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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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Australia and Cook Islands to sign MoU, strengthen maritime security partnership
Cook Islands and Australia are in the process of finalising an enhanced Pacific Maritime Security Program (PMSP) Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will strengthen Australia’s support for Te Kukupa II operations and bolster regional security efforts.
Punanga Turuturu Itivaine set to make a positive impact
Punanga Turuturu Itivaine (PTI), the women’s counselling and support centre for survivors of gender based violence (GBV) and abuse, responded to 11 calls for assistance during the festive season.
Cultural thieves face $1m fine
Foreigners caught in breach of proposed traditional knowledge laws could face a fine of up to $1 million and be banned from entering the Cook Islands for 30 years. The draft Traditional Knowledge Bill 2011, presented to pa enua cultural and traditional leaders for consideration at a workshop yesterday, is being designed to enhance and […]
Kia akaaka koe e tama
E te tama Etita, Kare au i poitirere ana e kua pakia te mema paramani o Vaipae/Tautu a Mona Ioane i te peapa a Aunty Peta i tata ki roto i taau peapa no te mea kua akarongorongo ana au i tetai tangitangi kereteki no tetai au apinga tei anoano ana teia mema paramani kia […]
Pearl industry gathers
The Cook Islands Pearl Authority (CIPA) is putting on a conference for the benefit of pearl industry stakeholders tomorrow. Since 2008 there has been no forum for pearl farmers, retailers, commercial exporters and jewelers to discuss the state of the industry and the way forward. With the passage of years and particularly with many of […]
House on hill raises concern
Despite public query a home being built on the lower slopes of hospital hill in Arorangi is not likely to have required an environment impact assessment (EIA). The home is under construction below Rarotongas hospital, fronting the back road on the Arorangi side of the hill. Cook Islands News has received queries from readers about […]
Cultural crooks beware
Cook Islands traditions and culture will receive better protection from potential pilfering through two proposed bills currently in their draft form, says a New Zealand lawyer. Speaking at a culture and traditional knowledge workshop yesterday, lawyer Richard Wallace said the Cook Islands government would soon be presented with draft bills dealing with copyright protection and […]
Audit job closed
Applications are now closed for the position of audit director, which until recently has not been advertised in almost ten years. Paul Allsworth is the current audit director and his contract has been rolled over numerous times. Allsworth has held the position for the last 12 years. The number of applicants has yet to be […]
The hat fits
Theres nothing to it for Manihiki hat maker Haumata Tepania who was at the Trade Day last week selling some of her hand made crafts at the Manihiki stall. The self taught rito hat maker is on the island as part of the Manihiki group taking part in the Te Maeva Nui celebrations. Tepania brought […]
Passenger sickness causes delay
An investigation into the illness of six visitors to Rarotonga is continuing, despite them all having left the Cook Islands for New Zealand. On Saturday the tourists were among passengers of an Air New Zealand flight from Rarotonga to Auckland. On arrival in Auckland the Auckland Regional Public Health Service (ARPHS) was alerted that several […]
Police investigating NCIFC
Public Service Commissioner Navy Epati will not be suspended while under investigation by the police, Prime Minister Henry Puna says. Puna confirms a report about Epati has been made to police. He says the Cook Islands is a country where people are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Someone being under investigation is not grounds for […]
Go hard or go home says Wigmore
Most of the Democratic Party re-grouped yesterday for the first time since losing the November elections to discuss preparations for the next election in 2014. Most of the partys members from the pa enua were present, as they were already on Rarotonga for Te Maeva Nui celebrations. The party conference opened with a review of […]
Wilkie tells party to speak out
As one of the more outspoken members of parliament, deputy leader of the opposition Wilkie Rasmussen urged his fellow Demos at yesterdays party conference to speak up on behalf of the Cook Islands people. We tend (not) to say the nasty things that need to be said, he said, blaming that reluctance to speak out […]
Youth speak out
For the first time a youth speech competition is being held with the focus on four specific issues affecting young people teenage pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections, alcohol and smoking. The Ministry of Health is behind the competition, organised by reproductive health coordinator Maine Beniamina. This is the first year Beniamina has trialled the speech competition […]
CI man in London mayhem
A Cook Islands man has spent the last few days dodging violent riots in London that have transformed areas of the city into no-go zones for travellers and locals alike. Maritime Cook Islands director Garth Broadhead said a massive influx of police into the English capital was having an affect on the riots, which entered […]
Sun and song on the menu
West Auckland residents Jillian Birch and Adam Fanning soaked up untold sun and culture while visiting the Cook Islands last week. The housemates have been lucky enough to employ the services of a former Cook Islands resident who currently works with an Auckland-based disability support service. New Zealand born Cook Islander Mathew Pau Tauia, residential […]
Telecom poll draws over 5000 votes during Te Maeva Nui
As Te Maeva Nui judges scrutinised team costumes, choreography and strength of language in the various performances over the past weeks festival the audience and team supporters also made their own decisions on the standout teams through the Telecom Cook Islands peoples choice text voting poll. As part of the telecommunications Ariki sponsorship of Te […]
Sustainable tourism the goal
Turi Mataiapo Maria Henderson is settling into her new role as president of the Koutu Nui. At the 37th biennial conference and annual general meeting of the Koutu Nui last month, members elected new office bearers. They chose Henderson to preside as president until the next biennial conference. Henderson says her goals are to promote […]
Old interviews back on air
Former Cook Islands Prime Minister Sir Tom Davis and former High Court Commissioner John Henry Webb are part of a new Radio New Zealand International (RNZI) initiative. Today RNZI launches its New Flags Flying online feature which includes extensive archival audio and transcripts of 16 former Pacific leaders as they remember the move to independence […]
Input wanted on copyright
Draft legislation designed to protect the rights of the Cook Islands creative community will be presented to the public for comment at a culture and traditional knowledge workshop today. Community members are welcome to come along to the National Auditorium from 9am to view and comment on the proposed legislation on copyright and traditional knowledge. […]
Cutting a slice of the creative pie
With the worldwide trade in creative industries totalling some US$420 billion each year, the Cook Islands government is keen on grabbing a chunk of the cash for its people. The government has named cultural and creative industries as one of the five key economic drivers for the country and has begun bringing cultural leaders from […]
$400K: Tapi loan vs Samoa charter
A smoke signaller writes about the governments cost of getting outer island teams to and from Te Maeva Nui this year aboard a ship chartered from Samoa: The $400,000 possibly more should have been diverted to Tapi Taio [inter-island shipping company owner] in a form of a soft loan to help him get his new […]
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