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Man found guilty of rape, burglary
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Cook Islands deep sea mining poll sparks controversy
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MCI rejects ‘dark fleet’ label
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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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Scientists explore coral heat tolerance in Rarotonga
A group from the University of California is working with Cook Islands marine biologist and chairperson for the environmental NGO, Kōrero o te `Ōrau, Dr Teina Rongo, to discover how corals around Rarotonga respond to high temperatures.
Vandals target fintech startup
Cook Islands tech entrepreneur Brett Baudinet is disappointed that his recently established business, Smartie, has become a target for vandals.
Library theme fun for literacy
Literacy week Roimata Karika, Nicole Marurai, Isabelle Mana, Manamea Koteka and Ronnie Teio enjoying themselves in the Avarua Primary School library yesterday. The schools library has been decorated in various themes in celebration of World Literacy Day. 11090914
High-tech tool in the belt
Gone are the days of trial and error in finding a cars problems with new tools at the Cook Islands Motor Centre they dont even need to open the bonnet anymore. Simply by plugging in one of their high-tech diagnostic tools into your car, the Motor Centre staff can track down any number of bugs […]
Format changes for Vaka Eiva
Paddlers, pupils and partiers can look forward to a little something different from this years Vaka Eiva. For logistical reasons, organisers are planning a new format for the November oe vaka festival. The iconic Trader Jacks after-party this year shifts to Muri beach. The Round Raro Race has been bumped to earlier in the week, […]
Join Fitness Revolution and teach group classes
If youre interested in teaching group fitness classes, Fitness Revolution is giving you the opportunity to get certified. A set of qualification courses, taught by some of the regions top instructors, will run for two weeks from September 17. Training for aspiring Zumba instructors will be the first of the series. The Zumba certification course […]
Tapoki building back
Mauke field athlete Tereapii Tapoki has used the Noumea Pacific Games as a springboard to build up to the London 2012 Olympics. The specialist discus thrower competed in the open womens shot put on the final day of the games and placed 5th overall with her best throw being 13.12m. Her first put reached 12.56m […]
Prevent suicide by recognising the signs
On average, two people commit suicide in the Cook Islands every year. Mereana Taikoko of Te Kainga Mental Health and Wellbeing Centre has been collecting data since she started working with mentally ill patients in 1997. Twenty-four people have committed suicide on Rarotonga since then 17 males and seven females. The majority were between the […]
Cook Islands World Cup begins tonight
The Cook Islands Rugby World Cup campaign begins in Auckland tonight. Not with its own team or any south of the equator, but with Japan and its champion Cook Islander Ryan Nicholas. Four nations can try to lay claim to Nicholas, a Cook Islands Maori who was born in Australias dusty centre and schooled in […]
Excitement hits fever pitch
Rugby World Cup fever has taken over Rarotonga. Businesses, homes and people right the way through the island were going World Cup wild yesterday ahead of last nights kick-off between New Zealand and Tonga. CITC stores across Rarotonga had their World Cup displays judged yesterday, the efforts including a miniature Eden Park complete with imitation […]
CITC blackout a big hit
CITC kicked off the Rugby World Cup with a company-wide Black Fever competition yesterday. Each outlet was to show its support for the All Blacks using whatever means possible, and a panel of judges which included company owner Trevor Clarke determined which did the best. The winner of the $300 cash prize was the Black […]
How they hauled in the medals
Sailors arrived at Cote Blanche in Noumea to no wind for the final day of racing and a gold medal already in the bag. A Cook Islands drumming team led by chef de mission George George psyched up the sailors for their final race of the Pacific Games. With a gold medal already secured and […]
High hope for Maori language
The head of New Zealands Ministry of Pacific Affairs mentioned to media recently that the chances of Cook Islands Maori surviving in a New Zealand context are high. Dr Colin Tukuitonga was speaking to Pacific Beat about the dismal future of Niuean and Tokelauan, explaining that both languages were at risk of becoming extinct in […]
Books worm into students day
Schools around the Cook Islands marked World Literacy Day yesterday by colouring their hair, speaking their minds and rewarding their teachers. Some kids even called on a super hero and an international cricketer for the occasion. To help commemorate World Literacy Day, former Black Cap Mathew Sinclair, who is on Rarotonga assisting Cook Islands Cricket, […]
Man jailed for rape of girl aged 11
A Mangaian man who raped an 11-year-old girl, impregnating her, has been sentenced to five and a half years in jail. To protect the identity of the rape victim, her relationship to the accused and his name are suppressed. The victim and her daughter a product of the rape now live in Australia. Her attacker, […]
Pacific leaders here next year
The Pacific Leaders Forum will be held in Rarotonga next year bringing about 400 delegates including the political leaders of the 22 Pacific nations to the Cook Islands. Acting Prime Minister Teariki Heather said yesterday the country is set to benefit hugely by hosting next years Pacific Leaders Forum. On the last day of this […]
Akatenianga Reo Maori
Ka raveia te Akatenianga Reo Maori a te au tamariki apii o Rarotonga nei, Mataiti 9 ki te Mataiti 13 a teia ra – Paraparau ra 8 no Tepetema nei i te ora 9 i te popongi ki te are putuputuanga o Iotepa Peata i Tutakimoa (St. Josephs Hall). Tumu Tapura; E Tama/Maine Kuki Airani […]
SDA church offers to host Filipinos
Club Philippines Raro has postponed the second half of its inaugural anniversary celebrations out of respect for staunch Sunday church-goers. The club planned to hold a second family fun day and sporting activities at Muri on Sunday but decided not to, following a letter to the editor published in Cook Islands News. The letter, signed […]
Cooks join oceanscape
Governments support for the establishment of the worlds largest marine park in Cook Islands waters is indicative of the need for Pacific people to reclaim their stewardship of and mana towards the ocean, Prime Minister Henry Puna says. He delivered a speech in Auckland this week at a Pacific Oceanscape event organised through the 2011 […]
PM points to fish potential
Travel and tourism contributes to two thirds of the Cook Islands gross domestic product (GDP) an annual sum of about $200 million. Prime Minister Henry Puna says despite this, growth in those industries may be constrained by obstacles like declining air services in the Pacific region and a lack of investment in associated infrastructure including […]
Media demands travel disclosure
Frustrated by the lack of transparency and response from government, Cook Islands media organisations are launching a campaign for accountability. Just ten months into the Cook Islands Partys reign, it is estimated cabinet ministers alone have indulged in at least 40 international trips. The Pitt Media Group which includes Cook Islands Television, Cook Islands Herald […]
Plenty of choices for tonights kick-off
The big screens are going up, the snacks are stockpiled and all things black are the hot fashion in town. After a long countdown, the 2011 Rugby World Cup begins tonight. Restaurants, resorts, bars and clubs right across Rarotonga are getting into the spirit of New Zealands Rugby World Cup. What felt like an age […]
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