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In brief: News from around the Pacific

Saturday 16 October 2021 | Written by RNZ | Published in Pacific Islands, Regional

Samoa's opposition leader says members have not been paid; CNMI welcomes visitors again; Vaccination campaign targetting young Pasifika in Porirua underway

Matavera after major upset

Saturday 16 October 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Football, Sports

An exciting Saturday awaits footballers in the premier men’s match.

Rod Henderson: ‘I think it’s strange behaviour’

Saturday 16 October 2021 | Written by Al Williams | Published in Features

Former Australian police officer and author Rod Henderson has his sights set on finding justice for Lissette Brito who went missing off the yacht Zangano about 40 nautical miles south-west of Rarotonga five years ago.

Exercising fairness when addressing key land issues

Saturday 16 October 2021 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Opinion

Greed is as much a problem as is absentee landowners and those that have profited much from turning their kainga into a cash register. If we want to address absentee landowners, and we should, we should also address this issue of land banking and greed at the same time.

Mangaia’s great vaccine experiment of 1866

Saturday 16 October 2021 | Written by Rod Dixon | Published in Features, Memory Lane

The story of how Davida Numangatini’s abduction into slavery in Peru led to Mangaia’s great vaccine experiment of 1866.

‘Muddy buddies’ eco stream walk

Saturday 16 October 2021 | Written by Te Ipukarea Society | Published in Opinion

For a fun school holiday activity this week, Te Ipukarea Society (TIS) and Muri Environment Care (MEC) invited kids on an eco-walk along Muri’s Aremango stream and the Aroko salt marsh, writes Te Ipukarea Society.

LETTERS: Robust process before vax decision

Saturday 16 October 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Letters for Saturday October 16, 2021

Police want more cops on our roads

Saturday 16 October 2021 | Written by Al Williams | Published in Crime, National

Cook Islands police say they need to be better resourced and more visible if there is to be a curb in motorcycle related offences.

Raro elderly excited to join Aitutaki’s Bi-Centennial celebrations

Saturday 16 October 2021 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in National, Outer Islands

A group of 14 Are Pa Metua elderly members flew out to Aitutaki yesterday afternoon “excited” to be part of the island’s historic 200 years anniversary celebration of the arrival of Christianity.

COP26: Small Marshall Islands delegation hopes for big impact

Friday 15 October 2021 | Written by RNZ | Published in Marshall Islands, Regional

The Marshall Islands hopes to see the global spotlight focused on climate adaptation and mitigation financing as world leaders and climate negotiators come together at the end of this month for the annual COP26 climate summit in Scotland.

PNG desparately needs overseas help to fight Covid-19

Friday 15 October 2021 | Written by RNZ | Published in Papua New Guinea, Regional

Papua New Guinea is seeking more international medical support to combat Covid-19.

KATA: James Bond

Friday 15 October 2021 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Kata, Opinion

Athletes battle for personal bests

Friday 15 October 2021 | Written by Alana Musselle | Published in Athletics, Sports

Athletics Cook Islands held its final domestic event for the season, the National Championships, this week. Although there was a small turnout in the two-day event that concluded yesterday, the annual competition proved its quality, not quantity, that matters the most.

CHURCH TALK: A ‘pricked’ conscience

Friday 15 October 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Church Talk, Features

In recent weeks in my church, the daily scripture has been concerned with the conversations between Jesus and the Pharisees. This prompted me in my last article to reflect on the accusation that Jesus called the Pharisees “hypocrites”, writes Bishop Paul Donoghue of the Catholic Church.

LETTERS: No jab, no job policy

Friday 15 October 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Letters for Friday October 15, 2021

Stricter protocols for returnees

Friday 15 October 2021 | Written by Al Williams | Published in Local, National

More than 200 Cook Islands residents who were stranded in Auckland have touched down on Rarotonga.

Pasifika GP's face pandemic burnout

Thursday 14 October 2021 | Written by RNZ | Published in New Zealand, Regional

Pasifika GPs on the front lines of the Covid-19 Delta outbreak in Aotearoa say they're on the brink of burn-out.

In brief: News from around the Pacific

Thursday 14 October 2021 | Written by RNZ | Published in Pacific Islands, Regional

Nearly 300 Ni-Vanautu workers arrive in New Zealand; A dozen cyclones forecast for Pacific; 391 new cases of Covid-19 in the past seven days in Fiji.

Titikaveka to Host football giants Tupapa

Thursday 14 October 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Football, Sports

A thrilling premier men’s game is expected at Teimurimotia Park on Friday between Titikaveka and Tupapa Maraerenga.