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$541.7m tourism earnings
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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.
New pet?
The Esther Honey Foundation has some cute and cuddly feline and canine friends for anyone looking for a new addition to the family. The animal clinic in Nikao has animals young, old, large and palm sized needing a loving home and affectionate family to belong to. Director of the animal clinic Gregg Young is also […]
Tsunami hit Mangaia: expert
Professor says island struck by small, nasty wave in April Professor James Goff, director of the Natural Hazards Research Laboratory and Australian Tsunami Research Centre, has been studying and chasing tsunamis all over the world for years – it’s fair to say he knows a tsunami when he sees one. Goff visited Mangaia this week […]
Miss CI stands out from the crowd
Demitra Tavioni-Neophitou has been representing the Cook Islands at the World Expo in Shanghai in the Miss Expo 2010 competition. She has won her heat and is now through to the finals, which was due to take place today. Fellow delegate to the expo, Elmond Numanga said: “Under the guidance of Kura Taruia-Enua, Demitra has […]
Reform debate evolves at forum
Debate on reform moved on from the first forum organised by the Group for Political Change (GPC) when the second forum was held last week. Talk went from reducing seat numbers at the first forum to a fairer and more cost-effective representation for all at last Wednesday’s meeting. Discussion at last week’s forum focused on […]
The Penny Black
A set of stamps was issued in 1978 to commemorate the birth of Captain James Cook. 10091008
2 stolen
Tikioki based inventor Ken Kingsbury is baffled at the disappearance of two newly built bird nest boxes from his property this week. Kingsbury built 54 special bird nest boxes for Gerald McCormack of the Cook Islands Natural Heritage Project to help with the lorikeet or kura populations on Atiu and Mitiaro. When he and his […]
Local bird boxes to help lorikeets
Specially designed and locally built bird nest boxes will be shipped to Atiu and Mitiaro late next month to help the lorikeets or kura population on the two islands. The 54 bird nest boxes have been built by local inventor Ken Kingsbury based on designs by Gerald McCormack of the Cook Islands Natural Heritage Project […]
Cabinet 'gatekeepers' identified
Manual introduced on procedures for Cabinet by PM’s office New rules for the weekly meetings of the Prime Minister and his ministers have been adopted just a week after alleged scammers were able to put a proposal to them. The need for more responsible decision making at the Cabinet level has prompted government to introduce […]
Broadband deal extended
Telecom Cook Islands has announced it will be extending its recent broadband special, that offers high and frequent broadband users the opportunity to go over their internet cap, use more internet time, and surf and download more for less. In September broadband customers will receive 50 per cent off any excess charge. This extended special […]
Tav targets debt
Ellena Tavioni of Tav Ltd said her business has been aggressively marketing its product overseas to pay off its tax debts. Tavioni has recently been to court to defend her business against being wound up by the tax office over unpaid taxes. She said new deals have been struck with the Japanese market as well […]
Henderson off to ADB
Garth Henderson, manager of the ministry of finance’s aid management division has been nominated by government to take up a three year role as an advisor to the Asian Development Bank based in Manila, Philippines. Minister of finance Wilkie Rasmussen said cabinet decided to recommend Henderson as the Cook Islands nomination to be an advisor […]
Ministry aware of crop complaints
Agriculture secretary Anthony Brown says the issue of crop theft is one of food security. He says the ministry is aware of complaints that some people are now selling stolen produce. Brown didn’t address the question of what might be done about it other than to say perhaps security cameras could be installed. Upper Tupapa […]
Whey to go
Winners of the 12-week Raro Whey Group Loss Challenge (from left) Robati Sosene, Tim Sosene, Gina Williams, Tani Mussell and Daniel Sosene show off their brand new bodies. The group lost a total combined weight of 65kg at the end of the 12-week challenge through healthy eating and exercise. The team not only walked away […]
Penrhyn students share their work
Students at Omoka High School were given a writing assignment where they had to write about the magnificent motu’s of Penrhyn using the theme ‘most interesting places’. Also every Wednesday the students have 40 minutes of bible reading and the pastor asked the students to write a short story with the theme of ‘Promised Land’. […]
Te Uki Ou views on apartheid
Year 7-8 students at Te Uki Ou School were recently studying the Fifa World Cup and were researching the period of apartheid in South Africa. The students wrote poems about whether South America would have been able to host the World Cup had the apartheid not ended. The apartheid began in South African in 1948 […]
Pacific Resort receives awards
Pacific Resort Aitutaki general manager Michael Shah won the major award of South Pacific General Manager of the Year at the 8th Annual HM awards earlier this month. Pacific Resort Rarotonga also received the Environmental Programme of the Year award which placed it as runner-up in the Australasia region to the Wolgan Valley Resort by […]
Helping hands prepare Peace Garden
The Peace Garden work team was out again yesterday in the mid-morning rain, raking, shovelling and planting. The garden is a work in progress, but it’s really starting to come together, thanks to the laborious efforts of a few committed workers and donations from local green thumbs. John and Hinano Johnson (nee Macquarie) have donated […]
Coral Route reflections
By Peter Layne MENTION THE Coral Route flying boat service to those who remember it and their minds will flash back to those large white Short Solent flying-boat aircraft of TEAL (Tasman Empire Airways Limited), the forerunner of Air New Zealand. How many of them will realise though that it is 50 years ago since […]
Water tanks for Aitutaki
The Aitutaki Cyclone Appeal committee (ACA) has received numerous requests from sporting organisations, private individuals and businesses for money to assist with recovery – but the committee has turned down these requests for hand-outs saying it’s sticking to its original policy. Chairman George Williamson says at the outset of the nationwide appeal it was decided […]
Peace quotes
“If there is to be peace in the world There must be peace in the nation If there is to be peace in the nations There must be peace in the cities If there is to be peace in the cities There must be peace between neighbours If there is to be peace between neighbours […]
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