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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
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Niki Rattle: A call for stronger human rights protections
10 December 2024
Solid and Hazardous Waste Bill referred to Parliament committee
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DPM defends CIIC finance and travel policies
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Cook Islands has its first mosque
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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
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CIIC directors seek $350,000 in damages over defamatory claims
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Man found guilty of rape, burglary
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Tenants face water bill burden
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Tourism contribution set to surpass half-billion dollar mark
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National
Rarotonga crime stats challenged
Cook Islands Police data shows no increasing crime trend, but the Opposition leader and a road safety advocate argue understaffing and passive policing conceal actual crime and safety issues in Rarotonga.
Australian High Commission accepting applications for community grants
The Australian High Commission has announced the opening of the Australia – Cook Islands Community Grants Program.
Sir Terepai launches campaign
Independent candidate for Ngatangiia, Sir Terepai Maoate, will officially launch his campaign this evening which calls for voters to ‘act now, for tomorrow’. The former leader of the Democratic Party is focusing his campaign on both community and national commitments. Sir Terepai has been the electorate’s MP for 27 years and is pledging to follow […]
Matheson's new ambassador
New Zealand’s next Ambassador to Italy will be career diplomat and Cook Islander Dr Trevor Matheson. Dr Matheson is the son of Margaret Mamatua Vahua Matheson of Inave, Arorangi – who is set to celebrate her 80th birthday on October 28 – and the younger brother of former Secretary of Education, Ken Matheson. Dr Matheson […]
Investment hope for Treddlecat
Rarotonga inventor and boat designer Ken Kingsbury is hoping his fourth and fastest Treddlecat will attract investment needed to establish a manufacturing facility on the island. Kingsbury – who had his pedal-driven Treddlecat boats provisionally patented in New Zealand – said his latest creation was an improvement on those already in use at Muri. The […]
YWAM camp takes off
Yesterday was the last day for the Youth with a Mission’s (YWAM) space themed camp. Though the ‘truth seekers and the search of Outer Space’ camp only ran for three days the camp was a success with 25-27 kids participating. They clearly made the most of it with smiles plastered from ear to ear. Held […]
Health, zumba at NWC conference
Issues relating to women’s health were discussed during yesterday’s session of the seventh National Women’s Conference being held at Sinai Hall in Rarotonga this week. Following a zumba fitness class in the morning, conference attendees sat down to talk about the different health issues experienced by women of all ages, and whether they were being […]
Island night
Te Korero Maori dance troupe is hosting an island night fundraiser on Saturday, October 23 at the Golf Club. Tickets are $40 each, the price of which includes a buffet meal and a dance performance by Te Korero Maori with a live band. Andre Tapena will be performing with guest artists Uirangi Bishop, Mere Darling, […]
Faithful flock to listen
Hundreds of Cook Islands church-goers made the most of an international perspective this week, attending up to eight sessions with Auckland-based pastors Paul and Maree de Jong during the Assemblies of God conference in Takuvaine. The LIFE church founders and senior pastors were invited to speak at this year’s conference, for what was their first […]
PSC wades in over hospital job
The Public Service Commissioner’s (PSC) office has stepped in to the debate over the rewriting of the Head of Hospital Services role. The contract held by the current Head of Hospital Services runs out in December, and the job description for the post has been rewritten by secretary of health Tupou Faireka. The new job […]
Rumours are 'campaign fever'
CIP Atiu MP Nandi Glassie says ‘election campaign fever’ may have started the rumours that he is planning to defect from the party. He has flatly denied rumour that he is planning to ditch the party by withdrawing and changing his nomination before the close of candidate registrations on Friday. Glassie says there have been […]
Is this your dog?
Someone from near Muri has lost the brown dog pictured below – it has been staying with tourists in Muri for over two weeks, and Esther Honey is appealing for the dog’s owners to come forward. They said the tourists have asked for the dog to be shipped to them in New Zealand if no […]
Tepaki unhappy with Arnold
Chairperson for the Te Kura O Te Au steering committee Tepaki (Tim) Tepaki takes issue with independent Tupapa candidate Tim Arnold’s campaign advertisement in which he kicks an old car, likening it to the Cook Islands government. Tepaki said he believes that the advertisement “belittles” past governments, and implies that they were responsible for the […]
No disaster day events
The Cook Islands is not actively participating in today’s International Day for Disaster Reduction due to other commitments. Emergency Management Cook Islands director Charles Carlson said the annual day had previously been observed in the country, with initiatives including educational television broadcasts and school activities. Pressure on EMCI staff to implement other programmes meant no […]
Reform not political football: CIP
The Cook Islands Party believes the improvement of the political system should be based on wide consultation with all Cook Islanders. Party leader Henry Puna says political reform is an important issue, but the CIP doesn’t agree with it being used for ‘campaign’ purposes. At the launch of the CIP campaign last week, CI News […]
Business mentors back
The business mentors are back on Rarotonga and ready to take on 15 new businesses. “Mentors have met again with the various businesses they were allocated with in the first round,” said Teresa Manarangi-Trott of the Chamber of Commerce. “There were 20 originally. Now we have allocated a further round of businesses which want to […]
Health awareness for mothers
An awareness programme about the health of mothers and their babies started yesterday. The launch of Cook Islands Family Welfare Association’s (CIFWA) new project took place at Pue Clinic’s fortnightly mother and baby clinic which is held Tuesdays from 10am to midday. CIFWA brought in public health nurse Tearuru Takai to talk to mothers and […]
Children the priority
The children of the Pacific region must be the ultimate and primary beneficiary of whatever regional and national efforts to deliver quality education and training services. Speaking during the opening of the 8th Forum Education Ministers Meeting in Port Moresby, Deputy Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Feleti Teo said the education ministers […]
Island night fundraiser
Te Korero Maori dance troupe is hosting an island night fundraiser on Saturday, October 23 at the Golf Club. Members are selling tickets for $40 each, the price of which includes a buffet meal and a dance performance by Te Korero Maori with a live band. Andre Tapena will be performing with guest artists Uirangi […]
Equal roles needed
Women and men need to be equally represented in governance and leadership roles just as they are in population, Mangaia community leader Tuaine Tuara believes. Tuara yesterday spoke at the seventh National Women’s Conference being held at Sinai Hall in Rarotonga. As a former island secretary and member of various community groups and organisations, she […]
First stamps arrive
This year’s first new stamps have arrived on Rarotonga and were being cleared by customs yesterday. The stamps are being supplied for free to the Post Office by the new owners of the US company that has been given the rights to print and sell Cook Islands stamps – Philatelic Collectors Inc. Jules Maher, chief […]
Learn from Rarotonga
Manihiki womens council president Mama Faiterau Makira believes young women from outer islands can learn a lot from those in Rarotonga. The northern group island community leader is taking part in this week’s seventh National Women’s Conference being held at Sinai Hall. She travelled to Rarotonga with two other Manihiki women, partly to expose them […]
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