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Cook Islands passport proposal
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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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Cook Islands has its first mosque
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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
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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
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Tourism contribution set to surpass half-billion dollar mark
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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
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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
PM Brown eager to hand over Forum chair role to Tonga
13 August 2024
Challenging ‘rape culture’
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National
Community responds to Government’s calls for partnership
Following the announcement of the launch of the Rarotonga Safety Shelter Programme (RSSP), communities around Rarotonga are actively engaging with the Cook Islands Investment Corporation (CIIC) to learn more about the programme.
Back-to-back cruise ship visits boost Rarotonga tourism
Within 48 hours, two cruise ships – the Zuiderdam, which visited on Saturday, and the Costa Deliziosa, which arrived yesterday – called at Rarotonga.
Telecom feedback call prompted by CITV
Telecom Cook Islands says its call for questions and feedback played on CITV this week was an initiative of CITV chief executive Jeanne Matenga. TCI says following the recent Turama documentary programme on telecommunications, it came to light that the majority of the public was unaware of what goes on behind he scenes in the […]
Netballers head to NZ trial
Netball hopefuls will be showing off their skills today (Saturday NZ time) in New Zealand at the Cook Islands national netball trials including seven local based players. The trials are being held at the Tangaroa College in Otara with a large showing of Cook Islands players from New Zealand and Australia expected to battle it […]
CIP set to announce 10th candidate
The Cook Islands Party is about to confirm its 10th candidate for this year’s elections as it rolls out its line up of 24. Yesterday the party confirmed its ninth candidate, Moana Ioane, who will run for the Tautu-Vaipae seat currently held by Demo MP and former cabinet minister Kete Ioane. The last candidate the […]
Health practitioner claims diseases increasing
Richard Wachter of Better Health Research Centre in Maraerenga claims that diseases such as Lyme’s, dengue, malaria, tuberculosis, leprosy, Aids and diabetes are dramatically on the rise in the Cook Islands. He says that health department statistics are not an accurate reflection of the country’s health problems. “During TB week, they said we get one […]
Demo leader stands by his call for PM to stand down
The Democratic Party rift remains this week and it looks unlikely to end with talk of party president Makiuti Tongia possibly filing an application for a court injunction in an attempt to stop some Demos using the party name. Last week party leader Sir Terepai Maoate remained steadfast in his view that prime minister Jim […]
No need for ministerial visit
Dear Editor, I was appalled to read in yesterday morning’s paper about Apii Piho’s trip to Atiu in his current capacity as Minister of Health. The Hon. Norman George and I along with Man Unuia, former Island Secretary for Atiu, were invited to meet with a senior hospital administrator Heather Webber-Aitu to discuss the non-infectious […]
Exercise in fresh air
Dear Editor, It seems our sense of image makes us do some non-sensible things. In many countries of the world where not many people have any option other than to walk or pedal a bicycle if they’re privileged or wealthy enough to have one the idea of ‘taking exercise’ is just not a consideration. Most […]
Keep Rarotonga clean, green and pristine
Dear Editor, After the Sea Eagles win at Muri beach rugby league field last Saturday, it came as a shock and surprised me the amount of rubbish left behind by spectators and also players. Most of the rubbish covered the parking area, and by Monday a lot of it had been blown into the surrounding […]
Cabinet ministers head north
Three cabinet ministers will head north to Manihiki and Rakahanga in June to look into government property and infrastructure issues and needs. Health minister and Manihiki MP Apii Piho, Cook Islands Investment Corporation (CIIC) minister and Deputy Prime Minister Robert Wigmore, and infrastructure minister William ‘Smiley’ Heather are set to spend a week on the […]
Vaka voyage delayed
Set to sail on Sunday Tahiti voyaging vaka Faafaite will have to wait a little longer for her sisters to join her in Tahiti with the vaka voyage across the Pacific from Auckland delayed until Sunday afternoon (Saturday local time). The Pacific voyage of four double hulled, 13 tonne, 22m long delayed their voyage to […]
Aucklanders love spectacular vakas
Pa Ariki was among the dignitaries present to speak for the Cook Islands people at an official departure ceremony for the four Pacific-bound vakas at the Auckland Bayswater on Sunday. Cook Islander Karen Shepherd was present at the ceremony and said she overheard one beachgoer say that he had lived in Mission Bay for more […]
Liner aborts Raro visit
Dawn Princess blames swell, wind and current The large cruise liner Dawn Princess is one of many to abort its shore visit to Rarotonga over the past year. On Saturday, instead of going ahead with its seven hour stop over, the ship circumnavigated the island before continuing on to Tahiti. Destination Management Cook Islands says […]
Web seminar on offer
In this day and age, it’s possible to build a business from the comfort of your computer chair. The internet is a valuable marketing tool, and if you own a website or would like to create one, you might want to consider attending a free seminar on April 21 to learn how to make it […]
Halatoa up for challenge
Newly appointed acting chief executive of CI Tourism, Halatoa Fua, says he’s up for the challenge of the role until the corporation makes a permanent appointment. The tourism board announced Fua’s appointment on Monday saying he will be assisted in his new duties by three of its members. Fua, 32, only joined the corporation two […]
Catch-up league all go this week
This week’s rugby league clashes will be the catch-up games for matches cancelled by Cyclone Pat and the tsunami earlier in the season. The Avatiu Eels will host the Ngatangiia-Matavera Sea Eagles this weekend after their first round match was cancelled by the tsunami in February. The Eels returned from Aitutaki victorious at the weekend […]
New hospitality courses
The Hospitality Tourism Training Centre (HTTC) is offering courses, deemed useful by a Department of National Human Resources industry survey. A three-day Advanced Customer Service course aims to train students to better their hospitality skills. Pam Solomona of the HTTC said that the course will cover how to answer a phone, how to greet people, […]
Obesity still main issue
Health checks carried out at the World Health Day campaign on Friday confirm what past statistics tell us – too many of us are overweight or obese. Public health nutritionist and coordinator for non-communicable diseases (NCDs), Karen Tairea produced some overall findings from the health checks that show we really do need to change our […]
Comments were not an attack says Poaru
Maryanne Poaru may have lost the chance to be the Cook Islands Party election candidate for Tupapa, but she assures the public there were no sour grapes over George Maggie Angene’s selection at a vote last week. Poaru said her comment on Maggie ‘changing’ his ways was not directed at his past criminal record. “What […]
George Maggie bares his soul TRUE CONFESSIONS
George Maggie Angene’s selection as the Cook Islands Party’s Tupapa-Maraerenga candidate for the next election has been both welcomed and criticised over the past week. Maggie’s bad boy past has set tongues wagging on whether he’s Member of Parliament ‘material’. “A lot of people forget the good things I do and can’t forget the bad […]
Police set sights on burglars
Police have launched what Commissioner Maara Tetava called a ‘target operation’ to identify and apprehend burglars. Burglary has become a significant problem for police detectives, who Tetava says have been ‘on the go with very little break for the past couple of weeks’. Four young males aged between 15 and 23 were arrested last week […]
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