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Man found guilty of rape, burglary
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Parliament Clerk sparks outrage over deep sea mining statement
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21 September 2024
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7 September 2024
Cook Islands deep sea mining poll sparks controversy
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MCI rejects ‘dark fleet’ label
3 August 2024
Rising seas, rising costs: Climate impacts on Cook Islands economy
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Prime Minister defends $659,000 MPs travel bill
23 August 2024
Taxpayers foot $659,000 bill for MPs travel and allowance
22 August 2024
Corruption report exposes ‘bribe and sexual favours’
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Annual water safety training offers key skills for marine operators
Cook Islands Tourism (CIT) will host its upcoming Annual Water Safety Training, a programme aimed at enhancing the safety skills of water-based operators.
PM Brown confident in Pacific Islands Forum leadership despite political change in Tonga
The sudden resignation of Tonga’s former prime minister Hu’akavameiliku Siaosi Sovaleni had left a temporary gap in the leadership of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF), but Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown remains confident that the situation will soon stabilise.
Island boy wins 'rookie of the year' award
Island boy Mouroa Reuben Hosea scooped up the ‘Rookie of the year – Leisure” award at the House of Travel Annual Awards Ceremony on March 31 in Auckland. Hosea, the eldest son of Hosea and June Hosea, is a former student of Papaaroa Adventist School, Enuamanu School, Araura College and Tereora College. He started off […]
PM confirms cabinet shuffle
A mini shuffle of cabinet portfolios that will see Prime Minister Henry Puna take over responsibilities of outer islands governance and give up the police portfolio is being attributed to recommendations from the Public Sector Functional Review. Puna yesterday confirmed a report from Saturday’s Cook Islands News that announced that Minister Teariki Heather would take […]
Visiting eye doctors in big demand
People waiting to see a team of eye doctors from New Zealand packed out the outpatient area at Rarotonga Hospital last week. The coordinator for the team’s visit, Pa Taukume, said the hospital had a priority list of 400 patients with eye problems. In past weeks staff have been contacting people on that list, encouraging […]
Lifejacket drills for Penrhyn pupils
Tetautua School students and community members on the island of Penrhyn are more safety conscious and have better understanding of the importance of lifejackets after a safety drill was run on the island earlier this month. Tetautua School principal Teina Teariki explains the exercise was part of the health and physical wellbeing syllabus with the […]
'Cooks not prepared for tsunami'
The Cook Islands are not prepared to face the ever-increasing threat of tsunami, says expert Dr James Goff. While sirens and signage are a “good start”, they are merely two pieces of a larger “jigsaw puzzle”. “They’re helpful and a good start, and that’s to be commended, but the Cook Islands are still fundamentally not […]
Cheaper loans one answer to depopulation: Brown
The Cook Islands government hopes to give the private sector better access to cheaper loans in order to make the country a more attractive place for business, according to Minister of Finance and Economic Management Mark Brown. With population decline on the mind, Brown said he hoped to see the local banking system improve following […]
Sex accused's exit reads like fiction
New Zealand Police have abandoned their efforts to prosecute a man in absentia after he fled the country by yacht six weeks before his child sex charges trial. Aucklander Christopher Michael David Peppiatt sparked an international mystery after his unmanned yacht Bonny was found drifting off the Cook Islands in January. Peppiatt, 62, had sailed […]
Heads of ministry jobs close today
The recruitment process for heads of government departments is now well underway with applications for the 10 positions closing today. The positions have been advertised for three weeks and public service commissioner Russell Thomas said although a number of applications had already been received, more were expected to arrive by Monday for the positions of […]
Police portfolio goes to Heather
Teariki Heather will take over duties as Minister of Police from Prime Minister Henry Puna in a swap that will also see Puna become Minister for the Outer Islands. Puna will officially hand over the duties to Heather at a police parade to be held on Tuesday. The ministerial duties of the outer islands has […]
Elderly called to discussion
Elderly people aged 60 and over are invited to a meeting on Monday at the Sinai Hall to discuss what services and activities they would like access to here in the Cook Islands. According to Dr Rangi Fariu, director of community health services, a number of different agencies are currently involved in providing services to […]
Economic Summit scorecard: 2/10
By Vaine Wichman Development Economist Almost a year has passed since government hosted an economic summit that promised: So what is on the ground today? A pledge was made to ensure that policy interventions would boost economic growth. Since then an economic taskforce was set up and the second Sustainable Development Plan was softly launched […]
PM expresses condolences
Prime Minister Henry Puna expresses his condolences to the family of the former leader of the Democratic Party, Robert Wigmore, who passed away yesterday. Paying tribute to Robert Wigmore, who was deputy prime minister in 2010 and a cabinet minister the year prior, Puna said he had forged a formidable legacy as a businessman and […]
'Man of wisdom' honoured
Papa Robert Wigmore’s passing leaves a void in the Cook Islands Parliament, the Democratic Party, the village of Titikaveka and the heart of the nation. A senior politician, successful businessman and diligent grower, Wigmore, who died at age 62, made myriad contributions to his beloved village and to his country. Wigmore lost his battle with […]
Youth offenders – what to do?
Cook Islands Police are becoming increasingly frustrated with the repeat offending of delinquent youth at Rarotonga and are considering a range of suggestions in order to crack down on underage burglars. A number of delinquent youth have been apprehended by police for committing burglaries during the last fortnight. This week a 17-year-old male was apprehended […]
Tourism a contributor to youth crime?
Following years of research into Cook Islands criminal behaviour, Australian psychologist Meg Perkins proposes a means of combating the problem of young children stealing from tourists. She believes tourism has widened the gap between rich and poor in the Cook Islands, thereby elevating crime rates. Accordingly she suggests that tourism operators should be responsible for […]
Policeman pastor reaches out in both roles
New Life Church pastor Ngatamariki Pouao wears two hats – he’s a minister, but he’s also part of the Criminal Investigation Branch of the Cook Islands Police. On the public holiday following Easter Sunday, Pouao wore both his hats. He organised a sports day for members of the Kavera church, focusing in particular on kids […]
Vaka heading for the Tuamotus
Alex Olah reports from Marumaru Atua as the ocean-going vaka sails toward French Polynesia. Kia orana kotou katoatoa on a wet and windy Easter Sunday morning here on Marumaru Atua. It has been a good week of sailing for us since our last correspondence with nice steady winds of approximately 15 knots. This has kept […]
Vaka fleet will sail into Aitutaki
Aitutaki is preparing for the ceremonial arrival of the seven voyaging canoes in mid-May. Currently six vaka – including Cook Islands vaka Marumaru Atua – are crossing the Pacific, en route from the Galapagos and headed for the Tuamotus. There they will meet up with Tahitian sister vaka Faafaite, somewhere around April 18. As of […]
Pukapuka project celebrated in style
The Pukapuka cyclone shelter project is a model example of how a developed and a developing nation can work together to the benefit of both parties, according to the European Union’s Pacific charge d’affaires Adam Janssen. Janssen visited Pukapuka this week alongside Prime Minister Henry Puna and five others in a whirlwind trip to officially […]
Fiji flood appeal today
Temo Sukanaivalu of the Cook Islands Fiji Community holds up an example of the t-shirts that will go on sale this weekend to raise funds for those affected by floods in Fiji. A radiothon will start at 12pm today and run till 5 o’clock where members of the community can pledge donations to the fundraiser […]
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