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Making law more accessible for all
Wednesday February 12, 2020A team of legal officers from Australia are in the country looking over the consolidation of law books at the Parliament.
Emotional farewell to fallen Fijian expat
Wednesday February 05, 2020Friends and colleagues yesterday bid an emotional farewell to Amit Kumar, the Fijian expat who died in a horrific motorbike crash a week ago.
Demos back planned road safety laws
Wednesday February 05, 2020Latest statistics on road fatalities involving motorbikes is placing its drivers at the forefront of proposed changes to the law.
Midsummer night dream
Tuesday February 04, 2020Australia’s big LGBTQ+ festival highlighted the Cook Islands community’s fight for civil rights at the weekend.
School breaches boy’s ‘human rights’
Monday February 03, 2020A Cook Islands boy had been told by his school he must get his hair cut – even though his haircutting ceremony isn’t meant to be until next year.
Road safety education for youth
Monday February 03, 2020Prime Minister wants to personally visit schools to explain need for helmets, lower drink-drive limit and ban on phone use.
Night workers exempt from curfew
Monday February 03, 2020The Prime Minister has confirmed night workers would be excluded from a proposed curfew on motorbike use.
‘Just pray for your children’
Friday January 31, 2020Mother of 16-year-old girl killed in head-on crash calls for helmets for all.
‘We’re elated – compulsory helmets will save lives’
Friday January 31, 2020Police say it will be straightforward to enforce new laws requiring the wearing of helmets and cracking down on drink-driving – but they are calling for the community to get behind them in making the roads safer.