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Samoa's Associate Minister of Agriculture dies unexpectedly

Friday 25 March 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Regional, Samoa

Samoa's Associate Minister of Agriculture, Va'ele Paia'aua Iona Sekuini, has passed away.

Kata: Grinna II

Friday 25 March 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata

Total commitment to Christ

Friday 25 March 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in On the Street, Opinion

A person’s attitude is perhaps the hardest of all personal attributes to change.

Additional charges

Friday 25 March 2022 | Written by Al Williams | Published in Economy, National

Suspended Deputy Prime Minister Robert Tapaitau and former secretary of Infrastructure Cook Islands Diane Charlie-Puna face additional charges as a date for their trial looms.

Health workers ‘under pressure’

Friday 25 March 2022 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Health, National

Cook Islands hospital workers are under pressure due to the increasing number of staff affected by Covid-19.

Attempts to sink damaged Grinna II prove futile

Friday 25 March 2022 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in National, Outer Islands

Attempts to sink the damaged Taio Shipping vessel that ran aground this week failed after foreign fishing vessels were unable to pull it off Manihiki’s reef.

Niue aims to contain and eliminate the virus says Premier

Thursday 24 March 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Niue, Regional

Four new cases of Covid-19 have been detected at the Niuean border in relation to an Air New Zealand flight on Monday.

PNG seal last semi-final spot in OFC World Cup qualifiers

Thursday 24 March 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Pacific Islands, Regional

Papua New Guinea have come from behind to beat Fiji 2-1 and seal the final playoff berth in the FIFA World Cup Oceania Qualifiers in Qatar.

Kata: Covid-19

Thursday 24 March 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion

Golf opener delivers new course record

Thursday 24 March 2022 | Written by Al Williams | Published in Golf, Sports

Rarotonga Golf Club in Nikao celebrated the opening of winter season with a new course record over a week ago.

LETTERS: Govt grant ‘delay frustrating’

Thursday 24 March 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Dear Editor, it seems that one cannot get it right, you have Sole Trader Grant application on a waiting list that has taken more than three weeks to process, when your application was already submitted on the first of the month.

Group stranded on Rakahanga

Thursday 24 March 2022 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in National, Outer Islands

People are left stranded on Rakahanga after their ride back to Rarotonga, Taio Shipping vessel the Grinna, ran aground on Manihiki on Monday.

Covid infections cross 1000-mark

Thursday 24 March 2022 | Written by Matthew Littlewood | Published in Health, National

The Cook Islands should see its Covid-19 numbers peaking over the next two weeks, according to a public health advisor.

Doctor says Niue covid measures much needed

Wednesday 23 March 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Niue, Regional

Health authorities in Niue have bolstered Covid-19 measures, despite no known community transmission of the virus.

Cook Islands withdraw from FIFA World Cup qualifiers

Wednesday 23 March 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Pacific Islands, Regional

The Cook Islands have become the second team to withdraw from the FIFA World Cup Oceania Qualifiers, after the bulk of their squad tested positive for Covid-19.

Kata: Isolation

Wednesday 23 March 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion

Economic issues dominate ONOC meeting

Wednesday 23 March 2022 | Written by Al Williams | Published in Commonwealth Games, Sports

Economic issues dominated the agenda at the latest Oceania National Olympic Committees (ONOC) secretary generals workshop meeting, as discussions floated towards target setting and problem solving in the build-up to Paris 2024.

Wage subsidy bill climbs to more than $70 million

Wednesday 23 March 2022 | Written by Matthew Littlewood | Published in Economy, National

Cook Islands Government has extended the wage subsidy to the middle of April, but the initiative has already cost more than $70 million.

LETTERS: NZ ‘essential’ for support

Wednesday 23 March 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Dear Editor, with the arrival of Covid-19 to the Cook Islands, and with it the need for our people to quarantine or to isolate in order to protect others, Government is providing financial support to those who cannot work due to infection or resident in the same households.

Shipping vessel runs aground on Manihiki coral reef

Wednesday 23 March 2022 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Local, National

A Taio shipping vessel called the MV Grinna II ran aground on Manihiki’s reef close to the harbour just before 4pm on Monday.