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It’s here! Holding the Manatoa cable shortly after it was brought ashore on Aitutaki are (from left), Avaroa Cable Ltd chief executive Dr Ranulf Scarbrough, Avaroa Cable Ltd board chair Tatiana Burn, Deputy Prime Minister Mark Brown, Prime Minister Henry Puna and Aitutaki Mayor Tekura Bishop. 19121625.

Submarine cable comes ashore

Tuesday December 17, 2019

Aitutaki landing celebrates end of long and complex project.

Infrastructure Cook Islands’ new Civil Works director Wil Pille. RASHNEEL KUMAR 20012215/ 20012216/20012217

Shortage of workers and machinery to maintain roads forces tough decisions

Thursday January 23, 2020

Infrastructure workers told to stop sealing unsealed roads, and instead use their scant resources to maintain the existing road network. 

Wyn Ashford gets transformed in to a unicorn at the face paint tent at the Vodafone family fun day..

From blue to red: what does Vodafone rebrand mean?

Friday January 17, 2020

The Cook Islands’ rebranded phone and internet company will have to ‘tick off’ international compliance requirements set by Vodafone global.

Vodafone staff Lahaina Kiely (left) and Tikere Brown entertain the crowd with string band tunes. 20011525.

Don’t be blue, telco in the red

Thursday January 16, 2020

It was Telecom. Then it was Bluesky. Now it’s Vodafone. Confused? Don’t be – the company that once was blue is now working very hard to sell it’s new red brand.

Vodafone boss Phillip Henderson speaks to tourism leaders. 20031733

Half-price internet, and they won’t cut off the phones

Wednesday March 18, 2020

Monopoly telco Vodafone is responding to the Covid-19 economic crisis by giving domestic customers free phone connections and half-price broadband.

An artist impression of Kacific1 in orbit. KACIFIC 20031007

New satellite means new internet options for Cooks

Thursday March 12, 2020

Vodafone Cook Islands is to test-drive a new communication satellite that promises a broader footprint over the country than some existing satellites.

Bernard Hill has been appointed the inaugural member and chair of the new Cook Islands Competition and Regulatory Authority. 20022012

Regulator ready for new telco

Saturday February 22, 2020

The official process of inviting a potential telecom operator to rival Vodafone Cook Islands will begin next month.

The Manatua cable at Rutaki beach in Arorangi. 20021921

Manatua cable shifts focus to landing stations

Thursday February 20, 2020

Manatua cable is set to be a trans-Polynesian information superhighway, connecting more Pacific islands than ever before. 

The Hawaiki cable, which opened in July, connects New Zealand with Australia, the Pacific and the US. Its arrival has meant faster, better internet for consumers and businesses. 18081735

Chamber targets Manatua cable design flaws

Saturday August 18, 2018

Design flaws mean the plan to connect the Manatua cable through Samoa, using the Samoan-owned Tui Cable and Fiji, and then onto the Southern Cross cable will provide bandwidth to the Cook Islands at around $161 a month per Mbs for a 1Gbps lease for three years.

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