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POWERBALL RESULTS Drawn: 10/4/14 Draw num: 934 PB TATTSLOTTO RESULTS Drawn:12/4/14 Draw num: 3415 SUPP: OZLOTTO RESULTS Drawn:15/4/14 Draw num: 1052 Next draw: SUPP: Cook islands Herald 16 April 2014 2 PM Puna now exposed and Vulnerable n the 2010 General skills of strategic and tactical Election night the Cook manoeuvrings within the OIslands Party was swept Parliamentary machinery let into power with a commanding alone his inadequate grasp majority of eight Members of of the Standing Orders and Parliament. An over confident the Constitution leaves his first time Prime Minister Henry leadership exposed to political Puna in the selection of his exploitation. With only five years Cabinet made a political bungle elected political experience, that he now reaps the horror Puna is still a Parliamentary of and that was his failure to novice as during his time as a MP accommodate and secure Atiu Parliament has not sat sufficient MP Norman George. Puna times for him to learn this vital fulfilled what he had already aspect of the political profession. circulated among senior CIP It is doubtful that in five years officials and supporters, he Puna has more than 80 days of would not have George in his Parliamentary sittings. inner circle team, without any There is a lot more too audible communication, a disappointed performances in the House, the George was left totally out in the House’s operational machinery is cold. learnt and honed under pressure After doing more than his more so than during the normal share in the campaign George sittings. demonstrated his participation Prime Minister Henry Puna With only the experienced indicated a solid commitment public statement confirming his Cabinet Minister’s comfort Aitutaki MP Teina Bishop able to to ensuring a victory to the CIP. Beer would not be sworn in was zone shattered. Puna now rules guide the PM in the House the The least Puna needed to do rightfully ignored and rebuffed by the lowest margin possible, rest of Cabinet are lame ducks was to keep George within the by the annoyed Speaker of any deviation from his thirteen that have nothing to offer in CIP frame by appointing him Parliament. without the support of the strategic terms. While the likes to the Speaker of the House. of the opinionated Matavera Three by-elections later Puna is Puna’s serious lack of skills MP Kiriau Turepu have plenty staring down a political barrel to say outside of the House, he of uncertainty with his majority of strategic and tactical along with the loud mouth DPM trimmed to a shaky two. Heather are a couple of dumb After the Democratic Party manoeuvrings within the mice among their Parliamentary candidate James Beer’s jolting peers inside the House where victory in the CIP resignation Parliamentary machinery let individual intelligence is induced Murienua bye-election discerned by what comes out of on 19 February, the expected alone his inadequate grasp one’s mouth. announcement sitting of Without the former Clerk of Parliament was with held by Puna. of the Standing Orders and the House Rakanui, the Speaker The petition lodged by the CIP Nicky Rattle is of no help to her was highly expected to reverse the Constitution leaves his appointer Puna due to her own Beer’s victory and the legal hype lack of experience. The lazy Henry of certainty gave Puna the comfort leadership exposed to political Puna simply doesn’t possess Parliament could be convened leadership characteristics, the before the petition result was exploitation. reality of his weak indecisive delivered by the High Court. leadership skills are being Puna was buoyant and Assurances by the CIP engaged Opposition renders the CIP exposed and will be his ruin. overconfident Beer could not be lawyer Tony Manarangi, Beer’s incapable of passing any Bills Rather than have his swore in and preceded towards tenure as a MP was very in the House and vulnerable to leadership tested he answered the House sitting, but after the short term failed miserably to being toppled out of power. that question by calling a snap date was set, his politicking and materialise leaving Puna and Puna’s serious lack of election. - George Pitt PB Cook islands Herald 16 APril 2014 news 3 QR dissolves parliament, elections on 9 July By Charles Pitt absence from parliament on the Government. In that sense to an election. Rasmussen said t 10am on Wednesday 16 Monday and Tuesday, of Minister those members, possibly by their that what has happened indicates April 2014 the Queen’s Teina Bishop and Tupapa/ actions and intimations caused the that the PM has lost the support of ARepresentative His Maraerenga MP George Maggie PM to panic and therefore take this some of his members. Excellency Tom Marsters went on which did not allow the CIP to have course of action.” Rasmussen believes this is a Radio Cook Islands to announce a quorum in the House. Bishop and Rasmussen said there was dishonorable way to do things… that Prime Minister Hon Henry Maggie have been in Aitutaki and no arrangement between the ”There are still essential Bills in Puna had, under S37(3) of the are due back in Rarotonga around Democratic Party and Bishop and Parliament that were in the process Constitution, asked him (the QR) midday Wednesday. Maggie. An approach was made to of being tabled and now they have to dissolve parliament immediately The Herald understands the CIP the Democratic Party yesterday by decided to dissolve Parliament!” and call an early general election caucus met Tuesday night, well into someone but not the two named, Rasmussen said the Democratic on 9 July 2014. The QR agreed. the night. so they called an urgent Demo Party is going to come out to Statement by Prime Minister The Herald spoke briefly to caucus meeting and consulted campaign hard to win this election Henry Puna Finance Minister Hon Mark Brown with the executive. The decision and provide a better and sensitive 16 April 2014 just after the QR’s announcement. was that the Democratic Party was Government to the needs of the The Prime Minister says the Cook Brown said the announcement not going to get involved with any Cook Islands in the future. Islands Party Government has put would not affect the telecom coalition or planning of any. And if Rasmussen said although the wishes of the people first ahead share sale, it will be business as the Government collapsed on their two CIP members were absent, of key decisions, which will come usual. The Supplementary Budget, own initiative that was their own the Opposition could not force into play in the forthcoming year. indeed the main budget will wait problem. The Democratic Party was a confidence motion in the Those decisions helped determined until after the election. The CIP still never going to form a Government House on Tuesday as it had the Prime Minister’s advice to the plan to hold their conference after with Bishop and Maggie. The two members away, one being Queen’s Representative yesterday the election. He said the central Democratic Party preferred to go Winton Pickering. to dissolve the Parliament and hold committee would have the task a general election. of pulling together the campaign “The early election is due to manifesto. SWITCH ON WITH our respect for the wishes of the Leader of the Opposition, Wilkie people,” Puna said today, following Rasmussen said after today’s the announcement by the Queen’s announcement, the Opposition Te Aponga Uira Representative. welcomes this development…”it “Next year, the significance is a political development that we of our 50th Anniversary and the have been waiting for, for some importance of key events and time now.” Cyclone Ita thrashes West Pacific... projects will need the support from “We’ve been encouraging the a mandate by the people.” Government and the PM to go The support of the people and to the poll and ask mandates the teamwork of the Government from the public to elect a new require that fresh start, the Prime Government because some of the Minister says. decisions that this Government Puna says the Government’s has done which really moved away progress and record of from the mandate that they were achievements over the past few given. “I believe as a responsible years are the direct result of the Government if you do that, your strength of his team. option would be would have to go “We’ve built a very strong back to your public and seek that foundation of positive mandate. We’re happy on that and achievements, which can only ready to contest this election.” Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea and grow and improve.” Rasmussen said they were a Queensland copped it hard from Cyclone Ita over “Our resolve to do the best little disappointed with the haste the past week. Telecommunications, electricity and we can is steadfast. It’s been in which the QR has made this water supplies were cut off in many areas.