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Herald Issue 672 25 June 2013 PB COOK ISLANDS HERALD26 June 2013 $2 (incl VAT) Cakes for all ocassions! Edgewater Cakes Enquiries call us on 25435 extn 7010 Sunset BarBQs at the Shipwreck Hut Saturday Seafood menu with Jake Numanga on the Ukulele 6pm Tuesday Sunset BBQ with Garth Young on Piano 6pm Thursday Sunset Cocktails with Rudy Aquino 5.30pm-7.30pm Reservations required 22 166 Aroa Beachside Inn, Betela Great Food, Great Entertainment Always the best selection, best price & best Goldmine hunk, Matt is sporting a ring, service at bracelet and necklace from Goldmine Goldmine! POWERBALL RESULTS Drawn: 20/6/13 Draw num: 892 PB TATTSLOTTO RESULTS Drawn:22/6/13 Draw num: 3331 SUPP: OZLOTTO RESULTS Drawn: 25/6/13 Draw num: 1010 Next draw: SUPP: Cook islands Herald 26 June 2013 News 2 PM registers Pacific voice in Paris New Caledonia government member Lecren, French Special Envoy Hulot, PM, and Vanuatu Minister Pipite. he Prime Minister Caledonia House), in the heart heard, especially on Climate Developing States have Henry Puna has sparked of Paris. The occasion was Change. The Special Envoy demonstrated to the rest of Ta positive response attended by a range of media pledged his help to the the world its efforts to manage as a result of his remarks representatives, French Region, saying that he would its oceans and resources at a media event in Paris, government officials, and ensure that the Pacific voice responsibly, under principles promoting the outcomes Kanak Leaders. Prime Minister would be heard at the highest of long term sustainability. of the Oceania 21 Meeting Puna was the headliner on a levels. A local champion The difficulty however, was hosted by New Caledonia, at panel that included Anthony for the environment, who having the Pacific voice the end of April 2013. The Lecren of the Government is accorded star status in noticed, especially by the Prime Minister is in the French of New Caledonia – the France, Hulot’s engagement developed world. capital under the sponsorship member responsible for the with the Oceania 21 event The Prime Minister has a of the Government of New Economy and Sustainable was seen as a coup for the full day of official business Caledonia, which has sent Development, and Vanuatu Pacific delegation. tomorrow (Thursday) a Pacific delegation to Paris Minister of Trade and Tourism, In his remarks, the Prime with calls on the French to spread the word about Hon. Marcelino Pipite. Minister outlined his focus Government, and discussions environmental concerns and A key highlight was the on Pacific solidarity, and how with New Caledonia President climate change, under the positive response from the the Region’s Small Islands Harold Martin. Oceania 21 concept. French President’s Special Today’s press conference Envoy for the Environment, was Puna’s first day of business Nicolas Hulot. Hulot picked in Paris with a presentation up on the Prime Minister’s held at the Maison de la key theme of the Pacific’s Nouvelle Caledonie (New struggles to have its voice PB Cook islands Herald 26 June 2013 news 3 Back to the basics By Wilkie Rasmussen, Leader of the Opposition was being very much the any people have about standing up against the fundamentalist religious and told me that there is colonial regime. But when anti-gay or anti-same unions’ M really nothing that it came to economics, Tom proponent. At least a debate differentiates the Democratic was a liberal with capitalist about values needs to be held Party from the governing leanings while Arapati to get some consensus. That Cook Islands Party. In other believed in the strength of would be the democratic way words they are virtually the mass via a large public of doing it. the same ideologically and service that employed lots I have realized now that philosophically. This is of of people, albeit fellow I am tasked with having concern to me when my kins. If compared to today, to stamp my mark on the analyses of the history of Tom would be comfortably political landscape of this both parties show that they placed with the New Zealand country. In other words I had some fundamental National Party and Arapati need to say to the public differences. I have had the with the Labour Party of these are the core values odd occasion of criticisng yesteryear led by Joseph of the Democratic Party the Government and then Savage and Norman Kirk. and they are fundamental saying that the matter of Let me ask this question, threads thorough our concern shows the difference is this the situation today? policies. I make this promise between the two parties. I am inclined to believe that by the middle of next But according to some, that as the parties evolved year there will clearly be the distinction is not clear under Sir Geoffrey Henry and values of the Democratic enough. successive Democratic Party Party that will make it stand Papa Arapati Henry was leaders and Prime Ministers out distinctively and separate a socialist, almost of the the line was crossed and from our political nemesis. communistic brand but he then re-crossed. Both the tempered that down with a CIP and the Democrats of view that the Cook Islands today seem to be placed on SWITCH ON WITH people need economic the right conservative side of activities that will create a the political spectrum. I think Te Aponga Uira bourgeoisie. I’m not sure this is where the difficulty whether he was committed is; identifying what are the Keep hot leftovers out to the notion of a rich core values of both parties. It elite but he was certainly certainly creates confusion. committed to seeking ways Let me illustrate an example. to make better the income The Prime Minister Henry of Cook Islanders. Perhaps Puna recently declared the one could say his political Cook Islands will never make beliefs were prompted by a law that recognizes same standing up against colonial sex marriage. To me it appears institutions whether actual to be a comment designed by or conceptual. He saw that to win endorsement from the Cook Islanders can improve right conservative religious themselves by divesting from and even fundamentalist the colonial administration sector of our society. It was by being business owners a shallow pitch clamoring themselves and/or being top for popular support when public servants. It was the he very well knows that the start of shaping a political Constitution of this country and indeed a social identity does not allow discrimination for our country. of any sort. The fathers of Papa Sir Tom Davis was very the Cook Islands Constitution different in background and probably never foresaw life experience from Papa such a union in marriage Arapati. Tom was a scholar but it nevertheless laid the Putting hot or warm food the chances of unpleasant and Albert was a unionist. Tom foundation for tolerance inside your refrigerator will bacteria growth in the food. make it work harder and use It is best to wait until hot food went to work in the field of against race, colour, sex, more energy. has cooled to room temperature space science, was a medical gender and religion and And it will also increase before refrigerating. doctor while Arapati rallied cultural orientations. In that people and talked to them example the Prime Minister www.teaponga.com Cook islands Herald 26 June 2013 Herald Exclusive 4 Mr Chou-Mr Fishing By Charles Pitt t 1.30pm on Tuesday at the Minister for Marine AResources, Hon Teina Bishop’s office, I was privileged to sit in on discussions between the Minister and his special advisor on Fishing, the multi- billionaire Mr Sam Chou of Luen Thai Fishing Venture Ltd. Mr Chou was accompanied by Mr Matthew Wang, Senior Manager-Production and Senior Fishery Engineer for China Southern Fishery (Shenzhen) Co., LTD a subsidiary company of Luen Thai which plans to establish a processing plant and warehouse at Rarotonga. In the Cook Islands, Mr Chou, although he has many other business interests and operations, is better known for his connections to Tuna fishing, however, fishing is only one of his many business interests and not the largest of his operations. Mr Chou told the Herald he Chinese Businessman Mr Sam Chou was born, raised and educated largest group to bring in Chinese future development which Mr in Pago and half to overseas in Guam, one of six children, tourists to Saipan-some 100,000 Chou stressed was based on the markets including China. five boys and a girl. It was in visitors from China this year. company’s experience in the Mr Chou said there were Guam, that he began his first Mr Chou’s Fishing Group was Pacific. several obstacles to establishing business venture. Although his started in 1994 and comprises 73 What was proposed said Mr the company in the Cook Islands. Head Office is at Shenzhen he vessels, some operating under Chou, was for the company to According to Mr Chou, if our resides in Hong Kong. Mr Chou the Chinese flag and others base a fleet of 20 vessels in the government could alleviate the is married to Lily Tan, a member under other flags like FSM. This Cooks, establish a processing constraints imposed by these of well known Tan family who Group supplies fresh tuna to plant and warehouse, provide obstacles, it would not only through their charitable works, markets in Japan and the USA. training for local people and benefit the company but also return up to ten percent of The Group has its own airline to supply a variety of lower priced the fishing industry as a whole their business revenue to Pacific fly tuna to Palau.
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