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Man found guilty of rape, burglary
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Tourism contribution set to surpass half-billion dollar mark
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Deep sea dilemma: Cook Islanders weigh the cost of mineral riches
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Cook Islands deep sea mining poll sparks controversy
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MCI rejects ‘dark fleet’ label
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Rising seas, rising costs: Climate impacts on Cook Islands economy
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Prime Minister defends $659,000 MPs travel bill
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Taxpayers foot $659,000 bill for MPs travel and allowance
22 August 2024
Corruption report exposes ‘bribe and sexual favours’
17 January 2023
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Challenging ‘rape culture’
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ICI head defends his boss
Friday 29 January 2016 | Published in Local
T&M’s used bobcat deal may get attention from FIU
Energy team needs to get it right
Wednesday 27 January 2016 | Published in Smoke Signals
“I hope the Renewable Energy Team learned a lesson from Te Mato Vai land debacle, as they embark on spending aid money in the southern Pa Enua,” a smoke signaler says. “To ensure lasting security for the projects, the landowners should be well consulted, especially when their majority live overseas.”
Some questions about sand
Wednesday 27 January 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, One of the recurring topics when it comes to debating the Muri lagoon algae problem is the trenching and removal of white sand.
PM appointment nobbles PAC
Wednesday 27 January 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, In the last sitting of Parliament before Christmas 2015, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) was formed.
The story behind Toagate saga
Wednesday 27 January 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I wish to respond to Wilkie Rasmussen’s column in CI News on Tuesday headlined, “Lessons of the past elude government.”
Still waiting for elections on Atiu
Wednesday 27 January 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, In the slow march for the devolution of the outer islands (it’s been 19 years), the government finally passed a new Island Government Act in 2013.
Awards aim to stimulate the local tourism industry
Wednesday 27 January 2016 | Published in Local
The 2016 Air New Zealand Cook Islands Tourism Industry Awards will recognise the achievement of exceptional businesses for 2014 and 2015.
Resort's new bar goes down well with punters
Wednesday 27 January 2016 | Published in Local
The launch of Club Raro’s new bar ‘Rumba’ to the public last Friday was a big success, with over 100 people visiting the seaside bar to experience the new food and beverage menu.
Progress in fighting domestic violence
Wednesday 27 January 2016 | Published in Local
Teva Simiona and Mata Isamaela are visiting Rarotonga on a mission to equip themselves with enough facts and figures to hold community meetings on Aitutaki to support the National Council of Women’s Te Ata o Te Ngakau Programme.
Trouble looms over bobcat sale
Wednesday 27 January 2016 | Published in Local
The Financial Intelligence Unit is waiting for a formal complaint to be laid with the agency against Deputy Prime Minister Teariki Heather before looking into alleged activities that could constitute fraud.
NZ town declares itself 'the new Raro'
Wednesday 27 January 2016 | Published in Local
A story in New Zealand’s Waikato Times comparing the inland Waikato town of Te Kuiti with Rarotonga, has Facebook commentators chortling.
Cruise ship tender hits reef
Wednesday 27 January 2016 | Published in Local
A tender ferrying passengers from the cruise ship MS Amsterdam became stuck on the reef at Arorangi yesterday afternoon.
Tupapa Maraerenga set to battle
Tuesday 26 January 2016 | Published in Football
Tupapa Maraerenga Football Club is all set for the battle in this week’s 2016 Oceania Championship League Preliminary tournament to be held at the CIFA complex in Matavera.
Public servants may have loan problems too
Tuesday 26 January 2016 | Published in Smoke Signals
“In regard to the teacher’s arrest in Auckland over his student loan, if I were the Public Service Commissioner, I would do a simple exercise and check his entire workforce of public servants. I hear that there are people working in top positions within Government who have also failed to pay their loans. They owe the New Zealand taxpayers money and it is about time those affected own up otherwise best not to travel overseas anymore.
New judge appointed
Tuesday 26 January 2016 | Published in Local
Justice Douglas White has been appointed a Judge of the Court of Appeal of the Cook Islands effective from February 1, 2016.
MMR spends up on fishing push
Tuesday 26 January 2016 | Published in Local
As international environmental agencies report that world fish stocks are in alarming decline and could be exhausted by 2048, the Ministry of Marine Resources is embarking on an expensive programme to entice support for increased harvesting of Cook Islands waters by foreign purse seiners and longliners.
Kiwi women off to World Cup again
Monday 25 January 2016 | Published in Football
New Zealand is off to its fifth consecutive FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup in Jordan to be played later in the year, after winning the 2016 OFC U17 Women’s Championship over the weekend.
Informed decisions needed over Muri
Monday 25 January 2016 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I applaud the Deputy Prime Minister, Teariki Heather, for including the Aronga Mana in the rescue of the stranded fishing boat Wairau recently.
Rumba bar a hit at Club Raro
Monday 25 January 2016 | Published in Local
The opening of Rarotonga’s newest bar, the Rumba at Club Raro, drew a large crowd of visitors and locals.
CABINET- Everyone's on island
Monday 25 January 2016 | Published in Local
Prime Minister Henry Puna will be back at the helm of Cabinet this week with business stacking up for the national leadership team.
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