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Offer could be your ticket to Paris

Tuesday 19 May 2015 | Published in Local

Any Cook Islander under the age of 32, with an excellent knowledge of English or French and holding an advanced university degree is halfway to a career in Paris.


Simple purse seine solution

Tuesday 19 May 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Having been staying in Rarotonga for the past two months we have been following with interest the ongoing debate on the ban of purse seine fishing. Two issues are apparent.


Soccer sensations strike out in Atiu

Tuesday 19 May 2015 | Published in Football

Five-a-side football is heating up on the outer island of Atiu which started on May 8.

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All abuse should be addressed

Tuesday 19 May 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, We at Rotaianga Men's Support Centre totally agree with Debi Futter-Puati's letter to the editor in Monday’s CI News and totally support the comment, ‘How about we begin teaching young (and old) men to know how to function respectfully in their relationships, and to know how to ask for help should they need it’.


Support for MMR people

Tuesday 19 May 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I am mindful of the difficult position that many Ministry of Marine Resources staff find themselves in with the current campaign against purse seine fishing.


Tuna price for water pipes?

Tuesday 19 May 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I want to agree with the Smoke Signaller who wrote in telling the outer islands to live with their voting for the Cook Islands Party and their decisions affecting purse seining.

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'Evil' gay activists told to leave Tonga by church members

Monday 18 May 2015 | Published in Regional

NUKU‘ALOFA – A protest in Tonga led by a church group who told gay activists attending a conference they were “evil” has been strongly condemned.


Body falls out of hearse at Auckland traffic lights

Monday 18 May 2015 | Published in Regional

PAPATOETOE – A bizarre story involving a dead body flying out from the back of a hearse in Auckland is making global headlines.


Fiji Sevens are world champions

Monday 18 May 2015 | Published in Regional

LONDON – Fiji’s sevens rugby team have been crowned the World Sevens Series champions for the second time.


Conference focuses on child abuse in the Pacific

Monday 18 May 2015 | Published in Regional

PACIFIC – Pacific island nations have some of the highest rates of violence against children in the world – an issue Unicef says needs to be brought out of the shadows.


Safety strategies to protect children

Monday 18 May 2015 | Published in Local

In the Cook Islands “stranger danger” is a foreign concept and according to a 2006 Cook Islands study on child sex abuse, most attacks on children are by people known to them.

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Child abuse needs real action now

Monday 18 May 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Having a known sexual offender in our midst is concerning.


New Nauru laws there to 'gag people'

Monday 18 May 2015 | Published in Regional

YAREN – The former president of Nauru has said he fears new restrictions on freedom of speech will make it impossible to properly campaign for next year’s national election.


Childhood centre notches up some big achievements

Monday 18 May 2015 | Published in Local

Blackrock, the country’s first and oldest early childhood education centre, celebrated a number of milestones last Friday with a shared ‘feast’ and lots of fellowship.

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New Zealander gives world No.1 a surfing lesson

Monday 18 May 2015 | Published in Regional

RIO DE JANEIRO – New Zealand surfer Richard “Ricardo” Christie’s giant-killing run at the Rio Pro event in Brazil was stymied in the quaterfinals – where he was beaten decisively by the eventual winner.


Call for 'uproar' on child abuse

Monday 18 May 2015 | Published in Local

News of a sex offender living on Rarotonga has come as disturbing news to the island community, where the ‘stranger danger’ concept is still a foreign one.


PM offers condolences to attack victims

Monday 18 May 2015 | Published in Local

The Prime Minister has sent out his thoughts and prayers to the victims of the attack on a Cook Islands-flagged ship.

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Fish exports top $20 million

Monday 18 May 2015 | Published in Local

Fish exports have exceeded $20 million, supporting strong economic growth in the sector.

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Cyclone Martin book website goes live

Monday 18 May 2015 | Published in Local

A website has been launched to publicise, promote, and pre-sell a book about Cyclone Martin, the most tragic cyclone to hit the Cook Islands in recorded history.

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$12.7 million signed over for Te Mato Vai

Monday 18 May 2015 | Published in Local

The Governments of the Cook Islands and New Zealand has signed a new grant of NZ$12.7 million dollars towards the costs of the Te Mato Vai Water project, taking New Zealand’s contribution to $15 million.

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