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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
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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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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
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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.
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 […]
Mauke takes a break
Mauke residents will take a break from their week-long effort to help off-load cargo from the stranded Te Kou Maru II today, after the last diesel is pumped ashore and cement building blocks moved to land. The Taio Shipping cargo vessel became stuck on Mauke’s western reef last Monday evening, and community members have been […]
Gospel Day holiday stays
The Office of the Prime Minister has confirmed that despite rumours to the contrary, Tuesday, October 26 is still the public holiday for Gospel Day. There was talk that even though the holiday actually falls on a Tuesday, the OPM would give workers Monday off – turning the occasion into a three-day weekend instead of […]
Fighting back against thrips
The weather’s getting warmer, and the thrips are coming back. But if entomologist Dr Maja Poeschko’s plan to introduce a bio-control agent works, this could be the bugs last Cook Islands summer. The Cuban laurel thrip (Gynaikothrips ficicorum) took Rarotonga by storm in November of last year, swarming over brightly-coloured t-shirts, covering arms and faces […]
Craft exhibition on at Beachcomber
Looking for some authentic island crafts? The National Women’s Conference craft exhibition has tivaevae, rito hats, woven mats, bags, fans, head ei, shell ei and more on sale now at the Beachcomber Contemporary Art Gallery in Maraerenga. The exhibition is part of the 7th biennial women’s conference which began yesterday. Stunning tivaevae and other crafts […]
Biosecurity conference starts on Raro
Thirty-seven people squeezed into the maritime training centre building yesterday to talk biosecurity. It was the start of a three-day training session, attended by importers, customs officers, a representative of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) and people in the shipping industry – all from Rarotonga, Aitutaki and New Zealand – who came together […]
Penrhyn waits for rower
Penrhyn residents are awaiting the arrival of a French rower journeying across the Pacific Ocean between Peru and Australia via Noumea. Serge Jandaud is making his way from Lima in Peru to Brisbane on a rowing boat, and is scheduled to pass by Penrhyn this week. A website established to record his progress yesterday stated […]
National women's conference opens
Women (and men) from all over the country are this week coming together to catch up, celebrate craft and discuss the future and how to confidently face the challenges it brings – it’s the 7th National Women’s Conference, and it’s being held at Sinai Hall. Yesterday marked the beginning of the conference, which was attended […]
Eels slip home against Panthers
In the playoff for first and second at the CITC Rarotonga Club Sevens it was again a strong second-half performance that allowed the Eels to defeat the much-improved Panthers team 10-5 in a closely-fought match. In wet and muddy conditions the Eels forwards, comprising of Clive Nicholas, Teokotai Tuaivi Jnr and workhorse Lee Ponini, laid […]
Fiji celebrates national day
Despite the damp weather the bula warmth shone through as Fijians on Rarotonga celebrated Fiji Day at the Avatiu field on Saturday. It is 40 years since Fiji gained independence from Britain, and Saturday was a time to celebrate the last four decades for the various ethnicities. Chief guest, Deputy Prime Minister Robert Wigmore, said […]
Air NZ launches ticket options
Air New Zealand has launched a type of ticket which they say will reduce the cost of flying to New Zealand. The new set of prices apply to every Air NZ flight to New Zealand from Rarotonga, as well as flights from NZ to Australia, but are not available on the Sydney to Rarotonga flights. […]
Police crackdown on crime
Over the past couple of weeks, police have procured search warrants to enter homes in Ngatangiia, Matavera and Arorangi. They sought warrants in relation to investigations into stolen motorcycles, stolen parts, narcotics, stolen mobile phones and firearms. The warrants and investigations ended in the arrest of eight people: two 15-year-old males who burgled an Arorangi […]
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