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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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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.
Earthquake watch
Rarotonga residents and locals were checking on family and friends in Christchurch and keeping track of the news following the 7.1 magnitude earthquake that hit west of the city early yesterday morning. NZ declared a state of emergency in response to the disaster. The National Crisis Management Centre (NCMC) information was the earthquake was of […]
Laptop recovered
A stolen Apple Mac laptop computer was returned to Telecom Cook Islands this week in return for a $1000 cash reward. Telecom officials won’t comment about the safe return of the computer – it seems in not wanting to be associated with the advertised reward. The reward was offered for the laptop’s return on a […]
Tereora College confronts crime
Recent police reports have sparked anxiety amongst parents of Tereora College students, a few of whom have in past weeks been caught smoking cannabis, verbally abusing teachers and circulating indecent photos. But principal Teaea Parima and the Parent Teacher Association assure the community that they are doing what they can to tighten disciplinary measures at […]
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, […]
Red Cross trains for disasters
Representatives from all 11 branches of Cook Islands Red Cross – five from the southern group and six from the north – are this week on Rarotonga learning how to take proper inventory of their emergency relief supply stocks. They’re attending a four-day logistics and management conference sponsored by Australia Red Cross and facilitated by […]
Anderson re-elected
Steve Anderson was re-elected for a third year as president of the Cook Islands Chamber of Commerce at the business organisation’s AGM last Wednesday. The chamber says its AGM also endorsed its stance on political reform, confirming that it is not a political organisation and won’t comment on party politics or political reform. “However, the […]
Big plans for roads
Infrastructure minister William Heather says current roadworks around Rarotonga are part of government’s normal outputs and not a plot to sway voters at election time. However, with only a small budget for roadworks each year, Heather is keen to see a new US$10 million road and water project start soon. The funding would be provided […]
Aitutaki school relocates
Students of the Aitutaki Seventh Day Adventist School are thriving in their temporary classrooms at the former Amuri Primary School in the village of Amuri. The original school located in Vaipeka was completely destroyed by Cyclone Pat in February and since then the school’s 91 students ranging from the ages of 3 to 10 haven’t […]
Minister overseas
Finance minister Wilkie Rasmussen left the country on an unannounced personal trip to Sydney on Sunday and is not due back until September 14. It is understood Rasmussen is visiting a sick relative before attending the Pacific Forum Technical Assistance Center (PFTAC) Pacific Islands Conference in Vanuatu on September 9-10. A Pacific Islands Financial Management […]
PM with son
Prime Minister Jim Marurai is due to accompany his son Jason Marurai back to Rarotonga today from Auckland after heading there on Tuesday. Jason Marurai, 38, has been recovering from injuries that saw him sent to NZ for emergency medical treatment in mid-July after a motorbike crash in Tupapa. The PM briefly visited his son […]
Rua stands down
Rakahanga’s Piho Rua is retiring from politics after six years as the northern group island’s independent MP. Rua has been in Auckland for several months for medical reasons and expects to return to Rarotonga before the November election, but says he is no longer interested in being an MP once his term expires. CI News […]
Already on the campaign trail
Potential politicians are already campaigning for the November election and both major parties are working on confirming candidates for all 24 seats in parliament. The ruling Democratic Party has yet to announce candidates for Atutaki’s Arenikau-Nikaupara constituency and Pukapuka, and is in the process of confirming its Ngatangiia candidate. Meeting are due to take place […]
BTIB database goes electronic
The Business Trade Investment Board (BTIB) has built a new electronic database, which ensures quick access to information about every foreign investor in the Cook Islands. The database replaces a slower manual system, which required BTIB to retrieve files manually and one-by-one. Going electronic means that the board can isolate data or catalogue it into […]
Police catch beach thieves
A special investigation team set up by police to combat the growing numbers of thefts from visitors has paid off as police have arrested two male youths who stole from tourists this week. Police report that there has been a spike in reported thefts of propertty from underneath the seats of motorcycles, from cars and […]
Eyewitnesses tell story of fateful night
Eyewitnesses – including four Golden Oldies rugby players who were with teammate Duncan Barrowman on the night of his death at Tupapa last year – gave evidence in the Paul Williams trial yesterday. Prosecutors Kim Saunders and Catherine Evans and defence counsel Norman George spent the day trying to establish what happened that night in […]
Building materials donated to Aitutaki
Mona Ioane made a quick trip to Aitutaki last week to deliver six containers of building materials which were donated by Cook Islanders in New Zealand. Ioane, the secretary of the Aitutaki community on Rarotonga, said he went over to present it to the island on behalf of the Aitutaki Enua Society in Auckland which […]
'Progress is being made'
While there is still some grumbling about the rebuild rate of homes on Aitutaki, progress is being made. NZAID’s Peter Scantlebury says sometimes people’s expectations are unreasonable about what is possible. He said people have to be realistic and appreciate they were dealing with a lot of logistical and bureaucratic requirements. Scantlebury is in Aitutaki […]
'I'm not used to it'
Vaipae grandmother Sally Pukenga is still not used to living in a tent – a tent she and six of her family members, including toddlers, have lived in since Cyclone Pat destroyed most of their home in February. But Sally has made her tent home as comfortable as she can while she waits for her […]
SPECIAL AITUTAKI CYCLONE RECOVERY REPORT: Reconstruction drags on
Recovery work will run into new cyclone season It is now highly unlikely that all the homes on Aitutaki will be rebuilt before the start of the next cyclone season. With just two months to go before the official start of cyclone season at the beginning of November, the latest progress report on rebuilding shows […]
Fatty corned beef draws complaint
The high-fat content canned corned beef is one of the Pacific’s favourite foods but local woman Iva Eitiare says enough is enough. The television ad says a ‘party’s not a party’ without it, but the Maraerenga resident says she will not buy Palm Corned Beef again after opening two cans of ‘pure fat’. She says […]
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