Articles by CI News Staff

Touch season starts today

Monday 1 February 2021 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Sports, Touch Rugby

The 2021 Cook Islands Touch competition will see a few rule changes.

PM to assume Polynesian Leaders Group chair role

Monday 1 February 2021 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in National, Politics

Prime Minister Mark Brown on Thursday morning met with other leaders in the 10th Polynesian Leaders Group (PLG) Meeting held virtually to discuss a wide range of important regional issues.

Guardians of Cook Islands culture

Monday 1 February 2021 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Culture, Economy, National

Tauranga Vananga Ministry of Cultural Development will work with Cook Islands Tourism this year to offer Cook Islands Maori cultural training to local tour guides.

Supervised quarantine ends early

Monday 1 February 2021 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Health, National

Passengers who arrived in Rarotonga last week and placed in supervised quarantined at Edgewater Resort and Spa were released yesterday.

Cook Islanders encouraged to obtain status stamp

Friday 29 January 2021 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Local, National

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration has endorsed over 150 Cook Islands status applications in the last week, confirmed principal immigration officer Kairangi Samuela.

Returnees from NZ must quarantine in Rarotonga

Friday 29 January 2021 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Health, National

Passengers arriving into the country on Friday from Auckland are required to undergo supervised quarantine, the government has confirmed.

Driver ‘in a rush’ causes accident

Friday 29 January 2021 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Local, National

A pregnant woman was knocked off her motorbike yesterday morning by the driver of a van, who told police he was in a rush to get to the shop.

Farmers urged to conserve water

Friday 29 January 2021 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in National, Weather

Farmers and home gardeners are being urged by the government to conserve water during the ongoing dry spell.

Government delegation heads north

Thursday 28 January 2021 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in National, Outer Islands

A government delegation led by Prime Minister Mark Brown has taken advantage of a scheduled voyage to the northern group to visit the islands of Palmerston, Suwarrow, Pukapuka and Nassau for a series of consultations on matters regarding Marae Moana, seabed minerals and quarantine-free travel.

Parliament dress code and attitudes to gender need to move forward with times

Tuesday 26 January 2021 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Local, National

Member of Parliament Selina Napa says parliament has outdated rules on how female lawmakers should dress.

Nom de plumes letters policy reinstated

Tuesday 26 January 2021 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Local, National

Cook Islands News is re-opening its editorial columns to letters to the editor by writers using nom de plumes as opposed to their real names.

Government responds to latest community Covid case in NZ

Monday 25 January 2021 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Health, National

Following a confirmed community Covid-19 case in Northland New Zealand, Te Marae Ora is keeping in daily contact with the New Zealand Ministry of Health and will implement further measures as required if the situation changes.

Kata: Google threatens to withdraw from Oz

Monday 25 January 2021 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in

Secure it or lose it, police warn even after drop in thefts

Saturday 23 January 2021 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Crime, National

Among the declining crime statistics of unlawful activity being reported to the Cook Islands Police Service, incidents of theft have been steadily dropping each year, for more than 10 years.

Bonsu-Maro hunting goals

Saturday 23 January 2021 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Football, Sports

New Zealand-based Tupapa Maraerenga FC star Maro Bonsu-Maro is eyeing Cook Islands debut. Maro Bonsu-Maro can’t wait to get that goal-scoring feeling back.

Beach Games enter final stages

Friday 22 January 2021 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Other Sports, Sports

The final event in the Cook Islands Beach Games 2021 started yesterday at Nikao beach courts.

PM welcomes Biden decision on climate change

Friday 22 January 2021 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Environment, National

Prime Minister Mark Brown yesterday welcomed the United States’ commitment to re-join the Paris Agreement on climate change.

Motorbikes are stolen regularly. And if you're a victim, odds are you won't get it back

Thursday 21 January 2021 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Crime, National

Between one to two motorbikes are stolen each week on average, according to annual Cook Islands Police figures on reported incidents of unlawfully taken vehicles.

Call for resumption of regular Covid meeting with Rarotonga's Punas

Wednesday 20 January 2021 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Health, National

Cook Islands government has been able to demonstrate to their New Zealand counterparts confidence of the work done to approve the one-way free quarantine starting today, says the acting Secretary of Health.

Blacked out! Tupapa teams claim beach football titles

Tuesday 19 January 2021 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Other Sports, Sports

The 2021 Cook Islands Beach Games football competition held last week saw an intense three-day battle in the men’s and women’s divisions.