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$541.7m tourism earnings
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Cook Islands passport proposal
6 January 2025
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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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.
Officials eye Japan fund
Government has been going over initial plans for taking up a renewable energy project with US$4 million in funding allocated to the country from Japan. The Forum Secretariat’s director strategic partnerships and coordination Su’a Kevin Thomsen was in Rarotonga recently on a brief visit to talk with government officials and a select group of private […]
Local teen shares her passion every week
Community Service is an important chapter in the book of India Lambeth’s life. Much of the world will take time out to celebrate International Literacy Day tomorrow. But India shares her passion for literacy on a weekly basis. Every Tuesday, the teen helps younger students with reading, vocabulary, and maths at The Reading Centre in […]
Books for Cooks from NZ
Coinciding with World Literacy Day is ‘Books for Cooks’, an initiative driven by CITC pharmacist Shannon Saunders’s mother Ann and her pupils at St. Cuthbert’s College in Auckland. ‘Books for Cooks’ is a project whereby St Cuthbert’s librarians and students are making an effort to donate useful, practical books to the Cook Islands. Ann, a […]
Women to mark literacy day
PPSEAWA (Pan-Pacific South East Asian Women’s Association) is doing its part to raise awareness of International Literacy Day scheduled for tomorrow. Several activities are planned in honour of the day, which recognises that reading and writing play key roles in personal and community development. The organisation will deliver Pepe Packs to the maternity ward at […]
It's a week of special days
Reading, rehabilitation and recovery are this week’s buzzwords, as the world observes Literacy Day, Physiotherapy Day and Suicide Prevention Awareness Day. Local non-government organisations are working to generate support and awareness for the above causes. Tomorrow is World Physiotherapy Day, which honours physiotherapists and what they do to improve the health and well-being of people […]
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 […]
Tuara set to launch ARK campaign
Murienua Independent candidate Angeline Tuara will launch her ‘ARK’ – for the villages of Aroa, Rutaki, and Kavera – campaign this week. The acronym is also a reference to the biblical story Noah’s ark about setting an example with your life. Tuara says the story resonates because the ‘ark’ and Noah’s work guaranteed the survival […]
Ship rescues yacht
On its last visit to Rarotonga the vessel Forum Pacific recently answered a distress call 233kms west of Niue and found the upturned 17-metre catamaran Anna, with one American and one New Zealand crewman on board. Both sailors were rescued safely after an anxious wait of 14 hours, and the Forum Pacific continued her voyage […]
Men's clinic opens
Rarotonga’s new Men’s Health Clinic opens its doors at Tupapa Outpatient Clinic tomorrow (Tuesday). The clinic will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4.30pm – 6.30pm – specially timed so men can drop in after work. It will be running for two months and will be staffed entirely by male receptionists, nurses and doctors […]
Warning against mining in whale sanctuary
Te Ipukarea Society (TIS) is warning against mining in the Cook Islands whale sanctuary. “It is acknowledged by everyone looking into seabed mining that the technology to mine is at least 10 years away,” the environmental NGO said in a media release. “We believe mining technology that will avoid environmental impacts is much, much further […]
4 motorbikes stolen at weekend
Police have found one of four motorbikes stolen at the weekend. One Kawasaki motorbike was stolen, stripped for parts and found abandoned in Arorangi. The owner of a red Yamaha Crypton motorbike discovered his bike was stolen from where he parked it at Michigan Motors after he finished work on Friday night. The description of […]
'Maori week' at Takitumu
This week is Maori Culture Week for students of Takitumu Primary School in Matavera. The students will be immersed in all things Maori and cultural from learning Maori speeches and cultural performances to visiting the museum and visiting various maraes. The students will have a pre-prepared programme every day and will be receiving some expert […]
Short v. Maoate row continues
A memorandum which alleges many Democratic Party supporters have been pressured into signing a petition supporting sitting MP Sir Terepai Maoate has been handed to the central executive committee by the group supporting Mann Short. Short won the recent candidate run-off in Ngatangiia. Short’s memo claims: “…we agree with the (CINews) report that members of […]
Marsters stands as independent
Punua Marsters has thrown his hat into the ring as an independent candidate on Aitutaki. The island builder said he has made the decision to stand for the Vaipae-Vaipeka-Tautu seat because he feels that if you are going to get change, you are going to have to make that happen from the inside. The seat […]
Saluting our dads on Father's Day
Celebrate your father tomorrow – it’s Father’s Day. If you’re looking to do something special for dad, a number of businesses and restaurants are putting on special Father’s Day functions and specials. Edgewater is offering an Asian barbecue buffet. Lunch includes honey-roasted spare ribs, wok-fried seafood and vegetables, grilled tuna steak, beef and chicken kebabs, […]
Festschrift book in progress
Dr Linda Crowl is taking care of the publishing arrangements for a book in honour of the late Papa Ron Crocombe, and is still taking submissions from those who worked with or knew Crocombe. The book is a festschrift, which is a German word that means ‘writing to celebrate’. It will incorporate the papers presented […]
The gift of words
The Rotaract Club of Rarotonga is donating dictionaries to every primary school in the Cook Islands. Rotaract ordered 50kg of dictionaries from New Zealand and at least two will be distributed to each primary school on Rarotonga as well as those on outer islands. CITC and its export agent in New Zealand, Samex, sponsored the […]
Pacific women to meet
A gathering of Pacific women living in New Zealand will take place on Rarotonga in September. PACIFICA, the Pacific allied women’s council for inspired faith in ideals concerning all, will be holding its 32nd conference in Rarotonga. Twenty-seven members of the group will be staying in the Te Arau Au Mauke Hostel for the conference […]
Burglaries down on last year
Police report this week that burglaries in August of this year were down 50 per cent from August of last year. This August, police attended to 12 burglaries – seven of which were reported from Vaka Takitumu – whereas in August of 2009, police responded to 33 burglaries. “It appears that one year later the […]
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