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Cook Islands makes bid for UNESCO board seat

Wednesday 17 August 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local

Cook ISLANDS is the only nation from the region putting forward a bid for a seat on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) executive board.

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Movie fundraiser to aid netball team

Tuesday 16 August 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Netball

NETBALL Cook Islands is holding a movie night fundraiser this Friday at the Empire Cinema to help with the team’s preparation for the Oceania qualifiers in the 2017 World Youth Netball Championship to be held in Botswana, Africa.


Bid to bring Rio athletes home

Tuesday 16 August 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Other Sports

COOK ISLANDS Sports and National Olympic Committee (CISNOC) is trying to get the Team Cook Islands athletes at the Rio Olympic Games home to provide the local community with an opportunity to meet them.

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Better sales through digital tourism

Tuesday 16 August 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local

IN A bid to improve their presence in the digital world, representatives of the local tourism industry took part in a day-long workshop on “digital tourism” at Crown Beach Resort in Arorangi yesterday.

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Wiring may be fire cause

Tuesday 16 August 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local

The RESCUE Fire Service is calling on the owners of old buildings in Rarotonga to check their properties’ electrical wiring systems.

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Team Kuki's Olympics campaign ends

Tuesday 16 August 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Other Sports

Team Cook Islands athletes at the Rio Olympic Games have finished their competitions almost a week before the event officially ends, this weekend.

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Intense battle for top four place

Tuesday 16 August 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Rugby Union

The second round of The Bond Store Rarotonga Club 15s 2016 season came alive under dull conditions with some intense matches in round seven over the weekend.


PM returns from Fiji

Tuesday 16 August 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local

PRIME MINISTER Henry Puna is back in the country after attending the Pacific Islands Forum Foreign Ministers Meeting in Suva, Fiji, on Friday last week.


Digital tourism workshop today

Tuesday 16 August 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local

Pacific Islands Trade & Invest (PT&I) in conjunction with the Cook Islands Tourism Corporation is holding a two-day digital tourism workshop.


Taea Team Cook Islands' finest athlete

Saturday 13 August 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Other Sports

SPRINTER PATRICIA Taea is Team Cook Islands best-performing athlete at the Rio Olympics in Brazil.

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Big day for Bulls

Saturday 13 August 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Rugby Union

Titikaveka Bulls will be hoping to continue their meteoric rise in The Bond Store Rarotonga Club 15s competition when they take on Arorangi Cowboys in the feature match of the round today.

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Epic tale of Pete and his dragon

Saturday 13 August 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Entertainment

IT’S BEEN a great week! Fiji won their first-ever Olympic medal, and it turned out to be gold, As a result, I have to say I indulged myself in pretty much opposite of everything my trainer would recommend.

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Visitors like our friendly ways

Saturday 13 August 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local

THE FRIENDLY nature of the Cook Islanders is one of the most appealing aspects that entice the visitors in the country.


Club rugby back in action with U19 clash

Friday 12 August 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Rugby Union

After two weeks break, The Bond Store Rarotonga Club 15s is back with round seven competition which starts today with the Bluesky Under-19 clash between Arorangi Cowboys and Titikaveka Bulls.


Bodybuilders off to Tahiti

Friday 12 August 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Other Sports

THE COOK ISLANDS will be sending a team of bodybuilders to the South Pacific Bodybuilding Championship to be held in Papeete, Tahiti in October this year.

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Locals praise Fiji's magnificent victory

Friday 12 August 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Other Sports

THE COOK ISLANDS sporting fraternity has congratulated its Pacific “brother” Fiji for the magnificent gold medal win at the Rio Olympics rugby sevens competition yesterday in Brazil.

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Tourism focuses on market research

Friday 12 August 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local

Tourism stakeholders in the country gathered at The Edgewater Resort and Spa conference room yesterday to get a global update on the industry.

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Questions over future of tourism

Friday 12 August 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local

The GROWING number of tourists visiting the Cook Islands has raised questions about the country’s ability to support future growth.


PM at foreign ministers' meeting

Friday 12 August 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Politics

Prime Minister Henry Puna is in Fiji where he attended the Pacific Islands Forum Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Suva yesterday.


Swimmer finishes on 38th spot in Rio

Thursday 11 August 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Other Sports

TEAM COOK ISLANDS swimmer Tracy Keith-Matchitt failed to progress to the next stage of the women’s 100 metres freestyle event after finishing on seventh spot in the heats early yesterday at the Rio Olympics in Brazil.


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