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Tourism to get marketing boost

Wednesday 10 June 2015 | Published in Local

There’s good news for the Cook Islands Tourism Corporation in this year’s Budget – the organisation is to get an extra $950,000 a year for marketing activities, says Prime Minister and Minister for Tourism, Henry Puna.

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Extra funds will pay for ICI support

Wednesday 10 June 2015 | Published in Politics

There will be more money in the Budget to provide engineering support for Infrastructure Cook Islands, the Minister for Infrastructure Teariki Heather says.


The Bond Store backs local rugby

Wednesday 10 June 2015 | Published in Rugby Union

For the next three years The Bond Store will be the major rugby union sponsor.

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Coconut soap on its way to market

Wednesday 10 June 2015 | Published in Regional

PORT VILA – A Vanuatu soap maker is to enter the New Zealand market after a new deal with Trade Aid to stock three varieties of its coconut project soap.


Doctors told to ignore mental health

Wednesday 10 June 2015 | Published in Regional

CANBERRA – A former senior doctor with an Australian Immigration Department contractor alleges medical staff were repeatedly pressured not to report mental health problems suffered by asylum seekers caused by detention on Nauru.


UN hopes dashed by NZ

Wednesday 10 June 2015 | Published in Politics

The Cook Islands' hopes of becoming a member of the United Nations have been dashed by New Zealand.

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MPs not instantly honourable

Wednesday 10 June 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Can the media please stop calling what I term these political crooks, ‘Honourable’.


SMOKE SIGNALS: One strike and you're out

Wednesday 10 June 2015 | Published in Smoke Signals

Ministry of Justice, how much longer do we have to put up with repeat offenders?

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Corruption on Nauru 'revealed'

Tuesday 9 June 2015 | Published in Regional

YAREN – The ABC has obtained evidence that the president of Nauru and his justice minister were allegedly bribed by an Australian phosphate dealer.


Scary half hour suspended over crocodile pit

Tuesday 9 June 2015 | Published in Regional

DARWIN – A Dutch tourist has been rescued after being stuck in Darwin’s “Cage of Death” for half an hour suspended above a saltwater crocodile named after Britain’s Prince William.


Court accused of using racial references

Tuesday 9 June 2015 | Published in Regional

PAGO PAGO – The US Court of Appeals has been accused of using a racist, century-old ruling that referred to “alien races” as “savages” when they made a decision to deny American Samoans citizenship rights.


Armed police fly in to sort out mine dispute

Tuesday 9 June 2015 | Published in Regional

LIHIR ISLAND – Heavily armed police have flown to Lihir Island to re-open Papua New Guinea’s largest gold mine after landowners halted operations and demanded talks with Australian company Newcrest Mining Ltd.


Flying has never been safer, industry says

Tuesday 9 June 2015 | Published in Regional

PACIFIC – For most Pacific island inhabitants, flying is the only way to travel.


To be first woman to row the Pacific

Tuesday 9 June 2015 | Published in Regional

CHOSHI – An American who has rowed across the Atlantic Ocean now hopes to be the first woman to travel across the Pacific.


Fishing petition ready for Parliament

Tuesday 9 June 2015 | Published in Local

Anti-purse seining petitions from around the Cook Islands are being gathered ready for presentation to Parliament this Friday.

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Win-win for environment, community

Tuesday 9 June 2015 | Published in Local

The National Environment Service recently conducted a whiteware and e-waste audit to determine how much is in urgent need of disposal on Rarotonga.

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Cooks set to become ILO member

Tuesday 9 June 2015 | Published in Politics

The Cook Islands’ bid to be a member of the International Labour Organisations (ILO) could become a reality this Friday.

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Increased social impact funding for most vulnerable in Pa Enua

Tuesday 9 June 2015 | Published in Outer Islands

Increased funding to the Social Impact Funds will help the most vulnerable communities in the Pa Enua.

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Smoke Signals: PM Puna's master plan?

Tuesday 9 June 2015 | Published in Smoke Signals

We see in Thursday's front page story that our very own Prime Minister has had improved relations with France on his agenda for the past two years.


'Borrowed title does not belong to them'

Tuesday 9 June 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, May I remind the person who used the above title in CI News on June 4 that she/he is using a borrowed title that does not belong to them.


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