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$12.9m approved for solar battery project, NZ confirms
12 March 2025
Crown Law Office on track for record number of lawyers
12 March 2025
‘Nothing to worry about’: Prime Minister Brown on China agreement
16 February 2025
‘Serious questions’: Opposition challenges China partnership
15 February 2025
No-confidence motion against PM and his Cabinet faces delays
15 February 2025
Ruta Mave: People’s Republic of China red flag
10 February 2025
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
7 September 2024
MCI rejects ‘dark fleet’ label
3 August 2024
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Immigration strengthens workforce resilience and service delivery
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration (MFAI) completed a recruitment round in February 2025 to fill vacancies within the Immigration border team.
Lack of recognition for indigenous women and girls
The United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) meets annually to address the widespread inequalities, violence and discrimination women continue to face around the world.
Brown meets with Police and customs on medicinal cannabis issue
Prime Minister Mark Brown says he has met with the Customs and Police departments ensuring that they understand what the law is and what their roles are
$216m debt ‘modest’: PM
Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown says he is satisfied with the country’s ‘modest’ debt levels, but the Opposition are concerned about the fiscal future.
Loud and proud: Nootai wows crowd with powerful pe’e
Nukutere College Year 9 student leader Elijah Nootai proudly showcased his love of culture on stage in front of a packed National Auditorium during the annual Rarotonga Schools Cultural Festival on Wednesday night.
Cook Islands and Saudi Arabia establish diplomatic relations
Cook Islands has formalised diplomatic relations with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia through the signing of the Protocol on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations in Wellington this week.
Man remanded: Authorities seek medical report
Lucas Kamana was remanded in custody until today as probation had specific concerns about his mental wellbeing.
Airlines required to file departure tax returns monthly under new Bill
A Bill requiring airlines to file Departure tax returns monthly has been passed with unanimous support in Parliament.
$6m programme to improve Rarotonga’s back and side roads
The Cook Islands Government is in the process of a $6 million programme to improve Rarotonga’s backroads and sideroads.
Government to provide $10k for Vanuatu cyclone relief
Prime Minister Mark Brown says he has indicated to his team at the Ministry of Finance that he is more likely to support initiatives that go to countries that are far more in need than New Zealand.
Budget to address inflationary pressures and cost of living issues: PM
Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown says June’s Budget will go some way to addressing inflationary pressures and cost of living issues for the vulnerable.
Opposition raises concern over Government’s push for seabed mining
Opposition leader Tina Browne has spoken out in Parliament about her concerns with the Government’s pace in pushing ahead with seabed mineral exploration.
Tourism to get boost at Pacific Islands Forum
Cook Islands will play a huge role in bringing leaders of all Pacific nations together at this year’s 52nd Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting.
Air NZ legal costs top $365k
The decision to challenge Air New Zealand for tax has cost the Cook Islands taxpayer more than $93,000 in legal fees and $275,000 in costs orders.
Manihiki’s young seafarers
At the age of five Kaina Isaia Karaponga Jnr was out fishing with his uncle in Manihiki when the boat’s engine broke down and with no form of communication they were at the mercy of the sea for two days and two nights before being found.
Health briefs
No Leptospirosis cases
Woman warned over drink driving
An 18-year-old has been warned that further offending in relation to driving under the influence of alcohol could see her serving jail time.
Cook Islands United Party faces hefty legal bill
The Cook Islands United Party could be facing a costs order of more than $30,000 for their failed electoral petitions, but the party leader says he has “no regrets”.
Schools culture festival starts tonight
Rarotonga’s biggest and best school culture festival will grace the stage at the Are Karioi National Auditorium over two nights starting this evening at 6pm.
Motorcycle theft sees ‘sizeable jump’
The rate of motorcycle theft over the first three months of 2023 is more than double that of the same period last year, potentially bringing an end to a five-year downward trend.
Cooks-US diplomatic relations likely to be finalised ‘by the middle of this year’
The Cook Islands are a step closer to forming formal diplomatic arrangements with the United States.
Burglar with more than 60 convictions given jail time
A man who was released from jail following a five-year stretch for burglary has been sent back for similar offending.
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