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Hundreds displaced by tribal wars

Friday 17 February 2017 | Published in Regional

PAPUA NEW GUINEA – The Red Cross is helping refugees displaced from their homes in due to ongoing warfare in a remote part of the Pacific.


Christchurch fire under control

Friday 17 February 2017 | Published in Regional

NEW ZEALAND – Firefighters in New Zealand’s second-largest city have halted a wildfire after it burned down 11 houses in the outer suburbs and forced more than 1000 people to evacuate.


Government not focused on dialysis

Friday 17 February 2017 | Published in Regional

TONGA – The Tongan government does not have the finances to provide dialysis treatment but is instead aiming to address rates of renal failure and kidney disease by managing rates of diabetes first.


Chinese investment in PNG causing unease

Friday 17 February 2017 | Published in Regional

PAPUA NEW GUINEA – In the mountains near Port Moresby, a new road and a new bridge mark the site of Papua New Guinea’s most recent hydroelectricity project.


Northern Marianas shocked by abuse allegations

Friday 17 February 2017 | Published in Regional

NORTHERN MARIANAS – The Northern Marianas has been rocked by allegations its former Catholic bishop abused an altar boy when he was a priest on Guam.


Performance inspired by past life on Rapa Nui

Friday 17 February 2017 | Published in Regional

EASTER ISLAND – New Zealander Lisa Allan has a strong feeling she once travelled with ancient Polynesian mariners from Rapa Nui to New Zealand.


NZ should take refugees

Friday 17 February 2017 | Published in Regional

NEW ZEALAND – The Green Party in New Zealand says Prime Minister Bill English should offer to take the 1200 refugees currently being held on Nauru and Manus Island if Australia’s deal with the United States falls over.


PACIFIC BRIEFS 17/2/2017

Friday 17 February 2017 | Published in Regional

INTEGRITY OF CHURCH TRIAL DOUBTED GUAM – A lawyer representing former altar boys on Guam is casting doubt on the trial being held by the Vatican to investigate allegations the island’s Archbishop abused them.


Maggie: 'Call parliament or resign'

Thursday 16 February 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Once again I bring an important matter to the attention of the public. I want to voice my concern at the lack of sitting of parliament.


A health tragedy waiting to happen

Thursday 16 February 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor

The Health secretary’s letter published in CI News on February 13 describes a tragedy just waiting to happen.


Courthouse steps never-ending job

Thursday 16 February 2017 | Published in Smoke Signals

The never-ending saga of the courthouse steps never seems to end, a smoke signaller says.


Sirens will sound for Pacific tsunami drill

Thursday 16 February 2017 | Published in Weather

The Cook Islands will join over 40 other countries around the Pacific Rim as a participant in a mock tsunami scenario tomorrow.

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Pasifi ka court system gets noticed

Thursday 16 February 2017 | Published in Local

A Northern Territory Royal Commission from Australia is investigating a New Zealand youth justice court based on traditional Pacific Island practices, which has been used in sentencing Cook Islands offenders.

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Pasifika court system gets noticed

Thursday 16 February 2017 | Published in Local

A Northern Territory Royal Commission from Australia is investigating a New Zealand youth justice court based on traditional Pacific Island practices, which has been used in sentencing Cook Islands offenders.


Final farewell for Lauaki

Thursday 16 February 2017 | Published in Rugby Union

Former All Black and Chiefs player Sione Lauaki will be farewelled at a funeral service in Auckland tomorrow (CI time).

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BSP launches business credit cards

Thursday 16 February 2017 | Published in Local

Bank South Pacific (BSP) Cook Islands has introduced the new Visa Business credit card for business customers.


Emergency declared as fire rages on

Thursday 16 February 2017 | Published in Regional

NEW ZEALAND – Hundreds of people in the New Zealand city of Christchurch have been evacuated from their homes as bushfires threaten some suburbs.


PM Pohiva should survive vote

Thursday 16 February 2017 | Published in Regional

TONGA – A political scientist who specialises in the Pacific region says the Tongan prime minister’s troubled tenure could ironically be his saving grace when it comes to defeating a looming no-confidence motion.


Fiji sevens stars offered contracts

Thursday 16 February 2017 | Published in Regional

FIJI – The Fiji Rugby Union has begun offering contracts to its Olympic champion sevens squad stars.


Runaway refugee out on bail

Thursday 16 February 2017 | Published in Regional

PAPUA NEW GUINEA – A Papua New Guinea court has granted bail to the refugee Loghman Sawari who was deported from Fiji nearly two weeks ago.


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