Neu: 2001-10-12 Contents of this issue:
1. Hotel Opens 2. Airport Manager ======================================================================== October 12th, 2001 1. Hotel Opens: Mrs Catherine Leomotu has been appointed manager of the Niue Hotel. The Hotel opens today with 19 rooms available for accommodating guests attending the centennial anniversary of political association with NZ and 27th constitution celebrations. Mrs Leomotu is manager of the Niue Offshore Commercial Services. The hotel will open its bar but will not have full food services. The group of 40 investors will have their company, Niue Investments Company registered next year.The Board of directors is: Toke Talagi ( chair); Mark Cross, David Poihega, Atapana Siakimotu and Maihetoe Hekau. 2. Airport Manager: Vili Ongosia has been appointed as the Airports Manager-Tonga for Royal Tongan Airlines.He replaces Bill Rounds who has completed a 10 months contract with RTA in Tonga. Bill Rounds was RTA Manager Fiji for five years before his appointment in Tonga as Airports Manager to primarily facilitate the 737 services to Auckland late last year. Mr Ongosia's new role has served many years at the airport as a Supervisor in both Tongatapu and Vava'u. <b>WEATHER WATCH </b>THIS WEEK the mild, dry spell eased as the first significant rain of the month fell from Thursday afternoon through early Friday morning. Intermittent flashes of lightening at sunset Thursday signaled that a weak Low (1010) had developed overhead. As of publication, unofficial estimates of around 20mm of precipitation were quite welcome, as previous computer forecasts seemed in agreement that a weak cold front containing the Low would pass without much weather, leaving the island once again high and dry. Bushfire danger has dissipated, and the island should significantly freshen with green for the coming big week of celebrations..... THE WEEKEND sees rain ending and a fair, southerly change by Saturday for Avatele Show Day. A moderate High nudges over the island from the SW, with the leading edge from Samoa to about Mangaia in the Southern Cooks by Sunday evening. A second little ripple is seen by WAFS charts sliding by Niue to the north, possibly giving us a light sprinkle from some cloudiness late Sunday-early Monday. Mild temperatures. NEXT WEEK the NOGAPS forecast model says umbrellas should go unused. A return to seasonal trades north of 20S should be the predominant weather feature for the neighborhood. The weak springtime convergence zone with associated clouds should hang E-W along about 10S. Expect mostly fair weather through Thursday with comfortably cool nights. Moderate easterly afternoon breezes mid-week with high temperatures in the upper 20's. (Thanks to Darrell Spatz private forecaster resident on Niue). __END__
