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No debt in China deal
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Cook Islands passport proposal
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Niki Rattle: A call for stronger human rights protections
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Solid and Hazardous Waste Bill referred to Parliament committee
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DPM defends CIIC finance and travel policies
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Cook Islands has its first mosque
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CI Muslim opens up about her faith and journey
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RAC to address mosque legality
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Fifth weekly Sydney flight to Rarotonga announced
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CIIC directors seek $350,000 in damages over defamatory claims
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Man found guilty of rape, burglary
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Tenants face water bill burden
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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.
Pension boost for 65yos?
Government looks to extend Budget bonus to younger pensioners.
'It's a dream' Cooks record marlin puts up three-hour fight
Cameron Thorp and Brendan Gardiner fought the battle of their lives this weekend.
Chlorine in water: the big call
IF SCIENCE shows chlorination is the safest way to disinfect Rarotonga’s drinking water, the government says it will make that call.
Call to strengthen border control
Cook Islands traditional leaders are calling on authorities to strengthen border control in a bid to curtail methamphetamine (meth) coming into the country.
Infrastructure investment focus of Budget
Investment in infrastructure will be one of the key priorities in the 2019/2020 Budget which will be tabled in Parliament today.
Cook Islanders receive Queen's Birthday Honours
Businessman Ewan Smith received one of the highest New Zealand honours after becoming a companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit.
Arrest warrant for Nicholas still active
New Zealand Police have confirmed that an arrest warrant for Cook Islands politician Albert Nicholas is still alive and the Avatiu member of parliament will be arrested when he enters that country.
Caregivers and pensioners to get more
Increases in the caregivers allowance and old age pension are appropriated in the 2019/2020 Budget, confirmed Finance minister Mark Brown.
Cooks to host regional immigration meeting
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration (MFAI) will next week host the annual regional meeting of the Pacific Immigration Development Community (PIDC).
Deadly flu virus detected in Cooks
Two cases of influenza A which has caused deaths in Australia and New Zealand have been reported in the Cook Islands.
Foreign Affairs works to extricate girl
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is working closely with both New Zealand and the United States government officials to resolve the controversial detainment of a nine-year old Cook Islands girl in the US.
Water disinfection explained
Do we need to disinfect our drinking water? Several reports have highlighted the need to improve the quality of the drinking water throughout the Cook Islands – Rarotonga and the Pa Enua. In Rarotonga work has started on the provision of a more robust supply of water with better distribution and increased water storage for times of drought.
'Stop it now, speak up': social media
More revealing comments have been raised on social media regarding methamphetamine (meth) issues in the Cook Islands.
Budget will allow salary adjustments
The government is putting in place its second wide salary adjustment for public service staff in the 2019-20 Budget which will be tabled in Parliament on Tuesday next week.
Swearing-in on hold Deputy prime minister
Mark Brown says the government will swear in Toka Hagai as the seventh minister once he is cleared of the “treating” allegation under an electoral appeal.
Cook Islands girl detained in LA
Puna Raela, a nine-year-old girl from Aitutaki, was detained at Los Angeles International Airport last week by United States authorities.
Dengue cases now 55
Dengue cases have jumped to 55 in the current outbreak and this has been confirmed by the Ministry for Health.
NZ minister hails meth initiative
New Zealand’s police minister Stuart Nash has praised the Cook Islands News initiative in assembling a leadership group to fight the methamphetamine (meth) rise in the country.
$8.5m in Budget for roads
Road works are set to receive its biggest allocation ever in the 2019/2020 Budget, which will be tabled in Parliament when it meets on Tuesday next week.
NZ supports drug probe
New Zealand’s police minister Stuart Nash has been approached by a Cook Islander in Auckland with some important information about methamphetamine (meth) dealings in the Cook Islands.
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