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rime Minister Henry any demands for compensation way of being engaged in the Puna’s panic attack and would only blow out the costs Stage Two component of TMV. Pstupidity over the Manihiki which the country could not Takuvaine intake landowners land threats payout has only afford. have been at the vanguard of served to create another crisis Minister Heather’s stance was resisting government’s bully boy that will have him craving for surprising and hypocritical seeing land grabbing, well organised an immediate travel addiction land owned by the Heather and advised by experienced fix. While there have been family warranted by government land agents the Takuvaine Water numerous exposed scandals of for the waste management site Catchment Committee (TWCC) corruption by the Cook Islands in Arorangi had been generously chaired by Eruera (Ted) Nia Party government the long compensated for after a cordial have been successful in bringing standing contentious issues negotiation process. It seemed government to the consultation of the $60 million Te Mato Vai there was one rule for Heather table by calling their bluff with (TMV) project have taken an and his family and another for sufficient legal argument to obscure back seat largely out of others. challenge the stand over and the fore front of public scrutiny Endeavouring to please the confrontal tactics used by that is until now. Chinese contributors Heather government. Government even As predicted from the very took a gung ho bully boy stacked landowner meetings beginning of this ambitious first approach in his oversight of TMV with their stool pigeons to ever tripartite project involving without realising his own House diffuse arguments of claim by the Peoples Republic of China of Ariki traditional leaders were landowners. (PRC) matters of local land usage beginning to quietly strengthen These people were soon had to be amicably resolved, this their resolve to challenge their recognised their presence was to was readily without consultation Minister on his method of persuade landowners to support dismissed by the government. managing and advancing the government and their views While Puna kept his distance, project. were robustly challenged. the chest beating Financial Tensions surfaced between Puna’s pandering to the Garth Henderson - Secretary Richard Neves and his the project Managers and the Manihiki landowners threats Admitted government had Minister Mark Brown gloated Chinese contractors over the poor by advancing compensation for been lying there would be no problems workmanship and deliberate land used for the installation with landowners whilst accusing disregard for the contract specs of their solar electricity project Many of the landowners are those who raised this issue as with Heather consistently siding has given impetus for Rarotonga now defiant no access to their being political trouble makers with the contractors, there were intake landowners to exert their land will be permitted till the and sour grapes nit pickers. numerous grumblings about demands of compensation. compensation agreement is Buoyant after secretly signing a political interference at the Government’s attempts to completed; it was done for the backdoor deal of over $9 million insistence of the Chinese who cherry pick off landowners Heather family land for waste with the Chinese contractors T&M simply wanted to do things their individually in order to skirt management so it can be done Heather Ltd owner and Minister own way. around those advocating for TMV. The walk over Neves, of Infrastructure Cook Islands (ICI) Due to the delays over fair compensation has Brown and Heather expected the Deputy Prime Minister Teariki land owner negotiations the angered enough landowners is indicative of their sheer Heather made it very clear in contractors for Stage One to take a more vigilant and arrogance and abuse of power Parliament that there would be no the China Civil Engineering uncompromising attitude to and they are the culprits of the compensation to land owners for Construction Corporation what is being said in the public project turning sour for the the acquisition and use of any land (CCECC) had to send over 30 arena. Chinese contractors. required for TMV. workers back to China due to Some have undertaken their Already unresolved land issues Landowners were in no the lack of work while land own valuations rather than are holding up Stage One work uncertain terms told they access rights were in dispute. be told what government to the annoyance of CCECC. Time were being greedy for wanting Intermittent delays were costing will offer should government lines for the commencement of compensation and it was their CCECC money so they began reluctantly compromise their Stage Two no longer exist, project civil duty to roll with the project, demanding compensation by “no compensation” stand. Continued next page PB

Cook islands Herald 28 October 2015 FEATURE 3 managers KEW Consultant Ltd’s into the firing line. For Brown the a lot more back peddling to do Some land owners are steadfast Russell Aberams said they were political risk assessment is too before land owners will concede that TMV Stage Two contracts not permitted to make any high, Tutangata wears the bullet access to their land. At this on their specific land must be media comments concerning proof vest on his behalf. stage we are told the tendering contracted to local companies. No the Stage Two land negotiations Intake landowners will be process is a work in progress. money, no work is the message and referred any questions to asked by the group tasked to While Neves got his way in the Neves and Heather need to hear Garth Henderson the Ministry bring a valuation to the table tenders being open rather than loud and clear until it is reinforced of Finance and Economic not to settle for anything less reserved for local contractors, say land activists who refuse to be Management’s rep on TMV. emotionally guilt laden with civil Already facing a multi pronged duty responsibility compliances. attack from common interest While Puna kept his distance, the There will be no sweet deals for lobby groups, government is chest beating Financial Secretary those who government perceives tender and not will to add hostile as easy pickings among the land landowners to the growing Richard Neves and his Minister Mark owners. disenchanted. Brown is known The landowners refused to to have caved in and reluctantly Brown gloated there would be no be hurried by the government, resigned the conflict is they will not be pressured into preventable if government starts problems with landowners whilst allowing work to commence talking financial compensation. nor will they be the scapegoats Landowners are sceptical accusing those who raised this issue for government’s arrogance about this government’s as being political trouble makers and and public relations deficiency integrity over the warranting of that has delayed the project. their land for the intakes. While sour grapes nit pickers. The approach government is they approved in Cabinet in June taking is cumbersome and will 2013 as required by NZ Aid TMV incur further delays for up to 12 would be a user pay project they than $15 million compensation intake land owners are adamant months. lied there would be any charge with no annual leases for the they are not legally bound to any The land owners demands for water, even after installing first ten years. Each intake will commitment government makes don’t end there they want a water meters they continued be compensated according to concerning land that does not number of irrelevant outdated to lie in public meetings. The a formula adopted. The Avana belong to them until satisfactory legislations repealed. information paper attached with intake will be pitched at more compensation is finalised. - George Pitt the Cabinet Minute estimated than $3 million with Takuvaine at the expected revenue would be $2.6 million. $1.5 million a year. An advance payment for SWITCH ON WITH They were saying there should each intake of five percent be no compensation because the will be a non negotiable water would be free. When it condition payable before the Te Aponga Uira became widely publicised by the land is warranted as has been media and the Cabinet minute precedently set by Puna over the ARE YOU READY? published, the usual silence Manihiki landowner’s threats of response was government’s destruction to equipment and defence. property, now the subject of a At a public meeting of intake criminal Police investigation. landowners in Takuvaine the Legislation used by sole government representative government as their points present Garth Henderson of reference have been under questioning irritatedly challenged by other legislation admitted government had been that enshrines the rights and lying. During their period of protection of landowners. silence Neves conjured up a The landowners are planning well spun doctored answer to to meet with the Opposition the water charges reaction, he to the government to gauge now claimed the charges were whether in the instance of a never for the water but for the change of government they maintenance and servicing of will honour an agreement with the water system. the current government, or if Despite the Cook Islands treated unfairly will the new Investment Corporation (CIIC) government renegotiate a new Legal manager Lloyd Miles fair compensation package. A strong cyclone can damage infrastructure and stating the CIIC does not The demands of the Rarotonga cut off power services. engage in land or property intake landowners will test acquisition it has fallen upon Puna’s claims of impartiality and That is why in the cyclone season, from November CEO Tamarii Tutangata to lead consistency after his inexcusable to April, you need some basic items on hand always. the government’s land grabbing disgraceful one sided patronising negotiations with the assertive of his supporting voters in Items like a good torch to see in the dark, a landowner committees. Not Manihiki. portable radio to hear the latest cyclone news, wanting to engage in reciprocity Expectations and predictions spare batteries, bottled water, and canned food. hostilities with emotionally TMV Stage Two would charged landowners Neves and commence in September 2015 Be prepared. Brown have thrust Tutangata are indicative government has www.teaponga.com Cook islands Herald 28 October 2015 VIEWS 4 Letter to the Editor Government fails to respond to open letter ear Editor, observations of this evidence. of impropriety are incorrect. Brown, under whose fiscal watch The Demos are Giving Mr. Puna the benefit of Either he will say, “You are right! the alleged impropriety would Dtrying to be as polite the doubt, we conjectured that We must fix this!” or he will say, have happened has said, “Heh, as possible, but at the same the Prime Minister may not have “No, that’s not correct. Here’s our these Demos are just trying to time to fulfill our mandate as had the opportunity to hear our interpretation of the law, and we play politics.” the opposition … to act as the argument or to read what citizen have not transgressed it”. But the truth is that neither of people’s watchdog. concerns in the media. He may The PM is welcome to engage these responses are satisfactory. On Friday, we delivered an not have been aware what others in an open discussion in any No serious attempt to address open letter to the PM’s office. We in Government were doing. manner he wishes. We are (and the issues has been forthcoming. were told he was not able to see These things can happen. We had always have been) available to The Government’s response us that day, as we requested. We anticipated that his response and meet with him at his leisure. We entirely lacks the detail and were happy to give him time to our letter could appear together would be happy to have him call consideration required by the consider its contents and to draft at the same time. Parliament and allow us to use severity of the situation. Casual a considered response. We fear the worst, because in Question Time to get to the heart denials and attempts to sow In this letter, we advised Mr. both sittings of Parliament since of the matter. We are even willing confusion only suggest weak- Puna respectfully that people the election, the Government cut to use the media as a proxy mindedness or guilt … and set the properly qualified to comment discussion of the budget short. It mechanism for the discussion. Government on a collision course believe his Government has disallowed any serious debate or We will use the judicial system with the High Court. transgressed the law multiple examination. to force the discussion if all else Please, Prime Minister: give us times. In a Parliamentary Our greatest hope now is that fails. a calm, reasoned response that democracy, Parliament controls the concerns in our letter are Our only requirements are that definitively ends this discussion. the purse strings of the nation, unfounded. But no matter what the discussion must actually take The longer you allow it to go on, but we and others see compelling the truth of the matter is, we can place … and that it must be open the more our people will be hurt. evidence that Mr. Puna’s only see two responses from Mr. and transparent. James Beer government has systematically Puna. So far, the PM has squandered Member of Parliament for and deliberately sidestepped the Either he will confirm our the opportunity we have given Murienua financial control of Parliament fears and offer to do something him for considered response, Opposition Spokesperson and the Constitution. We have about it, or he will tell us how and rushed to the radio to say, for Finance and Economic asked him to respond to the the ever-growing observations “No, no! This is not true!” and Mr. Development PB

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Cook islands Herald 28 October 2015 9 NEWS Prostate Cancer, a hairy business

his Saturday, the importance of early Movember detection of this disease- it Torganisers are can save your life. calling for the men of the Movember will run Cook Islands to once again throughout the month become Mo’bros and join of November where in the fight again prostate registered Mobros will cancer in the Cook Islands. grow a moustache to draw The Movember stall will attention to the issue of be set up next to the main prostate cancer among their stage at Punanga Nui Market families, friends, team mates between 9am-12pm this and colleagues. Their aim Saturday 31st October. A will be to spread awareness shave station will be on hand and raise funds that will be to get the Mo’bros ready donated by Movember to PROCUREMENT OF for the official beginning of the Cook Islands Prostate MATERIALS FOR THE INSTALLATION Movember on November 1. Cancer Foundation. The A registration fee of rules however, state that of Water meters for the Te Mato Vai Project $20 will be required by all you must be clean shaven to RFP reference no. TMV-RFP.003/2015 Mo’bros this year and men begin growing on November The Te Mato Vai project invites Requests for Proposals (RFP) from qualified are encouraged to also raise 01 so Movember will have parties for the Procurement of Materials for the Installation of Water Meters further funds from their a shaving station set up at for the Te Mato Vai Project, Rarotonga, Cook Islands. family, friends, work and the Punanga Nui (right by RFP documents will be available from WATSAN watsan.gov.ck, Pacific Water sports teams to help raise the main stage) where our and Wastes Association www.pwwa.ws/, NZ Government Electronic Tenders awareness about prostate Mobros can register and Service www.gets.govt.nz/ from Cook Islands Government Procurement cancer. The first 100 Mo’bros shave off ready to join the www.procurement.gov.ck/ and Te Mato Vai www.tematovai.com/ who register receive a free campaign. Interested parties who have not registered at the time of downloading a copy Movember Kuki Airani Last year saw many high of the RFP document will not be eligible to bid. All registrations must be t-shirt. profile local men sporting emailed to [email protected] Prostate Cancer is a unlikely facial hair to support Proposals must be delivered to the address below by 12:00pm, (Cook Islands growing issue throughout the cause including Mark time), 09 November 2015 in sealed envelopes and clearly marked as specified the Pacific including right Brown, Minister of Finance in the RFP document, to: here in the Cook Islands. 1 and League star Kevin Iro. All enquiries to: in 9 of our men over 70 are Ronnie Siulepa even joined Te Mato Vai Project Management Unit, Avarua, Russell Abrams, Project Manager, affected by the disease and 1 in the fun shaving off his Project Management Unit in 6 men over 76 are affected. beloved moustache for PO Box 3286, Rarotonga, [email protected] That’s not to say it’s an older the first time in his life in Cook Islands Phone: +682 28 851 man’s problem alone. In the preparation for Movember. CC to Adrian Teotahi, CWS Team Cook Islands, men over the All funds raised will be Leader/Asset Management Coordinator age of 40 are encouraged to donated to the Cook Islands Project Management Unit get their prostate checked Prostate Cancer Foundation. [email protected] and Movember aims to get For more info, visit www. Phone: +682 28 851 more men to understand movembercookislands.com Cook islands Herald 28 October 2015 10 VIEWS Cook Islands Herald Issue 790 TE KAVE KORERO TE KAVE KOREROHost: Tony Hakaoro, WED 21st Oct 2015 $800 Ambulance fee to tourist Dr Tikaka Henry of Rarotonga Hospital was “Kare ko te reira ua e au tūtakianga kē atu “O, kite koe e pāpā, tēnā moni, e āka the guest speaker on Te Kave Kōrero on rāi tētai. Kua advice mai rāi to Nu Tireni i a utunga tikāi tēnā”. Wednesday 21st October 2015. mātou no runga i teia fee, no te mea, e aka moni i te run i teia e service”. T’he caller said that such charging rate Dr Henry was invited onto the programme may be appropriate in Australia as their to justify or explain the reason behind When it was put to the doctor that this average income is much higher than the the Marae Ora (the Ministry of Health), expensive ambulance charge may give the Cook Islands. charging an Australian couple $800.00 for Cook Islands a bad reputation he disagreed the use of an ambuluance. saying that tourists may query it but they “Ka tano atu rāi ki Australia, e moni maata (the Marae Ora) will answer the queries ta rātou e angaanga na”. In Māori Dr Henry said that the policy for accordingly. charging the fee was set in 2013 after the He said the average income in Australia is Marae Ora consulted with the community “Kare au e irinaki ana e, ka riro mai te reira $30 an hour compared to $6 in the Cook and stakeholders. ei ingoa kino no tatou. Kua kite ra oki au e, Islands. ka ui ratou i te uianga, mei taku i karanga “Kua `ākarakara mātou i ta mātou policy no atu i reira, na mātou i reira te pauanga”. “Ka tano rāi i Australia, te angaanga ra te tūtakianga, no te fees, ka tūtakiia mai ki rātou e toru ngauru tārā i te ora. Ko tatou a mātou, karanga te, akamata mai teia i te “Kia marama oki koe e Tony, me aere tatou rā i konei, e ono rāi tārā, ka akapeea tāua i mataiti e 2013, i te `ākarakaraanga e, eaa ki vao ea, ka inangaroia rāi t kia cover i te te tikianga i tērā tauatini tārā?” te manako `ōu te ka akatupuia mai ki roto i medical insurance. Me tuki mai i a tatou teia new akanoonooanga `ōu”. me aere tatou ki vao, ka karanga tatou He said this is unfair to our visitors from mei teia nga pāpā rai e karanga nei, ae, Australia and New Zealand and is very Dr Henry added that information about teia āka moni. Me aere rāi t ki vao, me ka excessive charging. the policy was provided to the community aere koe ki teea ua atu enua, Australia, me in writing and online and everyone were tiatiia mai koe, ka karanga rāi koe, ae, teia “E tākinokino tikāi teia i teia nga taeake invited to ring or write to the hospital āka moni, ina ia mātou i Rarotonga nei, e manuiri no tatou no Australia e Nu Tireni committee had they had concerns `ānere rāi tārā. I don’t blame them”. aere mai ki konei, e tākinokino tikāi teia, e regarding the policy. āka utunga teia”. One caller to the programme said that “Kua tukuna te manako ki vao i te katoatoa the charge is fair and reasonable and Another caller said she doesn’t accept the na roto i te tātāanga i te document, kua also cheaper compared to the fee she $800.00 charge as it is far too expensive. aere ki runga i te online, kua patiia ia te was charged with when she became ill in katoatoa me manamanatā to rātou, me Australia. “Kare, kare au e `āriki ana, aue taue, te āka manako to rātou, kia rīngi mai ki to mātou moni e”. kūmiti, no ta ratou tāmanakoanga oki i teia The caller said when she visited her mānakonakoanga”. daughter in Melbourne in 2013 she Te Kave Kōrero has invited Dr Henry was charged $1,000.00 for using the to come on the programme again on However when questioned as to how many ambulance. Wednesday 28th October to discuss the people contacted the Marae Ora either by subject matter further especially given phone or in writing or via email Dr Henry “I aku kua tano teia tūtakianga rāua i teia the concerns amongst most callers to the was unable to answer the question saying ambulance no rāua, te tumu, no Australia programme and those in the community that he is not a member of the committee. au i te 2013, rokoia au e te maki i roto i that the ambulance charge against tourists te shopping centre i Melbourne. Manuia is far too excessive. Dr Henry stated that the outcome of the e tangata tetai i roto i te shopping centre, consultation was that no one said no or topa oki au ki raro, te tumu, kua topa oki Te Kave Kōrero thanks Dr Henry for coming objected [to the ambulance charges]. toku numero patia ki raro ki te 41, so rīngi on to the programme and all callers to the rātou i reira i tētai ambulance apai i āku ki programme for their contribution to the “Ko te tikaanga ra oki teia i reira i rauka runga i te aremaki”. discussion on the subject matter. mai, te taopengaanga i teia au document i te tukunaanga ki vao, ko teia i reira te “Inā, e toru rā i muri mai, e tauatini, e tikaanga, kare oki e tangata e karanga mai tauatini te tiāti mai i āku”. na e, kare”. Another caller to the programme said the He said New Zealand advised them as to ambulance charge is far too excessive. the fee as the service is expensive to run. PB

Cook islands Herald 28 October 2015 11 VIEWS Cook Islands Herald Issue 790 TE KAVE KORERO TE KAVE KOREROHost: Tony Hakaoro, FRI 23 OCT 2015 Agriculture donations from PRC The Honourable Kiriau Turepu, Minister of Agriculture, was the guest speaker on Te Kave Kōrero on Friday 23rd October 2015. The subject of discussion was the agricultural machineries donated by the Government of the People’s Republic of China to growers in the Cook Islands. Turepu said the machineries are worth about 1.6 million dollars and is donated by the Chinese Government as a grant fund which is non-payable. “Ko teia apinga aroa no te agriculture, tuku mai ki a tatou te au Mema Pāramani into an arrangement with an organisation small machineries, e pera katoa tetai au pouroa i te tuātau i a Pāpā Robert Wigmore to be in charge of or be responsible for the fertilizer aere, it’s worth about 1.6 million koia te Minita. Nāna teia patianga i tuku ki machineries. dollars. Teia, e grant fund teia, orongaia te Tinito, e oti, kua aere mai teia grant ki a mai ki a tatou, kare tatou e tūtaki, tērā ua, tatou. Besides i te reira, e au implements “It’s up to the Member of Parliament to e apinga aroa teia na te Tinito, raro ake i aere rāi tetai i āru mai i te tractor”. make an agreement, i rotopu i a ia e te te marumaru o ta rātou tauturuanga mai aronga putuputuanga tana ka oronga a ia i a tātou”. Turepu announced on the programme that i teia au apinga”. of the big tractors, one would be sent to Turepu added that there are five 5 big Atiu, one to Mangaia and one to Aitutaki. When suggested this is politicking Turepu tractors and 3 small ones donated to assist responded (his statement is translated): growers. He said that the tractors going to Atiu and Mangaia would be utilised espcially to ‘What’s in politics that politics cannot go “E rima tractor mamaata, e toru tractor revive the noni industry. into? That’s why I asked the Opposition to rikiriki mai”. be in the decision making, so that politics In addition he said he would send someone is not in this project’. Turepu said the donated machineries is to Atiu to manage the noni project there. the outcome of a request for financial “Eaa ia apinga e poritiki e, kare e politiki assistance made by the Honourable Nandi “Ka tuku matou i tetai tangata kia aere ki e ō ana ki roto? No reira oki au i kapiki Glassie (former Minister of Agriculture) Atiu kia manage i teia project i Atiu, which ai i te Opposition kia piri mai ki roto i te during negotiations for the Mato Vai means, there is a planting programme no tukuanga tika, so that kare te poritiki i roto project. teia project”. i teia angaanga”, “Ko teia mea e Tony kua akamataia mai i te As to who would be responsible of looking Turepu said he did the right thing having tuātau i a Nandi, e, i te patiangaia te tauturu after the tractor Turepu said it would be invited the Opposition in the desicion no te heavy machineries, e te, karanga the manager of the project. making as to the distribution of the machineries. He said he consulted with the koe e, te tuātau o te Mato Vai project, te “Na te mānitia o teia project. The manager Opposition and it was a collective decision akamatamataangaia, kua akatuangaia to is in charge of that tractor”. ratou tuanga moni”. making. Turepu said all but one big tractor and “I akanoonoo au i te takainga e, kia piri “I roto katoa i te reira, kua pati katoa i one small one would remain in Rarotonga mai te Opposion ki roto i te tukuanga tika reira te Minita Nandi i taua tuātau ra, kia under the management of the Ministry of no te distribute anga i teia machineries. orongaia mai tetai moni tauturu i te aronga Agriculture. tanutanu o teia Basileia”. Irinaki au ko te vaerua tano tērā, no According to Turepu any grower in te mea, kare teia i reira i aere mai na te With reference to the big tractors Turepu Rarotonga wanting to utilise the tractors Minita ua i manako e ko ia anake rai, it’s a said that Government put through the would need to contact the Ministry and collective decision making, na te katoatoa, proposal for them but reduced the number pay a reasonable hireage fee to make use kua consult au i te Opposition no runga i because, there were 24 big tractors given of the tractors. teia mea, and they agreed i teia angaanga i to Members of Parliament during the tupu, mataora rātou”. time when the late Honourable Robert Turepu stated that prior to accepting the Wigmore was the Minister of Agriculture. machineries he called a meeting of all Te Kave Kōrero thanks the Hon Kiriau Members of Parliament and as a result Turepu for coming onto the programme “Ko te tractor mamaata, na matou rai te they agreed that the machineries would and explaining the distribution of the reira i tamanako, i te mea, kua akaitiia mai be handed to MPs. machineries and the Ministry’s vision te reira no te mea, maara i a koe, e rua to revive the noni industry in Atiu and ngauru ma `ā tractor mamaata a te Tinito i He said that the MPs would then enter Mangaia. Meitaki maata Pāpā Kiriau. Cook islands Herald 28 October 2015 12 NEWS Cook Islands Herald Issue 790 TE KAVE KORERO TE KAVE KOREROHost: Tony Hakaoro, MON 26th OCT 2015 Gospel Day celebrations The Gospel day Nuku was the subject of tērā te tū, aere pouroa mai te au Ēkālēsia te music i muri i tona reo, ko te ngāī tūkauī discussion on Te Kave Kōrero on Monday e ono i runga i a Tumutevarovaro nei, kāre tērā”. 26th October 2015. e tārere, `akāri mai i tāna Nuku, `akāri mai tetai i tāna, `akāri mai e, pou ua atu i te Hakaoro said that he uttered to a friend Gospel day, Monday 26th October 2015, `akāri i te au Nuku, inā, oti, rave te pure at the Nuku that the music was too loud, was a public holiday in the country akaotianga, mataora te kātoatoa, oki te that it was difficult to hear the notices or marking the arrival of Christianity in the kātoatoa ki te ngutuare”. messages being announced. Cook Islands in 1821. One caller to the programme said he was “Te karanga nei au ki toku taeake i nakoanei, The six branches of the Cook Islands at the Nuku too and was also very pleased kāre, māniania tikāi tērā music, tikaanga Christian Church (CICC) in Rarotonga held that it was performed in Māori. tikāi, tāmate te music kia akarongo tātou its annual Nuku on Gospel Day hosted by i te karere e tuatuaia ra i nakoanei. Te the Nikao Ekalesia. “Tano rai taau, kua tae ana au i te akarongo atu ra au i nakoanei, tetai au `ākarakara i te Nuku i teia rā. Mataora au ngā`i, ko te tūkauī tērā, kare i rongoia atu Nuku is a dramatization of any chosen i te `ākarakaraanga, e te mea mataora roa e, eaa tikai te karere tei tuatuaia no te mea event in the Bible and is performed by atu, kua nā roto mai i to tatou reo tikāi. Ko aruru atu te music, me kare, te akatangiia each of the six CICC branches. taku ngā`i tērā i pūmaana ai tōku ngākau e mai ra te au mea akatangi”. te mataora i te akarongo atuanga, e kua nā In introducing the subject matter, Te Kave roto mai i to tātou reo”. Hakaoro queried if the Nuku is able to Kōrero host, Tony Hakaoro said that he was be presented or performed without a very pleased having attended the Nuku for However Hakaoro said there was a minor competition attached to it, and everyone three reasons. technical issue at the Nuku in that the was happy, performers and spectators background music was a bit noisy or loud alike, surely Te Maeva Nui can be the same. Firstly, the Nuku, or the dramatization was when someone was speaking on the conducted or performed almost entirely in microphone through the public address Te Kave Kōrero thanks the organisers of the Māori. system. Nuku for a well organised event and callers to the programme for contributing to the Hakaoro said he was particularly pleased “Me te tuatua ra tetai tangata i runga i te sujbect matter. and very proud of what he saw and heard microphone, te parara, te māniania mai ra in Māori.

“Te au akatutuanga i raveia i teia ra, te mānganuianga, roto i to tatou reo Māori. Kāre e aiteia to tōku mataora i te reira. Noa atu oki e tetai au pae imene, imene i roto i te reo papa`ā, noa atu te reira, e ngā`i rikiriki ua te reira, kāreka rā ko te mānganuianga o te akakoroanga i raveia i teia ra, i raveia i roto i to tatou reo Māori”.

“Kāre e aiteia toku ngākauparau i tērā tāku i kite, tāku i akarongo i teia rā, the majority was, roto i to tatou reo Māori”. Secondly, he was very happy having had the opportunity to see the Nuku for the first time in over 30 years. “Mataora au no te mea, ka tai nei au ka kite akaou ai i tetai Nuku, i, eia ake nei mataiti, toru ngauru tūmā mataiti”. Thirdly Hakaoro said he was also very pleased that there was no competition in the Nuku, that all six CICC churches on the island performed, and after the closing prayer, everyone went home happy. “Ko tetai ngā`i mātūtū taku i kite, ko te tārerekore i roto i teia akakoroanga. Mei PB

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MEITAKI MAATA to all Vakas and the community for your participation in Round 1 to inspire Vaka Pride! You are all a Mana Tiaki. GET READY FOR ROUND 2 which begins in November and will be awarded in February 2016. For more information or to get involved contact Noeline Mateariki at Cook Islands Tourism ph 29-435 or email [email protected] Cook islands Herald 28 October 2015 14 NEWS Muumuu display to raise funds for Breast Cancer Foundation By Jaewynn McKay his Saturday’s breast cancer fundraising Tdinner and Muumuu display taking place at the residence of the New Zealand High Commissioner, Ngatipa, is shaping up to be a stunning evening. At least 50 muumuus will be on display, some old, some not so old. And some like these two now currently in a collection owned by Helen Wong, were previously owned and warn with much grace by the late Te Tika Mataiapo, Dorice Reid. “We are delighted that Helen has leant us 6 stunning muumuus that once took pride of place in Dorice’s wardrobe” commented CIBCF president Jaewynn McKay. “I’m certain Dorice would feel very pleased knowing that her gowns were being used for such an event” added Helen Wong. “Dorice was a breast cancer survivor and encouraged women to take greater care of their health and promoted regular mammograms as a part of this care.” Also on display this Saturday will be a Muumuu currently in the care of Betty Bailey. It was donated to Hospital Comforts by the late Tinomana Ariki - (Mama Bear Hosking). A very old gown, it was recently worn by Gaynor Makea-Pennycook at this year’s Te Maeva Nui float parade. For tickets to the 50 Muumuus or Jaewynn (55 486). Tickets cost string band and display. to have displayed please let for 50 years event please contact $50 and guests will get to enjoy And, if you have a special Jaewynn (55 486) or Sonya (50 Kelly (54 667); Noelince (25 220) a 2 course meal, refreshments, muumuu you would be happy 825) know.

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Cook islands Herald 28 October 2015 17 NEWS App to help keep Cook Islands languages alive earning the basics of the head words. Play Store for Android devices, the Cook Islands Henry Puna Cook Islands languages has “As there is no restriction and on iTunes for Apple devices. at USP in the Cook Islands last Lbecome easier with the on size for online dictionaries, The CI Dictionary app was month, and is being launched development of the Cook Islands they can contain much more officially launched by the in New Zealand at AUT’s City Dictionary app for smart phones information than a hard copy Honourable Prime Minister of Campus Tuesday 26 October. and tablets. print dictionary,” says Professor Led by teams from Te Ka’ai. Ipukarea, the National Māori “Online dictionaries and Language Institute at Auckland related dictionary apps have University of Technology (AUT); the potential to contain all the the University of South Pacific’s information a user may need as (USP) Cook Islands Campus; it can be constantly upgraded in the Cook Islands Ministry of real time.” Education; and ta’unga – elders Built by Vo2 Web Design and repositories of knowledge in Hamilton, New Zealand, in – from the various outer islands consultation with Te Ipukarea of the Cook Islands; the app – CI at AUT, USP Cook Islands and Dictionary – was developed as the Ministry of Education, Cook part of a language revitalisation Islands, the app allows users to and maintenance strategy to search for dictionary entries, make the languages of the Cook find out their definitions, along Islands more accessible through with the help of supporting digital devices. media such as encyclopaedic AUT Professor of Māori information, sample sentences, Innovation and Development, illustrations, audio and video and Director of Te Ipukarea, Tania clips, as well as image files – Ka’ai says digital tools which diagrams, maps and illustrations promote language revitalisation – which provide an added benefit help to build stronger island for visual learners especially. communities. “This journey of collaboration “Online dictionaries and with USP, the Cook Islands related dictionary apps are Ministry of Education and important tools for both second ta’unga has provided AUT language learners and fluent postgraduate students with speakers of a language.” invaluable experience in “It increases access of these undertaking fieldwork in island languages to the various language documentation with communities all around the local Cook Island repositories of world,” says Professor Ka’ai. knowledge,” says Professor Ka’ai. The CI Dictionary app contains The CI Dictionary app is an impressive total of 17,000 available for free on the Google Cook islands Herald 28 October 2015 18 NEWS This house that featured in purchased in 1958 for $30,000 the NZ Herald on Monday 26 from a family who had moved October 2015 will go under back to England according to Ex-Brown Family the hammer this weekend. the New Zealand Herald. And The house now belongs to Alex was built in 1934. The house Home goes under Brown 69, the brother of Mavis is in a much sought after Brown, but it once belonged to area which is in the zones for the hammer their father DC (Dick Charles) various top schools such as Brown who had bought the Auckland Grammar, Epsom house for his six children when Girls Grammar and Auckland they went to boarding school in Normal Intermediate. And is New Zealand. Mavis was only close to the private schools 12, and her brother Alex was Diocesan, St Cuthbert’s and only 9 when they were sent off King’s School. The real estate to boarding school. She went company that is conducting the to Friends School which was auction is Barfoot & Thompson. operated by Quakers and was With the way current house in Wanganui. Her three older and land prices are in Auckland, brothers Albert, and twins the house should fetch a very James and Henry attended handsome sum. Owner Alex, Whangarei Boys School. She who is now a retired flight also has a younger sister Tina. attendant will return home to According to Mavis, they were Rarotonga permanently where mostly at boarding school he already has two homes. and would only come to the According to Mavis, her and house during school breaks. It her siblings had consented was a challenging adaptation to Alex taking over the house for children that had only after their father passed on known the island way of life. as he was the only one living So they eventually returned in New Zealand. In addition, to complete their schooling at he was the one paying for its Tereora College. upkeep and paying for the The 4 bedroom 2 storey house council fees. But the family sits on 928sq meters at 40 have always been welcome to Pencarrow Ave in Epsom was stay in the house.

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The banning of commercial whale watching been discussing this very thing since the early is a successful model that Ngai Tahu, Tonga in the Cook Islands – Part II of II 1980’s as the best sustainable use of whales. and Tahiti use. Manage, develop, control and To this end some thirty plus members of the put in place processes that protect whales, Polynesian interaction with 51 member IWC have commercial whale but don’t ban it or place so many restrictions whales is a story handed watching activities including some of those that you kill the golden goose. down through the countries involved in ‘scientific study’ and So you ban commercial whale watching, the generations. Just because selective culling or is that killing. foreigners go home patting themselves on the the literature does not Whale watching in Kaikoura has turned this back for a job well done. They go out and exist in a form that commercial undertaking into one of the celebrate after trampling on the mana of the requires scientific scrutiny country’s most popular tourist destinations. indigenous people. The government officials does not make it any less Whale Watch Kaikoura is 100 per cent Maori think they have done a good job and real for those who tell it and for those who owned and these people descend from the meanwhile an economic opportunity as well listen to it. NZ Maori have a long history of legendary Paikea. Instead of riding on the as raising the conservation mind set of the interaction with whales. Not from the point of whale, they now take people out to watch people has been lost. Our country is at a hunting them pre-european contact but whales. From humble beginnings in 1987 with crossroads in terms of economic recovery and because many Maori tribes trace their a small 6m vessel and 3,000 tourists, they there will be a number of social programmes ancestral links to the legendary Paikea. now have state of the art catamarans and coming in the next few years. The present Secondly they regarded stranded whales as a take out over 80,000 tourists to watch the politicians need to get with the play and valuable source of meat, and used whale whales. A far cry from an impoverished cannot in all good conscience delay the bone and teeth for ornaments and weapons. community who now have control over their inevitable, It is coming and we need to They devised elaborate ceremonies to give own business interests, generate millions of prepare the country for political, business and thanks to atua and the wairua of the whale; dollars in tourism money. Provide many jobs public service reform, despite what Puna says. you would have seen a rendition of it on the during the whaling season and the We need to identify new business movie, ‘Avatar’. It wasn’t until the late 1790s downstream effects on resorts, restaurants opportunities that support sustainable early 1800’s that Maori joined commercial and other businesses is a tourism industry economic growth and banning commercial whaling with the arrival of pakeha sealers and that is making money. Just think, 80,000 whale watching is not the way to go. whalers. Many young Polynesian men from whale watching visitors spending a minimum Rarotonga has over 115,000 visitors every Aotearoa and the Pacific Islands became crew $1,000 NZD, injects $80,000,000 into the local year and the number of times they can drive on these whaling vessels and were noted for economy. around the island or go to the Punanganui their hunting prowess, courage and strength Unlike their NZ Maori cousins, the traditional Market is limited. We need to be offering on the high seas. At one stage there were leaders in the Cook Islands are the last to hear them a unique experience and whale hundreds of ships plying their trade in the about what is happening or is likely to happen watching in a controlled manner whilst under South Pacific and using the islands as stop to areas that they have mana enua and mana a legislative collar is not the way to go. over’s, provisioning and fuel stops and at the moana over. You can be sure that the Government should not be interfering in same time fuelling the economies of the government officials will consult with them controlling business interests through places they stopped at. over the pending legislation. The reality is that banning. Businesses can manage quite well As whale catching lost its appeal through a the Ui Ariki should have been sitting at the thank you, the economy of the Cook Islands lack of whales, legislation, societal changes table when discussing the ban and not after would be down the tubes even faster if we and attitudes, people no longer went out the fact. This is disrespectful and shows a didn’t have business and expat businesses at whaling.(In this case, real science helped deep lack of understanding of the important that. The government should be looking to through the development of alternatives that role that Ui Ariki can play, notwithstanding business to answer the question about whale replaced whale products) Instead they turned that the Henry Puna led government has watching and how best to exploit this their attentions to commercial whale asked the Ui Ariki about how they see resource for the good of our economy whilst watching and this was the case for NZ Maori themselves in a modern Cook Islands. You at the same time promoting and highlighting in Kaikoura, Aotearoa. The Ngai Tahu tribe of cannot ask the Ui Ariki how they see public conservation of our marine life. Arising Kaikoura established a commercial whale themselves without providing the tools for from this, if we can build up a critical mass of watching business which was started in the them to articulate what this means. An off the whale watchers and watch that grow to 10’s 1980’s. This venture was not without its critics cuff comment that we want more money of thousands of watchers, we have the both scientific and bleeding heart liberals. misses the point entirely. Build their capacity, potential to improve our economy, raise living Funnily enough foreigners and mainly pakeha build their capability and thereby give them standards and enrich our country. These and worry worts raised concerns about how the mana they deserve rather than treat them visitors have money to burn, resorts and this would affect whales by using emotive as dummy’s and second rate citizens. All you beach units to stay in and we need to offer language and passing this off as scientific fact. are doing is continuing the Albert Henry them a unique experience so that they come Disrupting their feeding patterns, mating legacy all over again. As I understand it, Ui here, tell their mates and then come back rituals, interactions, more whale strandings, Ariki has mana moana out to 50 Kms from again. Tonga and Tahiti have whale watching you name it, poor science masquerading as their islands and that is a huge slice of the and they’ll just love to take our visitors out if real science. However despite setbacks and Cook Islands. Therefore they are entitled to we ban whale watching. The potential is that minimal support Ngai Tahu went ahead with have a say and to have their concerns we could get an injection of millions of dollars the venture and the rest is history. Whale acknowledged in a manner that lets them annually into the economy not just from watching in a controlled manner is a high know that they are not being sidelined. It whale watching but from the spinoffs or the profile example of conserving and protecting cannot be left up to vested interests and trickle-down effect that whale watching live whales whilst at the same time providing foreign ones at that to influence even offers. That 3-month window of opportunity an economic and sustainable return for an indirectly the ban on commercial whale when whales are frolicking in our waters is indigenous community. In 1999 a report by watching. The NZ Maori model is there to be our tourism season so it’s a no brainer. Dr Mark Orams estimated that with the return looked at and adapted for the Cook Islands of one humpback whale every year to breed and only requires the powers that be to get As we go to print, my discussion with Ben in Tonga, it would generate over USD $1 off their collective nono’s and do something Ponia from MMR advises that a draft will be million during its 50 year life span. The about it. It is of very little value to rush into ready for public debate in the next few weeks International Whaling Commission (IWC) has banning commercial whale watching when it and that they have consulted with Ui Ariki. 1

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Political Reform in the Cook Islands – Part I Enua. The member for Tupapa-Maraerenga increasing the power and influence of of II has over 490 votes and the member for Rarotonga by redrawing the constituency Manihiki who also happens to be the Prime boundaries. I think that this is a backward step Political reform in the Cook Minister has 78 votes. Is there something and is a kneejerk reaction because the Islands has been a hot wrong with this picture? Well those who have opposition coalition is not in power and they topic in the news for quite benefitted from this apparent inequity in need the numbers to get back in. If it’s just a a while now and it gets a votes would say no and those who didn’t numbers game then that is not a justification bit of traction when the would say yes as this is where the push for for seeking political reform based solely on incumbent party and the political reform is coming from. There are two that premise. Before we move on, let’s look opposition have a go at aspects to this, the apparent inequity in the at table 2, the total valid votes counted on each other for all sorts of proportion of votes and the focus of the election night and draw some inferences: reasons. Let us have a look at this to try and opposition coalition on party political favours Table 2: Votes Votes determine what is meant by ‘Political Reform’ of the present government to Pa Enua. The Pa Enua 1338 Rarotonga 3214 in the Cook Islands context. I suspect that power of this present government is located Pa Enua CIP 886 Pa Enua Demo 248 Pa Enua OCI 204 Rarotonga CIP 802 whenever the politicians or rikiriki talk about in the Pa Enua and we can see this in table 1. Rarotonga 1914 Rarotonga OCI 498 this, they all have their own idea as to what The CIP have 9 Pa Enua seats, Demos 3 and Demo this means and it probably means they are OCI have 1 and the CIP get these seats with From table 2 there were 1338 valid votes looking at this narrowly. We’ve all seen the fewer voters proportionately than counted in the Pa Enua on election night 2014 voting returns over the last few decades and Rarotonga.Is this a problem? Well for those and 3214 in Rarotonga giving a grand total of have noticed the decline in voters in the Pa who live in the Pa Enua constituencies in the 4552 votes.Of the total number of valid votes Enua. We’ve not paid too much attention to past they feel as though they are left with the counted on election night in Rarotonga, these figures until fairly recently. We’ve crumbs on the table. Their isolation, distance rounding up, the Demos got 60% of the votes, noticed that Pa Enua politicians are getting and high freight and transport costs leave CIP got 25% and OCI got a little over 15%.Of into parliament on as little as 30 registered them in a vulnerable position when compared the total number of valid votes counted on voters or in exceptional circumstances; to what Rarotonga has. election night in the Pa Enua, the CIP got 66% uncontested. Do you think that this is fair or If you look at the Cook Islands and the Pa of the votes, the Demos got 19% and OCI got do you think that there is something wrong Enua in particular since the opening up of the a wee bit over 15%. Of the total number of with this picture? Compare it if you will with International Airport in 1974, this has valid votes counted on election night in the the member for Tupapa-Maraerenga provided them with the means to depopulate Cook Islands the Pa Enua cast 29% and constituency in Rarotonga who got over 490 the Pa Enua. For years they have had a NZ Rarotonga cast 71% of the votes.The votes in the 2014 general election. If we passport and whilst this has been a boon, the percentage of total votes for all parties that calculate the votes proportionately on that means to regularly and readily emigrate or night was; OCI 15%, CIP 37% and the Demos basis, Tupapa should have 15 members in travel internationally has been tempered by 48%. Statistics tells us that there is a Parliament. Let’s have a look atthe number of expensive air travel and unreliable shipping permanent population of about 12,000 people votes and which party prevailed, on election movements. So along comes the international in the Cook Islands and if we assume we have night 2014: airport, better and affordable fee structures, 6000 eligible voters this still leaves us with Table 1: consistent and reliable air travel, a NZ only 76% of the population voting.So what Aitutaki ‐ 3 passport, and put all these ingredients does this all mean, well it means that there is  Vaipae-Tautu - 178 - CIP together and the opportunity is there to  Amuri-Ureia - 203 - CIP a numbers game going on which does not of  Arutanga-Reureu-Nikaupara-204-OCI emigrate en masse. So many do take itself tell the whole story and as well we have Rarotonga ‐ 10 advantage and this is the 64 million dollar potentially 1500 non-voters.What it implies is  Nikao’-Panama - 417 - Demo question. Pa Enua is depopulating but for that those who are in opposition did not do  Avatiu-Ruatonga - 292 - Demo those left their voting power is  Takuvaine-Tutakimoa - 313 - CIP enough to justify getting into government nor  Tupapa-Maraerenga - 498 - OCI disproportionately powerful for the numbers do enough to persuade the numbers to get to  Matavera - 288 - CIP eligible to vote. On the other hand Rarotonga the polling booth; it’s as simple as that.  Ngatangiia - 257 - Demo is also depopulating but not at the same rate From our analysis we know that if a party wins  Murienua - 225 - Demo as the Pa Enua and their vote does not have the majority of the seats in the Pa Enua  Akaoa - 201 - CIP  Ruaau - 386 - Demo the same ring of importance. invariably they will be the next incoming  Titikaveka - 337 - Demo Add to this each successive government have government. The stats don’t lie, win 9 seats in Mangaia ‐ 3 not treated the Pa Enua as they would like the Pa Enua and that is 9 of 13 seats to  Oneroa - 117 - Demo and the Pa Enua have felt like second rate contribute to forming a new government.  Ivirua - Demo  Tamarua - 30 - Demo cousins. Despite depopulation, they have What most analysts, forecasters and policy Atiu ‐ 2 managed to get a sympathetic party into analysts fail to understand is that if the Pa  Tengatangi-Areora-Ngatiarua - CIP power and are now starting to reap the Enua is strong then the rest of the Cook  Teenui-Mapumai - CIP benefits through the power of their vote. New Islands are stronger for it. The Cook Islands is Manihiki ‐ 1 - 78 - CIP Mauke ‐ 1- 82 - CIP wharves, jetties, heavy equipment, the Cook Islands and not just Rarotonga as Mitiaro ‐ 1 - 51 - Demo generators, solar energy, funding and there many think. Cultural diversity, sports prowess, Penrhyn ‐ 1 - 78 - CIP you have a grateful Pa Enua, a recipe for political experience, tourism, the bounty of Pukapuka‐Nassau ‐ 1 - 128 - CIP continuing support. A recipe for the Rakahanga ‐ 1 - 39 – CIP the sea and opportunities for growing the opposition to growl under their breath as economy are all found within the Pa Enua. We can see that on election night 2014; One each succeeding election leaves them out in Too much inwards looking misses the big Cook Islands gained 2 seats, the Democratics the cold. The only recourse is to cast their eye picture as Rome found out when it neglected 10 seats and the CIP 12 seats.There has been on ‘Political Reform’ and seek a redress in the its outer provinces to its detriment. History a lot of discussion about how the Pa Enua has voting imbalance as they see it. I think there is has a habit of repeating itself.Part II of II too much voting power with proportionately a merit in seeking ‘Political Reform’ but not how continues on with ‘Political Reform’ a new small voter’s base as compared to Rarotonga. the opposition coalition or rikiriki want it to way of harnessing the political might of our You can see by the voting figures in table 1 of be. I suspect that reform is about reducing the people by planning your political work and the last election how this appears to favour Pa power and the influence of the Pa Enua and politically working to your plan.

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Political Reform in the Cook Islands – Part II determine what this actually means. From my There will be people who will comment that it of II point of view, there are just three areas that is undemocratic as it goes against an Continuing on the ‘Political would merit ‘political reform’ and these are: individual’s freedom of choice to select whom reform’ front, so instead of  Compulsory voting for eligible voters he or she wants to be associated with. Never concentrating on diluting  No party hopping a truer word said, unfortunately in the the influence of the Pa  Parliament to sit more frequently scheme of things, they were selected to Enua we should be There is a golden opportunity here for our represent their constituency and this was working our damned wannabe politicians who should be lobbying endorsed by their party. You are accountable hardest to put achievable the government to do something about those and responsible for your actions at the end of manifesto policies in place who are eligible to vote, yet choose not to. the day. If their beliefs or pressure to cross that tells Pa Enua that we value them, we We can go the draconian way and pass the floor is influencing them, then they should want them to succeed and we want to legislation that requires all eligible citizens to discuss this with their party, but not hold their partner up and work with and alongside of vote on election night. To assist in this party to ransom because they see an them. They don’t want to hear that they are process, there should be more opportunity to advance themselves. Where’s the dustbowl of the Cook Islands, what they interdepartmental sharing of information and their principles, you know they got into want is the same things that we all want; job data on people in the Cook Islands. In this politics because their constituency supporters security, access to better services, affordable manner the Electoral Office would be able to put them there, now they want to change living standards and to be treated fairly and obtain age, sex and addresses of all Cook their mind. Well there’s only one recourse respectably. The thing is that the Pa Enua has Islanders and use this information to check and that is to go back to your taro patch and been put into the too hard basket because eligibility for voting. They could then send out reflect on what might have been. You are each successive government cannot think reminders to these people present in the holding up someone else who can do the job outside the square when it comes to dealing Cook Islands that it is compulsory to be that you’re obviously incapable of doing with Pa Enua issues. They listen to their registered to vote. There would need to be according to your party manifest. papa’a educated and influenced officials and strict conditions in place to ensure that the One of the major concerns is that parliament try and impose Rarotongan/global system is not abused by people using it for meets too infrequently, with the result that methodologies on far flung communities. their own purposes. People would need to be the Ministers are unprepared and not up to They do this without bothering to identify advised that their private details would be the play when it comes to a backlog of whether the Pa Enua have the capacity, entered onto a database for this purpose. It’s legislation to be considered, select capability or ability to respond in the manner already being done and has been done for committees to be convened, policies to be expected of them. I’m not saying that Pa Enua decades so before you even think about what debated and all manner of minutiae is dumb, what I am saying is that the I’ve said or comment adversely you are associated with parliament. Infrequent opportunities available to them are couched already on the ‘electronic grid’ along with parliamentary sittings are a recipe for letting in the terms of the proposer or the gate data recording hundreds of millions of people things slide, not being held to account for keeper. Any consultation process is too short, globally. Where do you think your plane your political and non-political actions and inappropriate language is used for the bookings go to or your browsing habits circumventing parliamentary rules of conduct. audience and too much complexity is built online? Sorry bout it that’s the price we all The issue is of such concern that to the public, into the consultation process. We complain pay for being ’connected’. decisions are being made behind closed doors about global standards that are imposed on The other side is that instead of taking the big without the benefit of sound debate and us as Rarotongans but invariably we do the stick to non-voters, we encourage them consideration. Parliament needs to convene same to Pa Enua. Then when they are through social media, bricks and mortar more frequently to debate issues rather than influential at the polls, we complain again and media, texting (Blue Sky has a huge mobile airing their dirty laundry in the news media. again. You can’t blame Pa Enua for the database), door to door, Air NZ and Virgin Parliament debating chamber is the predicament that the opposition finds onboard messages and they talk to grounding that politicians need and all too themselves in i.e. not in government. businesses. We all have eyes and ears so we frequently they are ill prepared and ill advised In the Pa Enua it is absolutely vital that the need to utilise all types of media interfaces to deal with the intricacies of political debate. wannabe politician with the backing of his that we can think of to get our message Political reform will not be the magic bullet party goes politicking in the Pa Enua with a list across. Sadly the parties only start that the opposition believes it will be if it is of achievable policies. The party need to campaigning just before the elections and just relying on a numbers game and by ensure that their manifestos strike a chord once they are in power the campaigning reducing the influence of the Pa Enua. They with their constituents and they need to get stops. They should be putting themselves out need to come up with a ‘Political Reform’ out there and do the hard yards now and not in the public arena all for good reasons. policy that is palatable to the masses and just several months out from a general Unfortunately good news does not make good government. In Rarotonga they practise lazy election. Put yourself in their position, “tell news, only scandal, scuttlebutt and disgrace. campaigning because all the constituencies me what I want to hear, present your case and Parliament should consider anti-party are on one island. Access, support and then prove it to me”. If your manifesto is so hopping legislation to prevent ‘political party transport are readily available and talk is much hot air then my vote goes the other way hopping’ by those politicians who have lost cheap. So the party goes out to the Pa Enua to because each successive wannabe politician their way and jumped ship. Nothing does campaign alongside their candidate, and the has not been able to ‘prove’ that they can more to undermine the mana of a party than party is soon exposed as do nothing talkers, deliver sound well constructed and achievable one of its members doing a runner to the unable to debate constituency questions policies, especially in the Pa Enua. That is why other side. It shows a distinct lack of good adequately, use personal attacks and smear political wannabes concentrate their judgement, immaturity, biting the hand that campaigns in an effort to sway non- campaign rallies on Rarotonga and yes they feeds you, creating animosity in the committed voters to their side of the fence. get the big votes but proportionately they’re electorate, cannon fodder for the government Like public servants, they come to the Pa Enua on a hiding to nothing unless they can get the and news media frenzy at a time when the big noting themselves, meeting, greeting, required number of seats. You will note the party should be consolidating and reviewing eating and then leaving never to be seen noises being made by the opposition in recent its performance. Party hopping just detracts again, no wonder the Pa Enua and times about ‘Political Reform’, and hopefully from what the party is trying to achieve whilst increasingly the party faithful have little faith. they are addressing this in some detail to they do damage control.

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Cook islands Herald 28 October 2015 VIEWS 23 The calling of God upon your life Automatic exchange of By Senior Pastor John Tangi palm of His hand. The Lord very believer in the said to me, “Israel, you are Lord Jesus Christ has a My servant, and because of information Ecalling upon their lives. you I will be highly honoured.” he Cook Islands Minister of Finance, the Honourable Colossians 4v.17 (CEV) reads Not only does God call you Mark Brown announced the country’s commitment “Remind Archippus to do the before you were born, but towards implementation of automatic exchange of work that the Lord has given He also prepares you, making T information (AEOI) for tax purposes by 2018. The Minister him to do.” I declare on the your mouth like a “sharp outlined that “The Cook Islands has progressed significantly in authority of God’s Word that sword” to speak His Word. He the area of exchanging information for tax purposes over the you are anointed and called by protects you in the palm of God, and He wants you to fulfill His hand, and through trials past few years, making this commitment continues on with that calling He has given you! and tribulations He provide this ongoing evolution”. The Bible commands us to security and make sure you Twenty one tax information exchange agreements are be sure of our calling. II Peter fulfill His calling in your life! in place between the Cook Islands and other jurisdictions 1v.10 (NKJV) reads “Therefore, God called you, prepared you, enabling the exchange of information on request. AEOI will brethren, be even more diligent and protected you,– but you provide for the automatic transfer of details of tax resident’s to make your calling and election can’t fulfill your calling without information between jurisdictions that agree to share sure, for if you do these things the anointing of the Holy Spirit information. The exchange will occur on a regular basis and you will never stumble.” Calling upon your life. When you are the scope of the information to be reported will be agreed is the ministry God called you a faithful servant, God wants in advance. The Cook Islands will now joint over least ninety into, Election is your ‘personal to move you into the anointing jurisdictions who have already publicly committed to a relationship with God!’ These because you need it to fulfill two go ‘hand-in-hand’. Someday your calling. timetable for implementation of the Common Reporting we will all stand before God and In Isaiah 61v.1-6 it says that Standard (CRS). give an account for everything when the anointing of the Minister Brown confirmed the Government’s ongoing we have done for Him. Lord comes upon you; you support for ensuring that an enabling framework exists for When God called you, He will share the gospel of Jesus a vibrant offshore financial industry in the Cook Islands. equips you with gifts according Christ to others. Preach good “Ensuring the Cook Islands financial services industry to your ability! He doesn’t tidings to the poor! God will remains viable will require a continued effort that maintains expect you to do any more than use you to bind up broken- regulatory and oversight standards which are contemporary you are gifted to do. But, He hearted men and women. Heal and acceptable across the world. It is not in the interests of gives you the ability you need the brokenhearted. When you the industry to be included on blacklists which impede the to do the job as God’s Word speak the Word of God and activities of the industry as a whole.” declares in I Peter 4v.11 (CEV) the gospel of Jesus Christ to “If you have the gift of speaking, those who are burdensome, The Cook Islands has confirmed it will sign the: preach God’s message. If you trouble, who thinks that life * Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in have the gift of helping others, is not worth living, they will Tax Matters (MAC) enabling the automatic exchange of do it with the strength that God be released by God from information with those jurisdictions with whom the Cook supplies. Everything should be being bound by Satan in their Islands chooses who have also signed the MAC; and done in a way that will bring negative situation. Proclaim * Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement (the honour to God because of liberty to the captives! Bring “MCAA”) which links the CRS to the legal basis for exchange. Jesus Christ, who is glorious deliverance not only to An indicative timeframe for the major implementation steps are: and powerful forever. Amen!” individuals but to multitudes! * A high level review by the Global Forum on confidentiality Ability is not enough in serving Comfort those who mourn! during the first half of 2016. God. You must be faithful over As you remain faithful to * Legislation and regulations enacted by 31 December 2016. what you are given. In II Timothy what you have been given, the 2v.2 Paul encourages Timothy Spirit of the Lord will continue * Customer due diligence commencing on 1 January 2017 to seek faithful men. A faithful to anoint you. Luke 16v.10 (financial institutions need to have new account procedures in person is a ‘willing servant’. reads (Good News) “Whoever is place from then, which are relatively straight forward). They Too often we want to serve faithful in small matters will be will then have up to two years to complete the backlog of due God starting out big! But faithful in large ones. Whoever diligence for the existing accounts and then exchange existing it doesn’t start big it starts is dishonest in small matters will account data in 2019. small! You can’t lead unless be dishonest in large ones.” * An IT solution for financial institutions to report to the you are faithful to serve in Remember that you are called Revenue Management Division (RMD) in place around the small things. Isaiah 49v.1-3 and anointed by God to minister second quarter of 2018. (CEV) reads “…The Lord chose His Words unto others. As you * Begin reporting in September 2018 with our treaty me and gave me a name faithfully use your ‘God-given’ partners that we agree to automatically exchange information before I was born. He made abilities, you will fulfill your God my words pierce like a sharp given calling in your life. with. sword or a pointed arrow; He May you have a God blessed For further information please contact Andrew Haigh or kept me safely hidden in the week – te Atua te aroa. Richard Neves on telephone +682 22878. Cook islands Herald 28 October 2015 NEWS 24 New EU fishing arrangement drafted four-year draft sector funding will support once the arrangement negotiations with the EU in purse seine fishing the management of the is signed. Each tonne of July 2013. The arrangement A access arrangement fishery. The Ministry hopes skipjack caught under the has since been refined worth $9.6 million has that part of this fund will arrangement would be to strengthen provisions been negotiated between go towards a fuel subsidy worth US$232. related to catch recording the Cook Islands and the for local fishers. We are “The catch of these and reporting, as well as European Union (EU). also expecting to use the vessels will be managed provisions dealing with the The Sustainable Fishing funds to further our efforts by applying a formula that monitoring, control and Partnership Agreement in becoming a Competent translates the vessel day surveillance (MCS) of the (SFPA) will allow four EU Authority to enable Cook scheme into tonnage. Their activities of the EU fleet. purse seine vessels a total Islands caught tuna access average catch is expected to The draft agreement of 125 fishing days per year to the lucrative EU market be the same as the US purse will expand the area of to fish for skipjack tuna in through export,” says Ponia. seiners,” says Ponia. operations for the EU fleet Cook Islands waters. The The sector support comes The EU fishing vessels in the western and central arrangement limits the from a joint contribution operating in the Cook Pacific Ocean, the world’s total catch to 7000 tonnes from the EU and the Islands fishery waters will most important tuna fishing of skipjack annually. industry. be subject to national laws grounds providing more Under the agreement The EU arrangement of and to conservation and than half of the global tuna $644,000 of the $2.3 million 125 fishing days per year management measures catch. expected annual revenue would represent 10 percent adopted within the Tuna The EU release on the SFPA, would be directed to sector of the 1250 day annual Commission (WCPFC). updates, and news from support including funding quota assigned to the Cook The proposed SFPA is MMR are on our Facebook to assist artisanal (small- Islands for 2016 by the based on the text agreed page (www.facebook.com/ scale) fishing in the Cook Western and Central Pacific during a first round of MinistryofMarine) Islands. Fisheries Commission Each fishing day under (WCPFC). the proposed EU access “This is a relatively small arrangement is worth access arrangement – US$12,600 (NZ$19,000) – the current purse seine on par with the premium agreements range from price which the Parties to 60-400 fishing days per the Nauru Agreement (PNA) year. The significance of this This week’s top vacancies from Cook Islands Jobs has negotiated under the agreement is that we have Te Vara Nui- Food & Beverage Supervisor and Wedding & Events US Treaty. negotiated a fishing day Planner The Ministry of Marine rate that is equivalent to For these roles and more, please visit www.cookislandsjobs.com Resources (MMR) will brief the premium rate that the Prime Minister and Marine PNA has set. This supports PUBLIC NOTICE Resources Minister Henry our stance that a fishing Puna and Cabinet before day in our waters is just as government invites public valuable as that in the PNA. submissions on the draft We have agreed to a four agreement. year arrangement because MMR Secretary Ben we know the US Treaty is PUBLIC NOTICE Ponia says details of the at a tipping point and the POSTPONEMENT OF THE GYNAECOLOGY draft arrangement will fishing day rates are not SPECIALIST VISIT be released to the public likely to remain as high as for feedback ahead of they have been in the past.” The public is advised that the Gynaecology Specialist visit submitting the agreement Under the US Treaty planned to take place from the 9th to 13th November 2015 to Cabinet for approval. arrangement the Cook at the Rarotonga Hospital has been postponed to a later date. “An important part of Islands, as a non-PNA The Ministry will inform you all when the visit is re-programmed this agreement is the country, currently receives and confirmed. requirement under the US$10,600 (NZ$16,000) per reformed EU Common fishing day. We apologize for any inconvenience caused. For further Fisheries Policy for any The four EU vessels clarification please contact Dr May at the Rarotonga Hospital agreement to have a will be licensed to fish on phone 22664 ext 813. strong sustainability in our waters following component. Some of the a registration process Meitaki maata PB

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PARLIAMENT OF THE COOK ISLANDS 2015/2016 COOK ISLANDS GOVERNMENT OFFICE OF THE LEGISLATIVE SERVICE TERTIARY STUDY & TRAINING AWARD

FAMILY LAW BILL Expressions of interest are sought for the following award: Invitation for Public Submissions IN-COUNTRY TUITION AWARDS SCHOLARSHIP (ITAS) The Public is hereby advised that a Parliamentary Special Select Committee for the Family Law Bill has Cook Islanders who are pursuing tertiary studies privately been established to go over the Bill and invite public in-country can now apply for the In-Country Tuition Awards submissions. Scholarship.

Written submissions are to be addressed to the Clerk of All applicants must have successfully completed at least 4 Parliament, P.O.Box 13, Parliament Building, Nikao. courses at an approved tertiary institute and the course of study should be pursued here in the Cook Islands even if the Those who wish to make oral submissions are invited to provider is located off shore. make known their intentions to the Clerk of Parliament on telephone 26500 or email [email protected]. Scholarships are offered in specific subject areas that ck are relevant to the development needs and employment opportunities of the Cook Islands. Closing dates for submissions is Friday 11th December 2015, 4.00 p.m. Applications will be prioritized according to the following Priority Area for 2015/2016: Agriculture, Education Copy of the Bill with Explanatory Note are available (Secondary teaching in Maths, English and Science Subjects), on the following website http://www.pmoffice.gov.ck/ Health, Environmental Science, Waste Management, Fisheries/ Otherwise a hard copy can be obtained from Parliament Marine, Renewable Energy, Tourism, Business/Entrepreneurship, at $10.” Public Sector Management, Finance Management and ICT although other areas may be included. TUATUA AKAKITE All applicants must meet the General Eligibility criteria in the Te akakite iatu nei ki te katoatoa e kua akatupuia e te application form. Paramani tetai Kumiti Takake no te Ture Tamanako note Kopu’tangata. Application forms and further information are available from the Ministry of Education in Nikao or ring Anna Roi on ph: Kua akaue ia teia Kumiti kia akara ki roto i te Ture 29357 or email [email protected]. Tamanako ma te kimi matatio i tetai au tuanga no te akameitaki atu i teia kia tau no te akateretere’anga e Application Forms must be received no later than 12pm kia ripoti atu teia au kimikimi’anga ki te Paramani. Friday30thOctober 2015. Ko tetai uatu tangata tei anoano i te tuku mai i to kotou manako no teia, kia tata mai ki te Karaka o te Paramani PUBLIC NOTICE Clerk of Parliament, P.O.Box 13, Parliament Building, Nikao.

Me kua anoano koe i te aravei e te tuatua i toou manako kite Kumiti kia akakite katoa mai kite Karaka i runga i PUBLIC NOTICE – AVATIU VALLEY ROAD te tereponi 26500 me kore kote rorouira john.tangi@ cookislands.gov.ck . Residents and users of Avatiu valley road are advised of an impending project start for TAU civil works at the Power station Ka topiri’ia te aka’ari’anga manako a te Varaire ra 11 that will affect road traffic between now and November 2015. o Titema 2015 i te ora 4 i te avatea aiai. In particular they are asked to show: Ka rauka mai teia Ture Tamanako ki runga i te roro’uira 1. Carefulness in the area in question from the Power a te katoatoa http://www.pmoffice.gov.ck/ me kore kia station to the intersection at Avatiu Ara metua. tiki mai i teia no ko i te Paramani e $10. 2. Awareness of heavy vehicles, plant and machinery John Tangi which may be parked on the Avatiu valley road Clerk” 3. Adherence to speed limit, warning signs, traffic direction from time to time etc. PB

Cook islands Herald 28 October 2015 CLASSIFIEDS 27 PUBLIC NOTICE VACANCIES PUBLIC NOTICE Information is being sourced on a Women’s Committee known as the Au Vaine from 1926 to the 1940s.

“The Rarotongan *Au Vaine*, or women’s committees, were an officially recognised active organisation from 1926 to the mid 1940s. A silver “Au Vaine Cup” was commissioned by the Resident Commissioner in 1928 and awarded to the village with the most overall points in the annual tutaka. We would like ask the general public that may have any information as what happened to this cup, or why the *Au Vaine* seem to have been disbanded after World War II. SITUATIONS VACANT: If anyone has information about the *Au Vaine *or the Au Vaine Cup, please contact Queen Pa on email: [email protected] or Hannah Cutting Jones on email: [email protected] SKIPPERS, Local contact: Chantal Napa Ph: 27057 Mob: 77058 MARINE ENGINEERS, Meitaki Maata VACANCIES REFRIGERATION ENGINEERS, DECK HANDS

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The Development Co-ordination Division (DCD) of the Ministry EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST of Finance and Economic Management and Ministry of Transport seek a suitably qualified company or individual to submit a request for proposal for the provision of a technical advisor to work with the Maritime division. The services may be undertaken by a consultant that is based in the Cook Islands, or, where appropriate, by an overseas REGISTRATION OF INTEREST based consultant operating on a fly-in fly-out basis. Te Aponga Uira (TAU) invites ‘Registration of Interest’ (ROI) from Proposal documents can be obtained from DCD, Level 3, Cook qualified companies for the supply, and/or hosting and delivery Islands Government Building, Avarua or downloaded from of diesel fuel and lubricants for use by TAU in its diesel generators the Cook Islands Government Procurement website: http:// at Avatiu,Rarotonga. ROI forms are available from TAU offices procurement.gov.ck during business hours, and can also be emailed out on request. Proposal documents are also available from the Proposal Completed ROI forms will be accepted by mail,email or hand Manager. delivery until 3pm on the 16th November 2015, Cook Islands For any enquiries please contact: Proposal Manager, Ms Time. Lavinia Tama Contact Marlene Cuthers,PO Box 112,Rarotonga,Cook Islands. Email: [email protected] Ph: +682 29521 Phone +682 20054,Fax +682 Tenders Close: 3pm Wednesday 4th November, 2015 (Cook 21944,email [email protected] Islands Time). Cook islands Herald 28 October 2015 NEWS 28 FOOTBALL UPDATE Blatter says World Cup stays in Russia and blasts his suspension as ‘total nonsense’ espite being currently suspended, DFIFA president Sepp Blatter is still making sure his voice is heard, this time assuring Russia that there is no danger of them being stripped of hosting rights for the 2018 World Cup. Swiss investigators are currently looking into the bidding process that led to the awarding of the 2018 and 2022 tournaments to Russia and Qatar respectively as part of its wider probe into corruption at FIFA. However, Blatter told Russian news agency TASS that there was no possibility that And at a lunch afterwards with was only one vote going for Platini, H.E. Sheikh Salman the hosts would lose out. “It’s Mr Platini he said it would be England. They were eliminated bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa and Mr ruled out,” he said. “Russia will good to go to Qatar. And this in the first round. Nobody Tokyo Sexwale. not lose the World Cup.” has changed all patterns.” wanted to have England.” Given that Michel Platini Blatter also revealed for Blatter says four European And he returned to the is currently provisionally the first time that there was votes in the FIFA executive offensive over the FIFA ethics banned from taking part in an agreement in place for committee ended up going committee’s decision to any football-related activity, the 2018 World Cup to go to to Qatar instead of the USA. provisionally suspend himself, his candidature will not be Russia even before the vote He didn’t say why but argued Platini and FIFA secretary processed by the Ad-hoc took place – with the 2022 the whole corruption scandal general Jerome Valcke, Electoral Committee as long tournament slated for the USA. would not have happened describing the judgements as as such ban is valid and in The latter never happened, if executive committee “total nonsense”. force. Should such a ban be with Qatar romping home by members had stuck to the Blatter’s ban has clearly not lifted or expire before the a landslide. All because, claims agreed plan. stopped him expressing his FIFA presidential election, the Blatter, of a crucial turning “There was an election by opinions and he also turned Ad-hoc Electoral Committee point in the discussions. secret ballot. Four votes from up the heat on Platini by would decide, depending on “In 2010 we had a discussion Europe went away from the suggesting UEFA had long the respective exact point in of the World Cup and then we USA and so the result was 14 wanted him out. time, on how to proceed with went to a double decision. For to eight. If you put the four the candidature concerned. the World Cups it was agreed votes, it would have been 12 Seven candidates for FIFA Upon receipt of the results that we go to Russia because to 10 (for the US). If the USA presidential election of the integrity checks, the it’s never been in Russia, was given the World Cup, we FIFA’s member associations Ad-hoc Electoral Committee eastern Europe, and for 2022 would only speak about the have proposed, in due time will reconvene in order to we go back to America. And wonderful World Cup 2018 and form, seven candidates review the submissions and so we will have the World Cup in Russia and we would not for the presidential election to validate their compliance in the two biggest political speak about any problems at take place at the Extraordinary with the applicable FIFA powers,” Blatter disclosed. FIFA.” FIFA Congress in Zurich regulatory provisions. “And everything was good Asked about English on 26 February 2016. The Following this process, the until the moment when criticism of Russia’s victory, candidates proposed are HRH Ad-hoc Electoral Committee (French president Nicolas) Blatter replied: “Bad losers. In Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein, will formally admit and Sarkozy came in a meeting Great Britain they have made Mr Musa Hassan Bility, Mr declare the candidates who with the crown prince of Qatar, this beautiful game, they have Jérôme Champagne, Mr are eligible to stand for the who is now the ruler of Qatar. introduced fair play. But there Gianni Infantino, Mr Michel office of FIFA President.