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National
Jewels of the Cook Islands ready to shine at Dine and Dance event
A New Zealand-based Cook Islands entertainment group is on the island and is set to perform tonight in what they say will be a magical night of dining and dancing in Rarotonga.
Aitutaki community re-establishes traditional ra’ui to protect marine
The Aitutaki community has re-established a traditional ra’ui, a temporary fishing ban, in their lagoon to protect marine life and ensure sustainable resource management, with support from the National Environment Service.
NZ ‘study tour’ to finalise medicinal cannabis policy
Members of the Cook Islands cannabis referendum committee will soon be travelling abroad to get a handle on the New Zealand market.
Questions over spending : Vaka Puaikura receives $423k in donations
Overseas donors who contributed over $420,000 towards the hosting of the Vaka Puaikura Bicentennial Gospel celebrations in July this year are questioning how the money will be spent after it was revealed the funds collected will not cover the renovation of the church.
Cook Islands to make international AirBadminton debut
A six-member team of three men and three women will be representing Cook Islands when the country makes its debut in AirBadminton at the second ANOC World Beach Games in August.
Community comes together to help find missing teenager
The Rarotonga community came together last week Friday to help Police search for a missing teenager who wandered off after school.
Head of hospital services retiring
Te Marae Ora (TMO) Ministry for Health Director of Hospital Health Services Dr Yin Yin May will be retiring next month after 34 years of service in the Cook Islands.
Standing unified: Cook Islands LGBTQ+ community celebrates IDAHOBIT Day
The Pride Cook Islands and Te Tiare Association’s public campaign to decriminalise same-sex relations in the Cook Islands have been successful, both organisations are now continuing their work to keep raising awareness of the LGBTQI+ community.
Aitutaki’s One Foot Island beach among world’s best
One of Cook Islands’ renowned beaches has been named among the world’s best in a recent poll.
Interaction of persons with disabilities and disaster warnings
A workshop designed to bring people with different impairments – hearing, seeing, walking, talking, thinking and self-care – together to understand their experiences of an emergency disaster, was held yesterday at the Ruaau Meeting House.
Court briefs
A matter involving the stealing of lemons has been adjourned again.
Petrol prices rise again, diesel drops
Petrol prices have risen for the first time in several months in the Cook Islands, but diesel continues to drop.
Chickens ‘dropping dead’ raises concern
Chickens are dropping dead on the island and investigation is underway to find the reason behind their sudden death.
PM Brown arrives in Japan for G7 Summit
Prime Minister Mark Brown has a busy weekend ahead of him with bilateral talks lined up with several nations.
Business Support Grants for Cook Islands SMEs
Grants of up to $30,000 are now available to Cook Islands businesses, as the New Zealand Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) looks to stimulate growth.
Autism mums spend Mother’s Day sharing laughter, love and a few tears
Autism Cook Island mums celebrated Mother’s Day with a difference, spending a “fabulous afternoon” hosted by Sylvie Kirst at Creatuitive Gatherings – SoulCollage in Matavera on Sunday.
Ukraine top agenda at G7 Summit
Cook Islands and the wider Pacific could benefit from the talks on Indo- Pacific, economic resilience and economic security, gender, food, health, climate, development and digitalisation at the G7 Summit in Hiroshima, Japan this weekend.
Cook Islands and Hawaii look to expand co-operation
Hawaii State Senator Dru Kanuha and his delegation arrived at the Rarotonga International Airport yesterday afternoon for a series of engagements with government, business, and resident Hawaiians in Rarotonga and Aitutaki.
Matavera MP Tupa elected Public Accounts Committee deputy chair
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) held its first meeting of the year last week to discuss their working programme and reports from various Government Ministries.
Govt mum on details of new security policy
The Government is keeping tight-lipped over details of a new national security policy.
Mental illness should not be the reason for going to prisons: Daniela-Wong
People affected with mental health issues will no longer be sent to Cook Islands Prison for treatment as long as they aren’t offenders, according to a leading clinical psychologist.
Calls to formally allow foreign workers to take up second job
Cook Islands hospitality businesses are calling on the Government to re-introduce the right for foreign workers to take up secondary employment in a bid to ‘reduce the appeal of seeking other employment in New Zealand or Australia’.
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