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Turning illness into inspiration, Upokoina’s story of resilience

Saturday 2 March 2024 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Features, Weekend

Upokoina Bishop-Cuthers, a Cook Islands woman who battled cancer, created her own homeware brand CuBis Creations to inspire others and support her family.

Missing police details lead to dismissal of assault charges

Saturday 2 March 2024 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Court, National

The lack of details in the court case against a man who faced four counts of assaulting a female resulted in the dismissal of two charges against him.

Drink driving crashes result in hefty fines

Saturday 2 March 2024 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Court, National

Justice of the Peace Tangi Taoro presided over drink driving related matters that were presented at the Criminal Court in Avarua this week.

Artist gifts Cook Islands themed collection to university

Saturday 2 March 2024 | Written by Candice Luke | Published in Art, Features

University of South Pacific’s Rarotonga campus has received a donation of 11 screen printed original works by New Zealand-based artist Jean Loomis.

Man sues Police for $275,000

Saturday 2 March 2024 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Crime, National

A Tupapa resident has filed a civil claim of $275,000 against the Cook Islands Police for alleged wrongful arrest and detention.

Kata: Pacific Arts

Saturday 2 March 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion

Kata: Immigration

Friday 1 March 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion

Undefeated Eels wary of Bulldogs

Friday 1 March 2024 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Rugby league, Sports

The undefeated Avatiu Nikao Eels are wary of the Titikaveka Bulldogs when the two premier men’s sides clash this afternoon at Teimurimotia Park.

Immigration officers shouldn’t advice on employment contracts, says Elikana

Friday 1 March 2024 | Written by Candice Luke | Published in National, Parliament

It is not the place of immigration officers to advise an employment relationship, Immigration Minister Tingika Elikana told Parliament yesterday.

Parliament approves budget increase, leaders clash over economic outlook

Friday 1 March 2024 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in National, Parliament

The Appropriation Amendment Bill 2024 (Supplementary Budget), seeking a top-up of $16.5 million to the 2023/24 budget, was passed in Parliament yesterday.

140 graduates celebrate achievements at CITTI ceremony

Friday 1 March 2024 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Education, National

The Cook Islands Tertiary Training Institute (CITTI) graduation for 140 students was held yesterday morning at Te Are Karioi (National Auditorium), acknowledging and presenting each student with Cook Islands and New Zealand certificates.

Education ‘master plan’ to improve NCEA pass rates

Friday 1 March 2024 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Education, National

The Ministry of Education has started developing a new education master plan with support from the Asian Development Bank (ADB), and with this they aim for an 80 per cent pass rate for NCEA levels.

Marine and lagoon assessment to begin in Aitutaki

Friday 1 March 2024 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Environment, National

The National Environmental Services (NES) has finally secured technical expertise to undertake a detailed marine biological baseline assessment of the marine benthic biomes and resources (biotic and abiotic) within the Aitutaki project sites.

Cooks and India deepen cooperation on technology, renewable energy, and cultural exchange

Friday 1 March 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Economy, National

The governments of Cook Islands and India will continue to focus forward co-operation on technology, community resilience including renewable energy, strengthening people to people links and collaboration in the multilateral fora including the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the International Maritime Organisation.

Creative Centre gets $173k grant for new craft building

Friday 1 March 2024 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local, National

The Creative Centre, which serves adults and teenagers with disabilities, will soon have a new craft building. This new facility will provide more opportunities for individuals to earn income and contribute to their households.

Church Talk: Ignite your prayer life

Friday 1 March 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Church Talk, Features

Greetings to all you lovely people: To those who are prayer lovers and prayer warriors. I thought to bring our message this morning in support and recognition of the Women’s International Prayer Day coming shortly. I thought how fitting this message is for all of us to ignite our prayer life.

Leader was an ‘extraordinary man’, widow says at funeral

Friday 1 March 2024 | Written by RNZ | Published in New Zealand, Regional

The late Green Party MP Fa'anānā Efeso Collins has been remembered by his widow as an "extraordinary man" at a service in South Auckland.

CIFA takes football into schools

Thursday 29 February 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Football, Sports

The Cook Islands Football Association (CIFA) has launched a training and competition programme to prepare Rarotonga schools for a football tournament and inspire a lifelong passion for the sport.

Herman reappointed as Secretary of Internal Affairs

Thursday 29 February 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Local, National

Anne Herman has been reappointed as Secretary of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (INTAFF) marking it her third consecutive term as Head of Ministry (HoM).

Cook Islands enhances data security

Thursday 29 February 2024 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in National, Technology

For the first time, the Cook Islands has a new classification system for all government documents to better protect its own data and give confidence to colleagues and partners overseas to share confidential information with the country.