Ombudsman Swearing in, Mr Nooapii Tearea

Great day at Parliament as we had the swearing in of the new Ombudsman Mr Nooapii Tearea. Nukutere’s College year 10 students were also attended part of the ceremony which was great. Mr Nooapii Tearea was appointed by warrant under the hand of the Queen’s Representative Sir Tom Marsters KBE, acting on the recommendation of […]

Parliament Donates Atamira/Nooanga for WWI Exhibition in Belgium

By Isaac Solomona, Editor of Debates The Flanders Field Museum in Ypres, Belgium wants to complete the “Empty Chairs” collection come the end of this year. Earlier in the year the museum invited a chair to be donated by 120 other nations who lost men and women in Belgium during the Great War (1914-18).  This […]

Young Groundsman Leaving

By Isaac Solomona, Editor of Debates Mata Tipokistarted working for parliament as a casual worker to assist the Audio andVisual Technician, Mr Teui Aihao during the first Sitting of Parliament after the general election in September 2018. After the sitting of Parliament, he continued to work as the Groundsman for Parliament because there was no […]

Parliament staff graduates from McGill University

By Isaac Solomona, Editor of Debates McGill University Corporate Management of Parliament Course”, Suva, Fiji 3 -14 September. Two senior staff from the Parliament of the Cook Islands who attended the McGill University of Canada Corporate Management of Parliament course in Suva, Fiji graduated after the two-week intensive training held from 3 -14 September 2018. […]

Induction for new MPs

By Helen Maunga, Deputy Clerk Induction workshop for new Members of Parliament: 11 – 14 September 2018 The 11 new members of parliament elected after the June 2018 general election attended an induction program organised by the Parliament of the Cook Islands in collaboration with the Suva UNDP Office.  With funding support from UNDP, re-elected […]