More Top Stories

Economy

No debt in China deal

8 February 2025

Economy

$541.7m tourism earnings

25 January 2025

Letters to the Editor
Local

Top cop position advertised

7 December 2024

Culture
Church Talk
Court
Economy
Economy

National

National

Tourism engages with European and UK trade

Cook Islands Tourism strengthened its European partnerships and promoted its destination through strategic business-to-business meetings and incentive programmes, aiming to increase visitor numbers and expenditure.

Local

Cook Islands, Niue undertake immigration collaboration

The Cook Islands Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration (MFAI) hosted visiting Government of Niue senior immigration officer Olive Kapaga recently for a comprehensive study tour.

Voter numbers update

The Electoral Office is set to confirm new figures for the total number of electors on the main and supplementary roles next week. CI News received figures from the office earlier this month but it appears some changes have been made prior to the election this week that have yet to be verified. Chief Electoral […]

National

Special votes validated

The Electoral Office began the validation process for 417 votes cast in advance of Wednesday’s election yesterday. By mid-afternoon scrutineers and polling officials had completed this process for five electorates in preparation for the final count which is set to begin on Monday morning. Once all the special votes are counted the final election result […]

National

Tuara assesses political future

Independent Murienua candidate Angeline Tuara is assessing whether to remain politically active after losing the battle to represent Murienua in parliament. Tuara – a former member of both the Cook Islands Party and Democratic Party – stood as an independent candidate for the first time in this election. She received 49 of the 408 votes […]

National

Maoate blames infighting

Terepai Maoate Junior blames internal problems in the Democratic Party for his loss in the General Election. Maoate, who was first elected in 2004, lost the Amuri-Ureia seat in Aitutaki to the Cook Islands Party’s Toanui Isamaela. The preliminary results show that Maoate lost the seat with 106 votes to Isamaela’s 140. He put the […]

National

Henry back on Tuesday

Cook Island party leader Henry Puna is set to return from Manihiki to Rarotonga by Tuesday and proceed to form the new government. “We will have to be patient and await the final results of the election before we can move with certainty to form the new government. Obviously the appointment of cabinet is an […]

National

Beer vows to continue fight

First time candidate James Beer is vowing to remain active within the Democratic Party to ensure the Cook Islands recovers from its “frightening” economic position. Beer – the Democratic Party’s Murienua candidate – lost the battle to represent the constituency in parliament to Cook Islands Party MP and leader of the opposition Tom Marsters. Constituents […]

National

Analysis of an election loss

Toagate and the potential for Tom Marsters to become the Cook Islands’ prime minister impacted voting in the Murienua constituency, Democratic Party candidate James Beer says. Beer lost the battle to represent Murienua in parliament to Marsters – the electorate’s defending candidate and leader of the opposition. Marsters, a Cook Islands Party candidate, received 171 […]

National

Results 'startling': Tepaki

Losing Murienua candidate Tepaki (Tim) Tepaki – who polled two votes – said that the preliminary election results were “startling” and “typical” at the same time. “We were thinking we were a bit more modernised now but we ain’t,” he said with a laugh. “We still go back to our party politics – it will […]

National

MP pays tribute

Penrhyn MP Wilkie Rasmussen issued a message of condolence yesterday after the sudden passing of the island’s former MP Tepure Tapaitau on Sunday. “It is with great sadness that I, together with the families and people of Tongareva, received the notice of the passing of Tepure Tapaitau, a great son and leader of Tongareva. His […]

National

Result set to stand

The final results for Manihiki are not expected to change once the 28 special votes are added to Wednesday’s preliminary results, giving CIP leader Henry Puna an almost definite win. Puna, who looks set to become the country’s next Prime Minister, was 28 votes ahead of Piho’s 55 votes on election night. Independent Rangi Mitaera, […]

National

Independents helped CIP success: George

Winning Teenui-Mapumai CIP candidate Norman George said that the preliminary general election results fulfil the prophecy he made weeks ago: that the CIP would sweep the election, and the independents would help them do it. “I predicted it right from the start that independents are novices – good for amusement purposes and that’s all,” George […]

National

Final count of results begins

The Electoral Office began sorting special votes yesterday and expects to be issuing final results as they come to hand each day. Chief Electoral Officer Taggy Tangimetua said the office was not sure when all the votes would be counted and their task complete but they will be working to get the final results out […]

National

King-sized catch

Brendon Nicholas caught this 100kg blue marlin on a soft bait hook off Panama. Nicholas caught the monster fish while out trying to catch tuna. He sold it to Wigmore’s Superstore for $630. The keen fisherman was out alone and had to drive his boat while wrestling with the fish for an hour and 45 […]

National

BTIB's case against Taakoka adjourned

Justice John Kenning presided on a number of cases in the High Court yesterday. The Business Trade Investment Board (BTIB) has laid nine charges against Taakoka Island Villas Limited – all were adjourned without plea to January 27. Kaveao M Kaveao – pleaded guilty to possession of cannabis and burglary on Muri Mart. Police Prosecuter […]

National

Skippers supported

The Cook Islands Yacht Squadron (CIYS) and the Department of National Human Resources Development (DNHRD) have offered to cover course expenses for three local sailors who head for New Zealand to complete an Ocean Yacht Master’s certificate. CIYS and DNHRD are joining forces to send Nick Henry, Peia Patai and Tetini Pekepo to Auckland for […]

National

Joyana off to Miss South Pacific

Maine Tapairu, 21-year-old Joyana Meyer, left early this morning for Papua New Guinea, where she will represent the Cook Islands at the Miss South Pacific pageant. The pageant, which starts this weekend and spans nine days, features 10 competitors in addition to Meyer – from American Samoa, Aotearoa, Fiji, Tonga, Hawaii, Niue, PNG, Samoa, Tokelau […]

National

GPC referendum clarification

Lynnsay Francis yesterday clarified the position of the Group for Political Change on the referendum question, after an article in Thursday’s paper said that the GPC asked the Government to ask 12 questions in Wednesday’s referendum. She said the GPC were invited to a meeting at the PM’s office along with Teina McKenzie of Mou […]

National

Royal message

Queen’s Representative Sir Frederick Goodwin has sent congratulations to Prince William on his engagement to Catherine Middleton on behalf of the government and the people of the Cook Islands. The QR’s official secretary Harry Ivaiti advised CI News that Government House received a message from Clarence House in London announcing the engagement on Tuesday. “Their […]

National

Sir Terepai splits vote and loses

The Cook Islands Party’s Atatoa Herman took advantage of the split Democratic Party supporters to win the seat of Ngatangiia. The actions of Sir Terepai Maoate (above) in separating from the party and running as an independent after losing a run off left the field wide open for the Cook Islands Party candidate. Herman won […]

National

Maggie never in doubt

Kua akaei kotou iaku – you have adorned me with your ei. These were the words of winning Tupapa CIP candidate George Maggie Angene after he was announced the winner of the seat. In Maori he told his supporters at the Tupapa Centre that his success was not from the past three months of campaigning […]

National

« Previous  1    711  712  713  714  715  716  717  718  719    818  Next »