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No debt in China deal
8 February 2025
Thomas Wynne: Haka with the taniwha or dance with the dragon?
8 February 2025
‘Paedophile’ gets 13 years in prison
22 January 2025
Thomas Wynne: Where were our leaders while children suffered?
25 January 2025
$541.7m tourism earnings
25 January 2025
Cook Islands passport proposal
6 January 2025
Top cop position advertised
7 December 2024
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
Anxiety on the rise: Cook Islands faces mental health challenge
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MCI rejects ‘dark fleet’ label
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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.
Ten-year-old Boaza ready for debut in Te Mire Ura
For the first time, 10-year-old Boaza Manase Pukerua will be competing in Te Mire Ura 2023 cultural dance festival to be held tomorrow night.
Cook Islands to host health conference
Cook Islands will host the upcoming Pasifika Medical Association Conference in September.
Spike in influenza like illnesses no concern to authorities
A spike in influenza like illnesses does not appear to have authorities concerned as a date for the rollout of vaccines has been confirmed by Te Marae Ora.
Raro’s ‘abysmal’ driving continues with more excess breath alcohol
A 30-year-old man fled the scene of a crash early on Sunday and was subsequently tracked down and charged with drink driving.
Fast-tracked Aussie citizenship prompts fears of labour exodus
Changes to citizenship rules in Australia could have an impact on the Cook Islands population.
Cook Islands pays tribute to fallen soldiers at Anzac Day Dawn Service
Sixty-nine-year-old Remuera Rangi was among a large number of ex-servicemen who attended the 108th Anzac Day Dawn Service at the Cenotaph at the Ministry of Justice headquarters early yesterday.
Guardian angel of the ANZACs
Far, far away from home, the lonely grave of Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) World War I heroine Ettie Annie Rout is no longer forgotten.
Students learn about Cook Islands culture
Te Kōrero o te 'Ōrau’s Junior 'Ātui'anga Ki Te Tango 2023 (AKTT) school holiday activity programme finished on Friday with a mighty umu feast prepared by the students.
Pest management training for the Pa Enua
The Food and Agriculture Organisation Pacific in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture have completed a training programme on pest management in the Pa Enua (outer islands).
Moratorium calls ‘unclear’
Cook Islands’ Seabed Minerals Authority (SBMA) has again come out swinging against those who call for a moratorium on the practice of minerals exploration after another meeting with the International Seabed Authority (ISA).
Cargo cruise crew and passengers get a taste of the Cook Islands
The passengers and crew of cargo cruise liner Aranui 5 which completed her maiden voyage to the Cook Islands last week were entertained by local drummers and dance group at a special event on Saturday.
Te Ipukarea Society : Nurture nature for our future
Today is the last day of Earth week for 2023, celebrated from April 14th to the 22nd. It is a week set aside for communities to demonstrate their support for a healthy environment, and remind people that we all need to contribute to a sustainable planet.
ANZAC plaque of gratitude for Ettie A Rout to be unveiled today
An appreciation plaque will be unveiled for a “Guardian Angel of the ANZAC’s” – Ettie A Rout – an Australian woman who died in Rarotonga on September 17, 1936 at the age of 59.
Young leaders revel in week of challenges
More than 50 school students from the Cook Islands, New Zealand and Australia have taken part in leadership programme On Rarotonga this week, setting themselves goals and tackling challenges - head on.
Vaka Paikea launched, ready to set sail
After months of being on dry dock for intensive maintenance work and the recent renaming and blessing ceremony, Vaka Paikea was launched into the water on Thursday afternoon at Avatiu Harbour.
Labour shortage a major concern: ADB
Labour, or the desperate shortage of it, here and across the Pacific, is a major concern for the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in delivering its latest regional economic update. Al Williams reports.
Twenty-five teenagers undertaking Blue Light-led youth programme
Commissioner of Police Turepu James Keenan has challenged 25 teenagers to take on a range of activities at the launch of the Blue Light-led youth programme this week.
Court briefs
Guilty plea A man has admitted his guilt in assaulting a female. Johnny Faamelea Cyrus Hoeflich appeared in the Criminal Court on Thursday where the court heard he assaulted a female at Black Rock on March 4. His lawyer asked for the matter to be adjourned for three weeks so probation could prepare a report. […]
Name suppression remains for woman accused of arson
A 39-year-old woman has made a second appearance in Court charged with arson in connection to a house fire in Arorangi on March 12.
Hotelier in talks with airline for year-round charter flight
The owner of The Rarotongan Resort and Lagoonarium says he is in talks with an airline over the development of a possible year-round charter flight airline.
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