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Smokies: Flight updates, please

Tuesday 10 June 2014 | Published in Smoke Signals

Trying to get a flight arrival up-date from Air New Zealand is almost as difficult as trying to get a second drink on board one of their flights.

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UK students discover the Cook Islands

Tuesday 10 June 2014 | Published in Local

A group of students from Northbrook College in Worthing, West Sussex, United Kingdom have chosen “The Cook Islands” over every other travel destination in the world for the focus of their studies.

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Te Mato Vai work starts on main road

Tuesday 10 June 2014 | Published in Local

Te Mato Vai construction has hit the main road in Rarotonga.

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Bakery owners hope for August opening

Tuesday 10 June 2014 | Published in Local

Bad weather has caused a few delays but the owners of the Turoa Bakery are hoping to be back in business by August.

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83-days to cross Papua New Guinea

Monday 9 June 2014 | Published in Regional

Two hardy British adventurers have walked, climbed and paddled for 83 days across one of the world’s wildest and least explored countries.


Fiji: Telecoms spying admitted

Monday 9 June 2014 | Published in Regional

Anti-regime websites in Fiji are confirming there is cause for concern over possible phone and internet tapping by the Fiji government leading up to the election.


Loans board backtracks on Fiji student stripped of scholarship

Monday 9 June 2014 | Published in Regional

A student in Fiji has had his government scholarship reinstated after he was reportedly stripped of it for becoming involved in politics.


Black widow: Overseas expert offers advice

Monday 9 June 2014 | Published in Environment

A biosecurity specialist from Australia says it might be a good idea for the Cook Islands to start spraying every shipping container which arrives from America and Australia.

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Fiji Pearls are Pacific netball queens

Monday 9 June 2014 | Published in Netball

Fiji and Samoa have booked their spots at next year’s netball World Cup in Sydney after emerging as the top two teams at last week’s Pacific Netball Series played at the Telecom Sports Arena.

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Ngaro gets nod for Te Atatu

Monday 9 June 2014 | Published in Politics

Cook Islander Alfred Ngaro has been selected by New Zealand’s National Party to be its candidate for the Te Atatu electorate at this year’s General Election.

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Last days for local Telecom offers

Monday 9 June 2014 | Published in Technology

Any locals looking to make an offer to buy Telecom New Zealand’s shareholding in Telecom Cook Islands have only a few days left.

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El Nino pattern could mean a dry year

Monday 9 June 2014 | Published in Weather

Meteorologists are predicting an El Nino cycle could return to the western Pacific in the coming months.

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Bishop puts his hand up for debate

Monday 9 June 2014 | Published in Politics

One Cook Islands leader Teina Bishop has put his hand up for the proposed political debate mooted by the Cook Islands Party.

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Election debate: Written answers more substantive

Saturday 7 June 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Readers of your paper would seem unimpressed with the challenge extended by the CIP to the Demos for a public debate.

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Fiji, Samoa netters set for world cup

Saturday 7 June 2014 | Published in Netball

Outstanding Pacific netball has been on display in the Cook Islands this week, and today will see the final two games of the Pacific Netball Series played.

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Demos say no to debate challenge

Saturday 7 June 2014 | Published in Politics

The Democratic Party is turning down a challenge by the ruling Cook Islands Party to a live televised debate.

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Smokies: Another 'VAT' increase?

Saturday 7 June 2014 | Published in Smoke Signals

Disgruntled customer wants to know how a $3 increase on a tube of Zovirax is justified as a VAT increase, when the marked price on the packaging was $26.90 and the price charged was $29.90, with the till tape saying the VAT component was $3.

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Former radio technician reminisces in Raro

Saturday 7 June 2014 | Published in Local

Rarotonga resident Bob Sewell recently returned to Rarotonga to retrace his steps, over 65 years after first arriving on the island.

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Solomon Islands health care under pressure

Friday 6 June 2014 | Published in Regional

Health facilities in Solomon Islands are under pressure with the diarrhoea outbreak which has claimed the lives of 18 children over the past two weeks.


Tonga: Islands warned about debts to China

Friday 6 June 2014 | Published in Regional

The New Zealand Prime Minister is warning Pacific countries that if they cannot pay their debts to other countries, New Zealand will not be bailing them out.


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