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Cook Islands passport proposal
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Top cop position advertised
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Niki Rattle: A call for stronger human rights protections
10 December 2024
Solid and Hazardous Waste Bill referred to Parliament committee
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DPM defends CIIC finance and travel policies
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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’
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Creepy shadows...
Wednesday 25 November 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, The Democratic Party’s “shadow” ministerial portfolio allocations featured on the front page in last Wednesday’s CI News gave me the creeps. These unlicensed, inexperienced drivers (politically speaking), except for James Beer, spell disaster for the Basileia.
Vow renewal raises vexing issues
Wednesday 25 November 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I read the article about the banning of a same-sex couple renewing their vows in Rarotonga.
Tautu a model for island communities
Wednesday 25 November 2015 | Published in Local
The village of Tautu on the island of Aitutaki was selected as a model/pilot village for a Finland Meteorological-funded project in partnership with SPREP in Samoa as the regional coordinator and the International Federation of Red Cross in Suva as the implementing partner.
Civil defence failure is shameful
Wednesday 25 November 2015 | Published in Opinion
By Norman George, Lawyer “Rarotonga, we have a problem.” A spate of recent drownings and what appears to be the systematic failure of the police and other emergency services to react on time is catastrophic, shameful and inexcusable.
Paddles become art for annual show
Wednesday 25 November 2015 | Published in Local
Paddles of every colour and design imaginable featured at Monday night’s Vaka Eiva paddle exhibition.
Police boost cause
Wednesday 25 November 2015 | Published in Local
This year marks the 10th Anniversary of the International Day in the Cook Islands for the Elimination of Violence and starts 16 days of activism against gender violence.
New scholarships for region's students
Wednesday 25 November 2015 | Published in Local
New scholarships aimed at getting more Pacific people into the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics have been announced by New Zealand’s Pacific Peoples Minister Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga.
Bluesky backs Miss Pacific pageant
Wednesday 25 November 2015 | Published in Local
Bluesky has secured the naming rights for the 2015 Miss Pacific Islands Pageant through generous sponsorship for the event.
Road size angers landowners
Wednesday 25 November 2015 | Published in Local
A number of Titikaveka landowners are looking at their options to compel the government to honour the conditions they agreed to the clearing of their sections to make way for the inland Vaimaanga road that’s now being carved out by heavy machinery.
Jury considering Chris Cairns perjury case
Wednesday 25 November 2015 | Published in Regional
LONDON – The jury in the Chris Cairns’ perjury trial has retired to consider its verdict.
Challenging case in court
Wednesday 25 November 2015 | Published in Regional
APIA – In Samoa, a trial has begun in which four people – including a church minister’s wife, a senior police officer, and the President of the Samoa Victim Support group – are accused of attempting to defeat the course of justice.
Aid groups concerned
Wednesday 25 November 2015 | Published in Regional
PORT VILA – A specialist in Vanuatu governance issues says the dissolution of the country’s parliament could set back much-needed relief programmes.
'Little hope' for rule of law on Nauru
Wednesday 25 November 2015 | Published in Regional
YAREN – Nauru’s leaders are reportedly “mocking” New Zealand’s efforts to engage with them, a lawyer for a Nauru MP says.
Australia in PNG slammed
Wednesday 25 November 2015 | Published in Regional
CANBERRA – The Australian government is being accused of “turning a blind eye” to human rights abuses in Papua New Guinea and the investing of criminal proceeds in Australia, for fear of losing the right to detain asylum seekers on Manus Island.
Vanuatu's parliament dissolved
Wednesday 25 November 2015 | Published in Regional
PORT VILA – Vanuatu’s President Baldwin Lonsdale has dissolved the country’s parliament and called a snap election.
Brown aims at the wrong target
Tuesday 24 November 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Minister of Finance Mark Brown has been on the radio saying that the anti-purse seining push comes from conservation groups overseas.
Eviction news creates concern
Tuesday 24 November 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I am writing to express my deep concern that the CIIC is planning to evict the Esther Honey Foundation from its location in Nikao.
Shocked, sad at EHF situation
Tuesday 24 November 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I am writing to you from the UK to express my shock and sadness at the news that the Esther Honey Foundation may be losing its Nikao premises, and quite possibly its position in the Cook Islands as the premier provider of veterinary services.
Flowery day for businesses
Tuesday 24 November 2015 | Published in Local
Yesterday was a colourful morning for nine of the businesses participating in Rarotonga’s Mire Tiare decorated properties competition.
Special day fights violence against women
Tuesday 24 November 2015 | Published in Local
One in three women in the Cook Islands have experienced physical and/or sexual violence by a partner at some point in their lives, says women’s counseling centre, Punanga Tauturu.
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