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KATA: Government network

Tuesday 28 September 2021 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Kata, Opinion

Stage set for annual primary schools’ athletics meet

Tuesday 28 September 2021 | Written by Alana Musselle | Published in Athletics, Sports

Schools around Rarotonga are gearing up for the annual Prince of Wales Athletics which will be held this afternoon and tomorrow at the National Stadium in Nikao.

Round Rarotonga Race becomes platform for community hope

Tuesday 28 September 2021 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Other Sports, Sports

For the second year in a row the Round Rarotonga Road race on Saturday was a purely local event attracting over 330 runners and walkers marking the race’s 44th year.

LETTERS: Minimum wage vs. labour shortage

Tuesday 28 September 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Letters for Tuesday September 28, 2021

Government network ‘misused’: Personal files take up 10 terabytes of storage space

Tuesday 28 September 2021 | Written by Al Williams | Published in Local, National

Cook Islands Government employees have taken up more than 10 terabytes of space with unrelated work content – including movies and music – which has been deleted from the network by their IT boss.

Bypass Bridge to open for traffic today

Tuesday 28 September 2021 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Local, National

Traffic will bypass the Empire Bridge from today and will be moved onto the new temporary bridge beside it.

Phone chats with Xi for Tonga and Solomons leaders

Monday 27 September 2021 | Written by RNZ | Published in Pacific Islands, Regional, Solomon Islands, Tonga

China's President Xi Jinping has held phone talks with the King of Tonga and the prime minster of Solomon Islands in recent days.

In Brief: News from around the Pacific

Monday 27 September 2021 | Written by RNZ | Published in Pacific Islands, Regional

Fiji PM calls for better global co-operation on pandemic; Samoa Airways financial woes under investigation; Samoa's PM reflects on key phase in democratic journey; Five million Covid vaccination doses milestone reached in NZ; Vanuatu launches International Court of Justice

Avatiu FC record major upset

Monday 27 September 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Football, Sports

Bottom placed Avatiu caused one of the biggest upsets in the Tower Insurance Premiership after beating the top placed Nikao Sokattak over the weekend.

Slow and steady wins the race

Monday 27 September 2021 | Written by Ruta Tangiiau Mave | Published in Opinion

Some people achieve a lot despite the burdens they have to bear. Others are overly spoilt or entitled and waste their talents by being frivolous and lazy and not taking life or the game seriously when it matters, writes Ruta Mave.

LETTERS: Faith in God and vaccine

Monday 27 September 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Letters for Monday September 27, 2021

Jumping for joy

Monday 27 September 2021 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Other Sports, Sports

David Street retains Round Rarotonga Road Race title.

Repatriation flights confirmed

Monday 27 September 2021 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local, National

Cook Islanders stranded in New Zealand are breathing a sigh of relief after government announced dates of repatriation flights to bring them home.

Government changes stance on plans to reopen border

Monday 27 September 2021 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local, National

Cook Islands Government has changed its stance on border reopening plans after announcing it would consider resuming quarantine free two-way travel with New Zealand “even if there are still Covid-19 cases in the community”.

Samoa Covid vaccination figures below official expectations

Saturday 25 September 2021 | Written by RNZ | Published in Regional, Samoa

A total of 19,567 Covid shots were administered during Samoa's two day mass vaccination campaign but its below what officials hoped to achieve.

Top of the table clash

Saturday 25 September 2021 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Cricket, Sports

Defending men’s champions Turangi will take on Nikao in the top of the table clash in round three of the Rarotonga Cricket Club competition this afternoon.

Football battle

Saturday 25 September 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Football, Sports

The 2021 Rarotonga Football Season has entered the second round of the competition and this weekend will see some exciting clashes in the men’s and women’s divisions.

The Lissette Brito mystery ‘I’m confident about where I stand on it’

Saturday 25 September 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.

A balancing act to a healthier life

Saturday 25 September 2021 | Written by Alana Musselle | Published in Features

One of the few teachers of yoga on Rarotonga is emphasising the many hidden benefits of the discipline and how it can help bring balance and longevity to one’s life.