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Get Ardy with DJ Nite is WOW NITES REHAB WEDNESDAY SUPP: REHAB SATURDAY NITES is HAPPY HOUR MADNESS with DJ Junior. 2-4-1 Drinks + FREE ENTRY B4 10pm Cook islands Herald 05 June 2013 News 2 CIP Conference deferred, Leadership challenge averted Factions’ showdown on hold till 2014 By George Pitt team Heather and Bishop to An anticipated challenge boost sagging Party popularity to the Cook Islands Party heading into the next general leadership has been stalled elections. by the deferring of this year’s If a Norman George led Conference. The CIP last held a collaboration ousts the CIP from conference in August 2011 and Government, the CIP will almost is obligated by its constitution to certainly look to a new Leader. convene one this year. Instead, Should this happen expect to President Rau Nga said in see Henry brothers Mike, Stuart defence of the deferral a Party and Nick if he can be enticed conference will be held in 2014. back, inject themselves into the Despite the three year gap, Nga Party engine room. said there was no breach of the Many rank and file Party CIP constitution. members are frustrated their Nga disputed suggestions views will not be aired at a the conference had been conference. The President, politically high-jacked by Vice President, General those in leadership who were Secretary are three positions aware senior positions would expected to be challenged. be challenged. Nga claimed Long time Party members the correct process had been believe the leadership are followed in order to defer more interested in preserving the conference. He said MPs their positions instead of were going back to their CIP President Rau Nga beginning to prepare for the constituencies for the National CIP’s Parliamentary leader vote. The former leader next general elections. Constitution celebrations and and Leader of the Opposition, had considerable influence The financial state of the they would meet with CIP the unsuccessful Henry Puna with the Executive and Puna Party is an issue members members while there. refused to relinquish the Party personally had paid ten outer want transparency and The President also disputed Leadership to Marsters. This island delegates their airfares accountability. “There is a lot of there was any divisive activity division has gradually become to attend the Conference talk that the CIP have no money within the party and there was the faction platform that now ensuring he received their to contest an election nor do no threat to the Leader Henry has several streams. support. we know what is the direction Puna’s position. Talk of Teariki This was mirrored by the The issues that will have a we are being lead,” said a long Heather challenging the Leader Democratic Party whose leader bearing on the factions within time Party supporter who did isn’t true Nga claims. “I asked Sir Dr Terepai Maoate was the the Party will be influenced by, not want to be named. “As usual Teariki myself if he was going to Deputy Prime Minister while who gets the vacant Cabinet everything will be left to the last challenge Henry and he gave me Ivirua’s Jim Marurai was the seat, who gets the Deputy Prime minute.” his word he is in full support of Prime Minister. Ministers position and how the In the past, Party conferences the Prime Minister.” Teariki Heather’s aspirations portfolios are redistributed. have followed the Maire Despite Nga’s insistence the to be the leader of the Cook But whatever happens any Nui Celebrations due to the CIP is a united front he overlooks Islands Party are no secret from challenges to the Leadership convenience of having outer the fact the CIP leadership have the 2006 CIP Conference prior will have to idle in neutral gear islands delegates on Rarotonga. been divided since the shock loss to the general elections when for another twelve months. While this may have been helpful in the 2006 general elections. he stood for the vacancy won by The logical choice for the in the past some members In 2006 Sir Geoffrey Henry’s Henry Puna. vacant Cabinet position is question the validity of basing successor Henry Puna lost his Puna was virtually Matavera’s Kiriau Turepu who the conference dependence on Manihiki seat to Democratic guaranteed to win the vote has marginal seniority and gives the festivities. Party candidate Apii Piho. because with Sir Geoffrey Takitumu a balancing presence “Next time if there is no money His Deputy the veteran Tom Henry’s help delegates in politics’ high court. like this year to have the Maire Marsters retained his Murienua had been lobbied. Only If Henry Puna’s public Nui Celebrations in Rarotonga seat but was never promoted to two delegates from each connectivity wanes due to does that mean the Party the Party’s leadership. constituency and the Party frequent overseas travel he can conference is deferred again?” While Marsters was the Executive were eligible to expect a challenge from tag said a dissatisfied CIP supporter. PB Cook islands Herald 05 June 2013 Political 3 Cooks to make history at European Parliament in Brussels ater in June, the Minister grounded in our own unique 1. Paul Lynch, Cook and work up to date. for Natural Resources historical and cultural context, Islands Seabed Minerals Prof. Petterson will present Land Minerals, Hon Tom can be of assistance to other Commissioner; on SBM issues from a regional Marsters will lead a small, nations in realizing this new 2. Prof Michael G perspective and to press for fully funded Seabed Minerals economic potential. Petterson, Director SOPAC continued EU funding of the 4 delegation to the ACP/EU Joint Indeed it is hoped said Lynch, Division, Secretariat of the year Regional EU/SPC Deep Sea Parliamentary Assembly (JPA) that, via this presentation Pacific Community, based in Minerals Project. at the European Parliament by the Cook Islands, our Fiji; and Joshua Brien of the situated in Brussels, Belgium. international friends and 3. Joshua Brien Acting Commonwealth Secretariat At the JPA, the Cook African, Caribbean and Pacific Head –Economic and Legal will present on SBM from an Islands team will make an neighbours in the EU/ACP may Section, Commonwealth international perspective. historic Seabed Minerals seek to explore the Cook Islands Secretariat (London) Special No other nation has been presentation. experience in order to progress Advisory Services Division. given actual SBM presentation Cook Islands Seabed Minerals the establishment of their own Minister Marsters will give an time by the EU/ACP. Lynch says Commissioner Paul Lynch told regulatory framework in order “overview” of his background this is probably because it has the Herald on Tuesday morning to successfully develop their of SBM in the Cook Islands and been the Cook Islands Minister that Minister Marsters has own Seabed Minerals sectors why its development is relevant Tom Marsters who has been been pushing for years for the in their respective EEZs for and critical to ACP member personally driving this SBM Cook Islands Seabed Minerals the benefit of their national nations, and deserves EU/ACP issue onto the EU/ACP Agenda sector development issue to economies and people. support, as a new economic for years and now he has been be a topic of discussion onto The Cook Islands SBM opportunity. successful, for the first time the Meeting Agenda of EU/ACP presentation to the EU/ACP Commissioner Paul Lynch will ever. JPA. JPA nations in Brussels is also speak on the development of CI Seabed Minerals Authority This Seabed Minerals a new opportunity to promote the Cook Islands SBM sector release presentation is set to take the Cook Islands unique and place in the afternoon on valuable Manganese Nodules Saturday 15th June 2013, resource to an international SWITCH ON WITH during a simultaneous session audience. of the Committee on Economic These on-going international Te Aponga Uira Development, Finance and promotion and awareness Trade and the Committee building activities, by the Can inadequate on Social Affairs and the Minister and the Cook Islands Environment. Seabed Minerals Authority, is wiring damage my Lynch said the Minister essential ahead of the Cook considers that the sharing Islands International Tender of appliances? of this new economic Exploratory Blocks in its large perspective, at this EU/ACP JPA EEZ, preparations for which are meeting, of the Cook Islands on track to take place in mid- experience in dealing with the 2014.
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