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$541.7m tourism earnings
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‘Paedophile’ gets 13 years in prison
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Thomas Wynne: Where were our leaders while children suffered?
25 January 2025
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’
8 July 2024
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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.
New aid name
New Zealand Aid has changed its name to the New Zealand Aid Programme. The organisation has changed its name and logo because it is no longer a separate organisation functioning outside the NZ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. It is now part of the ministry. The new logo is a silver fern on a […]
Cooper stamps his mark
Long-time stamp enthusiast John Cooper has amassed an impressive collection of postage stamps issued by the Cook Islands government before 1935. His most valuable Cook Islands-issued stamp, which he purchased from a family estate, boasts a price of around $300. Some of Cooper’s stamps were issued before 1900. He has New Zealand stamps bearing the […]
Consumer watchdog commissioner sought
Government aims to improve consumer protection by completing the set up of a Consumer Commission this year. The allocation of $80,000 in the new annual budget means the Ministry of Internal Affairs can finally launch the consumer watchdog body – almost two years on from the introduction of the Fair Trading Act and Consumer Guarantees […]
NZ undecided on tuna
The head of New Zealand’s delegation to the regional Tuna Commission meeting later this year says this country has an open mind about the best way to halt the decline in Pacific tuna stocks. Greenpeace is calling for the New Zealand government to support plans to close all four areas of international waters in the […]
Pacific Blue happy with numbers
Pacific Blue chief executive Mark Pitt says the airline is looking to increase services to Rarotonga depending on how well its new fourth weekly flight performs. Already the airline is pleased with the performance of the Auckland-Rarotonga Monday flight started in the first week of July which will add over 9000 extra seats to the […]
Call for referendum rethink
Cook Islands Party MP Norman George is calling on Prime Minister Jim Marurai to back down from plans to hold an election referendum on political reform. The party’s spokesman for finance and economics, George says government should not rush into holding a referendum on November 17. “The present government of six should adopt a more […]
The dubious benefits of citizenship
At the outbreak of the Second World War Apirana Ngata – he’s the guy with his picture on our $50 note – persuaded the government to form a Maori battalion. The 28th Battalion was formed on tribal lines and the different iwi kept up the numbers to maintain the fighting unit. Men from the Pacific […]
TCI says Aitutaki work done
Telecom Cook Islands (TCI) said yesterday that they have completed the restoration of mains power to the Maunga Pu cell site on Aitutaki, and the migration of the cellsite to the cellsite cabinet at the hospital over the weekend. The new cabinet is more efficient and has a built in air conditioner which will provide […]
Fiji telco eyes Pacific growth
Amalgamated Telecom Holdings Limited (ATH) plans to venture into the Pacific region believing its future growth can be achieved there. Amalgamated Telecom Holding Limited is a Fiji-based telecommunications holding company that provides a range of telecommunications and related services throughout Fiji. The ATH Group of Companies include ATH, Telecom Fiji Limited, Vodafone Fiji Limited, Fiji […]
Playground gets a makeover
Last week’s hype about the worn-down condition of the Punanganui marketplace playground is winding down, as parents see that something is being done about it. On Saturday, over 30 helpers from Rotary and Mongoose, together with a few local builders, rolled up their sleeves and painted and swept and repaired damaged playground equipment. “It was […]
Voyaging Society fundraising to buy vaka
Marumaru Atua, the Cook Islands vaka recently returned from a voyage across the Pacific, will cost the Cook Islands Voyaging Society (CIVS) $200,000. Proceeds from the upcoming Shapeshifter concert, scheduled for September 2 at Club Raro, will go toward helping CIVS to purchase it. At the moment, ownership rights to the vaka belong to German […]
Women's group elects executives
The Pan Pacific South East Asia Women’s Association (PPSEAWA) Cook Islands Inc had its annual general meeting at the Crown Beach Resort last week to elect its executives for 2010/2011. The new executive is a mix of the former and new members. The new bring in youth, a different perspective and energy to pursue PPSEAWA’s […]
Tepaki units in receivership
NZ’s PricewaterhouseCoopers, the receiver for Strategic Finance, have put assets owned by three of developer Tim Tepaki’s local companies into receivership. The assets affected are all the unit titles of Manuia Beach Resort, and some of the units at Castaway Beach Villas and Lagoon Lodges. Accountant Michael Innes-Jones has been appointed receiver as of August […]
Referendum questions discussed
Talks are underway on the make-up of a possible referendum on political reform and how many questions it might pose to voters at the November 17 election. It is understood the referendum will have a maximum of two questions. A smaller number of questions is thought to encourage more voters to respond to the referendum. […]
Draft family law bill put forward
A draft family law bill that better protects the rights of women, children, and family members in the Cook Islands was discussed at the 11th Triennial of Pacific Women in Noumea on Thursday. The discussions which were part of a side event on “Advocating and Campaigning for Gender Equality Laws: Lessons Learnt” focused on the […]
Studying what rocks our world
A trio of geologists from American universities have a hunch that some islands in the Cooks are made of rocks that have literally been to the bottom of the earth and back, and they’re here to find out. Matt Jackson, professor of earth sciences at Boston University and researcher Peter Day of Maryland University are […]
Audit already investigating Areai loan
The Audit Office is now digging deeper into why government gave a $30,000 soft loan to Junior Areai’s Rarotonga-based business. Early last week Atiu MP and solicitor Norman George wrote to the Audit Office to lodge a complaint over the soft loan granted last year under a business support loan stimulus package for struggling outer […]
Tourism roles re-written
All of the roles at Cook Islands Tourism (CIT) are being re-written, apart from those of the newly appointed director of marketing and the chief executive, and staff will have to reapply for their old jobs. According to chief executive Carmel Beattie, the 10 roles in the organisation have had to be re-written “to make […]
Clarification
The Edgewater Resort & Spa has no association with Aroa Horse Treks, the horse riding operator. Cook Islands News wishes to make this clear following last Friday’s publication of a photo of Aroa Horse Treks owner Tiki Daniel, wearing an Edgewater polo shirt. Daniel also works in the Edgewater’s activities department. Resort management wanted it […]
Animal emergency nurse helps out
Esther Honey’s first ever animal emergency nurse is on the island for the next four months. Alongside all the vets who come and go, giving up anywhere between two weeks and three months of their time, the clinic usually has two nurses. But Kirstin Pietack is the first one who has specialist experience in emergencies. […]
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