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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 service at Goldmine! POWERBALL RESULTS Drawn:19/11/15 Draw num: 1018 PB TATTSLOTTO RESULTS Drawn:21/11/15 Draw num: 3583 SUPP: OZLOTTO RESULTS Drawn: 24/11/15 Draw num: 1136 Next draw: SUPP: Cook islands Herald 25 November 2015 NEWS 2 Snap election predicted for late February - early March Soko Roi - Cook Islands Party Secretary Eddie Drollet - Democratic Party Secretary t’s no surprise to the sizeable balance in place to out belief in winning success, unlike preparations the Demos are discerning political observers muscle the cash less Demos who the Demo campaign overseer starting behind the eight ball. Ithe embattled Prime Minister still have a huge demoralising Eddie Drollet’s philosophy of Along with Smilie Heather the Henry Puna will be going to the $180,000 debt anchoring their wait and see Team CIP headed by Demo tag team are perceived as polls sooner than later with a Party. While the CIP are raising Vice President Taoro Brown and assets to the CIP. snap election in the first quarter funds through private donations Secretary Soko Roi are committed Should there be a change to of 2016. The Cook Islands Party for future expenses the deluded to make things happen to give the Opposition leadership with machinery has been proactively Demos are locked into struggling their Parliamentary candidates Murienua MP James Beer leading chartering a course with an early to raise funds for past debts. the edge. the charge Team CIP know they election within five months. The CIP are being innovative On the brink of certain defeat have a serious contender to The Democratic Party is and highly proactive in their in 2014 the CIP clawed their deal with. Heather has been a preoccupied with their judicial preparations but the Demos can’t way back into power because revelation of comical proportions reviews on an empty bank get themselves out of their box the Demos dumped those and is unable to convince anyone account, they are hard out trying of defeat and disillusionment. like the Grey Power who had he can mix it in elevated political to raise funds for the huge legal Not only are they crippled and created the anti CIP government circles. Simply put Heather isn’t costs of taking the CIP government rendered motionless by their momentum, Drollet’s in the bag a draw card outside his patch to Court, the CIP camp have own stupidity of self inflictions predictions slowly disintegrated in the Ruau electorate, it’s not cleared their 2014 snap election there is no way they have and turned a certain victory into a criticism Heather doesn’t debts and are steadily building demonstrated any ability to a disastrous defeat predicted measure up, it’s a reality he has up their war chest for and early perform outside the square. by this writer once the snap no appeal as a Prime Minister. return to the polls. While the Demos exhibit election was called by Puna. Nearly everything he tries to do Come March 2016 a $100,000 their strength lies in preparing As far as Team CIP is concerned or say only amplifies the Demos reserve for post election legal for defeat, the CIP are almost with defeat specialist Drollet at will never convince the wider costs will be in place with a arrogant about their quest and the helm directing the campaign continued next page PB Cook islands Herald 25 November 2015 NEWS 3 audience Heather is capable of solidifying their outer island promotional medium. Slow nothing appealing or convincing leading the Cook Islands into support of far less voters and off the mark the Demos just the Demos are capable of economic prosperity. more seats the Demos still lack can’t grasp the game changer doing any difference or better. Team CIP are keeping their any resemblance of a strategy Television is, their inexcusable Whenever they have put their fingers crossed the Demos don’t to capture more seats let alone failure to strategically utilise cards on the table they increase change their leadership before public doubt their lofty ambitions they get wind a snap election The Demos are expected are credible and deserved. is imminent. Unlike when Jim Drollet’s lazy posturing is Marurai lead the Demos into a to file applications for one dependent on the CIP shooting convincing electoral victory the themselves in the foot rather current core of campaigners than building the Demo’s capacity don’t have the media savvy or or more Judiciary Reviews to be genuine contenders to the spin doctoring skills to image throne. With no clear stated Heather as a credible PM. Both against the government in the goals to give focus for their Heather and his organ grinder resources the Demo’s reliance is Drollet are intimidated by the first quarter of 2016 and an on the CIP loosing the elections media and will pay a heavy price rather than them winning with a for their unwillingness to engage election campaign will be a clear mandate to govern. with the media game changes. With Drollet sitting pretty on a Team CIP are becoming media highly disruptive distraction tax funded pay packet of $1134 literate and see the possibilities a week plus perks to be present in recruiting skilled practitioners and a political spanner in the for 20 hours a week and Heather with accessibility to the various grossing nearly $90,000 a year forms of media channels. works of that process. plus allowances to be present After the shock loss in the why would either of them want 2014 elections the embarrassed hang onto the few outer islands radio in 2014 to cement the outer to be accountable with the Demos have neglected to do a ones they currently have. Team island votes is indicative of their responsibility and stresses of comprehensive post mortem CIP are quietly confident they muddled tactics and misguided being the government? in order to eliminate a repeat will increase their strangle hold “it’s in the bag” expectations. Prediction: With Drollet and performance of the loss of the 14 outer islands seats by Woeful and unpopular as Heather at the realm a win to the indicators. Quite the opposite taking Mitiaro and Mangaia’s the CIP government is there is CIP by default. - George Pitt for Team CIP their master plan of Tamarua seats. election campaign readiness has The Demos strength is in been meticulous, calibrated and Rarotonga but is seriously under SWITCH ON WITH measured. At their worst in 2014 threat to hang onto Ngatangiia while the Demos were at their and Nikao after dumping RAPA’s best with every advantage the defector Albert Nicholas. Team Te Aponga Uira CIP triumphed, now the positions CIP have a trump card to capture are reversed, the Demos with Titikaveka as well. serious leadership deficiencies The first quarter timing will AFTER A CYCLONE are at their worst and intoxicated coincide with the expected trial by their deluded cognitive they of OCI leader Teina Bishop which deserve to be the government is will preoccupy his time away comical to say the least. from campaigning and disrupt The CIP government has their threat. unashamedly engaged in a The Demos are expected comprehensive campaign to file applications for one or to woo the voters their way, more Judiciary Reviews against pearl farming equipment, solar the government in the first installations, heavy machinery quarter of 2016 and an election curtsey of the Peoples Republic campaign will be a highly of China(PRC) and most recently disruptive distraction and a more freebies from PRC for political spanner in the works of agriculture initiatives in all that process. constituencies. Whatever moves the Demos Puna is likely to capitalise on take against the government the political good will generated Team CIP has rehearsed counter in the outer islands before it punches ready for every possible fades from the voter’s memories. scenario. In a compressed window of No doubt the CIP candidates opportunity the CIP government will be promoted as a Team has capitalised with political package rather than focusing currency of gift bearing. Never voter attention the unpopular A Cyclone can produce power black outs. before have the outer islands Puna, person for person Team In your cyclone preparations make sure you include been inundated with so much CIP will have the measure on the candles and torches for lighting, gas for cooking, and expensive visually impacting untried used by date Demos.