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Letter: Muri Rd upgrade

Saturday 16 September 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Oh how good, wonderful and pleasant to see another stretch of road now from Avana bridge through Muri community getting more widening, upgrading, and soon hot mix tar sealing.

Letter: Ministry of Finance and Economic Management Secretary Garth Henderson responds to ‘Taxpayer’

Saturday 16 September 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Thank you for the chance to respond to the letter from ‘A Taxpayer’. Firstly, let me commend their eye for detail as they did identify an error in the numbers provided by Ministry of Finance and Economic Development previously.

Letter: I will continue to pray for Kata

Saturday 16 September 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Dear Editor, The Cook Islands News cartoonist, Kata has every right and deservedly so to ridicule and scorn the clergy and laity of churches when they commit crimes against humanity.

Te Ipukarea Society: Who would have thought the Cook Islands has scorpions

Saturday 16 September 2023 | Written by Te Ipukarea Society | Published in Environment, National

Who would have thought the Cook Islands has scorpions.Two that have been recorded on the user friendly online ‘Cook Islands Biodiversity Database’ are the Bark scorpion, Tēkōpio Liocheles australasiae, and the Lesser Brown Scorpion, Sōkopio, Isometrus maculatus .

Kata: Cannabis

Friday 15 September 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion

Antonina Browne chairs meetings in Fiji

Friday 15 September 2023 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Economy, National, Pacific Islands, Regional

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration (MFAI) Director of the Pacific and Regional Affairs Division (PRAD) Antonina Browne is chairing the Pacific ACP (African, Caribbean and Pacific States) Officials meeting and the Smaller Island States Officials Meeting in Suva, Fiji this week.

Church Talk: Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer

Friday 15 September 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Church Talk, Features

Are the trials you have been through or problems you are currently facing causing you to lose hope? Writes Eric Toleafoa of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

Letter: We truly receive God

Friday 15 September 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Dear Editor, The Kata cartoon in your paper on September 13, inferring that we as Catholics are brainwashed by the clergy on Rarotonga is wrong.

Preserving memories in Puaikura

Friday 15 September 2023 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local, National

Vaka Puaikura are preserving their memories in time capsules.

Online resources tipped to assist in battling diseases

Friday 15 September 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Environment, National

The Pacific Community and the Pacific Plant Protection Organisation have launched three pivotal online resources – the revamped Regional Biosecurity Information Facility ,the upgraded Pacific Islands Pest List Database, and a newly established webpage.

‘Mosquito coil’ linked to blaze which gutted Nikao residence

Friday 15 September 2023 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Crime, Local, National

A mosquito coil in the bedroom of a Nikao home could be behind a blaze which gutted a Nikao residence.

Rising Star Claims Second Championship Title in NZ Boxing Scene

Friday 15 September 2023 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Boxing, Sports

Cook Islands kickboxer Scholar Ngatokorua from Rarotonga has emerged a champion at the thrilling Ultimate Rage 30 Fight Night, which took place on September 9 at the ABA Stadium in Mt Eden, Auckland, New Zealand.

Cricket Domestic season starts, Women’s team return from international game

Friday 15 September 2023 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Cricket, Sports

The T20 Domestic Season starts tomorrow (September 16) with the Men’s opening match.

‘Obviously everyone wants to pick the New Zealand All Blacks’

Friday 15 September 2023 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Rugby Union, Sports

As the All Blacks were preparing to take on Namibia today in their second game during the Rugby World Cup, Cook Islands Trading Corporation administration staff were cheering them on.

Kata: Excuses

Thursday 14 September 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion

New Zealand wins OFC U16 match in Group B opener against Cooks

Thursday 14 September 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Football, Sports

Cook Islands was defeated in the Group B opener of the U16 Women’s OFC Championship in its first match against New Zealand.

Letter: What’s the hold-up?

Thursday 14 September 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Let's take a look back at how the Government has failed us so miserably by not legalising medicinal cannabis.

Cleaning up the Cooks

Thursday 14 September 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Environment, National

Last year, Clean Up the Cooks Day resulted in a waste haul of 750.8 kilograms – the majority being general waste and scrap metal.

Ridding Palmerston Island of rats

Thursday 14 September 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Environment, National

Palmerston island may soon be rat-free.

Climate, gender, ocean and 2050 on agenda as Mark Brown chairs Foreign Ministers Meeting

Thursday 14 September 2023 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Economy, National, Pacific Islands, Regional

Prime Minister Mark Brown will attend the Forum Foreign Ministers meeting in Fiji this week.