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Cook Islands passport proposal
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Top cop position advertised
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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.
Aitutaki wants fairer water tank distribution
The newly sworn in Aitutaki Island Council wants the remaining $130,000 in the Aitutaki Cyclone Appeal (ACA) committee’s account to be spent on buying more water tanks. In its first meeting yesterday, the Island Council said this would make sure everyone on the island who needs a water tank will get one. The ACA executive […]
PM plans 100 sitting days
As the court finished hearing the last of four electoral petitions on Thursday afternoon, the 47th session of the Parliament of the Cook Islands was able to open yesterday. The sitting, Prime Minister Henry Puna said, “was really just to tidy up internal issues, to elect a speaker, have the members of parliament sworn in […]
New comp in Mauke
After a great start to the new Mauke island cricket competition, teams were certainly looking forward to getting out on the pitch and having more fun during the second round last Friday. In the women’s competition, Education took on the School team who were sent out to bat first with Tracey Terei top scoring with […]
War Bible returns home
AUCKLAND, Feb 15 – A fragile Bible carried to war by a young Southland soldier nearly 95 years ago is heading home. Private Richard Cook took the Bible with him when he left New Zealand to fight in World War 1 with the Otago Regiment of the New Zealand Expeditionary Forces. The 26-year-old soldier never […]
ANZ head sees potential for Pacific food exports
ANZ Asia Pacific, Europe and America (APE&A) chief executive officer Alex Thursby outlined the global economic situation and how it’s relevant to the Pacific region during a brief speech at a breakfast function yesterday morning. He thanked ANZ customers – some of whom were present – for choosing to do their banking with ANZ, and […]
Tia Barrett knighted
Former New Zealand High Commissioner to the Cook Islands, the late Tia Barrett has been bestowed with the Legion of Honour by the French government for his contribution to relations between France and New Zealand. Barrett died in 2009 from complications after a heart attack at the Rarotonga golf course. He had advanced to become […]
Leaders agree
To avoid future delays calling parliament when a government has a clear majority, prime minister Henry Puna and opposition leader Robert Wigmore agree on one thing – a constitutional change needs to be made. Puna and Wigmore both feel a new sub-clause should be added allowing parliament to be called by a secure government irrespective […]
Pukapuka election result void
Justice Nicholson has declared the election result for the Pukapuka-Nassau constituency void. After four days of hearing proceedings, Nicholson granted independent candidate Vai Peua’s petition challenging the November election results. Yesterday he announced his decision in the Rarotonga High Court, but indicated he will give his reasons at a later date. On November 26 of […]
Tourism supports Buy Local
Cook Islands Tourism has come to the support of the BTIB plan to open an airport outlet dedicated to local products. The Buy Local shop was to be positioned inside the departure terminal to capture some of the 100,000 visitors who leave Rarotonga each year. But plans have stalled following what the Airport Authority says […]
New seats means 'Buy Local' misses out
The Buy Local initiative missed out on getting an outlet in the departure area for small suppliers of local products because the Airport Authority identified an “operational need” for space. Commercial operations manager Mark Vaikai says they needed to accommodate extra passenger seating, understood to be an extra column of four seats. This ruled out […]
ANZ's top brass visit Rarotonga
ANZ Asia Pacific, Europe and America (APE&A) chief executive officer Alex Thursby arrived on Rarotonga last night – ticking off one more stop on his Pacific tour. Accompanying him on his tour are South and South East Asia chief executive officer and APE&A chief operation officer Mark Robinson, APE&A general manager of human resources Anouk […]
Decision due today on Pukapuka
Justice Nicholson heard evidence and submissions pertaining to the Pukapuka electoral petition in the Rarotonga High Court yesterday, following a court sitting in Pukapuka earlier in the week. Nicholson is expected to have a decision ready to deliver this morning. His decision will determine whether CIP Member of Parliament for Tekii Lazaro will retain the […]
Ways for sea cucumber aquaculture to deliver real benefits to rural communities
NOUMEA, Feb 17 – Stocks of high-value sea cucumber species have been chronically over-exploited throughout the Asia-Pacific region, as elsewhere in the world. They are in great demand, not only for food but also for their reported medicinal and supposed aphrodisiac qualities, particularly among the Chinese. Collected by divers in deep water and by women […]
Sea cucumber: nerves not required
It looks like a slimy worm – but it lives in the sea. The common sea cucumber is a sluggish creature, brown and blotchy, designed to blend in with its habitat: rocky reefs and sandy bottoms. It is sub tidal and can be found at depths up to 100 metres, all around the coast of […]
Pleased to be accredited pearl graders
Three Cook Islanders have passed examinations which now recognise them as accredited pearl graders under a programme driven by the Pearl Authority to standardise grading in the country. They are Christine Newnham and siblings Tamuela Karaponga and Mehau Johnson all from Manihiki. Karaponga, who topped the exams, and Johnson are farmers and pearl seeding technicians. […]
MMR starts bonefishing meetings
About 40 villagers attended the bonefish awareness community campaign meeting at Araura College in Aitutaki on Monday. There were a lot of concerns from the general public as to whether they were allowed to gillnet, to fish in the lagoon for kiokio, whether they had to buy a fish permit and where the fees for […]
Cash for clothes vs good causes
“This clothing allowance rhetoric should be taken notice of by the prime minister,” writes a smoke signaller as he joins the debate over whether the government should bring back the $5000 clothing allowance for each parliamentarian, at a cost of $120,000. “I see colourful Norman George has now thrown his hat in the ring. For […]
PM launches Aussie fundraiser
Prime Minister Henry Puna and the Cook Islands government have donated $10,000 to go towards the flood and cyclone relief efforts in Australia. The initial $10,000 is the start of a much bigger nationwide fundraising effort for Australia which has been planned for March 24. In early January flooding from heavy rains was followed by […]
Mama Tokoa's akura!
As a young girl Marie Tereapii Moeroa used to go fishing with her father in a little canoe off Avatiu reef. Now fondly known as Mama Tokoa, the 84-year old again recently went fishing over the reef, but this time on board Akura as a treat from son-in-law Alex Sword. While on rod duty Mama […]
Manea Foods expands to O'oa
Tupapa can look forward to greater grocery variety as the Manea Foods chain extends farther east. Work crews are in the process of renovating the interior of the O’oa Petrol Station, which should be open for business as the newest Manea Foods shop within about four weeks. James Beer, who owns Manea Foods, said he […]
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