The Cook Islands Trade Policy Framework (TPF), last reviewed in 2015, is undergoing a revision to reflect the country’s evolving economic priorities.
During regional meetings in French Polynesia, Foreign Secretary Tepaeru Herrmann, accompanied by Senior Foreign Service Officer Eden Brown, met with their French Polynesian government counterparts to advance negotiations on a bilateral Air Services Agreement (ASA).
Barbara Allpress is a registered practitioner and life member of the New Zealand Register of Holistic Aromatherapists (NZRHA), who spends up to six months of each year living in Rarotonga.
A local business is proving popular with Cook Islanders in New Zealand.
Kaota Tuariki has handled the intensity of working in a kitchen, but will he be able to withstand the heated exchanges of parliament? “I feel that I’m ready for it, and my family is behind me,” says Tuariki, the Cook Islands Party (CIP) candidate in next Thursday’s by-election.
High-speed internet is on the horizon in the Cooks.
James Beer is known as much for his business presence in the Cooks as his personal views on the big issues facing the country.
The grandson of a Cook Islander was recently honoured by New Zealand’s Pacific community at a special event for his achievements in the business world.
There was excitement in the air and on the faces of students from Blackrock Apii Potiki Early Childhood Centre yesterday, when they spent the morning at the Rarotonga International Airport.
Nina Kristin Nilsen is a Norwegian sailor and evironmental engineer, with a special interest in the environmental effects of marine plastic trash.
Friday the thirteenth is a day riddled with superstitious beliefs that date back centuries and share a common thread–it is a day considered to be unlucky.
Members of the Creative Centre were thrilled to receive $500 from the Teimurimotia Stallions rugby sevens team yesterday.
The Ministry of Health is gathering data on road crashes, to see what can be done to reduce resulting injuries and deaths.
Aunty Tutai Tangaroa on behalf of Te Kainga Mental Health Trust received a donation recently from funds collected through the Mr Lava Lava contest.
The memorial game for Navy Epati that was played last Friday, showed glimpses of the man himself, streaking down the touch-line.
A meeting for women will be held tonight at Caf Salsa through the Cook Islands Business and Professional Women’s Association (CIBPWA).
Some areas of the Cooks are expected to be dryer than usual in coming months.
Prime Minister Henry Puna has returned from Hawaii after paying a visit to the Governor of the State of Hawaii.
Mitiaro residents are in support of the marine park, but also endorsed a cautious approach to dealing with marine resources.
Areariki (Riki) Cowan of AC Drainage Ltd is a man on a mission to install drains and pipes and provide his services for households around the island.
The Tekainga Mental Health Trust along with the Ministry of Health is supporting suicide prevention by dedicating the entire week of September 14-21 to the cause.
When Tupuna Rakanui spoke to CI News regarding his possible appointment as clerk of the House of Ariki and Aronga Mana, it was requested that a Maori version of his account be published simultaneously with the CI News story which appears on page 1.
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