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No debt in China deal
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Thomas Wynne: Haka with the taniwha or dance with the dragon?
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‘Paedophile’ gets 13 years in prison
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Thomas Wynne: Where were our leaders while children suffered?
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$541.7m tourism earnings
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Cook Islands passport proposal
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Top cop position advertised
7 December 2024
Police need numbers and bigger budget
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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
10 December 2024
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
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Tourism contribution set to surpass half-billion dollar mark
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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
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MCI rejects ‘dark fleet’ label
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Articles by Utopia Support
PM lives in hope of $10m 'gift'
Friday 31 July 2015 | Published in Politics
“Hope springs eternal,” is the attitude prime minister Henry Puna is maintaining about the $10 million ‘gift’ government is expecting to be handed by China during the 50th anniversary festivities.
Outer islanders not to blame for flu
Friday 31 July 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I am not a medical specialist, but I am staggered that this country's Chief Medical Officer, Dr Bernard Fouke, has the gall to point the finger of blame on those from the outer islands for bringing a new strain of flu to Rarotonga.
Ministries silent on road danger
Friday 31 July 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, After my letter of earlier in the week I thought someone might sit up and agree with me about the state of the road markings and signage on our roads - especially the yellow lines that are missing that divides the road from oncoming traffic at the Punanga Nui, which is where I understand last week’s fatal accident occurred.
E vaerua okotai
Friday 31 July 2015 | Published in Local
Opening with their performance based on vaerua okotai, spirit of unity, the team from Perth, Australia set the atmosphere for Wednesday night’s Te Maeva Nui competition at Te Are Karioi Nui.
Heather refuses 'historic' meeting
Friday 31 July 2015 | Published in Politics
Opposition leader William ‘Smiley’ Heather could have made history last Friday had he accepted prime minister Henry Puna’s invitation to co-host a media conference at the Office of the Prime Minister.
Football kicks off next month
Friday 31 July 2015 | Published in Football
The 2015 Rarotonga Football season is set to kick off next month Wednesday, August 26.
Nuclear radiation fears at remote atoll
Thursday 30 July 2015 | Published in Regional
ENEWETRAK – There are concerns that Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands has been washed over with radioactive waste, after it was hit by Typhoon Nangka earlier this month.
Pacific nations sources for sex trafficking
Thursday 30 July 2015 | Published in Regional
Papua New Guinea and Fiji are both source and destination countries for men, women, and children subjected to sex trafficking and forced labour, according to a US Government Report.
Marines' remains repatriated
Thursday 30 July 2015 | Published in Regional
TARAWA – The remains of 36 American Marines discovered in Kiribati earlier this year have been repatriated to the United States.
PNG demands return of accused guards
Thursday 30 July 2015 | Published in Regional
Australia rejects cover-up over security guard rape allegations
Specialist focuses on our Parliament
Thursday 30 July 2015 | Published in Politics
In 50 years, the Cook Islands voting public has elected just nine women to Parliament.
Culture secretary doing a great job
Thursday 30 July 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, This is my second visit to your beautiful island of Rarotonga.
People loss a festival risk
Thursday 30 July 2015 | Published in Outer Islands
The risk of indirectly helping to depopulate sister islands by bringing Pa Enua teams to Rarotonga to compete in Te Maeva Nui has to be accepted by government, says Cook Islands Prime Minister Henry Puna.
Agriculture celebrates half-century
Thursday 30 July 2015 | Published in Environment
Minister of Agriculture Kiriau Turepu (left) and director of research and development, William Wigmore were two of many ministry staff celebrating Agriculture Day yesterday.
Pa Enua viability 'obsolete'
Thursday 30 July 2015 | Published in Outer Islands
If the outer islands were viewed as a family business with outputs versus inputs, they would certainly be insolvent, says Opposition MP James Beer.
Chance to check out patrol boat
Thursday 30 July 2015 | Published in Local
The Royal New Zealand offshore patrol vessel HMNZS Otago will return to Rarotonga on the afternoon of Thursday July 30 and will be open to the public between 10am and 3pm on Monday August 3.
Match lack blamed for poor rankings
Thursday 30 July 2015 | Published in Football
Lack of international fixtures have been blamed for the poor ranking of the Cook Islands men’s football side.
Four saved from burning
Wednesday 29 July 2015 | Published in Regional
PORT MORESBY – Reports from Papua New Guinea say police have saved four women from being burnt to death after they were accused of practising sorcery.
PNG's Ok Tedi mine to shut down
Wednesday 29 July 2015 | Published in Regional
PORT MORESBY – Papua New Guinea’s controversial Ok Tedi mine will slash its workforce and halt production due to weak copper prices and recent dry weather, managing director Peter Graham has told staff.
Heaviest wave ridden by a woman
Wednesday 29 July 2015 | Published in Regional
Teahupo‘o – Keala Kennelly has caught one of heaviest Teahupo‘o bombs ever by a female surfer. The veteran surfer from Kauai followed an XXL swell hitting Tahiti and scored the wave of a lifetime.
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