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Tonga facing critical drought conditions

Wednesday 20 May 2015 | Published in Regional

NUKU‘ALOFA – The Tonga Metservice says it’s critical for Tonga’s smaller islands that the effects of an ongoing drought are mitigated.


New chocolate range has Pacific ingredients

Wednesday 20 May 2015 | Published in Regional

AUCKLAND – A New Zealand chocolate company has released a new range of chocolates using ingredients from the Pacific –vanilla from Tonga and cocoa from Samoa.


Contraband hidden in body cavities

Wednesday 20 May 2015 | Published in Regional

SUVA – The swallowing and smuggling of drugs and mobile phones through body cavities continue to challenge the Fiji Corrections Service.


Contest win excites youngster

Wednesday 20 May 2015 | Published in Local

Tapaeru Toutika of Ngatangiia will be the hot topic at her school this week.

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Go pink, banish bullying

Wednesday 20 May 2015 | Published in Local

Get ready to paint the island pink with Rotaract Rarotonga in support of anti-bullying.


Change overdue in our harsh breath test laws

Wednesday 20 May 2015 | Published in Local

This is the first in a series of columns by lawyer and former politician Norman George. A veteran of the Cook Islands’ political scene, George is known for his forthright opinions. This week he takes a look at this country’s breath test laws.

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Reminder of old rubbish dump

Wednesday 20 May 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor It has been awhile since I have written in on the rubbish situation in Raro and although life goes on, the rubbish remains deep in our soil and our souls.


Doing utmost for island animals

Wednesday 20 May 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Unfortunately a lovely dog recently escaped from the control of an Esther Honey Foundation Clinic volunteer while being pre-medicated in preparation for a de-sexing surgery.


Tupapa youth top soccer

Wednesday 20 May 2015 | Published in Football

Rising soccer hotshots from Tupapa have given the village real reason to cheer after taking out the under 11 mixed and under 14 boys’ five-a-side soccer champions titles.

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Australians banned from Bougainville

Tuesday 19 May 2015 | Published in Regional

PORT MORS BY – Papua New Guinea has banned Australians from travelling to the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, following Canberra’s announcement of plans to open a new diplomatic mission on the island.


Short on wheels

Tuesday 19 May 2015 | Published in Regional

SUVA – Fiji’s Police Commissioner says his force is struggling with a lack of resources, particularly the availability of vehicles.


Call for monitoring of Solomons dolphin hunt

Tuesday 19 May 2015 | Published in Regional

FANALEI – The South Pacific Whale Research Consortium are calling for more scientific monitoring of traditional dolphin hunting practices in Solomon Islands.


Shocking submissions at Nauru inquiry

Tuesday 19 May 2015 | Published in Regional

CANBERRA – Shocking accounts of sexual assault and squalid living conditions at the Australian-funded detention centre on Nauru have been revealed in submissions to a Senate inquiry.


Tuvalu's islands rising says new report

Tuesday 19 May 2015 | Published in Regional

FUNAFUTI – Despite ongoing sea level rise, the main atoll in the south Pacifi c nation of Tuvalu has grown in size over the past 100 years – according to fi ve scientists whose four-page paper was published earlier this month by the Geological Society of America.


Signs reinforce 'no-take' status

Tuesday 19 May 2015 | Published in Local

Three new Raui signs declaring the Aroa lagoon as a no-take conservation zone were unveiled yesterday.

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Ceremony celebrates Kosovo ties

Tuesday 19 May 2015 | Published in Politics

The Cook Islands formalised its diplomatic ties with the Republic of Kosovo this week.

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Protected lagoon area the food source of the future…

Tuesday 19 May 2015 | Published in Local

Koutu Nui president Turi Mataiapo Maria Henderson explains the importance of the Raui to youngsters from Rutaki Primary School.

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Flight boost for Atiu tourism

Tuesday 19 May 2015 | Published in Outer Islands

Air Rarotonga has come to the rescue of Atiu’s ailing tourism industry by offering a low season Wednesday flight both ways between Aitutaki and Atiu.


Festival celebration of vaka

Tuesday 19 May 2015 | Published in Local

The ‘Te Manava Vaka Festival’ is a celebration of the essence, heart and soul of the origins of vaka – and it will be springing into action on Friday, May 22.

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Dutch share climate change ideas

Tuesday 19 May 2015 | Published in Weather

Representatives from the Netherlands were at the Pacific Climate Change Roundtable meeting Apia, Samoa last week to share lessons on rising sea levels and disaster preparedness.

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