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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.
New televisions for learning
Apii Nikao has received four smart mobile television systems which will allow their students to engage in learning in the different spaces throughout the school.
Man gets 12 months of probation supervision for assaulting a female
Aue Inangaro Tamariki Vakatini has been warned by Justice of the Peace Tangi Taoro that if he is again charged with assaulting a female, he could be facing a jail sentence.
Persistent rain pounds Rarotonga
A nasty weather system affecting New Zealand is indirectly affecting the Cook Islands.
High breath-alcohol reading ‘disturbing’
Authorities are concerned about ongoing high breath-alcohol readings, with Cook Islands Police nabbing a motorist who tested nearly nine times over the legal limit.
Former Cook Islands resident missing in Torres Strait
The search for a popular local identity in the Torres Strait, Denne Bourke, who is a former resident of the Cook Islands, has been scaled down.
Cook Islands Red Cross Society to mark 21st anniversary with ‘open office day’
Wear “red” on Wednesday and visit the Cook Islands Red Cross Society in Tupapa to mark the organisation’s 21st birthday.
Enhancing, integrating climate change knowledge
The Pacific Climate Change Centre (PCCC) is working with eight Pacific countries, including the Cook Islands, to enhance and integrate knowledge brokerage on climate change into aspects of the work they are doing in their communities.
ICI apologises for ‘accidental’ Vaimaanga backroad clearing
Infrastructure Cook Islands secretary Elizabeth Wright-Koteka says lessons have been learned in the wake of the ‘accidental’ clearing of a section of Vaimaanga Ara Metua backroad in Titikaveka.
Motorist ‘very shocked’ following golf ball incident on Rarotonga
A motorist had a frightening experience when her windscreen was smashed by a flying golf ball in the vicinity of the Rarotonga Golf Club in Nikao.
Cabinet to discuss panel’s Minimum Wage Review
Cook Islands Cabinet will discuss the findings of a report recommending changes to the minimum wage today.
World Youth Day on Rarotonga
Catholics in the Pacific region will be hosting their own World Youth Day with each respective diocese leading their own programme from August 2.
Agriculture ministry and NZ to sign ‘Export Plan’
Cook Islands Biosecurity Quarantine Arrangement (BQAs) signed in 1999 between New Zealand’s Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) and Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) will be replaced by an Export Plan in a bid to boost agricultural export to NZ.
Caregiver frustrated with health system
96-year-old mother misses out on cataract surgery again.
New building and new approach to mental health in the Cook Islands
The new Te Puna Tiaki – Wellness Unit at the Rarotonga Hospital will help alleviate some of the pressures on the mental health system in the island. Cook Islands News journalist Matthew Littlewood speaks to Te Marae Ora clinical psychologist Dr Evangelene Daniela-Wong about why it’s so important.
Te Ipukarea Society: Community efforts to remove rats
Polynesian rats were introduced to the Cook Islands via early Vaka voyages. With time other species typically more dominant and destructive such as the ship rat and Norwegian rat were introduced via trading vessels arriving from far and wide.
Slight reduction of TAU surcharge
Te Aponga Uira (TAU) has signalled a slight reduction in the ‘temporary’ fuel surcharge, as the company responds to a changing economic climate.
Court briefs
A man who was over five times the breath alcohol limit has been disqualified from driving for 12 months.
Teens remanded in custody on multiple burglary charges
Three teenagers facing multiple burglary charges have been remanded in custody following a court appearance in Rarotonga on Friday morning.
Fishing vessel rescued following engine failure
Dozens of Police and Cook Islands Ports Authority staff have been involved in the rescue of fishing vessel Zambucca.
Titikaveka’s Betela Church on track
The new ceiling of the Titikaveka CICC church has been completed which will provide more comfort to its parishioners when its $250,000 renovation project is completed.
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