Articles by CI News Staff

KATA: Beetles for bio battle

Friday 11 June 2021 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Kata, Opinion

Govt explains reasons behind hut construction

Friday 11 June 2021 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Local

A large multi-purpose hut being built at the Constitution Park will provide a wide variety of benefits to the general public, says the Cook Islands Investment Corporation (CIIC).

KATA: Landowners betrayed

Thursday 10 June 2021 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Kata, Opinion

Arorangi reclaim the ‘log of wood’

Wednesday 9 June 2021 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Other Sports, Sports

A determined Arorangi battled hard to reclaim the Kumete Cup after a brilliant performance in the annual competition at the National Stadium in Nikao.

KATA: Budget of Revival

Wednesday 9 June 2021 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Kata, Opinion

Netball queens

Tuesday 8 June 2021 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Netball, Sports

The highly competitive Rarotonga Netball Club Competition ended as expected on Saturday with a thrilling conclusion.

Dancing to the finish line

Tuesday 8 June 2021 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Other Sports, Sports

Bim Kiriau of Avatiu celebrates as he nears the finish line in the 4x100 metre father and son relay at the annual village competition (Kumete Games) on Monday.

KATA: Too big and too old? Cut that tree down

Tuesday 8 June 2021 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Kata, Opinion

Drunk drivers spend weekend in prison

Tuesday 8 June 2021 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Local, National

The driver of the truck involved in a crash which wrecked a power pole and brought down cables in Panama on Friday night is likely to appear in court on Thursday.

Covid-19 positive man charged with making false declaration

Tuesday 8 June 2021 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Local, National

Despite detecting a historical case on Friday, Cook Islands remains Covid-19 free according to World Health Organization.

Cook Islands detects first positive Covid-19 case

Saturday 5 June 2021 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Health, National

(UPDATE - This case was deemed a historical case of Covid-19 and is not being classified as an active positive case). A Cook Islands man who has been on holiday in Rarotonga since May 21, 2021 has tested positive for Covid-19, after requesting to be swabbed Friday evening. The alert level remains unchanged and the risk to public remains low, government says.

KATA: Medicinal marijuana

Saturday 5 June 2021 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Kata, Opinion

Happy Valley netters claim open titles

Friday 4 June 2021 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Netball, Sports

Takuvaine made a clean sweep in the Rarotonga Netball Club Competition open division, winning the open 1 and 2 titles on Wednesday night.

KATA: PM offloads his portfolios

Friday 4 June 2021 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Kata, Opinion

Over 90 per cent of Aitutaki’s eligible population vaccinated

Thursday 3 June 2021 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Health, National, Outer Islands

The island of Aitutaki has taken heed of the Covid-19 Pfizer vaccination programme with a total of 1158 or 90.5 per cent of the eligible population vaccinated within three days.

KATA: Sludge fight

Wednesday 2 June 2021 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Kata, Opinion

KATA: Local brewery sold out

Tuesday 1 June 2021 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Kata, Opinion

Down to the wire

Tuesday 1 June 2021 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Netball, Sports

Arch-rivals Titikaveka will battle Avatiu in the Rarotonga Netball Club Competition premier final this Saturday.

Rarotonga vaccination exceeds registered eligible population

Monday 31 May 2021 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Health, National

After a successful rollout of the Covid-19 Pfizer vaccine in Rarotonga, the vaccination programme moves to the Pa Enua, starting with Aitutaki on Monday.

Aitutaki day tour gains momentum

Saturday 29 May 2021 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in National, Outer Islands

Since the travel bubble with New Zealand started, the Air Rarotonga Aitutaki Day Tour flights have increased to three a week compared to none.