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No debt in China deal
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Thomas Wynne: Where were our leaders while children suffered?
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$541.7m tourism earnings
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Cook Islands passport proposal
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Top cop position advertised
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Police need numbers and bigger budget
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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
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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
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Tourism contribution set to surpass half-billion dollar mark
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MCI rejects ‘dark fleet’ label
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National
Ministry explores new strategies to enhance mathematics education
The Ministry of Education is exploring new strategies to enhance mathematics education in the Cook Islands, following comments from New Zealand-based academic Professor Jodie Hunter, who emphasised the need for local context in teaching resources.
Celebrating International Women’s Day
The Ministry of Internal Affairs (INTAFF) hosted International Women’s Day at the Punanga Nui Market on Saturday with the theme “Accelerate Action for Gender Equality- for ALL Women and Girls.”
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.
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.
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.
Pukapuka, World XI to debut
THE WORLD XI and Pukapuka will get their first hit out of the Domestic League cricket competition today when they square off against Aitutaki.
The strange case of the disappearing Mr Kato
Rod Henderson is Australian and a retired police officer from Victoria, who is interested in unsolved cases that have occurred in the Cook Islands.
TMV petition passes 1000 signature mark
More than 1000 people have signed a petition that aims to put a halt to the estimated $60 million Te Mato Vai water infrastructure project.
Stolen smokes behind police operation?
Stolen cigarettes are believed to have been at the centre of a police operation carried out on Thursday at the Super Brown store in Tupapa.
Asbestos levels lower but still above NZ
Results from asbestos tests at Avarua School show the air quality has improved since truckloads of contaminated soil were removed last month.
Shark fin boat sent on its way
Shark fins were recently discovered by Cook Islands maritime police during the inspection of a Chinese-flagged longline fishing vessel.
Glassie clears air on pensions
Minister of Internal Affairs Nandi Glassie has attempted to clear the air around what he described as confusion with upcoming changes to the Cook Islands pension system.
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