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Babies having babies not right

Wednesday 5 April 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Some time ago I read an article in CI News that said there were a lot of teenage mothers in the Cook Islands aged from 11 to 15 years old.


Report opens up the 'bad, ugly, worst' of prison

Wednesday 5 April 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor

I would like to comment on the reports and findings of Denis McDermott and Tevai Matapo.

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National lab under microscope

Wednesday 5 April 2017 | Published in Local

The Ministry of Marine Resources (MMR) will work closely with consultant Nico van Loon over the next month to provide technical information for a feasibility study on a centralised national laboratory.

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MMR officer visiting northern Cooks

Wednesday 5 April 2017 | Published in Environment

A Ministry of Marine Resources legal officer is visiting the northern Cook Islands to explore with fishing associations, fisheries officers and island communities, areas of importance they believe should be included in the Marine Resources Sector Plan that is currently under development.


Weekend for noisy parties on the Rock

Wednesday 5 April 2017 | Published in Local

It was a weekend for noisy parties on Rarotonga, with the police being called out to four complaints about excessive noise.


BTIB to roll out business seminar

Wednesday 5 April 2017 | Published in Local

The Business Trade Investment Board (BTIB) is rolling out another workshop for small businesses interested in developing accounting skills.


Gun amnesty about to end

Wednesday 5 April 2017 | Published in Local

The Cook Islands ranks as the sixth most armed population in the south west Pacific – that University of Sydney finding isn’t likely to change after Friday when the three-month gun amnesty expires.


Henry fires back over APS funds allegations

Wednesday 5 April 2017 | Published in Politics

The chairman of the Cook Islands Investment Corporation board Michael Henry has rejected the accuracy of an article that stated his organisation was involved in Aitutaki Power Station Authority (APS) activities.


Deportee refuses to leave

Wednesday 5 April 2017 | Published in Regional

PAPUA NEW GUINEA– An asylum seeker detained by Australia on Papua New Guinea’s Manus Island is reported to have resisted a second attempt to repatriate him to Lebanon.


Fewer Pacific migrants

Wednesday 5 April 2017 | Published in Regional

NEW ZEALAND – Tighter immigration policies have led to significant falls in the number of approved migrants from Pacific countries over the last five years.


Samoa vs All Blacks likely

Wednesday 5 April 2017 | Published in Regional

SAMOA – New Zealand Rugby has confirmed it is in discussions with the Samoan Union over the possibility of a test match to be played in Auckland in June.


Low key affair at medal ceremony

Wednesday 5 April 2017 | Published in Regional

SAMOA – Samoa’s first Olympic medallist, Ele Opeloge, has finally been officially presented with her silver medal from the Olympics’ weightlifting competition held in Beijing nine years ago.


Samoans shocked by typhoid death

Wednesday 5 April 2017 | Published in Regional

NEW ZEALAND – Distraught family members of a Samoan woman who died of typhoid last week say Auckland health officials did not tell them she had the disease.


Revamp for Sevens comp

Tuesday 4 April 2017 | Published in Touch Rugby

This years Cook Islands Sevens, or Sevens in Heaven, will be delivered by a new team and will be known as Raro Rugby Sevens.


Revamp for Sevens comp

Tuesday 4 April 2017 | Published in Touch Rugby

This years Cook Islands Sevens, or Sevens in Heaven, will be delivered by a new team and will be known as Raro Rugby Sevens.


Super lessons from round six

Tuesday 4 April 2017 | Published in Rugby Union

If there’s anything certain after yet another weekend of one-sided results, it’s that the Kiwi teams are in complete control of this year’s competition.

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Rakahanga gets message on violence from visitor

Tuesday 4 April 2017 | Published in Outer Islands

On Thursday last week, the Rakahanga Vaine Tini joined with the Rakahanga Fishing Association members to hear a presentation from Cook Islands National Council of Women president Vaine Wichman on the main findings from Te Ata o te Ngakau’ report.

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Northern visit proves timely

Tuesday 4 April 2017 | Published in Local

Ministry of Marine Resources legal officer Myra Patai is visiting the Northern Cook Islands to discuss areas of importance the ministry believes should be included in the Marine Resources Sector Plan which is now under development.


Caring for our 'jewel in the crown'

Tuesday 4 April 2017 | Published in Opinion

When we speak of Muri lagoon we speak of her as the “jewel in our crown”.


New hopes for Atiu scheme

Tuesday 4 April 2017 | Published in Local

Atiu businessman Roger Malcolm hopes the proposed revival of the Atiu retirement housing scheme for expats might finally gain some ground, eight years after it was first proposed.


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