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Cook Islands passport proposal
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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
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RAC to address mosque legality
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Fifth weekly Sydney flight to Rarotonga announced
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CIIC directors seek $350,000 in damages over defamatory claims
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Man found guilty of rape, burglary
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Tenants face water bill burden
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Tourism contribution set to surpass half-billion dollar mark
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Multisectoral approach to assess risks towards enhanced health security
In response to the increasing frequency and severity of health emergencies and natural hazards like tropical cyclones becoming more frequent and severe, the Cook Islands is taking proactive measures to safeguard its population by organising a workshop aimed at bolstering the nation’s health security.
CITC opens $4.2 million Patai Store in Titikaveka
The new CITC Patai Store in the village of Titikaveka was blessed yesterday in a modest opening ceremony.
Japan boosts Rarotonga agriculture with machinery donation
Over 1000 hours of tractor services, including slashing and ploughing of farmland in Rarotonga, were provided by the Ministry of Agriculture in the past year.
Parliament appoints ‘expert’ sub-committee to review Land Bills
A sub-committee of lawyers with expertise in Cook Islands land matters has been formed for the first time to review key Land Bills for lawmakers.
Man enters pleas to 10 assault charges
A man charged with 10 counts of assaulting a female has entered guilty pleas to eight of the charges.
$400k asbestos removal operation gets underway at Old Post Office
A $400,000 operation to rid the Old Post Office of asbestos in Avarua is about to get underway following the building’s closure in recent months.
Parliament of Western Australia tours Te Kukupa II
The Parliament of Western Australia delegation visiting Rarotonga were delighted to take a tour on Te Kukupa II yesterday morning before leaving the island in the afternoon.
Economy positive, strong signs of recovery: PM Brown
Prime Minister Mark Brown says the country’s latest financial year report to June 2023 shows the country’s economy is very positive and showing signs of strong recovery.
Tyre issue forces Air NZ Cooks flight to divert
A busy Air New Zealand service to the Cook Islands was forced to turn back for Auckland two hours into its journey.
Cooks women MPs at Power Forum
Cook Islands women parliamentarians are in New Zealand attending a Pacific Women in Power Forum that began this week.
Govt says $1.3m invested in Lady Samoa charter
The Lady Samoa IV vessel chartered by the Cook Islands government prior to Christmas cost $1.3million.
Cashier pockets more than $1000 from till
A mother-of-six who stole more than $1000 while working as a cashier at a Rarotonga supermarket has received a suspended sentence.
Apii Te Uki Ou inducts student leaders
Apii Te Uki Ou celebrated and commended their new school leaders for this year who represent the future leaders of the country, in a special school assembly yesterday morning.
Cooks community ‘angry and bitter’ over rise in public fighting
Public fighting is on the rise in the Cook Islands, a Justice of the Peace says.
Opposition leader questions immigration process
Opposition Leader Tina Browne has raised questions on what the government was doing to protect the main employers of foreign workers.
Couple reconcile after husband attacks wife, wife’s car
Intoxicated and “full of anger”, a 33-year-old man struck his wife in the head and stomach before inflicting nearly $6000 worth of damage on her car in Rarotonga.
Assault accused denied bail
A man who is facing 13 charges for assaulting a female was denied bail by the Justice of the Peace John Whitta at the Criminal Court in Avarua.
Child bruised, bloodied in assault
A Rarotonga woman who repeatedly slapped a 9-year-old girl about the head as punishment for stealing has been sentenced for assaulting a child.
‘Pearl of the Pacific’ - Cook Islands tourism needs promotional boost
Having returned from an Australian Entire Travel Group Roadshow, Cook Islands Tourism Industry Council president Liana Scott says competition is fierce in the marketplace, and promotions need to start now.
Shining brighter in Penrhyn
Penrhyn is shining extra bright thanks to the kind donation of solar lights.
‘I will never return’: New Zealand tourist furious with police response following a brazen robbery
A visitor on his fourth trip to the Cook Islands says his love for Rarotonga has been ruined after a robbery at the accommodation he and his family were holidaying at in Titikaveka, in the early hours of Sunday morning. Candice Luke reports.
Western Australia gifts symbolic tables to Cook Islands Parliament
The two “Table of the House” tables gifted by the Parliament of Western Australia (WA) were officially handed over to Cook Islands Parliament yesterday morning.
