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Ban the blowers

Monday 7 March 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor

I am not usually one to complain, but can someone please ban the sale and distribution of leaf blowers from this country.


Tax refunds on the way

Monday 7 March 2016 | Published in Local

Payment for all remaining income tax refunds will be released later this month.


Maritime Cook Islands sees record growth

Monday 7 March 2016 | Published in Local

Maritime Cook Islands (MCI), the leading ship registry, registered an 11 per cent growth in the fleet last year with 201 new vessels, up from 184 in 2014.

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WWI soldiers subject of school speech contest

Monday 7 March 2016 | Published in Local

In remembrance of the 500 Cook Islands soldiers who fought in World War One, the New Zealand High Commission is running a speech competition for secondary school students.


Government is 'shunning democracy'

Monday 7 March 2016 | Published in Local

The principles of democracy are being shunned by a government that’s promoting the cancellation of a valid national petition signed by over half the country’s eligible voters, says One Cook Islands leader Teina Bishop.


Government versions far from the truth

Monday 7 March 2016 | Published in Local

I had my fingers crossed that Prime Minister Henry Puna and Secretary of Marine Resources Ben Ponia would meet their match in Tongareva.

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Tongareva says 'no' to delegation

Monday 7 March 2016 | Published in Local

Tongareva (Penrhyn) has issued a firm “no” to sea bed mining, purse-seining and fishing hub proposal – and even the idea of a police patrol boat base on the island.

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Dogs have their day in NRL clash

Saturday 5 March 2016 | Published in League

It was meant to be a new dawn for Manly, but instead a slimmed-down Canterbury showed they would again be a force under Des Hasler in 2016.

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Church team lends hand to good cause

Saturday 5 March 2016 | Published in Local

A six member team led by Bishop Tutai Pere from the Apostolic Church, left Rarotonga last Tuesday evening to join in with the volunteer help services in Fiji.


Help fight the battle against polystyrene

Saturday 5 March 2016 | Published in Environment

Now you can help keep Rarotonga clean and support fundraising efforts of Te Uki Ou School by renting a plate from their stall at the Muri Night Market.

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Great start to school year at St Joseph's

Saturday 5 March 2016 | Published in Local

With 2016 school term well under way, teachers at St Joseph’s Primary school are pleased with the progress it has made so far.

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Composers' contest epic display of musical talent

Saturday 5 March 2016 | Published in Local

With less than one week to go before “Te Mire Atu 2016,” the county’s first annual cultural event of the year, the Ministry of Cultural development confirms that it will be an epic display of true Cook Islands musical talent.

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Cooking secrets revealed

Saturday 5 March 2016 | Published in Local

Day two of the Cook Islands Tertiary Training Institute’s Cook like a Boss course was held at CITTI’s Ngatangiia campus on Thursday evening. It revealed more of the little secret techniques all cooks need to know when cooking a delicious meal.

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Age no barrier to starting business

Saturday 5 March 2016 | Published in Local

If anyone tells you that you are too young to go into business, don’t listen to them

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Rain seems a bit choosy as to where it falls

Saturday 5 March 2016 | Published in Smoke Signals

What’s was the story with all that rain? Where did it go? The whole of Ruaau is as dry as.


Thanks for the insight

Saturday 5 March 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Thanks to Bishop Pere for his insightful and helpful articles on marriage for people of Faith. Particularly his third one was full of rich ideas for protecting the rights of both women and men and keeping love alive. It would make for an excellent course for couples.


Time for absent land owners to pay their dues

Saturday 5 March 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor

With a big clean-up presumably still planned to prevent the mosquito disease Zika from coming here, are we going to see large areas of neglected land cleared for free by our public servants and community?


So where's our anti-corruption boss?

Saturday 5 March 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Finally someone has grown some kahunas and is standing up and shouting out about the CIP government’s blatant bribery and corruption.


No politicking in the north, says Pitt

Saturday 5 March 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Just to reiterate the government’s views, I will again dismiss the claims made in CI News this week of politicking in the Northern Group by the PM and his team.


TIS opinions are independent

Saturday 5 March 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Thank you for the front page story on Wednesday, March 2, highlighting the very valid concerns about the Government’s air charter to the Northern Group this week.


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