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Former Tau engineer backs Date on electrocution allegations

Another former engineer for the power authority, Te Aponga Uira (TAU) who wished not to be identified due to the seriousness of the issue regarding the four TAU staff who were electrocuted, has supported the controversial allegations by electrical technician Hideki Date.

Environment

Report launched at deep ocean symposium

Education

Apii Avarua Celebrate Kia Orana Day

Crime

Mirror essential for WoF

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Court

No conviction for father in road rage assault case

Athletics

Cook Islands athletes prepare for NZ Secondary School Athletics Championships

A group of young athletes from the Cook Islands is gearing up to represent the nation at the New Zealand Secondary School Athletics Championships (NZSSAC) in December 2024.

League

World first: Cook Islands rugby league captains to create sporting history

Brad and Kiana Takairangi are set to create sporting history when they captain the Cook Islands Aitu and Moana in Saturday’s Pacific Championships double-header against Fiji at Suva’s HFC Stadium (Fiji time).

Editorials

Te Ipukarea Society: Plastics problem impacting our health

Te Ipukarea Society was recently represented by June Hosking at the 3 day Fiji National Symposium on Plastic Pollution Prevention, hosted by Fiji's Pacific Islands Climate Action Network. The symposium was supported by UN Trade & Development and UNDP. Following are her reflections.

Letters to the Editor

Letter: All Saints Day and death!

Unfortunately, none of us escapes death. It waits for us around the corner, and can appear suddenly, very unwelcome. You can’t dodge or jump over it. You are going to die.

Opinion

Pet Talk: Controlling pet population and improving health through desexing

Desexing, also known as spaying (for females) or neutering (for males), is a common veterinary procedure. This practice is crucial not only for controlling the pet population in Rarotonga but also for improving the health and behaviour of pets, writes Dr Rose Hasegawa, medical director Te Are Manu Vet Clinic.

Art

Reuben Paterson – Finding Our Way

Pearled skyscapes merge with an underwater world of hyper-vibrant corals ̶ a constant of constellations looking down on a changing world. The Man Who Lived Between Sunset and Moonrise, the new solo show by artist Reuben Paterson at Bergman Gallery, traverses the hours of stillness between dusk and dawn, a time when navigators make their way across the moana by a map of stars.

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Long serving firefighter finds joy in voluntary service

One of the longest-serving and oldest volunteers of the Puaikura Fire Brigade, Mathew Mataroa, who helped start the fire brigade over two decades ago, has no regrets about returning home to serve his people in firefighting battles.

Business

Passionate couple opens café to showcase Cook Islands flavours

A Cook Islands couple is expanding their business from umu making and shows to opening a café, hoping to bring the authentic taste of local food to the modern culinary scene.

Kiribati

Kiribati increasingly in thegrip of ‘authoritarianism’

Kiribati is becoming a one-party state while the delivery of basic services is near collapse, according to the opposition leader in the last parliament, Tessie Lambourne.

Environment

Water conference opens door to solutions

Cook Islands, hosting the 15th Pacific Water and Wastewater Conference and Expo, has opened the door to various opportunities and solutions, which have proven timely given its current water crisis.

Pacific Islands

Transformational changes needed for Pacific resilience: PM Brown

Cook Islands Prime Minister and former Forum Chair Mark Brown has called for transformational changes to achieve a resilient Pacific, urging Pacific leaders and partners to go beyond incremental solutions and embrace bold reforms to address key regional challenges outlined in the 2050 Strategy.