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Emotional reopening to Cook Islands

Friday 14 January 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in New Zealand, Regional

Some families are reuniting, some are celebrating and others are making fresh starts as the Cook Islands travel bubble reopens with New Zealand today

Underwater volcano Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha'apai erupts again

Friday 14 January 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Regional, Tonga

Underwater volcano Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha'apai has erupted again sending ash, steam and gas 20 kilometres into the air.

Flosse accuses France of causing his 'political death'

Friday 14 January 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in French Polynesia, Regional

French Polynesia's former president Gaston Flosse says he is in mourning because the French state has signed his political death by banning him from political office for five years for abusing public funds.

Kata: Preventative Medicine

Friday 14 January 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion

Handball impressed with beach comp

Friday 14 January 2022 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Other Sports, Sports

The 2022 Beach Games got off to a perfect start with an impressive three-day beach handball competition that concluded on Wednesday followed by the beach football competition yesterday.

Family members and vaccinated travelers arrive in Rarotonga

Friday 14 January 2022 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in National, Tourism

The arrival terminal at the Rarotonga international airport was a flurry of activity yesterday afternoon for the first flight to mark the border reopening from Auckland, with masked tourism operators and families waiting to welcome guests and their loved ones back.

Cook Islands reopens border with vaccinated New Zealanders

Thursday 13 January 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in New Zealand, Regional

The Cook Islands has reopened its borders to fully vaccinated New Zealanders, but with less fanfare and more trepidation than last year's kick-off.

Cooks versus Tonga in OFC preliminary match

Thursday 13 January 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Football, Sports

The match schedule has been confirmed for March’s FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 OFC preliminary competition, which will be staged in Qatar.

Kata: Masking up

Thursday 13 January 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion

300 passengers scheduled to touchdown in Rarotonga

Thursday 13 January 2022 | Written by Al Williams | Published in National, Tourism

Cook Islands is preparing to welcome its first flight of international visitors in nearly five-months despite ongoing concerns surrounding the developing Omicron variant.

US Army Commander apologises to Marshall Islands

Wednesday 12 January 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Marshall Islands, Regional

US Army Commander Col. Thomas Pugsley offered his personal apology to the people of the Marshall Islands for last week's "breakdown of established protocols" for Army repatriation groups arriving at the Reagan Test Site at Kwajalein Atoll.

Kata: Vaccine Certificate

Wednesday 12 January 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion

Tea-keys seal top spot after day two of Beach Games competition

Wednesday 12 January 2022 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Other Sports, Sports

Day two of the Beach Games 2022 handball competition saw another round of entertaining matches.

Stevens ready for Raro event

Wednesday 12 January 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Badminton, Sports

New Zealand-based Sue Stevens ready to take on Oceania Masters in Paradise after finishing chemotherapy.

Inmate referred to New Zealand for further tests

Wednesday 12 January 2022 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Crime, National

An Arorangi Prison inmate, who is understood to be in serious medical condition, is being referred to New Zealand for high level tests “to rule out any undetected sickness”.

Post-cyclone: Fiji public urged to clean up amid 'LTDD' warning

Tuesday 11 January 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Fiji, Regional

Fiji's government has warned of a rise in diseases with the potential to prove deadlier than Tropical Cyclone Cody which hit the country on Monday.

Kata: Prisoners

Tuesday 11 January 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion

Beach Games’ thrills and spills

Tuesday 11 January 2022 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Sports, Volleyball

Beach handball kicked off the Cook Islands Beach Games 2022 with fun, sand and spills yesterday afternoon at the Nikao beach courts.

Concerns raised over inmate’s health

Tuesday 11 January 2022 | Written by Al Williams | Published in Crime, National

Authorities remain tight lipped about the status of an Arorangi Prison inmate who is understood to be in serious medical condition.

Duo set to ignite faith in Cooks tourism industry

Saturday 8 January 2022 | Written by Alana Musselle | Published in Features, Go Local

In a time of Covid-induced economic uncertainty, two good friends and business partners are taking a leap of faith to get Rarotonga’s new and unique tourism marketing agency back up and running in lead up to next week’s border reopening.