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MPs’ travel expenses exceed $350,000 in six months
Cook Islands MPs spent over $350,000 on overseas travel in the first half of the 2024/25 financial year, with a significantly increased budget allowing for further expenditures and calls to upgrade MP travel classes.
Court news
Chief Justice Patrick Keane presided over several criminal matters through an audio-visual link at the Cook Islands High Court yesterday.
Fijians head home on Christmas day
Almost 30 Fijians in the Cook Islands are expected to fly to Fiji this Christmas.
Sudden passing of passionate planter
The island of Mauke and the families of 49-year-old Tuakana Samuel are reeling from the sudden shock of his passing over the weekend.
Smiling in the face of adversity
The tourism industry gathered for a celebration of the 2018-2019 Air New Zealand Cook Islands Tourism Awards 2020 held on Tuesday.
Marine resources ministry investigate coral bleaching
The Ministry of Marine Resources (MMR) is investigating a number of incidents of bleached corals occurring in several islands.
Vodafone explains outage
A total power disruption at the main offices of Vodafone Cook Islands in Avarua caused the nationwide telecommunication services outage on Thursday, the company says.
Record number for boatmasters licences
A record number of 155 participated and received boat master certificates on the island of Aitutaki; sixteen of these were women who now hold licences to operate motorised boats.
‘World’s best hope’ 2021
The Cook Islands Government is urging the community to adhere to hygiene and other precautionary measures until a Covid-19 vaccine is made available next year.
Court briefs
Court roundup for the week.
Man injured in workplace accident
An investigation is underway to determine the facts surrounding an incident that left a truck driver seriously injured.
‘Akamaroiroi – be strong, take courage’
Messages of love and support are flowing from Cook Islands to the people of Fiji after Tropical Cyclone Yasa pummelled the Pacific island nation.
Airline seats available for Fijian expats
Twenty seats from Auckland to Fiji are available for Fijian nationals who are interested in returning home.
Asian bank loan provides millions in Covid-19 assistance
The Beijing-based Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank has approved a US$20 million (NZ$28 million) loan to the Cook Islands to meet a cash crunch caused by Covid-19 pandemic.
Showing love at Christmas time
Despite receiving negative comments, Movember group members drive initiative to bring Christmas joy to inmates at Arorangi Prison.
Bid to get charges dropped in bush knife case
The defence counsel of a young woman who is alleged to have threatened a man with a bush knife is hoping to have charges withdrawn.
Tourism celebrates pre-Covid success
Although 2020 has been tough on everyone with the tourism industry hit the hardest, the Air New Zealand Cook Islands Tourism Awards was a happy gathering of the community.
Improving workplace safety for public servants in the Pa Enua
The Ministry of Internal Affairs has been encouraged to live up to its responsibility and ensure Rakahanga island government wharf workers are provided with safety gear to protect against injury when offloading cargo vessels.
In nasty weather it's better safe than sorry, official say
Cook Islands Ports Authority has plans in place for any cyclone emergency.
Christmas cheer in Rarotonga
A bumper crowd gathered at the Punanga Nui Market Wednesday night for Rotaract Rarotonga’s annual Christmas in the Market.
Government debt load ‘high risk strategy’
Public debt is expected to climb and exceed an official target as the economy continues to suffer in the absence of tourists, leading one prominent businessman to question the sustainability of government finances.
Award-winning soldier: Serving provides a greater purpose in life
Cook Islander Staff Sergeant Tokahaumata Oltaches-Tagavaitau says her parents have always told her that the uniform she wears is not a job or profession but is her calling.
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