Saturday 6 February 2021 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Crime, National
Justice of the Peace John Whitta granted bail to alleged fourth offender of the Woo’s Store armed robbery, on strict conditions.
Saturday 6 February 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Local, National, Pacific Islands, Regional
Henry Puna is expected to take up the Pacific Islands Forum’s Secretary General position in April this year.
Saturday 6 February 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in National, Politics
An appeal has been made to the government to allow commonsense to prevail and get rid of the strict driver’s licence criteria that now applies to those aged sixty and over that’s already proving highly unpopular.
Saturday 6 February 2021 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Culture, National
Makitua Boaza (nee Toka) is the new Maori coordinator for Te Kopapa Reo Maori, the Maori Language Commission of the Cook Islands.
Saturday 6 February 2021 | Written by Thomas Tarurongo Wynne | Published in Editorials, Opinion
Do we have a stomach for horrific crimes committed by someone in leadership, be it civil society, government or the church, asks Thomas Wynne in his weekly column.
Saturday 6 February 2021 | Written by Rod Dixon | Published in Features, Memory Lane
Commercial shore-based whaling began on Rarotonga in 1865 with the help of Rarotongan whaler Jimmy Pi’i and members of a Ngāpuhi family from New Zealand. With whale numbers already in decline, it soon became clear a commercial industry was not viable. Yet a local taste for whale-meat meant opportunistic whale-hunting continued off Rarotonga and Aitutaki for almost another century.
Saturday 6 February 2021 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Education, National
Manihiki’s Tukao School has become the satellite school of Tauhunu School and will now operate under the management and leadership of principal Anna Rauru.
Saturday 6 February 2021 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Features, Go Local
Keeping your dogs healthy by brushing their teeth, cleaning their ears, trimming their nails and brushing their coats is essential but it can never be easy. For Victoria Teio, her dog grooming business ‘Kuri Cutts’ can do all this for you.
Saturday 6 February 2021 | Written by Te Ipukarea Society | Published in Environment, National
Flooding like the recent severe episodes in Avatiu were far less frequent or severe back in the days when the wetlands were intact, writes Te Ipukarea Society.
Saturday 6 February 2021 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Rugby league, Sports
The 2021 Cook Islands domestic rugby league season will start on Friday next week.
Saturday 6 February 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Football, Sports
Bronze medal winner from the Cook Islands Beach Games, Nikao Sokattak (formerly named Team Stacks) will take on PFC Guys in the opening men’s match at CIFA 2021 Beach Soccer Competition today.
Friday 5 February 2021 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Kata, Opinion
Friday 5 February 2021 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Other Sports, Sports
Tennis Cook Islands held a social doubles tournament in a bid to promote the sport in Rarotonga.
Friday 5 February 2021 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Health, National
Officials from Cook Islands and New Zealand held more technical and detailed discussions relating to the two-way quarantine free travel, Covid-19 vaccine and further support to strengthen the local health system.
Friday 5 February 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Church Talk, Features
I have been a Catholic priest for 46 years and have never preached a sermon on St. Valentine. I find it strange that businesses have taken over the feast day, February 14th and in our church, you will not hear any mention of St. Valentine on that day, writes Bishop Paul Donoghue of the Catholic Church.
Friday 5 February 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in National, Outer Islands
Having arrived in Pukapuka on Tuesday morning, Prime Minister Mark Brown and his accompanying government delegation are now in the final stages of their mission to the northern group this week.
Friday 5 February 2021 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Education, National
St Joseph’s Primary School prefects were invested yesterday at a special church service held at the St Joseph’s Catholic Cathedral.
Friday 5 February 2021 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Environment, National
With plans to establish the Nikao Social Centre area as a park, laws and regulations aligning with the National Environment Services will soon be implemented.
Friday 5 February 2021 | Written by Katrina Lintonbon | Published in Crime, National
With an increase in burglaries and incidences where offenders have entered properties and taken money and other valuables while the occupants are in the house, police say community groups like Neighbourhood Watch are vital.
Friday 5 February 2021 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Crime, National
One of the four accused of conspiring to defraud the Cook Islands Police has pleaded guilty.
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