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Emotional reopening to Cook Islands

Friday 14 January 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in New Zealand, Regional

Some families are reuniting, some are celebrating and others are making fresh starts as the Cook Islands travel bubble reopens with New Zealand today

Underwater volcano Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha'apai erupts again

Friday 14 January 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Regional, Tonga

Underwater volcano Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha'apai has erupted again sending ash, steam and gas 20 kilometres into the air.

Flosse accuses France of causing his 'political death'

Friday 14 January 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in French Polynesia, Regional

French Polynesia's former president Gaston Flosse says he is in mourning because the French state has signed his political death by banning him from political office for five years for abusing public funds.

Kata: Preventative Medicine

Friday 14 January 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion

LETTERS: ‘Prison life is not luxurious’

Friday 14 January 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Dear Editor, in response to Jacqueline Ngatai-Cowan’s letter in CI News January 8, 2022. Firstly, I want to thank her for her concerns regarding her partner’s situation at Arorangi Prison and his medical condition.

Handball impressed with beach comp

Friday 14 January 2022 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Other Sports, Sports

The 2022 Beach Games got off to a perfect start with an impressive three-day beach handball competition that concluded on Wednesday followed by the beach football competition yesterday.

Jailed for breaching multiple court orders

Friday 14 January 2022 | Written by Al Williams | Published in Court, National

A man facing a raft of domestic related charges has been jailed for more than two months following mounting frustration in court.

Family members and vaccinated travelers arrive in Rarotonga

Friday 14 January 2022 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in National, Tourism

The arrival terminal at the Rarotonga international airport was a flurry of activity yesterday afternoon for the first flight to mark the border reopening from Auckland, with masked tourism operators and families waiting to welcome guests and their loved ones back.

Covid-19 Fiji: 7 more deaths, 417 new cases in the community

Thursday 13 January 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Fiji, Regional

Fiji has reported seven more deaths and 417 new cases of Covid-19 in the community.

Cook Islands reopens border with vaccinated New Zealanders

Thursday 13 January 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in New Zealand, Regional

The Cook Islands has reopened its borders to fully vaccinated New Zealanders, but with less fanfare and more trepidation than last year's kick-off.

Cooks versus Tonga in OFC preliminary match

Thursday 13 January 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Football, Sports

The match schedule has been confirmed for March’s FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 OFC preliminary competition, which will be staged in Qatar.

Kata: Masking up

Thursday 13 January 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion

Tea-keys claim Beach Games’ first gold medal

Thursday 13 January 2022 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Other Sports, Sports

The Tea-keys finished the beach handball competition at the Cook Islands Beach Games 2022 unbeaten, claiming the annual event’s first gold medal.

LETTERS: Are we prepared for Covid?

Thursday 13 January 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Dear Editor, talk about putting out a message that is guaranteed to get some backlash from social media (‘We are ready, prepared and protected’, January 11, 2022).

Cook Islander gains PhD in sports and exercise science

Thursday 13 January 2022 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Features, In Depth

One of the first Cook Islanders to gain doctorate degree in sports and exercise science wants to investigate acceptable and effective methods of implementing exercise programmes into Pacific islands communities.

300 passengers scheduled to touchdown in Rarotonga

Thursday 13 January 2022 | Written by Al Williams | Published in National, Tourism

Cook Islands is preparing to welcome its first flight of international visitors in nearly five-months despite ongoing concerns surrounding the developing Omicron variant.

Cops warn of increasing crime levels

Thursday 13 January 2022 | Written by Al Williams | Published in Crime, National

Rarotonga’s social behaviour in the coming months will likely reflect increased crime levels say Cook Islands police.

Ex-England rugby forward eyes switch to Fiji

Wednesday 12 January 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Fiji, Regional

Former England rugby international and Number 8 Nathan Hughes has announced his availability to play for his country of birth, Fiji.

US Army Commander apologises to Marshall Islands

Wednesday 12 January 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Marshall Islands, Regional

US Army Commander Col. Thomas Pugsley offered his personal apology to the people of the Marshall Islands for last week's "breakdown of established protocols" for Army repatriation groups arriving at the Reagan Test Site at Kwajalein Atoll.

Kata: Vaccine Certificate

Wednesday 12 January 2022 | Written by Supplied | Published in Kata, Opinion