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Close battles in opening round two matches

Wednesday 21 April 2021 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Netball, Sports

Avatiu premier side has maintained their unbeaten run in the Rarotonga Netball Competition.

Netball


New rugby league champions beckons

Wednesday 21 April 2021 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Rugby league, Sports

Defending champions Ngatangiia Matavera Sea Eagles’ reign is all but over after another heavy loss in the weekly competition.

Rugby league


LETTERS: ‘Don’t blame market manager, blame Cabinet’

Wednesday 21 April 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor I am disgusted and totally disappointed how Government carried out the unlawful expenditure of $274,000 for tarsealing the Punanga Nui Market.

Letters to the Editor


Govt holds accreditation ceremony for former PM

Wednesday 21 April 2021 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local

Government yesterday held an accreditation ceremony for former prime minister and incoming Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum Henry Puna.

Local


New machines to lift food production

Wednesday 21 April 2021 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Outer Islands

New machinery for Mauke and Atiu will help the islands increase food production and the expansion of growing areas.

Outer Islands


Fair play goal for telecom ‘ref’

Wednesday 21 April 2021 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Technology

Bernard Hill is here to make sure our internet providers play fair. Hill was appointed to a three-year term at the beginning of last year as the chair of the Competition and Regulatory Authority.

Technology


Lawyer chases police for answers

Wednesday 21 April 2021 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in National

A lack of response from Cook Islands Police Service on its conduct during an investigation has prompted a Rarotonga lawyer to file a complaint with the Ombudsman.

National

Flowers bring happiness

Wednesday 21 April 2021 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Local

Fragrant tipani (frangipani), deep red desert roses, splashes of purple, striking orchids and bright bromeliads provide an explosion of colour in the front yard of Ngatere Rae’s home in Aitutaki.

Local


PM ‘assures’ New Zealand bubble date is joint decision

Wednesday 21 April 2021 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Economy

Prime Minister Mark Brown’s expedited plan to welcome Kiwi visitors into the country from May 1 looks unlikely.

Economy

Stage set for Kia Orana Youth Football Festival

Tuesday 20 April 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Football, Sports

The CIFA Kia Orana Youth Football Festival is set to kick off in Rarotonga in a fortnight’s time.

Football


Tangata rejoins Halifax Panthers

Tuesday 20 April 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Rugby league, Sports

Cook Islands international Adam Tangata has re-joined Halifax Panthers side playing in the second-tier rugby league competition in the UK.

Rugby league

Our soaring spirit of service in Covid times

Tuesday 20 April 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Opinion

It’s often the little things that can have the most meaningful impact – stopping in to check on your elderly neighbour, dropping off some fruit for your child’s teammates at sports practice, or making up the difference when the person in front of you at the supermarket is short of change, writes Prime Minister Mark Brown.

Opinion


Innocent until proven guilty

Tuesday 20 April 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, You published an article yesterday (Monday, April 19, 2021) saying that the Ministry of Finance Audit Office blamed a young woman named Kanea Turama for the loss of $7700 from electricity sales on Tongareva (Penrhyn) Island.

Letters to the Editor


Schools culture festival starts tonight

Tuesday 20 April 2021 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Culture

After weeks of rehearsals and late nights to complete costumes, the Rarotonga schools culture festival kicks off tonight at the National Sports Arena in Nikao.

Culture


Aitutaki and Manuae surveys to aid marine management

Tuesday 20 April 2021 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Environment

A Ministry of Marine Resources (MMR) team has recently returned from their two-and-a-half-week expedition to Manuae and Aitutaki.

Environment


Youth, aged and disabilities projects get NZ support

Tuesday 20 April 2021 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in National

Fourteen local organisations have received support from the New Zealand High Commission Fund.

National


Guilty plea for careless driving and excess blood alcohol

Tuesday 20 April 2021 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Crime

In the High Court yesterday Marie Teranea Mataurarii Woonton’s charge of careless driving causing injury was downgraded to careless driving.

Crime

Foreign interest for local properties

Tuesday 20 April 2021 | Written by Alana Musselle | Published in Economy

The future of real estate in the Cook Islands is looking to be more promising than ever, with overseas investors showing a high interest especially in the light of the global Covid-19 pandemic.

Economy


Pacific groups seek UK support to halt deep sea mining

Tuesday 20 April 2021 | Written by Alana Musselle | Published in Environment

The Cook Islands environmental group Te Ipukarea Society has joined groups from across the Pacific asking the British government to support calls for a moratorium on deep sea mining.

Environment


$274k market sealing: No budget, tender or contract

Tuesday 20 April 2021 | Written by Caleb Fotheringham | Published in Local

The Audit Office has revealed the Punanga Nui Market allowed a contractor to start work without a signed contract, calling the practice “alarming and disturbing”.

Local


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