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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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CI Muslim opens up about her faith and journey
16 November 2024
RAC to address mosque legality
19 November 2024
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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
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Parliament Clerk sparks outrage over deep sea mining statement
23 September 2024
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21 September 2024
Anxiety on the rise: Cook Islands faces mental health challenge
7 September 2024
Cook Islands deep sea mining poll sparks controversy
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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
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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.
Repairs for Te Kukupa
Last week, police patrol boat Te Kukupa returned to Rarotonga after a trip to the northern group, during which she provided flu vaccinations and health checks to the people of Palmerston, Suwarrow, Nassau, Pukapuka, Manihiki, Rakahanga and Penrhyn. She was scheduled to leave again for the north yesterday, but the trip was cancelled after it […]
Police force farewell trio
The police force said farewell to two long-serving staff members and one meteorological service officer last week. Superintendent Taivero Isamaela is leaving the police force after 29 years. The 56-year-old joined the Cook Islands Police in 1983 and spent time serving as commander of police patrol boat Te Kukupa. Isamaela is the Cook Islands Party […]
Telecom 'future-proofs' Aitutaki
Telecom Cook Islands (TCI) says it is “future-proofing” its public switched network by replacing the older softswitch, with a new softswitch in Aitutaki. TCI says the powerful, next-generation softswitch will allow its customers “next generation network” services. “The new switch was successfully installed. It’s going well,” TCI manager of exchanges Carl Framhein said. “Random dial […]
Any takers?
The local branch of Pacific Islands Aids Foundation (PIAF) is looking to pair up with another organisation interested in sharing an office space. PIAF’s lease on their Tupapa building has expired and the non-profit organisation is looking to merge their offices with another business or relocate. The current building which houses PIAF belongs to Tangata […]
Puati hopes to inspire others
Jordan Puati is one of two new Pasifika scholarship students who have joined the Bachelor of Communication Studies degree programme at AUT University this year – and hope to inspire young people in their communities to follow their lead. Puati, 20, and Krissy Rangi, 18, have been awarded AUT/Pacific Islands Media Association (PIMA) Pasifika communication […]
Prison shouldn't be an option
Visitor says prison no place for sufferers of mental illness Kiwi visitor Graham Roper says people with mental health conditions should not have to be put in prison as highlighted in last week’s court report and street poll. Roper says families and the community can support those with mental illnesses and help them live productively […]
Smear test plea
Less than half the women asked to come for a pap smear actually attend. The test could be life-saving and is essential for any women over 21. “Cervical cancer is the only cancer which can be detected up to 10 or 15 years before it starts,” head of obstetrics and gynaecology at Rarotonga hospital, Dr […]
CIP conducts survey
The Cook Islands Party plans to launch its party manifesto as soon as Parliament is dissolved on September 24. The party is currently conducting a survey which will help direct some of the party’s policies. Vice president Mark Brown says the party’s election candidates have been going door to door to ask constituents about what […]
Paka's Pearls burgled
On Saturday night, Paka’s Pearls was burgled and robbed of thousands of dollars worth of pearl jewellery. It’s evident that the intruder knew what he or she was doing, as the lock on the back door had been expertly picked and stolen properties carefully selected. “They only went for some of the more expensive stuff, […]
George wary of reforms
CIP MP claims reforms would destroy democratic system CIP MP Norman George says some of the suggested political reforms would destroy the country’s democratic system. George says the direct election of the Prime Minister, creating national seats and selecting cabinet from outside of parliament would be so destructive as to ruin the democratic system and […]
Marsters defends Pukapuka's Peua
Opposition leader Tom Marsters believes the track record of getting things done for Pukapuka is good enough for the island’s sitting MP Vai Peua to be given another chance by the Cook Islands Party. He says Peua, who he described as a hardworking MP, shouldn’t be ostracised by the Pukapuka CIP committee because he has […]
Best settled in court
Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee (CISNOC) president Sir Geoffrey Henry has responded by email to questions about why CISNOC is still holding on to funds paid to it in per diems by countries competing in the 2009 Pacific Mini Games. “There is probably no better way to settle this than through a court […]
Blocking flight case delayed
Justice of the peace Tui Short presided over a number of cases in the high court last week: Temu Okotai, Mataio Johnson and Ruhau Tamahunu – called up in relation to an incident dating back to 2008 in which the three allegedly endangered transport by blocking an Air Raro flight from landing on Manihiki. Norman […]
Getting mobile on the net
Telecom Cook Islands has introduced its new mobile data service Koka Connect to post-paid subscribers. For the technically minded, it is known as GPRS – general packet radio service – and is a mobile data service enabling cellphone users to do email and surf the internet. The new service offers post paid mobile customers 300 […]
GPC wants candidates at forum
The newly re-formed Group for Political Change plans to call for a national consultation of current and intending MPs on political reform. In the lead up to the election, the group have vowed to finish what it started and continue to lobby for the reduction in the number of MPs. Founding members Lyndsay Francis and […]
Main aim to reduce MPs
The Group for Political Change will lobby for the reduction of the number of MPs in the lead up to the general election in November. The newly reformed group says this reform is one of the last it has yet to achieve since it began lobbying government back in 2002. Two of GPC’s founding members, […]
Temata moving on
Come the end of October, the second Pacific nation to hold a seat on the Bureau for the Convention for Biological Diversity, passes this privilege on. Tania Temata from the Cook Islands together with Cambodia represents the Asia Pacific Group on this bureau. It is a first for the Cook Islands to be represented on […]
TIS invite all to have a say
“Government could be planning a new tax and people are either unaware, haven’t got the time or are unskilled to make a submission,” That is the message from Te Ipukarea Society (TIS) programme manager Jacqui Evans who says TIS could help people to have more of a say on policies that affect the environment and […]
All sectors toughening up
Throughout the countries of the world, the economic recovery is mixed with responses by those countries moving from economic stimulus (government’s putting money into the right places in the economy to kick up some investment and economic activity) to economic austerity (government’s tightening their spending in the right areas where the country can do without […]
Commissioner at conference
Commissioner Maara Tetava. “/> Cook Islands police commissioner Maara Tetava is this week attending the 39th Pacific Islands Chiefs of Police (PICP) conference in Australia. The Brisbane conference will cover issues such as disaster response and management, maritime security and domestic violence, which are relevant to most if not all Pacific Island states. The PICP […]
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