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Niki Rattle: A call for stronger human rights protections
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Solid and Hazardous Waste Bill referred to Parliament committee
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DPM defends CIIC finance and travel policies
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16 November 2024
RAC to address mosque legality
19 November 2024
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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
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Parliament Clerk sparks outrage over deep sea mining statement
23 September 2024
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21 September 2024
Anxiety on the rise: Cook Islands faces mental health challenge
7 September 2024
Cook Islands deep sea mining poll sparks controversy
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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
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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.
'Best in the world'
Head of Los Angeles-based company Companies Incorporated Kevin Wessell has issued a statement that the Cook Islands has the “best offshore asset protection trusts available today”. “The offshore asset protection trust provides the strongest legal protection available. It has been our experience that the Cook Islands provides the best offshore asset protection trusts available the […]
Woman charged with theft as a servant
Justice of the Peace Tangi Taoro presided over a relatively short court hearing yesterday. A woman with name suppression appeared on a single charge of theft as a servant. Her counsel, Charles Little, asked that her case be adjourned without plea, and requested interim suppression of name so as to give her time to explain […]
Zumba craze rocks Raro
Local Zumba instructors are running two Zumba classes on Saturday to raise money to send Carlene Mapu to Auckland for her Level One Zumba Basics certification and licence. Carlene – who says she has caught the ‘Zumba fever’ – has been teaching classes on Rarotonga for the past year and she’s now ready to take […]
New rooms, desks, rules and rakes
Rarotonga schools came to life yesterday as children with crisp uniforms and sharpened pencils turned up ready to learn. But for most schools and kids – the first day of school was clean up day. Classrooms were swept out and rubbish raked up and after that – it was all about getting set up in […]
Free health class at Muri
As part of an effort to make Rarotonga healthier, Sisi Short is running a free ‘fitness group’ twice a week. The community health and fitness team’ started meeting in mid-November of last year, and continues to gather at 6am on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The hour-long class, which meets in Nukupure Park in Muri, consists of […]
Short claims Pa Ariki title in wrong hands
Tupe Short believes the wrong person is holding the Pa Ariki title, and intends to bring his case in court to prove it. He insists that the Pa Ariki title – which now belongs to Pa Marie Ariki – was passed down through the wrong kopu line, and argues that it should have stayed within […]
Minister, qualified people are here
“Finance Minister Mark Brown’s plan to recruit the next financial secretary from New Zealand is saying that highly qualified and experienced Cook Islanders cannot do the job, or if they can, then pay them peanuts,” comments a smoke signaller. “If this is Government’s plan, then why not fill all top jobs from New Zealand, including […]
Tractor power to Tupapa
Tupapa-Maraerenga member of parliament George Maggie will be holding a meeting this evening to revive the Tupapa-Maraerenga growers association before they receive their new Chinese tractor on Friday. Maggie, along with tractor driver John Kamana and mechanic Glassie Mato, visited the Ministry of Agriculture yesterday to find out when they would receive their tractor which […]
Open up and diversify
Business Trade Investment CEO Terry Rangi believes if the Business Support Loan (BSL) is to continue, there should be diversification away from the tourism sector and the assistance shouldn’t be confined to just the outer islands. He says there’s no doubt that “tourism is important but we are really neglecting potential million dollar export industries […]
School uniform sales thriving
As students prepare to enter a new school year, Tuki’s and Vonnia’s are busy selling uniforms. The mamas at Tuki’s Pareu are flat out this week sewing uniforms. Tuki’s carries uniforms for every school on the island except Tereora College and Papaaroa School – which parents can find at Vonnia’s. Tuki’s has uniforms for Titikaveka […]
Glassie has high hopes for Te Kura Ou
Minister of Health and Agriculture Nandi Glassie says that it is his role and his objective to provide a clear vision and an impetus for change – not to get involved in the day to day running of the ministries. “My job is to assess the two portfolios. In public sector management you have to […]
Dialogue in PI issues
The East-West Centre in Honolulu today concludes what media are calling a ‘high-level dialogue on Pacific island issues’. The ‘State of the Pacific Dialogue’ involves scholars from a number of Pacific nations and from Australia, Japan and the United States, and aims to review regional developments and emerging trends likely to shape future policy within […]
Drinking water project begins
The first-ever region-wide safe drinking water initiative is underway. Eight countries are implementing Drinking Water Safety Plans (DWSP) recommended by the World Health Organisation (WHO) – and the Cook Islands is one of them. Other participating countries are Marshall Islands, Palau, Vanuatu, Fiji, Niue, Tonga and Samoa. AusAID provided the funding to back the scheme […]
Mauke teen attends Bluelight camp in NZ
Kimiora Makitae of Mauke is currently in Auckland attending a four-day Bluelight Youth Leadership and Personal Development camp at Hobsonville Base. After much consideration and consultation with Mauke School principal Josephine Ivirangi, Bluelight coordinator Hugh Graham chose Kimiora to represent his island at the Auckland conference. “Kimi is a young lad that possesses leadership qualities […]
New mayor calls for unity
Aitutaki’s new mayor John Baxter and his scrutineer Tereicino Tuare flew into Rarotonga this week for the final count of the votes from Aitutaki. He was officially declared the winner at the conclusion of the count. Baxter said that votes were added to all candidates but that he won by 37 votes. In the preliminary […]
HIV workshop a success
Staff at the Pacific Islands AIDS Foundation have said that the workshop they held for Members of Parliament at Crown Beach was a success. Research officer Hilary Gorman reported that of the 12 invites sent to MPs, seven people attended. The invites were issued to governing party MPs and their wives who live on Rarotonga. […]
Mauke grateful for new tractor
The arrival of China’s gifted tractor to Mauke came as an early but much appreciated surprise to many. Acting Island Secretary Steve Barrett wishes to pass on his thanks to China on behalf of the island of Mauke. Everything comes with responsibilities and costs however and on that note, Barrett hopes that operational costs will […]
Bikes collide, riders hurt
The sirens that sounded on Monday evening came from ambulances rushing to the scene of a Tupapa motor vehicle crash, just in front of Ngatipa Store. At 6.19pm, a male was driving a black Yamaha Spark motorbike travelling from Pue toward Avarua. Another black Yamaha Spark – this one carrying two people – was following […]
'Flying camp' by Mauke Scouts
Mauke Scouts used the last week of school holidays to introduce the boys to a different concept in camping – a flying camp. So named because every day sees the troop packing down, cleaning up and then moving to a new campsite where they will be required to decide the best way to organise shelter […]
No fees for taskforce
None of the private sector members on the new Economic Development Summit Taskforce are being paid for serving on a think tank that’s charged with identifying how best to grow the nation’s economy. Office of the prime minister policy director and taskforce member Liz Koteka says some funding in the OPM budget has been set […]
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