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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
Parliament Clerk sparks outrage over deep sea mining statement
23 September 2024
Deep sea dilemma: Cook Islanders weigh the cost of mineral riches
21 September 2024
Anxiety on the rise: Cook Islands faces mental health challenge
7 September 2024
Cook Islands deep sea mining poll sparks controversy
7 September 2024
MCI rejects ‘dark fleet’ label
3 August 2024
Rising seas, rising costs: Climate impacts on Cook Islands economy
2 September 2024
Inflation eases but concerns remain
31 August 2024
Prime Minister defends $659,000 MPs travel bill
23 August 2024
Taxpayers foot $659,000 bill for MPs travel and allowance
22 August 2024
Corruption report exposes ‘bribe and sexual favours’
17 January 2023
PM Brown eager to hand over Forum chair role to Tonga
13 August 2024
Challenging ‘rape culture’
8 July 2024
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Cook Islands grapples with ‘declining education value’
Cook Islands grapples with declining public value for education as students are increasingly drawn to lucrative but less academically demanding sectors, posing a significant challenge for the Ministry of Education.
Education ministry welcomes new teachers for 2025 school year
The Ministry of Education has welcomed a group of new teachers to the Cook Islands ahead of the start of the 2025 school year.
Inspiring equal rights aim of Women's Day
Women’s equality has made positive gains but the world is still unequal.
Tutaka checks underway next week
Tutaka health checks will be kicking off in Rarotonga next week and property owners are being asked to start cleaning up their sections.
Still no news on dengue confirmation
Dozens of people in Rarotonga are waiting to find out whether they have the dengue virus.
Smooth ride soon in the pipeline
Motorists are one step closer to being treated to a smooth drive from Nikao to Tupapa with the commencement of a tender process.
Albacore made up most of local catch
The Ministry of Marine Resources (MMR) has released its last quarterly catch data of the commercial and artisanal fishery for the 2013 calendar year.
SIF open for applications from groups
Services for vulnerable groups can apply for a slice of a $260,000 civil services fund.
Seabed minerals policy revised
The Cook Islands national Seabed Minerals Policy from 2008 has now been fully reviewed, updated and released to stakeholders and the public.
Licence time
Police are reminding vehicle owners that it is time to renew their annual vehicle registrations.
Kiwi students begin programme on Atiu
Working with elderly and disabled Atiu residents has been a focus for a group of Kiwi students since arriving on the island last month.
Locals turnout for Pasifika
Cook Islands artists, craftsmen and women as well as some of the island’s famous eateries are set to spread the tastes and talents of the islands at the annual Pasifika Festival in Auckland.
Study's outcome will be to reduce domestic violence
Results from a year-long family health and safety study is set to mobilise support working towards eliminating violence against women in the Cook Islands.
More assaults on females
Two men were arrested at the weekend for separate cases of assault on a female.
Time to deal with African tulip tree
A pest expert is urging Pacific countries to move quickly to control the rapidly spreading African Tulip Tree (Ko‘i‘i) – which is common on Rarotonga.
MOH lowers dengue total
The Ministry of Health has revised down the number of confirmed cases of dengue fever in Rarotonga.
New Zealand aims high for Pacific Islands with SPC
New Zealand today strongly reaffirms the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) as a key partner in providing high level scientific and technical services to help Pacific Islands address key development challenges New Zealand Consul General in New Caledonia Linda Te Puni, and Director-General of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), Dr Colin Tukuitonga, signed a new grant funding agreement totalling $NZ13.89 million over the period 2014 to 2016.
Prime Minister on personal leave in NZ this week
Prime Minister Henry Puna will be on personal leave next week.
Cyclone Kofi no threat to Cooks
Cook Islands weather forecasters are keeping a watchful eye on a cyclone that has cleared Fijian waters and passed by Tonga.
Mauke welcomes new student councillors
Mauke’s community came together at Mauke School for the inauguration ceremony – a time to bless the new student councillors.
Good news on tourism front
Enquiries and quotes for Cook Islands tourism products are up for this year and we can expect increased sales from Italy, Spain, France and UK over the next 12 months, according to Turama Pacific’s Robert Skews who is currently in Europe helping promote the islands as part of a Cook Islands delegation.
Seabed Minerals Authority seeks GIS capability
Approval is being sought by the Seabed Minerals Authority to employ an in-house GIS officer as it moves into its second year of operations.
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