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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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National
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.
Australia claims 20% of visitors
One In five visitors to the Cook Islands during November this year has come from Australia. The nation has for the first time this year claimed 20 percent of the Cook Islands inbound tourist numbers for the month, making headways into New Zealands share of the market. Australia sent 1800 individuals for the month, a […]
Triad fuel prices rise
Triad Pacific Petroleums maximum fuel prices have risen by five and six cents in line with a new price order, replacing the companys last order issued one month ago. It brings Triads maximum prices a little closer to those of rival firm Toa Petroleum, although Toa is still able to sell its petrol for up […]
Media association to be revived
Media workers met yesterday to discuss re-establishing the Cook Islands Media Association, which has for years lain dormant. At present the Cook Islands is one of the only Pacific nations without a national media association. The impetus to re-form the association was a collective opinion on the part of Cook Islands journalists that the Official […]
WSBC lessons applied in new law
The postscript to the long-running WSBC Bank case finally closed with the enactment of the Banking Act 2011 by parliament early last week. Although the bank had its licence formally revoked back in July 2011, the lessons learnt in fighting that case provided the impetus for the newly enacted legislation. Much of the significant cost […]
Bad timing for Westpac failure
Christmas spending ground to a halt for Westpac Cook Islands customers yesterday when the company experienced a mainframe meltdown. All the banks automatic teller machines (ATMs) were out of service, as well as all its eftpos machines and internet banking. In most cases Westpac customers could not even withdraw money in person from the main […]
New Years party time!
The party-going demographic has a few options come the eve of December 31. Rarotonga can ring in 2012 on the beach at Sails which has declared its intent to turn Muri into the Vegas strip right on the beach or dressed in safari garb, jungle juice in hand, at popular nightclub Rehab. Sails Restaurant is […]
New boulders better than old at harbour
While it was enviable to have the wharf front extended all the way around the Avatiu harbour as part of upgrades currently being carried out at the site, budgetary constraints on the project meant that could not happen, Ports Authority general manager Nooroa Bim Tou said. Tou said that the harbours design meant that boats […]
Teen's death not suspicious
Police do not consider the death of a teenager over the weekend to be suspicious and officials have cleared his body to be released. The teen was found dead at an Arorangi property about 2am on Saturday. Cook Islands Police attended the scene and the teens body was taken to Rarotonga Hospital for examination. The […]
$6000 for Te Vaerua
The Cook Islands Disability Societys housie group has made a very generous donation of $6000 to the Te Vaerua Community Rehabilitation Service. The money will be used by Te Vaerua to continue to provide physical therapy, care giving services and therapeutic equipment to people with serious injuries and disabilities in the Cook Islands. With no […]
No suspicious circumstances
Police confirm there are no suspicious circumstances surrounding an elderly mans death on an Air New Zealand flight between Rarotonga and New Zealand on Saturday. Tavai Puia a Cook Islander who had been living in Porirua travelled to Rarotonga for a holiday recently. He was returning home to New Zealand with his daughter and three […]
Elder abuse comes in many guises
Elder abuse can be committed by anyone, including family, friends and caretakers, and more community awareness is needed on the topic, the Returned Services Association (RSA) has said. While they believe the Cook Islands people and culture is providing adequate care for its elders in the large majority of cases, RSA president Denis Dwane and […]
Holiday to honour ui ariki
The Cook Islands three pillars of society will be recognised with public holidays for the first time next year, finally bringing the ariki in from the wilderness according to Cook Islands Party minister Teariki Heather. Heather yesterday confirmed that a new public holiday commemorating the ariki will be held on July 6 each year. The […]
Choir welcoming carollers
The Hospital Comforts choir is ready to take its carolling ways to the Rarotonga wards and has put out a call to anyone who wants to lend their voice to the cause. The group is planning to head to the Rarotonga Hospital this afternoon with Christmas cheer at full gear and would welcome anyone wanting […]
Compliance unit formally established
After completing a training programme with the New Zealand Ministry of Fisheries, the Ministry of Marine Resources (MMR) has now formally established a compliance unit to enforce fisheries laws in the Cook Islands. The Marine Resources Act 2005 provides broad powers for authorised officers to search premises, vehicles or vessels and to question and arrest […]
Online registry goes live
Christmas came early for the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) this year on December 12, the online registry system it had been working for 12 months to implement went live. This system will provide a modern and efficient mechanism in which to conduct registry activity, which can only serve to improve the potential for growth in […]
Te Maeva Nui locked in for 2012
Te Maeva Nui cultural celebrations will be held from Thursday, July 26 next year, the government has announced. Major organisers from this years festival will again take control of next years festival, bringing together the efforts of the Ministry of Cultural Development and the Cook Islands Tourism Corporation to refine and improve on the celebrations […]
War stories include Cook Islanders
The Cook Islands Library & Museum at Takamoa is a goldmine when it comes to books on military history and the most recent acquisition is a book that has close links to the Cook Islands. A Soldiers View of the Vietnam War: The Story of Victor 4: V Coy, 6 RAR/NZ (ANZAC) Battalion was only […]
Graduation ceremony being planned
The Department of National Human Resource Development (DNHRD) is organising a graduation ceremony to be held on Friday January 27 next year. It will acknowledge graduates of the DNHRDs various scholarship schemes, and include the announcement of scholarship recipients for 2012. In addition, the DNHRD is extending an invitation to all Cook Islanders who have […]
Kwai all fixed up and ready for action
Thanks to the efforts of local welders, Cook Islands-registered cargo vessel Kwai has sailed away none the worse for wear, despite sustaining significant damage when a 50-tonne General Transport crane fell onto her steel deck last week. Captain Brad Ives yesterday expressed his appreciation to all those who helped to fix Kwai after her traumatic […]
Tune up for those tuning in
Matariki FMs listeners will now have an uninterrupted signal in town thanks to new equipment installed at the station this week. The stations transmissions in the town area are now being broadcast with more powerful equipment, shipped in from Australia and installed on Wednesday. Matariki FM director William Framhein said the upgrade meant the stations […]
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