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Tutaka-George claims bronze at Pacific Games

Monday 27 November 2023 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Pacific Games, Paddling, Sports

The Cook Islands oe vaka team got their Pacific Games campaign with a good start after claiming bronze medal in the men’s singles event yesterday.

Paddlers battle tough conditions

Monday 27 November 2023 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Paddling, Sports

The 2023 Vaka Eiva got off to a rough start with tough sea conditions prompting organisers to call off junior’s races over the weekend.

Ruta Mave: Israel’s retaliation greater than the Hamas crime?

Monday 27 November 2023 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Editorials, Opinion

On Thursday, November 24, the whole of America stopped to celebrate Thanksgiving, and thankfully, missiles of mass destruction stopped falling on the Gaza strip as part of a 4-day ceasefire with negotiations to release Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners, writes Ruta Mave.

Letter: ‘Pontificating without knowledge’

Monday 27 November 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Editorials, Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Dear Editor, I too have been dismayed and concerned about Thomas Wynne’s scurrilous article “The last of the pooh-bahs” in the Cook Islands News (Saturday, November 18) attacking Sir Gavin Donne and others of the Albert Henry saga.

Breaking the generational cycle of violence in the Cook Islands

Monday 27 November 2023 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Features, In Depth, Local, National

This year’s White Ribbon Day violence against women campaign also included the promotion of ‘A violence-free Cook Islands’, aiming to flip the script and change the narrative to celebrate peace, saying no to violence, domestic abuse, and child abuse and exploitation.

Curfew imposed on woman for violating probation terms

Monday 27 November 2023 | Written by Al Williams | Published in Court, National

A woman who has been repeatedly warned she will go to jail, has been now given a curfew, as authorities struggle to keep track of her whereabouts.

Teen spared conviction for careless driving fined for cannabis offences

Monday 27 November 2023 | Written by Al Williams | Published in Court, National

A teen motorist who had an epileptic fit, leading to a crash, has escaped a conviction for careless driving, but picked up convictions for possessing a bong and cannabis.

PM Brown briefs Solomon Islands counterpart on Pacific Islands Forum outcomes

Monday 27 November 2023 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Economy, National, Regional, Solomon Islands

Prime Minister Mark Brown paid a courtesy call on Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare during his visit to Honiara to witness the Pacific Games.

Cook Islands football forfeits Pacific Games playoff matches

Monday 27 November 2023 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Football, Pacific Games, Sports

The Cook Islands football men’s and women’s football teams were asked by their governing body to forfeit their playoff matches at the Pacific Games without the knowledge of Team Cook Islands management.

Car crashes into power pole, visitor injured in glass window incident

Monday 27 November 2023 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Crime, National

Police are investigating a number of incidents over the weekend, including a car that crashed into a power pole in Titikaveka and a visitor who was injured after allegedly kicking into a glass window.

Kata: Rain dancer

Saturday 25 November 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion

Cook Islands claims silver in basketball

Saturday 25 November 2023 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Basketball, Pacific Games, Sports

Cook Islands women’s 5x5 basketball team settled for silver medal yesterday after going down to Tahiti 46-53 in the final at the Pacific Games in Honiara, Solomon Islands.

Inspiring the next generation of paddlers

Saturday 25 November 2023 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Paddling, Sports

Over the past 23 years, the Ngakau Toa Vaka canoeing club of Rarotonga has continued to promote, train and encourage paddlers in the sport. The club is excited with the return of Vaka Eiva which starts this morning.

Aquatics dives into record books at Pacific Games

Saturday 25 November 2023 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Pacific Games, Sports, Swimming

The Cook Islands swim team’s journey at the 2023 Pacific Games in Honiara, Solomon Islands, has been nothing short of remarkable. The two swimmers and the management team will return home this week with seven medals and two games records, a testament to their hard work and determination.

Parental involvement key to student success: Yaqona

Saturday 25 November 2023 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Education, National

Proud parents and families of Nukutere College turned out in full force with an abundance of ei tipani and tiare māori to reward their children’s academic and sporting achievements at the prize giving awards ceremony yesterday morning.

Weed busting success in Rarotonga

Saturday 25 November 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Environment, National

There was a satisfied sigh across Rarotonga recently. Two visits by Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research NZ researchers to the Pacific island had revealed that the natural enemies introduced over the past few years to attack various weeds were all performing, or beginning to work, as expected.

Te Ipukarea Society continues its periodic programme

Saturday 25 November 2023 | Written by Te Ipukarea Society | Published in Environment, National

Here in the Cook Islands, and more specifically in the Pa Enua, young girls experiencing the menstrual cycle for the first time can find it quite overwhelming.

Thomas Wynne: Shaking the tree- A reexamination of the Albert Henry case

Saturday 25 November 2023 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials, Opinion

Me ruru koe i te pu rakau, matakite eaa te ka pururu mai, if you shake the tree, be careful what falls out, writes Thomas Tarurongo Wynne.

Letter: Caring is sharing – Taporoporo, Tu’atu’a mamarie

Saturday 25 November 2023 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Meitaki maata our dear Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Awakened in the early hours of Friday, November 24, to a most extraordinary sound of music so nice, cool, silent and gentle but lo, it was only raindrops falling.