employee are none of anyone President. The accusations were else’s business stated a friend, unsubstantiated and defamatory “the CI News should know better at the high end, a matter friends than to publish a sensationalised Whenever you’re doing some activity like putting suggest Harmon ought to get one dimension attack upon an in a water tank, dog kennel, shrub or shed always legal advice on. individual as if the allegations remember the golden rule: DON’T OBSCURE THE Concerning the so called were factual.” METER. Police complaint and list of “What is more factual than acts of mistreatment against fiction is very few Fijian Indians In other words, the meter reader must have free Kumar’s Fijian Indian friend get their employment contracts and unhindered access to your meter box. 24 year old Ashwindra Prasad extended, most employers find that was just another shoddy them demanding, problematic Keeping the meter box clear allows for problem- attempt of name and shame and high maintenance.” free reading and easier writing down of information. journalism characteristic of the - George Pitt www.teaponga.com hantal’s C Rarotonga Living

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Cook islands Herald 08 July 2015 NEWS 5 70 workers retirement benefits in jeopardy - DPM Teariki Heather’s company owes CINSF over quarter million dollars efore he continues to he care for the rest of the harbour any more self population when he has scant Bindulgent aspirations he regard for those he employs? should be the Prime Minister As the DPM, Heather is of the Cook Islands Teariki expected to demonstrate Heather needs to polish up on compliance obligations as a his personal affairs that leave a basic leadership responsibility; lot to be desired. If he had any the higher the office one sense of self respect he should aspires to the greater attributes resign from being the Deputy of exemplary character is Prime Minister and put his own warranted. house in order, Heather has While the autocratic Heather obligations and responsibilities is an obnoxious law unto his company T&M Heather himself he demands the rest Ltd are in default of and to his of us toe the line, just another shame they directly involve the reason Heather should not be 70 plus people who work for the Minister of Police. him. According to the Cook Islands Minister Teariki Heather National Superannuation Fund is self deluded by the cheap T&M Heather Ltd owe them words he utters in Cabinet the total sum of $276,180.87. to refute he has monetary (In 2012 $46,714.62, 2013 Teariki Heather conflicts of interest as a result of T&M Heather Ltd being his political integrity is called awarded lucrative government According to the into question, until he fulfils contracts. his Biblical obligations as Heather has denied being Cook Islands National an employer to who he has involved with the operations a moral responsibility to, T&M Heather Ltd but this is Heather should refrain from his inconsistent with his actions, Superannuation Fund T&M grandiose illusion he is destined Heather attends to his business to be the supreme leader over in person almost on a daily basis Heather Ltd owe them the the lives of others. if he is on Rarotonga, according Heather must also resist to some of his employees the total sum of $276,180.87. resorting to racist attacks DPM is very much actively on those he considers non engaged in the daily decisions (In 2012 $46,714.62, Cook Islanders who dare of T&M Heather Ltd. challenge his blatant abuses If the self proclaiming of political power. Criticism is Christian the DPM Heather 2013 $141,411.90 and not the reserved right of Cook cannot or will not comply with Islanders, Heather promotes his legal responsibilities as an 2014 $88,054.35) the ideology if a person is not employer of 70 plus people how recognised by him as being a can he expect to be given the $141,411.90 and 2014 of Infrastructure Cook Islands Cook Islander their views are reigns to rule over everyone? $88,054.35) (ICI) to shamelessly line his wrong and false. Do those who toil away for The down side of the pockets, his company’s workers To the DPM some free his company know the respect outstanding owing to CISF unknowingly may have no advice: If you want to be the demanding Heather is short is the T&M Heather Ltd collectable pension when Prime Minister of the Cook changing them, while Heather workers are not covered for they retire. A member’s funds Islands Mr Teariki Heather then demands their loyalty to him the following benefits of the are a combination of a 5% of demonstrate character traits including their electoral vote as superannuation scheme: Death workers pay deducted payable worthy of that high office, right he directs, he knowingly fails to benefits for group insurance, by the employer and another now you are a grubby vindictive reciprocate those demands. terminal Illness benefits and 5% contribution from the power possessed politician Heather’s self centred the Dismemberment and Major employer. that falls far short of the mark. leadership by example exempts Burns benefit. Heather should stop stating Stop demanding what you are him from genuine leadership While Heather is using every he is a God fearing Christian unwilling to reciprocate. over the masses. How can opportunity as the Minister as a means of defence when - George Pitt Cook islands Herald 08 July 2015 NEWS 6 Our Frontpage model Busy year for Audit Office despite constraints 76 reports completed, major concerns identified, authority to carry out performance audits questioned By Charles Pitt taff in the Audit Office are among the hardest workers in the public service and during 2013-2014 that was nothing Sout of the ordinary as staff completed 76 reports, 68 covering financial audits and 8 special reviews of performance. The Annual report of the Audit Office for the 2013-2014 year was tabled during the last session of parliament. Although the Office lost some senior staff, had unfilled vacancies, capacity issues and budget cuts, the Office completed just 3 less reports than in 2013. Quite an achievement in the circumstances. Audit’s report to parliament highlights several major concerns arising due mainly to systemic failures and anomalies. Areas causing major concern were; -budget overspending and poor management of public funds -poor internal controls in regard to expenditure -lack of timeliness and accuracy in providing statements for audit -poor record keeping and retention of documents -failure to comply with financial policies and procedures -departures from the tender process -poor asset management. The Audit Office identified a number of challenges which it intends to address. Among these are; -to attract and retain young graduates to fill key positions -to improve communications with key stakeholders -to upgrade its auditing software -to build audit capacity -to review the PERC Act 1995/96 to enhance and strengthen the enabling legislation. During the year Audit staff attended a number of international and regional conferences and workshops. These were held in Honiara, Guam, Nadi, Canberra, Bangkok (2), Gold Coast and Panama (Director in place of Solicitor General). The extent of all this travel probably explains why the Office’s travel costs were $26,604 compared to $17,203 in 2013. Interestingly entertainment expenses were $10,222 compared to just $4,703 in 2013. The Office did make considerable savings in other areas like professional services, office supplies and repairs. Of note is the Office’s intention to increase its performance audit coverage. It claims performance reports are essential components of accountability documents. The Herald has previously raised this issue of the Audit Office assessing performance and posed the question whether this was more the responsibility of the Office of the Public Service Commissioner who is responsible for the management performance of Heads of Ministries. It was also queried at that time Our front-page model this week’s Herald Issue 774 is whether Audit’s legislation extended to “performance.” Is there a Deborah George. The twenty year old beauty from Aitutaki is demarcation issue here? Maybe this needs to be addressed. now living in Rarotonga and is working at Club Raro.Check Finally the audit by KPMG of PERCA raised a number of issues out our website www.ciherald.co.ck. and facebook page: regarded as sufficiently important to address but none of these www.facebook.com/ciherald were in the high risk category. PB

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The person the current period; I have a 2 Police Officers have fallen foul of should be headed by a Detective then spends that night and the week criminal trial before Judge this provision. If Police Officers Sergeant, or senior Sergeant, next night in custody after they and Jury coming up. All of my do it, it will mean the end of their under the supervision of a are arrested within the 48 hour time will be taken up with the career. I have caught many Police Detective Inspector. They should window the law allows. trial and preparations. Officers lying in Court on many work unlimited hours; pay them I would like the Police to be What happens when witnesses occasion in the past, but I have meal allowances if they work restricted to releasing no risk tell lies on oath in Court? not taken action, especially when after hours. Give them time limits Defendants on bail asap and When complainants make false the jury quickly catches on to it for results. not later than 12 to 24 hours. complaints to the Police? A and acquit my clients. The biggest mistake I observe is The 48 hour time provided was witness may make a convincing One of the most frustrating that the same group in the CIB are designed for abuse. There are complaint to the Police which aspects of Police investigations, doing everything that comes up. some provisions which should be results in someone being charged, are the long delays it takes them Whatever fresh crime is reported removed from the Crimes Act. arrested and tried. to complete their work. There is handled by the same group. To Criminal libel under Section One of the most frequent areas are a number of investigations do that, they drop the cases they 233 should be abolished. of deceit relates to allegations of currently with the Police that have been working on, and spend has removed it from their statute. rape or indecency offences. are hopelessly unresolved. I days or weeks until an arrest is Defamation laws are sufficient to The truth will usually be exposed judge this inertia based on my made or they reach a dead end. take care of the victims of libel. during cross examinations. We past experience as an Auckland Meanwhile, they go back to the All offences relating to sedition do not have any laws against the Detective. old case they had been pursuing, from Sections 82 to 87 of the making of false complaints to the Of the two corruption which is likely to have developed Act. These are war related Police. In they do, investigations now with the into a “cold case!” crimes inherited from the second and offenders are heavily fined Police, I would have solved one in Delegate and spread the work world war and the cold war era for wasting Police time. 4 weeks and the other in about 6 Commissioner. The current from the 1950’s until the end of When witnesses tell lies in months because of the need for mumbo jumbo neither here nor Communism in the 1990’s. Court, they are liable to be international investigators. there drift should cease! One last bite I wish to make charged with an offence called The 4 week case is a simple I suspect too much time is is in relation to the offences perjury under section 119 of the name and address job with the wasted by the Police on petty of home invasion and tourism Act. (Crimes Act 1969) evidence already provided by the crimes. I urge them to get on related offences. A new category It is punishable by 7 years Court. What the Commissioner quickly with the serious crimes to of burglary offences should imprisonment. Perjury is an of Police should do is make restore public confidence. be introduced to cover tourist assertion as to a matter of fact, quick decisive action, one way, Another frustrating area is the accommodations. Theft from opinion, belief or knowledge or the other. To prosecute, role the Police play in granting tourists bathing on the beaches made by a witness in a judicial or not to prosecute. Stop the bail. Under Section 95 of The or asleep in their rooms should proceeding as part of his procrastinations! Criminal Procedures Act 1980-81 command instant or second evidence on oath, whether the I am aware of 3 other cases (as amended). appearance imprisonment, even evidence is given in open Court or under investigation that are fast The Act provides I believe, for 1 to 3 months. Home invasion by affidavit. becoming “Cold Cases.” inadvertently unlimited rights for where someone forces their way It is prudent to be careful A money laundering the Police to impose harsh bail into a home to commit violence, when making sworn affidavits, investigation involving millions of conditions such as one relating should command compulsory depositions or testimonies dollars is now nearly 3 years old. to “curfew” where the Defendant imprisonment even for 1 to 3 as you can be charged with A major theft complaint valued is not allowed out at night from months. Repeat offenders should perjury if they are nothing at $350,000.00 which is nearly say 6pm to 6am the next day. This get more. Deterrence is called more than lies. Section 124 of 5 years old and the rape of an power should be restricted to the for to preserve the sanctity of The Act relates to fabrication elderly women which is now Court. the home and give us safeguards of evidence, punishable by 7 dragging on for months. The other area of abuse by from the national humiliation of years imprisonment. Section Commissioner, why not the Police is keeping arrested young lazy useless unemployed 127 relates to conspiring to tender these cases to private persons in custody for 48 hours, louts who prey on tourists or defeat the course of justice- the investigators? Most of two days and two nights. I have tourist accommodations to steal, section reads “Everyone is liable New Zealand’s top private regularly observed this provision giving us all a bad reputation. to imprisonment for a term not investigators are former NZ Police being used by the Police to “Chill I will continue after my exceeding 7 years who conspires CIB Detectives, some are friends Out” the Defendants. Usually sabbatical. to obstruct, prevent, pervert or of mine. I am tempted to make a used against suspects who refuse Adjourned sine die. PB

Cook islands Herald 08 July 2015 NEWS 9 Chinese Foreign Policy

By Tevita Tangaroa Vakalalabure established. The relationship School of Management, started when China signed Jiangsu University, China the first official bilateral trade; have been reading with Memorandum of Understanding interest the varied views (MoU) on establishing a strategic Ipublished in the Cook partnership agreement with Islands newspapers about Algeria, Egypt, , Somalia, the Chinese Aid to our island Morocco and Sudan. They paradise. Without any factual reciprocated the good gesture basis, most of the views are by awarding contracts to the emotionally charged. This Chinese government. Relations research article is meant to fill between China and Africa that gap so that we can have a around the early 1960s were constructive and healthy public often reflective of China’s foreign debate about the issue; bearing policy in general. This relation in mind that the foreign aid we can be seen in the 10-day African receive is what we have asked tour by the Chinese Prime for. It’s a reflection of the policy Minister between December mindset of those we elect to 1963 and January 1964. power. In this issue, I will take What aid they gave you to the African continent so During the African you can draw some comparisons Independence Movements, on everything connected to China was a strong supporter and Chinese Foreign Policy. This gave aid to newly independent article will also illustrate that African nations in the 1960s the Cook Islands and the South and 1970s. A notable aid project Pacific countries are not the was the 1,860 km “TAZARA” only recipients of Chinese aid. Railway, linking Zambia and Furthermore, that Chinese aid Tanzania that was built from is not new and that it has been 1970 to 1975. China has also an integral part of Chinese contributed significantly to governments for decades. Healthcare development and China- Africa medical assistance in the 1960s. The Chinese Foreign Policy in Between the early 1960s and the African States refers to the 1970s, medical aid was provided historical, political, economic, by China through “ yiliaodui”. military, social and cultural The “yiliaodui” was a program connections between the two where more than 15,000 Chinese countries. A lot of transactions doctors were sent to Africa for with diverse ideology has treating different medical cases occurred since the medieval era. in more than 47 countries. In Tevita and Lavinia History 2004, China deployed around China and Africa have had a 1,500 military personnel under Côte d’Ivoire supplies China with transaction between the two history of trade relations as far the UN Peace Keeping Mission cocoa, Kenya supplies China with continents are “symbiotic” as 202 BC and AD 220. Reference in Liberia, Congo, Somalia, and coffee and supplies fish Criticism to Africa was first made in the . China also supplied products. In 2011, trade between The United States of America Chinese Yu-yang-tsa-tsu by logistics to the Federal Republic Africa and China increased to and the United Kingdom Tuan Ch’eng-shih, around the of in combating the 33% from the previous year to have been the main source of mid 19th Century. Following the insurgency in the Niger Delta US $166 billion. Chinese imports accusations that China is a neo- Chinese Civil War and during crisis. Even though China did mineral ores, petroleum and colonist in Africa. the era of Mao Zedong, modern not require to deploy its military Agricultural products from Food For Thought political and economic relations forces, it provided military Africa (US $93 billion) while India and China will be the commenced between China and training and equipment to the China exports manufactured economic super powers of the Africa. It is estimated that one African countries. Africa hosts goods to Africa (US $93 billion). world surpassing the USA in million Chinese citizens reside three Chinese cultural centers In 1971, China needed the the next few years. The “global in Africa while an estimated in Mauritius, Egypt and Benin. support of the African nations trotting” of our leaders isa 200,000 Africans are working The Confucius Institute, which in joining the United Nations necessity for our economic in China. In October 2000, focuses on the promotion of the (UN) and to take over the seat of survival, but the bigger question the Forum on China-Africa Chinese language and culture, . Many African countries is, are they getting competent Cooperation (FOCAC) was has twenty centers in thirteen including Algeria, Egypt, Nigeria policy advice to ensure our established as an official forum African countries. and Zambia have stressed their economic growth? to strengthen the relationship. What they get in return support to “one-China policy”, Next week The China-Africa Co-operation In agriculture, Benin, Burkina in appreciation of China’s I will bring the Red Dragons In the late 1950s, the modern Faso, and Mali supply up to 20% contribution to their countries. Foreign Policy to our region. Sino-African relations was of China’s cotton needs. While The benefits of the bilateral Cook islands Herald 08 July 2015 10 NEWS Cook Islands Herald Issue 774 TE KAVE KORERO TE KAVE KOREROHost: Tony Hakaoro, WEDS 1st JULY 2015 Coup instigated by traditional leaders? An allegation that traditional leaders, the coup. ratou ngai, kia rave ratou i te anganga o te Ui Ariki, was behind the failed attempted peu enua, akaruke i te Kavamani kia rave i coup against Government last month, was “Kare e tano, i taku i akarongo ai, na te tana angaanga akaaere i te Basileia. E au made on Te Kave Korero on Wednesday 1st Demo e te One CI te reira akaketuketuanga ngai tetai kia tau kia aere kapiti raua, e ngai July 2015. kia taui te Kavamani”. tetai kia tau ko te Kavamani rai kia aere i tona aereanga”. The allegation came out during a talkback The caller responded that it would come discussion concerning the Ariki Day. out soon that it was the leaders of the Ui The caller concluded and emphasized that Ariki pushing to change the Government in it was the traditional leaders who initiated A caller to the programme said that the the failed coup. the attempted coup. traditional leaders were the instigators of the failed attempted coup against “Ko taau te reira i kite, ko taau te reira i “No reira, kia marama te iti tangata o te Government. kite. Te vai nei ra te oonuanga tikai, a teia Kuki Airani e akarongorongo mai nei, ko nga ra, ka topa mai ki vao e, ko ai tikai to te coup i oti ake nei, e Ui Ariki to muri, na “Ina, kia marama koe kare e roa atu na, roto. Ka topa mai a teia nga ra no te mea, ratou teia i akatupu, kia marama tatou”. ka purara mai teia nuti ki vao, a teia nga kua taka tarere ua oki teia na roto i to tatou ra. Kua kite koe i teia epetoma i topa ake mareva. Ko te au aronga akaaere o te Ui Tony Hakaoro, Te Kave Korero presenter, nei, me kare, i tera ake epetoma i topa ake Ariki, ko ratou teia i muri i te opara i teia observed that in making the allegation nei, kua tupu mai tetai akarorureau ki to tienianga Kavamani i teia coup”. and contributing to the Ariki Day talkback tatou Basileia. Na te Ui Ariki teia i akatupu. discussion, the caller was very calm Na ratou teia i aere i te akaveu, kia uri te “Ka kite koe a teia nga ra. Ka kite koe e, ko and confident right through out his Kavamani, kia tauiia”. ai to muri i teia coup. Marie kino koe. To contribution. muri i teia, ko te au aronga tikai e akaaere The caller went on to say that it would be nei i to tatou Ui Ariki”. By law every first Friday in July is marked as revealed in the next few days that it was Ariki Day and a public holiday in the Cook the traditional leaders who planned the The caller said that the traditional leaders Islands. coup. have no place in Government and that they should remain where they are, just as Ariki Day celebrates and recognizes the “No teia epetoma i topa ake nei, akarongo traditional leaders. traditional leaders (Ui Ariki) of the Cook ana oki tatou ka uri tikai te Kavamani, e Islands. Ariki Day this year was last Friday coup tetai i roto i te Paramani ea. Ko teia “Toku manako, noo marie ua ratou ki to 3rd July. coup, no roto mai tikai i te Ui Airiki, a teia nga ra, ka kite koe, ka topa mai ki vao. Ko te Ui Ariki teia, o te au aronga akaaere teia o BCI Trade Days a fun time te Basileia, te Ui Ariki, na ratou teia parani, rom Monday 27th July to Friday 31st August, BTIB in conjunction with the Bank kia tauiia te Kavamani. Kua taru mai ratou of the Cook Islands will be holding the BCI Trade Days, and this year they are glad i to ratou putangio ki roto i te angaanga a Fto introduce the Family Fun Festival. The two events will be located at the new te Kavamani”. constitution park, the reclaimed land at the Punanga Nui market. The Trade Daysare expected to be bigger than ever this year, as thousands of people from overseas and the outer islands will be here to join in on the festivities. So far there are over 55 vendors The caller also alleged that an offence of confirmed and 10 waitlisted stall holders. There are 12 confirmed outer island stalls and treason has been committed as a result of BTIB have been working closely with the islands secretaries and mayors for the past 3 the attempted coup. months to encourage as much products to be sold as there will be 5 days of trade and higher visitor numbers to cater for. Manihiki and Penryhn have indicated that they have large amounts of paua and fish, along with their handicrafts. A group of people from “Ina, ka ui au i tetai uianga e, me kua tano Pukapuka arrived this morning, carrying goods as well and all Southern Group islands have ainei teia? E treason teia, e utunga tona”. a list of goods confirmed for all 5 days. Local businesses have also been encouraged to participate with providing amusement Te Kave Korero presenter, Tony Hakaoro, rides and activities for the celebrations, in the family festival event. BTIB is looking at a Teen disagreed with the caller saying that it was Zone with the help of Teumere Heathers and Raro Expo who will be providing Go Kart rides, Lazer tag games, shooting and range, bouncy castle, children rides, face painting activities the Democratic Party and One Cook Islands and a heap of other games. who were the ones behind the attempted PB

Cook islands Herald 08 July 2015 VIEWS 11 Cook Islands Herald Issue 774 TE KAVE KORERO TE KAVE KOREROHost: Tony Hakaoro, FRI 3rd JULY 2015 Employment and language Talkback was back on the menu on Te Kave anoanoia, kia kite koe i to tatou reo Maori. Korero on Friday 3rd July 2015. Me kare koe i kite i te tuatua i to tatou reo “Kare, ko te tikaanga, ka akatikaia koe i te Maori, akakoromaki mai, kua kite au, papu reo Maori, kimi mai ratou i tetai tangata kia Employment and Cook Islands Maori were meitaki i aku e, ka tangi ereni teia ki tetai uri i taau karere ki roto i te reo papa’a. To the subjects of discussions. au taeake, teia ra toku manako, me kare tatou reo Maori, kua akamanaia te reira e koe i kite i te tuatua i to tatou reo Maori, te ture o teia Basileia, e, e reo tinamou no Speaking in Maori one caller inquired as auraka rava tetai angaanga kia okena ki a to tatou Basileia” to why Cook Islanders returning from New koe”. Zealand are not being employed here yet Hakaoro said that if any government foreigners are. Hakaoro said that in , department refuses any Cook Islander to and other Asian countries, if one doesn’t speak Maori, it deserves to be criticized “Tetai aku inangaro ai kia tuatua taua i speak their language, tough luck, one will on Te Kave Korero and he, himself, will runga i te ratio, tetai oki au tamariki a tatou never be employed. criticize that department. aere mai nei mei vao mai, mei Niu Tireni mai, e turanga meitaki to ratou, turanga “Me aere taua ki Malaysia, me aere taua ki “Ko tetai Kavamani Department ka patoi meitaki to ratou i tetai au ngai i roto i te Indonesia, ki teia au Basileia i Asia, me kare mai i a koe kia tuatua koe i toou reo, tano Kavamani, kare ra oki e raveia ana, e, te koe i kite i te tuatua i to ratou reo, tough te reira tipatimani kia akakinoia ki runga i ta raveia nei te Porena. Eaa i akapera ai?”. luck na te papaa ai, tough luck, kare ratou tatou porokaramu Te Kave Korero, e, naku e piani mai i a taua”. katoa e akakino, naku katoa e akaapa, kare Tony Hakaoro, Te Kave Korero presenter, au e kapekape i taku karere. Me kite au e, ko said that it appears government jobs are The caller expressed disappointment that te tu teia o tetai government department, being given to papa’as as though locals are radio and television news in the Cook naku tikai e akaapa i te reira department i not good enough. Islands is in English and not in Maori. runga nei i ta tatou porokaramu”.

“Kare taua i papu. Kua papu ra oki i aku i Te Kave Korero presenter said that it is a Te Kave Korero believes that the state tetai tua, mei te mea atu ra oki e, te au ngai difficult situation because the Government of the Cook Islands Maori language on angaanga a te Kavamani, te akakiia nei ki te does not provide financial assistance for Rarotonga is very poor. Kindergarten and au papaa, te akakiia nei ki te au papa’a, mei radio and television in the Cook Islands. primary school children speak English and te mea atu ra oki i reira e, kare to tatou iti not Maori. tangata Maori i meitaki roa. Ko te au ngai With regards to speaking Maori in Court tukaui teia i to tatou Basileia i teia tuatau, i the caller said that he was not permitted to “The Ministries of Education and Cultural ta tatou au akateretereanga”. speak Maori at a recent land court hearing. Development need to review their positions and reconsider that they have a Hakaoro added that he had expressed “I te ra i te kimianga e Tony, kua pati au ki very important role to play in promoting his views to two Cabinet Ministers with te tamaine i roto i te Are Akavaanga, ka reo and reviving our Maori language” said regards to vacant positions in the Cook au i toku reo tupuna, toku reo tikai, kare Hakaoro. Islands, particularly in government, that a ratou i inangaro i au no te mea kare au i requirement be set that an applicant must papu meitaki i te reo o te papa’a”. Initiatives to promote the language and to be fluent in Maori and if not, no offer of encourage children to speak it need to be employment be given. Tony Hakaoro said an interpreter should formulated and implemented in schools. have been obtained. “Kua akari ana au i toku manako ki tetai nga Minita, i teia epetoma i topa ake nei. 11 new Kiwis Teia taua manako ra, penei kare tetai Eleven recipients received their NZ citizenship awards yesterday morning in papake e ariki mai, kua akari ra oki au i a ceremony held at the official residence of the NZ High Commissioner in toku manako ma te pati e, mei teia tuatau Ngatipa. The eleven recipients are Mrs Anne Margaret Bishop, Mr Laisa Naikaso e, aere ua atu, e mea tau kia tukuia ki Gukisuva, Mrs Leba Luse Gukisuva, Mr Duane Franklyn Newton Bokini roto i te au akanoonooanga angaanga o Gukisuva,Ms Vilina Namoce Takayawa Helen Gukisuva, Ms Jane Louise Lamb, to tatou Basileia, i roto tikai i te au tuanga Ms Teitiura Nubono, Mr Timeti Nubono, Mr Timwateru Nubono, Mr Mikaere Nubono, Ms Ariirau Tiphane Pito angaanga Kavamani, e, ko tetai apinga ka Cook islands Herald 08 July 2015 12 NEWS Cook Islands Herald Issue 774 TE KAVE KORERO TE KAVE KOREROHost: Tony Hakaoro, MON 6th JULY 2015 Public Service Strategy expected to be completed by next week Russell Thomas, the Public Service nga reo roa ai e rua, kare kia kite ua, kia ko teia au turanga tikai, i te turanga o te Commissioner, was the guest speaker on tukatau i roto i te reira tuanga”. integrity, te service, transparency e te vai Te Kave Korero on Monday 6th July 2015. atu ra”. In relation to appointing Heads of The Public Service Strategy was the subject Ministries, particularly with Cabinet Responding to Tony’s concern that there of discussion on the programme. Ministers having the final say in making are too many papaas and less Cook the appointment, Tony suggested that Islanders working in the Public Services The Strategy sets out the framework from the Strategy is pointless if honesty and Thomas said that it is also a matter which the Cook Islands Public Service will integrity in Government and the Public raised by other Cook Islanders providing implement Government’s priorities in the Services is under question. information to the Committee. next decade. “Te tatau atu ra au i roto i te pepa i teia Asked whether saying ‘kia orana’ in the Thomas said that a Committee has been epetoma i topa ake nei, takake rai ta kotou Public Service should be encouraged tasked to interview stakeholders and au tamanakoanga oronga ki te Kavamani more, as promoted by the Tourism Board, others and to formulate the Strategy. i te au taeake, te au tangata tei tau kia Thomas said that he does not see any issue ikiia ki runga i teia au taoanga o te Heads doing it. He said members of the Committee are of Ministry, e oti ake ra, te vai nei tetai prominent and well respected Cook akateretereanga i roto i te Kavamani, e, na In response to a caller’s question as to Islanders. They are Cecilia Short, a former te Minita te tika openga. Ka akapeea tatou, whether transition is being considered Public Services Commissioner, John me kare, matou te iti tangata i te irinaki Thomas said that the Strategy is not looking Herman, a former Head of the Ministry of atuanga ki roto i te Public Services e, you at transition but at ways of improving the Education and local businessman Rohan are honest, no te mea te karanga nei one Public Services as well as provide training Ellis. of your values e, honesty, transparency. for staff. Me ko te maki oki teia i roto i te au ngai In Maori Thomas informed listeners that o te Kavamani, puapingakore i reira teia Thomas said that the final report will be the Strategy is in its final stages and a draft ripoti. Eaa toou manako?”. uploaded to the website of the Office of report should be completed within a week. the Public Services Commissioner as soon Thomas responded saying that there are as it is made available. “Teia te tamanakoanga, ka oti teia ripoti issues and they did come out “loud and i teia epetoma, te akakoukouanga i te clear” during the consultation process. For further information regarding the manako o te au taeake i te au pa enua e Strategy contact the Office of the Public pera katoa te au taeake tei araveiia”. ”Unfortunately, mei taau i akakite mai Services Commissioner on telephone e, te vai nei tetai au ngai tukaui, and this 29421 or email to: russell.thomas@ Te Kave Korero presenter, Tony Hakaoro, came out loud and clear mei roto mai i te cookislands.gov.ck or daphne.ringi@ put a number of issues and questions to au taeake tei tae mai ratou i te oronga mai cookislands.gov.ck. Thomas. i to ratou manako, very loud and clear, e, Tony suggested that the Public Services considers making it a requirement that all Government employees be bi-lingual, that they are fluent in two languages, English and Cook Islands Maori. “E mea tau kia akanoonoo i tetai Saturday akanoonooanga, penei kia akatau mai kotou e, ko te au aronga rare katoatoa a te Kavamani, kia tukatau ratou e rua roa ai 11th July reo”. Responding in Maori, Thomas said that Closure this was one of the concerns expressed by the community. “Irinaki au e, ko tetai manako teia tei puta Due to building work Westpac will be mai mei roto i te uriurianga manako mei roto mai i to tatou iti tangata, koia oki, to tatou iti tangata kia kite, kia marama, i closed this Saturday only PB

Cook islands Herald 08 July 2015 13 NEWS

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Cook Islands Tourism Corporation and Auckland University of Technology with the New Zealand Tourism Research Institute presents a series of seminars by Professor Simon Milne.

These are based on the International Visitors Survey conducted for the Cook Islands Tourism Corporation from April 2012 to June 2015, and recent Web Audits conducted for Aitutaki and Atiu by the New Zealand Tourism Research Institute.

Come along and listen to the in-depth analysis:

International Visitors Survey findings and Web Audit for Aitutaki and Atiu 2012 - 2014 Monday 13th July at 5.30pm AOG Community Church For any Rarotonga based Aitutaki and Atiu Tourism Industry

There is also an opportunity to hear about the Cook Islands Tourism Corporation initiatives being proposed for 2015/16;

Business Confidence Index Survey and Accommodation Monitor projects 2015-2016 Tuesday 14th July Club Raro Resort at 5.30pm For Rarotonga Tourism Industry and Business Sector and other interested parties

For further information and to confirm attendance please contact Cook Islands Tourism

Rarotonga: Jake Numanga 29435 [email protected] Aitutaki: Misepa Isamaela 31767 [email protected] Atiu: Mareta Atetu 33435 [email protected] Cook islands Herald 08 July 2015 VIEWS 14 The Great Fleet tradition to Aotearoa, history in review. Part II of II by Te Tuhi Kelly that Tangiia and Karika met up on the ocean later on in his life. He and his brothers were o add the jealousy, commoner as some writers say they did? Even with fierce rivals and when he went fishing with background and the daily taunts, modern communications it can still be a hit his brothers, a fight ensured and Paikea was Sis a recipe for harbouring deep or miss situation, GPS notwithstanding. the lone survivor. So what does this tell you resentment with the focus of this being Recaping part I, we have the fleet tradition about how they saw themselves, as part of a Tangiia. Because of this writers described and we also have a fair idea about the lives great fleet or as rivals in pursuit of their own him as surly, prone to rages and unhappy of our tupuna and how they saw themselves mana. generally with his lot. Tangiia certainly was in the scheme of things. Continuing to build no angel either; he aspired to higher ideals up our psychological profile of our tupuna, So what we are doing at the moment is and was instrumental in taking advantage of another example depicts the keen rivalry building up this psychological picture of any situation as long as he saw a benefit for of the Ariki and relates to the arrival of the what our Ariki tupuna were like and how himself whether it was womanising, land or Tainui at Rarotonga and here they met they and their environment determined the spoils of battle. In being of such a nature, the Te Arawa waka under Tamatekapua. their status and their leadership style and he was a rival of his cousin Tutapu and in the At that stage, Tamatekapua was in need they were not alone in this way of life. Now end this widened the rift and drove a wedge of a skilled tohunga and navigator to steer seriously can you imagine all these rivals, between them that became irreparable. them safely to Aotearoa. Not having one he and sometimes bitter enemies, collaborating On finding that his sons had been slain by coveted Ngatoroirangi, the great tohunga/ and sitting around a camp fire having a bit Tutapu, he fled Tahiti being pursued by navigator of Tainui. He pleaded with of a yak and coming to an agreement that Tutapu and his warriors. A number of writers Ngatoroirangi that if he came on board his they would form this great fleet armada and state he met Karika of Samoa at sea and he waka with his wahine and showed him the sail off to Aotearoa. You know that there is was persuaded to sail to Rarotonga and this way he would let them off before sailing something seriously wrong with this picture is where the final battle with Tutapu began to Aotearoa. Whereupon once aboard, given those historical rivalries. Now imagine and ended with the death of Tutapu at Tamatekapua set sail for Aotearoa with if you will all the Tapere on Rarotonga, the Tangiia’s hands. Others say he met Karika on the now captured Ngatoroirangi and his Oire on the outer islands, and the other Mauke and took one of Karika’s daughters wahine. As you can imagine, Hoturoa of islands in the greater . They all to wife. I’m inclined to believe this version, Tainui was pretty upset and on finally farmed the land subsistently and they because imagine the vast size of the ocean, getting himself another Tohunga/Navigator, fished. They also traded with each other from western to eastern Polynesia, from set off to Aotearoa. When Tainui arrived in and as the sea and the greater ocean was where Karika came from, we are talking Tamaki Makaurau (Auckland), after sailing their highway; all these islands had some about millions of square Kms of ocean. Two around the north island eventually he means of travel via their vaka. They travelled 25 meter long voyaging vaka are even less landed on a volcanic island in the Hauraki to set up partnering arrangements, they than pin heads on a carpet and throw in Gulf. Meanwhile Te Arawa had arrived, and went to war, went on raids and they did the curvature of the earth and they would Tamatekapua decided to have his way with this not just on single or double have to be pretty close or on the horizon to one of Hoturoa’s wives. He was caught vaka, they also built the larger ocean going be seen. The two vaka just happening to run by Hoturoa and in the ensuing fight was double hulled vessels we associate with to into each other on the high seas is not that beaten till he was a bloody mess. The name this day, the waka pahu. So you can imagine plausible. In calm water it is only remotely of that island was called Rangitoto or the that our tupuna had hundreds and hundreds possible that this would occur, but as they ‘day(Rangi) of blood (toto)’, signifying that of vessels and it makes a lot more sense to were under sail and there was little or no not only did Hoturoa gain revenge for his take all your warriors and women on a large wind, this would have been a challenge. If wife’s honour he also gained revenge for the purpose built vessel. Rather than a whole however the water was choppy or running taking of Ngatoroirangi. Think about this for flotilla of smaller vaka which would be prone a swell, they would never have been able to a moment, if this was part of the great fleet to the ocean elements, the longer distance meet or even go aboard each other’s vaka to Aotearoa, would you not think that there between islands and having everyone under because the sea would have been too rough would have been cooperation between the the same roof is a lot more strategic and for this. Ariki on Tainui and Te Arawa? Clearly there logical for everyone getting the same story was a rivalry going on here and you will find as to what was about to happen. The close Picture this; if you were an Ariki would in all the stories about tupuna Maori they family ties within their own circle of islands you put yourself out to swim across to the generally did not cooperate unless they meant that they only needed a couple of other vaka. I think not, who’s mana is at absolutely had to or they got something large waka to ply between the islands. stake here? Another point worth considering tangible in return. Tamatekapua wanted is that the modern voyaging vaka’s all start a tohunga/navigator so he set out to take We all know what our Polynesian families out pretty much at the same time on their Tainui’s and thus reduce Tainui’s mana and are like, emotional, heart thinkers rather voyages, all things being equal. These vaka elevate his mana in the eyes of his vaka than head thinkers, quick to judge, quick to are all not the same shape, size, length or and most importantly his followers and the respond to perceived threats and changing dimensions and they have different sailing story telling that this would bring. Looking allegiances at the drop of a hat. I have characteristics, so within a couple of days, at another example of the treachery that aunties that are like that. They go to the they have lost sight of each other so how did occur in those times, one of Mauke’s wharenui for a big hui and vote to agree do you expect to run into another vaka in lesser leaders was a young man called on the whanau’s plan of action and once the vastness of the ocean if it is in fact true Kahuiaterangi or Paikea as he became known continued next page PB

Cook islands Herald 08 July 2015 VIEWS 15 the voting is over that’s when relationship with our nieces and • Waka-ringaringa influential Ariki of ours the real trouble begins and nephews and 1st cousins is very As you can see with the names • We know that there ‘nek minute’ just outside the strong, 2nd cousins not as strong of these canoes, this is just the were voyaging between wharenui they change their and 3rd cousins almost never. So tip of the iceberg. Some authors Aotearoa and Polynesia minds and split off into warring in three short generations from have rearranged the fleet story • We have historical factions with the other aunties. oneself the family ties are pretty so that it fits a linear time line references to over forty waka Now you add leadership status much non-existent. Our beliefs and ascribed terms to it such as; over many centuries who to the mix and then you add the about the great fleet have been the first fleet wave, the second travelled from Polynesia to pursuit of mana to the mix and clouded and we have accepted fleet wave and the third fleet Aotearoa you end up with a cauldron of the writings too readily without wave and so on. Why did they do • We know that all NZ changing loyalties, sitting on the some sort of query. this, I submit that they wanted to Maori are descended from all fence and biding time to strike, tie everything into a nice set of those forty or more waka not easily persuaded for self centred Just for your historical time frames and when you talk just the named seven or ten and selfish reasons, that’s what edification, research from NZ about such fleet patterns, they • We know that there we have today and we now call Maori has turned up several don’t make sense. They have were already people living in them Cook Island politicians. references to other waka which been titled this way to try and Aotearoa for generations Well that scenario was played came to Aotearoa over many put the voyagers of our tupuna • We all have uncles and out all those centuries ago down hundreds of years and were not into nice little boxes. I suspect aunts and politicians who agree to modern times so it’s nothing named in the great fleet story the reality is a lot simpler, if we on a course of action and nek new to us. So if in fact those these names include: agree that there were a whole minute are crossing the floor to seven waka were involved in • Horouta series of unrelated voyaging to the enemy. In fact they can’t get some sort of uneasy partnering • Matawhaorua Aotearoa and back to Polynesia there fast enough arrangement, ask yourself, • Rangiahua for quite legitimate reasons then • We also know that mana who was going to manage the • Aotearoa we have a whole new ball game was an important consideration voyaging logistics, who was • Mapouriki around the movements of our for Polynesians going to be in charge, who had • Te Karaerae tupuna and more ammunition to • The researchers in the the most to gain and who had • Pou-Ariki query the great fleet tradition. main were not trained social the most to lose. Remember • Niwaru scientists that they would be lobbying • Wakanui We’ve all been brought • No thought had gone and positioning themselves and • Mahunui up on the stories of why into recognising that ‘Chinese scheming and plotting to put • Mangarara they supposedly migrated whispers’ may have had a themselves in the best light and • Arai-te-uru to Aotearoa, and Uenuku a profound effect on the telling, this is even before they left for • Mahuhu paramount chief from Tahiti recording and interpretation of Aotearoa. What was the plan • Mapouriki was supposed to have been the the great fleet tradition when they arrived in Aotearoa? • Houama catalyst for migration. So we • All Maori will have some Was it every Ariki for himself or • Kahutara hear conflicting stories about knowledge of the great fleet did they want to extend their • Nukutere this Ariki and we hear stories tradition, that’s how pervasive current alliance to Aotearoa, • Te Rona-waiwai about famine, infanticide, the story is how were they to maintain this • Punga-a-rangi overcrowding, constant battles In this article I have barely uneasy alliance? These are the • Whatu-ranganuku and war and we tell ourselves scratched the surface of what things that have never been • Ringa-ua-motu yes that can be plausible should be an interesting debate. put into the mix of discussions • Tahatuna scenarios, but again is this I know that there are many NZ or put to the test around the • Tai-rea Chinese whispers. Is it believable and Cook Islands Maori who great fleet migration; we’ve • Ariki-mai-tai • that all seven waka would decide believe totally and absolutely just accepted the story without Tere-anini to rebel against Uenuku’s rule in the great fleet tradition and critical analysis. The clues are • Te Aratauwhaiti all together, one or two might that’s their prerogative. I only there it’s just that we haven’t • Te-Mahanga-a- if they were very close, but ask is that you read this article taken the time to sift through Tuamatua all seven, the more vaka that and make up your own mind all the stories, of the bickerings, • Mamari become involved, the more dispassionately given my take covetousness, brinkmanship and • Rangi-Matoru complexity is added to the mix, on this differing aspect of our one-upmanship. They are all in • Oturereao someone will inevitably spill the traditions. We will never learn those stories of the voyagers • Te Paepae ki Rarotonga beans to curry favour, again it unless we take another look at and in all the libraries and • Tuwhenua doesn’t quite add up. where we’ve come from and there are many examples in the • Te Riu Kakara put our energies into querying writings of Polynesia where one- • Puketea-wainui Let’s recap on what has been accepted doctrine. Just because upmanship was the norm rather • Okoki discussed: something is talked about as than the exception. Remember • Te Ririno • We have a fair idea being true, doesn’t actually the saying; “the enemy of my • Te Rangi-matoru about how the environment make it so. After all that is what enemy is my friend”. If you were • Taikoria shaped our tupuna our tupuna did thousands of not of the family you were an • Tangiapakura • We have a fair idea years ago when they conquered outsider. As each generation • Tawiri-rangi about the psychology of moananui a kiwa on the way to decentralised, the allegiances • Waimate Polynesians and therefore our reinventing themselves as they and relationships between • Te Mamaru tupuna settled into their new lives and succeeding generations also • Motumotuahi • We have historical rewriting their history and their weakened. For many of us the • Pangatoru knowledge of some of those traditional lore. Cook islands Herald 08 July 2015 NEWS 1 6 New Aotearoa Society Committee Chosen Following its recent annual general meeting, the Aotearoa Society has elected a new executive for the 2015/2016 year. The new committee in charge of the society’s affairs for the next twelve months is: President Derek Fox, Vice-President Eruera Nia, Secretary Patricia Thompson, Treasurer Linda Wichman and committee members Christine Panoho, Angela Pope, Henry Wichman and Jaewynn McKay, The Aotearoa Society’s Patron continues to be the NZ High Commissioner, currently HE Nicky Hurley. New President Derek Fox says, ‘There are many people here in the Cook Islands who are from New Zealand or have connections there, and we hosted visiting schools and waka right in the area of the National weather dependent; and people would like as many of them as groups from Aotearoa, and we Auditorium and pa enua hostels.” can set up the night before or possible to sign up as members. have other groups wanting to To get the ball rolling the before the sale opens at 8am In the Aotearoa Centre we stay during the self government society is hosting a garage sale on the morning of the 18th. The have a great facility for a whole celebrations, and schools on Saturday 18 July and inviting society will also run a sausage range of functions and hosting wanting to visit later in the year.” people who would like to have sizzle and have membership groups looking for ‘marae-style’ “The hostel has very good stall or tables at the sale to make forms available. accommodation; and we will cooking and ablution facilities as a reservation by calling Linda In addition to joining up on the be promoting greater use of well as a large area with some Wichman on 55 033 or Jaewynn day, people wanting to become the facility as well as hosting beds and marae-style sleeping; McKay on 55 486 (stalls cost members of the society should functions ourselves.” and a great outdoor area for just $20). Stall holders will be contact any of the committee “Already this year we have parking and recreation. It is also undercover and therefore not members named above. Social media, the positive and the negative By Hayley McNabb. s social media a good speaking, many of you might feature available on the social feel to post something on their thing or a bad thing? have found your old friends networks makes your opinion pages or check others posts as This is one of the most from school or college who about any topic reach huge it has become an important I part of our life. Extreme usage frequently asked questions you thought were out of touch number of people, even to today. Well, there are always due to one reason or other. those who aren’t in your of social media has reduced two sides of everything; it Social networks has provided friends list. We have the option the level of human interaction. depends on your perspective us the opportunity to connect to make groups with people Because of social networks the on how you think of it. The with people and build better who are like minded and share interaction with other people same goes for social media, relationships with friends with the related news with them has become effortless and most people admire it like who we are unable to meet and ask for their opinion about people have isolated their lives teenagers and some seem to personally, and let them know the topic we strongly care for. behind their online identities. take it as a negative impact on about our life and take input Simply there are a number Face to face communication the society. about their lives and events of options available for us and meetings has been There are many positive happening with them. to communicate with others reduced and many of us have and negative effects that With social networks we on these social networks. lost the flavour and charm to social media has and these are able to communicate our Negative Effects: Many studies be together under one roof. are: Positive Effects: Social thoughts and perceptions over have shown that the extensive Anyways, it all comes down to networks started as a place to different topics with a large use of social media can actually how you use social media and connect with your friends in an number of audiences, and cause addiction to the users. whether you think it benefits easy and convenient way. Truly raise our voice. The sharing Throughout their day, they your life or not. PB

Cook islands Herald 08 July 2015 NEWS 1 7 Cook Islands Cabinet endorses the soldiers remembered Cook Islands Disability dynamic Arts and cultural exhibition commemorating 500 Inclusive Development Cook Islands soldiers who enlisted in World War One was Astaged in Devonport on April 11 – May 6th. NiaVal Ngaro who had the vision for this ambitious project and alongside Moeroa Policy and Action Plan Hobbs pulled together their networks and resources to make this 100 year old visual story a reality for this years New Zealand’s WW1 Centenary. As both members of the New Zealand Cook Islands Arts 2014 - 2019 Collective, twenty Cook Islands artists were selected and produced n 30 June 2015, Cabinet endorsed the Disability Inclusive works that paid tribute to the brave men. Development Policy and Action Plan 2014 – 2019. The The exhibition in its entirety was a huge success with the opening Oessence of this Policy is centered on Government’s hosting up to 500 plus attendees and an extra 2,500 throughout the continuous recognition of the rights of persons with disabilities four week period. Additional events complimenting the exhibition enshrined in the Convention on the Rights of Persons with disabilities. Living Memories where descendants of the soldiers were able to The Policy with its Action Plan provides a framework to guide all share stories, photos and memories of their ancestors organised processes of developing national laws, strategies and practices that by Moeroa Hobbs. Schools and community groups booked in will ensure persons with disabilities and their issues are integrated guided tours and participating in workshops. Te Po Karioi – Night into all areas of government, community and family environments of entertainment a tribute to the soldiers through live music and in the next 5 years. performance. We created a 500 Cook Islands soldiers Face book page Government acknowledges the support by the Regional Office to inform as many people especially Cook Islanders about this 100 of UN ESCAP, Fiji in the development of this Policy. Copies of year old story of sacrifice, courage, bravery and love. We have now the Disability Inclusive Development Policy can be obtained by 1,900 members and have encouraged numerous members to use contacting the Disability Division at the Ministry of Internal Affairs. online database Cenotaph to source information on their ancestors. New members are welcome. Cabinet endorses the The exhibition gained huge interest and popularity with the media; televised by Tangata Pacifica 11th, 25th April, Maori TV- Te Kaea 26th April, online Media – www.coconettv.com – Lest we forget, Articles Cook Islands National – NZ Herald, Flag staff, North Shore Courier, NZ Quilting Magazine (July edition), Cook Islands Newspaper. The exhibition “Lest we forget the 500 Cook Islands soldiers Art Youth Policy & Culture exhibition” hosts more than 25 works from drawings, paintings, prints, sculpture, installation artworks, moving image, n 30 June 2015, Cabinet endorsed the Cook Islands filmed interviews, photography and digital painting. Artworks from National Youth Policy 2015-2020 entitled ‘Back to Basics’. teenagers to established acclaimed artists have contributed works O Following a wide review of the former policy adopted towards this commemorative event. in 2007, the new policy now has a more targeted focus on a young The exhibition poster concept is created by 17 year old Fongsaiyuk person’s transition to adulthood by targeting the ten year period Mckanzie Ngaro at Kelston Boys High school who imagined what a from ages 15-24 years, rather than the former 20 year period of young Cook Islands warrior would have been like a 100 years ago 15-34 years. and fusing it with World War 1 soldiers equipment. The policy has also been simplified following feedback from young The exhibition will be open normal trading hours at the Cook people that the previous policy was too complex to understand. It Islands National Museum 21 July – 31 August 2015. The Living adopts a stronger focus on the family and the community and their Memories night 22nd July 4:00 – 7:00pm will be a night you cannot role in influencing the development young people. miss. The new policy identifies policy priorities to guide key stakeholders This evening welcomes descendants of the soldiers to share and agencies that work with and provide services to young people stories, memories and songs with one another. The next couple of to improve education and economic opportunities, to empower week’s educational tours and workshops will be made available for positive personal development decisions that impact the broader local schools and community groups (bookings essential). community, and to improve health and wellbeing outcomes. If you are attending the float parade 24th July look out for our Copies of the National Youth Policy can be obtained by contacting WW1 500 Cook Islands soldiers float. Any queries regarding the the Youth Division at the Ministry of Internal Affairs. exhibition call Justina and staff at the National Museum. Sale by tender for government VIP vehicles he Government of the Cook Islands available for transportation of VIPs during Tenders are to be submitted in hard copy, seeks suitable companies, groups the 50 year celebrations with a number packaged and labelled “CONFIDENTIAL” in a Tor individuals to submit a tender also being required for the combined sealed envelope marked: for the Sale of Assets of 20 vehicles. These Pacific Forum Economic and Trade Ministers “Ministry of Finance and Economic vehicles will supplement the existing (FEMM and FTMM) to be held in the week Management private rental fleet and government fleet 26 to 31 October 2015. All vehicles will be 1415xx - Government Celebration which is being used for the transportation sold as new by tender on an as-is where is Vehicles” of a number of VIPs who will be attending basis. Tender 4pm Friday 31 July 2015 the activities celebrating 50 years of Self Tenderers may tender for one or more The tender box will be located at Government. vehicles for sale by tender Highest or any Office of the Public Sector Commission, All vehicles will be registered prior to use tender may not necessarily be accepted. Old Philatelic Building (Ground floor) and sold on the basis that they will be made Submission of Tender Avarua. Cook islands Herald 08 July 2015 NEWS 18 Agriculture in the face of Climate Change By Noeline Browne for the changes and to try and adapt the phases of the moon to predict planting new varieties of taro that he presentations on accordingly. Another phenomenon the best time to plant, the best to go do not require ‘flood irrigation’. Agriculture in the face that has been reported is that fruit fishing and so on. Mike entertained Makiroa is based in Rarotonga but Tof the effect of Climate trees are producing multi-crops us all with his inimitable take on is involved in a scheme to help the Change made for very lively debate each year instead of only once. Arapo and the lack of education farmers of with water at the Tuesday night session at USP One of the audience agreed and facilities to encourage students to tanks and to show them new with co-chairs Prof John Hay and joked that he was no longer certain consider Agriculture as a career methods that will help with their Mata Hetland on hand to introduce when to prune his trees because but also of general attitudes. For planting efforts. each speaker and ensure good they were flowering and fruiting all instance, one outer island farmer Other speakers were Fred timekeeping. year round. told him that he would like fertilizer Charlie from Aitutaki who had his After welcoming remarks by Anau Manarangi discussed the so Mike told him that his food own take on climate change, Teresa Ana Tiraa from the Climate Change challenges of drought conditions scraps would make great organic Manarangi-Trott from the Chamber division followed by keynote for agriculture as well as the newer fertilizer. of Commerce on the private sector speaker Patrick Arioka from the challenge of dealing with saltwater Makiroa Beniamina from and agriculture. She explained Ministry of Agriculture, it was intrusion into the freshwater lens of Agriculture discussed the special that the Chamber had been down to business with an array low lying atoll islands. This was from challenges on the island of approached by FAO to see how of speakers each with their own his time working in Nauru, Mangaia for home gardening and they could try to the agriculture special knowledge. and on Food and Agriculture water conservation. His power sector see themselves as business Dr Teina Rongo set the scene Organisation (FAO) matters. One point showed the taro patches of and taking into consideration the with his presentation on the effects instance was when preparing to old compared to now where the risks and risk management so that of El Nino and La Nina which are plant, he found that only one foot water no longer floods the plains their ‘business’ will still be there the names given to describe the to 18 inches’ down (he joked that and in fact, virtually no taro is in 10 years’ time and beyond. The weather patterns caused by the he was still an imperial measure grown any more. He advocated next session is on Wednesday 8 trade winds and the long term man) he found the water lens but a change of attitude toward July 2015. weather patterns shown on the which had saltwater intrusion. The Pacific decadal oscillation diagram. solution? He created a mound The message to the agriculture and the plants were successfully sector is that one phase brings established. rain whereas the other brings drier Mike Tavioni discussed the conditions and to make allowances ancient art of Arapo, which is using

Important notice to Westpac customers Funeral Notice On 29 January 2015, Westpac announced the proposed sale of George Jerome Shedden 28 July 1975 - 6 July 2015 its operations in , , , Samoa and Cook Islands to the Bank of South Pacific Limited (BSP). With a heavy heart, I am sad to announce the passing away of my beloved husband George Jerome Shedden, known to Under the Westpac Customer Banking Agreement and the Deposit Accounts for Consumer and Business Customers Terms and some as Georgie, Jeromeo or Akariman. He died peacefully Conditions, Westpac may transfer all deposit accounts (including in his sleep on the Rarotonga hospital on the 6th of July any deposit facilities and funds held in such accounts), held in the 2015 at 9.48pm. Cook Islands, and services related to those deposit accounts, to BSP on a nominated transfer date. His funeral service is as follows:

Westpac notifies its customers in the Cook Islands that from a Sunday 12th of July at 10am his body will be transferred proposed nominated transfer date of 11 July 2015: from the morgue to our home in O’oa Upper Tupapa to rest overnight. His Family service will be held that evening • BSP will assume all obligations and liabilities in relation to these at 5pm. deposit accounts and services that are transferred; and His Funeral Service will be on Monday the 13th of July • Westpac may provide your personal information to BSP. 2015, 10am at Celebration on the Rock Church at Nikao where family and friends will share and celebrate Jerome’s Westpac and BSP will further notify customers in the Cook Islands when all deposit accounts and services have been transferred from life. 446637_WPBW1831_0615 - 2 July 2015 8:58 AM - KA - Round 4 AM - KA 446637_WPBW1831_0615 - 2 July 2015 8:58 Westpac to BSP following both the transfer date and completion of After the service his body will be transferred for his burial the sale. at the Tupuna family burial ground in Titikaveka opposite the Titikaveka SDA church. Refreshments will be served at If you have any questions about this notice or would like further our home in Tupapa after the funeral. information about the changes, please visit our branch at the Jerome will be greatly missed by mum Tera Mareta Ria, following addresses: Dad David Shedden, brother Paul and daughters Harriet, Westpac Cook Islands – Main Road, Avarua, Rarotonga Selann, Tiare and Juliet and most of all by his beloved wife Julie Taripo Shedden. Rest in Peace my love till we meet again. Jerome leaves this message for you all ‘Trust in God and Have faith in him.’ Westpac Banking Corporation ABN 33 007 457 141. The liability of its members is limited. Westpac has branch locations in Fiji, For further inquiries contact : Julie Taripo Shedden 74 630, Vanuatu, Cook Islands and Solomon Islands. Westpac is represented in by Westpac Bank – PNG – Limited, Samoa by Westpac Bank Samoa Limited and in Tonga by Westpac Bank of Tonga. WPBW1831 (06/15) 446637 Paul Shedden 75 325, Harriet Tuara 74 311. PB

Cook islands Herald 08 July 2015 RELIGION 19

How to build friendship Part 2

By Senior Pastor John Tangi according to the word of God. In Part 1 of this Theme I noted 1. GET INTERESTED IN OTHER that choosing your friends is PEOPLE Proverbs 18v.24 “He very important because they will who wants to have friends have some influence on your life. must show himself friendly.” There are basically two The starting point is to get different kinds of friends. There interested in other people. In are Casual friends and Close the Good News version it says, friends. Casual friends is the “People who don’t get along result of circumstances. But Close with others are interested only friends is the result of choice. in themselves.” If you just look The closer you are to a person at yourself and concerned with the greater their influence will your needs, pains, desires, be on you. Therefore, choose goals, you’re not going to have your close friends carefully. many friends. Philippians 2v.4 Proverbs 12v.26 reads “A says “Each of you should look righteous man is cautious in not only after his own interest friendship.” The Bible talks about but also the interest of others.” some people we need to avoid That’s the starting point. Get as our closest friends. The Bible interested in others. says Lazy people should not be 2. SMILE Proverbs 15v.13 your closest friends. Even a Bad “A happy heart makes the Tempered or Angry person - face cheerful!” There is don’t befriend a bad tempered tremendous power in a smile. person. Immoral (wicked, It is the universal language. It corrupt, dishonest) people . is understood in every culture. Greedy people. Avoid those You smile at somebody and who have chosen not to believe they’ll smile back at you. It’s in God. The question is “What automatic. It costs nothing but do you do with these people?” it gives tremendous benefits. It The Bible says we’re to love breaks the ice when you smile everybody, but don’t have these at people. II Corinthians 3v.18 people as your closest friends (NLT) reads “And all of us have because it will influence you. had that veil removed so that According to the Bible there we can be mirrors that brightly are 3 types of friends we ought reflect the glory of the Lord. And to select as Close friends: as the Spirit of the Lord works i)Choose those who Stimulate within us, we become more (inspire; motivate; encourage) and more like Him and reflect world.” This means that the listener. you mentally. The Bible says, His glory even more.” Our faces person who is not a complainer 5. ACCEPT PEOPLE “He who walks with the wise will should reflect the glory of the is unique and different than UNCONDITIONALLY Romans grow wise”. Lord. everybody else and that they 15v.7 “Accept each other, just as ii) Choose those who Supports 3. DON’T BE A REGULAR stand out like a star at night. If Christ accepted you.” We cannot you emotionally. A friend is COMPLAINER Somebody you want to have friends, smile, build true friendship until we somebody who walks with you who’s always complaining, has get interested in other people first give up the impression in when everybody else walks something negative to say about and stop being a complainer. our mind of what that person away. A friend is somebody who everything. They’re not going to 4. BE A GOOD LISTENER ought to be. Biblical friendship is there with you even when have very many friends because James 1v.19 “Be quick to listen is always unconditional. “A true the going gets tough. Galatians nobody likes to be around them. and slow to speak.” Proverbs friend is someone who knows 6v.2 says “Bear one another’s Philippians 2v.14-15 “Do all 20v.4 “Counsel is in the heart of all about you, yet loves you burdens.” things without complaining and a man like a deep well but a man just the same! Jesus loves us iii) Choose those who arguing (without murmuring of understanding will draw it unconditionally!” Strengthens you spiritually. I and disputing) that you may be out.” We can learn from anyone May you find this article Thessalonians 5v.11 “Encourage harmless and blameless, the if we know the right questions of Encouragement useful in one another and build each sons of God without rebuke to ask. Like water out of a well, building your friendship with other up.” in the midst of a crooked and we can learn from anyone if we others. Part 2 of this article will focus perverse generation, among know how to draw it out. Learn May you have a God blessed on how to build friendships whom ye shine as lights in the to ask questions. Be a good week. Te Atua te aroa. Cook islands Herald 08 July 2015 VIEWS 20 Long Ago Hmm Friend? By Teherenui Koteka By Lucianne Vainerere just want to dedicate this article to my Grandparents hat constitutes being a friend? Is it hanging out Tangata and Lily who have been my parental figures since with someone all the time? Is it inviting them I was born. Thank you both for always being there and Wover to your house? Is it trusting them with all I your little secrets? What is a true friend? Friend is a heavy supporting and feeding me and putting up with my difficulties. I love you both deeply. word. A word that holds a lot of responsibility and privilege. When I was younger I made myself believe that the reason I A lot of us may think we have many friends, but in this day in had white hair was because of the moon. I believed that God age the definition of the word has changed. In the context of sent me the moon (Luna) to guide me. So I would also talk to social media, the description “friend” is given to contacts rather her whenever I needed to and ask about what God’s been up than relationships. You have the ability to send your “friends” to lately apart from answering our prayers. And to this day I messages and pictures but this is not the same thing as having still believe that I’m a re-incarnation of one of my ancestors a physical one on one conversation with a person. because of my great fascination of our culture and events In our technology filled era, it is hard to maintain true that shaped our people in the past and our long genealogy. I friendships and realize who your REAL friends are when we are always wanted to learn about Avaiki, the land of our ancestors clouded by the smoke social media. If I had to stop and think, and sailing Te Moana Nui O Kiva. I also believe that the whales I would be willing to bet that I only have about three truly real are our brothers and sisters here to make sure we don’t lose friends (who aren’t family). A friend to me is someone who our culture. I’m not exactly sure why I believe in all of this so would go above and beyond to look out for you. Someone you much but I know for sure that I’m supposed to believe in it for can always count on. Someone I can realistically see myself a reason. It’s an identity that separates us from the world as goofing around with everyday of my life. Yes I have many Pacific Islanders. friends, friends I think are real. But when I look at my future I The Vaka voyaging film ‘The Mana O Te Moana’ was shown can really only picture myself with two people. I am not saying last Friday night at the market. The documentary/film has a my other friends are not my friends, but I really do believe that really strong message that connects us to our ancestors and some friendships last longer than others. I recall once reading how they travelled from island to island using the sun, the moon that ‘friendship is seeking another person’s highest interest and the stars, the horizon and the swells of the ocean. For some before your own. It is putting someone else before yourself. It is reason I can’t explain the importance of it all, it’s more felt. I’m being strictly honest, loyal and chaste in every action’. Perhaps one of those students who never really knew what it is the word commitment that truly ties a friendship. I used to I wanted to do in the future it was always one idea then try so hard to be a good friend. Constantly changing myself to another. I didn’t want to study something I wasn’t passionate suit the person I was befriending. I soon came to the conclusion about. But what I am passionate about now is carrying the that that was the wrong thing to do. message of our people and our ancestors to the bigger The funny thing is, that in order for me to discover who my countries. That we should live peacefully amongst the beasts real friends were, I needed to focus less on befriending people of the land and sea and respect them. We need to appreciate who were never going to be able to commit fully to a friendship the natural beauty more as individuals and see it for what it was and focus more on just being myself. Once I began to strictly do in the beginning and not what it has become now after what this, it became clear who my real friends were. They were the we’ve done to it. We are the problem and we are the solution. people who tried to be my friend just because they loved the So one day in the near future, I’ll earn up the courage to sail person I am. Nowadays it is those people who are truly there on our Vaka Marumaru Atua and join our people to carry the for me. They are the people who have my back at the best and message to the rest of the world in protecting our environment worst of times. After I began to look past all the “friends” I and learning the ways of navigation and voyaging to preserve thought I had, the truth became clear. You do not need to alter it in the future years ahead of us. I encourage any other young yourself to build stronger friendships. The strongest friendships people who feel what I feel. It will strengthen our culture and are built when you decide to be who you truly are. It is then guarantee our identity and existence in the years to come. Let us and only then that you discover who your true friends are. work together to preserve and strengthen and find who we are. Cook Islands CITV Building Editor: Charles L. Pitt Moss Road Graphic Artist:Nga Glassie Parekura, Rarotonga HERALD PO Box 126 Rarotonga Columnists: Tel: (682) 29 460 Lucianne Vainerere, Teherenui Fax: (682) 21 907 Koteka, Tiana Haxton E mail: [email protected] Advertising: Adam Stone www.ciherald.co.ck Accounts: Te Riu Woonton PB

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Government of the Cook Islands NZ High Commission - Senior Development Programme INFRASTRUCTURE COOK ISLANDS Coordinator, Rarotonga Te Tango Angaanga o te Kuki Airani P.O. Box 102, Arorangi, Rarotonga, Cook Islands National Environment Service - ABS Project Coordinator, Phone: (682) 20 321; Fax: (682) 24 321, Rarotonga Web: www.ici.gov.ck, Email: [email protected]

National Environment Service- - NES Project Officer TENDER PURCHASE AND SUPPLY OF BITUMEN TRUCK National Environment Service- - Finance and AND MOBILE KETTLE Administration Assistant CONTRACT No. C15-08

National Environment Service- - R2R Project Coordinator Infrastructure Cook Islands (ICI) seeks tender proposals from Contractors for the Purchase and Supply of Bitumen Truck and Ministry of Marine Resources- Technical Adviser, Lab Mobile Kettle, Rarotonga, Cook Islands. Services, Rarotonga Tenderers should ensure they are registered and have downloaded or received all files for the RFT including all To view full job descriptions and to apply for any of these roles, prospective notices. Files can be obtained either online via please visit www.cookislandsjobs.com today. www.procurement.gov.ck or from ICI office. Tenders close at 3pm on Thursday, 16th July 2015, and must be submitted in hard copy format in an envelope marked FOR SALE “CONFIDENTIAL” and have the following information clearly exhibited on the outside: TO: The Principal Infrastructure Cook Islands Tourism Related Business - Cook Islands Arorangi Rarotonga COOK ISLANDS FROM: (Name of Tenderer) Pro table, well established tourism related business. (Tenderers address 1) (Tenderers address 2) Good location. Opportunities for growth. Experienced (Tenderers address 3) management and large complement of sta with a TENDER FOR: C15-08 PURCHASE AND SUPPLY OF BITUMEN TRUCK AND MOBILE good reputation for reliability. KETTLE TENDER CLOSES: 3.00PM, THURSDAY 16 Take over and enjoy the pro ts or use your experience JULY 2015 All Enquiries to be directed to: Solomona Solomona to develop the business further. Contact Officer Email: [email protected] Please email [email protected] stating in the Phone: +682 20321 subject line: ‘Tourism Related Business, Cook Islands’ and include your name, address and telephone number. Qualifying respondents will be telephoned. KITCHEN HAND Kitchen hand required for Arorangi Location: Cook Islands Restaurant. Email: [email protected] Must be reliable, able to work evening shifts and a team player. Experience preferred.

Link Business Broking Ltd (Lic REAA08) Contact 23004 for Details PB

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REQUEST FOR TENDER SENIOR DEVELOPMENT 1. SUPPLY OF OXYGEN PLANT PROGRAMME COORDINATOR 2. SET UP AND INSTALLATION OF THE OXYGEN PLANT AT THE RAROTONGA HOSPITAL Are you passionate about sustainable development in the Cook 3. PIPING FROM OXYGEN PLANT TO RAROTONGA Islands? HOSPITAL WARDS Do you have excellent management skills? Are you highly motivated and able to take on a leadership Tenders are requested for the supply of specific medical role? equipment for the Rarotonga Hospital. This tender is in three sections: The New Zealand High Commission in Rarotonga is looking 1. Supply of Oxygen Plant for a well-qualified, experienced, enthusiastic individual for 2. Set up and installation of the Oxygen Plant at the the position of Senior Development Programme Coordinator, Rarotonga Hospital to assist with the management of the New Zealand Aid 3. Piping from Oxygen Plant to Rarotonga Hospital Programme in the Cook Islands. Wards The tenderer is permitted to tender on any one or more parts You will have excellent written and oral communication skills, the of the tender, but the tender must be for the whole requirement ability to work independently and meet deadlines, the ability of that section. to manage information and develop informed, evidence-based solutions. Tenders shall be submitted either: You will have a sound knowledge of the development challenges Hard copy - Complete hard copies, packaged and labeled and opportunities facing the Cook Islands, and have a tertiary “CONFIDENTIAL” and have the following information clearly qualification in a field relevant to the role. exhibited on the outside: Procurement of Medical Equipment 2014/2015 No.3 Your research and analytical skills will support the High Cook Islands Ministry of Health Commission’s work in the Cook Islands, and you will be P O Box 109, responsible for Aid Programme policy development and Avarua, engagement. COOK ISLANDS OR New Zealand citizenship is not essential, but an ability to obtain Softcopy: By emailing the tender bid as a pdf file to and maintain and appropriate New Zealand Government [email protected] with the subject line “Procurement security clearance is required. of Medical Equipment 2014/2015 No.3”. The receipt time on You will also be involved in developing and maintaining the inbox will be used as the receipt time for the purposes of relationships with stakeholders, assisting to develop strategies, ensuring a tender is within the time limits. and managing development projects through the design, implementation, contract management, and monitoring and The Tender Box is located at the Funding and Planning Office evaluation stages. of the Cook Islands Ministry of Health in Tupapa (or submitted electronically to the email address detailed above) If this exciting position sounds like you, position descriptions and application forms are available on our websitewww. Tender/Offer Closing Time nzembassy.com/cook-islands or by emailing joanna.rangi@ Request for tenders will close on the 10th July 2015 at 4.00pm. mfat.govt.nz.

Tender document and specification can be uplifted from the Applications close at 12.00 noon on Friday the 24th July 2015 Funding & Planning office of the Ministry of Health in Tupapa (Cook Islands time) and is also available on the Ministry of Health website www. health.gov.ck or contact Ms Vaine Ngatokorua on ph 29664, To apply, please send your application form, covering letter fax 23109 or email: [email protected] and CV by email to [email protected], drop it to reception at our office at the New Zealand High Commission in Meitaki maata Avarua, or send by post to: First Secretary, Development New Zealand High Commission PO Box 21 Rarotonga, Cook Islands

Note: This is a locally employed position and the successful candidate will need to obtain a work permit to work in the Cook Islands. Cook islands Herald 07 July 2015 24 FOOTBALL UPDATE A tournament that broke all records The seventh FIFA Women’s World Cup™ began in record- breaking style, with 24 teams lining up for the very first time in the competition’s history, and ended on a similarly momentous note, as USA became the first nation to lift the Trophy three times. Just for good measure, Canada 2015 also yielded an all-time-high of 112 goals, one more than the previous best, set at Germany 2011. The tournament ended on a suitably spectacular note, as the Stars and Stripes swamped defending champions Japan 5-2. The contest was effectively over by the 16th minute, by which time the Americans had surged into a 4-0 lead, three of those goals coming from the talismanic Carli Lloyd. It was appropriate that the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2015 32-year-old midfielder should World Cup, a record for the Silvia Neid set to hand over the is on the up and up around the prove USA’s hero. Lloyd missed competition, which she now reins to former international world. a penalty in the shootout that shares with Brazil’s Formiga, who Steffi Jones at the end of 2016, Canada’s national motto is decided the Germany 2011 Final also became the tournament’s the Germans face a transitional A Mari Usque Ad Mare (From between the same two sides, oldest markswoman. phase. Sea To Sea), which is entirely which ended with the Nadeshiko With her strike against Korea Judging by the talented appropriate for a tournament in celebrating their first world title. Republic in the group phase, youngsters they unveiled which games were staged from She and 13 other members of Formiga’s team-mate Marta in Canada, however, Die Moncton in the east all the way the USA squad were on duty became the highest all-time Mannschaft would appear to to Vancouver in the west and that fateful night in Frankfurt, a scorer in the Women’s World Cup have grounds for viewing any across five time zones in all, a defeat they have now avenged in with 15 goals, one more than the generational handover with first in the history of the game. style. great German striker Birgit Prinz. optimism. FIFA Fair Play Award “This World Cup should serve Awarded the adidas Golden The Brazilians advanced from winners France can also look as inspiration to all the member Ball as the tournament’s most the group phase as the only side forward to a bright future. associations,” commented Lydia outstanding player, Lloyd later along with Japan to win all their Though dejected to lose on Nsekera, Chairwoman of the described her side’s performance group matches, but exited the penalties to the Germans in Committee for Women’s Football as “historic”, while goalkeeper competition in the Round of 16, the quarter-finals, with Eugenie and the FIFA Women’s World Hope Solo said it was the going down 1-0 to . le Sommer, Louisa Necib and Cup, at the tournament’s closing greatest moment of her career. Third place went to Camille Abily in their ranks, Les press conference. Nsekera also The seven-goal encounter was England, their best finish in Bleues have plenty of talent to urged the champions not to the highest-scoring final in the the competition. The Three sustain them in the years ahead. rest on their laurels – while the history of the competition and Lionesses secured the last place Coast to coast seventh women’s world finals drew an enthusiastic response on the podium courtesy of a 1-0 Perfectly encapsulating the are now over, the eighth are from US President Barack win over Germany, a victory that tournament slogan ‘To a Greater already hoving into view. Obama, who tweeted his broke a 20-game winless run Goal™’, the eight debutants So it’s goodbye Canada 2015 congratulations to the victors: against their old foes. England’s (Côte d’Ivoire, Costa Rica, and salut France 2019! “What a win for Team USA! ground-breaking run featured a Ecuador, Spain, Thailand, the Participating nations Great game @CarliLloyd! Your quarter-final defeat of the hosts, Netherlands, Switzerland and Australia, Brazil, Cameroon, country is so proud of all of you. who advanced beyond the group Cameroon) mostly acquitted Canada, China PR, Colombia, Come visit the White House with phase for only the second time, themselves well on their first Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, the World Cup soon.” much to the delight of the more appearances on the big stages, Ecuador, England, France, Records for Sawa, Formiga and than 1.3 million viewers who with the Dutch, Swiss and Germany, Japan, Korea Republic, Marta followed their progress on TV. Cameroonians all reaching the Mexico, Netherlands, New Despite failing to retain the Germany again missed out Round of 16. Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Spain, title, Japan have plenty of on a place in the top three, Boasting players of the calibre Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, reasons to be cheerful. Coach just as they had done on home of Asisat Oshoala, Veronica USA. Norio Sasaki seemed to agree, soil four years ago, when they Boquete and Shirley Cruz, Final standings saying that it was a success in fell in the quarter-finals. With Nigeria, Spain and Costa Rica 1. USA itself to reach the Final. Canada legendary goalkeeper Nadine respectively brought a breath of 2. Japan 2015 was veteran Japanese Angerer having now retired from fresh air to the competition and 3. England midfielder Homare Sawa’s sixth international football and coach showed that the women’s game 4. Germany