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Cook Islands passport proposal
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Top cop position advertised
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Police need numbers and bigger budget
9 December 2024
Niki Rattle: A call for stronger human rights protections
10 December 2024
Solid and Hazardous Waste Bill referred to Parliament committee
10 December 2024
DPM defends CIIC finance and travel policies
6 December 2024
Cook Islands has its first mosque
14 November 2024
CI Muslim opens up about her faith and journey
16 November 2024
RAC to address mosque legality
19 November 2024
I don’t expect much change: PM Brown on US Elections
6 November 2024
Fifth weekly Sydney flight to Rarotonga announced
23 October 2024
CIIC directors seek $350,000 in damages over defamatory claims
21 October 2024
Man found guilty of rape, burglary
24 September 2024
Tenants face water bill burden
8 October 2024
Concerns over Minister’s role in inmate work releases: PAC
5 October 2024
Tourism contribution set to surpass half-billion dollar mark
25 September 2024
Parliament Clerk sparks outrage over deep sea mining statement
23 September 2024
Deep sea dilemma: Cook Islanders weigh the cost of mineral riches
21 September 2024
Anxiety on the rise: Cook Islands faces mental health challenge
7 September 2024
Cook Islands deep sea mining poll sparks controversy
7 September 2024
MCI rejects ‘dark fleet’ label
3 August 2024
Rising seas, rising costs: Climate impacts on Cook Islands economy
2 September 2024
Inflation eases but concerns remain
31 August 2024
Prime Minister defends $659,000 MPs travel bill
23 August 2024
Taxpayers foot $659,000 bill for MPs travel and allowance
22 August 2024
Corruption report exposes ‘bribe and sexual favours’
17 January 2023
PM Brown eager to hand over Forum chair role to Tonga
13 August 2024
Challenging ‘rape culture’
8 July 2024
Articles by Utopia Support
Pacific ministers in Tokyo for development talks
Tuesday 17 January 2017 | Published in Regional
PACIFIC – Pacific island ministers are in Tokyo this week to discuss the region’s development partnership with Japan.
MSG membership criteria discussed
Tuesday 17 January 2017 | Published in Regional
VANUATU – The chair of the Melanesian Spearhead Group has arrived in Port Vila for discussions that cover membership guidelines.
Hall of Fame for snubbed coach
Tuesday 17 January 2017 | Published in Regional
FIJI – Despite not being up for coach of the year at the inaugural Fiji Rugby Awards, former Olympic Gold medal winning coach Ben Ryan has been inducted into the Hall of Fame. The award nominations sparked controversy when Ryan was left off the list of finalists for coach of the year in favour of three local club coaches. The apparent snub came a month after Ryan had tangled with the Fiji Rugby Union over player payments. However the FRU said Ryan had simply not been nominated by any local club affiliates. The Fiji Rugby Union had earlier this month hit back at the former coach saying in a statement it was disappointed at Ryan’s constant remarks about the Fiji Sevens team and his ongoing tweets about their performances at recent sevens events. CEO John O’connor said it seemed difficult for Ryan to move on.
Australia 'deeply disappointed'
Tuesday 17 January 2017 | Published in Regional
Whaling deplored in wake of Sea Shepherd photos
How about a speed gun?
Tuesday 17 January 2017 | Published in Smoke Signals
A SMOKE SIGNALLER complains that as he was tootling along towards Blackrock at the legal 40km/h he was almost knocked off his scooter by the whoosh of air created as a helmetless middle-aged local rider zoomed by him at an incredible rate of knots.
Tourism eats too much of fiscal pie
Tuesday 17 January 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
THE GOVERNMENT'S funding priorities continue to be misaligned with far too much of the Budget going to the Ministry of Tourism. Taxpayers pay for flight subsidies and for visiting travel journalists to get wined and dined.
Helmet crackdown, alcohol ignored
Tuesday 17 January 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
WE ARE two weeks into the new year and no deaths on our roads - which is a wonderful thing.
Name and shame these tax avoiders
Tuesday 17 January 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
THERE are two things in this world you can't avoid - death and taxes, but not here in the Crook islands.
Cruise liners bring 8000 visitors to CI
Monday 16 January 2017 | Published in Local
PASSENGER liners continue to play their role in the tourism industry with 7930 travellers arriving on Rarotonga and Aitutaki through cruise ships that called into the Cook Islands last year.
Take the opportunity to be the real Moana
Monday 16 January 2017 | Published in Local
For THOUSANDS of years vakas have chased stars across the vast oceans of the Pacific. Our ancestors used ancient way-finding, non-instrument navigation, to “pull islands out of the sea.”
Two-month deadline for inquiry
Monday 16 January 2017 | Published in Local
Retired Australian Federal Police Assistant Commissioner Denis McDermott will lead the investigation into last October’s shooting incident, which claimed the lives of three Rarotonga residents including gunman Chris Rimamotu.
Calcott boost for Puaikura in Champions League qualifier
Monday 16 January 2017 | Published in Football
THE 2016 Cook Islands premier men’s Round Cup title holders Puaikura FC’s latest recruitment has boosted the unbeaten team’s already high confidence as they prepare for the OFC Champions League Qualifier kicking off in Tonga on January 28.
Is the Elvis convention in Australia a coincidence?
Monday 16 January 2017 | Published in Smoke Signals
WHAT A COINCIDENCE, Henry Puna has gone to Australia and guess what? There is an Elvis Presley Convention on in New South Wales from January 11-15. No sign of the PM on the list of guest artists, though.
Choose to live life courageously
Monday 16 January 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
THIS WEEK I was watching on television the US Senator Jeff Sessions being given a grilling by the US Senate, as he wants to be appointed Attorney General for the Trump-led US government.
Govt priorities misdirected
Monday 16 January 2017 | Published in Letters to the Editor
THE GOVERNMENT'S funding priorities continue to be misaligned, with far too much of the budget going to the Ministry of Tourism.
Now you can get rid of those rusting wrecks
Monday 16 January 2017 | Published in Environment
This weekly column is provided by Te Ipukarea Society. It deals with conservation and environment matters of concern to the Cook Islands.
Hydroponics project great for Pukapuka
Monday 16 January 2017 | Published in Outer Islands
The PUKAPUKA hydroponics project has finally been completed.
The healing power of ho'o pono ponoIn
Monday 16 January 2017 | Published in Opinion
MY new novel, A Scent of Sage, the story includes an ancient Polynesian practice called Ho’o Pono Pono.
Holiday tennis a real 'hit'
Monday 16 January 2017 | Published in Local
The TENNIS Cook Islands school holiday coaching programme has been a real “hit” with youngsters on the island this week.
Needed now: More women MPs
Monday 16 January 2017 | Published in Local
It IS a new year and the Speaker of Parliament Niki Rattle wants to shake the Cook Islands up a bit.
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