Environment

Peaceful protest calls for moratorium on deep-sea mining

Hundreds of Cook Islanders and tourists yesterday joined a peaceful protest against seabed mining, calling for a moratorium on deep-sea activities.

Crucial clash for Cook Islands in World Youth Cup Qualifier

Cook Islands is ready to fight tooth and nail when they face the high-flying Samoans in a crucial clash tonight in the World Youth Cup Qualifier Oceania at the National Sports Arena in Nikao.

Letter: Constitution Amendment Bill

I’m sure that Leader of the Opposition Tina Browne in her observations of Niue’s recent referendum was being sarcastic, when she said: “Sadly the article does not give reasons why more than double the voters voted against increasing the term of Parliament.”

Environment

Peaceful protest calls for moratorium on deep-sea mining

Hundreds of Cook Islanders and tourists yesterday joined a peaceful protest against seabed mining, calling for a moratorium on deep-sea activities.

Environment

Cook Islands enhancing ecosystem monitoring capabilities

Cook Islands will be able to enhance its ecosystem monitoring capabilities through the Pacific Community’s efforts to develop a land cover model for the country. The Pacific Community (SPC) is holding a workshop at The Edgewater and Spa this week attended by 27 Cook Islanders from several ministries and agencies. The workshop is part of […]

Netball

Crucial clash for Cook Islands in World Youth Cup Qualifier

Cook Islands is ready to fight tooth and nail when they face the high-flying Samoans in a crucial clash tonight in the World Youth Cup Qualifier Oceania at the National Sports Arena in Nikao.

Netball

Cook Islands falls to Tonga in World Youth Cup Qualifier

Cook Islands remains in contention for a spot in the Netball World Youth Cup 2025 despite going down to Tonga on day two of the World Youth Cup Qualifier Oceania at the National Sports Arena in Nikao last night.

Letters to the Editor

Letter: Only in the Cook Islands

Dear Editor, On Monday, September 16, after starting at 1pm, Parliament adjourned around 1.27pm to allow MPs to attend the opening of the netball U20 qualifiers. Maybe you should ask your MP whether s/he attended the opening.

Letters to the Editor

Letter: Constitution Amendment Bill

I’m sure that Leader of the Opposition Tina Browne in her observations of Niue’s recent referendum was being sarcastic, when she said: “Sadly the article does not give reasons why more than double the voters voted against increasing the term of Parliament.”

Letters to the Editor

Letter: ‘It’s time we listened to the science’

I write with a heavy heart, disappointed by the narrow-mindedness I see in some of my fellow Cook Islanders when it comes to seabed minerals exploration.

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Features

‘He waka eke noa – We are all in this together’

Cook Islands last week bid farewell to Tūī Dewes, the former Aotearoa New Zealand High Commissioner to the Cook Islands, who completed a four-year term on September 6, 2024. In an interview with senior journalist Melina Etches, Dewes reflects on her achievements and contributions, shared interests and enhancing Māori-to-Māori ties.

Church Talk

Church Talk: Nikao CICC marks historic milestone

“...If you do return unto the Lord with all your hearts, then put away the strange gods from among you, and prepare your hearts unto the Lord, and serve Him only, and He will deliver you out of the hands of the Philisitines.” (1 Samuels 7:3)

Features

A family affair: Mothers and daughters thrive in rugby

Three mother-daughter duos played together on the same rugby team in the Cook Islands Rugby Union women’s competition, inspiring young women and highlighting the power of family bonds in sports.

Three-day programme promises good news!

Jehovah’s Witnesses in the Cook Islands will join a three-day global convention this weekend, which promises to bring news to attendees.

National

Pacific nations unite to combat cyber threats at regional meeting

The Pacific Cyber Security Operational Network (PaCSON) is an operational cyber security network that plays a vital role in enhancing cyber security in the Pacific region.

Federated States of Micronesia

PM Brown passes Smaller Island States chair to Micronesia

Prime Minister Mark Brown handed over the chairmanship of the Smaller Island States (SIS) to the President of the Federated States of Micronesia, Wesley Simina, last week.