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Accountability needed

Friday 6 April 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I cannot sit back and watch the endless dodgy dealing that seem to have been the mainstream operation of this CIP government since they were mandated by the people of this country to run our country eight years ago.


Binge-drinking claim from WHO report

Friday 6 April 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, This is in response to Don Syme-Buchanan’s Letter to the Editor of March 28 responding to my Virtues in Paradise column of Saturday March 25, on the re-establishment of Alcoholics Anonymous on Rarotonga.


New deadline for confidence workshop

Friday 6 April 2018 | Published in Local

The deadline to apply for the two-day confidence workshop beginning on April 18 has been extended past the original March 30 date, and is now next Friday.


Two kinds of justice

Friday 6 April 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, It seems there is one law for the powerful and one law for the rest


Art, craft and food at versatile market stall

Friday 6 April 2018 | Published in Local

On yet another beautiful sunny Rarotonga Saturday morning I visited Punanga Nui Market in downtown Avarua.

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Strong opinions on deep-sea mining

Friday 6 April 2018 | Published in Environment

Cook Islanders have been quick to air their opinions about deep-sea mining, following the recent visit to this country of Ocean Minerals Ltd. (OML)


MMR surveys Mangaia lagoon and reef

Friday 6 April 2018 | Published in Outer Islands

The Ministry of Marine Resources (MMR) conducted assessments and surveys of the lagoon and outer reef in Mangaia last month.


Bias led to withdrawal - Matenga

Friday 6 April 2018 | Published in Politics

Margaret Matenga claims ongoing corruption and bias within the CIP led to her decision to withdraw as the Titikaveka Cook Islands Party (TCIP) nominee.

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Water issues continue with Avatiu blockage

Friday 6 April 2018 | Published in Environment

The Avatiu water intake has again been blocked following a spell of heavy rain in Rarotonga over Easter.

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Ban overturned but too late for Games

Friday 6 April 2018 | Published in Regional

SAMOA – Samoan weightlifter Iuniarra Sipaia has been cleared of any wrongdoing after mistakenly taking a banned substance.


Homeless children live in toilets

Friday 6 April 2018 | Published in Regional

PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Urban migration is leading to an increase in the number of homeless children in Papua New Guinea capital.


China diplomats accused of squatting

Friday 6 April 2018 | Published in Regional

FRENCH POLYNESIA – China’s diplomats in French Polynesia are accused of illegally occupying premises in Tahiti.


Eels just ahead of Panthers

Thursday 5 April 2018 | Published in League

With their spectacular 64-10 win over the Takuvaine Warriors last week, the Tupapa Panthers are hot on the heels of the first-placed Avatiu/Nikao Eels in the domestic rugby league competition.


Matenga outlines selection process

Thursday 5 April 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Following is a summary of the process that was followed in my election as CIP candidate for Titikaveka.

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Land issues disregarded

Thursday 5 April 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Regarding the 2018 Air New Zealand Cook Islands Tourism Awards, this writer assumes that the judges don’t just look at what catches the eye, but they “look under the rug” as well to see what has been swept there.


Discrimination issue still looms

Thursday 5 April 2018 | Published in Local

National Council of Women president Vaine Wichman yesterday presented the “shadow” report that will be submitted to the committee overseeing the implementation of the United Nations Convention for the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), later this year.

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Busy first day for PM and delegation

Thursday 5 April 2018 | Published in Politics

Prime minister Henry Puna and accompanying ministers Mark Brown, Albert Nicholas and Nandi Glassie spent their first day in New Zealand meeting with the Cook Islands community in Auckland and Wellington.


Water needed in cyclone hit West

Thursday 5 April 2018 | Published in Regional

FIJI – There is an acute and widespread need for water in Fiji’s west following the weekend’s dousing by Cyclone Josie.


Tragic tales emerge from Fiji's floods

Thursday 5 April 2018 | Published in Regional

FIJI – The death toll in Fiji now stands at five as survivors relate their stories of loved ones who were swept away by raging floodwaters during Cyclone Josie on Sunday.


New captain has aims in mind...

Wednesday 4 April 2018 | Published in Outer Islands

The recently arrived new captain of the Tiare Taporo says he wants to raise people’s standard of living in the outer islands by giving them “cheap access to cargo, transportation, and broadening their possibilities for culture and economics”.

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