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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
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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.
PM's pay tops $152,000 as MPs get big pay hike
A 45 per cent pay rise for MPs, calculated as an average 2.9% a year since their last salary increase in 2006.
Editorial: Right call to backtrack Rocketman ban
Internal Affairs has done a u-turn on its proposed Rocketman ban, instead rating it R18. The Cook Islands News welcomes the decision and acknowledges officials' willingness to listen to public opinion.
'My life is not a PG life'- Elton John hits back at movie censorship
Lesbian, gay and bisexual activists put pressure on internal affairs minister to overturn looming Rocketman ban. Rocketman will not be returning to the big screen in the Cook Islands.
Battle over 'intrusive' access to property
Government infrastructure project managers will be allowed to walk onto private land without prior notice.
'Forced' sale of land for big projects
Landowners fear a return to colonial days of property confiscations.
Workers welcome China deal
Construction has been on a go-slow, so first dibs on China projects will help local economy, reports Rashneel Kumar.
Govt exploits final hours of Parliament to pass Seabed Minerals Bill
There need be no contradiction between protection and exploitation of our seafloor says minister. Rashneel Kumar reports.
'Ghost' minister gets $290,000
Ousted MP to return as fisheries minister, provoking political attacks, reports Rashneel Kumar.
Ministers living at taxpayers' expense
A Crown minister with her own properties in Rarotonga is occupying one of the sought-after government houses.
Puna case: 'I had 6500 photos on my phone'
US Customs most likely offended by photos of ‘Cook Islands dancing ladies shaking bottoms’, claims 72yo caregiver.
Minimal in tent
Like those stories in magazines, boy meets girl on a tropical beach, they fall in love and soon after are happily married. But the girl had no idea she’d end up in the most minimal of marital homes, a tent!
Chinese ship in Raro for inspection
Speculations about a large Chinese vessel outside the Avatiu harbour has been laid to rest by Ministry of Marine Resources’ secretary Pamela Maru.
9yo Puna back with her family
‘Questionable material’ found on travel companion’s phone, says Foreign Affairs Ministry.
Ban on plastic bags
Single-use plastics harm the economy, human health and the environment, officials agree. Their prohibition will reduce the non-biodegradable waste entering the landfill.
Historic sites with 'dark past' left to moulder
AN UNEXPECTED row has broken out over whether churches and marae should be preserved as heritage places.
Little Puna's homecoming
Aitutaki girl Ngatupuna Raela has been released from US custody and is being flown home to her family, via New Zealand.
Nations team up to target criminals
Prime minister Henry Puna spoke of the dual roles of national immigration services, addressing the Pacific Immigration Development Community.
$2.5m barge for outer islands
Government can no longer rely on private sector shipping – Mark Brown
Politicians burn the midnight oil debating Budget
MPs sat until 10pm last night to debate the Appropriation Bill – the first time they’ve sat so late for years.
Rainy day fund
Cook Islands government has established a $56.7m “rainy day” account to protect the nation against the rises and falls of the global economy.
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