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$541.7m tourism earnings
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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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National
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.
Callout for Raro idols
Staircase is bringing Raro Idol back. The talent competition, based on hit television series broadcast overseas, is open to practised singers and novices who think they have what it takes. Sisi Short of Staircase says she hopes to start auditioning by Monday of next week. If you’re interested in trying out, stop by Staircase and […]
Tereora ranks well against Auckland
Can your child get a better education at Tereora College than at some reputable private schools in Auckland? The simple and perhaps surprising answer is yes, they can. The ministry of education is using new statistics to compare the performance of students at Tereora College with some of the best schools in Auckland. Secretary Sharyn […]
Williams trial wraps up
Kiwi coroner Dr Simon Stables was the Crown’s last witness as the prosecution and the defence wrapped up in the Paul Williams trial yesterday. Stables testified that Duncan Barrowman died of head injuries and concluded that the overall injuries were “consistent with (being) hit from behind and falling to the left and impacting the ground”. […]
Esther Honey open day
The Esther Honey Foundation animal clinic in Nikao is having an ‘open house’ day tomorrow in commemoration of 15 years of providing veterinary services to the Cook Islands. The open house day will run from 8am to 5pm with the aim of showing locals exactly what the clinic does and how its services has impacted […]
Media council chair needed
The Cook Islands Media Council is looking for a new chairperson to replace Tom Weston, who will step down after becoming Chief Justice this year. Weston has indicated it would not be appropriate for him to remain as chairman and will resign once a suitable person has been found. Local media are being asked for […]
Earthquake appeal opens in Rarotonga
Red Cross Cook Islands is hosting a radiothon on Monday to raise funds for those affected by the recent earthquake in Christchurch. Director Niki Rattle said that the radiothon will come on the heels of a radiothon conducted by New Zealand Red Cross. She tried to reserve an earlier spot, but the radio had no […]
Tuaine Marsters on world civil society body
CIANGO president Tuaine Marsters was recently asked to represent the entire Pacific region at CIVICUS (World Alliance for Citizen Participation), a civil service organisation incorporating members from all over the world. For the four years prior to her appointment, a representative from New Zealand was speaking on behalf of the Pacific. Marsters recently returned from […]
Philatelic business sold
It’s confirmed – government has done a deal allowing a foreign company to produce Cook Islands postage stamps. An agreement was signed between the government of the Cook Islands and Philatelic Collector Inc (PCI) on August 12, 2010. The contract gives PCI the exclusive rights to design, issue, print and market postage stamps for The […]
Breathing easy
American Sheldon Ramer has lived in New Zealand for 30 years but wants to move to Rarotonga as the warm air helps him with his breathing. He has recently been in Rarotonga promoting the virtues project, and met Ainslie through the project. After having pneumonia as a child, Ramer has had breathing and bronchial chest […]
Mended achilles
Karen Ngamata volunteered to play in an inter-island basketball tournament in 2007. She joked to CI News that she thought she was still a kid and could just jump up and play any sport. But she snapped her achilles tendon while playing. “I was running and it felt like someone had hit me from behind […]
Improving our lives
Today is World Physiotherapy Day The physiotherapists on Rarotonga are using World Physiotherapy Day to promote how much physiotherapy can do to improve the lives of people recovering from illness and injuries. A physio is an expert in movement who help people of all ages to take part in physical activity, whether that is high […]
Chances for children
CI News economy columnist Vaine Wichman had unexpected help from physiotherapy when teachers at her daughter’s school picked up that the child was having problems in some areas of her development. Screening children for developmental problems between 0 and 5 years old is a ministry of health drive to identify and treat problems early. “When […]
Mangaia outreach
A physio trip to Mangaia has increased funding for disability support by $3000. Physiotherapist Rebecca Washbourn, who works for the ministry of health and Te Vaerua Community Rehabilitation Service, has just returned from a trip to Mangaia. She visited people on the island with disabilities to find out what could be done to improve their […]
Pare loves helping people improve
Pare Tangata, a full-time physiotherapist for the ministry of health, talked to CI News about her work on World Physiotherapy Day. A normal day sees Tangata coming in to the hospital and checking the system to see who has been admitted who could be helped by physiotherapy. At the same time as helping inpatients, Tangata […]
Old traditions alive at Takitumu
Tipi rore, pei pua and tukituki teniteni were just some of the traditional games and sports played by Takitumu Primary School students yesterday. The students are learning all things Maori as part of their Maori Culture Week programme which began on Monday. Yesterday was all about traditional sports and games and it turned out to […]
Clean green stuff works
Green Works is powerful clea-ning done naturally. Exclusively stocked at Foodland, the ‘environmentally friendly’ product line is made of natural ingredients and proven to be better than standard dishwashing and cleaning products. The New Zealand made Gre-en Works cleaning products are endorsed by the New Zealand Asthma Foundation and are made from coconut based cleaning […]
'Books for Cooks' to send books to Atiu
The ‘Books for Cooks’ project driven by two students at St Cuthbert’s College in Auckland is currently collecting a shipment of books to send to schools on Atiu later this month. St Cuthbert’s student liaison officer Ann Saunders said that students Clare Hood and Joy Walpole have packed the books and are encouraging classmates to […]
UN finds high adult literacy in Cooks
The Cook Islands should stand proud in the region because of its adult literacy achievement, but it must keep working towards finding the remaining 5 per cent. That is the message from PPSEAWA’s (Pan-Pacific South East Asian Women’s Association) Literacy Council, Sr Margaret O’Dwyer, to mark today’s International Literacy Day. She says that while literacy […]
Punanga Nui in new hands
CIIC takes over responsibility from ministry of agriculture The Punanga Nui market has changed hands. The market, which until last week was the responsibility of the ministry of agriculture, has been transferred to the Cook Islands Investment Corporation (CIIC). The handover is in line with budget committee recommendations drafted earlier this year. “We have no […]
Williams trial waits for coroner
The Paul Williams trial has been postponed until tomorrow. The coroner who examined crash victim Duncan Barrowman’s body is lined up to testify but has been assigned to study the victims of Saturday’s plane crash at Fox Glacier. The delay means that members of Duncan’s immediate family, who travelled from Auckland to Rarotonga to sit […]
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