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$541.7m tourism earnings
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Cook Islands passport proposal
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Top cop position advertised
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Police need numbers and bigger budget
9 December 2024
Niki Rattle: A call for stronger human rights protections
10 December 2024
Solid and Hazardous Waste Bill referred to Parliament committee
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DPM defends CIIC finance and travel policies
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Cook Islands has its first mosque
14 November 2024
CI Muslim opens up about her faith and journey
16 November 2024
RAC to address mosque legality
19 November 2024
I don’t expect much change: PM Brown on US Elections
6 November 2024
Fifth weekly Sydney flight to Rarotonga announced
23 October 2024
CIIC directors seek $350,000 in damages over defamatory claims
21 October 2024
Man found guilty of rape, burglary
24 September 2024
Tenants face water bill burden
8 October 2024
Concerns over Minister’s role in inmate work releases: PAC
5 October 2024
Tourism contribution set to surpass half-billion dollar mark
25 September 2024
Parliament Clerk sparks outrage over deep sea mining statement
23 September 2024
Deep sea dilemma: Cook Islanders weigh the cost of mineral riches
21 September 2024
Anxiety on the rise: Cook Islands faces mental health challenge
7 September 2024
Cook Islands deep sea mining poll sparks controversy
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MCI rejects ‘dark fleet’ label
3 August 2024
Rising seas, rising costs: Climate impacts on Cook Islands economy
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Inflation eases but concerns remain
31 August 2024
Prime Minister defends $659,000 MPs travel bill
23 August 2024
Taxpayers foot $659,000 bill for MPs travel and allowance
22 August 2024
Corruption report exposes ‘bribe and sexual favours’
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Features
Maoate ready for Miss Pacific Islands Pageant
Miss Cook Islands Pageant Association (MCIPA) is proud of Miss Cook Islands Ngatepaeru Marie Maoate’s commitment to building a strong campaign at the Miss Pacific Islands Pageant in Honiara, Solomon Islands.
Church Talk: Overcoming fear through faith in Christ
Fear is a powerful emotion that many experience throughout their lifetime. Unfortunately, its impact can keep us from stepping forward in faith, rob us of joy, and make us doubt God’s promises, writes Pastor Eric Toleafoa of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
Rarotonga’s elusive railway and locomotive
The Cook Islands' first ever railway track and locomotive is as elusive as it is amazing.
Finding the right words to talk about abuse
Talking about abuse can be a fraught area, with feelings of shame and guilt often experienced by the victim.
Mercy and judgement - which one is greater?
Reflect today on being merciful and on being judgmental in your life – which one is greater? What is your primary tendency? Bishop Paul Donoghue of the Catholic Church writes.
Feeling stronger, fitter, lighter and more energetic
Health and Fitness exercise programmes appear to be moving across the island in waves.
Inspiring women all over the world
New Zealander Anjuli Mack wants to inspire women on their weightloss and fitness journey.
Brider’s passion for natural heritage and conservation
It was an immense loss for the country that Joseph Brider was taken when he was just three years into his life’s work.
The glory of Rarotonga’s mountains
Cook Islands-born filmmaker Liam Kokaua had to climb a long way to share the stories about the mountains in Rarotonga.
The legend of Raemaru
On the western side of Rarotonga stood a very proud mountain – her name was Maru and she was higher than any of the other mountains.
Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer
Are the trials you have been through or problems you are currently facing causing you to lose hope?
Its Aka’uka Time
Women of all shapes, sizes and ages are shaking and swinging their hips at Aka’uka Time – a dance fitness aerobic workout which embraces and encourages the connecting of new friendship and building stronger bonds between with the love of keeping alive passion for Cook Islands culture.
Mangaian chic – pare tō fashion hats from the 1950s
The discovery in Washington DC of a cache of 27 Mangaian reed hats or pare tō, dating from 1958, has reignited local interest in how these extraordinary fashion items were produced, writes Rod Dixon.
Punching above his weight
Boxing has gained another athlete in Cook Islander Tawhiri Toheriri-Hallett, who is dreaming big and ready for mayhem at this year’s Commonwealth Games.
Rekindling her passion for travel
Jill Worrall has visited 98 countries and hopes to make it to 100 soon. She spoke to Cook Islands News senior journalist Matthew Littlewood about what makes a good travel writer, changes since Covid-19 and the secrets to becoming a good traveller.
Church Talk: Breaking the poverty spirit
Having this opportunity every six weeks to write articles on so many important aspects that I hope will influence all our lives is such a privilege for me.
Celebrating our treasures
A film documentary on celebrated carver Mike Tavioni and his wife Awhitia has inspired a Cook Islands creative to rediscover her passion for storytelling.
New CEO ready to take Airport to new heights
Rarotonga’s new Airport Authority boss Nikau Tangaroa always knew that he wanted to work in aviation, but he never thought that one day he might run the Rarotongan Airport Authority taking on the top job.
‘We have to give them a reason to play for us’
Cook Islands rugby league coach Tony Iro is on a mission to assemble the country’s best ever team for the upcoming Rugby League World Cup. Some of the league’s best players are eligible to play for the Cook Islands but Iro tells Cook Islands News’ Rashneel Kumar the mission is not that easy.
Church Talk: What the future holds
Man comes into the world with a cry and goes out of it with a groan, and all between is more or less intoned with helpless wailing, writes Reverend Vakaroto Ngaro of Ekalesia Avarua.
Finding our fathers: Lost heroes of WWI
Cook Islands soldiers who signed up to serve in World War I, served with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force NZEF to Europe.
Ready to fight fires and save lives
The Cook Islands has had very few female firefighters over the years, but young Paeru Ngaroi is hoping to change that by paving the way for future generations.
