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Renters' market: Landlords forced to cut asking prices

Saturday 11 April 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Economy

The notoriously expensive Cook Islands home rentals market has been turned on its head, as workers and tourists leave.

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Weather Office monitors TC Harold

Thursday 9 April 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Weather

The Cook Islands Meteorological Service will continue to monitor Tropical Cyclone Harold, even though there is no warning at this stage.

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'Hardship' drives man to steal food

Thursday 9 April 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Crime

A struggling Matavera man has been sentenced to probation and supervision for 18 months, after stealing $349 of gas, sausages, butter and assorted food.


'Vigilance' to protect crops in tough times

Thursday 9 April 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Crime

Theft charges involving just a sack of lemons have raised a bigger question: what happens if people steal to feed themselves in tough times?

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Songs for the return home

Thursday 9 April 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Weekend

These are wistful times for Cook Islands families who are dispersed around the world.

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Dengue cases double in March

Wednesday 8 April 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Health

Over 100 dengue cases were recorded on Rarotonga last month.

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Pacific Covid-19 Updates

Wednesday 8 April 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Small World

Guam 8 confirmed cases of Covid-19, taking the number of cases in the US territory to 121.


Survivor: 'God is the main doctor'

Tuesday 7 April 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Local

Expat worker Marc Marlon Rebollos stands with tears rolling down his face. Cook Islands is truly blessed, he says, that there has been no Covid-19 confirmed here. He is speaking to his own Filipino, to the Indonesian and Kiribas communities, to government representatives – about 200 people in total.

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Air NZ is to continue one last weekly flight.

Tuesday 7 April 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Economy

Air New Zealand has now cut back its Auckland-Rarotonga flights to just one a week – but the governments of both countries expect the airline to maintain that last connection.

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Another Covid-19 case confirmed in Fiji

Tuesday 7 April 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Small World

Fiji has confirmed another new Covid-19 case after testing another 25 samples at the Fiji molecular lab.


Fiji- 14 Covid-19 cases confirmed

Monday 6 April 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Regional

Fiji now has 14 cases of COVID-19 confirmed and the Fijian Government says they will advise the public as soon as possible should this change.


Land sought for burial ground for migrant workers

Monday 6 April 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Local

Government is in talks to provide land for a Fijian community cemetery, as the Covid-19 pandemic and travel bans mean it will not be possible to send bodies home to their families.

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Tailor can sew 40 facemasks in just an hour

Saturday 4 April 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Hot on the Rock

She sits by a sewing machine at the Joyce Peyroux Garments factory, turning out facemask after facemask. Working alongside the staff who prepare the material for stitching, Nanik Zuliati from Indonesia can sew 40 masks in an hour.

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Kids page: Kids Club at home

Saturday 4 April 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Education

Inalie Loki, 8, and Aaliyah Rogers, 6, have been home for the past two weeks thanks to Covid-19’s early school break.

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Sanitiser price hike despite warning

Saturday 4 April 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Local

Hand sanitiser is expected to go up in price as demand outstrips supply.


Palm leaves on the doors

Saturday 4 April 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Local

Covid-19 has brought Christian worship home in new ways. Since Covid-19 put a paurch on church services on Rarotonga, people have been encouraged to pray in their homes, quarantined away by yellow and orange flags.

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Guilty pleas, after three years

Friday 3 April 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Crime

A man has finally admitted to drugs charges after three long years of repeated legal tussles and delays in court.


How to drink kava safely – or not at all

Thursday 2 April 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Local

The Fijian community here has been advised to practise social distancing even when around the kava bowl.

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Vets offer crisis services amid Covid-19 shutdowns

Thursday 2 April 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Local

Te Are Manu stays open, SPCA provides emergency support.

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Brown: Country hit by 'economic tsunami'

Thursday 2 April 2020 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Economy

Businesses are relying on government to prop them up – but the finance minister says the money will last only six months.

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