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No debt in China deal
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Thomas Wynne: Where were our leaders while children suffered?
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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
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Niki Rattle: A call for stronger human rights protections
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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
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CI Muslim opens up about her faith and journey
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RAC to address mosque legality
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I don’t expect much change: PM Brown on US Elections
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Fifth weekly Sydney flight to Rarotonga announced
23 October 2024
CIIC directors seek $350,000 in damages over defamatory claims
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Man found guilty of rape, burglary
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Tenants face water bill burden
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Tourism contribution set to surpass half-billion dollar mark
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Cook Islands voyagers share skills, strengthen ties in Hawai’i
Cook Islands Voyaging Society crew members are visiting Hawai’i to enhance, teach and explore their navigational skills and seafaring techniques, as well as to strengthen ties with the Polynesian voyaging community.
Crown Law Office on track for record number of lawyers
The Crown Law Office is on course to have its highest number of lawyers ever, a significant improvement from just five lawyers in August last year.
Authorities investigate Rarotonga International Airport blaze
A fire broke out at Rarotonga’s International Airport terminal midday yesterday which was swiftly contained by the Airport Authority Crash Fire stationed next door.
Try Alcoholics Anonymous, serial drink driver told
A man facing his sixth charge of excess breath alcohol has been told Alcoholics Anonymous is an option for him after pleading with the court that he wants to turn his troubled life around.
Working together for the animals of the Cook Islands
As you read this I will be in Mauke, thanks to Air Rarotonga and the New Zealand High Commission, both of whom have supported our work in the pa enua.
Widespread floods cause supply and cost issues
Inflation continues to skyrocket as weather events have contributed to ongoing supply chain issues in the Cook Islands.
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.
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