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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
10 December 2024
DPM defends CIIC finance and travel policies
6 December 2024
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
7 September 2024
MCI rejects ‘dark fleet’ label
3 August 2024
Rising seas, rising costs: Climate impacts on Cook Islands economy
2 September 2024
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’
17 January 2023
PM Brown eager to hand over Forum chair role to Tonga
13 August 2024
Challenging ‘rape culture’
8 July 2024
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Annual water safety training offers key skills for marine operators
Cook Islands Tourism (CIT) will host its upcoming Annual Water Safety Training, a programme aimed at enhancing the safety skills of water-based operators.
PM Brown confident in Pacific Islands Forum leadership despite political change in Tonga
The sudden resignation of Tonga’s former prime minister Hu’akavameiliku Siaosi Sovaleni had left a temporary gap in the leadership of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF), but Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown remains confident that the situation will soon stabilise.
Apii St Joseph’s principal role advertised
Rarotonga’s Apii St Joseph’s Primary has advertised a full time position for the school’s principal.
Policy framework in development as regulations on the table for the management of sea turtles
A senior marine ecologist has confirmed the Ministry of Marine Resources is developing a “comprehensive policy framework” to inform the development of regulations for the conservation and management of sea turtles.
Cook Islands coastwatcher recognised in New Zealand
New Zealand has taken its first step in honouring civilian Cook Islanders who served as coastwatchers in World War II.
‘Work together, find common ground’: PM Brown at Foreign Forum Ministers meeting
It is important to remember that in order for Pacific regionalism to work, we must be willing to work together to find common ground that positively contributes to the leaders’ vision.
‘Our guardian angels’: Terminally-ill visitor thanks community for help
A terminally-ill Australian grandfather, whose dying wish was to holiday in Rarotonga with his family, was faced with spending his final trip in “crippling, excruciating pain” – until the Cooks community stepped in.
Crime rate spikes on Rarotonga
The number of crashes on Rarotonga roads so far this year already matches the 2020 total and has surpassed 2021, as the island's overall crime rate spikes.
Careless driver convicted following jury trial
A woman who denied the charge of careless driving causing injury has been found guilty by a jury at the High Court in Avarua.
Turua steps down following spending allegation and drink driving conviction
Suspended Ministry of Cultural Development secretary Anthony Turua has resigned.
Retailers voice ‘egg-pectations’ as ongoing egg shortage is ‘no yolk’
The main issue behind egg shortages on Rarotonga is importation laws, says CITC Food Group Manager, Jason Burgess.
Having dialogue at Green Climate Fund event
A Cook Islands delegation was in Songdo, Korea earlier last month attending the Green Climate Fund (GCF) Asia Pacific Dialogue.
Te Ipukarea Society: Who would have thought the Cook Islands has scorpions
Who would have thought the Cook Islands has scorpions.Two that have been recorded on the user friendly online ‘Cook Islands Biodiversity Database’ are the Bark scorpion, Tēkōpio Liocheles australasiae, and the Lesser Brown Scorpion, Sōkopio, Isometrus maculatus .
Antonina Browne chairs meetings in Fiji
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration (MFAI) Director of the Pacific and Regional Affairs Division (PRAD) Antonina Browne is chairing the Pacific ACP (African, Caribbean and Pacific States) Officials meeting and the Smaller Island States Officials Meeting in Suva, Fiji this week.
Preserving memories in Puaikura
Vaka Puaikura are preserving their memories in time capsules.
Online resources tipped to assist in battling diseases
The Pacific Community and the Pacific Plant Protection Organisation have launched three pivotal online resources – the revamped Regional Biosecurity Information Facility ,the upgraded Pacific Islands Pest List Database, and a newly established webpage.
‘Mosquito coil’ linked to blaze which gutted Nikao residence
A mosquito coil in the bedroom of a Nikao home could be behind a blaze which gutted a Nikao residence.
Cleaning up the Cooks
Last year, Clean Up the Cooks Day resulted in a waste haul of 750.8 kilograms – the majority being general waste and scrap metal.
Ridding Palmerston Island of rats
Palmerston island may soon be rat-free.
Climate, gender, ocean and 2050 on agenda as Mark Brown chairs Foreign Ministers Meeting
Prime Minister Mark Brown will attend the Forum Foreign Ministers meeting in Fiji this week.
Careless driving matter finally goes to trial after two years
A driving related matter that has been before the courts for nearly two years is being heard by a jury on Rarotonga.
Increased reports of ‘inadvertent or inconsiderate actions’ in our waters
A warning bell has sounded following the death of an endangered green turtle in Rarotonga waters.
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