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Articles by Supplied
LETTER: Dredging of Muri lagoon passage
Saturday 31 July 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor It is important to set the record straight regarding Minister Mac Mokoroa’s statement (on Cook Islands News Facebook page) that dredging of “Muri Lagoon passage” wasn’t permitted to go ahead to allow for the 2008 Pacific Mini Games. The people of Ngatangiia should be congratulated for having the sense not to allow such an ill-conceived project to go ahead.
LETTERS: Government is ‘not a family business’
Friday 30 July 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Letters for July 30, 2021
CHURCHTALK: Unity in diversity – Rotai o te Tukeke
Friday 30 July 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Church Talk, Features
Let us showcase all diversities of gifts, skills and talents that God has blessed each and every one of us so much with, from the different islands we come from, different cultures, customs and traditions, at this year’s Constitution celebrations, writes Bishop Tutai Pere of the Apostolic Church.
Daily diary from the crew of vaka Marumaru Atua
Friday 30 July 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Local, National
An ongoing recap from the crew of vaka Marumaru Atua, who are currently sailing to the Northern Group of the Pa Enua.
LETTER: ‘The truth shall prevail’
Thursday 29 July 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Opinion
Letters for Thursday July 29, 2021
Grant to boost Cook Islands Covid-19 preparedness
Wednesday 28 July 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Local, National
Cook Islands is set to receive a portion of US$20.8 million (NZ$29.9m) Covid-19 related funding.
LETTERS: Jungle trek ‘challenging but amazing’
Wednesday 28 July 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Letters for Wednesday July 28
New logo for Moana Foundation
Wednesday 28 July 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Local, National
The Moana Foundation has chosen a winning logo for their logo design competition.
Cook Islands sailor proud to deliver vaccine support
Wednesday 28 July 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Local, National
Four sailors of Cook Islands heritage were involved in the mission to deliver Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine to remote islands in the South Pacific including Palmerston.
LETTERS: Promoting political agendas?
Tuesday 27 July 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Letters for July 27, 2021
OPINION: Cook Islands benefitting from Covid-free status
Tuesday 27 July 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Like me, you can’t have helped but notice that we are back in the visitor business again. No, we’re not back up to the sort of numbers we were getting pre-Covid, but they have been steadily growing, writes Prime Minister Mark Brown.
Climate change encouraged discovery of Southern Cooks earlier than first thought
Tuesday 27 July 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Environment, National
A new study on Atiu has found evidence of exploratory voyages to the Southern Cook Islands up to three hundred years earlier than previously thought and well before first settlement. The research has been published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA and is summarised here for Cook Islands News by lead scientist, Professor David Sear.
LETTER: Thank you for your hospitality
Monday 26 July 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, A big shout out to all the Rarotongans who have been working so hard to welcome visitors back to the islands. We could see the work that has been going on behind the scenes over the 14 months when the borders were closed. The island is looking so good with so much work […]
Rarotonga win U19 title
Saturday 24 July 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Rugby Union, Sports
Rarotonga claimed the annual Under-19s Youth Rugby Union Competition after winning the two-match series this week.
OPINION: Sharing culture brings people together
Friday 23 July 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Editorials, Opinion
When Wes Tikiariki Roberts, the ‘Atiu Rocket’, led the Cook Islands team into the stadium in Tokyo during the Olympic Games official opening ceremony, Cook Islander hearts swelled with pride, and Australia was cheering him on as well, writes Dr Christopher Watkins, the Australian High Commissioner to Cook Islands.
LETTERS: Tuna catches on the slide
Friday 23 July 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Letters for Saturday July 24
CHURCH TALK: Not them and those but us
Friday 23 July 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Church Talk, Features
Our first duty as Christians is to serve others, especially the poor and the marginalised, just as Jesus did. In this country in the 19th century there was an openness to encounter and welcome the stranger. Why is it then that today there is fear and alarm about being open to the stranger? By Bishop Paul Donoghue of the Catholic Church.
Challenge not for faint-hearted
Wednesday 21 July 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Other Sports, Sports
The biggest mental and physical challenge Rarotonga has ever seen will take place in the form of the first ever Ariki Adventures Challenge this Saturday.
Internship motivates Atiu student
Tuesday 20 July 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in National, Outer Islands
Aumai Teiotu, a 17-year-old student of Enuamanu in Atiu, has been interning at Cook Islands Investment Corporation (CIIC) for the last couple of weeks.
Gaining organic certification
Friday 16 July 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Features, In Depth
New organic certification mechanisms are needed to make the costs worth the benefits. By Monica Evans of Global Landscapes Forum.
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