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15 February 2025
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Ruta Mave: People’s Republic of China red flag
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No debt in China deal
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Thomas Wynne: Haka with the taniwha or dance with the dragon?
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‘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
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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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Immigration strengthens workforce resilience and service delivery
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration (MFAI) completed a recruitment round in February 2025 to fill vacancies within the Immigration border team.
Lack of recognition for indigenous women and girls
The United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) meets annually to address the widespread inequalities, violence and discrimination women continue to face around the world.
NZ Governor-General begins first visit
New Zealand Governor-General Jerry Mateparae and Lady Janine Mateparae arrived yesterday to begin his first official visit to the Cook Islands.
A better way to improve economy
Dear Editor, Higher standards of living and an improved quality of life for those living in the Cook Islands can only come through a growing Cook Islands economy.
MOIP discuss water project in China
Ministry of Infrastructure and Planning officials have returned from a trip to China, where they surveyed materials to be used in Rarotonga’s $60 million Te Mato Vai water infrastructure project.
New hospitality school on the horizon
A new hospitality school and the management of a liquor merchant are two projects on the cards for Little Polynesian manager Sam Napa.
Kai Reka exceeds expectations
The realms of tertiary training and professional fine dining morph into each other at the Hospitality and Tourism Training Centre’s Kai Reka restaurant.
Experts to evaluate Cooks' development
Over the next two weeks the Cook Islands will be undergoing a peer review with a specific focus on monitoring and evaluation of national development.
Project manager talks Te Mato Vai
Te Mato Vai’s new project manager says the $60 million dollar project will be vital as the Cook Islands begins to feel the effects of climate change.
Tupapa triumphs over Pago Youth
Tupapa Maraerenga have claimed their second win against American Samoa’s Pago Youth in fashionable style at the Pago Park Soccer Stadium in Pago Pago, American Samoa on Thursday afternoon providing plenty of excitement for the local crowd.
Young Cookie to head to Paris
A young Cook Islander will be travelling to the 8th UNESCO Youth Forum at the end of October.
Fresh produce quickly claimed at food day
Punanga Nui market was well stocked with fresh produce for World Food Day yesterday – but not for long.
True beachside experience at Castaway
It has not been the relaxed island lifestyle that they perhaps imagined, but for owners of Castaway Resort Paul and Michelle Ash moving to Rarotonga has been the challenge of a lifetime.
Paint job for Esther Honey
A few coats of solar paint will be helping the Esther Honey Foundation’s patients and volunteers keep their cool.
Minister supports retiree scheme progress in Atiu
Atiu MP Nandi Glassie is keen to see a retiree scheme on his island become a reality.
Concern at rise in alcohol abuse
Five cases of domestic violence over the weekend had alcohol as a contributing factor.
Virtues Taxi project inspires local company
A ‘Virtues Taxi’ project in Korea has inspired Aitutaki’s Nane Purea to promote the virtues through her company Tropicool Tours & Transfers.
Gender equality training for women
Women have rights – the right to work, get an education, and the right to be treated equally with their male counterparts.
Pensioners target tax review meeting
The finance ministry held its final public consultation on the proposed tax review at Avarua’s Sinai Hall on Wednesday evening.
Who is calling the shots here?
Since launching its tax review, the government has dug deeper and deeper into the trenches, defending its somewhat utopian vision of the Cook Islands if value added tax is raised (VAT).
Specifics needed on seabed minerals
More specific information would further debates around seabed minerals, according to Pacific Islands Conservation Initiative’s (PICI) programme manager.
Youth select projects for Indian aid
Cook Islands youth have played the vital role in the recent short-listing of projects that hope to receive funding from the government of India.
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