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Mitiaro still the hot seat
Wednesday 12 November 2014 | Published in Politics
Voters went to the polls in Mitiaro yesterday to have their say in a by-election with the power to define the government or potentially produce a hung parliament.
Development camp leads to curtain raiser matches
Tuesday 11 November 2014 | Published in Rugby Union
Rising starts of local rugby will be putting their skills on display today and Friday when they play the curtain raiser match to the senior Heartland versus Cook Islands match at the BCI Stadium.
Waicoa Bay Stallions meet resident league squad
Tuesday 11 November 2014 | Published in League
The visiting Waicoa Bays Stallions touring rugby league side are set to take on the Resident XIII this evening at 5pm at the Ngatangiia field in Muri.
Heartland XV ready for Cooks challenge
Tuesday 11 November 2014 | Published in Rugby Union
Heartland coach Kurt McQuilkin has made 8 changes from the side that beat a New Zealand Marist XV 46-31 at the weekend to face the Cook Islands selection side in the first of two matches this afternoon at the BCI Stadium at 4.30pm.
League boss visits Cooks
Tuesday 11 November 2014 | Published in League
Rugby League International Federation (RLIF) Chairman Nigel Wood took time off from his busy schedule with the Four Nations to pay a brief visit to the Cooks Islands.
'They said they were going to refund the money'
Tuesday 11 November 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor,It is with sadness that this so called CIP Government – the Government that we voted into parliament to look after the affairs of the people had turned 100 per cent against the New Zealand pensioners.
Police cop unfair criticism?
Tuesday 11 November 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor,Norman George’s outburst in the paper (November 1) is very unfair on the hard working men and women of the Cook Islands Police.
Estranged just to qualify for the pension
Tuesday 11 November 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor,Qualifying for the New Zealand pension for Grey Power members now living in the Cook Islands, came by way of;
'It is not the role of police to punish people'
Tuesday 11 November 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor,I refer to Norman George's letter to the Editor printed in the Cook Islands News on Saturday November 1.
Smokies: Honesty in paradise
Tuesday 11 November 2014 | Published in Smoke Signals
A traveller straight off the plane had a nightmare experience last Friday night after losing his wallet and thinking he’d lost not just driving licences and credit cards but all of his cash for a week on Rarotonga.
Mitiaro residents head to the polls
Tuesday 11 November 2014 | Published in Politics
The future of the Cook Islands Party Government is holding onto a slim one-seat majority as the Mitiaro By-Election is set to be the deciding seat in Parliament.
Act local, think global
Monday 10 November 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor,So far the PM office has not responded to our letters regarding the dumping of 6 tonnes of rubbish at Turangi Recycling site.
Social centre beach is clinic's animal toilet?
Monday 10 November 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor,On Friday November 7 I was enjoying a leisurely swim at the social centre.
Hindsight is a wonderful perspective
Monday 10 November 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
Having been away for two weeks at the birth of my granddaughter, I haven't been privy to some of the letters in response to one I wrote before I left with regard to the allocation of SIF funding.
Welfare Act amendments passed
Monday 10 November 2014 | Published in Politics
Parliament has approved amendments to the Welfare Act 1989 now making it easier for local pensioners seeking reinstatement of their pension if they have lost eligibility for being out of the Cook Islands for more than six months.
Criminalising gays 'unfair': Pa Ariki
Monday 10 November 2014 | Published in Local
A Cook Islands paramount chief says it is unfair and unjust for gay people to be treated as criminals due to who they love and how they express that love.
Tupapa outscore Matavera
Monday 10 November 2014 | Published in Football
In Saturday's main premier men’s football match, Tupapa Maraerenga Football Club defeated Matavera Football Club eight goals to one.
Heartland warm up with win in Albany
Monday 10 November 2014 | Published in Rugby Union
The New Zealand Heartland XV squad arrived on the island on Saturday night after winning a tough warm up match against an imposing New Zealand Marist Team.
Whence comes this flurry of Tim Tepaki bashing?
Saturday 8 November 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor
The world is full of people that can turn lemons into lemonade but how rare indeed is the man who can turn lemonade into lemons and spread millions of dollars around at the same time?
Early CI missionaries martyred in PNG
Friday 7 November 2014 | Published in Church Talk
In this week’s church talk column, Rev Iana Aitau shares the story of Anederea – a missionary from the Cook Islands who served in Papua New Guinea.
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