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Cook Islands passport proposal
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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
Parliament Clerk sparks outrage over deep sea mining statement
23 September 2024
Deep sea dilemma: Cook Islanders weigh the cost of mineral riches
21 September 2024
Anxiety on the rise: Cook Islands faces mental health challenge
7 September 2024
Cook Islands deep sea mining poll sparks controversy
7 September 2024
MCI rejects ‘dark fleet’ label
3 August 2024
Rising seas, rising costs: Climate impacts on Cook Islands economy
2 September 2024
Inflation eases but concerns remain
31 August 2024
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’
17 January 2023
PM Brown eager to hand over Forum chair role to Tonga
13 August 2024
Challenging ‘rape culture’
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Leaders call for stronger measures amidst drug trafficking concerns
Transnational crime continues to be a growing concern for Cook Islands’ borders.
Court briefs
Justice of the Peace John Whitta presided over several court matters at the Criminal Court in Avarua yesterday.
Govt 'not running to big daddy'
Finance minister Mark Brown says his government will ‘deal with’ the budget blowout rather than running to the New Zealand government for help. He was responding to a question from Teenui-Mapumai member of parliament Norman George – the first parliamentary question of the year. “Minister,” George said, “in view of the additional $4 million that […]
CISNOC 'decrepit, failed, corrupt'
Two members of parliament yesterday challenged the supplementary budget’s $30,000 allocation to CISNOC to cover its operating costs. Teenui-Mapumai member of parliament Norman George called CISNOC a ‘decrepit, failed, corrupt organisation’. “Because of their record of mismanagement I have great difficulty supporting any allocation of funds for them and my message to the minister of […]
Roadhouse burgled
A cash register filled with money has been stolen from an Arorangi nightspot during a weekend burglary that netted the thieves about $3000 in goods. Burglars also stole a laptop and some alcohol from the Roadhouse in Arorangi after smashing through a rear door of the building. The burglary occurred overnight on Friday and Cook […]
Budget blowout detailed
The original Budget appropriated a total of $172,097,116, but the supplementary budget appropriates $178,337,447 for the current financial year (2011-2012) – reflecting a variance of $6.2 million. The bill suggests an overall increase of $5.1 million in payments on behalf of the crown (POBOC), bringing the total amount appropriated for POBOC this financial year to […]
Govt to review tourism strategy
During the first parliamentary sitting of the year yesterday, finance minister Mark Brown tabled the Appropriation Amendment, or the supplementary budget that amends figures set out in the principal budget passed in July of last year. He opened the session with a speech explaining the most significant variations to the original budget that the bill […]
Self-help training for Mangaia youth
Mangaia’s unemployed youth and upcoming school leavers are being told to look to their surroundings and be creative to help put some cash in their wallets. The island’s tourism and community development division, under Tangimama Vavia, held a workshop this month for Mangaia’s youth. Students currently completing seventh form at Mangaia College were invited to […]
Govt grants $30,000 for suicide summit
A youth summit to tackle suicide in the Cook Islands, scheduled to be held in March, received the government’s backing at parliament yesterday – about $30,000 worth. In presenting the supplementary budget to parliament yesterday, Prime Minister Henry Puna announced the government would contribute $30,000 to a host a youth conference planned for March 12. […]
McCully inspects Forum Leaders venues
A New Zealand government delegation that included Foreign Minister Murray McCully has returned home impressed with the Cook Islands’ progress in preparing for the Pacific Islands Forum, according to High Commissioner John Carter. Carter said the two-day stopover was useful for the New Zealand government, which used the opportunity to examine New Zealand Aid Programme […]
Tribute to Dame Margaret
Takuvaine Member of Parliament Mark Brown paid tribute to Pauline Margaret Rakera Taripo – Dame Makea Karika Margaret Ariki – in Parliament yesterday. He noted that she was this year made a Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (DBE) – the second highest rank in the Most Excellent Order of […]
House gutted in Turangi fire
A vacant house in Turangi was completely burnt out before four fire trucks from the Rescue Fire Service and Puaikura Volunteer Fire Brigade arrived on the scene 10 minutes after the fire was reported. Deputy fire chief Willie Hagai says that a witness to the fire in the area contacted the fire service at 8.56 […]
Mauke farewells Teau Marae Tapu Ariki
On Friday afternoon Mauke lost Teau Marae Tapu Ariki, one of three Ariki o Akatokamanava. Born 19th September 1943, Marae Turaki, of Ngaputoru descent, spent his formative years in Mauke, continuing schooling in Rarotonga before training as an electrician in New Zealand. His years with Te Aponga Uira saw him working in Rarotonga and Aitutaki […]
Sharing the romance at Te Papa
The romance of the Cook Islands is being exported to New Zealand’s national museum and art gallery over a series of events held until April. The Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa will undergo a partial transformation over the coming months, when it adopts the ambience and experience of romance in the Cook Islands. […]
Bonefisherman's labour of love
American fly fisherman Jon Hall has been active in promoting Aitutaki’s bonefishery via word-of-mouth. Hall has spent months in Aitutaki with bonefish guide Itu Davey and his brothers, who have also become guides under the new Ministry of Marine Resources (MMR) training programme, teaching them the ins and outs of running a business. Hall this […]
They are just like us
A dispatch dated February 17 by Numa Mackenzie and Alex Olah aboard Marumaru Atua, 180 miles off the coast of Mexico. Kia orana tatou! We slipped lines at 10.30am yesterday morning from IGY Marina. We were the first vaka to leave the marina because we wanted to go out early and run a man overboard […]
New health clinic for Palmerston
Palmerston Island is finally set to join its sister islands and have a purpose-built medical clinic constructed within its shores. The people of Palmerston remain the only Cook Islanders not to have a purpose-built hospital or clinic on their home island. If government plans to construct a new clinic on the island are carried out […]
Family support group re-launched
A family support group for all those who have been affected by someone’s drinking problems has been re-started in Rarotonga. The Al Anon support group, which re-launched last month, provides people with a confidential forum to talk about how their lives have been affected by someone else’s issues with alcohol. But organisers say the group […]
Dead whale stuck on Aitutaki reef
Whale watchers were out on the Aitutaki lagoon catching sight of an unexpected visitor yesterday, although the visitor in question has been long dead before it even reached the island. Aitutaki’s Joe Katangi put the local Marine Resources unit and a visiting marine biologist into action yesterday morning when he spotted a whale carcass inside […]
Parents called to Tereora College meetings
Tereora College management strongly encourages parents to attend one of three vaka meetings next week to discuss the college’s vision for the next three years. The Parent Teacher Association and the college’s senior management team have organised three meetings – for Te Au O Tonga on Tuesday, for Takitumu on Wednesday and Puaikura on Thursday […]
Rutaki prefects told to lead like captains of a vaka
Rutaki School welcomed in its new prefects and peace ambassadors yesterday, telling them to look to the vaka captains for inspiration on how they can be good leaders for the community. Tuiate Tuariki was named the school’s head prefect, with five other prefects or kauano puapii and two peace ambassadors or mata o te au […]
14 prefects inducted at St Joseph's
The St Joseph’s Cathedral in Avarua was bursting with pride when 14 students from St Joseph’s School were inducted as prefects. The special mass at the cathedral also included the naming of the schools two peace ambassadors. Families, friends and wider Catholic community gathered at the cathedral to witness the induction of the prefects and […]
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