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Cooks condemn Fiji beating

Saturday 16 March 2013 | Published in Politics

The Cook Islands government has issued a statement condemning police brutality in Fiji, which was captured in a nine-minute video and sparked international outrage last week.

PM and DPM out of country

Saturday 16 March 2013 | Published in Politics

Prime Minister Henry Puna is flying to Nuku’alofa and then Auckland for two energy conferences.

MP supports community needs

Saturday 16 March 2013 | Published in Politics

Empowering the people of Matavera to make a collective decision for the benefit of the vaka is just one of member of parliament Kiriau Turepu’s goals.

Rugby scholarship students develop

Saturday 16 March 2013 | Published in Rugby Union

Cook Islands students on rugby scholarships at Rangiora High School (RHS) outside of Christchurch are making great strides in their development and education.

Cooks to Hong Kong sevens

Saturday 16 March 2013 | Published in Rugby Union

The Cook Islands national sevens team has been selected to represent the country at the IRB Hong Kong sevens tournament later this month – a competition that the Cooks have been absent from for many years.

Sea Eagles back in the game

Saturday 16 March 2013 | Published in Rugby Union

Nukupure Park and the Avatiu Swamp are the two venues to catch the rugby league action this afternoon.

Penalty pot shot

Saturday 16 March 2013 | Published in Smoke Signals

A smoke signaller writes: “Justice Williams in the High Court on Friday refrained from jailing a young Cook Islander who submitted that cannabis was used by his grandparent as a traditional herbal treatment.

Connecting with God in a crisis

Friday 15 March 2013 | Published in Church Talk

Part 1 The economic climate we live in today is creating anxiety, worry, uncertainty and in some cases fear in the lives of many people.

RAC head rotates between churches

Friday 15 March 2013 | Published in Church Talk

Bishop Paul Donaghue of the Catholic Church is the Cook Islands Religious Advisory Council (RAC) chairman for 2013, taking over from Bishop Tutai Pere, who was chair last year.

CI World Heritage list drafted

Friday 15 March 2013 | Published in Environment

Cook Islands community leaders drafted a ‘tentative list’ of possible world heritage sites yesterday.

Domestic vs foreign affairs

Friday 15 March 2013 | Published in Local

A journalist asked me the other day–do you think this focus by the Prime Minister on regional and global affairs is a priority to our country? My simple answer was that it is not a top priority and PM Henry Puna is spending too much time on it.

Tupapa works top priority

Friday 15 March 2013 | Published in Local

After consultations betweenthe Ministry of Infrastructure and Planning and contractor, Landholdings Ltd, it has been decided that the schedule of Project City water works in Tupapa is a top priority.

Bank lifting its game on services

Friday 15 March 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, In reply to the letter ‘Lift your game’ (March 12) from ‘Frustrated Vehicle Owner’ I am sorry that the vehicle owner reached such a point of frustration and thus felt the need to vent via a letter to the editor.

'Tourism is not the answer'

Friday 15 March 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I read with great dismay in CI News that the NZ Aid Programme will focus its donor aid on tourism and tourism-supported infrastructure projects in the Cook Islands.

'An amazing character'

Friday 15 March 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Yet again and very unconciously, NZ’s High Commissioner John Carter has taken the public limelight by showing our tax-funded politicians how to perform their job of providing assistance in the community where it is needed most.

Cook Islanders evicted from state homes

Friday 15 March 2013 | Published in Letters to the Editor

A Cook Islands family in New Zealand have been given orders to evacuate their state home.

Kata - March 15, 2013

Friday 15 March 2013 | Published in Kata

League youngsters set the scene

Friday 15 March 2013 | Published in League

While most of the rugby league spotlight is on the premier grade, there is just as much intense action during the age grade matches.

Mongoose visit Happy Feet in Aitutaki

Friday 15 March 2013 | Published in Outer Islands

The Mongoose golden oldies club league masters’ players are still glowing with their Aitutaki tans after a weekend getaway to the outer island to rumble with the Aitutaki Happy Feet league masters’ team.

PM to energy summits

Friday 15 March 2013 | Published in Politics

The prime minister is going to Tonga and New Zealand next week for renewable energy summits.