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League knockouts start
Friday 15 May 2015 | Published in League
League knockout matches kick off tonight at the BCI Stadium in Nikao.
Solar projects bring islands closer to sun-power target
Friday 15 May 2015 | Published in Outer Islands
The sun has set on the visit by Cook Island and New Zealand politicians to the Northern Islands, but when it rose again today, Penrhyn and Manihiki were another step closer to 100 per cent renewable energy.
Time to stem flow of departing talent
Friday 15 May 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, During last year's Christmas and New Year's festive season I deliberately caught up with Cook Islanders who, over the past 10 years or so, have migrated to Australia, taking advantage of the booming mining sector, particularly in Western Australia.
Check flight figures first
Friday 15 May 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, There has been a great deal of hype and exaggeration from both sides of the ‘Sunday flights to Aitutaki’ debate: a downturn in tourists, massive job losses, cuts, emigration etc.
Bad driving is plain scary
Friday 15 May 2015 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, To the driver who sped off in a white double cab truck with the name of the company stamped right across the back of it, please slow down before you kill someone.
Sex offender in Rarotonga
Thursday 14 May 2015 | Published in Local
News of a convicted paedophile living on Rarotonga has sent a wave of unease across the island. The biggest concern for parents and the wider community, who have taken to social media to air their views and concerns, is the lack of notification from authorities of the man’s arrival on the island. “How do these people come in without any alarm bells ringing?” questioned one concerned member of the public sharing their concerns via a mass email. “Please pass around and watch out for your children,” wrote another email sender.
Why are the citizens of 'paradise' so fat?
Thursday 14 May 2015 | Published in Regional
PACIFIC – They’re remote and beautiful. A place many long to escape to for sun, sea and serenity. But beyond and beneath the tourism imagery, most Pacific islands have another reality for the residents who live there – a life based on imported food, little exercise and remote access to healthcare.
Hip-hop hit with dance-crazy kids
Thursday 14 May 2015 | Published in Local
The always-popular hip-hop classes for kids are back in full swing with practices taking place at the Top Shape Gym studio in Taputapuatea.
Tyhoon Dolphin sets sights on Guam
Thursday 14 May 2015 | Published in Regional
SAIPAN – The western Pacific nation of Guam is on typhoon watch as a category three storm heads towards the country.
Young dancer hits hot form in Hawaii
Thursday 14 May 2015 | Published in Local
A young girl of Cook Islands descent nearly came out on top at the 2015 World Fireknife Competition on Hawaii’s Oahu last week.
Sun sets on solar project visit
Thursday 14 May 2015 | Published in Outer Islands
The parliamentary delegation to the Northern Islands returned to Rarotonga yesterday, marking the completion of the Cook Islands Solar Project.
Storyboard gives new life to history of Takamoa College
Thursday 14 May 2015 | Published in Local
Cook Islands Tourism has unveiled the first of 20 storyboards at Takamoa Theological College.
Refugees on way to Cambodia
Thursday 14 May 2015 | Published in Regional
YAREN – Four refugees have agreed to resettle in Cambodia from Nauru, the ABC understands, amid reports the group has been secretly flown to Australia.
Cooks flagged ship attacked
Thursday 14 May 2015 | Published in Local
A cargo ship sailing under the Cook Islands flag was attacked by an unconfirmed military aircraft on Sunday night, leading to one death.
Historic WWII crash site opened to tourists
Thursday 14 May 2015 | Published in Regional
KOKOPO – The World War II crash site of a military plane carrying Japanese admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, who masterminded the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbour, has been opened to visitors in Bougainville for the first time in more than five years.
Giant Pacific waves hit Mexico
Thursday 14 May 2015 | Published in Regional
Puerto Escondido – Giant waves – stirred by a powerful low pressure system in the Pacific – have given surfers the ride of their lives and flooded coastal regions at a Mexican surf mecca.
New era of plentiful power opens up some questions
Thursday 14 May 2015 | Published in Local
It is now very apparent that the favour our mythical ancestor Maui Potiki did for us in ancient times was not enough.
Nauru defends Facebook ban
Wednesday 13 May 2015 | Published in Regional
YAREN – The Nauru government has hit out again at unfavourable international media coverage, saying it should be respected as a sovereign nation.
Widodo visit sees protestors detained
Wednesday 13 May 2015 | Published in Regional
PORT MORESBY – Foreign journalists will still need permits to report from Papuan provinces, according to Indonesia’s chief security minister, despite president Joko Widodo’s claims the region is now unrestricted.
Pacific has nine of the ten fattest countries
Wednesday 13 May 2015 | Published in Regional
PACIFIC – Figures released by the World Health Organisation show nine out of the ten most obese countries in the world are in the Pacific – with Cook Islands topping the list with 50.8 per cent of its people being obese.
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