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Cook Islands passport proposal
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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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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.
Raro a bit like home in Iceland
Fifty minutes of radio commentary about Rarotonga – in Icelandic and English – could feature on the air in Iceland in coming months. Icelander couple Jon Asmundsson and Esther Gunnars-Dottir are on the island – the last stop on a round-the-world journey that’s led them through India, Vietnam, China and Australia – for two reasons: […]
Rakahanga candidacy questioned in petition
The Rakahanga cross-petition filed this week alleges CIP candidate Toka Hagai did not qualify to run in the election. The cross-petition was filed on Wednesday in response to Hagai’s petition in the High Court which challenges the election of Democratic MP Taunga Toka claiming that five votes should be disallowed because the voters had not […]
Theft, assault, drink driving dealt with
Te Tika Mataiapo Dorice Reid heard a number of criminal cases from the bench during a lengthy court session yesterday. Metuamoeroa Tangatapoto – pleaded guilty through counsel Norman George to contempt of court after having breached a condition in his probation agreement to abstain from alcohol. George pointed out that the defendant has been out […]
Vaka TV airs full programme
Vaka TV started screening its full list of programmes last night. After a shaky start, the new station began broadcasting its full range of programmes to around half of Rarotonga at 5.30pm. By next week, manager Greg Parker hopes to have broadcasts up and running to the whole island. Currently the signal is being received […]
MP challenges petition
The Cook Islands Party has this week filed notice in the High Court of a counter-petition for the seat of Tamarua. CIP MP Pukeiti Pukeiti won the Mangaia seat by just one vote. Demo candidate Andy Matapo has challenged the election of Pukeiti – his petition alleges that two voters were not qualified to vote […]
Hundreds anxiously await NCEA results
More than 500 secondary students are now anxiously awaiting their exam results which are due out next month. According to the Ministry of Education, the results will probably be available from late January. Students can then check their NCEA results online at www.nzqa.govt.nz using the personal login given to them by their school. Over the […]
Makisi to perform tomorrow
Well known New Zealand tenor Ben Fifita Makisi (pictured) performs tomorrow evening at Crown Beach. Oceans Restaurant will be hosting his $100-per-ticket show, during which he will be performing a number of opera classics. The price includes a pre-dinner glass of bubbly and canaps and a three-course dinner prepared by the team at Windjammer Restaurant. […]
Taiwanese book dedicated to Crocombe
A Taiwanese academic has dedicated his latest book to the late Professor Ron Crocombe. The book ‘Austronesia Peoples and Countries: Taiwan and the Pacific Islands’, by Paichuan Tsai, carries the dedication: ‘Dedicated to (the) late Dr Ron Crocombe, The Father of the Pacific Studies. And my Parents in Heaven.’ Tsai said he had met Prof […]
CIP wives bring Xmas cheer
The Prime Minister’s wife Akaiti Puna took the CIP MP’s wives on a visit to the Creative Centre and the Are Pa Metua yesterday where they treated the members to Christmas carols and gifts. The events are part of Puna’s vision to get the wives more involved in community groups and activities. After singing Christmas […]
Minister arriving for four day visit
NZ Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully arrives in Rarotonga this afternoon for a four day visit to hold talks with the new Cook Islands Party government. The visit comes just days after the NZ Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee submitted its report into NZ’s relationship with South Pacific Countries. Prime Minister Henry Puna has […]
Group lobbying McCully over NZ superannuation
A local group lobbying for NZ superannuation to be collectible in the Cook Islands is hoping visiting NZ Foreign Affairs minister Murray McCully will take up the cause to address the ‘arbitrary, unjust and discriminatory’ conditions of entitlement to the benefit. The ‘NZ Superannuation Lobby Group’ has battled for 17 years to highlight the plight […]
Fundraiser for young sailor's Sydney trip
A sail-a-thon fundraiser is being planned for Monday, December 27 at Muri beach for Rarotonga Sailing Club open champion sailor Eseta Ailaouamaua. The 12-year-old sailing champion has been invited to the Australian Optimist Championships in Sydney next month and due to her late call up – the Rarotonga Sailing Club are banding together to support […]
Shipping schedule subject to weather
Pacific Direct Line/Pacific Forum Line and Reef Shipping have issued their upcoming shipping schedules, though at this stage they are still subject to weather conditions. Meteorologists predict that between nine and 12 cyclones will hit the Pacific region this season – a forecast that, if accurate, might affect shipping schedules, as both international lines that […]
Talking turkey and shooting guns
Rasmussen has new experiences aboard US Coast Guard cutter Sergeant Saungaki Rasmussen tasted turkey for the first time last month, but not at the family dinner table – instead, he was aboard the US Coast Guard (USCG) cutter ‘Rush’, a 115-metre vessel with a helicopter and a crew of 180. Rasmussen was a ‘shiprider’ on […]
Cultural learning on Mauke
Once every year, for a full week, the Mauke School community turns its learning focus to traditional cultural practices. The week long cultural celebrations began with an opening carnival and the crowning of a maine purotu (princess) and tama tumu toa (prince) from the school. Traditional games was one of the highlights of the cultural […]
Acacia eradication on Mauke
The Acacia Eradication project is underway with Environment Officer Basilio Kaokao overseeing the work. There are three species of acacia on Mauke, all are invasive and high water users. To begin with Basilio is targeting the most common large tree varieties Acacia Crassicarpa and Acacia Mangium. Acacia was introduced to Mauke by the Agriculture and […]
Giving tree brings festive joy
Westpac’s Giving Tree project gave people the opportunity to make 137 less fortunate children smile this Christmas. Grab a tag and buy a gift – it was that easy to take part in the mission to help families who face real hardship to put some presents under the tree this festive season. This is the […]
Cyclone risk still low: NIWA
New Zealand’s National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) has just released another weather bulletin for the Pacific, which reiterates some of the messages it has disseminated already. The bulletin predicts that the heavy rainfall the region has been experiencing will continue in coming months. It points out that the average region-wide rainfall for […]
42 tonnes of e-waste collected
Forty two tonnes of e-waste will be shipped off the island shortly and head to New Zealand for processing. The Southern Express is scheduled to arrive on December 23. When it leaves it will take with it seven containers and two palettes full of e-waste. Organisers of the recent eDay e-waste collection originally estimated that […]
Cousins promises to return
She’s been a teacher and friend to many during her three years at Tereora College and now it’s time for goodbye. Charlotte Cousins moved from Dunedin to Rarotonga in 2008 and has since fallen in love with the island, the environment and the people. “I’ve been so charmed by the staff and the students and […]
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