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DPM defends CIIC finance and travel policies
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Cook Islands has its first mosque
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CI Muslim opens up about her faith and journey
16 November 2024
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19 November 2024
I don’t expect much change: PM Brown on US Elections
6 November 2024
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23 October 2024
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21 October 2024
Man found guilty of rape, burglary
24 September 2024
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8 October 2024
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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
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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
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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’
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13 August 2024
ICI explains road works delay in front of old Sheraton site
10 August 2024
Housing crisis hits tourism industry
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MCI rejects ‘dark fleet’ label
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National
Heather opposes Cook Islands passport plan, warns of risks
Cook Islands United Party leader Teariki Heather has opposed the Government’s proposal for a Cook Islands passport, stating that what Prime Minister Mark Brown and his team are pursuing for is not important.
Domestic violence accused convicted for multiple assaults
A man was convicted of a series of domestic violence offences, including urinating on the victim, following a judge-alone trial earlier this month at the Cook Islands High Court in Avarua.
Businesses divided over event cost
Businesses wanting to take part in the Cook Islands largest wholesale tourism event have until the close of business tomorrow to register their interest. The three-day showcase called Kia Orana Cook Islands will bring in 59 people to the Cook Islands representing airlines, tourism wholesalers, online travel agencies, keynote speakers and trade media across nine […]
Biggest tourism industry event of the year
Fifty-nine people from airlines, tourism wholesalers, online travel agencies and trade media will travel to the Cook Islands this December as part of the biggest tourism industry pow wow on the local calendar. The group of industry representatives from the Cook Islands biggest international markets will travel to the Cook Islands to meet and conduct […]
Tsunami exercise on
Todays tsunami evacuation exercise is going ahead as planned to test out the Cook Islands disaster response capabilities. Though individual homes and businesses do not need to actively take part in the exercise, Emergency Management Cook Islands (EMCI) is encouraging businesses and schools to consider their disaster response plans and discuss their emergency procedures with […]
Tribunal revokes four price orders
The Price Tribunal has revoked another four price orders, in line with its finding that there is enough market competition and variety of product within the Cook Islands at present. Earlier this year the tribunal was tasked with reviewing all existing price orders in an effort to determine whether they are still relevant and necessary […]
A moveable home for Bullivant family
While many people will be tying down their roofs and boarding up their windows in the event of a tropical cyclone, there is one Tupapa household that can take up a bit of a novel self-defence move as a last resort. The Bullivant household on the main road at Upper Tupapa can be lifted straight […]
Calls for Sheraton to become a golf course
With developers not moving on plans to transform the old Sheraton site into a five star tourist resort, why not bulldoze it all and put in a course to cater for the travelling golfer? Thats the opinion of one regular visitor to Rarotonga, who has several links to such an industry in New Zealand. The […]
Hikers pleased with Raro treks
When two American visitors set out to explore Rarotongas interior last month with only a 16-year-old guidebook as their navigator, they werent sure of what they could expect. A lot can change in 16 years, especially when Mother Nature is trying to force her will, and the couple was keen to explore Rarotongas seven main […]
Govt asks Google to remove content
The Cook Islands government has put in its first content removal request to internet giant Google, the search engine has reported. In its January-July 2011 transparency report, the Cook Islands is listed as having made its first ever content takedown request to Google. Google reports that it has complied 100 percent with the governments request. […]
Council calls for full revision of code
The Business Trade Investment Board (BTIB) is now considering submissions on its proposed changes to the investment code, which closed to public feedback yesterday. BTIB has spent the past 18 months revising the existing investment code and amending certain parts of the legislation. Main changes include further restrictions on foreign investment, although BTIB has always […]
482 students to sit NCEA exams
Cook Islands secondary school students are busy preparing for National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) examinations, which begin on Wednesday. In total, local students will sit NCEA exams in 15 subjects English, mathematics, accounting, science, biology, media, physics, agriculture and horticulture, economics, history, chemistry, calculus, physical education, social studies and geography. Exams are scheduled for […]
Pa Ariki confident in Mirage Group
The Mirage Group is continuing to work on attracting investors for future redevelopment work at the Sheraton hotel site, according to landowner Pa Marie Ariki. Pa Ariki this week said the New Zealand-based Mirage Group was still paying rent as per its lease agreement and had been in contact with her in recent weeks to […]
Help Shannon reach her goal
CITC pharmacist Shannon Saunders swapped her togs for runners this year in an effort to raise money for local non-profit Te Vaerua Community Rehabilitation Service. She set out to run around Rarotonga during the Round Raro Race last month, and in the process asked her supporters to make donations to Te Vaerua. Her goal was […]
Prevention better than punishment
Australian psychologist Meg Perkins says her research proves that when it comes to cutting down on crime in the Cook Islands, prevention is more effective than punishment. (It) is difficult not to conclude that prevention of crime would be better than correction. Punishment does not seem to do very much for young people who are […]
Mitiaro craft showcased
Tivaivai, cushions, pillow cases and various styles of pandanus mats have been on display in Mitiaro at the annual Nukuroa Vaine Tini Katorika craft and tivaivai show. Cook Islands National Council of Women (CINCW) president Vaine Wichman travelled from Rarotonga to Mitiaro for the exhibition as an invited guest. More than 11 women displayed their […]
Quiz to support Uirangi
Miss South Pacific contender Uirangi Bishop has just one month to prepare for the Apia beauty pageant. In support of her big day, the Miss Cook Islands Pageant Association (MCIPA) is putting on a quiz night fundraiser next Tuesday. Emceed by MCIPA president Clee Marsters, the quiz night will kick off from 6pm at Hidies […]
TAU accepting tenders for roof work
Contractors will be obliged to ensure that new roofs at two Te Aponga Uira buildings will be able to take solar systems in the future. Two TAU buildings, the administration/network building at Tutakimoa and the power station in the Avatiu valley, will soon have their deteriorating roofs removed and replaced. The jobs are currently out […]
Aviation aficionado seeks Raffs half-finished book
American airplane designer John Cashen says he was on the first commercial non-government and non-military plane to fly from Pago Pago to Penrhyn in 1973. Piloted by Edson Raff a US military colonel whose claim to fame was putting the green beret on the Green Berets, Cashen says the craft was a single-engine Beechcraft Twin […]
Ship sinks in Cooks EEZ
A foreign vessel has sunk in the Cook Islands exclusive economic zone. Cook Islands News has had confirmation that a foreign vessel reportedly registered in Vanuatu caught fire and sunk this week in the waters of the northern group. The Ministry of Marine Resources is awaiting receipt of a full incident report from the vessels […]
Agriculture minister visits Mauke and Atiu
Health and agriculture minister Nandi Glassie is in Mauke, where he plans to be briefed on developments in line with his political portfolios. Glassie is joined on his trip to Mauke by health secretary Tupou Faireka and associate agriculture minister Kiriau Turepu. The trio plan to discuss business in relation to the doctors residence on […]
WHO trips are essential, Glassie says
On return from his fourth trip to an international World Health Organisation (WHO) conference this year, health minister Nandi Glassie says it is essential that the Cook Islands has a presence at such forums. This year Glassie has attended WHO conferences in Moscow, Geneva, New York and Manila. He says if the Cook Islands is […]
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