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Cook Islands has its first mosque
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CI Muslim opens up about her faith and journey
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RAC to address mosque legality
19 November 2024
I don’t expect much change: PM Brown on US Elections
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23 October 2024
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Man found guilty of rape, burglary
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Tenants face water bill burden
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5 October 2024
Tourism contribution set to surpass half-billion dollar mark
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Parliament Clerk sparks outrage over deep sea mining statement
23 September 2024
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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
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Taxpayers foot $659,000 bill for MPs travel and allowance
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Corruption report exposes ‘bribe and sexual favours’
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ICI explains road works delay in front of old Sheraton site
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Housing crisis hits tourism industry
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National
Social Impact Fund awards $199,825 to 14 community projects
The Cook Islands Social Impact Fund approved 14 proposals totalling $199,825.20 from 21 applications, supporting community initiatives across Rarotonga and the Pa Enua, with a focus on sports, wellness and youth development.
Christmas in the Park brings festive cheer to Rarotonga
Hundreds of locals, visiting families, and tourists gathered at the National Auditorium and Domes on Thursday evening for the annual Christmas in the Park event, hosted by Rotaract Rarotonga.
New salon opens
Pacific Resort Rarotonga has announced the opening of Pacific Village Salon, located in the double-story complex across the road from the resort. The salon staffs internationally trained stylist and leading trainer for Servilles New Zealand, Kim Davis, who is available for free consultations. She employs a sophisticated range of creative styling and uses the latest […]
Yoga student returns to teach it
During her break from a year-long Yoga Instructors Programme in Auckland, Diya Welland is back home on Rarotonga. Over the next two weeks she will be offering four 90-minute yoga classes at Better Health. Welland has 25 years’ experience as a Bodywork Practitioner and 15 as a Therapeutic Life Coach. She aims to teach people […]
Better services by SOEs planned
In a major policy shift, the focus of state owned enterprises (SOEs) will no longer be on making money but rather on providing more efficient and better services – a move the government believes will help generate the economy. Finance Minister Mark Brown says getting SOEs to be more efficient “allows the users of those […]
Bird strikes Boeing
Air New Zealand flight NZ19, which was due to depart for Auckland at 8.15am yesterday, was delayed in Rarotonga for four hours. The Boeing 767 (below) due to operate the route experienced a bird-strike on one engine upon landing in Rarotonga from Los Angeles. The aircraft landed without further incident and was inspected by engineers. […]
CITC responds to pricing complaint
In the wake of a recent customer complaint about pricing, CITC management has issued a statement. A customer, who asked not to be named, registered a complaint about pricing that Food Group general manager Dan O’Brien said raises three separate pricing issues – that pricing is not consistent with cash payments (e.g. $5.99 when the […]
French patrol boat visits again
The French naval vessel La Railleuse is back – she arrived on Sunday and leaves today at midday. She was scheduled to arrive at Avatiu on Saturday but en route from French Polynesia had to conduct an unexpected rescue so was held up. CINews is catching up with the captain and French Marine Nationale troops […]
Rotary continues its community outreach
For over 40 years, the Rotary Club of Rarotonga has been acknowledged as a community-oriented organisation devoted to helping those in need. Today, the club is engaged in nearly 20 different projects that offer support for different community requests. One in particular is the ‘Books for the Cooks’ project. “This project encapsulates for me what […]
Three thefts at weekend, annual licence checks
Over the weekend an Aro’a resident reported a wallet containing $800 stolen – later that day the thief withdrew $100 from the victim’s account at an Avarua ATM. Police have still not recovered the wallet. A woman reported her handbag missing after visiting an Arorangi pub and vendors selling produce at the Kavera meeting house […]
School's water and sanitation competition starts today
Starting today, Vaka Takitumu school students will be working on poems, essays and posters as part of the education and awareness competition organised by the European Union Muri Water and Sanitation Project in conjunction with the Muri Environment Care Group. The students will be required to research and write about the water and sanitation topic […]
Call for closer scrutiny of parliament funding
Deputy leader of the Democratic Party and former minister of finance Wilkie Rasmussen says that claims by parliament that it is cash strapped ‘does not make sense.” He says that the cuts made by the cabinet of the previous government were predominantly for travel and clothing allowances for members of parliament that fall under the […]
MP allowance and travel back on
Parliament is broke because of a massive payout to ministers and MPs who lost their seats after the general elections, prime minister Henry Puna has revealed. That payout is expected to be around $180,000. It’s estimated that former ministers will get approximately $15,000 in a lump sum and ordinary MPs about $11,500. Puna says parliament […]
Media studies open new career doors
New Tereora College media studies teacher Phil Jones hopes that through his course students will become more aware of the opportunities available to them in the media industry. “I hope there’s more awareness around media and job opportunities and travel opportunities in the media (industry),” he said. Jones said that in the media industry he’s […]
Health lunch for graduates and scholars
At a Tupapa luncheon on Wednesday, the Ministry of Health honoured new graduates in the health disciplines, and eight new recipients of Ministry of Health-sponsored scholarships to study for careers in health. Minister of Health Nandi Glassie, secretary of health Tupou Faireka and hospital staff turned up to celebrate the success of the following people: […]
CIP holds on to Vaipae-Tautu seat
The two-day electoral petition hearing in Aitutaki ended Thursday afternoon when Chief Justice Tom Weston delivered his decision. Weston upheld two elements of Demo candidate Kete Ioane’s petition, meaning the final vote count changes but Cook Islands Party MP Mona Ioane Kake retains the Vaipae-Tautu seat. In November Ioane won 159 votes, but Kake won […]
Petition Knock outs
Dear Editor, The CIP/Demo petition boxing matches are all on now in courts across our nation. Ding! Ding! The way I read the petition results in the paper so far, the seats are staying the same as when announced after the election. So after the Aitutaki petition decision on Thursday being lost by the Demo, […]
Cyclone damage reaches $4 million
NUKUALOFA, Feb 5 – The Tongan cabinet has allocated 1 million- pa’anga (NZ$702,000) from government’s national emergency fund to address immediate relief efforts to Ha’apai the island worst hit by tropical Cyclone Wilma on January 25. But the fund will cover only the basic necessities at this stage and rebuilding efforts will come later. Deputy […]
Opening game loss to Wales
The Cook Islands suffered a 31-12 loss at the hands of Wales in their opening match of the Wellington Sevens yesterday. Wales wasted little time in establishing their dominance over the Cook Islands with two quick tries via Garth Davies and Ifan Evans to give Wales an early 12-0 lead. But the Cook Islands kept […]
Dan and Nan teaching US students
Fifteen American university students are wrapping up a two-week training course on Rarotonga that’s allowed them to more personally and tangibly experience the subjects they discuss in their classrooms and read about in their textbooks. They are part of a programme called Frontiers Abroad, a ‘study abroad’ experience that allows students to earn course credit […]
Akaoa raises funds for hall upgrade
The Akaoa community is in the process of rebuilding and renovating its meeting house and community hall – both buildings that are more than 60 years old. The Akaoa Murienua community hall was torn down and rebuilt in 2009 – a major $70,000 reconstruction that was funded by government assistance, tapere fundraising and donations. The […]
Waitangi Day celebrations
The traditional New Zealand Maori hangi will replace the Sunday roast this weekend when the Aotearoa Society on Rarotonga commemorates Waitangi Day on Sunday, February 6. A hangi will be put down early Sunday afternoon for the gathering and commemoration kai between 5.30pm and 6pm. The Aotearoa Society executives will be providing the kai for […]
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