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Postcard, please?

Monday 7 April 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, My name is Agung from Indonesia.

Duchess to wear TAV in NZ?

Monday 7 April 2014 | Published in Local

Big-name Kiwi labels, including Karen Walker, Trelise Cooper and Zambesi, would not say this week if they have supplied the Duchess of Cambridge with any creations but it is expected the royal visitors will appear in New Zealand-designed outfits.

CINews goes up in price

Monday 7 April 2014 | Published in Local

Casual copies of the Cook Islands News will cost $2.10 from today – the first increase in cover price since September 2008.

Minister Brown visits Seoul

Monday 7 April 2014 | Published in Politics

After a week of intense activity in Parliament, most members of Cabinet will be resuming their routine schedules.

MMR moves forward with tuna fishery

Monday 7 April 2014 | Published in Local

The Ministry of Marine Resources (MMR) is moving forward in its attempts to establish a bigeye tuna fishery in the Cook Islands.

Kata: Party conference

Monday 7 April 2014 | Published in Kata

Westpac sizzles for water safety

Saturday 5 April 2014 | Published in Local

There were plenty of mouths watering in Avarua yesterday when a team from Westpac ran a street-side sausage sizzle in aid of water safety education.

Te Mati Vai petition arrives at Parliament

Saturday 5 April 2014 | Published in Politics

A petition with more 2000 signatures that hopes to put a halt to the $60 million Te Mato Vai water infrastructure has arrived at Parliament.

Minister scoffs at idea to purchase TCI

Saturday 5 April 2014 | Published in Technology

Telecommunication Minister Mark Brown has dismissed an idea to use assets held in the Cook Islands National Superannuation Fund to purchase Telecom New Zealand’s 60 per cent stake in Telecom Cook Islands.

Aitutaki guinea pig for weather project

Saturday 5 April 2014 | Published in Weather

Aitutaki has been picked for a trial project aimed at helping remote communities cope with the impacts of climate change and natural disasters.

Kata: Telecom shares to be advertised

Saturday 5 April 2014 | Published in Kata

Speech contest focuses on environment

Saturday 5 April 2014 | Published in Environment

National Environment Service Senior Biodiversity Officer, Elizabeth Munro was privileged to be part of the judging panel for Avarua School’s marine biodiversity speech competition yesterday morning.

'The World' - a ship with a difference

Saturday 5 April 2014 | Published in Local

Rarotonga was visited yesterday by a unique cruise ship called “The World”, which comprises 165 private apartments owned by residents who live onboard.

Where were the smiles?

Saturday 5 April 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, The picture on the front page of Thursday’s newspaper, showing Members of Parliament facing their own constituents at the front door of Parliament House ought to be hanging near the front door of every home in the Cook Islands.

An open letter to the CIP Executive

Saturday 5 April 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor

The recent media announcement that the Cook Islands Party will not hold a party conference until the middle of next year is a sad indictment on the performance of the current executive of the party.

Still not convinced on VAT ruling

Saturday 5 April 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Thank you for this further opportunity to comment on whether the Value Added Tax Amendment Bill has been legally passed into law.

Warriors to host Eels

Saturday 5 April 2014 | Published in League

Two big rugby league games are scheduled today in the men’s premier grade division with the Avatiu Eels heading to the Happy Valley to meet the TKV Warriors while the Titikaveka Bulldogs pop next store to rumble with the Bears.

Opposition questioned on depopulation

Saturday 5 April 2014 | Published in Politics

The Opposition was put on the defensive yesterday in Parliament after a question on depopulation was put by Health and Internal Affairs Minister Nandi Glassie.

Sharks take on Tupapa today

Friday 4 April 2014 | Published in League

Tupapa field will be the place to be this afternoon as the Aitutaki Sharks visit to take on the Tupapa Panthers.

'Horsy' writer has it wrong again

Friday 4 April 2014 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, You seem to have a letter writer with serious “horsy pangs”. First he was a “Stallion”, then he became a “horse thigh”.