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CICA names women’s team for T20 World Cup Qualifier

Thursday 10 August 2023 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Cricket, Sports

Cook Islands Cricket Association (CICA) has named the final squad that will participate in the East Asia Pacific qualifying tournament, to be played from September 1 to 8 in Vanuatu.

Rarotonga Football gears up for exciting round one battles

Thursday 10 August 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Football, Sports

The Rarotonga Football Season is off to an electrifying start, with day one now behind us.

Cook Islands’ seabed mining ambitions unaffected by ISA failure to adopt rules

Thursday 10 August 2023 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Environment, Features, In Depth, National

Cook Islands’ ambition to mine its seabed in the future is ‘unaffected’ by the failure to adopt rules on deep sea mining at a recent international meeting. However, an environment group warns the country against jumping ahead of the work that is still to be concluded.

Cook Islands aims to become knowledge hub for seabed minerals

Thursday 10 August 2023 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Environment, National

Prime Minister Mark Brown this week spoke about the progress of Cook Islands seabed minerals exploration, data collection and being a knowledge-based economy to combat the impacts of climate change.

Letter: Potholes

Thursday 10 August 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Earlier this week, the writer and spouse were travelling anti-clockwise through Puaikura at dusk and, just before the new asphalt roadway gifted to Tinomana Ariki by the ever-generous Chris Vaile of Triad, two tourists on a motor scooter, in the fading light of the day, tried to swerve to miss one of the uncountable potholes.

Letter: ‘Don’t diss our uniforms’

Thursday 10 August 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Dear Editor, To the letter writer who criticised the beautiful uniforms of our youth teams at the 7th Youth Commonwealth Games in Trinidad and Tobago.

PM Brown asks partners to get serious about debt and climate financing

Thursday 10 August 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Environment, Fiji, National, Regional

Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown says if the region’s donor partners are serious about helping Pacific economies grow and recover, they “have to be serious about looking at changing the rules around financing, and debt management”.

Call the expert: South Pacific Canvas Limited: Bespoke canvas manufacturing in Rarotonga

Thursday 10 August 2023 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Features, Go Local

South Pacific Canvas Limited has been busy providing the bespoke manufacture of goods for six and half years. With the use of durable, U.V resistant, fire-retardant PVC, vinyl and fabrics, they can supply a well-made and long-lasting product that will go the distance.

First-ever BMX track in Ngatangiia taking shape

Thursday 10 August 2023 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local, National

A long-awaited dream is turning into reality for BMX enthusiasts as the construction of the first-ever track in Ngatangiia gains momentum, thanks to the tireless efforts of New Zealand-based Cook Islander Tony Takurua and the Cook Islands Cycling Federation.

Three months jail for recidivist drink driver

Thursday 10 August 2023 | Written by Al Williams | Published in Court, National

A recidivist drink driver has been jailed for three months on charges of careless driving causing injury and excess breath alcohol following an incident which left a motorcyclist and their pillion passenger with leg injuries.

TMO responds to anti-obesity drug proposal

Thursday 10 August 2023 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Health, National

Te Marae Ora Ministry of Health has reiterated that they only procure medications approved by MedSafe New Zealand.

‘Pick up your mess’: Rubbish dumped behind Parliament

Thursday 10 August 2023 | Written by Joanne Holden | Published in Environment, National

The environmental arm of the Cook Islands Government will be reaching out to Parliament Services after photographs emerged of rubbish dumped near the building where Parliament sits in Rarotonga.

Kata: Specialist

Wednesday 9 August 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion

2023 National Netball Squad confirmed

Wednesday 9 August 2023 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Rugby Union, Sports

Netball Cook Islands (NCI) has confirmed the National Netball Squad who will be participating in two national tournaments this year.

Tairua NZ looks forward to Rarotonga match tomorrow

Wednesday 9 August 2023 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Rugby Union, Sports

The Tairua Rugby Club will be facing Rarotonga tomorrow.

Rarotonga's young talent takes the field

Wednesday 9 August 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Football, Sports

The highly anticipated Rarotonga Football Season is set to kick off today at the Cook Islands Football Association (CIFA) Complex.

Letter: Obesity

Wednesday 9 August 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

I was very surprised and pleased to receive a briefing from Nature magazine that anti-obesity drugs are available.

Letter: Legal aid

Wednesday 9 August 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

The miserly $40k budget for legal aid is continuing evidence that our "honourable" members of Parliament honour nothing but their own inflated egos and, in too many cases, inflated bellies.

Letter: The fashion police say ‘save’ the 80s

Wednesday 9 August 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

No one wants to say this out loud before our youth compete at the Commonwealth Games but it has to be said.

GoFundMe Campaign for house fire victims

Wednesday 9 August 2023 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Local, National

The family of Kafo and Pae Tuteru are devasted at the loss of the elderly couple’s home that was destroyed in a blazing house fire last week.