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Eruption disrupts flights to Bali
Saturday 8 August 2015 | Published in Regional
DENPASAR – Bali holidaymakers continue to face delays with airlines cancelling flights for the fourth successive day on Saturday.
Typhoon claims first victim
Saturday 8 August 2015 | Published in Regional
TAIPEI – An eight-year-old girl has died after being swept out to sea off Taiwan as Typhoon Soudelor claimed its first human lie in its march across the northwestern Pacific.
Where 'freedom' is a touchy word
Saturday 8 August 2015 | Published in Regional
LORENGAU – The company that runs the Manus Island detention centre said it was directed by Australian authorities not to distribute Freedom muesli bars because their name was “very sensitive” to people at the centre.
Football festival a success
Saturday 8 August 2015 | Published in Football
Seventy children turned up at the CIFA Complex in Matavera for a morning of fun-filled football activities and games on Thursday to end the 50th anniversary celebration and school holidays.
Tribal art of the Sepik River on display
Friday 7 August 2015 | Published in Regional
CANBERRA – An exhibition of tribal artefacts from the remote Sepik River region of Papua New Guinea, including reminders of the long-dead customs of headhunting and cannibalism, has been launched at the National Gallery of Australia.
Government plans mini budget
Friday 7 August 2015 | Published in Regional
PORT MORESBY – The Papua New Guinea Government has indicated that it will bring down a supplementary budget as concerns continued to grow locally and internationally on the true state of the Papua New Guinea economy.
Inquiry declared null and void
Friday 7 August 2015 | Published in Regional
LORENGAU – Papua New Guinea’s Supreme Court has declared a human rights inquiry into the Australian-run detention centre on Manus Island to be null and void because of perceived bias.
Old whiteware on the way out
Friday 7 August 2015 | Published in Environment
The National Environment Service (NES) and Recycling Cook Islands with the support of the Government of the Cook Islands, have signed a Memorandum of Agreement for the collection and the disposal of disused whiteware from homes on Rarotonga.
Key: Pension change too costly
Friday 7 August 2015 | Published in Politics
New Zealand prime minister John Key has said it would be too costly for New Zealand to lower the age of required in-country residency by five years for people to be able to collect the NZ pension here upon reaching 65.
PNG facing budget crisis
Friday 7 August 2015 | Published in Regional
PORT MORESBY – Papua New Guinea needs to take drastic action to avoid a budget crisis that could force the country to seek assistance from the World Bank and other international lenders, a former government advisor says.
Burning rubbish sparks bush fire
Friday 7 August 2015 | Published in Local
A burning pile of rubbish which became out of control on the beach in Tupapa had firefighters on alert yesterday.
Something to celebrate!
Friday 7 August 2015 | Published in Church Talk
The coming together of Cook Islanders from the outer islands, from Australia and New Zealand and from other parts of the world has been fantastic.
Contract kicks in, but boat's not here
Friday 7 August 2015 | Published in Local
The contract between government and the shipping company chosen to transport outer islands teams home kicked in last Sunday, but the Pacific Schooners Ltd vessel wasn’t tied up at the wharf at Avatiu.
Rosie active in her role
Friday 7 August 2015 | Published in Local
Although she may sometimes help prepare food when she is hosting guests at the Cook Islands Consular Office in Auckland, Rosie Blake BEM is much, much more than the ‘Cook’.
Remembering 1965 first-hand
Friday 7 August 2015 | Published in Local
There are many who remember what it was like before the Cook Islands became self-governing, but only two remain who were part of the government when it all changed. CI News spoke to one of those people about what it was like to experience firsthand the historic moment we are all celebrating.
Paralysed woman needs cushion back
Friday 7 August 2015 | Published in Local
A paralyzed woman from New Zealand, who recently visited the Cook Islands for the 50th anniversary celebrations, is putting out an urgent call for her lost wheelchair cushion.
O'Neill hits out at 'boomerang' aid
Wednesday 5 August 2015 | Published in Regional
PORT MORESBY – Australian aid money to Papua New Guinea is being wasted on “middlemen”, such as lawyers and consultants, PNG prime minister Peter O’Neill has stated.
Chaudhry not leaving the party
Wednesday 5 August 2015 | Published in Regional
LAUTOKA – Veteran Fijian politician Mahendra Chaudhry remains leader of the Fiji Labour Party, quashing speculation of a change in leadership after the party’s annual delegates’ conference in Lautoka this week.
Ship detained in slavery probe
Wednesday 5 August 2015 | Published in Regional
PORT MORESBY – A foreign vessel, suspected to be involved in illegal human trafficking and slavery, has been detained in Daru, in the Western Province of Papua New Guinea.
Typhoon smashes into Saipan
Wednesday 5 August 2015 | Published in Regional
SAIPAN – Typhoon Soudelor hit the Northern Marianas late Sunday and early Monday, flooding the island’s power plant, ripping roofs off homes and toppling power poles.
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