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LETTERS: Stop the marijuana war

Wednesday 9 March 2022 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Dear Editor, all wars are expensive and the Cook Islands government War on marijuana has been no different.

Kata: Gender Bias

Tuesday 8 March 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion

The world has stopped spinning

Tuesday 8 March 2022 | Written by Rahul Patil | Published in Features, In Depth

As the world comes to terms with the sudden death of arguably the best spinner to have ever played the game of cricket, Rahul Patil writes about a gifted genius who genuinely tried his best to make a difference in people’s lives by giving way more than what he received.

Fire destroys Titikaveka home

Tuesday 8 March 2022 | Written by Al Williams | Published in Local, National

A Rarotonga mother of six has been hailed a hero after rushing into a blazing inferno to rescue her son.

Macron secures 91 special electors in French Polynesia

Monday 7 March 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in French Polynesia, Regional

The French president Emmanuel Macron has secured the endorsement of 91 special electors in French Polynesia to help register as a candidate in next month's presidential election.

Kata: Covid-19

Monday 7 March 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion

Queen’s Baton officially welcomed

Monday 7 March 2022 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Commonwealth Games, Sports

A small official ceremony for the arrival of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s Baton for the Commonwealth Games to the Cook Islands was held at the Queen’s Representatives Residence in Titikaveka over the weekend.

Ministry of Health confirms additional isolation facilities

Monday 7 March 2022 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Health, National

Tourist accommodation in Aitutaki and Rarotonga will be turned into Covid-19 isolation facilities if the Ministry of Health is in need.

A prayer for Ukraine

Saturday 5 March 2022 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Features, Weekend

Far from the ruins of the war, people in Rarotonga rally together to support Ukraine following the invasion from Russian forces.

‘Ka mua, ka muri’: Walking backwards into the future

Saturday 5 March 2022 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in On the Street, Opinion

When western thinking arrived in what would soon be called the Cook Islands in 1903, Missionary advanced the way we saw the world, the way we saw ourselves and the way we saw time had already begun to unfold as we unravelled all our traditional knowledge, customs and ways of knowing and put them in a box handed to us by our colonisers with the word “etene” on it.

The ongoing costs of Covid-19 pandemic

Saturday 5 March 2022 | Written by Al Williams | Published in Features, Weekend

Cook Islands continues counting the cost of Covid-19 with increasing numbers entering quarantine.

Grieving from a distance

Saturday 5 March 2022 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local, National

A Rarotonga family in quarantine after contracting Covid-19 last week was unable to give a proper farewell to their fallen wife, mother and grandmother.

Queen’s Baton Relay reaches Raro

Saturday 5 March 2022 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Other Sports, Sports

The Queen’s Baton Relay has reached the Cook Islands and will be formally welcomed at special ceremony at the Queen’s Residence in Titikaveka this afternoon.

Tributes pour in for Shane Warne following shock death

Friday 4 March 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Australia, Regional

The cricket world is in shock after the sudden death of Shane Warne, one of the greatest players of the sport.

Wenda likens Ukraine crisis to that of West Papua

Friday 4 March 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Regional, West Papua

A leading West Papuan activist is comparing the plight of his region to that of the crisis in Ukraine.

Baudinet eyes history with Pacific Oceania

Friday 4 March 2022 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Sports, Tennis

Top local tennis player Brett Baudinet is spearheading Pacific Oceania’s campaign against Estonia in the first round of the World Group II playoff this weekend.

‘I will be with you always’

Friday 4 March 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Church Talk, Features

The disciples would never have come together for a philosophy or mythology after the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.

Further border opening will be in line with NZ, says PM

Friday 4 March 2022 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Economy, National

Cook Islands is planning to open its border to the rest of the world and ‘get back into business as soon as possible’ regardless of Omicron.

KATA: Mass testing

Thursday 3 March 2022 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Kata, Opinion

LETTER: Prevention is better than cure

Thursday 3 March 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Dear Editor, I write to ask people like Mr Nubono, who came on TV the night before last, not to glibly say things like “Covid is not dangerous”; “not to worry”, “that it’s just a flu”, etc. Tell that to the families of about six million people around the world so far who have died from it.