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Robert Ellis pictured with his wife, Noor Ellis, who police say masterminded the murder.

ocals who learnt through hands and feet were bound. Ellis’ Indonesian wife Noor of children. the international media His wife, Julaikah Noor Aini, 45, 25 years is known to a circle of After leaving the Cook Islands, Lformer Cook Islands was arrested later that day and local friends as along with her Ellis lived in Australia for 15 years resident Robert Ellis was police say she masterminded the husband she has holidayed in the before heading to Indonesia murdered in Indonesia last week murder and paid her housemaid’s Cook Islands. All are devastated where he had resided for the are saddened and shocked. boyfriend, Adrianus Ngongo, to learn she has been arrested for last ten years. In Indonesia he Before he made his fortune in $3100 to kill Mr Ellis. Noor is also alleging the masterminding of his bought a business supplying and Indonesia, the sixty year old Ellis alleged to have paid the same execution. Noor told Police she felt maintaining telecommunications worked in senior management amount to up to seven other embittered and wanted to take equipment. The timing was for Cable and Wireless now “executioners”, including two over her husband’s assets. She fortuitous and Ellis made Telecom Cook Islands during the maids. She denies the allegations. complained Ellis was frequently millions from the enterprise. 1980s. A British and Australian Police are considering charging cheating on her. Bali Police claim His wealth continued to grow citizen Ellis’ body will be flown to Noor with premeditated murder, Noor had confessed to organising through investments in airlines New Zealand to be buried by his which can carry the death penalty. her husband’s murder. and hotels including commercial two sisters who live there. Ellis is remembered by locals A neighbour of Mr Ellis acquisitions in Australia and NZ. A multimillionaire for his generosity when they and Noor told the Australian In a statement released by Ellis’ businessman, Ellis was murdered visited Indonesia, one couple newspaper the couple had family, they said his business had in Bali and dumped in a rice field, who did not want to named been having problems. Mr Ellis created jobs for thousands of allegedly on the orders of his said when they visited Bali they wanted to end the marriage Indonesians. “He was a good and wife. stayed in a luxurious beach and had applied for Indonesian honourable man. Robert Kevin Ellis, 60, was front mansion he owned at his citizenship so he could transfer “His integrity, generosity and found with his throat cut and insistence free of charge. Ellis their property from her name spirit is evidenced by the way the covered in plastic and a bed was known to have lavished to his, the man said. Under business community both expat cover in a ditch within a rice Cook Island visitors with over Indonesian law, Mr Ellis could and Indonesian, have rallied paddy about two hours’ drive whelming hospitality of the not own property unless he had to support us and to pay their from Denpasar last Tuesday. His highest standard. citizenship. The couple have four respects. - George Pitt PB

Cook islands Herald 29 October 2014 Medicine 3 Are our antibiotics effective? By Charles Pitt prescribed medication appeared whether it was time a serious Iro is currently awaiting rom time to time medical to be having no effect. The examination was done of the approval of a proposal for this specialists come from woman was prescribed different antibiotics we are using to study to be conducted in the FNew Zealand to perform medication and her condition determine if other types are Cook Islands from WHO and operations or do examinations has begun to improve. Another needed or would be more NZ and is hopeful this will be at Rarotonga Hospital. patient reported that the doctor effective. forthcoming before the end of These regular visits are most he consulted, threw the locally Iro advised that the matter of this year. invaluable, welcomed and prescribed pills in the rubbish bin infections and the prescription She said it was difficult appreciated. and he was prescribed new drugs. of more antibiotics is one which for her to comment on the Recently, there have been a To cite my own case involving is resource challenged. She cases mentioned above but number of instances where that a cut on my leg, local doctors commented that the infection understands that there are may warrant closer examination changed the antibiotics and antibiotic resistance patterns various issues that could by our Health officials in presumably in the hope one has resulted in the Ministry of contribute to each case. conjunction with medical experts would have some effect. In the Health sourcing the expertise of She advised that treatment from New Zealand. end, after over a month of trying an infectious disease specialist to guidelines are in place for clinical There are instances where various antibiotics, one doctor work with staff in the laboratory, presentations and blood culture antibiotics prescribed locally, went back some years into my pharmacy and doctors on the and swabs for cultures if taken have not had any effect. records and came across an matter. can have results that identify Some patients referred to NZ or antibiotic I had been prescribed The Ministry she said faces antibiotics which are sensitive opting to seek medical treatment and that was tried. It worked, further challenges such as the to that particular infection. This in NZ have mentioned that when and my wound began to heal need to modify antibiotic helps guide the doctors in their asked by NZ doctors to produce after 4 days. dosing in obese patients, prescribing. the medication they have been The point here is that can reduced access to laboratory Iro said a specialist and a study prescribed, report that the NZ we afford to let patients suffer testing, reduced access to some that crosses lab, antibiotics doctors have transferred them and deteriorate while medical expensive antibiotics and the prescribed and prescribing to new drugs. There was an practitioners look for an effective difficulty convincing patients to practices of doctors, is timely instance just a week ago when antibiotic? This is no reflection take all of their medication. and needs to inform our practice. an elderly Cook Islands woman on the capability of our medical was taken by her daughter to NZ staff but rather on the antibiotics at her own expense for a medical we have been supplied with. SWITCH ON WITH check up because her condition Recently, the Herald asked was not improving and locally Secretary of Health Liz Iro Te Aponga Uira Letter to the Editor Preparing for power outages ... Standard of work on water project questioned ear Editor, I refer to the front page story on T.M.V. in the CI News of DWednesday 29 October 2014-“Work not up to international standards.” The ring main I believe is specified to meet New Zealand and Australian standards. John Batty’s job was to ensure this was happening in the field by directly observing pressure testing, you cannot do this with photographs (as there are so many ways to manipulate the pressure gauges). If the line is passing the required tests, sections will now be signed off by K.E.W. and this documentation should be available for all to see. Power outages are some of the hardest things For John Batty to be asked to leave, there has to be something to to prepare for. You could be enjoying television hide, I wonder what it is. Project City 2 Pipeline was pressure tested one minute, then scrambling in the dark to find to 12 Bar to pass its testing phase. the flashlight the next. Being prepared is the best There are a lot of rumours going around T.M.V. is struggling to defence against a loss of power. reach 6-7 Bar while under test. If your power goes out, call our faults service at If this is the case the job should be stopped until all work is brought 25 257. Tell them your connection number and our up to standard. service men will find and restore your power outage Landholdings had 2 x stop work notices during Project City 2 for more quickly. having too much untested line in the ground. Remember. Cyclone season is almost here. Know I guess at the end of the day the poor old tax payer will pick up the your connection number. tab for more substandard work- by, we all know who. Bill Doherty www.teaponga.com Cook islands Herald 29 October 2014 Sports 4 Local women’s rugby in survival mode

Puai Wichman and his Expendables; the “Royals” sevens squad bonding over the weekend. hile Cook Islands Team finished well out of the entries only three women’s the imports. On Monday two women’s rugby sevens medal results an embarrassing teams will be competing this training sessions were held to Wwas represented in fifth only ahead of Tahiti out of year. One Cook Islands team has simulate the two games they are a recent overseas tournament the six teams. withdrawn leaving two overseas expected to play on Friday. One dominated by non resident At an Oceania Women’s teams in the mix. Local women’s observer at the training sessions players, back home women’s sevens tournament in Australia sevens enthusiasts Tai Wichman said the team members were sevens rugby is all but extinct. (Noosa) in October 2014 out and husband Puai have put their young and may lack experience Four years ago in 2010 at a of the seven teams the Cook hands up to enter, train, coach but there was no shortage of tournament in Malaysia, the CI Islands finished sixth. Only and sponsor the sole Cook enthusiasm. woman’s team won the Plate two players were locals, the Islands entry called FR (Fitness Former players and and came third overall beating rest were New Zealand and Revolution) Royals. Due to the supporters are reluctant to go Samoa and Tonga in the process. Australian Cook Islanders. lack of interest three players on the record and comment That team was comprised of For the last two years the have been imported to bolster but there is a strong feeling that seven local players and five Cook Sevens in Heaven Rugby the six locals who turned up for blame rests at the door of the Islanders from overseas. tournament has had no their first training last Saturday Cook Islands Rugby Union for Within a year, Women’s Rugby provision for women’s teams. at Avatea School in Nikao still the lack of interest at the top. Sevens was spiralling downward It was announced in 2013 this leaving the team three short in It starts with the Management while Samoa and Tonga were year’s 25th anniversary would their squad. at the top and the results are improving at an alarming rate. At see the return of the popular On Sunday afternoon the seen at playing level they argue. the 2011 South Pacific Games in women’s component. team got together socially for Not enough has been done by New Caledonia the Cook Islands Unless there are some late team bonding and to welcome continued next page PB

Cook islands Herald 29 October 2014 SPORTS 5 the CIRU to grow and develop be sustainable if it wasn’t Throughout villages in Fiji, Manusina is represented by women’s rugby; it’s easier to commercial driven with the Samoa and Tonga some sort of local players. rely on overseas players to backing of sponsors. a touch and sevens rugby hybrid IRB Women’s Rugby Sevens represent the Cook Islands at Such is the state of women’s game with as many on each is now a professional sport international tournaments. rugby; enthusiasm by those side as want to join in is played with the announcement of Local players are being denied involved at player and club out during the week evenings, six tournaments a year held the opportunity to represent administrative levels has the regularity of participation throughout the world. There the country because of the seriously waned. What’s needed has been the platform for the are numerous international prioritising of funding being for say the few remaining interested unstructured development tournaments held in every the men’s teams and the excuse region as well. Like our men’s women players lack the skills team there is no reason why our to be competitive beyond the There is a women cannot aspire to perform local scene. Both Samoa and at international tournaments. Tonga have surpassed the Cook So what if we initially get beaten Islands in ranking because they perception that the by cricket scores, ten years ago have developed the local talent teams like the USA, Canada and provided regular in country annual Sevens in and even Samoa were in that tournaments to lift the skill base. position but the consistency of There is a perception that opportunities has seen sevens the annual Sevens in Heaven Heaven tournament rugby flourish globally to the tournament is riddled with extent it has been admitted as conflicts of interest because an Olympic sport. it is run by the CIRU President is riddled with On our day the Cook Islands Lara Sadaraka’s company under men’s sevens team has beaten a contract to the CIRU. While conflicts of interest few tier one teams including the that may be the view of a few 2010 World Champions Samoa. folk, those with some sort of If the CIRU cannot see a memory recall say it’s the best because it is run by way for them to take women’s thing to have happened for the sevens beyond its current annual event. If it hadn’t been position then let a group of for Sadaraka’s intervention to the CIRU President focused people in partnership privatise it long before she was with the CIRU be responsible elected the CIRU President, the Lara Sadaraka’s for the development and Telecom sponsored international promotion of the sport. CIRU tournament would have died an CEO Ben Koteka said efforts to unnatural death. company commit local Rugby clubs to The tournament is now a support women’s rugby sevens major event on the Rarotonga contributors is a relaunch of the of sevens rugby for men and have been very disappointing. sporting calendar that sport with a local competition women in these countries. Is it the Cook Islands contributes to our tourism that includes an Aitutaki team. In Samoa the Schools and offers such an agglomerate driven economy. It’s too big an We have to get past blaming and Colleges have very competitive smorgasbord of sporting codes occasion to be administered by finger pointing for the demise interschool competitions in to chose from that no one sport volunteers and for the spectator of Women’s rugby sevens. Thick both 15s and sevens rugby can attract sufficient numbers to value the commercial benefits skinned individuals have got to for the female students. Like be competitive? Are we a victim are of no real concern. It’s a step up to the plate and find their men’s sevens rugby team of our demographics? huge undertaking that won’t away to make the sport work. the national women’s team - George Pitt Cook islands Herald 29 October 2014 NEWS 6 Our Frontpage model Budget Announcements Half a million dollars being ear- marked for the 2015 celebrations ($250,000 in this year and another $250,000 in next FY) he national celebration to mark the 50th anniversary of self- government will be the biggest yet says the Prime Minister, THenry Puna, and government will put aside half a million dollars to help pay for it. The three weeks in August next year will be very special, says Puna. The Ministry of Culture will be responsible for bringing our people from all around the Outer Islands to Rarotonga for what promises to be the most extraordinary and largest Te Maeva Nui since the Constitution Celebrations began. Additional resources of $250,000 will be allocated in the 2014/15 budget to be tabled in Parliament this week, and a further $250,000 will be allocated in 2015/16. To help mobilise the massive effort, and manage the various components of the national events for 2015, the Prime Minister has announced that local entrepreneur Nicholas Henry would be in charge of coordinating the planning and organisational work. Atiu to get a new crusher ember of Teenui-Mapumai Atiu, and Deputy Speaker of the Cook Islands Parliament, the Honourable Rose Toki MBrown is proud to announce to the people of Atiu that funding is being made available for a new crusher in Atiu and for the sealing of the air strip. One million dollars is being made available over two years to commence preparing the Atiu airport runway to a state that it can be sealed. The purchase of the crusher to provide the required aggregate for various projects on Atiu will significantly improve the ability of the Island Council to undertake roadwork and other repairs. Much needed heavy equipment will be shipped over in the new year to compliment the efforts of the crusher, including a 14 tonne excavator, a 10 tonne roller, an 11 tonne grader and a 10 tonne wheeled loader.

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$2.50 $3.10 $2.60 packet packet $2.80 per can per btl Cook islands Herald 29 October 2014 8 NEWS Te Aponga not so bad after all ext time there is a chairman to expect power cuts The outage on 3 October was have never been before and are malfunction in our and get used to them and actually only for 18 minutes during the making significant adjustments Nelectricity generation plan for them. In other words mid evening. but our meticulous preplanning system that results in a power don’t even complain just be Te Aponga’s CEO Apii Timoti and preparations have ensured outage, don’t be so hasty to accepting it’s a normal part of life. said despite the complexity of the grid has not been disrupted criticise our local utility Te Aponga This year there has been the integration and intervention with outages”. Uira or even get upset. Spare a only one electricity outage that of solar generated electricity The NZ Herald article has thought for New Zealanders in involved only one of the Islands into the existing grid there have been printed to give a global Auckland, they are being told six feeders. There have been no been no outages related to the perspective to our local electricity by the power network Vector’s Island wide outages for 2014. process. “We are going where we supplier. - George Pitt Get used to power cuts,

Vector chairman says Thursday Oct 23, 2014 ower cuts are a part of life Sunday trading day. and Aucklanders should Coralie van Camp, a Vector Pget used to it, says Vector shareholder and longtime critic chairman Michael Stiassny. of the power network company, Vector bosses spent much told the meeting that people of yesterday’s annual meeting could have died due to poor in Auckland discussing the fire maintenance at the substation. at a substation in Penrose on She criticised Vector for paying October 5 that cut power to out too much in dividends instead 85,000 customers. of investing in maintenance. Mr Stiassny and Vector chief Mr Stiassny called it a serious executive Simon McKenzie were incident that could have been unable to say what caused the worse, but said the company and fire until an investigation was electricity users could not afford completed, possibly early in the a gold-plated network. New Year. It would cost $500-$600 Only then, Mr McKenzie said, million for Vector to upgrade could the company discuss each of its 14 substations to compensation for households achieve reliability above 100 per and businesses, some of whom cent. State-owned Transpower, were without power for several which provides bulk electricity to Vector chairman Michael Stiassny days. Auckland, would have to spend package. • Power goes out to swathes Compensation could take the more, he said. He was able to run a small of Auckland on October 5. form of the “Vector promise” The company produced figures fridge, his son had a television • Outages due to fire at of $50 for households and showing people in the affected to watch the NRL league final Penrose substation. $200 for businesses. It would areas had had 99.8 per cent and the family had a barbecue, • Vector and Transpower be premature to speculate on reliability of power in the past 15 but he got told off by his wife for investigating cause of fire. compensation above that, he years. opening the freezer. • Vector accused of putting said. But Mr Stiassny, whose home Mr McKenzie said Vector had dividends ahead of maintenance. Affected businesses and in St Heliers lost power during a cable expert from the UK in • Vector says gold-plating homeowners have demanded the outages, said power outages Auckland looking at the site, network would cost billions of compensation from whoever were a part of life and people taking damaged cables back to dollars. is responsible for the network should get used to it and plan for the UK for forensic analysis. • Chairman Michael Stiassny failure. Paymark figures showed them. The company, he said, wanted gets by with solar power during that the outages caused an The accountant said he had to wrap up the investigation black-out. estimated $4.3 million drop in partial power from investing in quickly. Bernard Orsman is Super City spending on October 5, a busy a Vector solar panel and battery Auckland’s black Sunday reporter for the NZ Herald. PB

Cook islands Herald 29 October 2014 9 NEWS Conservation delegation meets PM

The Prime Minister hosted a delegation from Conservation International on Wednesday morning, which also involved a session with the Cabinet. The CI delegation includes Rob Walton (from the Wal-Mart founding family) and CI CEO Peter Seligman. The US-based organisation is on a brief visit to the Cook Islands having arrived from Kiribati last night. They will be in Rarotonga for two days for meetings with various stakeholders on Marae Moana and Cook Islands’ efforts to promote our protected area into a world-wide beacon for conservation and sustainable development. The Prime Minister said he was grateful for this opportunity to meet the CI delegation and talk about the importance of building and developing our marine park for the benefit of future generations. Scenes from Monday’s Nuku Cook islands Herald 29 October 2014 10 NEWS ‘Priceless’ book used in Cooks a century ago

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TIM DONOGHUE history. I’m delighted by it,” he distribution throughout the of my generation died young 29/10/2014 said, after daughter Dorothy Cook Islands. because of it.” REMARKABLE PROGRESS: Hosking presented it to him. The Pilgrim’s Progress was When he arrived in New Tengaepu o te Rangi Tararo with She had found it on the auction first published in 1678, and was Zealand in 1961, he left about his Cook Islands version of The website. begun while Bunyan was in jail 1000 people living on Mauke. Pilgrim’s Progress, published in Hosking had it restored by for breaches of religious law. It “There’s only about 300 there 1892 and restored by Akatarawa Akatarawa bookbinder Bill Tito, has been translated into more now,” he said. bookbinder Bill Tito. who also said the book was than 200 languages. Reading the unusual book in It cost just $10 on Trade Me, remarkable. Tararo, of Ascot Park, Porirua, his own language had forced but to Tengaepu o te Rangi “It’s the first time I’ve seen was born on the island of Mauke him to think about the island Tararo it’s a book worth much anything like this in the Cook in the Cook Islands in 1931. He life he reluctantly chose to more than that. Islands language. It’s nice to be said that as a Presbyterian, he leave behind all those years It’s a version of John Bunyan’s able to restore a book like this. did not get to spend too much ago. The Pilgrim’s Progress written There’s a real good feel factor time at Sunday school in his He wants Hosking to make the in Cook Islands Maori and about it.” youth. decision about what eventually published in England in 1892 Te Tere o te Tuitarere was “I only had three years at happens to the book. “She gave for use in Sunday schools and published by the Religious Tract school. I was not well in my it to me, so I’ll leave it to her religious classes. Society, in conjunction with the younger days. We had no to see whether it stays in the “It’s priceless. It’s part of our London Missionary Society, for doctors on Mauke and a lot family.” - The Dominion Post PB

Cook islands Herald 29 October 2014 NEWS 11 Increased Education Funding For Budget at Health - A Record Levels inister for Education, the Honourable Mona Healthier Cook Ioane outlined additional funding which would M be provided for the Ministry of Education to financially support students in the Pa Enua to successfully Islands continue their senior secondary education at an accredited he Honourable Nandi Glassie, Minister of Health College offering the final years of formal schooling announced today that funding for health would be (normally Tereora College). increased in the 2014/15 Budget. Families hosting students providing them with room T and board as well as pastoral and other support during “I am very glad to outline that additional funding for the Cook Islands Nursing School will be provided from 1 January their time in Rarotonga were previously paid $50 per for another tranche of 12 students. Currently we have 11 week, this will now be increased to $100 a week. Under students at the nursing school, these young people come from this improved scheme, 95% of the funding is distributed all over the Cook Islands including Atiu, Mitiaro, Mangaia, to caregivers and students (for personal items). The Rakahanga, Pukapuka and Penrhyn and are expected to fully remaining five per cent is utilised to meet the cost of the graduate into the nursing system by end of 2016. I am told students’ NCEA fees and course materials. In addition, that this week they they will be starting clinical work.” this scheme also meets the cost of return transport (by air The additional funding of $50,000 in 2014/15 and $97,000 where possible) from students’ home islands. per annum will bring the Cook Islands component of the On average around 45 students benefit from the support nursing school to $235,000 per annum, and will provide of the allowance, which amounts to around $0.230 million. for an additional twelve students to join the nursing School Actual budgeted spending on education (which excludes from January 2015. depreciation) will amount to just over $14 million, the Elizabeth Iro, the Secretary of Health outlined that highest amount ever allocated for Education. Education additional funds on top of the ongoing money for equipment spending will represent approximately 13 per cent of would be also be provided to the Ministry for the purchase of government’s total appropriation and if we exclude the cost a much needed new immuno assay analyser and laparoscope of the underwrite of the long haul services to Los Angeles machine. The analyser is the major piece of equipment used and Sydney, that percentage rises to almost 15 per cent. for doing blood tests. It assists in screening everything from The total personnel budget of $9.6 million in the blood donors to patients suffering from metabolic disorders. Education Ministry amounts to nearly 21 per cent of the Ms Iro pointed out that the current Immuno assay analyser government’s total personnel budget. A further $4.4 (Elecsysys 2010) had been in use in the Rarotonga Hospital million is provided in operating expenditure and payments laboratory since March 2003, but that the current supplier to private schools. of the analyser Roche Diagnostics NZ Ltd has indicated that Minister Ioane pointed out that there was always more they will cease support of this analyser towards the end of pressure to put money into Education. 2014. “Education is an important investment in our people, The laparoscope machine will be an updated piece of there is always a need for more. Excluding the underwrite, equipment which will enable an improved quality alternative the Cook Islands dedicates 15 per cent of our own surgical technique for both diagnostic and therapeutic expenditure into that investment is not out of step with surgical procedures using keyhole surgery which will lead to other nations. For example, the New Zealand Treasury faster patient recovery, shortened hospital stays, reduced outlines in the functional categorisation for expenses in inpatient costs and improved cosmetics results. 2013/14 that education was just over 14 per cent of total Minister Glassie also pointed out that the Cabinet had expenditure.” approved the fit out of the pharmacy at the Rarotonga A further $221,000 will be provided over the next three Hospital. “This builds on the recently completed renovations year period to upgrade ICT equipment. This is on top of of the outpatients part of the hospital” the annual $110,000 which the Ministry normally gets for Additional laptops and computers will also be purchased equipment purchases. to replace old and out of date ones in both the Pa Enua and Under the Cook Islands Party, the Ministry of Education the Ministry. Minister Glassie outlined that he was looking was quarantined from savings which were applied to many forward to the continued improvement in the delivery of other agencies, and in the last budget (2013/14) teachers’ health services to the people of the Cook Islands. base salaries were increased by $1.3 million. Cook islands Herald 29 October 2014 12 NEWS Parliament kicks off with a whimper not a bang

PM Puna - Sick of listening Mark Brown - This Teina Bishop - Fast James Beer - Begining to to Opposition’s silly government walks the talk becoming the Elder ask probing questions questions Statesman By Charles Pitt some old fashioned scornful Constitution and in accordance General of the Commonwealth he House is back in session retaliation by listing the progress with Standing Orders (SO) 8/9. Parliamentary Association Dr but the opposition did made by the CIP government in Advice was SO 9/10 and 397 did William Ferdinand Shija of the Tnot leap out of their seats completing projects that had not apply. Tanzanian parliament. all guns blazing when business languished for years under a She said much had been said in The Speaker also made resumed on Tuesday at 1pm. Demo government. However, the the media but procedures had to mention of her own Aunty The stand out speakers for bullets did not come as Brown be decided in parliament and it who was recently laid to rest in the opposition this session listed; the Employment Relations was now the end of this concern. Manihiki. were James Beer (Demos) and Act-10 years in limbo under the The Speaker invited all The House then observed a Teina Bishop (One Cook Islands Demos, Minimum Wage Act-idle members to attend the MFEM minutes silence and there was Movement -OCIM). These two for 6 years, Education Act-idle for briefing on the Budget on a prayer by Tekei Lazaro (CIP- with their attention to detail and many years. Thursday to receive clarification Pukapuka). procedural matters look likely Brown capped it off by saying, on the Appropriation Bill. Question time to be the ones who will keep in provocative fashion, “It’s a The Speaker then paid tribute Ngatangiia Demo MP Captain government and parliament on reminder this government walks to several notable passings, the Tama asked Minister Nandi its toes. the talk!” first being a very moving tribute Glassie if the election process for Opposition speakers Albert Speaker’s announcements to former Clerk Nga Valoa whom the Speaker was constitutionally Nicholas and Cpt Tama spoke The session proper she said was a person of great legitimate and correct. well for new MPs. Aunty Mau commenced with several distinction and humility. Valao Glassie responded that was not in the House, being on announcements by the Speaker. she said had treated parliament this was one of the simplest sick leave. She acknowledged the concerns like his family and he had questions and referred to the Even Speaker Mrs Rattle was raised by James Beer at the last nurtured the nation’s leaders explanation given earlier. left “off the hook.” session regarding procedural year after year. Valoa had served Tama asked a supplementary The Prime Minister Henry Puna matters. She indicated it was parliament for 40 years and question whether the election tried to inject some life into what very important to look at these prior to that had been a school of the Speaker should have was essentially a “soft” session, concerns and do more if possible. teacher for 10 years. been by majority vote of the by lashing out at the Demos. She mentioned obtaining advice She said Interpreter Bobby members present. Tama said the Finance Minister Mark Brown, from Crown Law. Turua was greatly missed and Clerk failed to put the Speaker’s like the lonely Sheriff who steps She said Crown law advice was was very conscientious. nomination to the vote. out onto main street at high noon that the Speaker was properly She paid tribute to Papa Glassie raised a point of order for a gun fight, also tried to draw appointed under Article 31 of the Henry and former Secretary continued next page PB

Cook islands Herald 29 October 2014 13 NEWS saying government got 12 votes has undertaken to make enquires continued. global region and in providing a which was a majority. and report back to the House. Following the afternoon break legal framework. The Speaker then said the two Business of the Day at 3pm, Teina Bishop spoke on Minister Mark Brown began questions had been answered by Minister Mona Ioane tabled the principles and merits of with greetings to his electorate the advice received from Crown the Arbitration Amendment Bill the Bill. Firstly he explained the and a prediction the Reds would Law and there was to be no No 2, 2014 to be heard forthwith. matter of the sale of fish from win the upcoming sevens. He further discussion. Minister Brown presented two the Chinese Huanan vessel in commended the Manea Games Smiley Heather (Demos) then papers: Aitutaki. Bishop explained that committee for a very successful rose to confirm that at this the Public Expenditure Review the Arenikau Fishing Association games in Mauke. session he was the Leader. Committee and Audit paper No purchased the by-catch from Speaking to the Bill, Brown said The Prime Minister then spoke 14 regarding the appointment of the Chinese for $5 per kilo. it was a straightforward Bill. He of his appreciation for Nga Valoa. Director, and This price barely covered the said it was one of many Bills over Smiley Heather interjected The Customs Tariff No 3, paper costs incurred by the Chinese in the past four years to correct saying the PM was telling stories No 15. wharfage fees and other costs. things needing correction and in question time. Arbitration Amendment Bill The Association then on-sold the to change things. He said the The PM then responded that No 2, 2014 fish to Aitutaki businesses for government was big enough to he was sick of listening to silly Minister Ioane commenced $7 per kilo. Of this amount, $5 make the changes when needed. questions from the opposition with a moving tribute to Nag went to the Association and $2 For example, the 100 year old about the Speaker’s election. Valoa, paying respects to Valoa’s to the fishermen. When sold, the Customs Act was repealed and He said it was as though the family. income for Aitutaki fishermen updated. Government passed opposition had total ignorance. He introduced the Bill as was approximately $10,000. the new Health Act and new The impression was that they one which would resolve Turning to the Bill, Bishop Police Act for the benefit of the were brighter than Crown Law. employment issues, restore asked why section 5 was people of the country. It passed Beer raised a point of order the Loan Repayment Act to saying the PM was not asking Smiley Heather raised the protect public funds. a question but making a Addressing Bishop’s two statement. question of what happened queries, Brown confirmed The PM then responded by section 5(1) repeals the entire asking if the MP for Ngatangiia to some $500,000 worth of 2009 Act so the 2014 Act can was aware of inconsistencies in take effect. the constitution regarding the materials left over from the Section 5 is backdated to avoid election of the Speaker. He said any legal issues with the old Act. if only the PM can nominate the construction of the indoor sports He said when the 2014 Bill was Speaker, what was the point of amended, the clause to repeal an election? He said there was the previous 2009 Act was not no need for an election if only stadium. He said the items inserted. one person was nominated. His Brown said more Bills would question was, “Are the opposition removed included welding rods, be introduced over the next two aware of the inconsistencies in weeks. the constitution?” steel rods, steel sheeting. George Maggie (OCIM) rose Beer, responding, asked if in support of the Bill. Firstly he the election was procedurally confidence among the legal backdated to 9 April 2014 and greeted his electorate-Vakatini incorrect and if it should be done fraternity, enable the country to if s5 repealed the whole of the and the Mataiapo, the elders, again? compete in the global market, 2009 Act. young people and his papa’a The PM said inconsistencies resolve disputes between In reply, Minister Glassie began friends. Maggie said he is now were common in the Cook governments, employers, with a tribute to Nga Valoa and known as “Mr 500” (referring to Islands. companies, by providing a cost mentioned the need for young the votes he received, actually Beer asked if our laws should effective alternative means to people to have regular medical 498) –previously he was known be fixed instead of parliament court action. checks to detect illnesses at as the “Action Man.” side stepping them. He asked Beer said he agreed with the an early stage for treatment to Speaking in support of that if the PM nominates the Bill but queried a procedural be effective. He also lamented the Bill, Maggie mentioned Speaker and no one votes, matter to do with the notice the road accident rate to young his experience in mediating does the PM have to nominate required under Standing Orders. drivers. disputes and other issues. someone else? Beer then asked Beer said while the Order Glassie then addressed his Alcohol was a main problem the Speaker to table Crown law’s paper was dated Tuesday, SO Atiu electorate highlighting he said. He said you could not opinion in the House. 224 required 24 hours notice. government’s achievements always rely on Police to solve Smiley Heather raised the He asked if SO 224 had been with the new highway, upgraded problems. question of what happened suspended. airport and new crane for Maggie said he drank alcohol to some $500,000 worth of There was a brief pause which he thanked the people for 24 years but has been sober materials left over from the while the Speaker and the Clerk of Aitutaki. He also expressed for 25 years. He said the cost construction of the indoor sports conferred. condolences to the Kautai family of cigarettes had risen through stadium. He said the items The Speaker was overheard to for their recent loss. increased levies but not the cost removed included welding rods, say, “How did we not do this?” Glassie spoke to the Bill of alcohol. He said no accidents steel rods, steel sheeting. The Speaker advised notice emphasizing it’s importance to were caused by smoking. Minister for Sport Mark Brown had been given and the debate trade in the Pacific/Asia and also (Proceeding). Cook islands Herald 29 October 2014 NEWS 14 Australian Letter of the Year This is an actual letter sent to the DFAT (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade) Immigration Minister. The Rudd Government tried desperately to censure the author, but got nowhere because every legal person who read it nearly wet themselves laughing ear Mr. Minister, my father’s name is Jack, and I’d a farm in the next 15 days? above about the picture, and I’m in the process of be absolutely astounded if that In the unlikely event I ever got getting someone in ‘high-society’ Drenewing my passport, ever changed between now and the urge to do something weird to confirm that it’s me? and still cannot believe this. when I drop dead!! to a sheep or a horse, believe Well, my family has been in How is it that K-Mart has my S…! What do you people do you me, I’d sure as hell not want this country since before 1850! address and telephone number, with all this information we keep to tell anyone! In 1856, one of my forefathers and knows that I bought a having to provide?? Well, I have to go now, ‘cause took up arms with Peter Lalor. television set and golf clubs I apologize, Mr. Minister. But I have to go to the other end of (You do remember the Eureka from them back in 1997, and yet I’m really pissed off this morning. the city, and get another f…… Stockade!!) the Federal Government is still Between you and me, I’ve had copy of my birth certificate - and I have also served in both asking me where I was born and enough of all this bulls…! to part with another $80 for the the CMF and regular Army for on what date? You send the application to my privilege of accessing MY OWN something over 30 years (I went For Christ sakes, do you guys house, then you ask me for my INFORMATION! to Vietnam in 1967), and still do this by hand? f…… address!! Would it be so complicated to have high security clearances. My birth date you have in my What the hell is going on with have all the services in the same I’m also a personal friend of Medicare information, and it is your mob? spot, to assist in the issuance of a the president of the RSL and Lt on all the income tax forms I’ve Have you got a gang of new passport on the same day?? General Peter Cosgrove sends filed for the past 40 years. mindless Neanderthal arse holes Nooooo, that ‘d be too f…… me a Christmas card each year. It is also on my driver’s license, working there! easy and makes far too much However, your rules require on the last eight passports I’ve And another thing, look at my sense. that I have to get someone ever had, on all those stupid damn picture. Do I look like Bin You would much prefer to have “important” to verify who I am; customs declaration forms I’ve Laden? us running all over the place like You know... someone had to fill out before being I can’t even grow a beard for chickens with our f…… heads cut like my doctor - WHO WAS allowed off planes over the past God’s sakes. off, and then having to find some BORN AND RAISED IN F…… 30 years. I just want to go to New Zealand ‘high-society’ wanker to confirm PAKISTAN!!!..... a country It’s also on all those insufferable and see my new granddaughter. that it’s really me in the goddamn where they either assassinate census forms that I’ve filled out (Yes, my son interbred with a photo! You know the photo, the or hang their ex-Prime Ministers every 5 years since 1966. Kiwi girl). one where we’re not allowed to - and are suspended from the Also... would somebody please And would someone please smile? You f…… morons. Commonwealth for not having take note, once and for all, that tell me, why would you give a shit An Irate Australian Citizen. the “right sort of government”. my mother’s name is Audrey, whether or not I plan on visiting P.S. Remember what I said You are all f…… idiots! Changes to employment contract review rom 1 November 2014, This review of contracts by being phased out and will be Relations Act 2012. the Ministry of Foreign the Ministry of Internal Affairs discontinued from 1 November The Ministry of Internal F Affairs and Immigration is not a legal requirement of 2014. Affairs will continue to provide will no longer require the the Employment Relations Act Employers and workers will information on the Cook Ministry of Internal Affairs 2012, or the previous Cook need to seek independent legal Islands Employment Relations to check employment Islands Labour Ordinance advice in future regarding the Act 2012. Further information contracts before it issues 1966. legality of their employment on employment related a foreign worker’s permit. This change reflects that contracts within the laws information can be found at This responsibility is being the scrutiny of employment set out in the Employment www.intaff.gov.ck. placed on the parties of the contracts is the primary employment contract, or their responsibility of the legal representative. employer and the worker. The For the past several years, Government does not have a the Immigration Office direct role in that relationship. has required the vetting of For the past month, the employment contracts by the Ministry of Internal Affairs Labour Division of the Ministry and Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Internal Affairs before a and Immigration have been foreign worker’s permit has advising employers that the been issued to ensure that the current service of reviewing contract meets minimum legal contracts through the employment requirements. Ministry of Internal Affairs is PB

Cook islands Herald 29 October 2014 NEWS 15 Movember is a time to think seriously about prostate cancer – Derek Fox shares his experience here was a time when I had as big and bushy a Tmoustache as you’d find anywhere, check out the picture, and I had it for a while too –over thirty years. My older children didn’t know a time when I didn’t have one; but then one day out of the blue, I shaved it off. I haven’t decided yet, but I may just grow it back again next month for Movember. Just as we’re coming to the end of ‘Pink October’ the month to draw attention to and educate people about breast cancer, next month we do the same to raise awareness and warn men in particular about prostate cancer. Movember is a bit of fun, a chance for blokes to give their facial hair free rein, but prostate cancer is deadly serious, as deadly for men as breast cancer is for women. It’s a fundraiser too but raising awareness and getting very reticent blokes to go and get checked out is the really important thing. We talk a lot about prostate cancer, but what is a prostate. Well it’s the gland that transports sperm during ejaculation. As Derek Fox men grow older it naturally years before I’d taken out health the time we’re in our mid-70’s and this year we’re focusing enlarges and sometimes presses insurance. The specialist told one in six men are liable to have on prostate cancer. To register down on the tube that carries me I had three options, firstly prostate cancer. It’s a killer of to become a Mobro you can mimi to the bladder causing all do nothing, second take pills men, but just like breast cancer visit the CITC Pharmacy or do it sorts of problems. to alleviate the condition – but early detection and intervention online at movembercookislands. There are highly visible and there was a warning that that is hugely beneficial. com - it’s free to register you hard to ignore signs that a bloke could affect blood pressure and I’ve lost some pretty good just need to be clean-shaven on has got an enlarged prostate finally surgery using a laser. mates to prostate cancer, I the first of November, and raise gland, I know I’ve been there. In reality there was only one don’t know whether it would a minimum of $30 to get your First of all you could be having option, surgery. It was done have happened anyway, but I Movember t-shirt. the urge to mimi often; having pretty quickly, there wasn’t do know they ignored all the If you can’t grow a Mo - you can to get up several times during any sign of cancer, and I got warning signs and by the time support our Mobros by donating the night for example, and often back to having a decent mimi a they sought help the writing was to their efforts and supporting with very little output. reasonable number of times a on the wall. Who knows what the campaign. All funds raised An enlarged prostate and the day. Everything else worked fine might have happened had they go to the Cook Islands Prostate symptoms I outlined above don’t too. checked earlier. Cancer Foundation outreach automatically mean you have The point of my story is Don’t let that happen to you, programmes and education. ‘cancer’, and like all conditions to encourage the blokes out get to spend more time with Local businesses are like this, early detection and there who have the symptoms your mokopuna, get checked out encouraged to support their staff treatment work best. I’ve outlined to go and see a.s.a.p. and run in house sponsorship When I started having those your doctor – now. You ladies I’m still thinking about that competitions to help them raise symptoms I knew I had a might need to give a bit of moustache, the last one I had the funds. problem that needed seeing to encouragement too. was black and bushy – I got a We’ve got George George and consulted my doctor early. Blokes over 40 should have a feeling this one could be grey. on board as our Ambassador He had some tests taken and prostate check along with their Some Background notes he’ll be rallying blokes to join referred me to a specialist. I regular health check – that’s Movember is about bringing the campaign. George can be was a little lucky in that many something you should do too. By men’s health issues into focus contacted on 55 898 Cook islands Herald 29 October 2014 NEWS 1 6 Scenes from Monday’s Nuku PB

Cook islands Herald 29 October 2014 NEWS 1 7 A quiet school holiday period in Mitiaro By Tiana Haxton itiaro/Nukuroa has a with and have to actively make population of about ‘build free’ time. A good time M170. A quarter of this to pause for a picnic lunch at number endeavoured to attend the beach on the other side of the ‘MANEA Games 2014’. The the island. This is the perfect Mitiaro contingent of about 40 opportunity for shell collecting, participants travelled to Mauke sand sculpting, rod fishing and where this year’s ‘fun’ Games a swim. We kids feel included. was hosted. They went by boat We help out with the usual and plane. Another 20 people chores at home, we need help of Mitiaro descent who live with school homework and I in Rarotonga made concerted am assisted with my writing of effort(s) to travel and contribute topical stories for the paper; to the team. Together, at 60 we behave for the most part. strong, they represented our For us, the highpoint of the home island within ‘The Inter- holidays was being presented Southern Group Tamataora.’ with new modes of transport They were away for the entire for our old bicycles have been School Holidays. On Mitiaro this outgrown and are broken down period has been particularly or derelict. quiet. I now have a ‘DAYTONA’ This is not unusual. It is atypical replica of a Swiss Army Bike of Mitiaro especially when ‘team with foldable and compact Mitiaro’ travels in number to features. I must mention it’s Rarotonga for ‘Constitution valve cap with dual function as Celebrations’ or goes ‘tere tere’ lights for added visibility. These for other reasons. They leave lights are friction activated and family and friends to maintain flash on and off; electric blue. ways of life here. Family and This groovy silver bicycle used friends who are entrusted to to belong to my Granddad who visit the older generation and kept it in immaculate condition. assist them where necessary He lives in NZ and was ready to in the absence of their nearest part with it and gifted it on to and dearest. They are also called me. With moving country, Aunty upon to feed and water livestock; was resourceful to carry it all to keep family and to secure this way. She even sourced a homes. Often, there is official MADD scooter for my 8 year old avenue to look and listen out for brother Clay so he too could be updates or progress reports over super impressed with owning phone and/or radio; of those and sporting new wheels…he away. is learning and practicing new A week before the school tricks and stunts. Already, he holidays, Mum’s sister arrived looks like a whiz though he has from NZ. She is following her scraped knees. heart and coming home to live. We are back to school. It is We relate; having also moved great to hear first-hand accounts here to live; four and a half of the MANEA Games Sporting years earlier. She is an awesome events and happenings of team aunt, practical, and with positive Mitiaro while they were away. energy. She insists that we They are pleased with their stay with her at her new place collective medal haul of 5 gold, with ‘phase one’ of her build 7 silver and 8 bronze; kia upoko previously complete and before tu. As a reminder, lime green launching into ‘phase two’. ‘team uniforms’ are worn by the It’s been a fabulous month athletes or recent travellers… living together. The adults have when they are out and about, endless tasks to continue on their shirts spell NUKZ POWER … Cook islands Herald 29 October 2014 TE REO MAORI 18 TE REO MᾹORI

Tātā`ia `e Rutera Taripo

E tuànga àkamātautau tēia na tātou no te au ingoa `ē pēra katoa no runga i te Rua Matangi i te Kūki Àirani nei. This section is to assist us in becoming familiar with the Cook Islands names of the winds and also their directions. Ko te au Rua Matangi Rarotonga tēia, e tāàngaànga putuputuìa nei i Rarotonga nei i runga i te nūti Rātio `ē pēra katoa i runga i te nūti `āvata- teata no te tūranga o te reva. These are particularly the main Rarotonga Wind directions or channels that are frequently used here in Rarotonga on Radio and Television News Weather forecast.

English Māori NW NNWW N NNE NE N AKARUA N.N.E Maoake ma Akarua N.E Maoake WNW E.N.E Maoake Opue ENE E MARANGAI E.S.E Muri Marangai S.E Muri W E S.S.E Tonga Opue

S TONGA WSW ESE S.S.W Raki S.W Iku W.S.W IKu kaka SW SSW SSE SE W PARAPU S W.N.W Tokerau Ngae N.W Tokerau N.N.W Tokerau-Tu

Tēia katoa tētaì au kupu puàpinga nā tātou i tēia rā, `ē kāre tātou e tuatua putuputu ana, pēnei kāre rāi tētaì pae i kite, me kore pēnei te varenga ùa nei i te tāàngaànga i te au kupu Ìngareti. Today, here are some important words for us, and often we do not use them, perhaps some of us do not know them or perhaps just too used to using the English words. Te au Tuātau o te Mataìti The Seasons of the Year

Raumati - Summer Ìringa - Spring Àkaāù - Autumn Paroro - Winter PB

Cook islands Herald 29 October 2014 RELIGION 19 Living above average part 2 By Senior Pastor John Tangi him who believes.” No dream God never meant for you is without it’s opposition, and I to live an average that’s why Jabez said, “..keep life. We are designed for me from evil..” Jabez was a excellence! man of no special talent but God called us to do great he had a growing faith, he works for Him, He purposes believed in his confession to us to be achievers! Too often God. God’s people settle for less, 3 WE NEED A GENUINE too often we are self accepting PRAYER LIFE. of a lot less than God has for When we first read Jabez’s us. In the Old Testament Book prayer, we think he is selfish, of I Chronicles 4v.9-10 is a because he wanted more than story of a man called Jabez he had. Yet, God approved (Iabeza). The question is what Jabez asked. Ambition “What sets Jabez apart from is neither good or bad, but the crowd?” Here in the midst it is the motives behind it. of 600 other names, his name Proverbs 16v.2 (CEV) tells us stands out as a man who was that “..the Lord is the judge of above average. If we want to our motives.” James 4v.2(b)-3 start living above average: (CEV) says that “..you won’t 1 WE NEED A DREAM! get it by fighting and arguing. Jabez had a Dream that God You should pray for it. Yet would give him more land! even when you do pray, your In I Chronicles 4v.10 Jabez prayers are not answered, called to God “..Oh, that You because you pray just for would bless me indeed, and selfish reasons.” enlarge my territory.” If you It is not so much what don’t have a life dream then we ask for, but rather the I encourage you to seek God motive behind it! If it is self earnestly in that direction. glorifying, self promotion, People who have a dream self pleasing, then don’t stand out in the crowd. Dare expect God to bless you! If to dream of something great it is within the scripture of for your life, dare to dream ..seeking first the Kingdom of great works you can do for God, and His righteousness.. God. Jabez thought big and then God will pour out His he spoke big “..bless me and blessings upon us! enlarge my territory..” In v.10 In a genuine prayer life it says “..so God granted him before God, Jabez shows us what he requested.” THREE Things we can pray for. 2. WE NEED A GROWING First, GOD’S POWER in our FAITH lives! Jabez prayed “Oh, We need to believe that that you would bless me God can accomplish the indeed, and enlarge my dream through us. Jabez not territory..” More land means only had a Great DREAM, more power! Jabez needed God’s presence. Being God “..Keep me from evil, but he CONFESSED it. The more power than his own successful can often cause that I may not cause pain!” Book of Romans tells us that to accomplish his dream! us to become independent of Jabez prayed for GOD’S “Faith comes by hearing..” Ephesians 3v.20 (CEV) says God rather than depending PROTECTION over his life. (Romans 10v.17). As we “..His power at work in us can more upon Him. Too often we We too should do the same. CONFESS our Dream we hear do far more than we dare ask call upon God when we’re in Remember, pray for GOD’S it, and we become inspired, or imagine.” trouble. God wants to be in POWER Pray for GOD’S and we become committed Secondly, we can pray for our successes and failures! PRESENCE Pray for GOD’S to it! It charges us with GOD’S PRESENCE in our lives! If we do not desire God’s PROTECTION. May these hope and belief that it can Jabez said to God (v.10) “..that presence in our successes, words encourage and help be accomplished. In Mark Your hand would be with then pride has taken charge you live above average to 9v.23 Jesus tells us that me..” More responsibility of our lives. do great things that God “Everything is possible for means a greater need for Thirdly, Jabez prayed to purposed for your life. Cook islands Herald 29 October 2014 VIEWS 20 The Final Days... Long weekends By Norma Ngatamariki By Nadia George Hey there! So how was here’s nothing like an everybody’s long weekend? It extra day of rest and was probably a much needed relaxation to start you holiday for all of us and a T off for the week. I for one love well deserved one too. I just long weekends because not want to mention that I only only do they give me an extra have SIX official days of high day off from school but also school. That’s some scary because most of the time, the stuff, right? I can’t imagine a public holiday falls on my least life without teachers who are favorite day of the week… always on your case, meeting Monday. Okay let’s be honest, I’m assessment deadlines and not the only one who hates driving my bike on the main Monday’s right? You could road. Next year, it’s going to have the greatest weekend in be a totally different story. I’ll the world, but nothing could be catching a bus instead of ever prepare you for the riding a bike and the lecturers “Monday sickness”, as most in Uni won’t care if you don’t teachers like to call it. There’s hand in your assignments just something foul about (means less work for them). so hard to decide! Monday’s, perhaps its because It seems like it was only Right now, all of the Year 13 they seem to be so close to yesterday when I arrived students are getting ready for the weekend or may because they’re always there to remind at Tereora for the very first the item that’ll be performed you that the fun is over…for time (When it was actually for the prize giving day. Since now that is. Sunday passed by fairly five years ago. I’m so old!) I it’s our last year ever, all of us Okay so anyway, moving on quickly and was spent cleaning was a junior squirt and I was have surprisingly made the from Monday’s and back to the mess from Saturday’s intimidated by everything in effort to attend the meetings long weekends, I actually had events as well as eating all sight. Now, five years later, and practices. I’m really glad a rather enjoyable break away the left over food. Monday, I made it to Year 13 without that we got started early, from school, assessments, (there’s that day again) dropping out or repeating because I don’t want to work and house hold chores creeped up on us all too a level. I am so proud of perform something that was (thanks mum and dad). Instead quickly and sadly my weekend these achievements. Now, put together last minute. I of doing what I’d normally do, was coming to an end. My alongside eight other people, don’t want to be remembered which is sit around and stuff my highlights for Monday was not I am a potential scholarship as the “last minute dance face with a lot of oily goodness, the food for once but actually I spent most of my weekend the workshop we had for sprint recipient for the Cook Islands. crew from 2014.” with my friends, nothing fancy, kayaking with Josh Utanga at To sum it up, I’ve done pretty With that being said, my just good company and lots of the Avarua harbor. It was a lot well as a senior student of the days of attending Tereora are food. That doesn’t sound very of hard work and loads of fun national college. coming to an end. The senior exciting now that I think about my friends more than myself, I’ve applied at exactly three prize giving as well as the it, but you actually had to be tbh. If you’re wondering why, universities in New Zealand. NCEA exams are just around there to appreciate it. well let’s just say, that I’ve Auckland, Waikato and AUT. the corner and I’m not sure We also had a paddling prize come to the conclusion that I I have, by some miracle, if I’m ready for it. What if I giving for all the clubs on the now have terrible balance. In been accepted into one of don’t get an invite? What if island, which was honestly the fact I spent more time trying the courses at Waikato. For I fail my exams? I’m always highlight of my weekend, to to get back into the kayak me, this feels like I’m taking a asking these questions in my be honest. I mean what could than actually paddling it. But it major step towards my future head and wondering what be better than free food? Not was an awesome first attempt to mention all the delicious made by me and the others as a successful career woman. the answers are. The fact deserts that followed later on that turned had up and I’m If I’m truly honest with that this is my final, FINAL in the night. Sadly I still had definitely looking forward to myself, I am still debating on year of secondary school is to work later on but at least the next training session we whether or not to accept that just flat out scary. I won’t be I didn’t leave on an empty have. scholarship. I know I’d be an coming back after the school stomach so that’s a good thing Monday slowly came to idiot to turn it down (I mean, holidays. I’ll be on a plane, I guess. But it wasn’t so much a close and with two days hello! You are basically getting heading off for one of the the prize giving that I enjoyed from this week already gone, PAID to go to school!) The most recognised and well the most, but rather what seniors have approximately six scholarship has its benefits, renowned universities in the happened after hours, if you days of high school left. Make but it also has limits. Argh, it’s world. know what I mean? it count guys. PB

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Minister NEW ZEALAND-FIJI, SAMOAS, TONGAof Entertainment? AND COOK ISLANDSCOCONUT SERVICE ROUNDTABLE VESSELFAT CATS VOYAGE NEW ZEALAND FIJI SAMOA & TONGA Cook Islands Auck Lautoka SuvaRumour Apia Pago NukWell Raro the celebrations Forum FijiNumber lll 32 SLD 09,10/02 has10,11/02 it, Government 12/02 is to 12,13/02 16/02 - And 2, Cabinet is to appoint a do go all year! Forum Rarotonga ll 08 10,11/02 - appoint15/02 a seventh minister18/02 to look 17/02 25/02 21/02 up to the seventh minister! next election! Forum Fiji lll 33 25/02 28/02 after the29/02 50th year celebrations!01/03 02/03 05/03 - Forum Rarotonga ll 09 02,03/03 - 07/03 10/03 09/03 17/03 13,14/03 Forum Fiji lll 34 13,14/03 18/03 18,19/03 20/03 21/03 24/03 - Forum Rarotonga ll 10 23,24/03 - 28/03 31/03 30/03 07/04 03/04 Forum Fiji lll 35 02,03/04 07/04 08/04 10/04 11/04 14/04 - Forum Rarotonga ll 11 13,14/04 - 18/04 21/04 20/04 28/04 24,25/04 Forum Fiji lll 36 23,24/04 28/04 29/04 01/05 02/05 05/05 - MozzieForum Rarotonga ll 12 04,05/05 - 09/05 12/05 11/05 19/05 15,16/05 Forum Fiji lll 37 14,15/05 19/05 20/05 22/05 23/05 26/05 - Forum Rarotonga ll 13 25,26/05 - 30/05 02/06 01/06 09/06 05,06/06 Forum Fiji lll 38 04,05/06 09/06 10/06 12/06 13/06 16/06 - Forum Rarotonga ll 14 15,16/06 - 20/06 23/06 22/06 30/06 27,28/06

Cook islands Herald 29 October 2014 22 ADVERTISING TENDER VACANCIES

TENDER - STUDY FOR PUMPED HYDRO SCHEMES ONLINE SUPPORT Join the dynamic hardworking team at Cook Islands Tourism Te Aponga Uira is inviting suitably qualified groups to submit a Corporation! With the mandate to lead the nation in tourism, tender for a pre-feasibility study into pumped hydro schemes destination development and marketing, our team is looking for on Rarotonga. a bright, energetic, passionate individual to make a difference Registration and Tender Documents can be requested from the and help cultivate continued success in this economic sector. following contact person: The Cook Islands Tourism Corporation invites applications for TAU Project Manager – Alex Napa the position of Online Support. The successful applicant will be Te Aponga Uira, Rarotonga, Cook Islands reporting to the Marketing Manager – Head Office and will Ph: +682 20054 be required to provide and deliver an efficient support system Fax: +682 21944 to the online division of the sales and marketing team. Email: [email protected] Applicants must have the following expertise: Closing date for the Tender submission is 3pm Wednesday • Have a sound knowledge of website design and 12th Nov 2014, Cook Islands time. development, content writing, SEO, SEM and social For general enquiries please contact media marketing Alex Napa on 682 – 20054 • experience in Tourism sales and marketing • Have excellent interpersonal and written communication skills • Multi-task and able to manage many projects at one time • Have sound knowledge of general office and MINISTRY OF EDUCATION administration procedures SCHOOL STATIONERY AND CONSUMABLES • Have excellent organisational skills and ability to TENDER NOTICE prioritise work and meet tight deadlines • Have sound knowledge of the industry, activities and Tenders are invited for the bulk supply of School Stationery service personnel and Consumables for the 2015 school year. Stationery and • Heave advanced knowledge in the use of office Consumables quality and specifications can be uplifted from software – Word, Excel, Power point, Access the Ministry of Education office or download from MOE • Have experience in In design software website: www.education.gov.ck or contact Terangi Charlie of (Adobe creative suite) Finance Management Division on phone 29357, fax 28357 or email [email protected] A detailed terms of reference is available at www.cookislands. travel/jobs Tender submission will close @ 4.00pm Thursday 6th November 2014 Applications with a CV should be addressed to Executive Tenders shall be in a sealed envelope Assistant, PO Box 14, Cook Islands Tourism Corporation, MOE Stationery and Consumables Tender15 Rarotonga or emailed to [email protected] Secretary of Education, Applications close 4pm. Wednesday 5th November 2014 Ministry of Education, PO Box 97 Rarotonga, Cook Islands

COOK ISLANDS RUGBY UNION POSITION VACANT HEAD COACH FOR CI 7’S MEN’S TEAM They will be responsible for overseeing our Men’s 7s programme, the ongoing monitoring of players and team assembly for the Oceania Olympic Qualifier in Oct 2015. Please note this is a voluntary position. Applications should be in writing stating your relevant background and addressed to: CIRU President, PO Box 898, Rarotonga. Please email to [email protected] Applications close on Sunday 02nd November 2014. For further enquiries contact Ben Koteka MOB 54469 PB

Cook islands Herald 29 October 2014 23 NEWS Crossword

Across Down 8. Bravery 1. Cutting instrument for 9. New Zealand aboriginal paper 10. Native of Switzerland 2. Of lower rank 11. Vertical 3. City in central 12. Barbarous person Belgium 13. Small box for holding tea 4. Decline leaves 5. Hug 16. Sink below the surface 6. Counterfeit 19. Lockup 7. Liquid measure 22. Small house 14. Christmas season 23. Rest on the surface of a 15. Informal liquid 17. Be unfaithful 24. Overjoy 18. Oily 25. Scoffed 20. On board 21. Tender 22. City in NW France Cook islands Herald 29 October 2014 NEWS 24 Scenes from Monday’s Nuku