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Meetings end with leaders’ retreat

Meetings end with leaders’ retreat

13 September 2016

THE 47TH Pacific Islands Forum leaders meeting ended in the ... read more

Six payments outstanding in sanitation pilot

Six payments outstanding in sanitation pilot

13 September 2016

INFRASTRUCTURE Cook Islands WATSAN has managed to recover most the ... read more

Absent MPs draw Puna’s scorn

Absent MPs draw Puna’s scorn

13 September 2016

PRIME Henry Puna and senior minister Mark Brown pulled no ... read more

Opposition says ‘boycott entirely appropriate’

Opposition says ‘boycott entirely appropriate’

13 September 2016

OPPOSITION coalition members defended their decision to boycott Parliament yesterday, ... read more

Govt 12, No-Shows 0

Govt 12, No-Shows 0

13 September 2016

IT WAS Rose Brown’s first sitting day as new parliamentary ... read more

Fiji police issue 18,000 tickets for speeding

Fiji police issue 18,000 tickets for speeding

13 September 2016

FIJI – Speeding continues to top traffic offences committed on ... read more

French Pacific territories join Pacific islands club

French Pacific territories join Pacific islands club

13 September 2016

PACIFIC – At its latest summit, the Pacific Islands Forum ... read more

Visa denial proves Australia has ‘much to hide’

Visa denial proves Australia has ‘much to hide’

13 September 2016

NAURU – Nauru’s secrecy over the Australian-run immigration detention centre ... read more

$9.6 billion spent on ‘turning back the boats’

$9.6 billion spent on ‘turning back the boats’

13 September 2016

AUSTRALIA – Australia has spent $9.6 billion in just four ... read more

Fiji PM to take over foreign policy

Fiji PM to take over foreign policy

13 September 2016

FIJI – A Fijian academic says the Fiji prime minister’s ... read more

Forum not phased by Fiji events

Forum not phased by Fiji events

13 September 2016

MICRONESIA – New Zealand’s Prime Minister John Key says events ... read more

No charges after weekend in jail

No charges after weekend in jail

13 September 2016

Prominent Fijians detained for holding meeting ... read more

Day of pride for new emergency leaders

Day of pride for new emergency leaders

13 September 2016

High-achieving police officers and emergency services staff had their big ... read more

Week focuses on serious problem

Week focuses on serious problem

10 September 2016

THE COOK Islands and the rest of the world will ... read more

Connecting can make all the difference

Connecting can make all the difference

10 September 2016

THE WORLD Health Organization estimates that over 800,000 people die ... read more

Resort group celebrates three prestigious industry awards

Resort group celebrates three prestigious industry awards

10 September 2016

PACIFIC RESORT Group is holding a triple celebration this month. ... read more

Apii Avarua’s oldest pupil looks back

Apii Avarua’s oldest pupil looks back

10 September 2016

AS APII Avarua counts down to its centennial celebration, bonfires ... read more

Always there to lend a hand…

Always there to lend a hand…

10 September 2016

IN THE 14 years that Noeline and David have called ... read more

Three new huts add interest to Punanga Nui

Three new huts add interest to Punanga Nui

10 September 2016

THREE NEW huts are expected to open at the Punanga ... read more

Plans to link agriculture and tourism

Plans to link agriculture and tourism

10 September 2016

THE COOK ISLANDS Ministry of Agriculture is working with an ... read more