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Buses and taxis are making a comeback

Monday 4 April 2022 | Written by Sian Solomon | Published in Features, In Depth

Fewer taxis are hitting the streets, but for many Cook Islanders, cabs and buses are inspiring a nostalgic and affordable fervour and return, which could lead to public transport becoming a more dominant mode of transportation.

Iro passionate about netball

Monday 4 April 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Netball, Sports

Cook Islander Alex Iro is passionate about helping people on their netball journeys.

LETTERS: Driving along Nikao seawall

Monday 4 April 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Dear Editor, this road is so smooth and innocent (Police investigating motor vehicle and cyclist crash, Cook Islands News, March 31).

Kata: Dogs of Rarotonga

Monday 4 April 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion

Arutanga project ‘brings new life to harbour basin’

Monday 4 April 2022 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in National, Outer Islands

Within six months from the commencement of the dredging component of the Arutanga Harbour Project in Aitutaki, locals are already beginning to reap some of the benefits, Cook Islands Investment Corporation (CIIC) said in a statement.

Air NZ adds more flights

Monday 4 April 2022 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in National, Tourism

Air New Zealand has confirmed additional flights from next week in anticipation of tourism boom in the coming months.

RAT tests under review

Saturday 2 April 2022 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Other Sports, Sports

Government will be reviewing the ‘expensive’ Covid-19 RAT test requirement for players after lifting suspension on contact sport yesterday.

Cook Islander thrives in real estate business

Saturday 2 April 2022 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Features

From a broke single dad of five living in South Auckland to getting ranked among the best in New Zealand real estate business, Cook Islander Charlie Brothers shares his rag to riches journey with Cook Islands News journalist Melina Etches.

Youth taking a stand for our ocean

Saturday 2 April 2022 | Written by Te Ipukarea Society | Published in Opinion

Our ocean is much more than just a big blue space, covering 75 per cent of our planet.

Easing Covid restrictions

Saturday 2 April 2022 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Health, National

Government has started issuing Essential Worker Pass and Post Covid Freedom Pass in a bid to take pressure off the local workforce.

Household contacts to take charge of Covid healthcare

Saturday 2 April 2022 | Written by Matthew Littlewood | Published in Economy, National

Household contacts of Covid-19 cases are being asked by the Government to take more ownership of their own Covid-related healthcare as the island nation’s hospitalisation rate for the virus remains at zero.

Rewriting history

Friday 1 April 2022 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Opinion

Is it time to pardon and rewrite the birth of our democracy and a man who contributed so much to who we are as a nation today?

Tonga volcano: NIWA scientists to map eruption's impact on seabed

Friday 1 April 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Regional, Tonga

NIWA scientists are set sail to Tonga to survey the seabed around Hunga-Tonga Hunga-Ha'apai volcano in the aftermath of its eruption earlier this year.

Confidence Rio Tinto will pay for Panguna cleanup

Friday 1 April 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Pacific Islands, Regional

A Bougainville women's MP remains confident that mining multi national, Rio Tinto, will fund a cleanup around the Panguna mine.

Lest we forget

Friday 1 April 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Church Talk, Features

Humankind must take full responsibility for what is happening in the world and not blame God for it, writes Bishop Paul Donoghue of the Catholic Church.

FIFA ranking for national side

Friday 1 April 2022 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Football, Sports

Despite withdrawing from the Oceania World Cup Qualifiers due to Covid-19 cases, the national football side has achieved a major feat – earning an international ranking.

LETTERS: Profitability of subsidised flights

Friday 1 April 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Opinion

Dear Editor, the profitability of these two routes (Sydney and Los Angeles) need to be reviewed (Plans to return subsidised Los Angeles, Sydney flights, Cook Islands News, March 29).

Cook Islands model wants to ‘empower indigenous women’

Friday 1 April 2022 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Features, Go Local

African Cook Islander Ernestina Bonsu-Maro has placed second runner up in the 2022 Miss Top Model Pageant.

No grace period for vehicle registration

Friday 1 April 2022 | Written by Matthew Littlewood | Published in Economy, National

Police and Bank of Cook Islands (BCI) are not allowing a ‘grace period’ for vehicle registrations as they acknowledge there is a ‘bottleneck’ of people doing it at the last minute.

New Empire Bridge opens to traffic

Friday 1 April 2022 | Written by Matthew Littlewood | Published in Local, National

The new Empire Bridge is now complete and has opened nearly a month ahead of schedule.