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Tupapa Maraerenga lose Champions League opener

Monday 12 February 2018 | Published in Football

Tupapa Maraerenga suffered a big loss in the opening Group A match of the OFC Champions League in Port Vila on Friday.

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Shipping subsidy to fund free shopping trip

Monday 12 February 2018 | Published in Smoke Signals

The government has figured out a new way to waste our money.


Seabed minerals company to visit

Monday 12 February 2018 | Published in Environment

Representatives from United States-based company Ocean Minerals LLC (OML), which has an option on exploring the possibility of seabed mining in Cook Islands waters, are to visit Rarotonga next month.

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Three super quick questions

Monday 12 February 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor

I have three quick and simple questions for the Minister of Finance relating to migrant workers and the June 2017 enactment of the Cook Islands National Superannuation Amendment Act.


Pontificating on a possible pigeon population problem

Monday 12 February 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Recently the attention of the House of Ariki has been alerted to the sudden, unusual and rapid decline in the numbers of rupe (pigeon) that used to frequent domesticated palm trees and the predominantly yellow hedges around the island, as well as other known fodders local pigeons feed on.


Time to make our youth a priority

Monday 12 February 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor

When the youths our children are growing up with are being stabbed in incidents that have occurred over the past few years, we really have to take a look at ourselves and our society.


A great weekend to stay indoors

Monday 12 February 2018 | Published in Weather

Big swells and continual rain and cloud over the weekend made for miserable conditions over the weekend. On Friday, most of the action centred around the port, where the order was made to boat owners to get their vessels out of the water or out of the harbour by 5pm.

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They're modelling on Aitutaki

Monday 12 February 2018 | Published in Outer Islands

A three-member team from the National Environment Service (NES) is travelling to Aitutaki today to map the island and construct a three-dimensional model of it during a week-long community workshop.

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Expat child ban claims

Monday 12 February 2018 | Published in Local

A Cook Islands company that employs foreign staff has been informed that children of imported staff, will not be permitted to stay in the country, says Cook Islands Chamber of Commerce president Stephen Lyon.


Kukis eye NZ Rugby League awards

Monday 12 February 2018 | Published in League

A handful of Kukis are up for awards at this weekend’s New Zealand Rugby League awards.

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Experience the quiet joy of 'pristine momentum'

Monday 12 February 2018 | Published in Opinion

I met a Canadian teen who was immensely proud of his skateboard skills.


MP gets the thumbs-down

Monday 12 February 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Following George Maggie’s bold statement on Cook Islands Television on January 2 that he wants to be the next prime minister of the Cook Islands and a couple of smoke signals promoting that concept, which we think were supplied by Maggie himself, let us provide some thought and predictions on that subject.


A closer look at govt tax 'wipeout'

Monday 12 February 2018 | Published in Opinion

Some years ago the current deputy prime minister, Teariki Heather, went to see a former Minister of Finance and asked for tax owed by his company T&M Heather to be forgiven and wiped.


Internships look to the future

Monday 12 February 2018 | Published in Local

The Ministry of Marine Resources’ (MMR) Young Professional Internship Programme is fast becoming a successful recruitment mechanism, attracting a number of high-calibre Cook Islanders.

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Write-off rewards bad behaviour

Monday 12 February 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Monday’s article announcing Governments plans to wipe out $18m in tax states, “Since the start of the tax amnesty in January last year, the government has recovered a significant amount, believed to be around $4.5m”.


Gathering marks NZ treaty signing

Monday 12 February 2018 | Published in Local

One hundred and seventy-eight years after the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, some 200 guests gathered at the New Zealand High Commissioner’s residence in Ngatipa to celebrate the occasion.

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Transport issue desperately needs action

Monday 12 February 2018 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Thank you to the reporter for the CINews article about the real struggles of finding transport to Penryhn.


A close look at a taxing subject

Monday 12 February 2018 | Published in Local

Is tax fairly applied in the Cook Islands?

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Robust discussion on marine bills

Monday 12 February 2018 | Published in Local

A two-day workshop designed for Cook Islands MPs provided a platform for open and robust discussion on the soon-to-be tabled Maritime Zones Bill and the Marine Resources Bill.

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Poison effective in war against rats

Monday 12 February 2018 | Published in Local

Are you having problems with rats in your home or garden?

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