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Moana target 2025 World Cup
Friday 11 November 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Rugby league, Sports
Cook Islands Moana head coach is already turning his attentions towards 2025. By Megan Armitage at the LNER Stadium.
‘Communities will decide how tourism is run’
Friday 11 November 2022 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Business, Economy, National
Communities are going to decide how tourism is run, just look at Hawaii, says New Zealand Māori Tourism chief executive Pania Tyson-Nathan.
CHURCH TALK: ‘He who hears you hears Me, he who rejects you rejects Me’
Friday 11 November 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Church Talk, Features
The disciples and followers of Jesus endured their share of confusion and hardship, but they also enjoyed some wonderful blessings of effective service, writes Reverend Vakaroto Ngaro of Ekalesia Avarua.
Tennis Cook Islands holds junior doubles competition
Friday 11 November 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Sports, Tennis
The ANZ Stars Tennis Doubles Competition for junior players got off to a great start last Saturday with 10 teams of doubles competing in a green-dot ranking tournament from 9am to 1pm.
‘We will remember them’: Armistice service for fallen Cook Islands WWI heroes
Friday 11 November 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Features, Local, Memory Lane, National
At the eleventh hour on the eleventh day of the eleventh month – we will remember them. Today is Armistice Day which marks the agreement to end World War I with peace negotiations that began at 11am on 11 November 1918.
Vaka to get makeover and new name
Friday 11 November 2022 | Written by Al Williams | Published in Culture, National
A vaka gifted to the Cook Islands is about to get a makeover and a new name.
LETTER TO EDITOR: Search and rescue mission
Friday 11 November 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, Some observations from someone close to the person brought down off the cross island walk recently. Do not get me wrong, the SAR (search and rescue) teams are an incredibly important service for the community however some other points need to be brought to the conversations being shared over the last few weeks in the newspaper.
Court briefs 11.10.2022
Friday 11 November 2022 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Court, National
Theft as a servant Ngatamaine Pupuke charged with four counts of theft as a servant appeared in the Criminal Court at Avarua on Thurasday via Zoom from Manihiki. However, Pupuke’s lawyer did not appear. Police asked for the matter to be adjourned. Justice of the Peace Vania Kenning, who oversaw the matter, said there was […]
Creating safe space for men to discuss mental health issues
Friday 11 November 2022 | Written by Matthew Littlewood | Published in Health, Local, National
Cook Islands National Youth Council (CINYC) wants young and old men to sit down and talk about mental health, and is providing the space to do so.
Flights down by 30 per cent from peak as tourist operators prepare for ‘graveyard month’
Friday 11 November 2022 | Written by Matthew Littlewood | Published in Business, Economy, National, Tourism
Rarotonga-bound flights and seat numbers could be down by more than 30 per cent on pre-Covid-19 times during the December to March period.
Uncertainty around Cook Islands home loan rates as inflation bites
Friday 11 November 2022 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Economy, National
A leading Cook Islands banker has avoided question on whether interest rates here will drop further as skyrocketing inflation hits foreign markets.
England annihilate India in T20 semis
Thursday 10 November 2022 | Written by Rahul Patil | Published in Cricket, Sports
In a near perfect performance England ended India’s T20 World Cup campaign to set up a date with Pakistan in the showdown at the MCG in Melbourne. India were left to pick up the pieces after yet another failed world cup campaign. Cricket analyst Rahul Patil reviews all the action of the second semi final from Adelaide, Australia.
Doubts over meeting July deadline for exploitation regulations
Thursday 10 November 2022 | Written by Matthew Littlewood | Published in Business, Environment, National
The Cook Islands Seabed Minerals Authority (SBMA) is unsure whether the International Seabed Authority (ISA) will complete its rules and regulations for deep-sea mining by July next year as was originally planned.
Cook Islands has beaten France 26- 18 in the Women's Rugby League World Cup
Thursday 10 November 2022 | Written by Al Williams | Published in Rugby league, Sports
It was the first-ever meeting between the two sides - they battled it out for a first win of the tournament following successive defeats against New Zealand and Australia in the opening rounds.
Fighting for pride and ‘mana’
Thursday 10 November 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Rugby league, Sports
Cook Islands head coach Rusty Matua revealed pride is the driving factor for his team ahead of their clash with France early today at 7am. By Megan Armitage of rlwc2021.com.
Arorangi’s Raemaru Park to host midweek football clashes
Thursday 10 November 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Football, Sports
Raemaru Park is bound to be filled with football fans from around the island as Puaikura hosts Tupapa Maraerenga in the midweek Rarotonga football clashes.
Pakistan defy the odds, reach T20 final
Thursday 10 November 2022 | Written by Rahul Patil | Published in Cricket, Sports
They might have been lucky in reaching the semi finals but Pakistan stepped up and delivered when it mattered most. They now wait to see who joins them in the final at Melbourne whereas New Zealand scratch their heads about another missed opportunity. Cricket analyst Rahul Patil reports from Sydney, Australia.
Small island, big ocean Niue makes its entire EEZ a marine park
Thursday 10 November 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Niue, Regional
In April, Niue, a small island nation in the South Pacific Ocean, designated its entire exclusive economic zone — an area about the size of Vietnam — as a multiple-use marine park called Niue Nukutuluea. Forty percent of the park is a no-take marine protected area; a smaller slice is managed by local villages. And about 56% of the park is a general-use zone where commercial fishing and other activities, including possibly deep-sea mining, could take place. By Monica Evans of Mongabay.
Garth’s ready to rock’n’roll again
Thursday 10 November 2022 | Written by Al Williams | Published in Entertainment, Local, National
Veteran pianist Garth Young is celebrating his 90th birthday on Rarotonga tomorrow surrounded by family and one of the things he loves most – music.
LETTER TO EDITOR: Cap on visitor numbers
Thursday 10 November 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, Our Tahitian cousins, it seems, are light-years ahead of us once again, calling for a cap on visitor numbers. They want a cap at 300,000 tourists so that there is one local for each visitor.
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